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Spinnakers - unlikeable? Mary and Joseph at 6:26pm 05.16.11 Catalina 22 17/3939 Why does everyone I speak to seem to be anti-spinnaker. I am just learning how to sail, and it is s
Want to start sailing, please advise beginner1 at 6:00pm 05.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3871 I am completely new to sailing and have literally no experience. Only tried catamaran sailing 4 time
rigging the traveler Deann at 5:52pm 05.16.11 Big Boats 1/2660 Could someone explain how to rig a 1993 Catalina 36' traveler? (the boat is new to us and we're "stu
Sailing With Dogs Faris at 5:50pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3868 So, we'll be spending up to a week or so at a time on the boat this summer (Venture 22), and always
MSD's not just for dock pump outs c_witch at 5:30pm 05.16.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4738 Hiee all, I've just purchased a new demetic 974 msd. It has a way smaller foot print then the old
repainting my wheel (1) J Hunter at 4:31pm 05.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1809 Very close to the recent pedestal painting discussion, but this is about repainting my wheel. The or
Defending Our Passengers + Vessels Ducati at 4:29pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 99/19697 I'm no fan of weapons (yet) however I often wonder what I would do in the event of someone boarding
WTB: H34 Bow pulpit, lifeline stanchions, stern rail Pheidingsfelder at 3:38pm 05.16.11 Parts Search 2/4332 Hoping someone in the Gulf South, MS, AL, LA, FL area is parting out a Hunter 34 with good bow/stern
Trying to understand Link 1000 battery charging cycle wgkenney at 3:31pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2641 All, I have a 2006 Benteau 473 which my wife and I have owned for one season. As we start our seco
Air Conditioning in a P39 Avventura at 3:15pm 05.16.11 Pearson 1/1604 Hi, I'm trying to determine the best location for my air conditioner. I was looking at the hanging l
Holding Tank Fill Guage ms-card@cox.com at 3:11pm 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1869 My '06 Hunter 38 has a Wema Brand guage that reads the level of the water tank and holding tank. Th
Harken Furler simplicity at 3:08pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1729 Does anyone know where you can buy parts for an older Harken furler? The halyard swivel broke during
Coarse or Fine thread? Ted at 2:32pm 05.16.11 Trailer Sailors 20/9412 I am planning on mounting some new fittings on my boom. I want the ability to remove them in the fut
Knapps Narrows sailor420 at 2:24pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3403 Has anyone used Knapps Narrows this season? What conditions did you find?
Yamaha 24MS vs Yamaha 25MKII canuck1950 at 2:15pm 05.16.11 Yamaha 2/6135 I have been sailing a Macgregor 26M and recently downsized to a 19M to be left at the lake. I am now
Reserve Capacity to Amp Hours FourPoints at 2:12pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/14997 was trying to look up specs on a Die Hard Marine Starting battery I had to determine the capacity in
S2 Steering cables texasprinter at 2:01pm 05.16.11 S2 0/1268 I just finished installing the pedestal and new cables. The old pulley plate totally fell apart unde
RS232 D9 cable dfast7181 at 1:46pm 05.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1543 While running the cable for the new RADAR I found a computer cable stuffed behind the starboard sete
How Much Wind carboman at 12:25pm 05.16.11 Smaller Boats 5/1580 How much wind do you think it would take to knock over at 23' Hunter while at mooring. I have been t
sailing to windward - no-sail angle DaveC426913 at 12:20pm 05.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5276 I understand that Mac 26s leave something to be desired when sailing to windward. (I also understand

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New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 8:27pm 08.26.22 Sail the devil out of her till you get a buyer. Very nice work.
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 7:46pm 08.26.22 I am starting to ponder if I am the only guy on here that has AAA and sea tow. Some days getting a l
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 7:21pm 08.26.22 Sounds like you are in neutral. If you think the shaft is somehow seized so much that even a little
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? BigEasy at 7:03pm 08.26.22 Trying my best to ignore these tropical systems......for now!
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.26.22 I tried this once, and only once, and not on a tidal grid. Catalina 25, fin keel, up the Napa River
Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 6:22pm 08.26.22 Hum, good advice... If I can't get the coupler & output shaft to spin a bit with just a nudge of fo
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? shemandr at 6:20pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim, I'm a weather forecaster". Not a weather controller. Jim correctly predicted fair we
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:18pm 08.26.22 208733208734
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:17pm 08.26.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:16pm 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave? Grandma loses her in home care coverage at t
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 6:01pm 08.26.22 As other's have mentioned and I alluded to, I wouldn't use too much torque. You said it was in Ne
New Catalina 30 Owner mermike at 5:58pm 08.26.22 Take her with you. A PITA, but doable.
Mainsheet location shemandr at 5:54pm 08.26.22 Now I like to have a pillow for my ss.*
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:53pm 08.26.22 Former C30 owner here. The direction seems to be to figure out what is holding the prop shaft- is
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 5:47pm 08.26.22 OK, that might work, will give it a try... thanks As other's have mentioned and I alluded to, I
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:45pm 08.26.22 I am betting it is the shaft packing gland is dried out and frozen. That said way to many variables
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:41pm 08.26.22 IT'S frozen. What is IT? I'd suggest finding just what IT is before you apply any force. 1. Sepa
Frozen prop shaft RitSim at 5:38pm 08.26.22 Former C30 owner here. The direction seems to be to figure out what is holding the prop shaft- is i
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 (1) Kingjim91 at 5:37pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:33pm 08.26.22

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