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Brass plated oil lamp for salon Lenne at 8:05am 10.09.06 Big Boats 3/1345 I am looking for a replacement oil lamp for the salon of our '92 Catalina 42. It's the one that han
Mainsail is a giant rudder Don Guillette at 5:27am 10.09.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1803 I thought about this when I read Pat H (Kingston, Canada)who said that the main goes out while round
How close Ron10127 at 4:46am 10.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1271 to the wind is close for the average sail boat? Lets say a 28' with a fin keel and then a 28' with a
Getting Her use to sailing Windwalker at 8:53am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1926 The admiral and I went out sailing on a lake this weekend with very good winds (15 knots gusting to
How do you side tie your boat to the dock ahoy2you at 9:40am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 7/9400 I am new to sailing. Can someone please tell me the best way to side-tie a boat to the dock? Have
New T-track paphman at 9:06am 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/915 I want to replace the 4 foot t-track with a 6 foot piece on both sides of the boat. The starboard si
Replacement hatches Rollyn Trueblood at 10:01am 10.09.06 Other Sailboats 2/1171 Whose website should I consult to find replacement hatches for my son's Ericson 27. We are concerned
Decorating my new (used) Hunter Vision hunterjana at 11:22am 10.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1086 We are closing on a 32'Hunter Vision in a week or so, and we can't wait to get it all ready! I have
New Cutless Bearing chrisferro at 11:55am 10.09.06 Seidelmann 2/1743 Has anybody changed their cutless bearing? How much did it cost, both for parts and labor? Has any
your $.02 please bestfriend at 12:01pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1081 Here's the specs: LOA 35.8, LWL 29.11, Beam 12.5, 11243 displacement, 4078 ballast, 49.25 mast, 530
Just something to take the chill out of the air Ron Dupuis at 12:48pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2206 Sailing in Southern California we hardly need more than a little something to take the chill out of
Hiking Stick on 22 Mark II Rik19504 at 1:28pm 10.09.06 Smaller Boats 2/1161 We have owned several sail boats and all had combing that you could sit on and hike out. We have a n
Water Comin In ! yks Rascal9289 at 12:56pm 10.09.06 Day Sailers 4/1074 This was my first year with my 1986 ODay 23. To see what she could do, I sailed her hard and found*
rigging frank at 1:33pm 10.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/995 80 years old and dumb enough to buy a l6! catermarn............how do i dorigging wires.help
GPS Speed vs Speedo David Ochoa at 2:54pm 10.09.06 Big Boats 6/1267 I've had my speed transducer pulled for the last 2 1/2 years ( got tired of keeping it clean) and be
Mac 26S Genoa Size? SeacretSailor at 3:09pm 10.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1192 I want to buy a "pre-owned" 130% or 150% hank-on Genoa for my 26S and have spent some time on the in
Ocean Sailing Wayne at 3:12pm 10.09.06 Big Boats 9/1448 I eventually want to sail from America to Australia via Haweii. I have done some ocean sailing here
Questions about multi-ban radios Bill Ogilvie at 4:15pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1475 I recently noticed that multi-band marine VHF radios are available. Some offer receive on aircraft
A question for the "kite flyers" Blue Heeler at 6:18pm 10.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/900 I'm interested to hear from those of you that fly spinnakers ....... do you prefer the straight forw
Baffles in Fuel Tank? Mike McKendy at 9:29pm 10.07.06 Big Boats 9/2092 I have the metal fuel tank on my '94 Legend 37.5. I want to install an access plate on the tank so

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Covid-19 Vaccination (1) rgranger at 7:04am 05.14.21 This is essentially a repressive approach which almost certain to generate resistance to being iden
Bridge Clearance (1) sail sfbay at 6:45am 05.14.21 Welcome to the forum!! Bridge clearance (BC) is the distance from a boat's waterline to the highest
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack JimSails at 6:05am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wat
Vakaros Atlas Apex at 5:57am 05.14.21 @Jackdaw Just found out Slippery is now running the Atlas, so I will get to try it out this weekend
H23.5 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.14.21 You need to do the hunter bump. Trying to pull the bow to the chick, most people do not realize as
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 5:41am 05.14.21 Except if you think about the timing of this change, we are entering into warm weather season. If yo
Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 5:40am 05.14.21 Another jump in cases is immanent. It happens every time some government tries to loosen the restr
Mast thickness? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:37am 05.14.21 Ron is correct about exposed threads inside the mast will cut lines and wires. Hunter avoided that
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 5:27am 05.14.21 Perfect Peggie. Thank you. I'll give him a call. Roger
Using a trolling motor on small boat bgstar19 at 5:17am 05.14.21 I use an older 12-volt Minnkota 48LB thrust trolling motor on my Macgregor 26S for electric-only la
Lateral Keel Deflection Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 05.14.21 Marine survey would be in order if serious
Check your Standing Rigging Folks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 05.14.21 @CrispyCringle MANY THANKS FOR THIS POST. VERY MUCH WELCOMED. Dave Condon
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:50am 05.14.21 Sent private message to poster. I have questions but a photo of the transom would help and any wate
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light (1) Jacksail at 4:45am 05.14.21 You mean this light? http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf Thanks
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice Davidasailor26 at 4:36am 05.14.21
Mooring - Boat to Bouy RoyS at 4:35am 05.14.21 The video above explains why whenever I rent a mooring while coastal cruising, I find the mooring br
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 4:32am 05.14.21 Thats looking great!
Bulb replacement in original 2001 310 Deck Light KZW at 4:28am 05.14.21 No, that is the deck light/steaming light. The anchor light is at the top of the mast and radiates 3
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. RoyS at 4:25am 05.14.21 Those goofy temperature sensors often use a brass stud with a groove to hold a push on wire terminal
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness wsconner at 4:21am 05.14.21 Just a quick update.. shaved off one thread from end of shaft and that fixed the binding problem. T

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