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Catalina 270LE - Bemini (1) chrintulsa at 11:39am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/2279 I am looking to replace our Bimini's for our 270LE. Our boat is not easily accessible at the dock t
Mast Angle britt007 at 7:48am 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1325 I have an Oday 20 A previous owner installed a hinged mast step , which helps in stepping then mast
Replacing wood in the v birth tnert118 at 7:36am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/824 Hello, my 1983 Catalina 27 tall, has wood panels on the inside of the v birth. It covers (hid) the
Rudder removal Catalina 38 tunaholic at 6:49am 05.19.20 Big Boats 3/2671 looking for procedure to remove and replace rudder and rudder post
Which is forward and which is aft lower shroud? Erbardy at 3:59am 05.19.20 Smaller Boats 4/3019 I am finishing some renovations on my new to me catalina 22. I am going to put the mast back on the
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:56pm 05.18.20 Destinations 23/3812 179353 Sunset tonight, Annette Inlet, Prevost Island B.C.
Hauling out Boomtown at 8:19pm 05.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1511
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast rcolsen at 7:47pm 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3993 I have sailed a few small boats in my life but not many. This April I purchased a Margan 250 Class
How to check out batteries Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1080 We're having a boat surveyed. It has 2 4d AGM batteries with 400 Ah. The stickers indicate they ar
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/99528 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/1249 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/6142 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1353 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1412 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know
life's journey jon hansen at 5:44pm 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/810 eddie haskell died today, will have to wear black arm bands like when the "skipper" died 'the beav
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 3:37pm 05.18.20 Morgan 10/2758 Our 1970 Morgan 34 cockpit sole has a commonly used design trait, teak strips separated by some sort
Alternator re-assembly (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1616 :( Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I take things apart and then have trouble putting them back
Polishes/Waxes Crusader8622 at 1:29pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1829
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? BillyK at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/11714 Anyone happen to see or give this a try? seems like something that would be good to keep a vbirth o
Polyurethan Stripper? WarrenJF at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1518 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork on my Cat 27. Appears that it was stained and the

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Emergency Manual Foswick at 4:49am 03.28.25 I started to work on this a bit. Even things like radio operations can be really simplified. For exa
Emergency Manual MFD at 4:31am 03.28.25 I also have labels around on things, and probably could use a few more. Things like "Do not use key
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? (2) jssailem at 4:25am 03.28.25 Andrew. The cable is coax. A single solid copper core wire, surrounded by a white insulator and some
Emergency Manual MFD at 4:12am 03.28.25 Too bad there is a no way on the forum here to jointly make a list. Things I can recall from my regu
Emergency Manual MFD at 3:53am 03.28.25 I have thought about doing something similar for many years but never got around to it. At one point
Emergency Manual Terry Cox at 3:51am 03.28.25 Yes, but not great. Some years ago I prepared a small spiral bound notebook that contains a detailed
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? kappykaplan at 3:08am 03.28.25 That looks more like a VHF radio connector than lights. :plus:
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? Davidasailor26 at 2:25am 03.28.25 That looks more like a VHF radio connector than lights. I think the connector type is PL-259 and the
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? (9) Andrew125i at 9:41pm 03.27.25 Here are those pictures (I decided it was important enough for a late-night adventure)
1986 Hunter 23 mast light connector? jssailem at 9:09pm 03.27.25 Pictures will help us help you.
7 Years no haul out jssailem at 8:02pm 03.27.25 Bob, I had an experience last year. Water leaked into the boat because of an error made by my mechan
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 7:43pm 03.27.25
7 Years no haul out dLj at 7:12pm 03.27.25
Folding Cart (1) Will Gilmore at 7:07pm 03.27.25 Maybe you don't store your cart onboard.
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? (2) Will Gilmore at 6:34pm 03.27.25
Folding Cart Straycat22296 at 6:31pm 03.27.25 I have a folding cart that we purchased at Costco. I purchased it to replace a smaller cart. It is f
New Sails jssailem at 6:31pm 03.27.25 My preference would be North Sail. Reach out to the loft and ask them to measure your boat for the s
over starting line early Davidasailor26 at 5:57pm 03.27.25 It has been a while since I've been involved in racing, however, the RRS can be amended by the Race
over starting line early dlochner at 5:48pm 03.27.25 It has been a while since I've been involved in racing, however, the RRS can be amended by the Race
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 5:27pm 03.27.25

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