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Hello everyone! I have an O'Day Javelin 14 (SailboatData.com - JAVELIN 14 (FOX) Sailboat) that I acquired for free. I have actually sailed it multiple times now, and it's been great! Last time I went sailing, the wind was gusting up to 35 knots and managed to shred my jib sail pretty bad...

Hello all! I recently bought a O'Day Widgeon, and I got two mainsails with it; one that works fine, and one with several holes that need to be patched. The one with the holes has the symbol that I attached. Does anyone know what boat this originally went to? Just wondering. Thanks in...

Hi, Admittedly, I'm part of that influx of new sailors that saw a summer of restricted COVID travel as an opportunity to pursue purchasing my first sailboat, an '88 Hunter 26.5, this past May. This forum has been invaluable for information as was a combination of youtube videos and books I used...

I've recently inherited my father's home in Raleigh, NC. The house is in bad shape and to make matters worse, he was a bit of a hoarder. His hobbies included RC cars and planes, photography, and sailing. Half of the guest room was filled with boxes of used and unused sailboat accessories. I'm by...

Ahoy everybody! My wife and myself just purchased a beautiful cat 30. Before we restep the mast next week, we are replacing the old wooden spreaders with new oak spreaders . No we don't want aluminum. If the old wood ones lasted that many years being an 82 model, I'm okay with that. My...

My search for a "performance-live aboard" (yes, an oxymoron) is now focused on the Catalina 400 Mk II, '00-'08. I've poo-pooed mast furling rigs for years, but reading around, it looks like I may have to like it since most of the Mk IIs in that range are mast-furled. Performance sacrifice aside...

Hello guys! Just reaching out to you to get more toughts on my side. I recently bought a boat with hanks headsails. I am mostly going to sail single handed and was looking foward to get my hands on a furling system. Fortunately for me there is an abandonned sailboat(bigger than mine) at the...

Noob here. Had a nasty tear in in our furling 135 genoa. Had it repaired, but it needs to go. Found an amazing deal on a brand new 135 genoa that was the original sail for a Hunter 27. The 'I' measurement is 2ft different, and I don't know if that's a deal breaker or not. Thoughts? Thanks for...