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Rib on foredeck Mike in Maine at 12:52pm 05.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/571 Hello all. I am purchasing a Catalina 30 III, and was wondering whas size rib will fit on the forede
Furler identification help needed Mhkent at 12:26pm 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/637 I have a sailboat furler that I am trying to find parts for. The drum or spool has bolt on sides and
New tide info (old tide tables going away) Ken Cross at 11:33am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 8/798 NOAA is doing away with its printed tide tables. The electronic version can be found here: https://t
APS is going out of business Justin_NSA at 10:16am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 27/4686 First they dropped all of their marine hardware and focused on wearables. The pandemic has killed th
Installing Turning Blocks fhujber at 8:00am 05.21.20 Bigger Boats 4/2271 In the interest of running all control lines to the cockpit, I need to install turning blocks on or
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles NYSail at 7:45am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2538 I am getting ready to replace halyards..... Often I see the jib has a snap shackle rather than a loc
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match P12nash at 7:29am 05.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2153 Hey Guys, I'm trying to fix some cracks on the transom where the swim ladder is attached that are s
Extending 120 volt AC wiring barnstormer at 5:56am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2359 Could someone please tell me what is the proper way to extend AC wiring on my Catalina 30? I am tryi
Up Load issues... sailme88 at 5:04am 05.21.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 10/1269 I've been out sailing every day this week, and taken a few videos to up load. For some reason a dia
Cabin Heat Bob S at 4:06am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1875 Looking for an economical way to take the chill out of our boat. If I do launch this season I will p
Water spigot for gallon milk jugs (1) MySong at 3:28am 05.21.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4594 I am looking for a water spigot that would fit on a 1 gallon jug. I tried the ones that come with th
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:48pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/413 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:46pm 05.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/447 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter powertrain parts - source in Canada? AEarnshaw at 10:44pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/335 Need a new Shaft Strut (aka P bracket) ' Shaft for my '91 Hunter 30. Will let you use your imaginati
Hunter 356 headsail forsterp at 9:59pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/673 Would like to know if a 135 genoa will work on a Hunter 356. Want to upgrade the current 110 to 130
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel (4) CapitalistSailor at 9:15pm 05.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4499 I have a ProFurl B29S furler that was original to my 2000 Beneteau 311. I am the second owner. I bou
Stainless question Mark Maulden at 8:43pm 05.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1278
Eventually... Sledge62 at 6:34pm 05.20.20 Catalina 22 4/592 I should have had this old boat on the water by now. Work and no time this last week. 2 headed probl
Preparing Cockpit For Painting ? (1) Delawaredave at 6:32pm 05.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/489 1984 Hunter 27. Cockpit was painted prior owner. Chipped and I want to repaint. Attached pic of s
Fresh Water Manifold Leak jhagg at 5:34pm 05.20.20 Big Boats 5/1147 Finally got my 2004 Hunter 44DS in the water and started commissioning only to find a rather impress

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Toyota Rav 4 for towing Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 07.15.24 Highlander will be much better. I would've tried towing with the Rav4 at slow speed, with plenty of
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 7:58am 07.15.24 I'm sorry. I guess the firewall got it. The nice thing about the on-line version (free through you
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:56am 07.15.24 San Juan Charter company in Bellingham recommends (requires?) at least 4:1 scope for charters on its
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" (1) thinwater at 7:52am 07.15.24 Re veering, the OED again has an answer. If you veiw the entries you get the complete history of usa
Tiller mount damages fiberglass Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 07.15.24 I would use some L channel plastic. Preferably with UV inhibitors built in. It would hide the damage
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" thinwater at 7:49am 07.15.24 Hmmm, that link takes me to the Oxford English Dictionary, but not to anything specifically nautica
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" dLj at 7:22am 07.15.24
Does your 315 naturally list to port? dmax at 7:06am 07.15.24 Common with lots of Catalina and other manufacturers models, often to the side with more interior fu
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? (1) pgandw at 7:02am 07.15.24 Are you referring to extra bracing? I don't know what you want to call it. I was sailing 13nm to
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 dmax at 6:42am 07.15.24 It could be the clutch not disengaging but it may also be that the belt needs replacing, they get st
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Misc11 at 6:41am 07.15.24
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 kloudie1 at 6:41am 07.15.24 Probably a drive belt issue .. but there have been reports of the clutch lever not turning the eccen
Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 jviss at 6:35am 07.15.24 Is it s Raymarine pilot?
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 6:32am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 6:04am 07.15.24 That is an oversimplified model of how a rode or chain falls. It actually falls as a cateenary, an
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 07.15.24 I recently found out (and verified in photos) that the racers mount a bar between the chainplates (
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" jviss at 5:56am 07.15.24
What a day! (1) Hayden Watson at 5:52am 07.15.24 Hmm ... I didn't realize the orcas really ventured inside (east) of Whidbey. Could you tell who th
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Hayden Watson at 5:50am 07.15.24
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 5:43am 07.15.24

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