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Catalina 310 owners...time to sound off Tim McCarty at 6:23am 01.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 20/5203 Sailboat number 3...my wife and I just put the order in for a 2005 310 (with a 150 genny and in-mast
Charter Boat Ownership Plans Richard at 6:03am 01.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1560 (I posted this on the MacGregor Owners forum by mistake - I wanted it on this Forum)I read a lot
Charter Boat Ownership Plans Richard at 6:01am 01.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/784 I read a lot of ads in magazines about the benefits of buying a boat and putting it into a charter c
Flying an asymetrical spinnaker Joe at 5:34am 01.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 11/1432 I fly an asymetrical spinnaker off of the spinnaker sheave provided by Z-SPAR just above the fore st
Raymarine ST4000 Autopilot Settings Robin at 5:28am 01.25.05 Big Boats 6/2406 I just installed the autopilot and am having trouble getting my settings just right (rudder gain, au
gps antenna mortyd at 3:54am 01.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1030 anyone out there know where the best place to mount a gramin gps satellite antenna on a catalina 30,
Sailing Lake Erie in a Hunter 23 Mike M at 2:40am 01.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1278 Thanks to all the informative posts and reviews, I'm considering a 1986 Hunter 23. I would apprecia
New Opportunity Mark at 2:39am 01.25.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/701 Phil:Did you notice that more people posted pictures of their pets than boat? Looks like your next
Offshore Sailing Shelley at 2:31am 01.25.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1654 Any other 35s5 owners planning to do or have done some offshore sailing on their 35s5? Wondering wh
Optimal Heeling Angle Jim Seamans at 2:24am 01.25.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3460 In one of the seminars I attended, there was a discussion about how us guys like to heel the boat ov
furling set-up, O'day 25 Jack at 1:46am 01.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1344 I have searched the archives but haven't found the answer to my question. I am installing a roller f
partial full battens vs. all full batten mains Sara - SailboatOwners.com at 1:37am 01.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/3506 Hi Bill-- I haven't seen this topic in here yet so thought I'd throw it out. I've seen the issue d
Might have been lost Mike16345 at 12:57am 01.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 I sent a question on Jan 18. Lots of readers but no respose from the expert (or anyone). It had to
Hunter 216 Reef Points Ranger Paul18580 at 12:00am 01.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1404 There had been considerable talk on the Hunter 216 forum about the tenderness of the Hunter 216. Th
SailTime? Chris at 11:14pm 01.24.05 Ask All Sailors 15/7681 I know this isn't quite the right forum for my question but I thought that active sailors like you w
Mark II Centerboard bill.leask@sypris.com at 10:41pm 01.24.05 Columbia 2/1636 I'm trying to locate a centerboard for my Columbia Mk II. This is what has been told to me which I d
Pimples below the waterline Bill Wehmer at 9:00pm 01.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1887 When I hauled out last Fall I noticed several areas below the waterline that have small "pimples".
Catalina 34 vs 36 1980s models John Mercator at 8:49pm 01.24.05 Big Boats 6/5878 I just sold my 86 Catalina 30 and am looking at Catalina 34s and 36s of the 1980s vintage. Some peo
B James10116 at 7:25pm 01.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1112 I just repaired my 336 compression post base under the sole and need my B
Sailing the Atlantic in Nov./Dec. Justin at 5:36pm 01.24.05 Destinations 7/2175 Im am thinking about buying a 33 foot Tartan Ten/SL in Florida and sailing her back to where I am cu

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Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 02.19.21 My suggestions are: 1. Move the drum, or 2. Move the guard. Pick one
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? dmax at 2:41pm 02.19.21 Yes, but the OP was complaining about the guard rubbing against the furler drum.
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Justin_NSA at 2:26pm 02.19.21 Yeah, usually it's the fairlead's job to establish the proper furling line entry angle.
Bottom Paint Sanding Davidasailor26 at 2:18pm 02.19.21 Our marina provides the sander and vacuum to borrow for free; just requiring that you pay them for t
TV problem Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 02.19.21 One other thing I noticed ... I haven't connected speakers to the stereo yet. When I watched movies
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 1:56pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:53pm 02.19.21 They are back! What a coincidence ... they seemed to have disappeared for a year and a half. Sudd
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button CarlN at 1:53pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much t
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:50pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 02.19.21 @Scott T-Bird Thanks for the lead to "The Escape Artists" YouTube channel. While their videography
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Justin_NSA at 1:43pm 02.19.21 Wouldn't that create a lot of downforce on the rear of the tow vehicle? Boats are streamlined by des
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dLj at 1:29pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
Bottom Paint Sanding Sailfanatic at 1:28pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 1:17pm 02.19.21 It is relatively easy to offer advise when your not the one running the border with two excited bord
South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 1:10pm 02.19.21 I looked in my trunk from the underside and cannot tell if the keel pivot bolt is SS or not. My loc
Bottom Paint Sanding dmax at 1:08pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? (1) sail sfbay at 12:51pm 02.19.21 I towed a tandem trailer ski boat, albeit not much windage, for many years and not aware of anything
South Coast 22 (1) SailingLoto at 12:49pm 02.19.21 This is what the side of my trunk looks like. I believe the top bolt to be the stop.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 12:47pm 02.19.21 So getting back to something semi-serious... some sort of line launcher might be better. I don't
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size jssailem at 12:44pm 02.19.21 You need to get the part numbers of your windlass and gypsy. You may find imprinted on the gypsy the

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