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Arch enemy? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.04.19 Ask All Sailors 38/7657 Over the past couple of decades, we've seen the introduction and acceptance of the cockpit arch. No
Boom vangs (1) Phil Herring at 3:36pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 56/8393 What kind of boom vang do you have, and how do you use it? Are you using the vang that came with yo
Fighting condensation on cold surfaces Mr Fox at 1:40pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1478 Hi all The underside of the toe rails, which run above the shelves along the sides of the cabin, ge
Catalina 22 Wing Keel Lift Points sigsgmret at 1:11pm 10.23.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1747 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 14/1684 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 4/726
mounting jib whisker pole to the mast Hellevi 18 at 11:02am 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1862 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 4/629 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 21/3438 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 13/1944 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 11/1473 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 7/1105 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 26/4619 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 4/433
Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1306 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 5/575 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 9/1404 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 28/3347 .
Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2351 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 12/1133 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p

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The Show Must Go On DArcy at 8:26am 02.11.24 The Toronto boat show has an entire room for cottage stuff. Water toys, docks, dock furniture. I bou
new mulitbank battery charger experiences LydieBP at 8:26am 02.11.24 Thanks everyone for the input. There seven batteries in the boat, 4 together regular lead acid, 2 to
Salon table 37c PhilaSailor at 8:24am 02.11.24 The original table is solid teak in the middle with teak veneer plywood for the flip ups. There is
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 8:13am 02.11.24 Thanks for way more replies than I expected. The discussion is helpful. I'm double checking measur
stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 8:13am 02.11.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain,
The Show Must Go On shemandr at 8:10am 02.11.24
New Main Sail kappykaplan at 7:00am 02.11.24 At the dock, the main halyard serves as a topping lift. :plus:That's what I use.
New Main Sail dlochner at 6:54am 02.11.24 There is little to recommend adding a shelf and foot to the main, more cloth, more weight, more labo
The Show Must Go On jssailem at 6:54am 02.11.24
New Main Sail shemandr at 6:22am 02.11.24 The 37 C isn't a B&R rig - right? It is a real cutter rig and so not optimized for upwind sailing.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig dlochner at 5:28am 02.11.24 One big issue I don't recall being mentioned is the ability to tack the Genoa if there is a second f
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:08am 02.11.24 Hello, If your are having a new table fabricated, I'm interested in replacing the center piece in
H37 Cutter mast Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:06am 02.11.24 The Pro Furl is on the less expensive side and has served Alpha for 20+ years without an issue. In
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:04am 02.11.24 Going into my 35th season on Alpha, I've had all manner of head sails from the 70% Yankee to a 150
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 02.11.24 Bear in mind, a multi bank charger only divides the total capacity of the charger across all the ba
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle jon hansen at 11:36pm 02.10.24 https://www.harken.com/en/shop/t-track-genoa-lead/32-mm-stainless-steel-pinstop-t-track-4-m
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle jon hansen at 11:15pm 02.10.24 all my upgrades of tracks on Aeolus over the years have been Harken. i'm in wisconsin, so is Harken
New Main Sail Tally Ho at 10:12pm 02.10.24
Getting into Boat Chartering Kings Gambit at 9:49pm 02.10.24
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 9:30pm 02.10.24 Thanks again all. I get that trying to convert a sloop into a cutter may not be the best way to go.

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