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Dangerous Marina Electrical Problem? jimmcgee at 3:37am 10.07.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4758
Dual axle aluminum trailer Picflight at 9:33pm 10.06.13 Trailer Sailors 7/2537 How easy or difficult is it to modify a dual axle aluminum trailer for a 17' power boat? Is this som
bottom painting aluminum?? captron at 7:38pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1348 Just bought a new AB ultra light Aluminum Rib dinghy, now wondering if I need or should bottom paint
boat weight? sandsailor at 6:47pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2644 Does displacement weight include the keel or is that factored in differently
Topping lift mangolatitudes at 6:44pm 10.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1308 Hi gang. I am replacing decayed running rigging on my jag 27, and heck my topping lift(what was lef
1997 Cat 270 instrument panel bawlmer at 4:21pm 10.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3783 Fellow sailors. I just purchased a 1997 catalina 270 with a Westerbeke W20B. The audio alarms do not
Inland Lake Overnighting Questions arlouper at 3:32pm 10.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1431 We are not new sailers but are relatively new boat owners and keep our boat at a marina on Lake Trav
Do I need a pedestal guard? fiestaMojo at 1:26pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 17/7706 is there a reason, other than mounting instruments or a teak holder of some sort, to install a pedes
depth finder Philip R. at 1:01pm 10.06.13 Bigger Boats 10/1708 Left my depth finder on over night. When I came back it was pegged at one fifty. What can I do to fi
Texas Doc_holiday at 12:10pm 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4957 It hour going into the gory details, I am looking at a potential relocation and they want me to move
HELP! Wiring a Catalina 22 kenai at 11:00am 10.06.13 Catalina 22 5/3724 I bought a Catalina 22 this last season and have enjoyed every bit of every day on the water since.
using pvc as a tarp frame over the lifelines (5) centerline at 10:20am 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 5/3193 a sailboat with lifelines is hard to tarp. but with a frame made from pvc pipe, it is a lot easier
How to rig main sail rope on 26M (2) Yosi at 10:15am 10.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2084 I recently purchased this boat and since the PO hasn't sailed it for a while he didn't remember how
An Un-scientific Survey... arlouper at 8:42am 10.06.13 Catalina 22 4/991 I sail my swing keel 1986 C22, usually single-handed, on Lake Travis in central texas. Typical winds
First winter with a generator morrisn1 at 7:22am 10.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/861 Is winterizing a Norpro onboard generator like winterizing an inboard diesel except smaller? Are th
Genoa Sail ncbyrdman at 5:51am 10.06.13 Catalina 22 4/1245 I am looking to buy a Genoa sail with these dimensions Luff 21' Leech 19' and foot 10'. My question
Catalina classifieds justmetonyc1 at 5:35am 10.06.13 Smaller Boats 0/1139 Hey Folks I am selling my Catalina and want to know what other sites are good to post on. I am taki
Rudder bracket emilmuccino at 4:09am 10.06.13 Day Sailers 1/1269 I have a Hunter 17, hull is ACP material and I have loosened the rudder bracket. The screws are stri
Anchorages and marinas Gulf Coast of Florida Creola at 4:03am 10.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1485 Has anyone got any suggestions on references for anchorages and marinas along the Gulf Coast of Flor
Greasing Kiwi Prop Ken13559 at 3:41am 10.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2677 I'm greasing the Kiwi Prop hub and is wondering for how long should I be pumping the grease gun. Sh

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Rudder Tube Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:44am 02.25.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. :plus: Per
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 8:38am 02.25.23
Raymarine C90W BigEasy at 8:23am 02.25.23 So they have a C90W for me with a bundle package for $400 with my old C-80 trade in. Check Ebay,
Epoxy Additives PaulK at 8:21am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slipp
Epoxy Additives jssailem at 8:17am 02.25.23 No, but have seen owners put thin stripes of HDPE under the sliding hatch to provide a smooth slippe
Another anchor (rode) thread JBP-PA at 7:45am 02.25.23 I switched from 3 strand to plait and I love it. Much easier on bare hands (I don't have a windlass)
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 02.25.23
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners Joe at 7:44am 02.25.23 Take it from a Catalina 27 owner. Optimal set up is Tohatsu 10 or 15 HP (they weigh almost the same
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (2) Davidasailor26 at 7:25am 02.25.23 The ram, pushing a relatively short tiller arm, does take a pretty significant amount of force. Bene
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 02.25.23 @Davidasailor26 I made him aware there is no resale value if he proceeded plus there is the safety
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 7:11am 02.25.23 Just don't catch the Lazyjacks when a gust flips the sail in mid hoist. You maybe getting that new
advice on auto chart plotter dLj at 6:50am 02.25.23 Tons of great advice above. The only thing I'd add in about autorouting I didn't see is be very care
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:44am 02.25.23 Get it soon this one is listed to be gone 31 May 2023 https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/14500.pdf Or th
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 6:39am 02.25.23 Here is a site that might be helpful. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) jssailem at 6:36am 02.25.23 At one time the Hobbs Meter was the standard for keeping a log of engine time. They were electromec
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:24am 02.25.23 You can also get openCPN and all the US charts for free.
advice on auto chart plotter JBP-PA at 6:22am 02.25.23 Richardson's is about the only game in town for Lake Erie chart books, but it is good as far as char
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 02.25.23
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 5:28am 02.25.23 one other question for you all. I am looking for a good charbook. One person reccomended Richardso
advice on auto chart plotter seadaddler at 5:16am 02.25.23 I have older C-80 as a chart plotter and I also have iPad with Navionics as backup and at the helm

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