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Catalina 22 Mast Stepping John Marrone at 4:24am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 2/2696 Okay......I am new at this and looking for some guidance on raising and lowering the mast. My 1987 C
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' (3) Emma Rose/Cal36 at 9:08pm 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 4/386 Looking for a mainsail for my Cal36. Luff 35'/Foot 13'-16'
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' Emma Rose/Cal36 at 9:02pm 06.19.21 Cal 3/1478 I am looking for a good used sail for a Call36. Luff/35'. foot/16'. OR/a used sail with a 35' luf
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ComoxSweetCaroline at 2:54pm 06.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4617 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck some
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? DScheirman at 2:52pm 06.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1029 Any current boat owner experience and/or comments about optimum location for in-hull transducers? Ge
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate Harry Fine at 12:02pm 06.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1582 Hello all. I have a 2005 Catalina 28 Mk II with a Thetford HeadMate Model 37001. I don't know if thi
So yeah, bought a sailboat... (1) Horse Opera at 9:56am 06.19.21 Day Sailers 8/1674 ... I got a DS2. '74 vintage. The price was right, and it was not far away. Some things need work, s
Install Diesel generator in the Bavaria? Kings Gambit at 8:13am 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1327
Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island Terry Cox at 7:40am 06.19.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1751 Our plan is set, sort of. Number two son and his family from Texas want to circumnavigate Fidalgo Is
Catalina 380 engine 1999 to 2000 herbwitt at 7:35am 06.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2431 I am looking at two Catalina 380s, a 1999 and a 2000. Main difference seems to be the westerbeak and
Traveler car replacement for Newport 17' Dzianko at 7:26am 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/564 Hello All, First time posting, Just curious on how replacements for traveler parts work? I have a 19
Wooden blocks for my Keel Plymouth Sailor at 1:32am 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1788 Dear Fellow Sailors: I need significant sized blocks to raise my new boat in the air as my current
Non skid sailingsoon at 6:34pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/683 So I used Pettit EZ decks on my Bristol 24. But now the surface will give anyone a FREE pedicure. H
Mast step for holder voyager 17 Jim Billington at 4:05pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/476 I owned the boat briefly, but is now returning as I had given it to an old friend who died of covid
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 3:53pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 41/3901 Or it could be the universe being against me getting my Seawind MKII ketch ready to go back in the w
1978 C & L 45' Explorer 45 - looking for data specifically the deck build Prestonrockstar at 3:25pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 2/322 Hi all, I am looking at buying a 1978 C ' L 45' Explorer 45 but can't seem to find any substantial
1987 Catalina 22 Kick Up Rudder John Marrone at 2:39pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 2/795 Looking for the best source or if there are kits that can be purchased to upgrade the rudder that ca
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) sail sfbay at 1:52pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1257 I just met a first-time sailor who purchased his first sailboat, an Island Trader Ketch 41, in Canad
23.5 mast centering baby stays while raising mast? 2bysea at 1:39pm 06.18.21 Smaller Boats 5/602 I am just buying a H23.5 and previously had a H240 that had these cool mast to deck centering rods t
Universal M4-30 Spirt34-77 at 1:31pm 06.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1242 Any suggestions for where to find a Universal M4-30 running take out, immediately? Mine just died!

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inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 4:59pm 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:33pm 02.12.25 o the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailor courtesy of @Richard19068 : 229749 It exceeds t
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 4:30pm 02.12.25 I will be very busy with work come spring time so I'm trying to knock stuff out now. Fiberglass wor
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:17pm 02.12.25 We could have a long conversation about bronze vs plastic thru-hulls. I personally would never use
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 02.12.25 229751 This is taken from the above link referring to the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailo
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards clublunasea at 3:42pm 02.12.25 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and was thinking of dropping the mast this offseason and replacing my 20 yea
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 2:53pm 02.12.25 For about $1,000 you can get a dickinson furnace with a proper chimney. https://www.amazon.com/Dic
Safety Tether Migolito at 2:09pm 02.12.25 Great replys folks thank you. I'll be setting up my Jackline AND adding some strong points along the
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 02.12.25 It doesn't seem likely that so many boats have stray current or galvanic issues. Generally the Ben
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) colemj at 1:23pm 02.12.25 I'm not doubting you on this but I'm going to have to see some authentification from the manufactur
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 1:00pm 02.12.25 This is a good alloy for that use. Not all brasses are "bad". Not all bronzes are "good". For a l
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:45pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 12:24pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 12:23pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:16pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:14pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work (2) Tally Ho at 12:12pm 02.12.25

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