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Catalina 30 TRBS: 155 vs. 135 genoa Bob Moretti at 2:21pm 09.18.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/5451 Don,Your posting on the various genoa sizes you've used on your boat got me thinking about mine.
Arr!! Its International Talk Like a Pirate Day! PrincessoftheLake at 5:14pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1380 Ahoy and Avast there me mateys! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day!Scrape the barnacle
Yanmar 1gm Transmission [need help finding one] Foreverunstopable at 5:24pm 09.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 Hello, this is my first time posting and I have to say this is a great site! I've been able to get b
Single-line reefing problem Bob F at 3:26pm 09.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2812 When reefing on my 1998 H376 (single line reef), the tack of the sail pulls tight, but the clew does
Endine Shut down Aldi at 2:53pm 09.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1078 1. I just did a hose line upgrade to the engine. Last sunday we took the boat out and about 30 mi
Spiders in the Gelcoat Hugh Gallagher at 2:48pm 09.18.07 Catalina 22 2/1317 Just purchased a 73 catalina 22. The hull is in good shape but there is a band of gelcoat crazing 36
Stanchion repair....... frank balcer at 8:20pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2665 Morning all! I am getting ready to remove and then rebed my life line stanchions and bow and stern p
Life imitates sailing Deadline at 9:08pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/705 Metaphors ' colloquialismsAgainst the tideAll ahead fullAll hands on deckBacking and fillingBa
Water muffler George at 9:14pm 09.16.07 Catalina 30 2/1287 I have a leaking muffler water box. How can it be repaired ?
noisy companionway hatch Kev matheson at 10:48pm 09.16.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1323 The hatch cover is very noisy when slid open or closed.and is badly wearing away the gel coat where
What is AGM 354 coaxial cable? Rich L at 10:55pm 09.16.07 Smaller Boats 5/1156 I have a 1995 H26 and pulled my VHF coaxial connector off the wire when I lowered the mast (bet I do
H33.5 owners how do you handle this? (1) tcbro at 11:21pm 09.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 12/1207 My boat is aft-in in my slip. We do not have floating docks here so I cross my stern lines. The H33.
Annapolis Boat show G15876 at 10:40pm 09.16.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1539 We are considering heading toward Annapolis for the boat show in a few weeks. Been hoping to get dow
Anchor Weight Question Magothy Boy at 12:09am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 97/6639 Hey FolksI friend of mine gave me a Suncor stainless steel CQR anchor. Nice friend! It is labele
Racing with in mast furling Syversens at 12:17am 09.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1426 Hi All, I'v been playing with the thought of racing my 361... it would be in the free for all class
pre-inspection Don Crowther at 12:30am 09.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/857 I'm looking for someone who would be intersted in doing a pre-inspection on a couple of hunter 31's.
Nice N Easy - Chef Pass - Rigolets info (1) GuyH at 12:51am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/967 I brought my boat back to Lake Pontchartrain from Pensacola this weekend. As you know, the Hwy 90 br
Cutting hole in hull ... what bit? flyhop at 1:21am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1549 I am replacing raw water intake thru-hull and ball valve properly. PO had a simple Marelon ball val
Is safety an accident? SailboatOwners.com at 2:06am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2330 Sailing is a relatively safe activity but how hard do you try to prevent possible accidents?Do you
Hit something SEADANCE at 3:12am 09.17.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1840 Hi guys and gals,Have a question because I am still frazzled by this. We were motoring thru the Ba

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Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 11:03am 07.26.21 Here's a photo of connecting another line to your anchor rode and running it back to your jib sheet
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? shemandr at 10:47am 07.26.21 I'd prefer the tall rig with the fin keel too. Or the shorter rig with the shoal keel. But this se
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? cb32863 at 10:41am 07.26.21 You can look up your base PHRF value here, Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing. How well you will do mat
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link Ed Caldwell at 10:34am 07.26.21 And there it is! Proper Prop thread just popped into the Recent Activity list, but with no replies,
Adventures in anchoring Bob S at 10:30am 07.26.21 I had a similar instance with my C30 but I didn't have a windlass. I had 4' rolling waves to boot. I
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link kappykaplan at 10:13am 07.26.21 I get the same message. Tks.
Boats at the lake justsomeguy at 10:06am 07.26.21 When the spinnakers came out, the music just seemed to get better. I have yet to fly the chute on AO
1986 Fixed Keel Material Gene Neill at 9:57am 07.26.21 Cool boat, very rare! Her draft is too deep for where we sail, but if anyone wants a C22 to keep in
Adventures in anchoring BarryL at 9:57am 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the bo
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm buddy0 at 9:57am 07.26.21 Ouch! In 2019 I paid $713, including tax, from Deatons in Oriental. I don't have the part number.
Adventures in anchoring dlochner at 9:41am 07.26.21 Install a chain stopper. This will hold the chain while you are retrieving it and prevent the chain
Adventures in anchoring thinwater at 9:37am 07.26.21 Autopilot does not generally help (my last boat was a 34-foot cat). You are going too slow and the
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:25am 07.26.21 I'm not sure there is another technique that you could have used in that situation. The lesson, I
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis (1) DougM at 9:24am 07.26.21 Totally different Panel. Must be a French built 343, and requirements were different
Suggestion for drain hole in anchor locker Don S/V ILLusion at 9:22am 07.26.21
Adventures in anchoring Sailor Sue at 9:11am 07.26.21 A question first - given your description, why on earth would anyone want to anchor there? That be
Relocation/Sea Strainer/Fuel Filter etc? sail sfbay at 9:11am 07.26.21 At first glance I do not see any problem relocating your coolant expansion tank and primary fuel fil
Adventures in anchoring justsomeguy at 9:10am 07.26.21 Trip line? Might need to drill...
Catalina 22 being parted out? Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 07.26.21 need a mainsail fiddle block system.....Catalina Direct backordered I have a Harken fiddle block m
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 9:06am 07.26.21 JuPSDuS3UiA -Will

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