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Anodes Roy10289 at 4:29pm 03.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/860 I sail on a freshwater lake. I was told that the best anode to put on the prop shaft was not zinc bu
How to Rig Mainsail on Selden In-Mast asmits at 3:50pm 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 5/5942 Can anyone point me to a procedure to rig the main on a Selden In-Mast? This Selden mast is on a Hun
Catalina Capri 26 Owners please contact me Diverboy6807 at 3:33pm 03.22.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/10362 I have had my Capri 26 for about a year. She is a great Boat. I am wanting to connect with other CP-
A new sailor enters the water! Guy at 2:10pm 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3413 Hello, great forum you have here... I look forward to taking advantage of the wealth of information,
Ottawa River to Lake Champlain TDC at 1:44pm 03.22.09 Destinations 5/2953 Hi all, I have been a lake sailor for the last five years and am planning my first trip outside of h
Is an O'Day Tempest right for me on Buzzards Bay? jfrancis100 at 1:11pm 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9922 Hi, I'm a new member and live in Mattapoisett, Ma on Buzzards Bay. I haven't sailed for a very long
Datamarine transducers shorty at 12:25pm 03.22.09 Pearson 0/3154
Has anyone towed and launched a Lancer 28 regulary? caguy at 12:12pm 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1544 Has anyone towed and launched a Lancer 28 regularly? I'm sure it is a common phenomenon, but I fina
Boom Slide Waverunner at 10:42am 03.22.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1302 Boom Traveler car will not travel all the way out. Stops about 15 inches short, can easily move car
Toggle - for a 1991 Catalina 30 Tall Rig FOB at 10:11am 03.22.09 Catalina 30 2/1685 When i purchased my boat late last summer, the transporter I used lost the original toggle that was
Support for antenna cable and masthead lights??????? jackhartjr at 8:33am 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3335 Hi folks, getting ready to put an antenna coax cable, anchor light wire and spreader light wires in
oil less Compressor for Diving Me at 7:26am 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/14906 Any one know where to get good info for using a oil less compressor for air supply to cleaning the h
Wheel Steering Conversion H27 bsavulis at 7:22am 03.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1945 I picked up an Edson binnacle recently, to convert my 75 H27 to wheel steering, has anyone out there
Is an O'Day Tempest right for me? jfrancis100 at 6:27am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1586 Hi, I'm a new member and live in Mattapoisett, Ma on Buzzards Bay. I haven't sailed for a very lon
trailer for oday 25 swing keel Uncle Bill at 5:53am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/8824 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Looking for trailer for Oday 25 Uncle Bill at 5:43am 03.22.09 Day Sailers 0/4 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Self Tacking Jib Ksarna at 5:37am 03.22.09 Catalina 30 4/3254 Does any one have or installed or used one.Im intrested in one for my 89
Lines to Cockpit Chris3704 at 10:14pm 03.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1222 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 23, with what appears to be the original running rigging, back in J
Navimatics Maps for Garmin chartplotters captain frank II at 8:06pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2339 Any body have experience using Navimatics maps in their Garmin chartplotters ? They are so much chea
'86 22 flcaptainbill at 7:59pm 03.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1287 Considering purchase of an 86 22 and have a couple of questions. 1. What is the towing weight. 2.

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3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 12:51pm 03.11.22 I was told by 3M that they reformulated in late 2018. FWIW, but this is probably in the past. It wa
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:50pm 03.11.22 I'm beginning to think the ideal LFP charger is just bulk, no absorption, and then regulate to the d
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 12:48pm 03.11.22 Have you figured this out? dj Yes. Turns out to be a long story that began 29 years ago. Too lon
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 12:43pm 03.11.22 ... Maine Sail said "Just because an alternator is striving to get to 14.4 V does not mean that hap
3m 4000 thinwater at 12:08pm 03.11.22 @thinwater Are you the author of the PS article? I always check the expiration date and my 4000UV
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 11:45am 03.11.22 Thanks JR and Kappy. Feels good to get it done.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 11:44am 03.11.22 Thank you!
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 11:43am 03.11.22 Holy Cow!
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 10:53am 03.11.22 Awesome job!
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 10:46am 03.11.22 Point taken on 5/16" chain (edited). I'm going to start out in the Caribbean, up the east coast for
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 10:14am 03.11.22 One thing to keep in mind is that any block must have the support in the correct orientation to the
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig (2) jeepbluetj at 10:07am 03.11.22 Pic of a C-30 T cockpit stolen from the internet: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/c30c
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 10:04am 03.11.22 The Correct link
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:04am 03.11.22 I have a '84 MK I Cat 30 tall rig/ bow sprit/ fin keel with the M25 and run a R/F 135 Genoa on a lak
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 10:01am 03.11.22 No, it is not a reprint. The article is current. The materials did take several years to fail. I h
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:00am 03.11.22 OK I see that in some online pics. the one I'm looking at does not have that t shape. the port and S
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 9:59am 03.11.22 A slightly more indepth video of the incident. The sailboat that was crushed was occupied at the tim
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 9:46am 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 9:45am 03.11.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig mikeracca at 9:36am 03.11.22 OK, dumb question...what would a T cockpit look like...is the top of the T a seat across theength o

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