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Cat 30 rigging loads Chris at 5:06am 10.17.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1242 I purchased my first sailboat, a Catalina 30 TR 1981 model, in Jan 1999. The rigging was replace in
Rigging Ghosts Richard Owen at 4:17am 10.17.99 Big Boats 14/1616 I have experienced a rather strange phenomenon on our new 460. When sitting at anchor or at a dock,
Batteries- Deep Cycle Dan Smith at 3:41am 10.17.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1246 I have for many years deep cycled mysmall NI-Cad batteried of 1.25 V and improved their lifeA frie
Reefing- second reef Dan Smith at 3:31am 10.17.99 Big Boats 4/1810 I have single line reefing on my sailand like the quick way it reefs.BUTwhat can I do to put on a
boat trim/balance alan claunch at 3:05am 10.17.99 Mid-Size Boats 0/1055 I have a Hunter 28.5 and am trying to relocate the batteries to give betteraccess. They are current
Check Lists..preventive maint. Dan Smith at 2:51am 10.17.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/937 Greetings,I am in the process of writing a series of monthly, quarterly and annual check lists for
Wax how often.. Dan Smith at 2:37am 10.17.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1132 hey out there...I have a question as how often to wax a boat in the San Diego Area.Yes I know th
help 2 trey261@aol.com at 2:27am 10.17.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1237 anybody have any advice on sailing from st.pete to daytona beach...good marinas to stop at, where to
help trey261@aol.com at 2:20am 10.17.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1073 we just purchased the 2000 410, and need advice on capn or maptech ?
2gm20 Manual Start Douglas Miller at 2:13am 10.17.99 Mid-Size Boats 3/1431 I read in the Yanmar manual about hand starting the 2gm20. Anyone try this? Any caveats? Would be
New problem - now I can't get the pump to prime Steve at 12:11am 10.17.99 Other Sailboats 2/931 After getting off the hose at the strainer with a hot air dryer, a lot of fresh water drained out.
Mast questions H-23 Jim and Ellen at 1:42pm 10.16.99 Smaller Boats 13/1373 one thing bogggles my mind.......it sounds as though most of you do a significant amount of traile
hull speed and to much wind? tony at 10:06am 10.16.99 Mid-Size Boats 3/1537 hi' just purchased a cat30 tall rig, by the way,Im new at this.so please have patience. my questio
Dutchman Flaking System: Is it worth it? Mickey Goodman at 9:52am 10.16.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1283 I just bought a 88 Legend 37 with a Main Sail that is cut for the Dutchman Flaking System. Unfortun
1988 Hunter, purchase or not? Bill Bacci at 8:45am 10.16.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1061 I am concidering purchasing a 1988 Hunter 45. Are there any problems with the boat?
Hunter 34 speed problems Ben Townsend at 7:48am 10.16.99 Racing 9/1877 I have consistently noticed that my Hunter 34 on a starboard tack my speedo reads nearly 1-knot less
Rigging of the boom topping lift Jeff Jernigan at 5:17am 10.16.99 Smaller Boats 3/1854 I have recently purchased a 1987 26.5 with ZSpar Z160 boom ( standard equipment). I do not believe t
Safety line stanchion tops? Dan Geltmacher at 4:58am 10.16.99 Mid-Size Boats 3/2092 The caps or tops on several my safety cable/line stanchions have broken in half. The top cable runs
Best way to repair leak from toe rail? Dave Brengelmann at 11:54pm 10.15.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1145 We've got a leek coming in from the toe rail above the window on the port side of the aft cabin of o
Should I buy a 336? Bob Peters at 11:21pm 10.15.99 Mid-Size Boats 7/1597 I am considering a 1995 336, loaded, in good-to-excellent condition at 78,000.Next step is a sea tr

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Trying to Upgrade to Raymarine C80 dlochner at 4:15pm 01.14.20 Hey Gang, I bought a 1980 ODay 30 and its time to upgrade the electronics. The boat came with a Ga
Upgrade Wind Instraments Meriachee at 4:11pm 01.14.20 Yes. None of that vintage equipment will integrate.
question about roller furling and trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:06pm 01.14.20 We need to talk. Send another private message with phone number and location. Your info is not reta
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy jimshipsky at 3:53pm 01.14.20 rgranger, thanks for those suggestions. Have you sailed any of those 4?
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy jimshipsky at 3:51pm 01.14.20 Holy crow! I had no idea there were trailerable 33' boats! I think maybe a Hobie 33/drop keel is now
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy rgranger at 3:50pm 01.14.20 Macgregor 25? Macgregor 26C? Hunter 23.5? Rhodes 22
Can I dock my boat stern first? (1) rgranger at 3:48pm 01.14.20 <p>
Compass location (2) rgranger at 3:45pm 01.14.20 Hey @fred1diver I have done a lot of fiberglass work over the years. Here are my steps for fillin
Can I dock my boat stern first? DrJudyB at 3:42pm 01.14.20 I prefer a slip that allows me to point the bow into the wind, with the bow entering first. We have
Can I dock my boat stern first? Ron20324 at 3:28pm 01.14.20 Why does everyone dock, bow first, in their slip? The way my boat is docked in my slip the waves fr
Generator Installation Rick486 at 3:27pm 01.14.20 Thank you for your quick reply. I am really concerned about the noise factor. The generator will
Can I dock my boat stern first? Rick486 at 3:24pm 01.14.20 I always back in making it easier to get on and off Our dogs would be puzzled by that boarding lad
Can I dock my boat stern first? (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:20pm 01.14.20 I always back in making it easier to get on and off
Can I dock my boat stern first? ontherocks83 at 3:19pm 01.14.20 I belong to the dock bow in for privacy and ease of docking category. I don't have a walk through tr
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy (1) Whatfiero1 at 3:17pm 01.14.20 A J24 can be had for cheap fast little boats but still cramped. there are som Hobie 33 still floatin
Can I dock my boat stern first? Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 3:15pm 01.14.20 My slip is the same depth throughout so we back in all the time. We have floating docks so we step r
Compass location Will Gilmore at 3:13pm 01.14.20 I do admit that some canucks aren't good with directions Could it be because there's no such direc
VHF radio for a particular application AaronD at 3:06pm 01.14.20 The GX2200 is also receive-only. IIRC, the 2200 is essentially the same as the 2150, with the addit
Hunter 50 Raymarine Stng question artboas at 2:46pm 01.14.20 I am in the process of replacing my defective SPX30 autopilot with a new ACU400 autopilot. The old
Compass location fred1diver at 2:46pm 01.14.20 I do admit that some canucks aren't good with directions, just take our PM for example

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