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Water between the Cockpit floor and ceili of the berth below dcwestcott at 1:10pm 04.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1361 Hurricane Sandy lifted my boat off of its jackstands and floated it across the club parking lot. It
Mac 22 bottom/blister Job (10) TahoeMAC at 12:00pm 04.08.13 Trailer Sailors 4/2351 Ahoy All; I just finished bottom job to remove/treat blisters and apply barrier coat to my Mac22. Fo
Is it too late to visit 10000 Islands? Joe A at 12:00pm 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1226 I had planned to sail the lower west coast of Florida in early March. The plan was to launch the bo
Settee size bbyer at 11:52am 04.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1150 Hi folks, Would anyone be so kind as to tell me the length of the settees in the Catalina 310. Can
Does the H240 Need a Gin Pole to Raise the Mast Caribbeanknight1 at 11:37am 04.08.13 Smaller Boats 10/1830 You can tell its spring as all us new owners seem to be having trouble raising the mast. Supposedly
Connecting top of CDI furler to mast Eric Riegner at 11:36am 04.08.13 Smaller Boats 5/1378 I just bought a used 1994 Hunter 26 with a CDI furler. At the top of the furler shroud there is a sm
Sherwood Raw Water Pump - Is it supposed to weep? Bob4203 at 10:34am 04.08.13 Catalina 30 15/9932 I was running my Universal M-18 equipped with the Sherwood Raw Water pump this past weekend, checkin
Provisioning in Tortola rgallagher at 10:19am 04.08.13 Destinations 5/6004 we are going to go on a Sunsail Flotilla in July and are wondering where is the easiest and best pla
Keep Horizon Cat or buy Hunter 260 rlawton at 9:41am 04.08.13 Trailer Sailors 17/14534 I Love my Horizon Cat but miss some things from sailing my previous Seaward 25 and 26RK, like a head
Replacement Holding Tank MSN-Travelers at 9:28am 04.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/856 The holding tank on our 352 is only 13-15 gallons and is located in the compartment behind the aft b
How to remove Origo Microwave tgillesp at 9:22am 04.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2100 My Origo microwave quit on me. Anyone know how to remove it from it's wooden cabinet? I've looked a
Outboards kgmcgrath at 9:21am 04.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1588 Hello All: I have an 89 26 D. I want to upgrade to a 9.8HP tohatsu 4 stroke. If I mount it on
Another 1973 22' O-day to add to the count. (2) hp18carr at 9:03am 04.08.13 Day Sailers 3/1213 This is one of my first post here... hope it all works. I'm now the owner of a 1973 22' O-day sailbo
120 Volt Question Marc14857 at 8:43am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2009 I need to run a 120 volt supply to under my settee to tie in a new central vacuum that will be house
Tempest 23 - Excess/supplemental ballast needed? hangin at 8:31am 04.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/875 I just purchased my first Tempest 23, 1970 Canadian build. I am curious as the compartments under t
Origo 6000 Stove/Oven RLMahan at 8:20am 04.08.13 Big Boats 32/9448 Hi all, I'm in the process of sourcing a new stove/oven for my H34. The one of the previous owners r
Base board support for holding tank Skipper at 7:53am 04.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 Hi, I have an infinitesimal holding tank - 3 gal. The hilarity is that the builder installed the v
Potomac River Overnighter rzobel at 7:48am 04.08.13 Destinations 3/2286 I have my boat slipped in Aquia Bay and want to do an overnighter with a friend in a couple of weeks
Mast base pullys (1) RvrSailor at 7:08am 04.08.13 Big Boats 10/2247 Is this standard or a user modification? Any idea how the pin is removed?
Exhaust issue adwashin at 6:46am 04.08.13 Bigger Boats 14/2347 So I bought a '78 O'day last year and had no issues (my first sailboat). This past weekend was the

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Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 2:17pm 04.30.23 I owned a '78 Macgregor Venture 25 that I sailed on the west coast of Fl. in fairly protected waters
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot dLj at 2:08pm 04.30.23 Thanks, I went ahead with the CPT order. I think I'll be very happy with it. I've used the CPT on
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 2:07pm 04.30.23
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 2:03pm 04.30.23 Thanks. Good info!
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm Tally Ho at 1:59pm 04.30.23 I think you're confused. He's not talking about a twin mainsheet system, he's talking about a doub
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Tally Ho at 1:48pm 04.30.23 Thank you all for your great comments. If I got the EV100, it would be completely standalone becau
1990 Catalina 28 tall rig reefing line length? Siamese at 1:45pm 04.30.23 No...sorry. I've mentioned this in threads before, though....do NOT rely on what your manual might
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot skob1014 at 1:42pm 04.30.23 I don't think you'll regret the decision to get the CPT. While I've never used one, that would als
Alternative to bimini (1) DArcy at 1:41pm 04.30.23 On my C&C27 I had a canopy that zipped onto the dodger and was held up by a cross pole that fastened
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 1:40pm 04.30.23 You really need a shade system to be used continuously, like a bimini. Skin cancer, especially mel
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 04.30.23 Note the easier reminder to not use crimp connectors on solid wire If you look at the product list
Alternative to bimini Tally Ho at 1:37pm 04.30.23 I bought a Singer 4411 Heavy Duty sewing machine and it sews Sunbrella just fine. I can sew several
Alternative to bimini Siamese at 1:37pm 04.30.23 On my Catalina 315 I was able to sew up a flat awning that zippers onto the aft portion of the dodge
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Tally Ho at 1:31pm 04.30.23
First Aid Training? Crusty Ol Salt at 1:20pm 04.30.23 Thank you. I took a Red Cross CPR course but that was over 20 years ago! I think I'll skip the AE
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 1:17pm 04.30.23 Mechanic back from Japan? Has he got the vroom yet? Inquiring minds need to know. Update please.
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? Johann at 1:11pm 04.30.23 I couldn't make it through more than five minutes or so of this, it's so self-absorbed and tedious,
Alternative to bimini Tin Kicker at 12:53pm 04.30.23 Agreed. Can anyone speak to how practical it is to sew Sunbrella with a regular home machine? Or wo
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot sesmith at 12:49pm 04.30.23 Thank you all for your great comments. If I got the EV100, it would be completely standalone becau
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:47pm 04.30.23 Agreed. Can anyone speak to how practical it is to sew Sunbrella with a regular home machine? Or wou

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