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Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/730 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos
For those that like pressurized water (4) dgreen1991 at 5:55pm 03.16.14 Smaller Boats 0/963 A poster on this web site, whose name fails me at the moment, gave me a great idea. They saw my gard
Class B Transponder (1) hvbaker at 5:37pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/865 73116.vB class B transponder installed this weekend. Now when crossing shipping lanes at night near
Identifying bottom paint Captn TJ at 4:56pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4034 Purchased a used boat that was bottom painted. The dealer thought it was VC17. Does anyone know a wa
Question about fuel flow Brian D at 4:29pm 03.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/5100 During my trip yesterday, my outboard quit about 4 hours from my marina. I checked fuel flow and it
Winch Spare Parts malyea at 4:13pm 03.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/790 I had a broken stripper ring on one of my older Lewmar 40ST winches (so old that Lewmar no longer su
Ahoy,transport Captains Out There.. Dragon Fly at 3:08pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1241 Want Help Bringing A 28' Oday, 1984 From Maine To Florida.. This Season. Email Me: 88collinz
Ahoy transport Captains out there? Dragon Fly at 3:04pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/617 Anyone out there who might be interested in ferrying an Oday 28' 1984, from Mid-coast Maine to F
Island Nautical dodgers straydog at 2:21pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1237 Has anyone had any recent experience with Island Nautical dodgers, especially since it became part o
Catalina 27 keel stub repair,, (1) dive7mmwet at 1:32pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1646 a question maybe some one that has worked with glass repair may know and pass some wisdom, as I was
Outboard lifting davit for H36 Blisster at 1:19pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 8/2633 I would like to install a lift for the outboard motor used on the tender for our Hunter 36 sailboat.
Mainesail the GURU/Solar MC-4 Connectors CYQK at 11:15am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/825 Great article on the crimper ordered it THANKS!! Where is a good place to source the connectors?
Ordering New Roller Furling Jib Ready2Sail at 11:14am 03.16.14 Day Sailers 11/3217 I need to order a new roller furling jib (O'Day 23-1) and the local name brand sailmakers are quotin
Top Down furler with older sail? Pat T at 10:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1715 Just received my Selden bowsprit kit and GX furler. I want to use my older North Gennaker with this
Insurance rate increases Witzend at 10:54am 03.16.14 Catalina 310 11/1874 Travelers does not require a survey for boats under $100K in value. So last year because the boat wa
Looking For Hunter 35 Legend Mast, Please Help? sails4alivin at 9:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1188 Hello all, Iv recently obtained a 1988 hunter 35 that lost its spar and all standing rigging during
The New Balmar Smart Gauge Maine Sail at 9:55am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 35/14813 Hi All, I know many have been emailing me and asking me about this product. It took a while but I h
Crossing Georgia Straight Joidevivre at 9:47am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/10071 We keep our 1974 Catalina 27 in Vancouver, BC. Entering my second year with her (been sailing 16' fr
Pop top canvas from 84 fit a 74? ppm411 at 9:03am 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/719 Anyone know if a Pop top canvas from 84 will fit a 74 catalina 22?
Raytheon Radar mudtertel at 8:47am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1082 ( I have a professionally removed Raytheon Radar 21XX open array radar with cable, manuals and displ

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1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 1:00pm 07.08.23 And, as has been brought up before, can you get insurance on a 40+ year old boat? The current owne
1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 12:59pm 07.08.23 Answering your questions from my vipoint 1. Is the center board more fuss than its worth? Will I h
1979 C&C 36 centerboard capta at 12:47pm 07.08.23 And, as has been brought up before, can you get insurance on a 40+ year old boat?
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question jon hansen at 12:34pm 07.08.23 your right, two fold. my ratio comes from my observations of boats, cars, ships and the endless th
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question Don S/V ILLusion at 12:17pm 07.08.23 the OP's question was about freshwater boats v saltwater boats. on average it's about a 5 to 1 a
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 12:14pm 07.08.23
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question jon hansen at 12:00pm 07.08.23 the OP's question was about freshwater boats v saltwater boats. on average it's about a 5 to 1 a
1979 C&C 36 centerboard jssailem at 11:59am 07.08.23 Answering your questions from my vipoint 1. Is the center board more fuss than its worth? Will I ha
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 11:56am 07.08.23
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 11:43am 07.08.23 The AIS on Impetuous runs 24/7 when we are sailing. At the marina and once I turn off the AIS and V
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Johann at 11:39am 07.08.23 The placement of the wires looks correct. But it seems to me there is too much copper exposed on the
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 11:09am 07.08.23 Chart Plot from data received 07July 17:12 GMT. Essentially sailing on the Georges Bank is like sa
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 11:08am 07.08.23 I downloaded your Operating Manual. I am assuming your radar is at the Helm. It has many features
What brand transducer is this? (1) Jacktar at 10:50am 07.08.23 If you want a simple hockypuck transducer in toilet wax with a simple depth readout try Humminbird
Blown exhast odaydokay at 10:46am 07.08.23 And oh yes, the Hansen guy made it sound like one must go to 2" flange and pipe to make the mod I no
Blown exhast odaydokay at 10:43am 07.08.23 This saga ended yesterday when I got the part from Westerbeke. Large Northeast distributor Hansen d
Hunter 33, Do wires actually run in between the deck and head liner?? Dalliance at 10:36am 07.08.23 My 1980 Hunter 33 had the mast wires running through the bilge and up the compression post into the
Head removal Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:04am 07.08.23 If you plan to continue only day sailing once a year, the Johnson AquaT is an ok choice. However,
What brand transducer is this? Ben16737 at 9:49am 07.08.23 The bells and whistles are mostly software driven, so they are cheap to add in and the market is co
Need help wiring my new air conditioner (3) FDICsailing at 9:44am 07.08.23 Here is the finished writing. Does it look correct? For the power I had to use an orange extension c

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