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Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? BillyK at 5:34am 11.01.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1068 Do all Wheel autopilots have quick harsh moves like mine? this is not the best example, but when it
Mystery parts! (1) CaptainRan at 9:37pm 10.31.20 Smaller Boats 16/1808 186780 If anyone can help with some parts identification, I would be grateful. First up is a long,
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 5:54pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 47/2373 I've been looking at a 52' home made steelie...the seller describes it as being made by an ironworke
Carbon Monoxide dph123 at 3:56pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 10/864 Hunter 36. 2004. My CO alarms have been going off when the boat is unattended. I figured they were f
Radar Head Elevation On Mast MikeHoncho at 3:52pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 54/6201
PHRF adjustments sailboatracer at 1:50pm 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2271 Our club is talking about making adjustments to PHRF handicaps to include a credit for boats that us
Cockpit length on Catalina 22 and 25? Electricboater45 at 10:07am 10.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2163 I've heard that the cockpit for the Catalina 22 is smaller than the 25, but does anybody have the ac
Propeller shaft key material DArcy at 9:43am 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 28/5471 I need a new propeller shaft key. Any thoughts on bronze vs stainless?
Catalina 28 buyer John Ardoin at 9:35am 10.31.20 Ask All Sailors 3/750 Would like to buy a Catalina 28MK11 on the Gulf Coast
Mast raising/gin pole Mattywel at 8:31am 10.31.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1544
C34 boom vang gary16188 at 5:31am 10.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1009 I have a 2005 C34. The boom vang is rigid and appears to have no adjustment. There is a removable pi
MacGregor 26M Pulpit replacement (3) Caintoads at 7:44pm 10.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/701 Hi there MacGregor owners, I have seen the post in relation to the 26x pulpit replacement although h
Alkaline batteries All U Get at 3:35pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1353
Anyone recognize this gaff-rigged Catboat? (1) TomY at 1:23pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1270 It was sailing into the launching ramp in our harbor at the beginning of the season. Looks like you
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 12:01pm 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 18/9527 So I just started another thread about reducing my 150 genoa to a 135. I also have questions/want t
Pop-up problem Rex Farley at 11:17am 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 6/621 I have a Macgregor 22 and have a problem that I can`t run with the pop-up raised because it hits the
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 10:33am 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 52/6445 I have a Catalina 30 with a Tall rig, bow sprit, and fin keel. Currently I have a 150% Genoa. I hav
Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 10:02am 10.30.20 Racing 24/5470 I have 2 new Lewmar 30ST winches that I bought for my Starwind last fall. I didn't install them and
Shock Cord for 45CC companion way bmaclean at 9:48am 10.30.20 Big Boats 9/1182 I'm wondering whether anyone has replaced these and if so what did you use and where did you get it?
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line ToddS at 9:13am 10.30.20 Ask All Sailors 28/8019 So I'm not really a rookie to sailing in general, but I'm very new to flying a spinnaker. I have a B

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Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 11:32am 10.15.24 In this scenario, it would be the only one that the radar works with. For the future system, I doubt
Mix Axiom and C80? flightlead404 at 11:17am 10.15.24 Are you really going to use the plotter at the nav station? I certainly never did.
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:57am 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years and
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing SteveHughessails at 10:54am 10.15.24 Up here in Canada we can longer get ethanol free fuel at the pump. All fuels as of 2022 have ethanol
mainsheet block change BarryL at 10:50am 10.15.24 Hello, I used to have a C&C 110 with traveler on the bridge deck and main sheet controlled by a win
mainsheet block change dlochner at 10:42am 10.15.24 There's a trade off between increased friction with the block and increase purchase. I'm not certain
Tiller Clutch awesome ! pgandw at 10:03am 10.15.24 The tether should be short enough to prevent going overboard. Neither getting dragged, or watching
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:54am 10.15.24 Great news! Thanks so much!!
C30 start battery recommendation BigEasy at 8:52am 10.15.24
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 8:27am 10.15.24 If the explanation is correct, and that softer layer and small washers were designed to allow absor
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass (4) SimiSAilor at 8:00am 10.15.24 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Tiller Clutch awesome ! justsomeguy at 7:55am 10.15.24 What do you mean by tether ? So you get dragged and drowned to your death, rather than seeing your
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 10.15.24 @GeeBeeMe There are no keel bolts on your boat. The hull was built as one piece which has a plac
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:37am 10.15.24
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 7:35am 10.15.24 The keel stub bottom is thick fiberglass layer like any keel. I have no idea how thick though. On
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 10.15.24 That does appear to be true, at least in my case. My start battery is a Group 31 Excide FLA that su
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14am 10.15.24 @SteveHughessails I cannot help you without the request of the photos. Do you know if there was
Lazy Jacks ? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:12am 10.15.24 Before I built my Pap-Pac, I used a set of EZJax that were on my boat when I got her. With them, th
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.15.24 I am looking into this and will advise. Your boat is not a water ballast but a shoal draft keel.
C30 start battery recommendation Ward H at 6:52am 10.15.24 Because of this a start battery may still start an engine, even while it has lost a significant amo

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