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More Power shaunh at 7:55am 10.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1279 Recently went out through Cape Cod Canal to Cape Cod Bay along the Plymouth coast into very strong N
Sail Shape Question KFLOATER at 7:53am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1733 My Hunter 216 has a topping lift line ( no backstay). The boat seems to sail faster with the line t
h216 Topping Lift Line Question KFLOATER at 7:44am 10.19.08 Smaller Boats 1/1308 Any thoughts about relaxing my topping lift line on my H216 to flatten the sail. It seems when I "r
Water Heater Placement joefusa at 7:31am 10.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1626 putting in a 6 gallon seaward water heater and looking for optional locations. the two i'm consideri
Getting abandoned boats Justin63 at 2:07am 10.19.08 Lancer 10/2862 So those of us in San Diego have noticed by now, that Anchorage 8 is finally no more. I know that th
Minor electrical issue here... Justin63 at 1:57am 10.19.08 Lancer 6/2099 So I'm scratching my head on this one; I bought one of those computer theater system type setups, th
Has Anyone Ever ....................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1943 .................... figured out how to inflate those cheap no name fenders without filler valves ?
replacement rudder 25ft Oday smg522 at 7:41pm 10.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1936 Had a great day sailing and my rudder snapped off. Managed to get it repaired by a fibreglass techni
Need to know where the holes go on new rudder (4) v3n0m at 6:03pm 10.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1214 I was hoping someone has done this before and saved the measurements on where the holes are to be
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:11pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
Why can't you view ads by brand? agaliha at 3:30pm 10.18.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1978 I used to be able to look at the gear ads by boat brand (Beneteau, etc.) Now all the ads come up at
Wild Ride in Catalina Rick D at 1:40pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1941 The Admiral and I went to Cat Harbor for a week in order to refocus off our dwindling assets and the
Alternator "smart regulators" for hunter430 rwblocker at 1:14pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1809 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the standard two 8D flooded house batteries and a isolated starter bat
Winterizing Jabsco Head Buena Vela at 11:27am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/14889 I have a boat which is new to me and have never winterized a Jabsco head before, I wonder if anyone
Bottom Paint Question bffatcat at 11:24am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1304 When I bought my boat 9 years ago It had several layers of old blue epoxy bottom paint on it I sande
Passage 450 Rudder Charliepapa at 9:10am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1579 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with relatively low hours - 900 on it. There is some play in the rudder po
Who's got the biggest, (heaviest) trailerable boat? okawbow at 8:18am 10.18.08 Trailer Sailors 51/40644 I've been thinking about a bigger sailboat; but wondering how big is too big to trailer. I only live
Splicing Rope AllenF at 8:12am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2290 OK...I've heard that there's no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people who ask question
Waste System Fittings John T1594 at 7:29am 10.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2026 Peggy - I saw your reply to the post about a cracked holding tank fitting. You recommended using an

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Hole for Mast riser pole twalker H260 at 5:18pm 02.08.22 Looks like it has been replaced or repaired once already. The reinforcement on the 260 wraps a m
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 5:18pm 02.08.22 I'm looking at the all new 2022. I drove a 90s Bronco that would tow a house.
Tow Vehicle Question. sail sfbay at 5:14pm 02.08.22 I towed ~4,500 lbs (tandem axel trailer and a 21 ft Correct Craft Sport Nautique ski boat) for years
Adding 115 AC Ralph Johnstone at 5:09pm 02.08.22 Had you ever had a noise complaint while at anchor or were you the complainer? ;) Nah, I usually
Hole for Mast riser pole shemandr at 4:52pm 02.08.22 I don't understand the system but water that gets in the opening could create problems in the deck s
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:16pm 02.08.22 And this ends this thread, Thanks to all that answered.
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:15pm 02.08.22 Check out this suggestion. From Ward H: this thread has me thinking about buying a Honda generator f
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 4:02pm 02.08.22 JVISS: "In addition, based on the questions the OP asks, and the lack off knowledge about this topic
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 4:00pm 02.08.22 The riser pole is the gin pole for rising the mast.
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:52pm 02.08.22 Wish I could.
Adding 115 AC jviss at 3:50pm 02.08.22 My view - just savor the sweat. It's not so bad, and a swim in the morning after coffee is so much
Adding 115 AC Ward H at 3:46pm 02.08.22 Noise really travels on the water. Still........... this thread has me thinking about buying a Hond
Hole for Mast riser pole shemandr at 3:42pm 02.08.22 I guess I'll say yes. But I'm not sure if you mean for winter layup or year round. I'm not sure wh
Adding 115 AC NCBrew at 3:35pm 02.08.22 I usually anchor very far from other boats.:beer: Ralph: Had you ever had a noise complaint while
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 02.08.22 Wow. That'd be a bit big for a Catalina 27. But it'd certainly be an interesting install. :) Based
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? DianaOfBurlington at 2:56pm 02.08.22 Is there any significant advantage to rope clutches over jam cleats for this halyard application? R
Shower drain (1) Growl at 2:53pm 02.08.22
Winter Cruising Question colb218 at 2:35pm 02.08.22 Great pictures. Sounds like the outing was a lot of fun for all. You packed a lot of experiences in
Seek Advice 1980 Hunter 37C: Do I need to add another halyard? (1) Brazil at 2:34pm 02.08.22 If you are running a spinnaker halyard through a block on one of the two bails on the masthead cran
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 2:21pm 02.08.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.

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