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When to replace vs. repair sails (1) fox islander at 11:29am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 27/10955 I have a 18 year old Catalina and I assume the sails are original to the boat as they have "sails by
Bottom Paint Question Part 2 bffatcat at 10:48am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1269 Unfortunately my first post was not articulate enough. I said the bottom was down to the bare fibe
Nice job on the User Information update RECESS at 8:31am 10.19.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1872 I really like that you have the home ports and sailboat information under the users names now. It is
Winterize Hot Water Heater sailliny at 8:03am 10.19.08 Catalina 310 4/2489 Can anyone outline how to winterize the hot water heater. I assume you need to drain it. How do you
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 6/1734 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 1/1309 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 4/1627 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 6/2100 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) 1/1979 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 8/14890 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

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Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 5:58am 02.09.22 Ford has made some changes for 22. The base engine is 1.5L. The upgrade is 2.0L. From what I read, 2
The Big Move jssailem at 5:49am 02.09.22 One option to help you with tidal currents is to use a tool like DeepZoom. https://www.deepzoom.com
The Big Move jssailem at 5:39am 02.09.22 Hull Speed The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the w
Tow Vehicle Question. Parsons at 5:20am 02.09.22 I tow a Hunter 170 at 1000 pounds. I was hoping someone was towing similar weight with a new Bronco.
Hole for Mast riser pole Rick Webb at 5:14am 02.09.22 I'd not get too excited about it. It is worn from doing it's job but still looks functional. Perha
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 5:10am 02.09.22 I tow a Hunter 170 at 1000 pounds. I was hoping someone was towing similar weight with a new Bronco.
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 jssailem at 4:30am 02.09.22
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 DougM at 4:29am 02.09.22 Probably a 15 amp breaker with #14 wire and 15amp receptacles. or 20 amp breaker ,20 amp receptacles
Pop top trouble Light air at 4:16am 02.09.22 Seems like the answer is the strut lifting kit and I'll look into that today. I want to try to open
Pop top trouble ShawnL at 3:44am 02.09.22 I had issues raising mine (before installing the lift kit). It looked like no one had attempted to
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Apex at 3:29am 02.09.22 @smokey73 thanks, good feedback on the rudder stock. Foss has been contacted, and they have not bui
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 2:52am 02.09.22
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 2:46am 02.09.22
Flexing Floor Plymouth Sailor at 2:42am 02.09.22 It is easier to receive relevant help and commentary if the OP uses correct terminology. Boats do h
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 Joe at 2:35am 02.09.22 I think the safest move is to remove the switch and match it up in the store. Not much help, sorry.
The Big Move Joe at 2:24am 02.09.22 60 miles in 4 or 5 hours! That's like 12-15 mph.:clap: No, no, no, no, no. Divide by three and
ANNOUNCEMENT: One-to-one Support for your Hunter Sailboat destiny12 at 10:48pm 02.08.22 Great News. the reason is i would like more info on how to rectify the issue of using angle irons to
Adding 115 AC Tally Ho at 10:18pm 02.08.22 Just a word in abundance of caution, in another post he asked if he could plug a portable generator
Screw clamp port lights Tally Ho at 9:59pm 02.08.22 The finished product
Pearson 30 Tally Ho at 9:55pm 02.08.22 My first boat (1996 Hunter 280) had an icebox, but no refrigeration. Worked Ok, but bringing ice

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