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Traveler Don Guillette at 6:56am 03.03.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 34/17196 I trawl the various groups on this site looking for topic that I think will be useful. The winter mo
Stray current questions John R at 6:54am 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3209 I'm just asking this out of curiosity: I've read that it's unsafe to swim at a marina because of
CAT 320 Replacement Cushions pbrothers at 6:13am 03.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/9083 My wife and I just bought a 1997 320, which is our first sailboat, making us rank rookies. While
Coolant resevior blocked johncharde@gmail.com at 5:59am 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1393 I have a Westerbeke W 10 Two in my O'day 272. The coolant reservoir tank feed into the coolant manif
Need input again on new asym spinnaker issue. (2) deacm at 5:50am 03.03.13 Big Boats 5/1222 I posted this same topic last July but I'd like some more input as the issue is STILL raging between
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 4:23am 03.03.13 Newport 0/2982 Guys, My pal Lenny has an '84 newport 30. We are hauling our boats for a bottom job in a few wee
Caulking/ Adhesive RichStan at 3:16am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1415 Good Morning All, I have a 1991 Hunter Vision 32. I am replacing the Lexan side panels with the port
Are LED lights polarity sensitive? centerline at 10:31pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/21270 I bought and installed a set of seachoice LED Nav lights for the bow and they dont come on.... i did
New autopilot or existing Robertson Old Sailor 2 at 9:41pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 3/1195 You folks are such a wealth of information. My 1992 Passage 42 has what I think is the original Rob
H356 fixed cushion backs sailmaster39 at 8:46pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 7/1315 Lookig for suggestions,ideas regarding making the salon cushion backs removable.They are a pain to d
theBorderRun newsailor72 at 8:14pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2679 I came across this http://www.theborderrun.org. Has anyone here done this? what is it like? I'm kin
My electrical system died. doehunter at 7:04pm 03.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2618 Sometimes it feels like I just can't get ahead. I Finally got my trailer put back together, and to
depth finder stevieb at 6:53pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2309 I have a 24' sloop. What would be a good depth finder to purchase?
Black smoke under power mellis18 at 6:53pm 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/4401 I got black smoke under power today. In neutral with 2500 RPM no smoke. But as soon as I went under
Search Engine - Thanks to Phil & SBO Stu Jackson at 6:52pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 1/857 The new improved search engine is really good. Your efforts to improve it are very appreciated. Ma
power draw? willsnow at 4:03pm 03.02.13 Trailer Sailors 10/2689 I'm designing (with the help of Don Casey's Sailboat Maintenance book. Fantastic information!) my el
Overpropped or engine issues? mej at 3:51pm 03.02.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1870 This spring will be the third season we have owned a 1985 37' Hunter cutter. The engine is a Yanmar
Need a Hunter 31 Mainsail, for my 1985 Hunter oldschoolkyle at 3:15pm 03.02.13 Parts Search 0/1524 Looking for a used mainsail if at all possible for my 1985 Hunter 31.
Pettit Vivid Thinner? Dan Hill at 12:33pm 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1655 Quick question, other than the recommended Pettit 120 thinner, which is 40 miles away from me. What
This is why I love sailing....my 1st trip to Catalina (4) StinkBug at 12:18pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2490 Finally getting around to posting this. A couple friends and I sailed my MacGreggor 25 to Catalina a

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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
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Deleted member 117556 at 11:56am 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They work
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 11:48am 03.07.23 How is clearance from front of pod without trim to the wheel?is there sufficient clearance behind pa
Anchors AaronD at 11:46am 03.07.23 Asking about anchors is brave. You might set off a theological war. :yikes: Here's what I settled o
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico dlochner at 11:45am 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam.
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 03.07.23 It looks like you might be able to take a few inches off the bottom of the tube, and maybe a bit o
Drinking water filter esedenka at 11:00am 03.07.23 I use a filter from the dock supply, mostly for sediment. Under the galley sink I have a General Eco
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 10:35am 03.07.23
Engine control panel modification BigEasy at 10:20am 03.07.23 I would avoid attempting to relocate the components; you will undoubtedly run into unforeseen issue
Wind instruments Dalliance at 10:11am 03.07.23 Real time wind readings from the masthead are nice to have, but not critical. I sailed my boat for
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 9:27am 03.07.23 For the trim ring, I would see if you can modify what you got as replicating that shape would be di
Engine control panel modification dmax at 9:11am 03.07.23 Tough problem - I think your best bet is to modify what you have. For the stress cracks I would buil
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 03.07.23
Wind instruments Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 03.07.23 Just about everything on your boat is overkill if you really examine everything that you don't reall
Solar q's dlochner at 9:09am 03.07.23 what size of solar controller do I need? Size the controller to the panel. How do I hook it up

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