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What do you think about this C30? wind4power at 9:15am 09.04.11 Catalina 30 32/5468 I guys, went to look at this boat the other day. What do you C30 owners think? http://www.sailboat
88 to 90 Hunter 30 dalestone at 9:10am 09.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1271 Looking for 88 to 90 H30 in the Northeast. I've looked at reviews and most of them are old, due to a
My diesel truck has a hard time pulling my boat! (1) jjsbiggs at 8:05am 09.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2145 I think I may need a bigger truck or a smaller boat! :eek:
Can you flip an O'Day 23 with Swing Keel? OS2Dude at 7:41am 09.04.11 Day Sailers 4/8789 QUESTION: Is the weight in a swing keel enough to prevent a 23' sailboat from being rolled over jus
Furler RogerHM at 7:29am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2343 The line on my jib furller is very difficult to pull. Consequently the jib does not wind onto the fu
Catalina 28MKII Gene18 at 7:24am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1127 I could not find Catalina 28MKII On Catalina 28MKII website. Anybody knows why?
Electric Control panel Gene18 at 7:22am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1403 I am a Catalina 28 MKII owner. One time I pushed in the white little button that is located on ther
Autumn painting jfrench at 6:08am 09.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2157 My ship is mechanically wonderful, but the original exterior paint on the deck and hull is leaning t
Floating mudballs in the Chesapeake Bay? amoss.sharon at 5:28am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3379 Sailed from Mobjack Bay up the York River yesterday, and saw several groups of cantaloupe-sized floa
Double Headsail Take Two (1) oreana123 at 8:25pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/6497 I spent a few hours today rigging my sailboat to fly two headsails. I have done this before, but now
Radio antennae? doehunter at 6:05pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2598 I just bought a Sony marine stereo today and got it installed and working. The only thing is there
You Can't Reason with Hurrican Season Bad Obsession at 5:27pm 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1733 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPol9hD0ns Just seems appropriate with all the storms and topics fl
Bed New Scupper Grates? GorillaToast at 5:23pm 09.03.11 Catalina 22 8/2001 I got new scupper grates from CatalinaDirect. Do I need to bed these with 5200, or just screw them t
Stuck Jib Just Looking at 5:19pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 5/4034 When raising the jib on my Hunter 38, the jib is stuck in the roller furling track. The halyard is f
O'Day 35 carpet replace? Blue Streak at 5:08pm 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1439 Has any replaced the carpet liner on the cabin walls? If so, is it difficult and what do you recomm
Trip to National Harbor MLampner at 2:58pm 09.03.11 Destinations 4/3383 Business will give me an excuse to travel to National Harbor, near DC, from Middle River MD in midd
Cracked ignition (1) Team118 at 2:45pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/2188 Hey guys; Over the past few months, I've noticed that the house battery system seems to run down d
TS Lee (4) betzhunter at 1:09pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 0/1148 This morning took this picture of the boat at about 8:30 am. Not to bad yet! The next pictures were
Raw water intake blocked Paul Montgomery at 12:48pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/7960 I have a Universal M3-20 diesel in my 1990 Catalina 30 which is running hot; I have checked out the
Need person in the Dana Pt Ca to caulk windows on 32ft 2002 Jpmeehan at 11:49am 09.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1418 I also need my forward hatch looked at since it is binding. Jim in Dana Point

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dingy oar length SFS at 9:39pm 07.12.22 Oars are a very personal thing. I have spent a LOT of time at oars, in lots of conditions, in lots o
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 9:37pm 07.12.22 Would ? be good for sheets?
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 9:34pm 07.12.22 we will want a full report. please As soon as I get out with the spin you will get a report lol
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 9:33pm 07.12.22 spinnaker sheets have shackles with a 5"lanyard on the pin so you can blow the guy as needed. tip,
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 07.12.22 It is worse. Yes, EV's using dirty electricity are far worse than an IC engine. In burning a non
H34 mid ship cleats location sailor832 at 8:28pm 07.12.22 Bonobos are a much better choice. Yes, more suitable for the heavy work but God help you if they
dingy oar length HiTechBiniou at 7:49pm 07.12.22 Thanks for your answer. But how do you fit 7ft hardwood oars on an inflatable?
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:49pm 07.12.22 we will want a full report. please
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:45pm 07.12.22 spinnaker sheets have shackles with a 5"lanyard on the pin so you can blow the guy as needed. tip,
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 7:43pm 07.12.22 So big picture , how do you charge the electric motor battery, from main boat motor using fossil fu
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:41pm 07.12.22 take extra crew. find an old salt to talk you through it. practice a bunch. the crew will love it. g
In mast furling? ComoxSweetCaroline at 7:37pm 07.12.22 Our mainsail does not furl well on the Selden but it's quite old. Planning new sails for 2023. Hunte
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ComoxSweetCaroline at 7:33pm 07.12.22 Wow, did you blow that up on an accidental gybe perhaps?
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 7:31pm 07.12.22 Yes I hava a symmetrical spinnaker at the moment. all that input is hard to manage lol
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:31pm 07.12.22 set your spinnaker pole perpidicular to the wind
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:27pm 07.12.22 tip on easy take down: pull the sail in by the luff edge only. the sail cloth will follow it into th
Spinnaker sheets shemandr at 7:16pm 07.12.22 I was assuming that we were talking about a symmetric spinnaker given the OP's reference to a spin p
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 07.12.22 Is the thing compatible with Diesel engines (and a 3-cylinder engine to boot)? The settings seem to
dingy oar length ggrizzard at 7:14pm 07.12.22 You may have some luck by contacting a rowing/scull club in your region. My Walker Bay, 9 ft hard di
Spinnaker sheets jon hansen at 7:10pm 07.12.22 flying the spinnaker: i want a crew of 4 to fly the sail. 1 on halyards and downhauls. one on the g

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