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twist lock whisker pole repair dasreboot at 3:07am 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 3/914 I have a twist lock whisker pole. the last section is frozen. Im thinking some heat may solve the
C309 Steering cable Pompadi at 11:01pm 01.15.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1346 Hi all, Happy new year..! We had a heart stopping moment when the steering made a loud clunk noise
ATT Garmin 7" GPSMAP owners Hayden Watson at 8:26pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 13/986 I am planning to buy a GPSMAP 742 and would like to know how far offline the screen can be viewed.
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? (2) Will Gilmore at 7:03pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 41/3581 174110 I wanted to live the life of a pirate, as a kid. (I mean, besides all that killing and robbi
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat Ducati at 6:30pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 21/3194 Looking to insure a 1989 30' MORC-Maxi sailboat ($25,000 value). Survey gave it a "B+" rating. Insur
camera mount - winter project (5) RussC at 5:20pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 25/1744 For the past few years I've been just mounting a little point and shoot camera on the rear railing f
Removal of Cockpit Table in 41DS SV Bella at 3:00pm 01.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/599 To remove the cockpit table are there plates and bolts underneath the fiberglass or are the screws j
A brief absence Phil Herring at 10:46am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2150 Hi everyone, Just wanted to post a heads-up that I'll be away from the site for a while to deal wit
Good Morning markwbird at 8:49am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/998 Good morning everyone
I have a lot of this rope, probably 10 metal eyelets. (1) gtg at 5:50am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 7/715 What was this rope used for? Is the current solution still? Found on my 74 Catalina in OK. Will pro
Catalina 310 Parts JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:18am 01.15.20 Catalina 310 0/25 Good morning, My Bride will be at her parents house the last week in April. We have some C310 parts
Catalina 310 Parts (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:15am 01.15.20 Catalina 310 0/15 Good morning, My Bride will be at her parents house the last week in April. We have some C310 parts
Comanionway used Catalina 22 SOLVED gtg at 5:41pm 01.14.20 Parts Search 8/1198 Looking for a pattern or old boards to restore or make replicas. Pattern would be great.
what is this? (1) BillyK at 5:24pm 01.14.20 Catalina 310 3/1091 Anyone have an idea as to what this is on the end of the mast? looks like you can screw a lightbulb
Upgrade Wind Instraments Anchor Lady at 4:08pm 01.14.20 Ask All Sailors 20/4691 Hello All, I bought a 1980 Oday 30. The wind reader has never worked. The current electronics are
Trying to Upgrade to Raymarine C80 Anchor Lady at 4:03pm 01.14.20 Ask All Sailors 5/4399 Hey Gang, I bought a 1980 ODay 30 and its time to upgrade the electronics. The boat came with a Ga
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy jimshipsky at 2:25pm 01.14.20 Trailer Sailors 70/9156 I've been sailing a Cal 21 since 2015 and love this boat! What a sweet sailer! I can sail circles ar
Trivia question for you. SOLVED (2) gtg at 2:08pm 01.14.20 Smaller Boats 8/2055 Image one: What in tarnation are the pretty pieces of wood stuck to my cabin floor? Forward below my
Can I dock my boat stern first? SOLVED gtg at 1:59pm 01.14.20 Ask All Sailors 45/6910 Why does everyone dock, bow first, in their slip? The way my boat is docked in my slip the waves fr
Newsflash - Cheetos has spoken Justin_NSA at 11:27am 01.14.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1857 Cheetos has made it official. That dusty cheese byproduct often called "Cheetos fingers" has a name,

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Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 3:39pm 10.08.24 I would lean to a 3 leg LazyJack system for your size boat. That puts 3 points on the boom to captur
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Rick Webb at 3:26pm 10.08.24 As mentioned, pocket for flashlight also for SPOT, cell phone, handheld VHF, corkscrew any other ess
Insulation jssailem at 3:26pm 10.08.24 I think a material more like this would be better than 1/4in styrofoam. https://www.amazon.com/Sound
Insulation dLj at 1:50pm 10.08.24 Ok, I have to ask - what is it you wish to accomplish with this insulation? Any material you choose
Dodger and Bimini features you love? dLj at 1:41pm 10.08.24 Second the hand holds. People lean on the dodger frame anyway while entering /exiting the cockpit
Lazy Jacks ? (2) Tally Ho at 1:23pm 10.08.24
Good price?? shemandr at 1:20pm 10.08.24 The OP writes "... in fairly great shape." For me that means a clean smooth bottom among other thin
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? dLj at 1:13pm 10.08.24 Actually, I was a bit surprised that the carbon masts on Tartans could be keel-stepped. Carbon pol
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? FastOlson at 12:48pm 10.08.24 It got me to thinking about modern yacht design and if keel-stepped masts are even designed for mod
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 12:31pm 10.08.24 Thanks very much, guys. I did find a guy who will do this for me. He is listed on the Ritchie webs
TD 14 JamesG161 at 11:56am 10.08.24 This is the Hurricane Hunters flight on "Missy Piggy" Wild Ride into Hurricane Milton... https://x
Lazy Jacks ? (2) JRacer at 11:37am 10.08.24 I have two on my 31. Cable comes down from the upper part of the mast to a small block. Jack line ru
Insulation drgbanks at 11:26am 10.08.24 I found this: Thoughts? https://a.co/d/8ThWOH9 My plan is to glue it to the hull. I would like t
Lazy Jacks ? kappykaplan at 10:34am 10.08.24 Recommend you talk to your local sail loft and see what they say for your boat.
Bow Eye (1) LakeShark at 9:56am 10.08.24 Anyone also do the stem reinforcement on an 86 C22? I believe the stem reinforcement is already d
Lazarette clasp ? BTC1984 at 9:56am 10.08.24 I never thought of moving them !!!! Great idea. I will abstain from the capsizing debate as that is
Lazarette clasp ? Stu Jackson at 9:40am 10.08.24 Capsizing? Knockdowns? What are you guys smoking? For recreational boats like ours, I have not
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 8:50am 10.08.24
Good price?? egabe38 at 8:22am 10.08.24 Thanks Greg. Unfortunately it does have the original sails but the owner reshaped the main last year
I find that I'm Punch Drunk. Can you help me? (1) Jacktar at 8:06am 10.08.24 Apparently the mast gate thing has become as big a thing as the keel lock controversy with swing kee

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