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Reefing the Main sail tore franzen at 12:53pm 10.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2061 We own a 70's Venture 22 and have not needed to take a reef in the sails UNITL LAST WEEK. Just dropp
Bowsprit Dimensions Ksarna at 11:14am 10.21.09 Catalina 30 2/1385 Does anyone have the demensions for the bowsprit. I'm planing on fabricating one and need a little t
309 vs 310 Performance rpwillia at 10:49am 10.21.09 Catalina 310 5/3112 OK, by the PHRF these two boats are pretty close. I have the fully battened main which helps me poin
Attn. San Francisco sailors on sail size pkdailey4 at 10:38am 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1850 OK... Some of you have said to ditch my Texas Jib. So I want to have my head sail cut down from a 14
Is it necessary to remove the sail ? pkdailey4 at 10:20am 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 40/5105 The boat's being transported by truck. Why would or wouldn't you remove the main from an in-mast fur
Sail Plans? jfreeman at 8:57am 10.21.09 Catalina 310 8/2620 Hey All - I am working on my PHRF application, and trying to determine some things for eventual r
Moldy life vests Ricky at 8:33am 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1884 i have about 30 life vest that I store in the aft locker on my 44 Hunter. Some of them are getting
Chain Plate Failure Sailornels at 8:32am 10.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2539 Recently an O'day 25 out of my marina suffered a chain plate failure due to water infiltration at th
Online Manual Source Stu Jackson at 8:28am 10.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1425 Our C34IA Past Commodore found this very helpful link: http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5283.0.ht
co ownership experience ThomasLof at 8:17am 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1314 Dear co-Catalina owners.... We own a Catalina 36MkII #1790, based in Preveza in the NW-part of the
Does a discharge line need a lock? robertsapp at 7:27am 10.21.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/5379 We boat in the Gulf of Mexico and the bays surrounding Pensacola, FL. Our Hunter 336 is set up so t
teak hand rails wjs at 6:16am 10.21.09 S2 5/1561 I want to refinish the teak hand rails on my 1981 9.2A. Is it best to remove the hand rails from th
Heat guns for shrink wrap sailfree at 3:46am 10.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/8957 I found the following in another thread. Has anyone else used or tried an electric heat gun to shrin
ben 32s5 or oceanis 321 Mersea mud at 2:51am 10.21.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1603 Husband looking for a new boat, mainly for weekend cruising with young family and weekends away. How
Raymarine Autopilot Clutch Larry Jackel at 9:37pm 10.20.09 Big Boats 0/2427 For the last few seasons the clutch on my 2005 H44 Raymarine linear drive autopilot has been reluc
O'Day 28 and 30 Cockpit Sizes Ocean Lady1 at 6:09pm 10.20.09 Bigger Boats 0/1368 Can anyone give me the length of the cockpit for an O'Day 28 and O'Day 30?
Outboard Fuel Consumption Gudenuph at 3:39pm 10.20.09 Day Sailers 8/10291 How many gallons per hour should I expect to consume in a 9.9 HP Mercury 2-stroke outboard engine pu
Balboa 20 Keel bolt location ? edhilsenhoff at 2:19pm 10.20.09 Balboa 5/4258 Is the small sealed triangle on the floor in front of the sink the access????:confused:
Davit choice on 411 chacharoona at 12:00pm 10.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1210 Hi Forum I'm considering an upgrade of my dinghy arrangement. Currently, I deflate and fold, with a
perfect sailboat aline at 11:12am 10.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1963 Hello I'm looking for a smaller mid size sailboat, for me that means 26 to 30 ft. I'd like it to ha

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A few quick battery box questions GonzoF1 at 7:09am 08.13.21 Consider a vent at the top corners as show in the photo below for this commercially-available four
Green as a granny smith apple /starting a 2001 Bene 361 outwardboundguy at 7:07am 08.13.21 Hi Dave Thanks for the information, there is still a small red handle to the right of the other 3h
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook (4) Nodak7 at 7:04am 08.13.21
Broken bolts and headaches rgranger at 6:59am 08.13.21 Instead of going one size larger.... consider filling the hole with JB Weld and tapping that. I've
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:58am 08.13.21 @isaksp00 gave you very much good advice. Thank you sir. Sending a private message Crazy Dave Co
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 6:57am 08.13.21 So I don't think you can actually change your handle name.. Anyhow, getting ready to fill the water
Rode Length Tedd at 6:55am 08.13.21 Trip line is ok if the anchorage isn't crowded. But then, it isn't needed. On the contrary, in my
Broken bolts and headaches smokey73 at 6:55am 08.13.21 A slight alternative on @dLj method. I have use this to remove the remains of a broken bolt on a 1
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage sail sfbay at 6:50am 08.13.21 Estimate 60.5 ft ( 64.5 - ) based on your boat's I of 47.8" and post #11 reported air draft for a J
Bow Nav Light Bracket Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 08.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Catalina sells another option: Navigation Light Bracket - Clamp On (catalin
Rode Length smokey73 at 6:44am 08.13.21 Good idea but one that does not always work. On chain in light conditions you cannot tell the scope
A few 260 upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 08.13.21 @rs1sensen Where the anchor roller goes, you will find encapsulated aluminum plate in the fiberglas
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 6:42am 08.13.21 I would go the EZ Out route if you can drill straight into the bolt. Apply some PB Blaster (or simil
Rode Length Rick486 at 6:41am 08.13.21 Your wish is possible. Tie a trip line to your anchor. Let enough line out to deal with the depth a
Rode Length Tedd at 6:39am 08.13.21 Then one night during the tide change I heard something scraping the bottom of the boat while lying
Rode Length justsomeguy at 6:29am 08.13.21
A few quick battery box questions (1) sail sfbay at 6:26am 08.13.21 Consider a vent at the top corners as show in the photo below for this commercially-available four (
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often (1) Maine Sail at 6:21am 08.13.21 Yes the bolts are super tight. I think I will reconfigure the bracket a bit (extend the adjustmen
Hunter 41 DS Power Consumption On The Hook sailtheworld79 at 6:11am 08.13.21 On our 2006 H41DS we carry a bank of 6 6v Trojan Batteries (3 sets of 2 in series). The aH's for th
Air draft for Hunter 420 Passage smokey73 at 6:07am 08.13.21 @galliob53 Did a few searches and found a marketing brochure for a Passage 420 and I stand correct

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