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Attaching mast float (1) Joseph Ell at 11:58am 08.06.13 Smaller Boats 2/1837 Hey, looking for some answers regarding attaching a mast float to a Coronado 15. After a bad turtle
Winter cover for Catalina 28 keysefred at 11:41am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1468 Hi- I was wondering if anyone has had experience with winter covers for a Catalina 28? I am interes
Back problems while sleeping on boat Jared1048 at 11:39am 08.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/3072 On land I used to have back problems from my days as a night stocker at Costco that have followed me
Compass bearing mismatch DougM at 10:36am 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1422 Here is an interesting phenomenon: I have a Raymarine autopilot, RS125 GPS, and a C70 display. If I
Shower drain below water line scott754 at 10:34am 08.06.13 Big Boats 6/2948 On my Catalina 350 I discovered my shower drain is pumped to a through hull below the water line whi
Raymarine speed instrument loses data when engine restarts Sailorgal49 at 9:26am 08.06.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1446 After a sail, when we restart the engine, sometimes (but not all the time) the Raymarine speed instr
Condensate Filter replacement & LED Light parts (1) bigmc83 at 8:25am 08.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1325 Does anyone know where I can obtain this part. It is a condensate filter for the AC system on a Ben
Gunwale surface crack repair..need advice Jimongee at 8:11am 08.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2340 Our Hunter 2002 356 has a few surface cracks in the gel on the starboard gunwale (basically the are
Valve on the cooling line, what is it? Dima at 5:55am 08.06.13 Engines and Propulsion 12/1945 I have something looking as a valve on the cooling line on the top of the engine on the hose going f
Catalina 445 Owners group MsEmee at 5:26am 08.06.13 Big Boats 1/2351 I am starting a Catalina 445 owners group on yahoo. All owners are invited. http://groups.yahoo.com
Close Hauled Steering Roger Long at 4:52am 08.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4987
Air Conditioning Pump Woes capta at 11:33pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3449 Refrigeration (not A/C) Pump Woes It seems when we're beating on a port tack the refer s/w cooling
Diesel exhaust Fumes in the cockpit Brad on Vashon at 10:17pm 08.05.13 Catalina 30 2/1439 When motoring with the wind coming aft( light or strong makes no matter) I get strong diesel fumes i
Pearson 34 1983 RIGEL KENT at 9:21pm 08.05.13 Pearson 2/2545 Someone could help me to get some technical documentation and details specifications to my Pearson 3
iPad Navigation Apps and Cell service rfrye1 at 7:49pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1781 Just got my new iPad and downloaded a great Navigation app. Looks almost as good as my Garmin. My qu
1976 Hunter 25 Shroud Tension KenMu at 7:30pm 08.05.13 Smaller Boats 8/1538 Can anyone tell me the proper tension for my shrouds using a tension gauge. A guy at the dock who b
Leak from deck in area of the hanging locker. MLampner at 6:52pm 08.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1071 We took part in the Sippy Cup this weekend, sort of an in Gov cup for the rest of us. In any case to
Correct Prop size for 28.5 Jim L at 6:46pm 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1193 Actually as I read further posts I am wondering what the correct prop size should be for my H 28.5.
Hunter Vision 32 Holding Tank Install (2) wickedwahine at 6:25pm 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1764 Just getting to posting some pictures of the holding tank install on my 89 Vision 32. It is an 18 g
Speedy Rigger Video's Tntimbo at 6:00pm 08.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1099 I ordered the two video's on 7-22 and have yet to receive them. I sent the web site an e-Mail on Fri

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Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:51pm 08.07.22
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 3:41pm 08.07.22 True Wind is relative to water, not ground. Tks, @Marmalade . :beer:
Nonskid sail sfbay at 3:39pm 08.07.22 If you are considering Kiwigrip suggest apllying some on a piece of fiberglass off the boat to see h
Raymarine Wind failure Marmalade at 3:31pm 08.07.22 True Wind is relative to water, not ground. It's common for sailors to confuse the two, and simplis
ODay 34 refrigeratiom sail sfbay at 3:28pm 08.07.22 Do a search on this site and internet and you will find threads, articles and videos on this subject
Semco vs CETOL? sail sfbay at 3:22pm 08.07.22 Are you using awlwood as a primer for cetol? No sanding between coats? What do you do next time you
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing brockangelo at 3:08pm 08.07.22 Yes, you can replace the wire halyards with lines yourself. I did, and it was one of my first projec
Semco vs CETOL? gettinthere at 3:07pm 08.07.22 I've just started with awlwood. from the awlgrip people. it has a primer to tie the varnish to the t
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 08.07.22 You want to be careful adding helium to a boat to lighten it. Add too much, and you'll have to add
A jib and a genoa? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 08.07.22
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing Jamesiv1 at 2:55pm 08.07.22 ahhh... the videos aren't too expensive. Three volumes at $30 bucks per volume.
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing Jamesiv1 at 2:52pm 08.07.22
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Siamese at 2:47pm 08.07.22 You want to be careful adding styrofoam to a boat to lighten it. Add too much, and you'll have to a
Stepping the mast for the first time - Scary!! and confusing brockangelo at 2:38pm 08.07.22
Need Owners Manuals rgranger at 2:20pm 08.07.22 Here is the FB site https://www.facebook.com/groups/1638696823054315/about
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor rgranger at 2:15pm 08.07.22 I've done a lot of coastal crusing on a Mac 22 and on a Hunter 26. In the early days, the handheld
Time for my 2006 Hunter 25 to go to a new home Crazy Dave Condon at 2:10pm 08.07.22 @caverun 250. reminds me of a Catalina 250. Hunter never had a boat refereed to as 250
Raymarine Wind failure Tally Ho at 2:05pm 08.07.22 It will not be as accurate with SOG vs. STW. I do have speedo in the water, but not sure I can can
Raymarine Wind failure kappykaplan at 1:45pm 08.07.22 It will not be as accurate with SOG vs. STW.
Raymarine Wind failure Tally Ho at 1:42pm 08.07.22 Vector math will explain all . . . So, my True wind calculation is off (or wrong)? Greg

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