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Bulkhead replacement, Hunter 25.5, 1984 JKCMBOAT at 11:43am 02.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4807 I'm working on the interior of my Hunter 25.5 which was purchased with some severe water damage to t
trouble raising main sail all the way KevinC_Mac26S at 11:25am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/8711 I've always had trouble getting the mainsail to go up that last 1/2 foot or so. I figured it was my
SOS from the Caribbean (3) capta at 10:47am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 19/8521 Hi all We've been having a marvelous time cruising the Windward Islands this winter, but now we need
Surveyor in Panama City FL watercayman at 10:46am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1284 Hi Folks, I'm considering purchase of a 2000 Beneteau 311 in Panama City FL. If I purchase this bo
Another lucky rescue at sea... Ralph at 10:36am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1792 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadians-rescued-from-sinking-ship-in-stormy-pacific/a
Reverse Ghsgolf at 10:26am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1466 I have a Cat 30'. I adjusted the linkage but still can't get it to "cluck" going into reverse. Any i
Adding a boom vang Indysailor at 9:59am 02.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 12/9390 Hi all, I may add a boom vang to my 23 this year and am wondering how others have set theirs up. I'v
How much foam? Where should it be? jeanmarc109 at 9:24am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1037 Yet another newbie question I bought My Mac 25 1987 from the family of the previous owner; he has p
Stern light. (1) Chris Patterson at 9:12am 02.09.12 Catalina 22 7/2445 I realize in the scheme of things, this may seem insignificant, but my stern light was M.I.A. upon r
Maritime accidents ifmdalvey at 8:41am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1537 I have attached a link that shows 7 different videos of maritime incidents. Although most of them ar
Cal 31' Ports/hatches seadude61 at 8:39am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1504 Hi There, Any words of wisdom, please advise regarding possible replacing of the two forward port
How to rig? jeanmarc109 at 7:46am 02.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2354 This may be an overly simple question but I have searched as high and as low as u can to find clear
Making a Sail-Pack... (4) Sumner at 7:40am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4669 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/endeavour-main/01-15-12-53-Sail%20Pack.jpg Ruth and I finis
Telltales Jack at 6:49am 02.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5348 Hi Don, We have a fractional rig with in mast furling, so the main power for the boat is the mainsai
Sequitur Heading to Cape Town Today Sequitur at 6:46am 02.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1207 I have just posted an update to our blog at: After Cape Horn
Anyone has change out their spreaders? How about a mainsheet MoondancerFL at 5:59am 02.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1756 I am restauring my '79 catalina 30 tall rig. I just had my spreaders remade in the original wood and
Cheoy Lee 35 Review Soundbounder at 1:39am 02.09.12 Other Sailboats 0/3594 Cheoy Lee 35 Lion Class Nice used-boat review in Soundings: Designer Arthur Robb, a native New
Anchoring at sea jorgefife at 10:06pm 02.08.12 The Cherubini Hunters 55/10709 Not that I am likely to cross the ocean and be confronted with the question: how does one stop a boa
Slipping Rope Clutch nick at 7:25pm 02.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5675 I've got Spinlock XAS triple rope clutches (which are standard) on my 2004 H33. The one on the main
Sailboat Maintenance Flowchart (1) RichH at 7:06pm 02.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/13185 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/384626_10150399466623254_691993253_8547348_1913090

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CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 9:20am 11.14.22 You seem to be more concerned about people reading your posts than you are reading the responses yo
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum (2) JamesG161 at 9:04am 11.14.22 This is the best Forecast for Wednesday. Winds But remember the view will be memorable, when the Ro
Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 Herman18887 at 8:59am 11.14.22 I also have the 2005 H33. I think we have the Lewmar low profile 40. Did you get the Oceanair screen
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Alan M at 8:57am 11.14.22 The most challenging docking is entering a double-wide slip where you must tie to a windward finger
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 8:51am 11.14.22 3. We do have fore and aft A/C. Most Marine A/C's are reverse cycle, Landlubber term is Heat Pump.
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum shemandr at 8:47am 11.14.22 It might be worth a day trip up there. The question is if there's a launch? Viewing from the Ft. P
CENTERBOARD WOES GeorgeC at 8:45am 11.14.22 You seem to be more concerned about people reading your posts than you are reading the responses you
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 8:45am 11.14.22 Nice writeup, quite jealous of your side access for this, on ours there is literally no access and I
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 8:44am 11.14.22 Yes, it has midship cleats. :plus: That is the only one needed for solo docking. Many can explai
Mystic to Quincy dmax at 8:42am 11.14.22 Careful when leaving Mystic, there are lots of rocks on the north side of Fishers Island. Plenty of
Engineless.... JamesG161 at 8:24am 11.14.22 There are many desalination units available. Three main issues for you. 1) Survival Water 2) Bulk
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 8:23am 11.14.22 Here is a link to visit https://www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/best-procedure-coolan
Engineless.... dLj at 8:16am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bi
Engineless.... rgranger at 8:11am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bit
Selden self tacking jib system John Montgomery at 8:02am 11.14.22 DIY my own selftacker. Not to hard to do. FYI my boat came with a Solent stay so I can still hank on
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:58am 11.14.22 Countdown to launch started today!! The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday
Engineless.... jssailem at 7:40am 11.14.22 Oh DJ... Applying logic to an illogical query... :biggrin:
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? (1) ambler at 7:27am 11.14.22 I've got to agree with Gene. My 1983 C22 spent it's entire life in a freshwater lake and this is wha
Engineless.... dLj at 7:27am 11.14.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:58am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin

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