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New catalina 22 owner, new sailers, many questions! aimcat at 8:12pm 06.22.11 Catalina 22 14/4219 Hi guys! Well where to start! My husband and I are new to sailing - we are in our late 20s and just
Engine Cover Insulation Christa Griffin at 7:53pm 06.22.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2577 Engine Insulation and Overheating We have added 1" engine cover insulation to our 2001 Catalina 320
Flag Halyards Falconer at 7:14pm 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/7195 Does anyone have or can anyone explain how they fixed their flag halyards? I'm completely green to s
How many Guests? Falconer at 6:59pm 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1348 I just got this mac25 and I haven't seen any weight or people restrictions anywhere. How many peopl
Rubber hose for centerboard line on 222 peterbud at 6:45pm 06.22.11 Day Sailers 4/1281 Has any one changed the rubber hose that connects to the swing keel trunk? and can it be replacedwhi
MacGregor Venture 25 Rudder Question David M at 5:44pm 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2545 I am new to my 1976 Venture 25 and am in repair status yet, and I was wondering if anyone could shar
Refridgeration for my Pearson 365 johnl at 5:15pm 06.22.11 Pearson 1/1597 I'm looking to install a refridgeration system into my 1973 Pearson 365 icebox and would like to kno
Hunter 27 (89-94) Mainsheet swivel cam cleat Charles94 at 4:41pm 06.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1244 I'm replacing the stock single-sheet bridle mainsheet system on my '89 27 with a double sheet system
Macerator Replacement CliffC at 2:35pm 06.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/8617 I have to replace the macerator pump on my 2005 Catalina 310. The current one is a Jasco model 18590
Macerator replacement CliffC at 2:32pm 06.22.11 Catalina 310 7/3121 I have to replace the macerator pump on my 2005 Catalina 310. The current one is a Jasco model 18590
ST6000-Puzzling Problem PrincessoftheLake at 1:49pm 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3909 Those of you with flawless memories may recall that I have posted ad nauseum about the ongoing probl
mold underneath side of my light beige bimmini Alan and Lindy at 1:26pm 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1780 Can anyone help me get this stuff off I have tried neat vinegar but to know avail :-) :confused:
Is it resin? rpell46 at 1:04pm 06.22.11 Catalina 30 6/2465 Just discovered two rain leaks coming in under the shroud deck plates on the port side. One is ins
US Aids to Navigation System LuzSD at 11:33am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1783 Happened upon this and thought it might be of interest to new and old sailors that might want a refr
Swing Keel Noise? Happy Dolphin at 11:31am 06.22.11 Day Sailers 12/3744 Just returned from a short day cruise on Lake Erie. While on reach (10 - 20 MPH wind with 2' to 3'
More Boat Names Freedom77 at 11:10am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 31/8965 Having been attached to a number of different clubs over the years, I recently found a couple of old
looking for some help speedy at 11:07am 06.22.11 Big Boats 2/1279 looking for a mast for my 39' Oday keel stepped 57' double streight spreader also double life line s
Ideal dinghy outboard size (1) soling42 at 11:06am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/10963 Our 100lb, 10'-4" Achilles dinghy with an aluminum rollup floor and inflatable V section crys out mo
Hunter 27 Advice aeronca at 10:34am 06.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3159 Hi all, new to the Hunter forums, new to sailing and about to be new to owning a boat. Looking very
Running rigging (3) jfrench at 10:07am 06.22.11 Catalina 22 9/8010 Could someone please post a few pictures showing proper rigging of the boom and of the jib sheets. I

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Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 10:19am 08.27.22 Could you please send me this again? I love the book! You can always get back to it just by clicki
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 10:16am 08.27.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty t
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 10:10am 08.27.22 I don't know how much you anchor out, but my recollection is that the safe useful life of stainless
Service life of nylon anchor rode? CarlN at 10:09am 08.27.22 The ins company can require purchase records, etc., if it wishes to. For the moment I defer to the
Service life of nylon anchor rode? thinwater at 10:03am 08.27.22 Yes. Time gets away from us. Poor seamanship on my part to have a 10-yr-old rope-chain splice on my
Service life of nylon anchor rode? thinwater at 10:00am 08.27.22 ...Remember, if you want it to last ten years you must store it properly and that means no ambient
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 9:57am 08.27.22 a. Resplicing the chain rope join is maintenance and should be done every 2-5 years, depending on w
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) thinwater at 9:51am 08.27.22 Actually, it's a bit more "complicated" regarding my anchor rode which includes a chain-rope splice
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 08.27.22 My rigger will not replice to the chain the aged rope; so, new rope or do it myself which would lik
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 9:33am 08.27.22 The only one who knows the life of your rode is you. Get the point? True, of course. But in any e
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Head Sail at 9:30am 08.27.22 The only one who knows the life of your rode is you. Get the point?
Exhaust blower on an 11a Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 08.27.22 @Stu Jackson where is a link to your electrical publications rather than @Halvern having to purchase
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 08.27.22 Arghhhhhh :yikes: ! These last pictures are a horror story with nut tightened against FG with washe
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 9:04am 08.27.22 Actually, it's a bit more "complicated" regarding my full anchor rode which includes a chain-rope sp
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 08.27.22 Almost forgot we were waiting for these pictures. Two more items: - Do you trailer the boat with t
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (3) robm at 9:00am 08.27.22 need to know if trailering a lot and if so is the motor tied upward to keep it from bouncing? Trai
Storage on Cat 310 (2) Deleted member 117556 at 8:58am 08.27.22 My wife and I cruise our 310 for about 5 months of the year and there is lots of storage in the cock
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering JoeWhite at 8:57am 08.27.22 I decided to take the outboard off of my H25.5 when trailering when the bracket broke as I pulled in
Bed-It Tape is back! Leeward Rail at 8:50am 08.27.22 I purchased some from a place in Canada a few months ago and paid double the price listed here on S
Sail modifications jssailem at 8:41am 08.27.22 Fred It may be less costly to just buy a hank on sail then convert a sail from furling tape to hank

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