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Righting after capsize. Bob at 10:16am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1286 I am not a really experienced sailor, so as I continue to experiment with stronger winds and gustier
Fleet 9 event dtsails at 9:31am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 0/883 We're trying to get a few Catalina 22's out for a Fleet 9 daysail out of Redwood City in South San F
Bladder Holding Tanks Jerry at 9:24am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 4/1718 Can anyone confirm that the 1983 Pearson 303 was equipped with a ridged or bladder type holding tank
Lightning Protection roan at 9:23am 10.17.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1431 I have just acquired a new H 33 and found out that Hunter does not supply any lightning protection o
Help !!! Mystic 26 Tom Logan at 8:35am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/856 This boat was listed as a Mystic 26. All my research comes up empty and their not sure. Does ANYBODY
Slap Silencer Ken at 8:29am 10.17.05 Big Boats 9/1077 The aft cabin on our '88 Hunter Legend 40 can be very noisy at times. The testimonials to the Slap S
Help !!! Mystic 26 Tom Logan at 8:28am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 0/919 This boat was listed as a Mystic 26. All my research comes up empty and their not sure. Does ANYBODY
One way valves HNL Beagle at 8:12am 10.17.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2604 How does a one-way thru hull valve work? I have a pipe sticking thru the front of my sailboat with a
sail trips inthe Keys Richard at 8:06am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 22/2789 I am about to start planning a winter trip sailing the keys. I'll have about two weeks with a MacGr
Sail care TomStJohn at 7:57am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1111 Does any one have experiance with a company called "Sail Care" located in PA? I saw them at the Anna
Sail care TomStJohn at 7:44am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1464 Does any one have any experiance with a company called Sail Care located in PA? I have attached a li
searching for trailer zach24590 at 7:06am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1004 does anyone know where I can find a trailor for a 78 catalina 25 standard rig fin keel somewhere in
Tiller shape StuartCasteel at 6:45am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/931 I have hauled my 88 Mac D out for the winter and plan on doing some upgrades and most of them involv
Coax Connectors Tree at 6:32am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1045 Relativily new boat owner. Pulled the boat for the first time this fall. When taking down the ma
192 Trailer help Kevin Rossell at 6:30am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 3/1253 Hi everyone-I just got my Shoreland'r trailer for my 192 stolen yesterday (Sunday), while I was o
headsail only can be dangerous? Harvey at 6:22am 10.17.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/4228 I read another post from a couple of weeks ago where there was a discussion that sailing with your h
Hatch cover to cabin and two portholes in the fron Ralph18418 at 6:12am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/928 where can I get a hatch door to the cabin of a 1974 MacGregor Venture and the two port holes in the
Bilge Water? uploadjoe at 6:00am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1389 This may be a dumb question, but I just purchased a 1985 25.5 a few months ago. I live in NY and we
sheaves zzhunter at 5:43am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1154 I need to rebuild my cabin-top traveler and need four sheaves that are 2" OD, 5/16" ID, and 9/16" th
plastic sail shackle source Sherry at 5:05am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/941 We had lovely 20 knot winds again this weekend. I'm beginning to think the PO must not have sailed

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In-Mast Furling Question - Beneteau Oceanis 400 JamesG161 at 5:07pm 11.09.20 The cost was around 200 with the new furling line installed I did the same thing $180 round trip.
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 dLj at 5:01pm 11.09.20 For any of you interested in also making these modifications I found this amazing write up of someo
Blister history of Catalina 310 valcour at 4:57pm 11.09.20 I have hull 218 circa 2003. Never had a blister. I bought the boat in 2006 and put 5 coats of inte
Source new 1 1/2" Ell and pipe Mr. Dave at 4:46pm 11.09.20 It's called a street elbow, I always think of loose women when the name comes up. The 1 1/2" callout
Shock Cord for 45CC companion way bmaclean at 4:34pm 11.09.20 Thank you so much for those documents. I hadn't seen them before. I have all the materials except th
2020 haul out. kappykaplan at 4:22pm 11.09.20 Upon further review!! That's not quite how I remember the Green Flash! But you get an A for effor
0.45 gallons per hour OK? (1) Hello Below at 4:16pm 11.09.20 For comparison purposes, here is the fuel consumption curve for the Yanmar 3YM30 (Reference Yanmar 3
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor (1) rs1sensen at 4:10pm 11.09.20 FYI - not my boat but I found this photo on Facebook. This is the same area where I hear water. I co
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions rs1sensen at 4:00pm 11.09.20 Thanks for the help, everyone! I finally found a marina that would lift the boat and allow me to do
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Stu Jackson at 4:00pm 11.09.20 Stu I have searched the 355 site to see if here is a resolve for this issue. Mike, the deficiencie
Pearson 33-2 engine removal Scott T-Bird at 3:49pm 11.09.20 I would have to advocate for more HP as well. We have a 3GM30F in our Catalina 320 and I would say
2020 haul out. Ward H at 3:48pm 11.09.20 Well @Scott T-Bird , got tied up with other things over the weekend and with the low wind forecasts
0.45 gallons per hour OK? SFS at 3:46pm 11.09.20 With our 3YM20, we got 0.45 gallons per hour extremely consistently, and the vast majority of those
Found a 2003 C310 Ward H at 3:33pm 11.09.20 John, very cool! Especially since you and your daughter have enough experience to handle this much w
0.45 gallons per hour OK? Hello Below at 3:25pm 11.09.20 The engine hour meter does not know if you are idling at the dock (burning very little fuel) or moto
2020 haul out. (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:25pm 11.09.20 Upon further review!!
In-Mast Furling Question - Beneteau Oceanis 400 Captaindave52 at 3:21pm 11.09.20 Hi.. I was having a problem with my in mast furling system on my 2002 411. I contacted US Spars .
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:17pm 11.09.20 Sipping on a celebration Beer now!!!!:beer::beer: :thumbup:
2020 haul out. (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:16pm 11.09.20 Dammit Scott...no Green Flash pics? I waited for it! That's why I had the camera ready. But no l
0.45 gallons per hour OK? SoSound at 3:16pm 11.09.20 I get the same usage rate as @Davidasailor26, also at about the same RPM.

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