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If you have a spinnaker what size is it? rpwillia at 6:07pm 07.27.11 Catalina 310 4/1868 Been looking for a spinnaker for a while. I have a ring mounted eye level and a pole set to the J of
Can't find mast sail stop semperfiflyer at 5:57pm 07.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1780 Trying to find a replacement for a lost mast sail slide stop for my 2002 Catallina Capri 22. Catalin
Engine start or...er...dead? jimlay at 5:50pm 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2193 Hey there! I have a Hunter 450 Passage with Volvo diesel and a Northern Lights 6kw Genset. Sailed
Headsail track Mike 1 at 5:37pm 07.27.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2820 I have an '82 H27. The jib sheets are run off the toe rail. With the roller fured sail I am debating
How do you paint/maintain engine paint that lasts? Hermit Scott at 4:52pm 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3052 I rebuilt a single cylinder yanmar. The cast block fit in my oven so...I used a bake on engine paint
Battery switches on 361 suttonski at 3:36pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4536 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 year 2000 with 2 battery switches, one for house and the other for startin
Balmar series 7 for 361 Westerbeke 30B3 suttonski at 2:42pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1318 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and I want to replace my Mitsubichi alternator with
Fundy Passage Roger Long at 2:03pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2922 I was up with the fishermen and courtesy of the fishermen even though they went very, very slowly pa
B331 Forestay Plate Ehulani at 2:01pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2124 Does anyone have experience repairing the separation of the forestay steel plate and deck from the h
stern tube diameter David Knauer at 1:49pm 07.27.11 Big Boats 1/1592 Hello All, I have a chance to install a PSS Shaftseal but I need to know the diameter of the stern t
Head Harbor Roger Long at 1:47pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2029 After my lunch in Northwest Harbor, I toured around in the dinghy with a stop to turn her over on th
Best (compatible) material for diesel fittings Bob S at 1:29pm 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1839 I need to replace, re-route the diesel line to a new fuel pump. I crushed one of the 1/8 pipe fittin
Passamaquoddy Bay Roger Long at 1:01pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3021 The wind which caused my twilight anchor reset adventure in North Lubec died quickly to a dead calm
33.5 Bow Anchor Roller (2) Paul and Judy at 11:41am 07.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2698 I purchased a Delta Quickset 44 pound anchor for my 33.5. The bow roller seems to be large enough t
Captain's Licence???? rgranger at 9:17am 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4745 Hey All This is not strictly a sailing question but it is sailing related.... I sail my boat about
H22 Swing Keel Gregor at 8:58am 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1464 Pullled the swing keel off my H22 and replaced the bushing. Removal and replacement were straightfor
electric plan omissions and alterations? (1) njl at 8:29am 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 55/10624 The wiring on my recently acquired boat is a little crazy, so I'm in the beginning stages of mapping
Cat22 to cat27 bhstech at 8:14am 07.27.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2025 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 2/1958 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 1/1851 I recently bought a 1985 Oday 28 and am in need of an owner's manual. I haven't been able to find on

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Loos gauge questions SailingLoto at 10:12am 10.02.22 When I had my C25 (87-98) I thought about gauges, but learned that the two sizes of shrouds on my 1
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 9:38am 10.02.22 Did a quick search on Rule bilge pumps and couldn't find one that wasn't centrifugal. Mine don't h
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 10.02.22 @capta , they are both standard Rule pumps and not centrifugal. Did a quick search on Rule bilge
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 10.02.22 one should never use a check valve with centrifugal pumps. Never, no matter the reason. Any reaso
Getting cold out here stickinthemud57 at 9:24am 10.02.22 It is said about cars, most accidents happen within 3 miles of home. Which is why I decided to mov
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast stickinthemud57 at 9:19am 10.02.22 stickinthemud57: Thank you for the reply. It's a great system but, I really would like to keep a ha
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 8:48am 10.02.22 @capta , they are both standard Rule pumps and not centrifugal. :beer:
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:48am 10.02.22 I believe the plans for his mast raising system are available in the Catalina 22 Tech Manual form t
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:44am 10.02.22 I would submit my rig for consideration: https://macgregorsailors.com/mods/index.php?page=item&id=
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping capta at 8:44am 10.02.22 On my pumps, the check valve is within six inches of the pump. When you disconnected the hose from
It's groundhog day Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 10.02.22
33.5 swim ladder (2) Don Crowther at 7:42am 10.02.22 I got the swim ladder off the other day and cleaned it up. I would like to have a couple of steps ad
Loos gauge questions Leeward Rail at 7:41am 10.02.22 @Stu Jackson and @dlochner replies are right on the money. Here is a Web page my friend used for hi
Loos gauge questions Stu Jackson at 7:28am 10.02.22 When I had my C25 (87-98) I thought about gauges, but learned that the two sizes of shrouds on my 19
Shaky Tiller shank at 7:11am 10.02.22 Thanks so much for things to check over. I was concerned that the rudder was about to fall off becau
Loos gauge questions dlochner at 7:01am 10.02.22 Typical tensions are based on a percentage of breaking strength, usually in the 10-15% range. I use
Shaky Tiller dmax at 6:39am 10.02.22 The washer is free floating though it may become stuck by paint. I don't know the C-27 but it looks
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Tally Ho at 6:28am 10.02.22 Previous boat didn't have one, 1 yr in on the new to me boat, never found ANYTHING in the strainer.
Getting cold out here jssailem at 5:16am 10.02.22 It is said about cars, most accidents happen within 3 miles of home. When out afar we are on alert
Ian's third landfall dLj at 5:06am 10.02.22 I just got back to the dock in New Smyrna Beach Florida (just south of Daytona). Intuition is afloa

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