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21st Century Offshore Electronics? knothead at 3:22pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1556 What about communications and weather information when you get beyond shore-based cell phone and int
To Buy:AIS or Radar? MitchM at 3:07pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4496 well the spouse is not much interested in life on the water so i singlehand a lot. i
Outboard for Catalina 27? WaveSlapper at 2:37pm 02.04.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2352 Looks like ours is dead. I'm looking for something suitable for SF Bay sailing with the occasional e
Gulf Coast Get together Chuck Creel at 1:57pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2183 Join us for the 2nd gatheriing of boaters from along the coast for some great dinner and meet n gree
Water Ballast Mark H at 11:17am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 5/1951 Two questions mates.....Is there a method here to find the all of the messages I have posted ? Can
O'day 25 interior question! (1) Coty137 at 6:08am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3753 Good day fellow O'day 25 owners, I am on the verge of ordering upholstery for my interior cushions
Subterfuge and Plot (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:45am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2050 Over the years we have see media reports of Haitian boat people sailing marginal boats to Miami and
Flake A Mainsail Ducati at 4:30am 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3314 Good day Our boat arrives in April and it comes well equipped with an inventory of race sails. I
homemade stern rail seats bad_com_pany at 4:06am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 3/2615 have any of you attempted to build a set ? if so how did they tuen out ?
Battery in cabin? kenn at 8:42pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2277 Our little boat has a bit too much weight aft... outboard, gastank, battery, skipper (ahem), and as
Is it possible to build a wind direction instrument? Ray Bowles at 7:43pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 32/6165 What would it take to build a wind direction only instrument that would mount the sending unit on th
single line mainsail reefing system rlewczuk at 7:11pm 02.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/10412 I was looking to install a mainsail reefing system for my C27 (1990 stnd. rig).I came accross a syst
Mac 25 Slide in/out Galley abk at 5:48pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3787 Would anyone have a photo or plans for a slide out galley that came with a Macgregor 25, I have a 19
Wanted - Macgregor 19 DHKillen at 2:25pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1698 Looking to buy a Macgregor (Mac 19) motorsailor. Midwest freshwater use prefered. Any leads??
O'Day 23 measurement needed Paul In Boston at 1:27pm 02.03.10 Day Sailers 2/1467 I'm trying to understand if my Catalina22 swing keel trailor with bunks will accomodate an O'Day 23
Who Owns this anchor? Mike H. at 7:35am 02.03.10 Big Boats 25/3426 In October, a guy on a boat a few slips away from us was doing some work on his boat with a helper.
Biomimicry (1) r.oril at 7:30am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2963 My wife saw this information on the shape of a whales flipper. Question, would this work on a rudder
Cleat placement,toerails and line chafe (3) jtmccue at 7:13am 02.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/4675 My H28.5 is in a new marina and the aft tie-up posts are beyond the length of the boat. In the old m
launch sites Jackaonville kerrd at 6:44am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1581 I have an ODay 25 centerboard I'm looking for a good Launch ramp on the St Johns river to launch the
Binimi dkinnear at 3:43am 02.03.10 Big Boats 0/1433 I am looking at replacling the folding support binimi with a fixed support system on my catalina 400

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What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? rgranger at 7:55pm 05.06.22 That dose not look like Z-spar .. that is what I had on mine. Can you snap a pic showing the end c
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 7:52pm 05.06.22 The rub rail hides the seam of the upper deck and hull. The Boat is made with 3 main pieces. The fir
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:49pm 05.06.22
Sailing the Heel Two Sails at 7:43pm 05.06.22 Been there, done that. Actually, our boat, a mast head rig, under full sail has seen 30 plus degree
Macgregor 25 Main Sail Replacement mikeracca at 7:43pm 05.06.22 When I had my M25 I found the best deal on sails was Precision Sails in BC.
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? mikeracca at 7:42pm 05.06.22
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 7:39pm 05.06.22
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? Tally Ho at 7:34pm 05.06.22 Thank you Greg! It is a stainless steel collar.Just looks like a zinc shaft donut What is leaking
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay rgranger at 7:33pm 05.06.22
Sailing the Heel Terry Cox at 7:28pm 05.06.22 Been there, done that. Actually, our boat, a mast head rig, under full sail has seen 30 plus degree
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Steve_Catalina at 7:16pm 05.06.22 I'm bias, enjoy our 88 MK1, check out c34.org
Replace Volvo Penta Shaft log seal with a PSS from PYI shaft seal on my 1990 41S5? also retention collar? georgetheleo at 7:04pm 05.06.22 Thank you Greg! It is a stainless steel collar.Just looks like a zinc shaft donut
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Monheganlover at 6:48pm 05.06.22 Thanks for all the great advice and suggestions!
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:10pm 05.06.22 Very nice. Are you planning some coating to help with UV exposure? My PLA prints have degraded outs
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 6:08pm 05.06.22 The part finished! 16 hours 25 minutes. If I had to print another one I would change the taper on
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:08pm 05.06.22 Thanks for the compliments guys, and now to give you a bit of reference on how these 2 parts are to
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 6:07pm 05.06.22 The name is a nice touch. Since you printed the part with solid fill you can easily drill the counte
For the record Ralph Johnstone at 6:03pm 05.06.22 I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck but this may be even more astounding. G
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS danm1 at 5:59pm 05.06.22 I am embarrassed to admit I used wide waterproof tape `temporarily` in a similar situation. Successf
Is My Main Furled Backward Ralph Johnstone at 5:57pm 05.06.22 My Selden mast is also furled as per the picture.

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