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The "Lady" and I Squidd at 5:13pm 10.29.11 Ask All Sailors 44/6920 We're getting closer... This is the first chance I had to spend a little time getting to know he
Replacemant hatch for a 30 Pearson Northern Waters at 3:18pm 10.29.11 Pearson 0/1229 Hello, I have a 1973 30ft Pearson. I want to replace the hatch. Should I flatten the crown or build
Extreme Rudder Fouling (1) Russ1964 at 2:00pm 10.29.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3466 I purchased a Catalina 309 last spring, hull #190. We had the boat hauled out in late August for hur
failing windlass iwillmott at 1:57pm 10.29.11 Big Boats 6/1483 I have a 40.5 legend and the horizontal drive windlass seems to have packed it it. It barely turns w
Wet sanding in late October brian3820 at 1:55pm 10.29.11 Big Boats 13/2514 For those who don't know, we are restoring and refitting an 1984 Hunter 34. Today, started at 31 deg
DIY switch panel (wiring) question Cool Beans at 12:27pm 10.29.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8073 So my Ranger33 has a factory custom panel at the companionway, and the PO installed a second panel i
Winter (outboard) Follies have begun odaydokay at 9:05am 10.29.11 Ask All Sailors 16/2529 So I go to winterize my brand new (June 2011) used 5 times Honda 2 HP outboard. Gotta get the fuel
Pop Top Cover 1988 Mac 26D r.oril at 8:17am 10.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 50/20447 I have located a used Pop Top cover for a 25 Mac. I have a 1988 Mac 26D. Question: Is there a differ
Mast Work Catalina Big Hook at 5:47am 10.29.11 Catalina 30 21/4103 My first thread so bear with me. I will soon be hauling my boat out and intend to do some work on th
C27 spreader caps Joel H. at 5:32am 10.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1503 I'm overhauling my mast this winter, (new everything more or less). I was stripping off the chafing
Raymarine Speed paddle wheel GreenLight at 5:31am 10.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1760 While cleaning the crud off of my 19 year old Autohelm ST 50 speed paddle wheel the wheel crumbled
Need ideas on a place to do work UseDaGreyMatter at 9:22pm 10.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2188 OK guys I am fed up and frustrated beyond all possible recognition!!!!! :eek: I have slept on th
New bulkhead for oday 272 smitheng at 7:43pm 10.28.11 Bigger Boats 1/2045 I am considering installing a new starboard bulkhead to attach to the existing chainplates. The exis
Cutlass bearing replacement Ninth wave at 7:18pm 10.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1350 At the end of the season I got line fowled on my prop. I have to replace my cutlass bearing due to v
Kudos to Edson Warren Milberg at 7:03pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2058 Recently, a snap ring, that prevents my steering wheel from moving forward on the shaft, broke (prob
Any idea what this is? (1) BillyK at 6:55pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3563 Found this on board.. Looks to be specificity designed for something.. I just don't know what that
Weatherboard for 2000 Catalina 250 WK pop top sliding hatch djonker at 5:51pm 10.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/3155 I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. It has a plexiglas sliding hatch as part of the p
Trimming the in-boom furling main GeorgeK at 5:18pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/9529 Hi Don. I have a Leisure Furl in-boom furling main on my Hunter 430. Do you have and advice or refe
Problem sailing DDW gpdno at 1:56pm 10.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/5226 I don't have a spinnaker so when I sail down wind, I sail Wing and Wing. The problem is my boat see
Australia & New Zealand Don Guillette at 1:54pm 10.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5610 Next week my wife and I are heading off to Australia and New Zealand. I'll be off the air for a few

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hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 11:01am 07.27.22 I have heard many stories about the aluminum issue. I plan on going fiberglass. Good chaps will prot
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? MikeHoncho at 10:59am 07.27.22 Spending two weeks on the boat (without a separate shower but a shower head in the bathroom) I would
hypalon vs pvc dlochner at 10:55am 07.27.22 Hypalon, now CSM, has more UV resistance and I believe puncture resistance. Our fenders are inflatab
Swivel lights (2) jssailem at 10:54am 07.27.22 my swivel lights OK... I am wondering.. Are you talking about a reading light? Pictures help...
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 10:47am 07.27.22 Rob. Not sure you need the additional blocks. Is it too difficult to adjust the boom position and t
Chainplates for Drogue Scott T-Bird at 10:42am 07.27.22 If this were my boat, I would be finding a naval engineer to run the numbers and then I would build
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:40am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:39am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 10:37am 07.27.22 DM me - #29 who is this request addressed to?
Solar for H34 SoSound at 10:27am 07.27.22 I'm not sure it's too far over the top in terms of electrical capacity. I added two flexible solar
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system jssailem at 10:17am 07.27.22 Remember for every inch of movement you will have to move 24 inches of line. Moving that much line
Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 10:13am 07.27.22 The loads from a properly sized drogue can be exceedingly high and there can be a lot shock loading
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 10:05am 07.27.22 It would be proper to ask this question to someone from Australia or New Zealand since they routinel
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 10:03am 07.27.22 Is the goal to achieve higher backstay tension or to make it easier to get backstay tension? With i
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 10:02am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally
How tall? jssailem at 9:58am 07.27.22 That would depend a bit on the trailer. You would need to measure it on the trailer to safely judge
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 9:53am 07.27.22 It seems to me that the way he is describing it, the attachment of the chainplates is to the hull s
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:44am 07.27.22 @JRacer: I hear you. Ours was completely shot: we couldn't even take it off of the D-ring; we had t
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 9:37am 07.27.22 FYI, on my 310, the backstay adjuster is the factory setup and provides sufficient leverage to apply
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 9:37am 07.27.22 About 10 years ago I did one where we put the chute up at the start and took it down at the bridge.

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