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MP 4 Connection to Radio Albanach at 1:40am 06.03.12 Catalina 310 6/1795 Has anyone ever connected a MP 4 player to the 310 Radio/CDplayer output? Would it be possible?
Logic? Albanach at 1:11am 06.03.12 Ask All Sailors 44/5959 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 5/2674 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 28/6169 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 0/2477 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 35/5669 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 11/7551 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 2/1139 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 13/3459 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 5/1606 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 19/8040 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 1/2358 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 11/2575 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 3/1440 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 12/5920 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 15/2459 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 9/7735 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 9/2102 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 16/5217 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 9/2727 Thought this was an interesting idea that might work for we sailors: http://www.campingworld.com/sho

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I it legal to make a boat longer? kappykaplan at 7:52am 09.27.22 I'm no expert, but as long as you deal with updating registration and other legalities, I'd think yo
I it legal to make a boat longer? Leeward Rail at 7:51am 09.27.22 Are we even allowed to turn a 25ft boat into a 26.5 ft boat? ?? Why would you think there is a law
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:49am 09.27.22 The blocks come in different sizes, there are sometimes known as cinder blocks, building blocks, co
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles patbratton at 7:44am 09.27.22 I second what Crazy Dave said. The turnbuckle parts can be replaced pretty easily, but the upper t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jdrutten at 7:42am 09.27.22 ... The flakes aren't anything bad: apparently someone decided to hit everything (including the rub
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:35am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 i
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 7:32am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. Hi @dlochner - Appreciate your reply. Do you mea
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:31am 09.27.22 My local Home Depot has 2" x 6" x 8 ft boards for $4.98/ea. If I cut them 16 inches instead of 18 in
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 7:22am 09.27.22 At my local Home Depot they have 2" x 6" x 8 ft. ciate your reply. Do you mean the standard concret
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 7:12am 09.27.22 Given the price of lumber these days, it may be less expensive too. You have a point there. One t
MK1 interior rearrangment. captcoho at 7:11am 09.27.22 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) dlochner at 6:52am 09.27.22 Nice... I like it. I think even I can handle that LOL I've never been much of a handyman... But I'
Boom kicker or topping lift? jssailem at 6:34am 09.27.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? RoyS at 6:20am 09.27.22 No knowledge about rigid vangs because I have always had a topping lift. I use the topping lift to t
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SycloneDriver at 5:02am 09.27.22 Well, the short term solution was pretty simple, I unplugged the temperature sensor and the chargin
Invest 98L jssailem at 5:00am 09.27.22 Wouldn't a sail to Corpus Christi be fun? You'll have the wind all the way. Or leave now and you c
Boom kicker or topping lift? (1) dlochner at 4:15am 09.27.22 Mack Sails sells a bracket that bolts to the end of the boom. The Mack Pack is then suspended from t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries dLj at 4:14am 09.27.22 Don't you just love portable digital cameras? I've been able to take photos to figure stuff out that
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