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Water flow question capta at 2:48pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1981 Presently I am feeding the high pressure pump on my watermaker with a water puppy (1/2" ports), wit
Oceanis thruster battery charging (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3121 We've recently taken delivery of a new Oceanis 37, and we're just starting to make it our own and un
Launching DS II from a hoist talbotb at 9:55am 06.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/501 There is a coastal marina I am considering launching from, but I see on their web site that they onl
ProblemStepping mast-H216 or 22 day sailr Joetul at 8:40am 06.17.14 Day Sailers 7/1995 I just got a Hunter 22 daysailer and had a hell of a time stepping the mast. Still havent stepped i
Avoided Electrical Meltdown Marc14857 at 7:32am 06.17.14 Big Boats 9/1194 Just wanted to share this weekend's close call with shorepower AC connection. We were onboard tied u
Port Lazarette Lock SawyerCurt at 7:07am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 9/3108 I did a quick search on the Catalina forums but didn't see a post on this topic. While squeezing be
tohatsu outboard mmsailor at 6:56am 06.17.14 Smaller Boats 7/1017 Changing the oil in the lower unit of my tohatus/nissan 5 hp outboard and thought I remembered a fib
nice 310 for sale Alansails at 6:44am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 0/771 Just Noticed a nice looking 2001 310 for sale in Bristol RI http://catalina.sailboatowners.com/inde
exterior wood rotting SBARBU at 6:35am 06.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/635 Hello All, Just purchased 1983 O'day 22 - love it except for all the exterior wood is coming apar
FIXED,FOLDING or FEATHERING Alansails at 6:30am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 2/859 We have a fixed two bladed prop that came with the boat, has anyone changed to a two bladed folding
Where is refrig compressor on 393? Kensny at 6:30am 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/941 Hello Can anyone tell me where the refrigeration unit is located on the Beneteau 393 (2006) and how
Eno Stove Top Piratenorm at 6:17am 06.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1051 Ordered a new Eno 2 burner cook top and am wondering if anyone has pics showing a similar install on
Transducer paint question njlarry at 5:25am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2964 I have a stupid newbie question about bottom paint. if the transducer is inside the hull should an
PEARSON 36-2 NEED INFO from P36-2 owners brunocean at 5:19am 06.17.14 Pearson 8/6060 Hello, I bought this winter a Pearson 36-2 from 1985 (hull 33) and have been fixing her so far. I
Rebedding Fixed Windows on Hunter 380 planoron at 5:18am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6520 Hello All, First I want to thank everyone for all the info provided to us to get our boat in shap
Screen alternatives for opening ports? rachelmackenzie at 4:57am 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1831 We have a 1995 Hunter 336 and the port screens on the side of the boat don't work anymore--gaps at t
Dinghy engine lifts..narrowed down options? star302 at 3:55am 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1138 After searching thru forums and internet, it seems the most recommended dinghy engine lifts for our
Gate hardware Keith13315 at 3:40am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 1/827 Hi does anyone know where to get the parts or a kit for stainless a steel tubing gate, not the lifel
Alternator overspeed Mark Maulden at 11:56pm 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2214 I installed a series 7 Balmar and everything works fine. Except I want to slow it down by about 1/2
Steam out the exhaust? 87 mkII Universal MX25XP jonelli at 8:35pm 06.16.14 Catalina 30 20/3228 I'm new to this boat, but yesterday we took it out and at the end of the day on our way back when we

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Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:24am 08.21.23 I'm also pondering cross beams. As it is, I can close up the front as shown, or I can open up the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:23am 08.21.23 Exactly...if, if, and if. But that's exactly my point. I would not not offer this as generic advice
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 8:22am 08.21.23 Oh My Gosh! Hurricane Hilary caused 10 times the rain in 2 days that Los Angles see this time of ye
Fabric for boom tent? (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 08.21.23 219111 Here is the current one. You can see that it does not drape well and is too translucent.
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 8:20am 08.21.23 Yep. Doubling the layers, possibly with an air gap as dLj suggested, is an option. I have not yet d
Stiff Throttle kloudie1 at 8:15am 08.21.23 Assuning a single lever control.... Sounds like there is something binding in the control head.. If
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 8:14am 08.21.23 I suppose if you lose the AP and needed to slab reef the main for whatever reason, and if the boat
Fabric for boom tent? Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 08.21.23 Have you ever thought to double up the ripstop nylon you have now? It'll keep the size down when sto
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:09am 08.21.23 Well, given your self-imposed "prime directive," together with the atypical circumstances you have
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 8:06am 08.21.23 Tropical Storm Franklin will become a Hurricane, which will likely landfall where @dLj started his c
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 08.21.23 I guess I'm missing something in the "hove to" to raise the main. How can you hove to when the mai
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Alan Gomes at 7:59am 08.21.23 I was going to respond with the exact same thing that KG said but he beat me to it. When sailing s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jibes138 at 7:26am 08.21.23 Any thoughts on wearing a wetsuit while single handing? If you end up in the water it could greatly
Sails up at the dock ? JBP-PA at 6:55am 08.21.23 Raising sails at the dock is fine (within reason). What you don't want to do is raise sails on th
Hunter 23 Keel rgranger at 6:43am 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel do
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 6:42am 08.21.23 Removing the stern sounds a bit extreme, but it makes a lot of sense. It may not work here, because
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement kloudie1 at 6:38am 08.21.23 Strange, looks like "corrosion jacking" from a piece of iron or steel between the two plates.. the
Sails up at the dock ? kappykaplan at 6:35am 08.21.23 Can I raise the sail for a short period while I am tied to the dock in light wind? Can I let the he
Sails up at the dock ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 08.21.23 Yes.
New owner! PMK at 6:18am 08.21.23 She is in the water at Safe Harbor Pilots point hull #11 Quite an ordeal getting boat and trailer h

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