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Happy Leap Day! DArcy at 7:54am 02.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/611 Have a great leap day :) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/48/13/234813b4ed1659bcb892674a5e647c47.jp
CNG tanks shawanaga at 6:19am 02.29.20 Big Boats 3/1027 Does anyone in Ontario have any CNG fuel tanks that they want to get rid of? Thanks Floyd
Has anyone found a wireless camera that can connect to a RAYMARINE Axiom? eianm at 11:17pm 02.28.20 Big Boats 5/7675 Surely someone must have been clever enough to work out how to get a low cost IR security camera of
No Catalina 320 forum? why not? Plenty around Reiner at 5:37pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/952 Why isn't there a 320 sub forum n here?
Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 4:04pm 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/3168 Hello, I am trying to replace the friction lever on a Lewmar hatch. I am having difficulty attaching
How serious is this rot? (2) jdallas at 2:33pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/6717 Recently purchased this little gem of a project boat (Cat 25 tall rig) and discovered this after rem
Old Man Going West!! DAVA390 at 12:42pm 02.28.20 Destinations 25/4542 So, Im planning our big post retirement road trip for this summer. Sept. 12 we are driving Baltimor
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? LakeShark at 10:37am 02.28.20 Racing 19/3048 I started watching it toward the end of last season and I must admit I find the races fun to watch.
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 10:29am 02.28.20 Smaller Boats 15/2379 Hello fellow H240ers I bought a 2003 H240 last summer. Headsail was furled on mast and mast was dow
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia capta at 7:48am 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1988 "With immediate effect all ships arriving in Trinidad and Tobago waters must submit the supporting d
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 Terry Cox at 6:52pm 02.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/1165 Ahoy mates. Time to settle into your barcalounger, crack a brew, with some munchies and enjoy my lat
Outboard motor ingramsail at 5:54pm 02.27.20 Catalina 22 23/5572 What is the best outboard for a older Catalina 22?
Twisting a fitting on tank NYSail at 5:15pm 02.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1937 Hello all.... So I am converting my aft holding tank to gravity fed. In doing this I would like to
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! MitchM at 1:55pm 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1691 outside online just posted a horrific story of 'survival at sea'. check it out at htt
Mac 26D - Trailering - provision for Rudder and Mast Support. tbertw at 12:31pm 02.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1758 I have a new to me, 1988 MacGregor 26D. I am getting it ready for "trailer sailing". Does any one ha
It's never too early to reef sailboatracer at 8:46am 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1120 590232281562958
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic and Stray Current Corrosion (Collier 6 & 7) Will Gilmore at 7:21am 02.27.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 67/15048 Welcome to Section 3 of our SBO Book club study of Everett Collier's book, 'The Boatowner's Guide to
hit a rock in the keel (1) Fabian at 6:24am 02.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/12533 Hi, I have a Hunter 320 and we hit a rock in the keel and it twisted one of the fins. Has anyone had
88 mac 26D Replacing shroud tangs with turnbuckles Ms Hope at 3:56pm 02.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1385 We have an 88 macgregor 26D with the multi holed tang to chain strap connections. I would like to c
Kubota P/N for Universal M18 Starter Solenoid P/N 300538? navybubblehead at 12:23pm 02.26.20 Parts Search 5/1639 I hear the Universal M18 engine is a Kubota block. What is the Kubota part number for the starter s

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Source for replacement sheaves Steve_Catalina at 2:06pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Did you wake up early or sleep in? BigEasy at 2:01pm 03.09.25 Hate the change. Hope that one day they will keep it continuous DST or ST!
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa BigEasy at 1:59pm 03.09.25 Did that several years ago. To save $, I ripped off the old Dacron sacrificial strip and took it to
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 03.09.25 Do you have a roller furler? If so, I'd restich or replace the sacrificial cloth on the sail
VHF antenna mast mounting (2) Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:24pm 03.09.25 What is the best way to mount a vhf antenna on the Catalina 22 mast Available at most Marine Store
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help smokey73 at 1:23pm 03.09.25 I had that issue too on my Hunter Legend 40.5. Just cut off the excess to allow it to fit. Make su
Source for replacement sheaves Sean Kiaer Yacht Broker at 1:12pm 03.09.25 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good sourc
Source for replacement sheaves yelkenli at 1:05pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car $180 - makes me consider replacing that sheave. Thanks for t
Source for replacement sheaves kloudie1 at 1:02pm 03.09.25 Your car looks to be a jiffy reef car on the side of the boom .. If the track width and thickness of
Play in wheel - fixed kappykaplan at 12:57pm 03.09.25 An easy fix is to tighten the turn buckles at the each end of the cables to remove any play. :plus
Did you wake up early or sleep in? kappykaplan at 12:57pm 03.09.25 Well, the cats enjoyed getting their breakfast an hour earlier. :beer:
Source for replacement sheaves jssailem at 12:49pm 03.09.25 Measure the width of the track. Check with Garhauer Marine. https://www.garhauermarine.com
Source for replacement sheaves yelkenli at 12:45pm 03.09.25 If I don't want to go that route, are these tracks standard, so I can buy a replacement car assembly
Source for replacement sheaves (2) kloudie1 at 12:27pm 03.09.25 The sheave can be replaced but it is not easy to. You have to drill the expanded end of the sheave a
Diesel Leak Injection Pump Project_Mayhem at 11:11am 03.09.25 Is it possible to do a pressure or vacuum test to check for leaks both when cold and when hot? Perha
Did you wake up early or sleep in? kloudie1 at 10:09am 03.09.25 I don't wear a watch since I've retired.. DST doesn't seem to affect me.. I read the Sunday paper on
Did you wake up early or sleep in? Stu Jackson at 10:04am 03.09.25 Questioning DST is such a waste of time. :cool::cool:
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:52am 03.09.25 Yeah, it is a bear to correctly solder the shield of LMR400 without damaging the foam dialectric.
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? jssailem at 9:36am 03.09.25 The ideas of jamming/spoofing are more likely state actors than solar disruptions that occur. I re
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:36am 03.09.25 Yeah, it is a bear to correctly solder the shield of LMR400 without damaging the foam dialectric.

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