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Spinnaker pole mmenigma at 12:20pm 05.15.05 Big Boats 2/1250 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Rudder Post Lube ? Vic at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1658 Wheel steering was getting hard to turn then found the problem was dried grease around the rudder po
Spinnaker Pole mmenigma at 12:19pm 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1060 Hi All,I'm setting up a 1979 Catalina 38 to fly a spinnaker and I have a pole but the bridal for t
Thoughts on "Sta Set X"? Jonathan at 12:17pm 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 15/3049 I'm almost ready to launch the yawl I bought last year, and all of the running rigging is fuzzy and
Repairing surface cracks in 82 Hunter 19 Phil W. at 11:55am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/890 My neighbor and I just bought a 82 Hunter 19 in pretty good shape but it has a lot of surface spider
Anchor light bobbaark at 11:31am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/1003 Just bought a Capri 22. It seems to be missing the anchor light. Is this normal? How can I instal
Mac 22' - no lock pin for keel Lager at 11:09am 05.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1035 The guy I just bought my 1984 Mac 22' from told me that it doesn't use a lock bolt when the keel is
Help with O'day 19 outboard bracket. Igor at 9:59am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/901 I would like to replace the outboard motor mounting bracket on O'day 19, it's very shaky and the spr
Rigging W. M. Dunnagan at 9:40am 05.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/952 I just purchased a 1976 Oday Daysailer II. I did not receive any instructions on how to rig. I was t
Which A/C-Reverse Air do you suggest is best? Bill Wertz at 8:42am 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/967 I'm looking to add A/C-reverse heat to my Catalina 36MKII 1995 model and would like input from peopl
Lazyjacks Jenny Lynn at 7:35am 05.15.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1252 Does anyone have an opinion on the lazyjacks systems? I currently use a Dutchman but am looking into
Racing 336 Mike at 7:26am 05.15.05 Racing 7/3095 I have a 1996 Hunter 336 and have started racing this season. The boat has a phrf rating of 144. I h
H 310 1998 Dinghy Davits Carl at 7:19am 05.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1267 Hello Everyone:I'm a new owner of a H310 1998. I'm interested in putting Dinghy Davits on for this
Battery and fuses John F at 5:42am 05.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/900 I need a 12v battery to power the radio and running and cabin lights. The Johnson 6hp has an altern
H-216 Improvement - Mainsheet Block Ranger Paul at 5:04am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/886 I don't know how new 216s are set up, but when I got my boat the cam cleat on the lower mainsheet bl
H-216 Improvement - Raising the Mast Ranger Paul at 4:53am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/797 I had previously talked about the painless way to raise the mast on the 216 but actually told how to
H-216 Improvement - Raising the Mast Ranger Paul at 4:24am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/844 My previous post about raising the mast did not include a picture and really discussed lowering the
H-216 Improvement - A Tidy Cuddy Ranger Paul at 3:43am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 1/836 Finally...a few hooks from Lowe's and some 1 1/4" SS wood screws and I have a tidy cuddy!
H-216 Improvement Outhaul Block System Ranger Paul at 3:35am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/686 I added a couple blocks to my outhaul to get a better mechanical advantage. I am still dialing in t
H-216 Improvement Jib Block Outboard Ranger Paul at 3:30am 05.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/727 I primarily race against Thistles. I found I could point as high as a Thistle if I ran the jib real

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Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 2:49pm 03.30.21 do you think they do some sort of testing? OR are they just some group of guys that really just thr
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? DArcy at 2:49pm 03.30.21 Looks like the pooch is enjoying the reflective selfi I thought he was route planning ;)
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 2:36pm 03.30.21 Regarding the handicap penalty for a folding or feathering prop, that number 3 sec per mile was pul
C-30 motoring speed jssailem at 2:14pm 03.30.21 The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM If this is still a concern you might want to g
C-30 motoring speed (1) jssailem at 2:12pm 03.30.21 Two questions. The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM but everyone I talk to say 2400-
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 03.30.21 as you assume have been neglected. You might be confusing me with someone else, Scott. Anyway, th
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 1:56pm 03.30.21 Progress or not? Only you can decide. Looks like the pooch is enjoying the reflective selfie. I do
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 1:54pm 03.30.21 Also, there is a very simple reason why drawing from 2 tanks concurrently is less efficient that dra
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? (2) TomY at 1:43pm 03.30.21 I think my Ipad 2 with an external GPS antenna might finally be retired(still works fine). It starte
Cockpit drain (1) jssailem at 1:26pm 03.30.21 I had a similar cockpit drain system on my Montgomery 15. Water would slosh up the Centerboard trunk
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? (1) jon hansen at 1:19pm 03.30.21 100 year old design. locked sailing prop in rudder aperture.
Cockpit drain Will Gilmore at 1:15pm 03.30.21 I reached down to check the hoses on my cockpit scuppers and they came right off in my hands. I was
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 1:14pm 03.30.21 P.H.R.F. : pin head racing federation. into the wind i'm dfl, off the wind i win every time on cor
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 1:12pm 03.30.21 More data points at https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/folding-and-feathering-propeller-test-2980
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? dlochner at 12:59pm 03.30.21 Regarding the handicap penalty for a folding or feathering prop, that number 3 sec per mile was pull
Replace adler barbour with frigoboat Deleted member 117556 at 12:56pm 03.30.21 Replaced mine with an new version of the original because I was not looking for additional complicat
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? dlochner at 12:52pm 03.30.21 Draft stripes are most useful when the sail begins to age. You can see the draft move aft and the sh
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Scott T-Bird at 12:50pm 03.30.21 I think your graph best represents my theory/opinion. Look on the graph where performance between t
Replace adler barbour with frigoboat buddybear at 12:48pm 03.30.21 I am changing the question a little bit. Has anyone changed there refrigeration to a new system or t
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Monterey385 at 12:31pm 03.30.21 @Monterey385 Honest question: Why? Its a good question as well as an honest question ... right n

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