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Logic? Albanach at 1:11am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 44/5451 It eludes me why the Raymarine Smartpilot is not smart enough to calculate true wind speed from SOG,
Propshaft thru hull (2) Forever Wild at 9:48pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2480 Propshaft thru hull For the life of me I cannot find the part I'm looking for online - I believe I'
Looking for ideas with issues with new e36 Oliverhg at 9:07pm 06.02.12 Big Boats 28/5703 I changed from a 2004 Hunter 33 to new e36 late last year. After sailing it for a number of times n
Cal 28 grtsct at 8:09pm 06.02.12 Cal 0/2419 I have my eye on a Cal 28 that I might buy, does anyone have an opinion on them good or bad? Do yo
Electrical Fire (1) sfgary at 6:53pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 35/5527 Well I had a very interesting day, I left my slip about 9:45 this morning and not more than a 1/2 mi
Spinnaker Halyard lead (1) truckman at 6:45pm 06.02.12 Catalina 310 11/6850 Hello all, I was rigging the boat for the newly acquired asymmetrical and was wondering what the co
Boomkicker installed (4) shanker at 5:36pm 06.02.12 Smaller Boats 2/1096 Installed my Boomkicker yesterday then had a beautiful sail. Very easy to install. I followed th ins
Engine in reverse while sailing Pompadi at 5:32pm 06.02.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 13/3186 There has been much written on this subject.. Most advise either leave spinning in neutral or lock i
Looking for pictures (1) RonRock at 5:23pm 06.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1515 I have been going back int the forum and stumbled on an old and unfortunately closed thread. "Re:
Adjusting standing rigging c_witch at 4:36pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 19/7528 Hiee all, Well our boat is pretty nearly finished now and we are looking at launching the Sunday
Lello 34 skipperscouse at 4:20pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2341 hi all new to this site does anyone have any info / knowledge of lello 34's ? thanks
GPS / MacBook robert dros at 4:03pm 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2517 Perhaps there are sailors who are able to help me out. I have a dedicated Garmin Chart Plotter an
Beneteau 321 Deck Beneteau 321 at 2:51pm 06.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1385 We have a new to us a 1997 Beneteau 321.The question is there are 2 smoothe factory original square
Alternatives to Honda EU2000 Generator smokey73 at 2:13pm 06.02.12 Big Boats 12/5585 Has anyone looked into a few newer alternatives to the Honda EU2000? Particularly the Hyundai HY200
Best way to mount stuff to rails? hubbardbilly at 12:53pm 06.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2238 I'm looking to mount a solar panel on my stern rail (C-22) and I'm curious if anybody has any experi
What is a good keel/swing keel boat 14-16' therobesons at 12:01pm 06.02.12 Trailer Sailors 9/7116 My sister has crewed a lot on a lito 14 and our our larger boats, but now wants her own boat. She i
Mac 25 roller furling boot cover Terry Potvin at 11:42am 06.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2009 I am making a boot cover for my new custom pvc roller furling to cover the sail and need to know the
Sea temp All U Get at 10:29am 06.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 16/4716 Hi Maine Sail, I have an older Autohelm ST-50 Multi-function display that includes sea temperature.
circulate air in ice box merlinuxo at 9:59am 06.02.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2568 Thought this was an interesting idea that might work for we sailors: http://www.campingworld.com/sho
M25 Kickup Rudder Dan6223 at 9:56am 06.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1850 I have been using a fixed Catalina 25 rudder on 1983 M25 for several years now and would like to swi

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Evergreen All U Get at 10:24pm 04.18.22 Nature does its best by many rainfalls, which also drains to the Bay. The Clean Water Act had stop
Viajar a America del sur Benny17441 at 9:59pm 04.18.22 Perhaps a boat could be delivered after it is purchased, but doubt that a water trial out of the sel
Adding a third battery to the system Benny17441 at 9:51pm 04.18.22 What you are really proposing to do is to add batteries to the existing house battery bank. Simple
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? zephyr070 at 9:42pm 04.18.22 Depending on your dock arrangement you could use a stern bridle. I use this arrangement for docking
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? zephyr070 at 9:36pm 04.18.22 I don't have a toe rail or outboard tracks. My springline cleats are on my inboard jib sheet track
Instrument issue / Chartplotter / GPS Fix (1) Fred Aloha at 9:35pm 04.18.22 Went for the first bike ride of the season to look at connector polarity
Gas prices, inflation concerns (1) LuckyDuck at 9:35pm 04.18.22 love the name. quack quack Thanks!
Knocking sounds when sailing down wind Benny17441 at 9:35pm 04.18.22 Follow Yanmar's recommendations which are sail in Neutral as the transmission is in constant lubrica
Looking for info on the head/toilet AaronD at 9:32pm 04.18.22 Holy crap! someone actually installed a real head / holding tank!?? In a c22!? Do whatever Peggie a
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted markwbird at 9:12pm 04.18.22 i agree with you. do I need to drop the mast to remove the roller furl gizmo? Is the hank on forsta
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:59pm 04.18.22
Gas prices, inflation concerns jon hansen at 8:53pm 04.18.22 love the name. quack quack
Hank on vs Furler Help/Information Wanted jon hansen at 8:48pm 04.18.22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_furling aeolus is older that this. putting such on aeolus woul
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Garbonzo at 8:22pm 04.18.22 Thanks. So, I guess a small AGM starting battery coupled with an LFP, BMS, etc., would be the best
Head Bolt Backing P12nash at 8:19pm 04.18.22
Looking for info on the head/toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:59pm 04.18.22 You have a compact manual marine toilet. The brand is Groco...they make pretty decent equipment. T
What is this number on the sail? Justin_NSA at 7:45pm 04.18.22
water leak in side deck window, what would be best to seal the surface mounted glass higgs at 7:42pm 04.18.22 You might want to check this out: Repairing Leaky Portlights - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.c
What is this number on the sail? PlaneTom at 7:22pm 04.18.22 Catalina built over 300 310s starting in 1999. I would guess that this boats hull number is 257 and
Looking for info on the head/toilet Grotto at 7:21pm 04.18.22 204544 Holy crap! someone actually installed a real head / holding tank!?? In a c22!? Do whatever P

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