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Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/2617 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep
Loos gauge questions (1) SailingLoto at 6:25am 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2385 I acquired this Loos gauge to help tune my catalina 25 awhile back. What am I looking for numberwise
Shaky Tiller (1) shank at 4:41pm 10.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1143 Hello, I took my 82 Catalina 27 out for her last sail of the season today and there was a very noti
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 1:23pm 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 38/7058 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; howe
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 10:15am 10.01.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1627 Hey friends! I wanted to know how folks are trailering their Catlina 270's? I read a forum back in 2
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 6:32am 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 26/5019 Wondering if anyone has tried adding a few hundred pounds of hard stuff, low in the boat. The goal b
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:39am 10.01.22 Catalina 22 16/2536 Where is the best place to put the battery? And how do you guys secure it? I accidentally drilled a
Cabin Woodwork in I36 (3) petecasey at 10:15pm 09.30.22 Islander 2/3441 Hi all, I looked at an Islander 36 today. It looks pretty good, except some known leaks, although h
Ian's third landfall rgranger at 6:49pm 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 4/878
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:44pm 09.30.22 Big Boats 15/2049 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of m
helm wheel nut Rick.johnson at 10:48am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1559 Hi Guys I have a 87 hunter 40 legend sailboat just purchased in June an am in the need to find the
Getting cold out here fred1diver at 10:33am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1926 Well, fall is almost here, the temps have dropped significantly around here, will probably be my las
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:53am 09.30.22 Catalina 22 7/1556 Hello All: It's getting closer to launch date. Now is the time for the "new me" to plan for steppin
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Nichole340 at 5:01am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 24/4894 I have an Achilles Haypalon dinghy. Every year, I take it home, wash and clean it, and store it, in
Finally did it Brian D at 8:22pm 09.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/2083 I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon. I'll let you know. ...
Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/691 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3998 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1315 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/1029 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/11950 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn

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Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tally Ho at 6:21am 06.24.25 I tried BBN this year and found it had LOTS of functions, but I could not get my Pican-M NMEA hat to
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? colemj at 6:10am 06.24.25 We don't own your model boat, so I can't answer the boat-specific stuff. However, the general quest
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. St Duckie at 6:09am 06.24.25 HI David, any chance you have link to the Beneteau site where the part is listed?
'77 O'day 27' Hatch Project_Mayhem at 5:32am 06.24.25 D and R marine for everything O'Day and Pearson related
Fuel tank removal? CowboyWay at 4:36am 06.24.25 SB propane holder must be lifted How do you do that?
Fuel tank removal? john2 at 3:25am 06.24.25 I see the original boiler is still there... that one must be leaking also or about to go. tank remo
BATTERY? dlochner at 3:07am 06.24.25 Greg, Form follows function. What you have is functional for your needs. For the kind of sailing yo
2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. St Duckie at 3:00am 06.24.25 Thank you very much. Best, Doug
H49 New Sails JR19454 at 2:35am 06.24.25 George - Thanks for the info. I've always put folding props on my old boats and been quite happy wi
Musing on DC Electrical Changes TrapperJohn at 12:45am 06.24.25 Thanks all for your replies and suggestions. You've given me a lot to ponder. way. Now that you m
A blessing or a curse? Foswick at 10:44pm 06.23.25 Aside from what Greg said, the real consideration has to do with the condition of the boat beyond th
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Foswick at 9:54pm 06.23.25 As it happens, they were able to make keys. It required some custom machining, but they work a treat
Gas 4 stroke for a Hunter 146 Project_Mayhem at 8:59pm 06.23.25 Trolling motor would likely be plenty for a boat of this size. I used a 36lbs one on a 19' boat that
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring SteveHughessails at 8:59pm 06.23.25 Quite the project for sure, very nice. I bought a Raspberry Pi a few years ago. Started to learn cod
Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 8:32pm 06.23.25 No. Prebend is to prevent the mast from inverting. If the mast is perfectly straight the middle can
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 8:24pm 06.23.25
Lithium Trolling Battery High Current at 6:42pm 06.23.25 I have a 50Ah / 12V lithium for mine. So far I've mostly been good charging it ashore, but I also h
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 Davidasailor26 at 6:40pm 06.23.25
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors Tally Ho at 6:23pm 06.23.25 Hi Greg. So they are "drop in" hinged doors. Seems to be the best of both worlds. And that is a dec
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors quadrille38 at 6:04pm 06.23.25 Take a look at the Zarcor doors. Purchased them years ago and have never regretted it. made of sta

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