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Sail inventory dale17781 at 7:36am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1843 We sail our 1984 C-22 on Lake Ontario. I am woundering what most C-22 sailors have for their sail i
Need a length of the halyard for Catalina 30 tall rig. Ken13531 at 7:01am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 27/11816 I received a gift certificate from Santa to be used at a local boat store.They have a good selectio
Re-running wires to mast Lee Scott at 8:43am 01.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1150 I've just replaced the starboard chainplate bulkhead in my new '87 C-27. (And I did a mighty fine jo
Rudder Cheek Block Bob Gump at 9:05am 01.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 47/4304 Shortly after leaving the launch ramp I lost rudder control.... The cheek block on the rudder castle
Dinghy Seat Conversion Marc14857 at 9:13am 01.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1593 My dinghy is a West Marine by (Zodiac) SB-4 which is the equivilent of the Zodiac S285. The only re
Can anybody post a diagram of a Maxwell 20 (not 20A) winch Mickey84H34 at 9:44am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1186 I have 2 maxwell 20 winches (not 20A as shown on the Hunterowners Web) and it appears that a bushing
distilled alcohol, or ??? alan5491 at 9:57am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1450 Hello everybody, im a newbie to the site here and have what I hope isnt a blatant stupid question f
NJ CHERUBINI HUNTER SAIL-IN jcherubini at 10:15am 01.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1118 Yes, it is time to plan an event, and here is the suggestion.As far as I know there has not been a
Alternator upgrade Eric Corkum at 10:14am 01.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1176 Anyone have experience installing a 150AMP or larger alternator on 473 with Westerbeke engine?
The other kind of stuffing box Stevep at 10:04am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1455 Hi all -- I am about to try to change the packing in my stuffing box. The stuffing box is the kind
What holds rudder up. Rob Haas at 11:02am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2414 Steering arm sits on top of Rudder packing gland causing excessive tightening of gland. Packing glan
How 'bout a new sailing video from the Deep South? Dick Dixon at 11:41am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1068 With a little time on my hands this week, I finally put together a video of our May 2007 sail along
Atomic 4 issue Aldi at 3:15pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1334 my Catalina 27 has an Atomic 4 late model in. I went ahead and purchased a spacer that you can fit b
Companionway Door Construction Question Bob at 12:54pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 31/3413 I would like to build companionway doors for my brothers Catalina 30. I have a basic knowledge and s
Cutlass bearing damage cmedsailor at 9:14pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1007 The cutlass bearing of my Beneteau 361 was damaged and unfortunately I must move the boat into the w
Are You Sailing seadaddler at 8:56pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 33/1646 I saw the deep south sailing video and sure made me warm upwhile I am stuck up here in the cold nor
main halyard cheek block Justin_NSA at 12:40am 01.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1661 Has anyone relocated the cheek block at the top of the mast to the port side? I'm planning on runni
Zinc or Aluminum??? MoonSailer at 3:07am 01.02.08 Ask All Sailors 14/960 My boat is in freshwater. At the end of summer I noticed that my zinc on my prop shaft was almost 1
Antique/Classic Wooden yachts Farnsworth at 3:49am 01.02.08 Ask All Sailors 45/2703 Can any of you cognoscenti yacht experts recommend a classic wooden boat for me to consider purchasi
Cal 36 engine v-drive Jim at 1:37am 01.02.08 Cal 8/3051 Does any Cal 36 or Cal 40 owners have a diesel with a v-drive installation? I want to replace my At

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To Drill or Not to Drill? JamesG161 at 2:03pm 08.11.21 Thanks for the info. I plan to use something in the bottom of that Anchor Closet to prevent pluggag
Profurl C320 furling line size dmax at 1:44pm 08.11.21 Thanks Stu - I'll go with 3/8" and 1 1/2 turns.
wing on wing sailing JRacer at 1:42pm 08.11.21 You might find this informative: Preventer rigging (oceancruisingclub.org) Also the accident repor
Profurl C320 furling line size Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 08.11.21 I use 3/8" on my ProFurl LCI32 system. Works just fine, reasonable "hand," no coring required. Jus
looking to upsize!? bgstar19 at 1:37pm 08.11.21 Hey cheeseNcrackers: I hope you have luck finding your next boat. Are you planning on selling your
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 1:16pm 08.11.21 Howdy fellas.. just a check in, to say I never did hear anything yet on what kind of boat she is...
To Drill or Not to Drill? Jake N Eggs at 1:15pm 08.11.21 I have an 06 33 on Lake Ontario. I don't anchor much so I have the anchor, rode and short chain tied
H23.5 sliding hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 1:12pm 08.11.21 Wood screws were used to secure the teak handle by screwing them from the inside upward using oval h
wing on wing sailing markwbird at 12:19pm 08.11.21 Pay attention. That's really it. Even with a preventor you do not want to round up
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 12:04pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: G
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 11:57am 08.11.21 Why does your force vector for the lower shroud not align with the shroud? It's the combined force
wing on wing sailing jssailem at 11:23am 08.11.21 Every rig is a little different and you need to accommodate the rig you have. You also need to manag
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? sailingdeac at 10:51am 08.11.21 No, the back of the refrig compartment is solid... no openings there or to left or right.
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 10:32am 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool:
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD)
Prop Specs Daddio417 at 10:29am 08.11.21 I have the same boat with the same engine, fewer hours. I have the original two blade prop and mak
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:11am 08.11.21 I've ran a few wires through the conduit you're referring to. A SeatalkNG cable and more recently an
Rig tuning physics (1) Tedd at 10:03am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) o
wing on wing sailing jeepbluetj at 9:54am 08.11.21 I find it quite difficult to keep the jib stable without a whisker pole in the typical light SoCal w
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay Mike216 at 9:48am 08.11.21 I have a 216 with the stock furling jib setup. It is easy for me to install the forestay if I loose

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