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Mainsail position/trim with Asymm . . . Clark at 7:15am 05.25.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4047 For optimum performance, where should the mainsail be when broad reaching with an asy spinnaker? Fi
Extending Lifelines Propnut30 at 7:08am 05.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1334 I got a question folks, Would it be useful to extend the lifelines on the bow of my venture to the c
Side windows - Erickson 27 pchasher at 7:05am 05.25.10 Ericson 1/3154 I just bought an Erickson 27' and noticed that the rubber gaskets around the windows needs replacing
Afloat again olsalt at 6:47am 05.25.10 Day Sailers 1/1295 The old geezer had some minor difficulties to overcome the past few weeks. After finding, fixing, re
lost rudder (1) Steve Walsh at 6:38am 05.25.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1433 Saw this in Cruisers Forum: Link to article on recent lost rudder in the St. Petersburg Times. I won
In need of a bimini scottandlisa at 5:13am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4084 After a day of cleaning our new sailboat, I am burnt to a crisp. Any ideas of where to get a bimini
Anti Foul-Hull Prep In The Fall Ducati at 4:53am 05.25.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1898 Not that I'm looking forward to the end of sailing but was wondering if I can prep and anti foul in
Seat replacement Roger Long at 3:59am 05.25.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3108 Is there a non-marine and commercially available seat and lid that will fit my Groco HF or do I need
Cooked my #1 battery, why? Pat T at 8:01pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2972 Had my boat (used) for 4 years prior and no battery (flooded) or charger (Newmar Phase 3 model PT-25
Rigid Vang positioning Geoff K at 7:55pm 05.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4744 2 questions: 1) How do I choose the location for rigid vang attachment to the boom? I have a Garh
ST50 Radar Help!!! James 20287 at 7:44pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6154 I recently purchased a used Autohelm ST50 Plus Radar, and I'm having trouble figuring out how to con
Leeky keel chris.weinberger at 7:35pm 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1405 Hello I have a 1974 Macgregor Venture 24. There has been water in the hull and I suspect the keel bo
New Boat rtmccue at 6:52pm 05.24.10 Big Boats 2/1545 On Saturday we signed the papers to a 2000 450 passage. 4 years on the hard did not do it any good,
Ghost 13 Sailboat RNEAUL at 6:30pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 1/6046 Lost my rudder and carriage and the mfg. has been out of business for about 20 years. Wanting a repl
Lake Erie Islands on a 22' joatmon67 at 6:02pm 05.24.10 Trailer Sailors 5/3206 Just got my first 22' O'day. Her name is Therapy. First year sailing, so i'm sure I won't be going
Spreader wear on a run DJN51 at 5:54pm 05.24.10 Smaller Boats 2/1316 Launched two weeks ago,Noticed Mainsail rubbing on spreader end on a run . Anyone have a problem wit
Hull Blisters, Old vs. New Boat's sigbear at 5:37pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1839 Have boat manufacturers (particularly the big three Hunter/Catalina/bene.) made any headway with bli
Sunfish Daggerboard on a Butterfly??? newtosailing at 5:28pm 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 5/4234 Would a Sunfish daggerboard work on a butterfly style sailboat? My butterfly (style) sailboat does n
Yamaha 33 (1) Bob Mack at 4:38pm 05.24.10 Yamaha 8/11235 Nice to see the Yamaha Posts. I owned a 1980 Yamaha 33 Mk II, short rig for about 22 years based ou
Keel bolts torque Robert B at 3:59pm 05.24.10 Catalina 30 2/2360 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 and am getting ready to check the keel bolts. A friend mentioned they nee

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Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 1:49am 05.18.22 More G/Flex fun Here is a short clip where Andy at Boatworks Today shows how flexible Thixo the Tota
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 1:27am 05.18.22 You might give West System G-flex plastic boat repair kit a try. I used it this year to build a wat
Sea Strainer Location Hayden Watson at 1:13am 05.18.22 According to the instructions that came with my Vetus strainer, it is recommended that they are moun
Sea Strainer Location Dalliance at 11:25pm 05.17.22 I installed my Groco raw water strainer in front of the engine for easy access about ten years ago.
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 11:20pm 05.17.22 Will, great information. Thank you. These are lovely little boats. I will update this thread with p
315 Battery Meter Skipper John at 10:32pm 05.17.22 Posted below is typical Catalina wiring, note the Voltmeter is connected direct to the positive of
Boat sinks unexpectedly SoSound at 10:19pm 05.17.22 Is that one of the UAPs that they had hearings about today? Is it one of the "submerged UAPs" that
New Articles Hayden Watson at 8:57pm 05.17.22 I went to PT for my right shoulder, thinking I had a tear in my rotator cuff. The therapist asked
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 05.17.22 I have the same problem. I try to be careful to have the lazy sheet laying away from everything bef
Is this a terrible idea SFS at 8:36pm 05.17.22 I'm getting ahead here, but if you end up with it, and somewhere down the road decide to bail out, t
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) SFS at 8:25pm 05.17.22 I am no expert on any of this, but two things helped me as I was upgrading to all LED fixtures. 1)
silly question on gas detector Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 05.17.22 If you've got night time flatulence that creates a nuisance alarm in your gas detector, I would say
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 05.17.22 Place your hand around the propane solenoid and have someone repeatedly flip the propane switch OFF
Is this a terrible idea Benny17441 at 8:00pm 05.17.22 If you take it, it becomes yours and it can cost money or problems to dispose of a boat if you decid
Galley Stove Manual Calif. Ted at 7:51pm 05.17.22 Seaward Princess Stove.pdf (catalina36.org)
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Benny17441 at 7:51pm 05.17.22 Did you turn On the remote switch to the solenoid valve? Are you pushing the burner control dials i
34 Hunter install Raritan Hold n' Treat System with Electro Scan and 15 Gallon Tank and Raritan Four Gallon Salt Feed Tank with Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 05.17.22 If it's not too late, I suggest you exchange the ElectroScan version for the PuraSan version, which
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend splax at 7:38pm 05.17.22 fuel fill hose was my leak, I noticed it when the engine was running and made incorrect assumptions.
Insurance RichardSprince at 7:08pm 05.17.22 It would not matter what you called it. Any time you take on passengers you take on liability. If y
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 6:45pm 05.17.22 Assuming you are averaging about 5 knots gets you to the north entrance of Swinomish Channel during

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