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Consensus on what to do with extra sails. Joel H. at 7:23am 12.31.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1973 This spring will be starting my second season with my, clean/solid, 1978 C27. The boat was raced o
Compass Location Doc Nixon at 6:40am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 1/1189 Where is the best place to mount a compass in the cockpit of my 1972 C-22? My eyes are not what they
Bulhead wood Doc Nixon at 6:34am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 7/1811 I'm a new owner of a 1972 C-22. I assume the bulkheads are plywood, but how about the faces? Can I s
last sail of the year mccauley13 at 5:09am 12.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2701 Went out yesterday afternoon expecting to sail - 55 degrees and NNW winds 12 to 15. Yeah. What happe
Along Again and Sailing Roger Long at 4:24am 12.31.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2020 Barbara flew home after a couple of days of enjoying Beaufort and a rental car trip to Savanna. The
O'Day 23 winches heymagic at 7:07pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/14550 My boat has a pair of Enkes AR-18 winches. If anyone is familiar with these, I have a couple of ques
Bene 361 babystay and dinghy on top luken7 at 6:51pm 12.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4146 Or the 361 owners, that baby stay takes up vital space on the deck where I would like to place the d
New outboard motor on the way toddco at 3:02pm 12.30.11 Trailer Sailors 22/8472 I ordered a new long shaft Tohatsu 4 stroke 8 horse w/electric start this morning. I have just doubl
Heel savon17 at 1:25pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/7524 My wife ' I recently learned how to sail and bought a nice O'Day 20 to sail in Narragansett Bay, RI.
Advice on Replacing The Swing Keel Cable? The Gentle Way at 12:46pm 12.30.11 Catalina 22 4/1954 I recently aquired "The Gentle Way", a Cat22, she needs works but she was FREE!!!!! Any advice on h
Sequitur in Puerto Eden Sequitur at 12:19pm 12.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1916 We have arrived in Puerto Eden, and we are taking a break as a severe frontal system comes through.
Is a Cat 22 Seaworthy Enough for Florida to Bahamas passage? The Gentle Way at 10:51am 12.30.11 Catalina 22 3/7959 I'm new to the forum and new to sailing. A few years ago I had the bug to buy an older sailboat, but
3rd reef arrangement Morning Haze at 10:17am 12.30.11 Big Boats 8/5527 Hello everyone, I want to make use of my 3rd reef in the main sail as we sail in the Gulf of St-La
HELP Need loads of questions answered. julianna at 8:59am 12.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2171 Hi everyone, I have two Macgregors and one I'm having so much fun refurbishing. but I have a few que
Driving From Florida to New England? Pay U to Haul My Mac26 MacNCheese at 8:47am 12.30.11 Destinations 10/4743 (Don't know the forum to post this in, Moderators feel free to move) If anyone knows someone driv
Rosewood Believed to be in Connecticut now not south (1) Larry Laurentius at 8:44am 12.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1088 I believe the vessel Rosewood is in the Connecticut area please keep an eye out thanks LTL
Twist ?? Cmp1110 at 5:31am 12.30.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/6811 I have been trying to work with the twist on my boat but it seems to me that my main does not twist
Researching a trailer brake combination sailorpilot at 5:29am 12.30.11 Trailer Sailors 27/9552 Hi, My S2 6.8 came with a tandem axle ez loader 6.0 trailer. The trailer is tandem axle and has sur
Traveling Son Roger Long at 5:18am 12.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2478 My son, who just turned 21, is in Moscow for a month on a college winter term project. His blog is
faulty battery charger on a 376 Antipodes at 4:41am 12.30.11 Big Boats 4/1286 Hi, we have recently purchased a hunter 376. It's awesome. We am currently at a mooring and moving t

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Lewmar hatch size 05 H33 (1) Scott B at 9:36am 11.14.22 I bought the Oceanair Size 44 screen and fit perfectly. I drilled out the corners to fasten them, t
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

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