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Is she worth saving (4) Jared_801 at 11:31am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 4/982 Here we have a battered old Catalina 22. Currently owned by our sailing club. We are trying to decid
Advice from 272 Owners neosoul at 10:41am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 10/2795 I Need Advice from 272 Owners Hello, I was hoping to get some advice. I recently sold my 83 Day
40 Legend (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 06.14.13 Big Boats 9/1667 After 4 years of looking and evaluating, we just scored a well-kept, nicely-equipped 1989 40L. htt
New boot stripe? Captn Scotty at 7:56am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1340 I am painting a new boot stripe on my Islander 32, any restrictions on how big it should be? I was t
Failed Garmin chart plotter gregorybross at 7:47am 06.14.13 Catalina 30 26/2906 I have a Garmin 2006 chart plotter that suddenly quit working . I contacted Garmin for help and all
H376/380 V-Berth shelves rfrye1 at 6:08am 06.14.13 Big Boats 3/1142 Has anyone added upper shelves/stowage to their V-berth? A lot of wasted space up there. A 6-8" shel
Norcold Icebox tray? (1) Euphoria2011 at 5:55am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 1/728 It is hard to keep food and drinks situated in any kind of order within these deep iceboxes and I no
Trailer or shipping options for fin keel sailboat JALaman at 5:22am 06.14.13 Trailer Sailors 4/7668 All -- I am new to this forum and searched for trailer info, but am unable to find anything. I am p
installing a bracket for a small engine on an oday 17 buzzy at 5:21am 06.14.13 Day Sailers 1/3040 Please help us with suggestions as to how to install a bracket for a propane fueled 2.5 H trolling m
Stern Rail Wt Capability vmaks at 4:57am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/4680 Rec'd a 65 lb outboard with my dinghy. Blogs in the past indicated that it is imperative to NOT tra
Spreader Covers Hamsandwich at 1:37am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 6/1235 Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't these the spreader covers that are no longer available on Catal
Keel pin (1) Hamsandwich at 9:15pm 06.13.13 Catalina 22 2/677 Should I bother to sleeve this or is it good in Ya'll's opinions. It's not really any bigger than t
Yanmar 3YM30 Alternator problem syoun10 at 8:51pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4923 I'm sorry to post another question asking for help, but I'm having electrical problems on my 2006 Hu
main sail h26 jweber1961 at 7:28pm 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 1/713 am wondering if i can use a main sail that is 5 inches bigger on the luff and 5 inches bigger on the
Water in bilge when on the hard slysailor at 6:24pm 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1690 I have water in the bilge when the boat is on the hard, but not when in the water with the mast up.
Homeland Security Roger Long at 5:56pm 06.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/13376 Since trading our privacy for security is currently such a hot issue, a homeland security story shou
new halyard Jwhy at 5:22pm 06.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/825 How difficult is it to replace the halyard on a furling jib on a Catalina 30?
mbaker mbaker at 4:40pm 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1263 I recently purchased a '93 Passage 42. Has anyone come up with a solution for the anchor locker prob
New to sailing Donman at 3:27pm 06.13.13 Com-Pac 2/11641 I just have a question, with a ComPac16 will a 2.5hp Yamaha be enough? I plan on using it in a lake
Beneteau 36.7 Sail Plans Norm House at 2:47pm 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3443 I have recently taken delivery of a 2004 model Beneteau, 36.7. I require extra sails, but cannot fin

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110 V outlet in lazarette arf145 at 7:48pm 07.23.22 What Greg said!
Anchor Windlass input (2) jssailem at 7:26pm 07.23.22 207594
Insurance Assurance? Benny17441 at 7:18pm 07.23.22 That is a reasonable request nowadays.
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 6:55pm 07.23.22 Sorry for not updating. I didn't take my computer, and I forgot my password, so I couldn't sign in
Anchor Windlass input jssailem at 6:34pm 07.23.22 Your query about vertical or horizontal should be dependent on the minimum vertical clearance you ha
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS murrayabbott at 6:34pm 07.23.22 It depends on the installation We had a 45 DS as well. We did not have an external GPS antenna. It
Raymarine Wind failure Georgedoyle at 6:29pm 07.23.22 I went to the top of my mast, disconnected the transducer, and cleaned the contacts with some very f
Raymarine Wind failure Charlie98117 at 6:19pm 07.23.22 Did you try testing the wires at the ITC5? The procedure is in the old Raymarine Forum Raymarine Ma
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? jviss at 5:27pm 07.23.22 MA has an excise tax on boats of $10 on every $1000 of valuation but their valuations are very low.
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? jviss at 5:25pm 07.23.22 I still remember the John Kerry tax avoidance fiasco having lived in RI where some MA residents tri
Beckson Replacement Lens Crazy Dave Condon at 4:08pm 07.23.22 @Tp3 Call the forum store. They have a complete build list of parts. If Mike answers, he will he
Insurance Assurance? Tally Ho at 3:48pm 07.23.22 I also have to have my marina named as Additional Insured on my policy. The get a copy of my renewa
110 V outlet in lazarette Tally Ho at 3:38pm 07.23.22
shaft/coupling hassles changing damn Volvo shaft seal.??"? Tally Ho at 3:17pm 07.23.22 Take control of your finances ................. buy a Lottery ticket :facepalm:. Well, I also bo
H41DS Fluorescent fixture replacement ice breaker at 2:41pm 07.23.22 You can also buy bulbs that have LED,s installed. Just like the strip lights, bypass the ballast.
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration (1) Alfa at 2:32pm 07.23.22
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:28pm 07.23.22 Well, I'm sure you are all waiting with baited breath for my further findings ;) I started by pullin
Reefing mainsail as the wind picks up with Selden in-mast furler and B&R rig sail sfbay at 12:57pm 07.23.22 That procedure is really complicated. Try this: trn th enne on, depower the sailboat by furling the
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? jssailem at 12:39pm 07.23.22 Washington charges an annual use fee if non resident or tax if WA resident. Amount dependent on va
Insurance Assurance? jssailem at 12:33pm 07.23.22 Annual requirement at Everett Marina for using their slips. Proof of insurance State boat permit

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