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Shaft & Thread Size For First 42 CrazyLegs at 1:28pm 11.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1606 Hi Folks, still working away on our new to us Beneteau First 42. Love this boat more every day, howe
Sinking Mast support jrushing at 12:59pm 11.14.11 Lancer 2/2227 Hello all, I am an new sailor and I just got a 1980 Lancer 25 (my first boat). The mast support
11.0A Inner Track patrscoe at 12:57pm 11.14.11 S2 3/1476 Has anyone installed an inner jib track? Currently it is on the bulwarks teak trim. It seems with a
THE Best Fibreglas Polish? FullSailDale at 11:11am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 21/7753 Greetings to all. I'm CERTAIN this topic is one of the most haggled and debated of all. That said, I
issue with engine jumping into gear when at neutral? iSailor at 10:44am 11.14.11 Catalina 310 6/2273 I had the boat out for the 2nd time yesterday and something strange happened while docking. Twice,
My first race! jimgreen8c at 9:38am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 4/1781 About a month ago I bought a 77 Catalina Tall rig. They have a series of races (Three) on Sundays he
Sailing apps drock10 at 8:51am 11.14.11 Catalina 22 10/2441 Anyone use any good sailing apps for the iPhone (besides this one lol) there are a lot of them but a
Laura Dekker avoids pirates..... Joe at 8:27am 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 75/16743 We can lay to rest the heated discussion that arose a while back about whether the teenager, laura d
Engine RPMs at Idle when Dropped in Gear (2) dspellman11 at 8:00am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 2/1418 I have a thread going over on the MoyerMarine Forum - am posting here to tell Neil about what all I'
More support? (1) Viesail at 7:48am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 5/1268 Should I put a backing plate on these bolts for the mast step on my H22? There is some cracking in t
About that time... Paul Wash at 7:30am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 2/1312 Hi folks, I've enjoyed being on the forum for the past several years and sharing my experiences and
1981 OMC Zephyr Saildrive TomWeldon at 7:29am 11.14.11 S2 3/2186 The '81 OMC Saildrive in my 'new' (acquired in June 2010) '81 7.3 runs like a charm. 2011 was the f
Thru Hull Size? kfish at 7:03am 11.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4561 I need to replace a thru hull, and want to make sure I buy the right one when I pull the boat for a
Cushions for drop down table on Passage 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 6:55am 11.14.11 Big Boats 6/1488 Can anyone tell me what cushions are to be used when converting the drop down table in the galley to
1981 30' Hunter Binnacle removal (1) duncanew at 6:46am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2255 I need to remove my binnacle on my 1981 30' Hunter for maitenance, to check a catch the throttle see
Fuel Tank Cleanup (3) guidera48 at 6:42am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1348 What a gorgeous week-end. Frost on the pumpkin at 6am and 75 degrees at noon. Needless to say, spent
Off the trailer.... (6) rgranger at 6:37am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3571 Hey All I got a new-2-me project boat two weeks ago and this weekend I got her off of the trailer .
Hunter 23.5/240 Miami msezerino1 at 5:25am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1211 I own a Nacra 6.0 catamaran which is an awesome boat; but the truth is that I'm considering moving t
Reedville Fishermans Museum Oyster Roast Roger Long at 4:30am 11.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/6514 I was watching a radar target astern as I was nearing my destination in a rare Chesapeake Bay fog.
Hunter 33 Furling main - battens lbd at 8:31pm 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2379 Interested to know if anyone can provide performance comparison between vertical battened and non ba

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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
Engineless.... Dave Groshong at 6:36am 11.14.22 I sailed my 1963 Cal 28 over 15,000 open ocean miles without an engine or desal system, I feel like
Engineless.... JBP-PA at 6:35am 11.14.22 This couple sails a Cape Dory 25 with no engine. https://www.omick.net/adventure/sailing/engineless
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 11.14.22 James Baldwin comes to mind sailing on his boat Atom, a 28-foot Pearson Triton. But he has put an o
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:19am 11.14.22 Check out the How to Sail Oceans series on YouTube. No engine. He uses a sculling oar to get in and
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 11.14.22
Engineless.... jssailem at 5:59am 11.14.22 Sorry - I call foul. The posted query presents a conflict between disassociated items. Would you
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:50am 11.14.22 Thanks Kellerd! That's the exact way I was going to approach it if I ended up purchasing the boat. M
Engineless.... dLj at 5:35am 11.14.22 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anoth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking CaptainStan at 5:35am 11.14.22 I have a line from the mid point back to the cockpit with a loop on the end. When I come in I drop t

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