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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 2/3873 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 2/6231 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 10/8853 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 35/12162 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 7/3924 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 12/4685 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 8/2489 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 26/5691 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 0/2032 Cruising World magazine has posted some pics of the show worth a look. Here's the link: http://www.c
KO and Head Plumbing Rerouting ChuckH at 10:21pm 02.03.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4082 I have two questions, #1 is Raratin KO ok to use for getting the musty old shoe, boat smell out of m

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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
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 8:58am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? first change will be a
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Windpilot at 8:36am 07.25.22 Contact Allan at Seatek in long Beach for the part, maybe he can recommend a rigger that can replace
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:08am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:07am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, the
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling (2) MBroderick at 7:08am 07.25.22 Originally was a Hood, now a ProFurl - see images below.
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:54am 07.25.22 Thanks. That does make sense.
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 6:50am 07.25.22 I replaced mine with a non-ratcheting block with a cam cleat. I'm interested to know the benefit of
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling Don Crowther at 6:41am 07.25.22 I have a Hood 810 furler. The name was right on the furler head. Sorry I don't have any pictures of
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? dkinzer at 6:37am 07.25.22 As jssailem noted, Oregon requires a Boater Education Card. Interestingly, Washington state does als
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:32am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? I replaced mine with a
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Crusty Ol Salt at 6:20am 07.25.22 New batteries shouldn't need charging... If they did, something is wrong.. That was my first tho
stormy chi=mac kloudie1 at 5:46am 07.25.22 Looks like a hoot! That boat is scooting.. Certainly more fun looking than ghosting along in wind so
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 5:41am 07.25.22 Mine was solid fiberglass, I'm pretty sure. Weighed around 80 lbs. I think it would have tended to f
Sailing with no furling winch (1) tfox2069 at 5:36am 07.25.22 Very good ideas. No arch though, this is what I'm working with. Plz excuse the mess, it was a proj
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:34am 07.25.22 Boater safety course is required by law in Virginia. All PWC operators age 14 and older and all ope
Murdered 170 Centerboard rcairflyer at 5:20am 07.25.22 What is the centerboard made of, fiberglass over wood?
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Rick Webb at 4:46am 07.25.22 I'd bet that sort of statement is standard boilerplate on all policies and is buried in the 37 pages
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:40am 07.25.22 Precious memories, indeed, to be treasured always.

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