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Schaefer CF-500 Roller Furler RJD at 7:51am 08.31.15 Catalina 22 9/5550 I currently use hank-on foresails but am thinking about purchasing a Schaefer Snapfurl CF-500 Roller
Knot meter spinny thingy pshrynk at 6:57am 08.31.15 Big Boats 4/1157 My little spinny thingy on my knot meter is missing a blade and I get only about half the actual spe
Hunter 27 Edge VARA Rudder (6) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 08.31.15 Smaller Boats 0/2848 Attached you will find photos of the VARA RUDDER assembly of the Hunter 27 Edge . If you take time
genoa for a 25 ft Catalina Howard Welch at 5:36am 08.31.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/645 What is the best place to sell a genoa sail for a Catalina. My friend sold the boat but has the sail
First time sail bixter1 at 5:35am 08.31.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1246 My wife and I just passed our ASA Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification and want to start sailing whe
1978 Macgregor 36 Flying Scot at 11:35pm 08.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/690 I have recently acquired a '78 Mac 36, with single daggerboard on the port side. Does anyone have a
Replacement Main and Vang tackle DJM at 10:35pm 08.30.15 Catalina 22 11/3637 New to forum and happy to see all the great posts and enthusiasm in Catalina refurbishing and sailin
looking to work on crew justinkramp at 9:04pm 08.30.15 Racing 2/1118 Hey all, I'm an 18 year old sailor looking for an (or several) opportunity(-ies) to crew in races
hunter 146 daysailer justinkramp at 8:59pm 08.30.15 Day Sailers 1/1609 hey all, I own a 2002 Hunter 146 and have sealed up some cracks over the years. had to reseal a
Best Southeast Atlantic Coastal Sailing Towns Monterey385 at 8:31pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1558 Doing some research on great coastal sailing towns in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Best Bottom Paints for Racing SailMaster at 7:33pm 08.30.15 Racing 7/3084 Hello all, On our last haul out we stripped to the FG and used EcoClad. We now find that they are o
Information lost Slow lane at 4:39pm 08.30.15 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1399 I have a ranger that I think is a 28 by the look of it. When I did a check on its ser# it shows it t
Looking at a 1978 9.2 center cockpit Capndan56 at 4:08pm 08.30.15 S2 5/1164 I'm new to the forum. Have been sailing all my life (just about) and am looking to move up from my
Keel questions (2) Kh3412 at 3:49pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1617 Looking for info. 1977 Pearson 31. The keel has a bulge on the side of the keel about 6 inches down
Curtains for 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 3:40pm 08.30.15 Big Boats 5/1275 I have a favor to ask. My boat is in Mexico, so I don't have easy access to it. I was hoping someo
Bahamian Boat Yards - Experiences SailMaster at 1:04pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1185 We are in the process of planning a run to Marsh Harbour in a few months and I would like to know if
Balmar MC-614 Alternator Temp Sense buddybear at 12:28pm 08.30.15 Catalina 310 1/821 Recently installed the alt and battery temp sensor ran engine and checked the display on the regulat
Jiffy reefing mainsail Bill Greenberg at 11:29am 08.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/4579 Can anyone recommend a jiffy reefing system (kit) for the mainsail on my 1991 Catalina 28 ? Would li
Trashed my Bow Pulpit odaydokay at 10:01am 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1487 Well I just hit a piling in my home port nav channel (!!!!!) and bent the pulpit beyond recognition.
Flathead Lake MT or lake Pend Oreille ID Karyon at 7:20am 08.30.15 Destinations 4/4452 We are thinking about next summer already, Has any one sailed Flat head Lake MT or Lake Pend Oreille

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Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dLj at 12:16am 11.18.23 On the other hand, thinking about and discussing sometimes arcane aspects of sailing and cruising h
Funny Friday!!! (1) justsomeguy at 11:34pm 11.17.23 https://media.tenor.com/-xycQFgNcUIAAAAM/stay-in.gif -Will "Costs'. Not much more of an expense.
Remove Prop Tally Ho at 9:39pm 11.17.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 6:08pm 11.17.23 But as you say, it's beating a dead horse as these batteries are defunct. On the other hand, thin
Convert partial battens to full battens (2) Tally Ho at 6:06pm 11.17.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:12pm 11.17.23 https://media.tenor.com/-xycQFgNcUIAAAAM/stay-in.gif -Will
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 4:11pm 11.17.23
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? rgranger at 3:22pm 11.17.23 years ago I thought someone made a gauge that would alarm when it reached a set temperature. Not s
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Blitz at 3:14pm 11.17.23 years ago I thought someone made a gauge that would alarm when it reached a set temperature. Not su
Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement RitSim at 3:13pm 11.17.23 My organizer also needs attention the screws on deck turn but do not tighten. I think I've seen a
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? JoeWhite at 1:54pm 11.17.23 VT, if an audible alarm will help you, just install a 110 dB 12vdc soanalert across the idiot light
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? shemandr at 1:02pm 11.17.23 When I put an idiot light on my engine it would light up every time I came near ... ;)
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 11.17.23 I should install an idiot light on the binnacle next to my chart plotter, which is an area I do loo
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? VT Fitz at 11:25am 11.17.23 Thanks for all the input so far. Very helpful! As far as "swapping" the idiot light for a gauge cre
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 10:49am 11.17.23 I completely agree BUT given a choice of only one which most people with boats have (audible alarm
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a buzze
Ice box refrigeration (1) JamesG161 at 10:12am 11.17.23 Does anyone know if they are rechargeable? Dometic ColdMachine CS-NC15 - Compact cooling system wit
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 9:45am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a b
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? rgranger at 9:30am 11.17.23 Not a good idea, in fact a terrible idea. If you go over temp. for any reason (a failed raw water p
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dLj at 9:28am 11.17.23 The normal equalization voltage for a flooded lead acid battery is 15.8 to 16.2 volts. Decimals matt

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