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Any Cat 22's heading to the BEER Cruise? HillbillyWanderer at 9:36am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 12/1466 I am planning and hoping to go to the BEER Cruise in Penscola FL this June and was wondering if anyb
Black transmission oil geoffschultz at 9:27am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6409 I just changed the transmission oil on my Yanmar's KM3A and it was black. Normally it looks like n
Stuffingbox ??? 7sailing7 at 8:39am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/855 Well the other day my neighbor asked me how often I adjusted my stuffing box. I said what ?? He said
Newbie heading to the B.E.E.R Cruise! Questions? HillbillyWanderer at 8:37am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2248 I am planning on heading out to the BEER Cruise this June and have so much planning and prep work in
Attention Lake Superior sailors! Jackdaw at 8:36am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/712
Equalization, is this the solution? FourPoints at 8:35am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2183 I charge my batteries almost exclusively off Solar through a Genasun GV-4 controller, the only other
Fresh water sys experts - SuperStor Effervescence Skipper at 7:31am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1570 Just commissioned the domestic water system for Spring 2 weeks ago. I had drained the system for win
12vdc power to ray marine course computer st60???? woodster at 7:27am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/987 ok after reading the manual from ray marine i still dont have a clue what size conductors , breakers
Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07am 04.21.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3036 (reposted in "ask all sailors") Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh wat
Your solutions to sea water odors in toilet intake? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1079 Have any of you installed a separate water tank to supply fresh water to flush a sea water toilet?
is it okay to walk on the hatch roof? gitpicker2007 at 6:51am 04.21.14 Catalina 22 15/1980 I know this may sound stupid, but is the roof of the hatchway, the sliding part designed to bear the
320 Galley faucet water line size? Scooter2368 at 6:37am 04.21.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/965 We are purchasing a Catalina 320 and the galley faucet has a leak where the line comes into the fauc
Fresh Water Vent Issue? rafip at 6:13am 04.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/898 I have cleaned and resealed my water tank on my 1985 H31 as per some previous posts in the forum. A
Canal Barge All U Get at 4:44am 04.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/673 Hi all, We had the Amara Zee next to us this weekend, interesting sail design. http://sailingb
trailer sailing a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 4:03am 04.21.14 Smaller Boats 24/9926 i wonder if trailer sailing (rigging every time i sail) a capri 18 is feasible or is the rigging too
Venture Pop-up dodger install EnginesForward at 2:45am 04.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1708 I just bought a 1972 Venture, It came with a dodger which had never been used. The anchor points an
Galley Cockpit Pass Through wufibugs at 9:06pm 04.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 The PO did a nice installation of some instruments on the outer wall between the galley and the cock
Bulkhead replacement dnimigon at 8:28pm 04.20.14 Catalina 30 11/4867 Hi List. I've looked around but can't seem to find what I'm after. Our 1979 Catalina 30 is in nee
Replace ignition switch MBPerini at 8:23pm 04.20.14 Catalina 310 5/2369 Anyone know how to replace a keyed ignition switch and where I might purchase one for my Catalina 31
It's ours now... Now the work begins! (1) Thomasjbrothersjr at 6:28pm 04.20.14 Catalina 22 3/1092 Late last fall we purchased the DEBBA III a 1986 Catalina 22. We trailered her about 100 miles home

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I60 wind Tally Ho at 4:24pm 07.15.23 I like having wind instruments on my boat, but I usually sail in the early spring without them until
Ground? danm1 at 4:16pm 07.15.23 I am the third owner so anything is possible. In any case, you would think it connected to something
simple wind/weather app for iphone Tally Ho at 4:14pm 07.15.23 Wind forecasts where I sail (Penobscot Bay, ME) are next to useless. Order of magnitude (relativel
off to the races jon hansen at 4:06pm 07.15.23 did 9 chi-mac back in the nineties. what i learned was it beat the snot out of my beautiful old bo
Setting up H310 for single handing Ed Caldwell at 3:36pm 07.15.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed
Broker related question Tally Ho at 3:17pm 07.15.23 I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
off to the races PaulK at 3:14pm 07.15.23
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 3:06pm 07.15.23 My 340 is set up the same as the 310. The two winches aft of the arch are designed as spinnaker wi
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 3:00pm 07.15.23 Thanks to all. I was going to go with the Autopilot solution...but as it turned out the seller had
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May kappykaplan at 3:00pm 07.15.23 For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 2:52pm 07.15.23 For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 2:24pm 07.15.23 Also with heading or course up you can set the plotter to keep the boat on the bottom third of the
off to the races jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.15.23 well, they just lost their wind. prolly from that band of rain that went through laying down a dome
Broker related question JamesG161 at 2:02pm 07.15.23 If you want do your own shopping, here is the Blue Book Value, banks use. https://www.jdpower.com/b
Cruising Yacht VMG BarryL at 1:56pm 07.15.23 Hey, How much fuel do you have and how badly do you want to be at your destination? The longest tri
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks CrispyCringle at 1:54pm 07.15.23 Thats a clever way to try and work the spin sheets. I always used just a regular block and sheet tie
Broker related question BarryL at 1:49pm 07.15.23 Hello, Are you dealing with a professional broker? Someone who is CPYB certified? The reason I ask
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers dkinzer at 1:48pm 07.15.23 Yes. I didn't find any sink stoppers larger than 1-5/8". There were some bathtub stoppers that could
Broker related question JamesG161 at 1:40pm 07.15.23 Buying a used boat is similar to buying a used car. When we did our search, we found these tips to
off to the races jon hansen at 1:24pm 07.15.23 https://bycmack.com/tracking the big boats on the cove island course

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