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deck hardware for rigging halyards to cockpit Chris Coombs at 2:23pm 09.06.08 Smaller Boats 6/2292 Looking for a little advice on how to set up my Cat 22 Main and Jib Halyard so that I can raise and
Maximum outboard for 26S San Juan Sailor at 1:37pm 09.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2311 I recently purchased a 26S that has an older 15 hp Johnson. The motor is actually lighter than curre
Riding Out Hanna Aboard Bad Obsession at 1:19pm 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2117 Well, I had decided to riade Hanna out aboard my Catalina 30 at the dock to make sure things went ok
rOnDAYvous 09 Scott On Eagles Wings at 11:45am 09.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1192 Hello Mike C. are you out there? I know this is hard to belive but we are booking our vacation for
upper gudgeon access dlewis812 at 10:58am 09.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1312 just replaced bottom gudgeon; would like to replace top. cant' find access to back plate on the top
Great sailing movie - Deep Water Kelly at 10:19am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1516 I know there's been some discussion here about movies but wanted to pass along one that I just saw t
Roller Furling ID Help... BaySailerBill at 8:46am 09.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1214 Hi Guys, I know I don't own an Oday anymore, but I've learned tp rely on your knowledge to help m
Something fun for the sailing wardrobe rfrye1 at 8:40am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1257 I saw this in my latest Lats ' Atts magazine. Kinda fun and unique. ThoughtnI'd share it with the cr
Scull-Fin Sail Kit Rob McClain at 7:25am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2060 Does anyone have experience with the "Scully-Fin" sail kit for use on an inflatable dinghy? It was
Adhesives regor-123 at 7:04am 09.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1107 After removing the teak and refinishing, what kind, if any adhesive/sealant is used between the wood
Motor mount Cap'n Ron at 8:17pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1203 The wooden motor mount on my 22' Macgregor snapped in two this weekend, (Motor running at full throt
h40.5 Screen @ main hatch Capn Grumpy at 7:14pm 09.05.08 Big Boats 17/2783 We NEED a main hatch screen in northern Wisconsin. Am currently using a weighted soft screen. It i
Hooking up or leaving a tight mooring with a side wind. caguy at 5:01pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2808 This came up this weekend as a large motor cruiser tried to moor up single handed. While he tried to
1993 26S Centerboard Question cscott at 2:36pm 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1544 After loading my 1993 26S onto the trailor, I noticed that the leading edge of the rear of the cente
1969 23' Ericson Project Pirate_Property at 2:25pm 09.05.08 Ericson 0/1993 Hey all, I am excited to say, I have just entered into a partial ownership on a 69 Ericson 23. My bu
Beneteau 321 cutless bearing replacement Telis at 11:43am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4096 I need to replace cutless bearing on my Beneteau Oceanis 321 and need information how to replace it.
adjustable outhaul walt at 11:36am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2023 I used an adjustable outhaul on a windsurfer for years and it makes a big difference. I have a loose
Skip Allan's Wildflower JoshGray at 10:16am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3401 Some of you may be familiar with Skip Allan. He's an offshore sailboat racer with a penchant for win
GUDGEON REPLACEMENT dlewis812 at 10:13am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1709 getting ready to replace my bottom gudgeon on cat 25. anything special need to know?
distance between mooring balls walt at 9:40am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3770 Last year, the small marina at the lake I sail at put in some rental mooring balls. Im not sure how

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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
After the storm blows thru Roland5048 at 4:15pm 01.29.22 I dream of the day our boat is moored/slipped in waters that can be sailed year round. Well, from
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Ward H at 4:06pm 01.29.22 Can't help to wonder what else is being downloaded with that PDF file.
After the storm blows thru Ward H at 4:05pm 01.29.22 I had a taste of winter sailing a few years ago and loved it. Unfortunately, our marina requires ha

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