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Electrical Problme summerwind at 10:47am 07.19.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1220 Folks,After a nice afternoon sail on Buzzards Bay I came in and discovered a strange electrical pr
Garmin GPS 76cs chelsabella at 10:52am 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1352 Having a hard time figuring out how to set the Drag Anchor feature. Anyone help on how to set it
MacGregor Original Equipment Winch (1) dancing bear at 10:56am 07.19.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1013 Attached is the diagram and parts list for my 1986 MacGregor 25 Keel Winch. I hope someone finds th
Help with my Compass. Dan Dallas at 1:54pm 07.19.07 Smaller Boats 2/1291 My compass on my Catalina 25 needs fluid added. What do I use? Is this possible?
Advice in purchasing a 25' sailboat... Alan7219 at 12:03pm 07.19.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1627 I'm relatively new to sailing and have been looking at Hunter 25 and Catalina 25. Most sailing woul
3/8" Gudgeon catsailor13190 at 11:43am 07.19.07 Catalina 22 0/1362 I found a great deal on gudgeons. I ordered Monday evening and my new gudgeons arrived Thursday. T
Sliding hatch cover question Joyce13081 at 10:08pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/899 I'd like to prop up the sliding lexan and fiberglass cover while we're at anchor for more headroom a
The day after Capn Pete at 9:45pm 07.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1359 As my wife used to say when (as a teenager) she got disciplined after staying out partying to late,
Keek bolts Question Bob Fox at 10:20pm 07.17.07 Other Sailboats 2/930 Has anyone had their keel bolts checked.I have a 32 year old boat with a cast Iron keel. I have no
Model identification...Marston Plastics...GD O'Day wfender at 10:53pm 07.17.07 Day Sailers 0/1280 Hello,I am trying to identify my sailboat. The Hull plate reads Marscot Plastics Fall River Mass GD
Spreader Boot Rob at 11:42pm 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2874 Does anyone know why most retailers are not selling rubber/pvc spreader boots? Most of what I see a
wood paneling stuart22320 at 11:55pm 07.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1488 hi, i'm redoing the insid of my 85 mac. the previous owner had small screws holding up the plywood i
Sailing Video-Just for fun PrincessoftheLake at 1:03am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1105 Below is a link to a video I posted on You Tube. It's nothing fancy. No music, not titles, no fanc
Sailing Video-Just for fun PrincessoftheLake at 1:08am 07.18.07 Big Boats 10/987 Below is a link to a video I posted on You Tube. It's nothing fancy. No music, no titles, no fancy t
How to take off fwd bomar hatch cover off ?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:46am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 3/4033 The plexi/lexan on the forward bomar hatch cover (over V-berth) has finally broken (there were numer
Ruder post leak on 1983 catalina 30 greg17887 at 2:02am 07.18.07 Catalina 30 0/1231 I have a 1983 Catalina I live in the PNW when it rains water runs around the lazarette cover and to
Ruder post leak on 1983 catalina 30 greg17887 at 1:55am 07.18.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2050 I have a 1983 Catalina I live in the PNW when it rains water runs around the lazarette cover and to
halyards ...?? bobcat17801 at 1:52am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1248 I am presently replacing all halyards, sheets, and lines on my 1981 catalina 30 standard rig. My qu
H260 swing keel Joe at 2:14am 07.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2207 Consider a Hunter 260 trailer sailboat.We live on south long island, where some areas are very sha
Helm Seat Second Wind21298 at 2:20am 07.18.07 Big Boats 6/1660 I would like to install a helm seat onto my existing helm seat so that under power I can relax in a

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Asymm Spinnaker bmccormick at 7:43am 09.20.21
mast damage at attachment point sail sfbay at 7:40am 09.20.21 Ditto rgranger .......ditto on installing a mast sleeve after cutting the damaged bottom section off
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 09.20.21 It's recommended to use tinned copper wiring in boats to avoid corrosion but it's not absolutely nec
Mystery electrical switch Don S/V ILLusion at 7:36am 09.20.21 I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who ask questions like this and then disappear with n
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 sail sfbay at 7:34am 09.20.21 Have you tried carefully popping off the lens to access the hidden screws? I have similar ones on my
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts (1) joelm100 at 7:31am 09.20.21 @joelm100 now that you have opened up that space what are you going to do with it? Just wondering w
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 (1) chriscampbell at 7:29am 09.20.21 Might check here: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com) and might have to remove the lens first. Can you
C80 to E80 (1) sail sfbay at 7:25am 09.20.21 Does the manual help? I had a E80 on my 2004 Hunter 386 at the helm and my Hunter 46 has a E120 at
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? Br3nt at 7:23am 09.20.21 I'd offer but Sail SFBay beat me to it! You might be interested in Island Yacht Club's Women's Sail
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 sail sfbay at 7:21am 09.20.21 Might check here: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com) and might have to remove the lens first. Can you
Resource Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 09.20.21 The Boat Galley is a blog and podcast with excellent stories, information and how to's. The woman th
Asymm Spinnaker Davidasailor26 at 7:06am 09.20.21
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) DeniseO30 at 7:04am 09.20.21 This must be a taboo topic lol :banghead:
New to me needs some work (advice) Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 09.20.21 There's some outstanding advise in this thread. I will add the following We use baking soda, water
Can anyone id this boat? (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 09.20.21 If it has a hull identification number (HIN), usually on the upper starboard transom and often conce
Anyone Seen or made a hard top for the 25 / 26? instead of the canvas cover? (1) sail sfbay at 6:43am 09.20.21 Are you talking about a "pop top" as shown in the photo below? Some interesting discussion in this
170 Under Main Only sail sfbay at 6:39am 09.20.21 Using only the mainsail will reduce your speed, but it should make your boat easier to handle, tack
Steering drain through hull jonelli at 6:32am 09.20.21 The anchor locker has the same one. I know that one leaks a little. But it is far less often under w
Asymm Spinnaker (1) sail sfbay at 6:25am 09.20.21 Learn something new everyday...........is a blooper is flown to augment a spinnaker as shown below?
5200 or West Epoxy Project_Mayhem at 5:37am 09.20.21 Another tip -- If you hate the typical boat battery straps, replace it with a ratchet strap. So much

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