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east coaster at 12:41pm 02.18.21
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Have a 2002 Catalina 310, 166. Admiral wanted a tv onboard so got Glomex antenna up the mast, power
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Anyone tried out this new idea from Harken? I have been looking at the rigging for my Asymmetrical.
gunsiray at 10:50am 02.18.21
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Hello. Has anybody had an experience of adding a stay sail or solent sail for Beneteau Oceanis 461.
Orbweaver at 10:31am 02.18.21
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Since my boat (H26.5) is still about 3 hrs away, I can't measure the forestay length myself. I'm loo
Eleven at 9:35am 02.18.21
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Going to replace the current manual Jabsco with a Raritan SeaEra QC head sea water on my B311 and th
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mars.nasa.gov. is the web page for the roverII. landing today watch it live, in about 2 hrs
FBD at 5:18am 02.18.21
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Good morning I am buying my first sailboat, a Hunter 456. I had the engines inspected and the oils
FBD at 3:42am 02.18.21
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Good morning I am buying my first sailboat. I had the engines inspected and the oils analyzed. Woul
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Hi, I am wanting to make covers for the hatch openings on my '76 Widgeon. But I am not sure how best
zimboy at 8:37pm 02.17.21
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I bought a 2006 Beneteau 343 a few months back, and although I have been sailing for many years, thi
sasafil at 8:16pm 02.17.21
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I installed a new thru hull couple months ago. I used 3M 4200 sealant. After the install I also did
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I finally got around to performing the Exchange for our Documented boat that we purchased last summe
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Orbweaver at 6:33pm 02.17.21
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That's all I can do right now, dream about being on the water. Most of the water around here right n
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Ahoy Fellow sailors thanks in advance as I usually get great advice from this forum. I just looked
rlongfield at 12:44pm 02.17.21
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So in my quest to figure out what projects to do and which to not do one sort fell in to my lap (so
John Marrone at 12:41pm 02.17.21
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I'll try to make this a simple question: I have been looking for a Catalina 22, 25 or 250 for the la
SailingLoto at 11:24am 02.17.21
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I new to solar. I am wanting a solar panel to keep my battery up. I only plan on running one batter
boaterbob at 10:09am 02.17.21
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Anyone have their hour meter fail? diagnostic path for this? Can engine hours, RPMs and temp be run
shannylamb at 10:04am 02.17.21
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Catalina 28 Roller Furler
Ward H at 6:14am 01.11.25
As Stu said, you'll find that Garhauer made most if not all of the running rigging hardware for Cata
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ice breaker at 5:42am 01.11.25
Same boat no issues.
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sailme88 at 5:12am 01.11.25
We had a Bristol 32 that had a deep full keel.. The water tank had failed and was removed from the n
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Urban Hermit at 4:49am 01.11.25
Don't screw into your bilge. There's wood in there. Even when its properly sealed, water will still
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They look like common drip irrigation fittings, but since they are probably French, then maybe these
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Ward H at 6:25pm 01.10.25
Last winter we decided to make our old sails into some tote bags. We had lots of fun and felt good n
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Stu Jackson at 4:29pm 01.10.25
Traveler is Garhauer.
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Don't ya love spending money on things you hope to never use? :plus:
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And of course the insurance includes the requisite liability insurance my marina requires. But hop
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Tally Ho at 1:56pm 01.10.25
Your boat looks to be maintained to a standard well above average. Can you replace this exact boat
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Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:45pm 01.10.25
Fresh water plumbing is outside my area of expertise. But you've told me enough to be able to make
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dLj at 1:17pm 01.10.25
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Can the fitting at the end of the boom be removed?
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Tally Ho at 12:59pm 01.10.25
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Tally Ho at 12:51pm 01.10.25
What the heck are these compression fittings?!
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Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 01.10.25
I believe this means theh were never wired directly to the switch circuits but operated as there ow
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dLj at 11:50am 01.10.25

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