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29' Sailboat, sinks off Calif. Coast RubyJean at 2:16pm 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1188 Reports of a 29' sailboat sinking 65 nm west of Pillar Point Calif. with a husband and wife w/ 2 chi
raw water pump 3GM30F Bob 04 H260 at 1:21pm 02.25.13 Big Boats 24/2809 We bought our boat last Feb., it did not come with any kind of maintenance log. So I am doing som
whos got the most snow on your boat (1) topcat0399 at 1:18pm 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 30/4722 Comeon I'm ready to be humbled. Please.
Big Thanks to Everyone knmccry at 1:03pm 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1035 Just wanted to take a moment of time to say thanks to you all out there. I'm new into sailing and fe
Hunter 336 JTR at 12:36pm 02.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1578 Hello All, I am shopping for a Hunter 336. It will be our first boat. We are novice sailors. My
Zinc changing season is coming Charles Erwin at 12:10pm 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4743 Our interest turns to new zincs (properly anodes). Opinions please. 1. Do we clean/po
windlass for catalina 30 Mk 1 tom power at 11:53am 02.25.13 Catalina 30 9/5682 On my boat on the cradle fiddling around on a sunny winter day in Muskegon, mi. Wondered if anyone h
Want To Buy Chartkit Regions 2, 3, 4, 6 (5 no longer exists? Skip Gundlach at 10:49am 02.25.13 Parts Search 0/1434 Want To Buy Chartkit Regions 2, 3, 4, 6 (5 no longer exists?) Well, as usual, cruising plans are
Want to buy Raymarine Raypilot 65 remote extension Skip Gundlach at 10:42am 02.25.13 Parts Search 0/1016 Want to buy Raymarine Raypilot 65 remote extension Our autopilot works just fine, and, for that m
Catalina Boom Twist Lost Parent at 9:55am 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2121 Does anyone kn ow if the boom on a 1982 Catalina 30 will twist . I am installing a Boomkicker and th
Sailing in Naples captmarlena at 9:12am 02.25.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1440 Just wanted to let you all know you can come to Naples and sail our Catalinas 309 ' 320. Just google
272 mystery water Cabasa 83 at 8:14am 02.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1091 Went to sail yesterday and found water under the sink, think it came through see through in cockpit.
Any news of the crew?? THECUSCUS at 5:45am 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 20/4515 Hoping they were found. Any more info from you west coasters? http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201
Jib Furler question. ed stack at 4:46am 02.25.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1540 The circa 1980 Hood furler currently on our P32 is being forcibly retired. To many oval or flat bear
Problems with balsa cored 48 landfall hulls edwmama at 11:12pm 02.24.13 C&C 1/2647 Hello I am looking into buying a 48 landfall 1981 model My biggest concern is the balsa coring of th
O'day 20 Aft Rigging (3) Sastevenson at 9:44pm 02.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1492 Hello all, Just thought you guys would be interested to see how I ran my rigging to the cockpit.
6hp tohatsu idles rough newsailor72 at 9:26pm 02.24.13 Engines and Propulsion 1/1350 Have a 2003 4 stroke 6hp tohatsu. recently it tends to stall on idle, it used to purrr. I'm thinki
Stuffing box question daddygo at 8:13pm 02.24.13 Big Boats 8/2795 Hi folks... Hoping someone knows the answer. I have a 2006 Hunter 36 and the stuffing box is leaki
Masthead hardware (8) Redbeard33 at 7:22pm 02.24.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2541 spring is coming and I have started to look at my standing rigging once again, here are a few pics o
Mainsheet/outhaul question (2) wildblue164 at 6:53pm 02.24.13 Catalina 22 16/11755 I'm new to the forum and the C22. I just moved to within walking distance of a marina in FL, so pick

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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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