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1986 Pearson 36-2 centerboard locks up seporterky at 7:38am 02.05.11 Pearson 1/2318 Having purchased a 1986 Pearson 36-2 the owner mentioned he left the centerboard partially down as w
310 Genoa measurements SBinNSB at 5:41am 02.05.11 Catalina 310 1/1741 Does anyone know the measurements for the standard 135 Genoa on the 310? My local ratings committee
PY Rating of Bavaria 38 (2004) M.Quasi at 2:40am 02.05.11 Bavaria 2/3875 Living on the Philippines on a Bavaria 38 (2004) I would like for the first time to enter a race - t
Old CDI 4/6 B Reefer dem5071 at 8:50pm 02.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3521 Hello Fellow Sailors, I'm new here but not new to sailing. I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 27
Head Sail Shredded in the Wind caguy at 7:21pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3524 I was at the yard last weekend working on my boat at the MDR mastup storage. When I finally came out
Vetus Egines, OK? Florida sail at 7:00pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/6232 I am looking at a boat with a Vetus M4.17 43 HP engine. Very low hours. I know nothing about Vetus
Headsail Shredded in the wind at MDR caguy at 6:56pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Last weekend when I was at mastup storage working on my boat. I came out and found a boat down the l
Now I have seen everything CaptChuck at 6:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3794 I wonder what the CG would think of this. http://www.julienberthier.org/Love-love.html
Toe Rail 34ft Hunter 84 Wm Call at 4:53pm 02.04.11 Big Boats 2/1606 :confused:Need to find a six (6ft) section of toe rail for my boat. It's along store however it incl
Suction Tube Length Lee Hadjiosif at 3:39pm 02.04.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2600 I just got a new poly holding tank to replace my leaking aluminum. I will install the suction tube (
Bed-It Butyl Tape Maine Sail at 2:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8859 Hi All, I've had lots of emails since I took my Bed-It Butyl Tape ad down. The ad is back up and I
Caught in the act (1) Ctskip at 12:58pm 02.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4453 Would anybody be so kind as give a old man a kick start? Seems lately all the wrong things are getti
Hunter 28.5 Sank at our marina (5) C Jones at 11:56am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 35/12174 We think its a Hunter 28.5 Its hard to remember what boat goes where when they are gone It was sad t
H290 Spinner setup MIST ERIE US at 10:39am 02.04.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1637 H290 Spinnaker setup I have the hunter 290 and have an asymetrical spinnaker to use this year. I wa
Hunter 35.5 - add refrigeration galliob at 9:03am 02.04.11 Big Boats 7/3925 My wife and I are considering the purchase of a '90 Legend 35.5 and would like to eventually add ref
Reminder: All sites offline Saturday afternoon Phil Herring at 8:23am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2348 In case you haven't noticed the notice, please note that all of our sites will be down for a couple
Small Boat Prespects-final list, help me choose! BigIsland at 5:55am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4686 I know these may seem like very different boats, but for daysailing I think each has benefits and di
New Boat KevinMc at 5:35am 02.04.11 Smaller Boats 8/2490 Hi, Just got a new (to me) 1986 Hunter 25.5. Never sailed anything but a MacGregor 25. The Hunter ha
Over the hump Tim R. at 5:09am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 26/5693 It is official. Spring is on its way. As of today, February 4th, the mean temperature in Portland ha
The Chicago Sail Boat Show ggrizzard at 3:31am 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2033 Cruising World magazine has posted some pics of the show worth a look. Here's the link: http://www.c

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Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy dlochner at 10:56am 07.25.22 550 lbs is pretty heavy, it will require a really beefy davit system and probably a power assisted h
Spinnaker Halyard. dlochner at 10:51am 07.25.22 I was out the other day - let out the Genoa but the didn't come out all the way looked liked a coup
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy shea0613 at 10:46am 07.25.22
Stopping engine jviss at 10:45am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator
How soon is to soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:32am 07.25.22
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad DArcy at 10:31am 07.25.22 Years ago we made this trip in the heat of summer. We found good relief by blocking the cockpit sc
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 10:20am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk NYSail at 10:13am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, th
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring mgrouch at 10:01am 07.25.22 You can give a try to BBN Marine OS. There are more options for monitoring dashboards. Via NodeRed,
Spinnaker Halyard. Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 07.25.22 That is halyard wrap and the only way to prevent it is to keep the halyard away from the halyard swi
How soon is to soon? Hollyberry at 9:47am 07.25.22 If your interim 'storage' location is remote from where you live, on-the-hard makes more sense once
Stopping engine kappykaplan at 9:44am 07.25.22 I don't think it's a decompression handle - rather a fuel stop handle. I have one that I pull, then
Stopping engine Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 07.25.22 Definitely shut engine down before turning the key. Have you killed the diodes in your alternator y
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 9:44am 07.25.22 I couldn't find a single device that is all of a ratcheting block with stantion mount and ratchetin
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:39am 07.25.22 In my experience, it doesn't take long to find a suitable boat unless you are extremely picky. So t
How soon is to soon? Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.25.22 It's never too soon! It's almost always too late! :biggrin: I don't really understand your intent
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 9:17am 07.25.22 well, now that j111 is not the winner. not anything. and so it goes:banghead:
How soon is to soon? dlochner at 9:12am 07.25.22 It is never too early to look for the retirement boat. You may start today and find it tomorrow or i
Catalina 380 lift/Davit for Dinghy Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 07.25.22 On a Catalina 30? Or are you sailing a larger boat now? I think the stability of a Catalina 30 wou
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:06am 07.25.22 I would contact SBO for the part. Looks to me like it's made of cast aluminum and cracked due to loa

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