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Pace Jimm at 12:29pm 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1737 Roger - If I have it right, you weighed anchor about 0630 near mile 524 and cleared the point at Ch
Victron Battery Monitor Troubleshooting (1) Blitz at 11:24am 02.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 23/12365 As part of my rewiring project this winter most of the primary battery wires to the batteries were c
Daysail with Merlin (5) Bonzai at 11:20am 02.21.12 Destinations 2/3016 While down working some more on my new/old boat...was graciously treated to a fine daysail by our go
Sail trim and helm pressure inarathree at 11:14am 02.21.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2159 I read Don G's Sail Trim Guide, so when I was out yesterday, I thought I might try out some techniqu
Crack in Cabin Sole (1) rickwarner at 10:53am 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1792 I just became the new owner of a 2002 H260 and had to move it 350 miles to my home. Upon arrival, I
Foil cleaning and lube Flyboy69 at 10:42am 02.21.12 Day Sailers 9/6946 As the soft water season is soon approaching, I'm starting to gear up my mind for spring maintenance
84 Hunter 34 Window/Port/Hatch Rebed .. Advise? brian3820 at 10:36am 02.21.12 Big Boats 18/7332 Hi All. I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that is being completely refit. In the process a few leaks have been
air conditioning installation hynnic1 at 10:27am 02.21.12 Big Boats 2/3501 I want to install a Cruisair unit, 16000 btu with Smart Start in my 2001 Catalina 36mkii. I'm lookin
Solar Panel Mount twistedline at 10:02am 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1603 Hi All, I am trying to make a solar panel mount at the stern of my 1984 Hunter 25.5. Its a 15 wa
Replacing Water Speed Indicator feltensteingw at 9:58am 02.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6986 Does anyone know if the thru-hull fittings for water speed indicators are standard, or does each man
Miami to Key Largo Glory Daze at 9:25am 02.21.12 Racing 3/13185 Come join the fun http://miamiyachtclub.com/Miami_Yacht_Club/Regattas_files/MKL_2012_NOR.pdf
spreader boot size rwells47 at 8:04am 02.21.12 Catalina 30 5/5532 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 TR and want to replace my spreader boots but do not know what size to get.
Standard Horizon LH5 Hailer dkanel at 7:50am 02.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1752 I Am looking for a used LH5 Hailer. they don't make them any more, instead they offer the VHL-3000
Catalina 315 airbusguy at 5:05am 02.21.12 Catalina 310 0/3534 Good morning all new member here. Just returned from Miami boat show where Catalina had hull number
Leaving outboard unattended slr8873 at 4:22am 02.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2526 We are going to be on a mooring this year for the first time and I was wondering what people do with
Coosaw River (2) Shoaldrafter at 3:49am 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2124 Has facebook reported that the sailboat by the charted obstruction in Coosaw River really did not hi
3m 5200 Mark Major at 11:24pm 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2909 As anyone with experience using this product knows it is best for something you never expect to remo
grey tank install Lost Parent at 9:39pm 02.20.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1912 Has anybody installed a grey water tank on an earlies Catalina 30 ?
Multiple house banks Dblbld at 8:39pm 02.20.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2984 Assuming my charger has enough outputs, is there any advantage to using 2 group 24's as two seperate
Dancing With Your Sister! Sam Salter at 6:51pm 02.20.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/7717 Just watched the inshore race of the Volvo 70 in China on TV. Commentators were talking about the w

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Happy Festivus... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 12.23.22 Ah yes ! The airing of grievances to be followed by the annual feats of strength. My favorite ti
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 12.23.22 might as well been maintained charged by 2 squirrels running on a tread mill. Maybe a whole famil
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... JamesG161 at 8:44am 12.23.22 For your boat or auto tires to have compressed Air to inflate dingy, air mattress, tires, etc or blo
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? sail sfbay at 8:35am 12.23.22 Newer engine is a PLUS. Price depends on condition of engine, sails, electrical, plumbing, rigging,
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... JamesG161 at 8:33am 12.23.22 I have a charged up "Jump Start" just for such a time. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Schumacher-Electric
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:20am 12.23.22 And in the news today: ng the article, what do you think that might be ;)
Mast stepping JBP-PA at 6:47am 12.23.22 But I Rx a crane to safely get the mast up. The Pearson 303 has a keel stepped mast. A crane is n
Happy Festivus... Crusty Ol Salt at 6:41am 12.23.22 And a Happy Festivus to you
Happy Festivus... Timm R Oday25 at 6:27am 12.23.22 Festivus for the rest of us !
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 6:23am 12.23.22 Yes i like the idea of if needed remaking it or cleaning it up really well an using the cold galvani
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:17am 12.23.22 You can also connect the keel bolts to the same Zinc , with an insulated wire. You might consider
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:13am 12.23.22 Another option is this, as I mentioned earlier. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Flat-Cold-Gray-
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 6:12am 12.23.22 Well i can give it a try when i rebuild the rails an the engine mounts i can attach a battery cable
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? Kingjim91 at 6:06am 12.23.22 Check sailboatlistings.com and yachtworld.com for boats currently for sale. Region is also an impor
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 6:05am 12.23.22 Well it may not work for the eating away of the engine rails is do to rust This is true. Did you
Bilge Pump Kingjim91 at 5:50am 12.23.22 Here in Wisconsin, I take the batteries home for the winter. I charge them monthly, more or less. B
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:45am 12.23.22 Well it may not work for the eating away of the engine rails is do to rust the Zinc is used to prev
Happy Festivus... kappykaplan at 5:24am 12.23.22 I got a lot of problems with you people! And your point is??
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 4:56am 12.23.22 Would it make sense to bolt a zinc to the rail? Someplace low so the zinc would be in contact with
STEEL RAILS rgranger at 4:47am 12.23.22 Would it make sense to bolt a zinc to the rail? Someplace low so the zinc would be in contact with

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