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H-23 Forestay Length fleetswell at 8:00am 03.28.11 Smaller Boats 5/3047 Hi All. I need some help with forestay on my Hunter 23. When I purchased her a CDI roller furler h
365 Pilothouse Opinion budcurtis at 7:31am 03.28.11 Pearson 1/2124 Has anyone have any good/bad words/experiences with the Pearson Pilothouse. My wife and I have been
Garmin gps routes yardwork43 at 7:07am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 27/4815 I updated my gps to a Garmin 536. Now I find out that Garmin's gps routes will not allow you to foll
Stuffing box wrenches Snotter at 6:17am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5609 I need two stuffing box wrenches: 2" and 2 1/8". I can find the 2" wrench online but not the 2 1/8"
2000 Hunter 270 Opinions HeelHead at 5:47am 03.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4010 Hi All, I am considering a 2000 270 with an in-board. It has a wing keel and a lot of extras. Does
Mast Stepping System for a H280 parkermcc at 5:04am 03.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2444 I am looking at a H280 and have been reading all the great information provide on this site ... Grea
Sta-lok vs swage NYSail at 4:54am 03.28.11 Ask All Sailors 21/9278 Hello all... I am getting ready to purchase a Schaefer 2100 roller furling and will install it mys
Seaward 32rk jjohnsonmarine at 2:55am 03.28.11 Other Sailboats 8/14862 Has anyone ever sailed a seaward 32rk? I've been looking at them, but is like to hear some firsthand
In our prayers, and forever mindful... MrMikey64 at 11:25pm 03.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5865 For those who listen to the news, you may have heard of the 25 ft sailboat that capsized this weeken
Coronado 15 Manual needed Mutsaerts at 10:20pm 03.27.11 Smaller Boats 1/3034 My wife and I are new to sailing and recently purchased a Coronado 15 Catalina and are looking for a
Cost to replace the cushions in my Hunter 430 rwblocker at 9:30pm 03.27.11 Big Boats 7/2542 The cushions in my Hunter 430 are still in ok shape but the foam not as firm as I would like. I wou
Sailboat Capsizes In San Diego Rick D at 8:37pm 03.27.11 Ask All Sailors 136/29778 Two fatalities reported. I have no idea from the description how this would happen in San Diego Bay
What is the model name of my O'day? twocreeks at 8:04pm 03.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 17/4563 Hello! I'm the proud owner of a 1973 O' Day 23 footer. Is there a cross reference I can use to ide
Reef Line 1 & 2 galliob at 7:34pm 03.27.11 Big Boats 6/2816 My wife and I purchased a Hunter Legend 35.5 boat just a few weeks ago. It is a much larger boat tha
34 Oil Pressure alarm Sefuller at 7:33pm 03.27.11 Bigger Boats 5/1802 A passenger on our boat last summer was horrified to discover that we have no oil pressure alarm tha
C 250 wb centerboard need bushings?? mspiers at 6:59pm 03.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3591 C 250 wb centerboard need bushings?? Just purchased a 2007 c250 wb with swing centerboard last fri
Peeling varnish under aft berth cushions. jwbrown at 6:57pm 03.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1999 The varnish on the wood under our aft and v-berth cushions is peeling off in sheets in our 2005 Bene
rub rail replacement markb49 at 6:55pm 03.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3198 Would anybody know what I would need to replace my 2 pc damaged rub rail on my 1994 hunter sailboat?
Hello Everyone! (3) jpospula at 5:49pm 03.27.11 Catalina 22 5/1607 I wanted to introduce myself, My name is James and bought my new to me 1990 Catalina 22 last year.
Anyone use an auger or screw-type anchor? caruthers at 4:48pm 03.27.11 Ask All Sailors 7/11554 Anyone ever use one of these? http://sandsharkanchor.com/features Since I plan on anchoring close

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Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. BourbonS at 9:50am 05.24.22 Thank you for your answers. 1. @Tally Ho 1.1 Mushroom 3/4" Groco will work - this is what was pr
Preventer for a Hunter 420 Terry Cox at 9:48am 05.24.22 Hi Roy, recommend that you consider moving the preventer attach point further aft on the boom. If in
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 9:45am 05.24.22 Sturgeon Bay to Beaver in one day is quite impressive! It was a poke, with big rollers from the s
Dealing with wind shear jssailem at 9:36am 05.24.22 control lines aren't that long Sound like you need some new control lines for this season.... I l
Dealing with wind shear Apex at 9:28am 05.24.22 so i read there was a lot of wind speed differential from lake to masthead. That is typical of ligh
New Articles jssailem at 9:21am 05.24.22 Jay, The Victron chargers identified are decent support units that help keep a battery bank up over
Dealing with wind shear Davidasailor26 at 9:19am 05.24.22
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 9:12am 05.24.22 As for deadrise, the boat originally had the depth finder mounted on a shaped wooden block so it po
Dealing with wind shear DinghySailor at 9:10am 05.24.22 I have a similar experience currently with my new 125 genoa, also with three rows of telltales, on m
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 05.24.22 Does anyone know how to perform a simple test to ensure all is well with the prop assembly, i e si
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 8:51am 05.24.22 David, from a functional perspective you are both correct.
Thru-Hull Stats jssailem at 8:49am 05.24.22 Correct Yes. It is also a bit less ovbious what you are washing down the sink when it exits the bo
Thru-Hull Stats Davidasailor26 at 8:48am 05.24.22 Ah I see, (I think), so a seacock must involve a ball to block the water from coming up the drain a
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) stickinthemud57 at 8:35am 05.24.22 An oscillating tool works pretty well for this too if you are stuck with trying to cut them in plac
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ward H at 8:34am 05.24.22 Yep, compatible. I bring my speed and depth into my P70s display. Is your DST800 connected directly
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) Bryan King at 8:32am 05.24.22 An oscillating tool works pretty well for this too if you are stuck with trying to cut them in place
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing dlochner at 8:20am 05.24.22 Visually inspect the cutless bearing for wear and move the prop shaft. There should be very little l
Thru-Hull Stats Plymouth Sailor at 8:19am 05.24.22 It's not that simple. Freeboard is much lower for sailboats and it's not unusual for the drain on y
Thru-Hull Stats FastOlson at 8:08am 05.24.22 What blows my mind is that my galley sink drain goes directly through the hull from the sink. I wo
looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel Calif. Ted at 8:02am 05.24.22 Or try MarsKeel, might be the OEM supplier. OEM Keels \| MarsKeel

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