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Catalina 22 Wing Keel Lift Points sigsgmret at 1:11pm 10.23.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1683 I recently bought a 94 Catalina 22 that is in dire need of bottom paint. I took it to the local shi
Salvage Makergosien at 12:31pm 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1569 My Hunter 466 is deemed a total loss by insurance company. Hull and mast are fine. Keel needs redo
New to me 270 Ajp at 11:35am 10.23.19 Smaller Boats 4/714
mounting jib whisker pole to the mast Hellevi 18 at 11:02am 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1706 I would like to install whisker pole track or ring to the sail in the mast. 2008 41 SD. Is there pro
Edson Pedestal Model on 92 Hunter30 ChrisHunter at 10:49am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/561 Looks like I may need to order a new brake kit for my 1992 Hunter 30. I have asked Edson what mode
Sheaves wufibugs at 10:08am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 21/3186 The sheaves on my 86 H31 are more than tired and since I will be stepping the mast, this seems like
Sail cover for Lazyjacks Giro at 9:19am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1749 Hello. I have just had a Lazyjack system installed on my newly restored Macgregor 25. Only after thi
Removing Name on Transom ontherocks83 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1350 The original name of my boat looks like it was hand painted on the transom. I'm not sure of what typ
Stanchions on an O'Day 28 dfp51 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Bigger Boats 7/999 Looking for a little help on what I hope is a stupid question. We are getting some deck work done t
New owner sea cock question Bryan D at 6:10am 10.23.19 Catalina 310 26/4224 Greetings. I have just taken ownership of a 2005 310 and wondered what the consensus was on keeping
Ready to splash. (3) All U Get at 2:58am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/424
Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1204 Hi all, Has anyone been successful in servicing the Lewmar winches on the Cat 309.? Ours have the
I want to sail across Atlantic. Looking for a boat for delivery anjulis at 9:07pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 5/559 It so happened that I will have free time in January and February and I would like to complete my dr
Loss of power, C30 with a Universal M25 engine tshalvey at 7:32pm 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1279 Hi all, I'm a newbie here and thanks for any help you may be. I'm a new sailor and now own a C30.
To or not To pumpkinpie at 7:01pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 28/3217 .
Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2201 My 1974 Catalina 22 came with two external wire-to-rope halyards that tied off to cleats on the mast
FLYING A ASSYMETRIC SPY DEAD DOWNWIND Valerio at 3:21pm 10.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1070 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p
Freshwater Hoses & Filter... Identify brand? Hose types? (1) Ziggler at 3:18pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 8/557 Fellow Sailors: About the fresh water system in a 1984 Morgan 32. Two questions: 1) What brand is
Rudder Replacement billdig at 2:27pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/731 I had to replace my rudder this year on my Tartan 3700. In my case, it was cheaper to replace rather
Catalina 18 on Jack stands Ajay73 at 2:16pm 10.22.19 Smaller Boats 1/776 I have a situation where I want to put my C18 on its keel and support it with jack stands. Anyone ev

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unknown sailboat PAC3142 at 12:51pm 10.07.23 Maybe this? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ford-20
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:37pm 10.07.23
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 12:34pm 10.07.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgrang
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:30pm 10.07.23
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:20pm 10.07.23 Thank you! The practical season is coming to an end here, due to the weather and the marina closing
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 10.07.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 12:06pm 10.07.23 This turned into 6 hours of shop labor as two of the 4 pump bolts sheared and also the Adjuster bolt
Pedestal cup holders BL_Sailor at 11:57am 10.07.23 There are 2 on each side of the compass which is blocking the other 2. There are also 1 each in the
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location (3) jssailem at 11:48am 10.07.23 Hello Yak,. I do not have an Islander. If you can help with a picture we may be able to help. Look
Anchor/Rode (2) capta at 11:37am 10.07.23 By fluke, do you mean a Danforth knockoff? As a very general rule-of-thumb, you want 1 pound of an
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration jssailem at 11:35am 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 11:34am 10.07.23 1) How easy is it to capsize Catalina 18 (Capri) with a winged keel? (Full keel, not a centerboard)
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 10.07.23 As wind speed builds the boat becomes overpowered and all of the extra wind is just drag pulling the
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 10:43am 10.07.23 I'm in Canada so I get tarps from Princess Auto which is the Canadian equivalent to Harbor Freight.
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top capta at 10:39am 10.07.23 If I felt uncomfortable of going aloft on the main halyard in a proper bosun's chair, then I'd just
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 10:20am 10.07.23 Where can you buy a heavy duty tarp? Yes, we'll be storing it on the boat. We did something wrong la
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 9:39am 10.07.23 All great ideas! I think I'll sail with the main tomorrow, then take it all down for the season. An
1984 c25 sits bow down Stu Jackson at 9:24am 10.07.23 Is the outboard engine on? :)
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 9:14am 10.07.23 All great ideas! I think I'll sail with the main tomorrow, then take it all down for the season. Any

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