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Your most embarrassing moment (1) Phil Herring at 12:46pm 08.29.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1640 What a great day to share an embarrassing story about yourself! Cmon, everybody has them. Own it. C
11.0A owners - water pooling if aft bilge area under port cockpit locker (1) Matt White at 12:09pm 08.29.19 S2 3/693 Hi all, Sorry - I will surely have lots of questions over the coming weeks! I just cleaned out the
Catalina 387 in mast roller reef problem tomserb at 10:17am 08.29.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1453 2006 Catalina 387. In-mast reefing. When I attempt to unroll the main it back lashes and won't come
Hunter 216 centerboard (5) Hunter216 at 10:08am 08.29.19 Smaller Boats 5/1091 I recently decided to haul my 2004 Hunter 216 to check the integrity of the centerboard and to repai
S2 Owners - does anyone else have this interior lighting? (3) Matt White at 9:09am 08.29.19 S2 13/2336 Hi all, On my new-to-me 11.0A I have 8 of the lights pictured below and then just 1 of the "plastic
Storm Preparations for your Boat JamesG161 at 8:05am 08.29.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/1183 Many in Florida are preparing now for Landlubber things and their boats. Many of us have done that
Anchor locker leak Oday 39 (1) Opus39 at 7:56am 08.29.19 Bigger Boats 2/594 Its been awhile since I have posted here. I have a 1983 Oday 39, great boat. For the past few year
Need Stern Measurement details JRT at 7:48am 08.29.19 Catalina 310 5/687 Can anyone take some quick measurements for installing boat name and hailing port on the stern for m
Approaching decision time ... Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 08.29.19 Weather and Forecasting 36/2997 That Barnegat Inlet barrier is weighing heavily on my mind. I've yet to pass thru the inlet. We pl
Stern Rail shine at 5:14am 08.29.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/853 I own a 1985 Mac 25 swing keel. I sail in a fresh water lake only. My question is, do I really need
Engine mounts for a 3HM35F in a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:38pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/335 Interested in hearing about any experience with alternatives to Yanmar mounts for our 3HM35F. Anyone
Replacing side windows on a Legend 37.5 JZpurr at 11:35pm 08.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/925 We need to replace the windows on our 91 Legend 37.5. I would appreciate any advice on removal, wind
35.5 Nova Kool ice box upgrade help Heli_fixer at 9:48pm 08.28.19 Big Boats 6/608 I just purchased this sailboat and would like to add the Nova Kool refrigeration. Has anyone else do
Filling cockpit holes CHI->CO at 7:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/750 Hello! I bought my first sailboat last week, a 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The surveyor found no ma
How do you secure your boom while trailering on the highway? curt in CO at 4:08pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1026 The method I inherited from previous owner didn't work :yikes: Disappeared on the trip to the l
Replacing an upper shrowd on an Oday 192 (1) adbk710 at 2:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1517 Got out to my boat last night to find one of the upper shrouds had basically split. I am trying to r
Hull material? JAC1 at 2:31pm 08.28.19 Sirius 21/22 4/1452 Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1979 Sirius 21. Here's my first dumb question - what's the hull mate
Can anyone identify this boat? (4) Catmando at 1:48pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1562 So, this is the 4th time I have tried to post this, as all my children have other things to do than
Keep My Boat Floating fhujber at 12:22pm 08.28.19 Bigger Boats 8/1100 Under the heading of crazy ideas, as Hurricane Dorian approaches, I'm wondering if there's anything
Looking for vintage toggle switches mahobud at 10:44am 08.28.19 Parts Search 2/601 Greetings one and all. I'm restoring my Cat 22 electrics to "original". Hence looking for a panel

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My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) Apex at 9:13am 09.26.23 I've had a jam cleat as opposed to cam cleat behind the winch on Catalina 25. LOVED IT. The jam cl
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 9:01am 09.26.23 Often tacking a smaller boat single handed means pushing the tiller over and holding it with a foot
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:56am 09.26.23 The wedge is smart. I agree. Wish I had thought of it myself. Lose the fairlead. No safe (or eve
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:45am 09.26.23 I did not know you had a sense of humor, Kermit. Now that I do, I'll keep an eye out for it. :wink
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 8:43am 09.26.23 Or if you single hand and steering leaves you with, well, a single hand. That is what autopilot o
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 8:36am 09.26.23 First of all, thanks for the comments. Always good to get other perspectives. forgets how much we s
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:34am 09.26.23
Navionics price increasing dLj at 8:31am 09.26.23 OpenCPN is a great option especially if you have a full computer at a nav station and/or a way of m
Rudder Craft Rudders Rltgold at 8:29am 09.26.23 Hi Timm, The RC mast crutch slides into making sqaure tube slots that are part of the main rudder po
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 8:13am 09.26.23 It should probably be strapped down! It could cause serious damage if things start to rock and rol
My solution for winch override. Yours? Davidasailor26 at 8:12am 09.26.23 The self-tailer is only helpful if you need to grind a bunch using both hands Or if you single han
Navionics price increasing Davidasailor26 at 8:10am 09.26.23 OpenCPN is a great option especially if you have a full computer at a nav station and/or a way of mi
Rudder Craft Rudders Timm R Oday25 at 7:56am 09.26.23 Wow , from the supplied photo it appears the pintle isn't very robust at all . When desiging a mast
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) thinwater at 7:52am 09.26.23 The wedge is smart. Lose the fairlead. No safe (or even possible) way to change the number of wraps
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:35am 09.26.23
Raymarine RL70C..... Rich Stidger at 7:28am 09.26.23 I would be happy to take it. Message me the details on shipping.
Navionics price increasing Hello Below at 7:18am 09.26.23 Interesting info @dLj. It sounds like something worthy of further research during this upcoming offs
Fresh water system pump dmax at 7:07am 09.26.23 Ralph. You know that guy just submersed the bow so that he could get a better view of the whales br
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 6:45am 09.26.23 Does anyone here have a Sailrite Fabricator? I hear the predecessor to that one is the Tacsew T111-
Lets talk cooking Any Sea at 6:34am 09.26.23 AaronD has been through there a couple of times. Search San Juans in this forum and Member AaronD.

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