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Gennaker for 23.5 Charlie at 3:41am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 0/733 Am adding a "Lee brand" Gennaker to the sail inventory. Looking for ideas on rigging. Thought about
Hunter 25.5: Anyone with info on KEEL options? Kelly Holsten at 2:13am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 6/2588 In my loose research of the Hunter 25.5 I have seen reference to two keel options: The 4'6 and the 3
Doyle Stack Pack? Dick at 1:09am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 8/1271 Does anyone have any experience with this? Some kind of a combination of a sail, sail cover, and laz
Rudder Bolt Mark at 12:10am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 1/1088 Can anyone tell me if the bolt upon which the rudder swings will come out. Mine is stuck and I have
In-mast furling systems, plus / minus? John Crawford at 12:04am 12.08.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2243 I am looking at getting a late model sailboat, Beneteau, Catalina, or similar in the 38-44 foot rang
Windlass Bob at 8:44pm 12.07.02 Big Boats 1/998 I am interested in installing a manual windlass on my 1986 H34. Any ideas on which windlass to use
Repositioning of speed & clutch levers Ron at 2:35pm 12.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1056 I'm in the process of moving the speed and clutch levers from the lower port cockpit wall, up onto t
For everyone who's wondered... Phil Herring at 11:33am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1107 "Can my 28-footer cross the Atlantic?" Click this link into the Photo Forum on CatalinaOwners.com a
Is solar panel shortening battery life? Steve at 9:39am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/858 My starter battery needed to be topped off with distilled water at the end of the season, and I will
1974 23FT POP-TOP HELP LORI at 8:14am 12.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1001 I,M A NEW OWNER OF A 1974 23FT FIXED KEEL, THE HARDWARE FOR THE POP-TOP IS GONE. I NEED A MANUEL OR
Racing Handicap Systems? Dick of Sylvan at 8:11am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 5/938 Is there an internet site which gives approximate PHRF correction factors so that one can get a roug
caulk for cold weather ted at 7:46am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1269 early hard winter here on barnegat bay, new jersey - 17 f last night!!boat just brought in yard fo
new oday owner doug currie at 6:18am 12.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1054 I have just purchased an oday mariner. This vessel is in a sad condition after having been left in
Leak at brass tube-keel cable hose Geoff A. at 5:44am 12.07.02 Smaller Boats 4/1027 I have a leak at the brass tube where the keel hose attatches. The boat went on the trailer wrong an
Noisy water pump Mike D. at 4:55am 12.07.02 Big Boats 11/2305 Has anyone modified their factory installed fresh water pump set-up in an attempt to reduce/eliminat
Radar and plotter?? Dennis at 4:13am 12.07.02 Big Boats 3/850 We are sailing (H356) from Rock Hall, MD to Maine next summer. I have been doing some research abou
Exterior teak refinish John Horton at 3:29am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/900 I have read in the archives where Daly Seafin is an excellent product for cleaning and refinishing t
New O'Day 22 owner. Todd at 2:41am 12.07.02 Day Sailers 3/1747 Hello Again.Thank you for previous advice re: assessing a long-stored boat. Recently purchased tha
Why I'm anal about preventive maintenance Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 1:55am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 13/1169 This could have been prevented. (link below)
Stanchions & Ice Barry Hammerberg at 1:39am 12.07.02 Big Boats 6/927 I'm probably behind most of you on this one, but for those who haven't seen it, our northern winters

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Cam cleats for jib sheets?? thinwater at 6:13am 09.20.20 A common mistake is to try to engage or release the line without pulling it at the same time. Like c
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 6:00am 09.20.20 from the North Sails guide: "Tighten backstay until snug, no slack. Remove weight from halyard, att
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang (1) senang at 5:55am 09.20.20 If your mast is Selden you should be able to find the serial number written in small by hand somewhe
Shrouds and Stays diameter? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:45am 09.20.20 What do you tension the uppers and lowers to?
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel mnmpizza at 5:41am 09.20.20 Or, U could use a dremel...
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 5:39am 09.20.20 You can use a step bit like this one. Seadaddler suggested the same. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Xtr
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer rgranger at 5:37am 09.20.20 Bust Out Another Thousand = BOAT
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel Mechone at 5:37am 09.20.20 Die mentioned above does the best job.I had 2 ,12v sockets. I left them and installed the usb in ano
Bow Eyes mermike at 5:36am 09.20.20 Without a picture it is hard to say, but could you fill the holes and redrill them to 3/8? A 1/2" sh
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:18am 09.20.20 there is a utube video of a lady who bought a beater 32 Vision. Several really of her adventure and
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 5:10am 09.20.20
Shrouds and Stays diameter? rpludwig at 4:55am 09.20.20 simple & eze! https://cfd.northsails.com/sailing/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/08115139/NorthSails-Cat
Argh. (1) Will Gilmore at 4:44am 09.20.20 https://thelibraryladiesdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/walken.gif Even the inimitable Christoph
Bow Eyes (1) vwjay at 2:53am 09.20.20
Bow Eyes twistedskipper at 1:17am 09.20.20 Photo?
Argh. Rich Stidger at 9:25pm 09.19.20 So this pirate walks into a bar with a peg leg, a hook for an arm, and an eye patch. The bartender l
After 10 Years Benny17441 at 9:11pm 09.19.20 Sometimes we put boats or RVs away and one day like in the middle of a pandemic we decide to tinker
Bow Eyes Benny17441 at 9:08pm 09.19.20 You could eliminate them. I think those bow eyes are used to attach straps when the boat is trailer
Argh. Benny17441 at 9:03pm 09.19.20 "Grog" was a British Navy term for water diluted rum rations for a ship's crew. I still partake of
Argh. Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 09.19.20 I trashed my pirates BS years ago, they were a bunch of pretty rotten guys. Kept the rum.

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