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Removing fiberglass hiding part of sending unit. Cat27Tim at 8:30am 06.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/915 How would one remove part of the fiberglass lip on a 1988 Cat 27 that partially hides the sending un
gin pole mast stepping ron1881 at 5:33am 06.19.14 Smaller Boats 24/8695 I want to make a gin pole mast stepping system for my standard rig 25. I have viewed a few tube vide
DIY gelcoat upslims at 5:32am 06.19.14 Catalina 22 2/926 Anyone ever do their own gelcoat? I have a line on a stonehorse 23 but it will need to be painted. I
Open CPN chart question DougM at 4:21am 06.19.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1739 I just began exploring Open CPN and downloaded electronic charts from NOAA. The first thing I notice
4HP Susuki seadaddler at 4:07am 06.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/410 4HP Suzuki I have a 4HP suzuki outboard and would like to fresh water flush more but using a buck
Wood Tiller Tamer (5) ehudm at 10:59pm 06.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1353 Just for fun I thought to have a Tiller Tamer as a back up for auto pilot (simrad), it looks OK but
Sumner 8 sailing dingy centerboard at 8:22pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1374 I picked up a Sumner 8 dingy at an Estate sail. All I got was a shell of a dingy. Looking for a pict
oday 20 trailer measurements hawk232 at 7:55pm 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/804 I may have the opportunity to get an oday 20. it does not have a trailer, but I just so happen to ha
Replacing Sending unit in 1988 Cat 27 Fuel Tank (1) Cat27Tim at 7:06pm 06.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1142 Not quite sure how to go about removing the fiberglass that covers 1/2 of the sending unit's screws.
'83 O'Day Cowl Vent Deck Plate RBilly at 6:14pm 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/794 Just bought an '83 O'Day 28. It has a cowl vent on foredeck but I don't have the 4 in. machined meta
Furling problem Alansails at 5:44pm 06.18.14 Catalina 310 8/1227 Suddenly this year our boat, when we furl the head sail, it has decided to have issues..:cry: When w
Bag of water/install transducer PSR at 4:36pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/5755 Can someone tell me why I might test for the best location of a sonar transducer inside the hull wit
Newly installed autopilot is drunk markwbird at 4:05pm 06.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1102 My newly installed Raymarine EV100 autopilot works great except that it's a bit swervy. I took out
C25 need used stanchion worane at 3:26pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/808 Hi everyone. I am in need of a stanchion from an early (1978) Catalina 25. One of mine is snapped of
C&C 25, 1975, Good Boat or Bad News JHoward at 2:57pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/5149 I am researching this boat, found on Craigs List. It is in northern Minnesota @ the Canadian border.
Can a Universal Atomic engine be rebuilt? carolbsailing at 2:42pm 06.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/4374 I have a 1983 Catalina 27 with the original Universal Atomic Model 5411. The engine won't start and
What's below this floor? (1) TradioShow at 1:52pm 06.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1840 Hello, what is below this, it's a 78 30'? I looked through my sear results but couldn't find an ans
Bowsprit rigging for Hunter 29.5 billybee41 at 12:21pm 06.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1997 The bowsprit was not rigged when I bought my Hunter 29.5 and I downloaded the owner's manual from th
26D Lines and Rigging Setup - Please check. Snowbird One at 8:35am 06.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/7260 Hello everyone! First post here! I have so many questions. But what I'll start with is my rigging se
302 foredeck length ilnadi at 8:26am 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/646 trying to figure out the usable foredeck area on the 302 (e.g. for a dinghy). I can see that the

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MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 08.02.23 Purple is course change and why. Crazy Weather... Jim and John. PS: note the tropical wave off
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:51am 08.02.23 Oh My Gosh! Sometimes I cant see the forest for the trees.:banghead::banghead: But surprise surpri
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 08.02.23 Unless you really want to shop for options, the Ensign that is yours to be had sounds like an excell
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 11:16am 08.02.23 John started 2 posts This one should be used for the Weather info. _______ Sailing adventures of
H170 versus H18 experience tasmith822 at 11:15am 08.02.23 Mark2, Thank you for your write-up. I also sailed in the Raleigh area with some dailsailers up to 1
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:08am 08.02.23 Damn straight! "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Good on you! :beer:
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 11:07am 08.02.23 It is weather forecasting...:cool: We can bat 500 :yikes: and be better than most. :biggrin: Oh, y
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 DmacSails at 11:04am 08.02.23 Hi - We own a 2004 H33. This is our third Hunter in this size range (326 and 336 previously). We r
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 11:02am 08.02.23 I trailered and sailed the Montgomery 15 for 18 years. Terrific boat, very easy to solo sail a bit s
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 10:54am 08.02.23 All of these boat in a size less than 30ft are easy to sail solo. With skill you can likely solo sai
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (9) rgranger at 10:53am 08.02.23 Good info... So you mentioned swimming off of your boat... and solo sailing...so here are two more
Battery Confusion.. jssailem at 10:48am 08.02.23 Led lights are A great modification to the traditional lights used in boats from 80's. @JoeWhite
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather jssailem at 10:29am 08.02.23 It is weather forecasting...:cool: We can bat 500 :yikes: and be better than most. :biggrin:
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 10:20am 08.02.23 According to the AB manual that John linked to, there is over-voltage protection, but it is at 17v.
Applying Cetol question JamesG161 at 10:14am 08.02.23 @Ralph Johnstone has the best things to use on Teak and its final finishing. He has pictures too.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 10:08am 08.02.23 Just in from Dave... "Running under sail at 6 to 7 knots! Love it!" Jim and John
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 10:07am 08.02.23 Damn straight!
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.02.23 @jssailem and I spent several hours today on skirting the weather issues. @dLj is now on the correc
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 10:02am 08.02.23 Hello all... ... I also suspect something to do with the high Float Voltage (have seen on Danfoss s
Battery Confusion.. Timm R Oday25 at 9:56am 08.02.23 While I agree with everything that's been already posted , I humbly offer a few thoughts . Our 12 vo

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