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Floyd passes with the keel from a Passage 450! Steve Dion at 1:56am 09.17.99 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1327 Phil:Looks like the Passage 450 in the Foto Forum looks good but what happened to the keel?
Boat Transportation (land or sea)? Pat Johnson at 1:24am 09.17.99 Other Sailboats 5/945 Can anyone tell me what kind of transportaion is available to move boats from one place to another w
Self Tacking Jib Rick at 2:21pm 09.16.99 Smaller Boats 8/2329 I was thinking of trying this on my 23.5. If I put a block on the clew of the jib and let with run
Recommendations- Hunter 310 to Catalina 310 or 320 Greg at 2:03pm 09.16.99 Mid-Size Boats 3/2328 We have been sailing a 25' Cape Dory (full keel) for over 20 years and have decided to move up to a
Cat-30 and CruisAir Carry-On Air, Enough A/C?? Mark Magee at 1:01pm 09.16.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1429 Cat-30 Sailors:On my 86 Cat-30 I have been getting various feedback as to whether the 4,800 BTU Cru
Holding Tank or port-a potty Brunson Russum at 12:06pm 09.16.99 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1684 My wife and I have purchased a 1979 Catalina 27 which currently has a marine head that directly disc
Larry Shulman, how's your rudder? LaDonna Bubak - Planet Catalina at 9:36am 09.16.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1289 Hi Larry!I just wanted to see if you could update us on the apparent loss of your rudder. Thanks!
Cabin heater Keith at 7:33am 09.16.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1481 I am looking into putting a cabin heater in my boat that uses the engine coolant to suppy the heat
WATER IN THE ENGINE AREA K. Guidry at 2:04am 09.16.99 Mid-Size Boats 6/1289 My 1982 Hunter 30( purchased earlier this year) accumulates water in the area just below the engine
Question and Comment Craig at 1:31am 09.16.99 Big Boats 4/1347 I have a question about the tightness of the shrouds. Our 1987 34 hunter is new to us this yr. so al
Mast Raising Tim Daley at 9:43pm 09.15.99 Smaller Boats 4/1343 The recent request for information concerning solo mast raising has prompted me to ask if anyone has
Gulf Coast Rally Randy Steed at 2:26pm 09.15.99 Other Sailboats 0/858 I would like to know if their is a Rally
Speed of 26 Jim Hopper at 1:44pm 09.15.99 Smaller Boats 7/1260 What's the top speed of a Hunter 26? I have a knotmeter and I've never seen it above 2.9 in 20 kno
Davit for Legend 35.5 Michel Brown at 12:44pm 09.15.99 Big Boats 1/1659 Look for a Simpson-Lawrence Horizon davits for my boat. Does someone installed one on his boat? Any
Winterizing question Hayden Watson at 12:43pm 09.15.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1496 I know about removing the hoses from the seacock (close it first!!) and putting it into a jug of ant
changin an evaporator for a cold plate Michel Brown at 12:40pm 09.15.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1187 I have a Adler/Barbour ColdMachine with an evaporator. I would like to replace the evaporator by a c
Lowering a Hunter 1987 H34 Dinette Table Richard Skipworth at 11:51am 09.15.99 Mid-Size Boats 5/1577 OK, this may sound a little crazy, but I just bought a my 34 in July and haven't been able to figure
Lazy Jack Russ Garecht at 11:48am 09.15.99 Mid-Size Boats 8/1385 I am thinking about installing a Lazy Jack on Her Diamond Ring. I am leaning toward the EZ Jack. A
Safe to Store Cushions Aboard over the Winter? Rich Stidger at 11:17am 09.15.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1732 I have always taken all of the interior and exterior cushions home for winter storage in fear of mil
re propping C-30 11 hp jamie at 11:05am 09.15.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1244 have any C-30 owners with 11 hp dieselstried re propping with a Campbell sailor prop? what size did

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New Mac 25 owner Freedom77 at 10:47am 01.11.20 "There is nothing - Absolutely nothing - half so much doing as simply messing about in boats." Wind
VHF radio for a particular application AaronD at 10:33am 01.11.20 @AaronD I'd love to see that... @rgranger: I just posted a few notes at Sailing and restoring #987
VHF radio for a particular application AaronD at 10:33am 01.11.20 They have a device now that projects the image above your helm. It is in 3d so you can look to the
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 10:29am 01.11.20 NMEA -> Wifi Bridge (AIS on the iPads) We've really appreciated the integrated AIS receiver in our
Looking at buying a used 30-38 Catalina LeslieTroyer at 10:27am 01.11.20 According to Sailboatdata.com 30 - 1.6 34 - 1.7 36 - 1.8 Draft in meters rounded to nearest decimet
Diesel starts on its own! Boat needs an exorcism. SycloneDriver at 10:19am 01.11.20 John, the key wasn't even in the ignition. It's a twist to run, twist more to crank. So many peop
Looking at buying a used 30-38 Catalina mtlakejim at 10:08am 01.11.20
Looking at buying a used 30-38 Catalina mtlakejim at 10:06am 01.11.20 Highly unlikely we will ever sleep on the boat. At the very most, maybe an overnight. I think the fa
Diesel starts on its own! Boat needs an exorcism. jssailem at 10:05am 01.11.20 A bit spooky.. Who knows... It may have gotten used to starting and stopping all on it's own and it
New Sail Suggestions and Sail Maker in Chesapeake Bay Hank Spector at 10:00am 01.11.20 I am a little late to the party but I recommend Ullman Sails in Eastport. They are local and have a
Water Filter/strainer Terry Cox at 9:48am 01.11.20 Thanks Terry, I'll take a look for strainers before the pump. Where your tank strainers close to
Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell SG at 9:04am 01.11.20
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high water? JamesG161 at 8:31am 01.11.20 It is not odd in our developing communities. Guess what that is called? Floodplain Management \| FE
On the Mainsail Tally Ho at 8:03am 01.11.20 Speed Racer!
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Battery Mixing integrating Lithium Lifepo4 AGM or Gell SG at 5:11am 01.11.20 Yanmar 4JHTE - Oil Filters were you measuring the oil pressure? As I recall the pressure bypass
Rudder tilts/stores out of water? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:00am 01.11.20 I can't be sure from the diagram, a picture would be nice, but that drawing looks like it allows abo

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