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Swing keel winch Miguel16111 at 10:57pm 01.04.08 Catalina 22 21/4534 I have a question in relation t the swing keel's winch. We bought a Catalina 22 MK II recently, in p
Catalina 22 Line Sizes LPScott62 at 11:08pm 01.04.08 Catalina 22 26/14112 I'm replacing all the rope lines on my 1979 Catalina 22 -Does any one on this forum know of a listi
Right equipment helps Coast Guard rescue sailboat Allan R at 1:18am 01.05.08 Ask All Sailors 57/3684 The Coast Guard Cutter Farallon rescued the crew of a 37-foot sailboat after they lost steering and
replacing a mast Greg at 1:52am 01.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/2712 Having prepared everything I had in my mind for our Gulfstream crossing and sailing to the Bahamas I
reefing my main Raymond Milavsky at 3:21am 01.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 29/1885 I just recently bought my boat and I am trying to understand my reefing system. It is a single line
Comparing Sailing Characteristics of a 240 to a 260 Bob Fliegel at 9:14am 01.05.08 Smaller Boats 5/961 I would like to know if the H240 sails a lot more tender then the H260.I was looking at the "Owner
Replace Tachometer on 89 Cat 30 Russ at 9:18am 01.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1309 Hello to all, A couple of months ago the boat was struck by lightning ruining the depth sou
Anchor locker leak Jim D at 9:49am 01.05.08 Big Boats 45/4017 I went to the boat today and I found some water in the V-birth storage area. I have two openings bel
Need Lifeline Stantion & Base Dick Dixon at 10:51am 01.05.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1264 I'm in need of a 1" tapered lifeline stantion and accompanying base for my Kirie Elite 37. Approxim
Cat rigged boat John at 7:33pm 01.05.08 Ask All Sailors 31/6161 One of the books my wife gave me for Christmas is "How to Sail Around the World" by Hal Roth. I foun
sailboat and powerboat Barry Gallas at 11:21pm 01.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2185 I want a sailboat, my wife wants a powerboat. I recently found out about the MacGregor, which seems
First race of the winter season Mr.Ernie at 1:25am 01.06.08 Smaller Boats 1/879 Did you ever have a day that, in hind site, you realize was created just for your crew and boat and
Purchase Advice on 1996 Oceanis 321 Harold18495 at 1:12am 01.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2828 I am considering purchasing a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 321 that looks to have been well maintained. I
trim tabs Mark Steiger at 5:09am 01.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1087 Has anyone used trim tabs on a Mac 26x? It seems the boat would plane under power better if you cou
Oven Parts paul4424 at 7:01am 01.06.08 S2 1/1557 A year ago I re-purchased a 1982 S2 9C which I had sold in 1996. I am unable to heat up the oven, a
SSB antennas John D.12763 at 6:44am 01.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/957 Since we have no backstay has anyone tried using a shroud with an insulated dipole antenna such as t
Fake plastic cabin sole laminate in rolls. Where to buy? brobins75 at 5:25am 01.06.08 Ask All Sailors 25/4574 Ive been searching all over the web. I need to replace my sole. The plywood is ok, its the veneer
lifelines jay cramer at 7:28am 01.06.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/958 am replacing lifelines, are the lower ones crimped in to a stanchion about halfway back from the bow
spinnaker size recommendations karmaf16 at 7:35am 01.06.08 Big Boats 7/2998 I have the opportunity to acquire a slightly used asymmetric spinnaker and sock. It is a great valu
Excessive anode degradation in marina tuddy at 8:44am 01.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4258 I have had my Oceanis 311 for 4 years, and change the shaft anode annually. Three months ago I start

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The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Phil Herring at 9:48pm 09.21.21 Thanks for sharing this, Will, it's a wonderful tribute. Your father was clearly a remarkable man.
Filler material for teak MikeHoncho at 9:40pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end o
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:32pm 09.21.21 Jim - so the Dometic ECD - is it a basic drop in to your existing system? Yes, mine was fairly eas
Tachometer suddenly stops....... Stu Jackson at 8:35pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... coul
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 7:58pm 09.21.21 Hey Greg.. I do the same. What can I say, I enjoy fixing her up! I'll put her to bed, only to be
Tachometer suddenly stops....... sesmith at 7:56pm 09.21.21 Assuming you have in-line switches to to the solar panels, turn off the panels when that happens, an
Tachometer suddenly stops....... jssailem at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Greg. Not sure how you have the wiring. Here is what Balmar says about wiring the Tach. Install WHI
Seventeen Years and Out! Terry Cox at 7:00pm 09.21.21 Purchased our boat in 2002. She has taken us on many extended cruises all over PNW waters. She is so
Filler material for teak DArcy at 7:00pm 09.21.21 I just did this with the method Dave laid out except I had a LOT of teak sawdust from making plugs f
ground wire in mast DArcy at 6:36pm 09.21.21 Is your mast deck stepped or keel stepped? Mine is keel stepped and I use ring terminals on a termin
Seventeen Years and Out! Ralph Johnstone at 6:30pm 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ... Hi Drew ...............................
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 6:03pm 09.21.21 If you want a spar made suggest RigRite.
Keel Mast Plate Replacement (5) BigDream at 5:53pm 09.21.21 Hey thanks for the welcome and the reply... I have a book called "sandbag" which has a bunch of good
Seventeen Years and Out! heritage at 5:01pm 09.21.21 Don't go cold turkey, just go small. https://images.app.goo.gl/zBAidf2mHNPiQika8
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 4:52pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... could
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:50pm 09.21.21 in side the mast
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:45pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wiri
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:23pm 09.21.21 I bought a "replacement" Dometic unit for the main cabin a/c on my now sold Hunter 41DS. It was far
Filler material for teak dlochner at 4:21pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end of
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Tally Ho at 4:12pm 09.21.21

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