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Navigation Equipment for a 77 Catalina 30 dstaylor95 at 7:32pm 11.02.09 Catalina 30 4/1936 Currently there are no navigation systems on the boat except the compass. I would like to get one s
forward hatch logic Manny at 7:29pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6831 So... it seems like every sailboat i've seen with a hinged hatch above the v-berth has the hatch ope
Is it running aground? BobM at 7:14pm 11.02.09 S2 4/1468 I took the day off (sick...cough) but had to drop the boat off at the marina to be craned out tomorr
MK-II Wing Keel Diego-Don at 5:44pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 1/1824 I'm thinking about an 88 Catalina-22 wing keel version. We sailed a 1980 Catalina-22 swing keel ver
"Ouch" I busted a chain plate Boom Magnet at 5:33pm 11.02.09 Catalina 22 7/2459 OK, so I take my newly purchased, '73 Catalina 22 for the maiden voyage and after 15 minutes (in 15
Pearson 303 boom has bend in it turk100 at 4:15pm 11.02.09 Pearson 3/1606 Is it normal for the boom to have a slight bend in it? Or, are all booms supposed to be perfectly st
Generator Exhaust Thru Hull (1) Frank P at 4:00pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2811 Hello All, I am looking for a stainless steel exhaust thru hull similar to what is shown at the webs
Looking for a sailboat with trailor Marilea at 2:03pm 11.02.09 Trailer Sailors 9/4354 Hello, I'm looking for a sailboat, with head room to stand up inside. I need a sailboat that fits
St. Pete., Fl area 27' Hunter oldgranpop at 1:08pm 11.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/945 I am the new owner of a 1982 Hunter 27' ' would like to meet up with owners of similiar boats to lea
Wing Keel width Salty at 1:02pm 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 0/7 Would anyone happen to know the width of the wing on the Oday322 wing keel? I got a problem on my ha
Mast tuning hunter 336 Morning Haze at 12:16pm 11.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3912 Hello there, I am a new hunter owner. We bought a hunter 336 (1995) and I have some problems tuni
Storing the boat on a sloped drive way Bill Leathen at 11:52am 11.02.09 Smaller Boats 4/1397 I have a slightly sloped drive way where I store my H23 over the winter in Wisconsin. In the past,
Water heater question butchrobbins at 11:44am 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1593 How long should it take for a 12 gallon tank tp get hot after starting the engine?
cabin table paphman at 11:43am 11.02.09 Catalina 22 19/7468 My wife and I sail a 1884 C-22. I would like to change out the cabin table covering and think it bes
How much horsepower? BiminiJack at 11:35am 11.02.09 Bigger Boats 5/1882 The engines in the boats that I'm looking at have about 50/50 Atomic vs. Diesels. Now the Atomic 4
Oday 322 Wing Dimension Salty at 11:16am 11.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/933 Would anyone happen to know the width of the wing on the Oday322 wing keel? I got a problem on my h
cruising south from New England Rayawl at 10:01am 11.02.09 Destinations 8/3570 When is it to late in the season to start heading south on a sailboat?
Can anyone help me with my Hunter 30? Lakeside1 at 9:17am 11.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1719 Hello. My name is Gordon and I just purchased a 1990 Hunter Open Transom 30'. I've been out of the s
Servicing a Merriman Pedestal ralphbell at 8:38am 11.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3212 Has anyone serviced a Merriman pedestal (circa 1982) as mine is getting sticky. How difficult is it
Liberty Call II jaime E. Hart at 8:35am 11.02.09 Big Boats 0/1086 Cruising between La Paz and Puerto Los Cabos

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Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size (1) RoyS at 5:51am 01.30.22 202155
Heat exchanger anode sailme88 at 5:50am 01.30.22 The thinner gasket may reflect the progression in the advancement of science in generating new and b
Wee bits thinwater at 5:45am 01.30.22 Davis Instruments Black Max. The are designed to strap down low on the mast of una-rig dinghies and
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Gene Neill at 5:31am 01.30.22 I've never had my motor mount off, so I'm just going by a mental picture. If there's a void between
After the storm blows thru shemandr at 4:34am 01.30.22 It's 36 degrees here in Southern Florida this morning. A cold front is a cold front everywhere on t
Time to replace lifelines? Joe at 3:45am 01.30.22 This will only allow inspection of the outer strands. The wire is constructed with a 7 strand core
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (1) Sunbird22358 at 9:20pm 01.29.22 Too late now, but, when you replace the rudder, might I suggest adding a lanyard to the new one? On
Wee bits PaulK at 7:52pm 01.29.22 Looks like it works better for you on port tack. Harder to see on starboard. Will airflow over th
Time to replace lifelines? Jumpstart at 7:44pm 01.29.22 Cleaning the surface does not eliminate crevice corrosion. Why take a chance? Bare wire is the most
Time to replace lifelines? sail sfbay at 6:35pm 01.29.22 Has anyone been successful stripping the viny sheath? If you do and/or only want to remove the rust
Time to replace lifelines? dlochner at 6:19pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip that covering. This exposes the in
Time to replace lifelines? Charles Erwin at 6:03pm 01.29.22 Strip the vinyl cover. Take sharp stiff sturdy knife and strip the covering. This exposes the inter
Wind angle TimFromLI at 6:02pm 01.29.22 Or just go up the mast, it's not that bad. I use a climbing harness, I don't trust a bosun's chair.
Time to replace lifelines? Joe Blizzard at 5:16pm 01.29.22 Mine looked similar to yours when I replaced them. Besides the breakage potential, that discolored c
H41DS decoupling shaft while floating Nachismo at 4:52pm 01.29.22 FYI, after I wasted several hours in the sling watching some dumb kid screw up two easy tasks (no di
Wee bits kappykaplan at 4:51pm 01.29.22 Nice solution! :beer:
1987 Catalina 22 Companionway Screens Ward H at 4:38pm 01.29.22 I use the BugBusters screens for my hatches. Used to use the one for my companionway until I sewed
1974 Alden Dolphin 47 Ward H at 4:25pm 01.29.22 Sorry, your post with links to FB, which on the first day you created your FB page you put a link to
Time to replace lifelines? Joe at 4:24pm 01.29.22 Dyneema can cost more than wire and it will degrade faster. It looks cool, though. It is much ligh
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Hello Below at 4:21pm 01.29.22 The size of a Pacific Yachting digital magazine has been consistently between 250MB and 300MB over

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