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Cat22 to cat27 bhstech at 8:14am 07.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2023 I have a 77 Cat 22 which I sail on Lake Erie. As you can imagine, or know first hand, sometimes you
C22 Halyard length seaker236 at 7:01am 07.27.11 Catalina 22 2/1949 Does anyone know the corect length for C22 jib and main external halyard's led aft to cockpit via ma
Owner's Manual for Oday 28 sem2811 at 6:51am 07.27.11 Bigger Boats 1/1845 I recently bought a 1985 Oday 28 and am in need of an owner's manual. I haven't been able to find on
Lights meaning g5665 at 6:22am 07.27.11 Yamaha 2/2079 The instrument panel have 3 red lights in the Y25MKii... which should go off after the engine starts
Leak in the Cabin (Tempest ) stobbeco at 5:47am 07.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2090 I have a leak that has appeared this sailing season in my Tempest Oday. So far we have checked the k
MD11c with MS2 reverse gear problem Branko at 5:28am 07.27.11 Engines and Propulsion 9/11602 Hi all.Desperately need help with gearbox.Here is the problem.After a long trip during which all ran
Why We Still Carry Paper.... (4) Maine Sail at 5:00am 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4115 Over the years, been using chart plotters since 1997, I have come across many errors and omitted pie
Looking at two C30s This Weekend! (1) veprjack at 3:49am 07.27.11 Catalina 30 17/3416 Hi, I KNOW it's next to impossible to judge or recommend just based on a few pics and/or stats, bu
Schaefer Roller Furling 2100 (1) paulj at 10:09pm 07.26.11 Catalina 310 7/5568 "Foresail furling tube Riveted Assembly Reliable riveted assembly requires no drilling, glue, or
how much butyl tape to order to rebed my deck hardware? (1) JonnyQuest at 9:27pm 07.26.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/6296 I have never used butyl tape, and for that matter have never rebedded my deck hardware--but its time
Gale Force Winds Faris at 9:13pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3504 OK, speaking to the "Macgregors are death traps" discussion in another thread, here's my story: The
Opening port gasket scott_r at 9:03pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1296 Does anyone know the brand name of the opening ports in the head of a 1979 O'day 25. I need to repla
Customs higgs at 8:37pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1774 I sail to Canada at least a half a dozen times each summer so I deal with customs in the US a lot.
How The Heck Did This Happen...? Maine Sail at 8:18pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5037 Having sailed by this island many times I am at a loss to understand how this boat got there. If any
Sliding Hatch Lock Query ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:17pm 07.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3569 Has anyone out there installed a lock of any kind other than the conventional pad lock for locking t
Project: 1983 Hunter 20 Restoration (3) SamK at 7:59pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 1/2094 Hello everyone, my name is Sam and I'm a new member. I'm always interested in following people's res
Mainsail Preventer Bobbaynton at 7:45pm 07.26.11 Bavaria 15/7589 Any suggestions as to how to rig up a mainsail preventer for use when running wing on wing? Thanks!
CD Player/Speakers placement O'day 25/26 John Stevens at 7:43pm 07.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1269 I'm trying to decide where to place my new stereo and speakers. The speakers are waterproof but I
Hunter 260 VS Hunter 25? wetsocks at 7:37pm 07.26.11 Smaller Boats 2/2467 Just wondering if anyone can give me their thoughts about a Hunter 25 (2006) VS a Hunter 260. I've s
butyl tape as bathtub caulking? JonnyQuest at 7:30pm 07.26.11 Ask All Sailors 12/9837 While doing house chores my mind wandered off to more important tasks, like sailboat repairs. Which

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Invest 98L smokey73 at 5:01pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models?
Invest 98L shemandr at 4:31pm 09.28.22 I don't want to get into the TWC hype, which is prodigious, and has been for years, but I agree with
Boom kicker or topping lift? (3) FDL S2 at 4:03pm 09.28.22 Some pics of the boom mount, entire boom kicker and vang, and the mast mount
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dLj at 3:49pm 09.28.22 In order to provide useful input, I would need a lot more details about what you are doing, what you
HELP Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.28.22
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 pclarksurf at 3:22pm 09.28.22 fingers crossed-- cringing at at the Naples storm surge
HELP (1) pclarksurf at 3:18pm 09.28.22 Just a note when you come back to make a permanent installation -- especially where you need a screw
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.28.22 No damage reported at the marina. Great to hear from you. We were all praying you were ok. Jim.
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint Artey1 at 2:55pm 09.28.22 Search the forum, several of us have had to deal with this. Not for the faint of heart and does invo
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Artey1 at 2:49pm 09.28.22 I did 3/8 but then I stripped the core out out of about half the line. The cover is plenty strong an
Boom kicker or topping lift? FDL S2 at 2:37pm 09.28.22
Anchor self-deploys JoeWhite at 2:13pm 09.28.22 Same happened to me with the wired remote that I had designed and installed. In my case the hand hel
Invest 98L Don S/V ILLusion at 2:03pm 09.28.22 Seems except for the small area directly hit by the 50 mile eye, not much damage. My suggestion for
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dlochner at 1:58pm 09.28.22 You might find the work done by SV Panope helpful. https://www.youtube.com/user/flygoodwin
Folding Prop? Stu Jackson at 1:42pm 09.28.22 I've done 6 back and forth emails with Flex-O-Fold. I don't want to have the wrong prop with an ove
Invest 98L shemandr at 1:37pm 09.28.22 The report from the East Coast is a good deal better. We had numerous tornado warnings last pm- som
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Stu Jackson at 1:33pm 09.28.22 Hope you find some folks. But you do not need to post twice in different forums. Here's why: they
Folding Prop? Davidasailor26 at 1:30pm 09.28.22 Contact Flex-O-Fold ? I've done 6 back and forth emails with Flex-O-Fold. I don't want to have th
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 1:19pm 09.28.22 Thank you @dlochner! I'll reach out to @thinwater @tfox2069 We are a different project. Have not
Invest 98L Roland5048 at 1:06pm 09.28.22 But for the Grace of God go I. I am in the Port Richey area just about ten miles north of Tarpon Sp

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