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Racing on Charlotte Harbor Butch23065 at 2:01pm 03.04.13 Big Boats 4/841 I know some of you are still snowed in, so I thought I would give you a pick me up. The Punta Gorda
On Morning News Owner of 82' Sailboat Sees It's Not at Dock rardiH36 at 12:53pm 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2690 A 82' modern sailing yacht went aground last night on the Pacific Coast just a few miles south of th
Cockpit Table (1) Don Crowther at 11:22am 03.04.13 Big Boats 8/2009 Just thought I would show off my new cockpit table. The old one was too small (not wide enough). I g
Going to look at a possible new boat akhartung at 9:52am 03.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/898 Mostly for parts depending on the condition of the boat. What do you guys think? Could be a little g
Bottom paint John Britten at 9:36am 03.04.13 Bigger Boats 6/1345 Am planning for Spring and ready to buy bottom paint for my 28' O'Day...thinking of Pettit Hydrocoat
Heading to Fort Desoto Christian Sailing at 9:22am 03.04.13 Destinations 7/3503 Hi all, My family is coming to ft desoto in April and would appreciate any advice regarding a daysa
Rudder and Mainsail for Islands 17 snowsailer at 9:20am 03.04.13 Parts Search 0/1791 I am seeking parts for a 1981 Sumner Islands 17 (previously Ocean Yachts Island 17). I need the kick
Pictures Lost Parent at 8:51am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1614 Help me understand where pictures are posted when people post replys to questions and I cannot see a
search on mods Don Crowther at 8:46am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/690 Phil or anyone I get this message when I try to do a search on owner mods WTF? This is even before
Beneteau 36cc - top lift carlager at 8:31am 03.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/748 The toplift wire on my Beneteau 36 cc is broken. The boom vang - sparcraft - is strong enough to p
Seacock gabrielw at 8:26am 03.04.13 Big Boats 2/1117 What lubricant is suggested for the sea cock?
rewiring Heater supply LaColla at 6:48am 03.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1398 Maine, I have a 2007 Hunter 33 with a typical battery set up- one bank of two batteries, that I use
Electrical Charging System Upgrade (Mostly Complete) (10) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:38am 03.04.13 Catalina 310 16/5014 So I have been planning (and replanning, and replanning and asking advice of others) an upgrade to t
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 5:39am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 2/904 Guys, I posted this in the Newport forum but have no replies to the following question. So here go
Headliner discoloration dehler25 at 5:23am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/960 Anyone have experience with discoloration of the headliner on a 450? I am looking at a 450 and the o
Steck or cherubini angellight at 8:47pm 03.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2237 I am confused? I have a 1981 Hunter 36, HIN HUN36079M810. Who designed my boat Cortland Steck or J
Yanmar 2GM20F Oil pan leaks Ken13559 at 8:42pm 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/8162 I notice oil drips from under my 2GM20F even when engine hasn't run for a week or two. On closer ins
Raymarine: New MFDs Paul Mermelstein at 7:24pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1895 Anybody install a new Raymarine MFD (c series or e series) over the last year or so? If you have per
Alternator Tantor at 6:10pm 03.03.13 Big Boats 0/680 Hitachi LR180-03C alternator I need manual. Can someone help? Thanks, John
C-30 transom ladder RhodySail at 6:04pm 03.03.13 Catalina 30 3/1892 Hi all, I'm getting ready to launch my new/old 1979 c30 and I'm debating installing a transom lad

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Do you use checklists? jssailem at 7:23am 06.27.22 Check lists are a great reminder to affirm all of the required and nice to do tasks are complete. Ce
Fridge time-on measurement DeniseO30 at 7:22am 06.27.22 There was a time when 12 volt Refrigeration compressors where not not available. just about any a
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 7:13am 06.27.22 Stephen - thanks for the photos of your line arrangement. My boat does not have the fourth rope clu
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:01am 06.27.22 Congrats Mike. You have brought Luna a long way. From being a lost hulk tied to a slip, to now splas
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 DougM at 6:58am 06.27.22 Probably air getting into the system somewhere, but also check the filter screen in the pump itself
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. Sandy Stone at 6:56am 06.27.22 Are you doing the calculations by hand, or will your existing instrumentation take care of it once i
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. Davidasailor26 at 6:53am 06.27.22 I think there should be a pair of settings to use Speed Over Ground and Course Over Ground for true
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:37am 06.27.22
Good exercise of older boaters Siamese at 6:26am 06.27.22 :laugh:
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 5:42am 06.27.22 Thanks all! I have worked on the finesse of tap-tap-tapping the shank over onto the roller. I also r
Oday 19 centerboard help shemandr at 5:23am 06.27.22 If you build a centerboard there is some latitude about its size and the material. If you are not l
Battery bank question Scott T-Bird at 5:17am 06.27.22 It's really difficult to provide any rational answers when we don't how you use your boat. Do you j
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? jssailem at 5:13am 06.27.22 You could also try Ballenger Spar in Watsonville California. https://ballengerspars.com The can make
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? Claude L.-Auger at 5:07am 06.27.22 Hitching a ride on John's suggestion, not only could you try to match the extrusion, but looking at
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:04am 06.27.22
Hunter 26 taking on water David in Sandusky at 4:55am 06.27.22 Our mystery, high volume leak under weigh was the cockpit drain hoses. On our boat, the stern wave n
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (1) SailingLoto at 4:10am 06.27.22 I used stands on my 25, but you should easily be able jack that little boat up and block it to get u
Dock line noise. Will Gilmore at 3:29am 06.27.22 I'm fairly sure I could find the anser for under $150,000 :wow3: That sounds like a real deal. Ho
Fridge time-on measurement MFD at 9:19pm 06.26.22 For $30 you can get a cheap charge monitor and it will log how much power you use, but not cycle ti
Hunter 26.5 owners. Soonersailor at 9:17pm 06.26.22 Thanks John. Just the info i needed. I did notice all the images I found on google showed mains mark

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