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need new jib bffatcat at 5:12am 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1481 looking for a good fair priced sailmaker in USA
Cleaning arch ken336 at 5:00am 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1063 I'm cleaning the protective edge on my fibreglass arch. I have tried soap and water, rubbing compoun
Size of prop packing rblevens at 4:22am 07.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/970 Does anyone know the size of the packing in the propeller shaft stuffing box? H37c Thanks in advance
Swinging on One Anchor-Miserable Night David S at 11:36pm 07.05.13 Trailer Sailors 19/8646 First time ever anchored out at night on my O'day 22 with one anchor set about 2 AM , we would swing
Setting 2 Anchors Out Front David S at 11:04pm 07.05.13 Trailer Sailors 13/3967 Comments please on setting 2 anchors on the bow, with and w/o motor assist, with sail, and angle bet
Autohelm AP fails to acknowledge course change Rich Stidger at 9:15pm 07.05.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3258 This is a new problem to me. I have an Autohelm (prior to RayMarine) ST7000 autopilot with a Corepa
bad drainage in shaft seal area stevenCl at 8:35pm 07.05.13 Big Boats 1/1364 I keep getting water in the aft cabin and under the companion way stairs. The water is starting to c
Mast Tuning c bowers at 7:05pm 07.05.13 Sirius 21/22 1/2056 My mast has a prominent sweep "forward" above the spreaders and this can be unstable and dangerous f
Anchor chain for Catalina 320 (1) Tenedos at 4:05pm 07.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/4897 Anchoring a few times with my newly bought Catalina 320 got me concerned and I am planning to switch
very noisy Perkins 30 h.p. merry chase at 2:33pm 07.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1360 My (new to me) Catalina 320 1995 has an extremely loud Perkins engine. Any thoughts and experiences
Hunter. 25.5 canopy NGoyette at 2:31pm 07.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1545 Hi, I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5 that I picked up this year, I would like to use the canopy, but don't
Additional diesel storage for Oc 351 sailrj at 12:03pm 07.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1203 I'm tired of using 4- 5 gal. diesel containers on the deck for my extra fuel. Looks like the best al
Windlass Mounting Plate capta at 11:57am 07.05.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1150 Unfortunately we were not able to purchase a Lofrans Tigress windlass, which would have replaced the
CW 40 best monohulls of all time Bob 04 H260 at 11:35am 07.05.13 Big Boats 1/1051 #19 H356 made the list ! :D http://www.cruisingworld.com/gallery/sailboats/40-best-sailboats?cmpi
Help with a Honda BF50 AdventureTime at 10:54am 07.05.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3361 Heading home against the wind in rough water yesterday during in SCA conditions, and boat was was oc
If you like the look of teak/holly... (3) weinie at 9:59am 07.05.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2253 ...but dont want to spend over $300 for a single 4x8 sheet of it, then read on! A few weeks ago,
First 38/Perkins Tachometer jgurley at 9:40am 07.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/954 The tachometer on my First 38 has to "warm up" for a few minutes before it reads the correct value -
Install new halyards Jerry21607 at 9:37am 07.05.13 Catalina 30 17/4731 Although I have no experience I would like to replace the mainsail and jib halyards, traveler lines
2006 Hunter 31 Exhaust Port nofd843 at 9:20am 07.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1356 I have a 2006 Hunter 31, I have not had any problems with the cooling system, but was curious if thi
Install rudder in the water? rblevens at 9:07am 07.05.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3084 Hi All, Can The H37c rudder be installed into my boat while still in the water? :eek: Has anyone don

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Anchors HomeyD at 2:10pm 03.07.23 Good Article. Thank You. Lot more to thnik about then I thought.
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 1:59pm 03.07.23 Line loss can be compensated for by increasing the size of the wire, that is not the reason Victron
Anchors LakeShark at 1:55pm 03.07.23 @HomeyD Just sent an article to you on anchoring. Best advice on type of anchor is to go walk the
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 1:54pm 03.07.23 I use 2" velcro strips to hold down my solar panels on the bimini . Yes it holds been in 35kt with
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 1:53pm 03.07.23 Thank you for all of your replies. The buyer is an American who retired in Mexico, he is flying up n
Installing EV-100 seadaddler at 1:38pm 03.07.23 I have the EV-100 autopiolet working fine and even thought my C-80 was acting funny it is working fi
Drinking water filter (1) leo310 at 1:29pm 03.07.23 213572What I installed is a Rainfresh system that has 3-stage filter system - 5 micron (nominal) act
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico shemandr at 1:29pm 03.07.23 I sold my centerboard boat to a guy who showed up to pick up the boat and wanted to pay in $2 bills.
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 1:20pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments thinwater at 1:19pm 03.07.23 Only useful if linked to autopilot. Otherwise, if you can't tell which direction and how strong, you
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico ifmdalvey at 1:00pm 03.07.23 I sold a Catalina to a scammer once. He was very keen but no specific questions about the boat or it
Anchors shemandr at 12:59pm 03.07.23 Well I don't know about the Sailish Sea I think LIS will be different. Basically you'll be anchorin
Chainplates kclancy at 12:57pm 03.07.23 Hey LakeShark - that is some great info. I have been reading where this is something that needs to b
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Brian D at 12:51pm 03.07.23 If he is keeping it in Texas then a transfer of the title is all you need. If it is documented then
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico shemandr at 12:35pm 03.07.23 How did you find this buyer? Being hung ho with a lack of interest in the details - like import fe
Ice Box Lid Hold Open DaveJ at 12:30pm 03.07.23 I have wanted these supports for a long time, could never find them or saw them and had no way of kn
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Crusty Ol Salt at 12:26pm 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam. First thing I thought of too. Cash, in hand to the ba
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:23pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments Siamese at 12:23pm 03.07.23 Silly me. I saw the title and was thinking trombones and such.
Solar q's SycloneDriver at 12:16pm 03.07.23 Typically, on a 12 volt system, every 100 watts of panel gets roughly 10 amps of controller. You c

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