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  • Rich Stidger
    Rich Stidger replied to the thread Simpson Lawrence Anchorman windlass motor.
    If UK Spares doesn't have a replacement motor, I think you are SOL. Looking at that motor, I don't think it is rebuildable. I could be...
  • BarryL
    BarryL reacted to dlochner's post in the thread Gun shy with Like Like.
    How old and in what condition is the mainsail? An old stretched out mainsail will heel more and will be difficult to near impossible to...
  • Stu Jackson
    Stu Jackson replied to the thread Gun shy.
    I only posted that page from Royce's book to show how to rig a downhaul and that a furler isn't "required or necessary" on a C22. Had...
  • LakeOntario270
    LakeOntario270 replied to the thread Considering purchasing a 1995 Catalina 270.
    The standard head sail for a 270 is a 135% genoa. Racers like to go bigger but a 135 is a good sail from 8 to 20 knots.
  • Kings Gambit
    Kings Gambit replied to the thread OK, I'm a word snob.
    Here’s one folks might need to know better.. What’s the distinction between “line” and “rope” on a sail boat. Shouldn’t “learn the...
  • Kings Gambit
    Kings Gambit replied to the thread OK, I'm a word snob.
  • jssailem
    jssailem reacted to Kings Gambit's post in the thread OK, I'm a word snob with Ha Ha.
    Here’s one folks might need to know better.. What’s the distinction between “line” and “rope” on a sail boat. Shouldn’t “learn the...
  • Kings Gambit
    Kings Gambit replied to the thread OK, I'm a word snob.
    Here’s one folks might need to know better.. What’s the distinction between “line” and “rope” on a sail boat. Shouldn’t “learn the...
  • Kings Gambit
    Kings Gambit replied to the thread OK, I'm a word snob.
    I hate the expression “time period” and its cousin “period of time.” What other kind of period is there except that one at the end of a...
  • Kings Gambit
    Kings Gambit replied to the thread OK, I'm a word snob.
    In my experience, removing the mast is “decommissioning” the yacht, usually to make ready for transport overland, etc. When it arrives...
  • shemandr
    shemandr replied to the thread Gun shy.
    I used to pull the main traveler up in over powered condition and ease the mainsheet. It was a good way to twist off the top of the...
  • shemandr
    shemandr replied to the thread Gun shy.
    Ouch! That could create a life changing injury. Skippers keep those companionway covers closed!
  • kappykaplan
    kappykaplan replied to the thread Considering purchasing a 1995 Catalina 270.
    The OP hasn't been seen since 23 Nov 2022.
  • Gene Neill
    Gene Neill replied to the thread Replacement step cooler.
    I see what you mean! Can the cooler not be shifted forward at all? In the pic I posted above, you can see there is a good bit of...
  • Gene Neill
    Gene Neill reacted to hudson_rogue's post in the thread Repairing lifeline connection with Like Like.
    Thanks for the history lesson. I'll keep my aftermarket lifelines, but heed your warning.
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