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Lower shroud Chainplate replacement Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 01.06.10 Catalina 30 8/6370 Hi to all members, I'm brand new to the group. I have a 1980 C30 MarkII of which I,ve owned for 20
Sails B Kropf at 5:25am 01.06.10 S2 5/1961 Want to know how most sailors store their sails? Do you uses a stuff bag or take time to fold them,
CO monitor goes off Viktor Eysselein at 4:35am 01.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1669 For any Hunter owner with installed CO monitors: When we use the oven on our Hunter 45CC the CO m
Irwin 39 Yanmar info Basil Carter at 1:55am 01.06.10 Irwin 4/3423 I have an Irwin 39 with the 3 cyl Yanmar, 27 HP. Boat is 1981. Has a 3 blade prop. If anyone has the
Potential MacGregor Buyer with a few questions clongly at 8:10pm 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3278 I've been in the market to buy a MacGregor for awhile now but after a few conversations with non-Mac
Ship Finder - application for iPhone Manny at 7:48pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2891 I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with the Ship Finder application and if it wor
Emergency Steering Prime Time at 7:15pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4800 I am thinking about sailing in the 2011 Marion-Bermuda race and was looking at some of the requireme
Need or Want ? pkdailey4 at 6:23pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4342 Is a windlass and a Rocna anchor a waste of money ? I don't anchor much. Or I should say didn't anch
Jib Repair cdkell at 6:15pm 01.05.10 Catalina 30 2/1782 I am a new (inexperienced) Catalina 30 owner with a jib that needs the UV liner replaced. Can someo
Packing Material Size Confetti at 4:46pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1288 Would anyone know the size of the packing material (for a stuffing box) required for a new Hunter 38
auto helm 5000 linear drive woodster at 2:36pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/5297 this question is about the autohelm 5000 linear drive..... i am helping a buddy of mine ready his al
Looking for a Used Boom Boom Magnet at 2:19pm 01.05.10 Catalina 22 2/55 Hi folks, I am looking to purchase a used boom for a Catalina '73 Catalina 22'. I uh,.... broke m
Nylon Bushings need help!! SV ALL IN at 2:06pm 01.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1399 Hello I'm in search of nylon bushings for the swept back spreaders. i had the boat demasted and tr
If you had a summer off what lakes/coastal sailing areas would you go to and why? biorapper at 2:01pm 01.05.10 Trailer Sailors 39/9445 I am torn between crossing the gulf stream or trailering/sailing around U.S./Canada. I am leaning to
identify boat by sail markings? sheeeery at 1:45pm 01.05.10 Lancer 2/3502 I am trying to identify a boat in a photo. The main sail had "L30" printed on it. Is this enough inf
Overnighting Offshore? druid at 1:25pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4501 I don't know how many here are familiar with the West Coast of Canada, but we have a nice little cru
We've not heard from... Ron20324 at 12:20pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1420 Brobbins, from Charleston since he went out for a day sail. I also have not seen Bnort3 post anyth
H34 - Lazy Jacks Bob Poff at 12:19pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1256 Those of you who have Lazy Jacks on your 34..... How high on the mast do you have the top blocks o
Happy New Year PNW Cruisers! Captain Snorkle at 11:39am 01.05.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/18456 So it looks like we have a forum that attaches itself to our social group! Who knew? Well I didn't
Head sail Travellers Mic Jones at 10:31am 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2788 Has any one installed head sail travellers for Jib and Genny? If so was there any big advantages. I

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Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 10:33am 05.05.22 Maiden voyage with electric powered (registered!) dinghy for NGCC event 2022
Generator tfox2069 at 10:32am 05.05.22 If you get a dual fuel make sure the power rating is sufficient for the fuel you intend to use. Fo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 10:26am 05.05.22 Nothing cheap no more, plus the wheel brake is missing on the pedestal I bought me a new one of thos
Generator dLj at 10:22am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (b
Generator kloudie1 at 10:12am 05.05.22 I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (bo
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out BigEasy at 10:10am 05.05.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 10:09am 05.05.22 I would run it dry by unhooking the fuel hose from the engine end after every use, at least if you
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Maine Sail at 10:04am 05.05.22 Admittedly a slightly below average rating for this rating site; however, it is a fairly small samp
Generator BigEasy at 9:43am 05.05.22 Agree with Capta, Honda 2200 is the standard, by which others are compared. There are propane conv
Generator Head Sail at 9:31am 05.05.22 Any suggestions from you on what is a good model generator. Any input or suggestions would be great
windlass not working and how to use it solo? BigEasy at 9:29am 05.05.22 The remote looks badly weather worn, but if it's not broken, don't fix it. Not sure of yo
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 9:23am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when
Pedestal Compass, True North? Mark Maulden at 9:16am 05.05.22
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 BKParks at 9:10am 05.05.22 Thanks that is great to learn, just talked to the they are BoatUS now. Will give me some additional
Pedestal Compass, True North? LloydB at 9:06am 05.05.22 Paper charts show true north. Magnetic campuses point to the northerly direction of the magnetic fie
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 9:05am 05.05.22 Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when t
Mast wiring access (1) jssailem at 8:56am 05.05.22 Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jon hansen at 8:54am 05.05.22 i carry a photo copy of my master's license, now expired. the coasties excepted it during a random s
shroud tension Walton Stanley at 8:41am 05.05.22 It is just this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/shroud-tension.1249933361 As you can se
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dlochner at 8:41am 05.05.22 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack

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