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solar controller Don Crowther at 12:41pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2365 This is a question that I might have seen the answer to but for the life of me can't remember! Wh
Trailer Sailors and Marine Sanitation Bad Obsession at 12:40pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 27/6861 On another forum that I am on we are having quite the discussion about marine sanitation on small sa
Boat Speed Deleted member 117556 at 12:05pm 12.03.14 Catalina 310 29/6245 Was wondering what boat speed most people make in a Cat 310 while under power at a normal cruising R
Mexican TIP problems Perfect Excuse at 11:59am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4331 I have shipped our boat to La Paz. The boat had previously been in Mexico. The former owner shipped
is the top of the mast open to weather? fox islander at 11:13am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1159 I'm still chasing down some small leaks in an attempt to get a relatively dry bilge. I've never been
Where is the diesel fuel switch? Resilience1 at 10:09am 12.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/835 I just recently purchased a Beneteau 473. It is beautiful and in great shape. Can you please help me
Source for freshwater pump Westerbeke 10-2 cbourne200 at 6:51am 12.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 24/6109 Went out for a short sail yesterday, expecting winds to be < 10 mph. As we were motoring out the ch
Yanmar SB8 RUnning Canyonkeeper at 6:42am 12.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1511 So first time at a youtube video. http://youtu.be/F3zQlDw0tcA This is after she was sitting for
What are these blocks and fiddly bits for??? (3) Hogheaven at 6:15am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 8/1687 Hello, 1987 30 hull # 4993. I've owned here for about 4 weeks now. What are the following block
confirms your worst fears on the ICW...... Bob 04 H260 at 5:57am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1453 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article4247864.html
raising the main single handed walt at 5:35am 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 57/13924 I have an old Mac 26S that I usually single hand and do the main sail setup and reefing at the mast.
Need Advice on Painting Windlasses (2) caguy at 11:16pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/853 I picked up a. couple of windlasses and would like to paint them,. The case and warping drum are mad
Echo Bay, Sucia Island Terry Cox at 8:31pm 12.02.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4329 A year or so ago the admiral and our five year old granddaughter had been out for a week long cruise
First WEMA failure (1) Delezynski at 7:47pm 12.02.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4456 We installed our WEMA quantity system back in 02 or 03. We have one gauge for two water tanks, and o
Masthead sheaves replacement FlightRisk1 at 7:03pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 8/11810 Can I change the halyard sheaves with the mast in place? I don't need to Unstep the mast for at lea
Electrical panel - cut or no? Ritdog at 6:42pm 12.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1251 Am finished installing all the lights in my 25, and am now thinking about the main electrical sectio
Remote Control Outboard bigpapaporsche at 5:58pm 12.02.14 Smaller Boats 0/1037 I am in the process of planning the installation of a Remote Control Box (RCB) on our Catalina with
Depth display erratic (Raymarine ST60) davjonLegend at 4:41pm 12.02.14 Big Boats 23/7463 My Raymarine ST60+ depth display started flashing "LAST", indicating either a bad display or a bad t
Florida bareboat charter dscribner at 4:10pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1331 Thinking about a short charter in Florida this winter. Can't afford BVI again for a couple of years.
Hunter 356 mainsheet traveler Dave Groshong at 1:20pm 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1452 Calling for help please, can a h356 owner send me a picture of the arch mounted mainsheet traveler?

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 10.18.23 Likely two reasons; first related directly to boat size in that handling became much tougher. One f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:45am 10.18.23 But will it be too much to handle in docking and sailing? No, but in the beginning, yes, because I
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar cymeyer at 4:19am 10.18.23 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch s
is it advisable or feasable? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 10.18.23 They all sound like good projects. me made. Very nice. I'm a big fan of dodgers. -Will
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 3:40am 10.18.23
Cradle screw jack conversion Apex at 2:32am 10.18.23 Thanks @Apex. I've been looking at those, but I hate to spend on new threaded rods & pads, plus the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 2:31am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:02pm 10.17.23 Good to hear that you have external regulation. I am not familiar with the ARS-5 so can't help you
H49/50 battery replacement (1) Georgedoyle at 9:27pm 10.17.23 I have an ARS-5 set up for AGM batteries hooked up to a Balmar 100 amp 7 series alternator. I need t
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 9:13pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone an
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:09pm 10.17.23 as of right now, im fixing a few things. some to mention are redoing the stanchions with butyl, the
is it advisable or feasable? (1) Anomymous 163294 at 9:02pm 10.17.23 Enlarge the companionway and integrate it into a hard dodger? It sounds feasible to me. The dodge
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:01pm 10.17.23 Your project is doable, but only if you're not doing anything else this winter. The forum has plent
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 8:39pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone and
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 8:29pm 10.17.23 Can't help myself, but I don't believe I've ever experienced sour muscles! :beer: It's a buildup o
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 7:22pm 10.17.23 I always leave my engine running until the boat is secure. Me too! But once the sails are up and d
Diesel shut off pull rgranger at 7:15pm 10.17.23 DISCLAIMER: contrarian response follows. Why does it need to be any closer? Really. When I pull
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 7:10pm 10.17.23
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 7:06pm 10.17.23 Great info @MikeHoncho
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 7:03pm 10.17.23

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