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New to Catalina TJM8187 at 12:16pm 03.31.12 Trailer Sailors 5/2621 My wife and I are not owners of a Catalina, but we are trying to change. We are looking for a Catal
Roller Furler for C22 Stormwatch at 12:15pm 03.31.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1896 We lost our roller furler in a wind storm last year and now need to replace it. This is only our sec
Experience with FilterBOSS? NotCook at 11:37am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1280 We need to redo our fuel filtration to simplify filter changes and replace our manual fuel polishing
All Gal Crew (3) Rick D at 10:46am 03.31.12 Racing 3/4149 They did pretty dang good! http://www.mountain-news.com/mountain_living/article_4c816d22-79b9-11e1-
Clipper race (1) sfgary at 10:32am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1379 Last night the admiral and I went down to Jack London Square in Oakland CA to welcome the Gold Coast
New Orleans Festivities kloudie1 at 9:44am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1629 APRIL 17-23 in New Orleans, some neat historical stuff and a performance by the Blue Angels .. The s
Im In !!! SenecaDaze at 9:25am 03.31.12 Smaller Boats 14/1707 The wait is over,the marina contacted me about a slip that was available.After inspection of slip, i
Weekend project Brian Buzz at 9:05am 03.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1858 After reviewing a lot of info here I going to build a roller furler. I was wondering about losing th
Mast part list rblevens at 8:06am 03.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2429 Does anyone have an actual part list made up for a total mast replacement for the H 37 C? Rblevens
stepping the mast using a gin pole??? centerline at 7:56am 03.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/23620 I fully understand the mechanical advantage of using a gin pole to help with raising the mast, espec
Squish Squish says the deck SailMaster at 7:37am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4041 Greetings all, I need some serious help from people who know more than I. I have a deck with a te
Mini Dehumidifer BillyK at 6:25am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2445 Anyone using one of these? http://www.amazon.com/EDV-1100-Electric-Dehumidifier-Removable-Effecti
H34 Aft Water Tank Access Joe Mullee at 5:23am 03.31.12 Big Boats 7/1899 Has anyone gained access to the aft water tank from the top through the lazarette? Recently I added
Got Stuck.... Maine Sail at 4:59am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 41/4857 Yesterday I got stuck in the rear lazarette of a customers boat. I am replacing his steering system
Garmin / Humminbird GPS mmsaws at 4:27am 03.31.12 Lancer 1/1607 Lookig for any feedback on the Humminbied 788ci chatplotter or the Garmin 3205 Chartplotter. I real
Anchor light Jimm at 1:53am 03.31.12 Catalina 30 2/1603 Looking for the right LED bulb for '93 MkII anchor light...anyone change theirs?
I came across this inspiring video of a C-27 restoration caguy at 12:39am 03.31.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1697 Its a beautifully done video of the restoration of a Catalina 27 that evolves to an equally beautifu
Where do I get H27 deck drains??? Bigjer40 at 9:33pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1988 1984 H27 deck drains are toast. Saw original post from 2003 that is now closed. No one mentioned whe
Sunday, I Want To Test Our Emergency Skills Sail123 at 9:14pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2088 First, I hope it is real windy, maybe 30 MPH or so. Then I want to cut several of the control lines
Electrical question An anonymous user at 8:53pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1477 Guys, I want to install 4 12V plugs in the aft cabin to allow us to plug in a fan and a light, two

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Winterizing the A/C (6) sailcapt340 at 11:42am 11.21.22
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Hollyberry at 11:41am 11.21.22 Our (31 yr old) Bene 35s5 has spider cracks here and there but not as extensive as you show.. As men
Keel crack PaulK at 11:38am 11.21.22 If it's lead, you might be able to bang it smooth & pretty again with a hammer - no need for filler.
Refinish Cabin Sole Alice A. at 11:36am 11.21.22
Keel crack jdrutten at 11:32am 11.21.22 I would get a dremel or a hand-held grinder and open that up so I could get a good look. It may j
260 roller jib removal bmorr at 11:13am 11.21.22 I have a H26 with the CDI roller during. A couple of years ago I talked with CDI about the difficult
Clever Boat Names (1) DArcy at 11:01am 11.21.22 When this Laser 28 arrived in the 80s it was a real game changer, the sport boat of its time. A 28 f
Clever Boat Names rgranger at 10:57am 11.21.22
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 10:53am 11.21.22 I'd suggest that perhaps a very quick 270 degree jibe might be one answer. It might be the fastest
Racing rule questions Scott T-Bird at 10:40am 11.21.22 Correct. B can luff as far as head to wind (slowly enough that A has time to respond). A must conti
New member Wyo George at 10:39am 11.21.22
Clever Boat Names rbringle at 10:33am 11.21.22 Dinghy name: SEGUE
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 11.21.22 are these issues just par for the course in boats that are 20+ yrs old? Just how old is the boat
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Syl at 10:27am 11.21.22 The "valley" comment might be more troubling - are you implying the mast post has allowed the deck
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 10:22am 11.21.22 Thanks! That last comment makes sense. My coach is 82, and by his own admission has not put his nose
Clever Boat Names stickinthemud57 at 10:19am 11.21.22 Some guy at our marina decided to name his boat ZYKLON B. He got kicked out of the marina shortly t
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 10:17am 11.21.22 1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The only thing that can restore our sanity is sailing. 3
Looking for expert Bene opinions! Don S/V ILLusion at 10:17am 11.21.22 It's a 20 year old boat - it will have crazing regardless of the brand on the nameplate. The "valley
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.21.22 OK, so in theory boat A, if overlapped, could in effect prevent boat B from tacking as long as it s
Keel crack JamesG161 at 10:04am 11.21.22 Any thoughts on what I might be dealing with before launch next April? It depends on Iron or Lead

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