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Charlestown jibes138 at 4:31am 12.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1667 Roger, You can anchor on the South side of the city in the river right across from the marinas. The
Lighting issue...please help! MentalPatience at 11:38pm 12.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2457 I recently purchased a 1972 catalina 27. Im trying to address a few issues before i take her out aga
need info on shipping H27 89-94 MikeV at 9:12pm 12.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1275 I recently bought the H27 and need to have it transported from the Dallas area to the Texas Gulf coa
Main sheet traveler (5) Chris Patterson at 6:14pm 12.16.11 Catalina 22 7/2088 Finally addressed this mainsheet traveler monstrosity. I have this pitiful little bar on the stern,
Cutting Access Port in Fuel Tank Ajay73 at 5:59pm 12.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/8358 I want to cut an access port in my stainless steel fuel tank. I want to be able to clean the tank ou
Yanmar 57 HP, max rpm 3200 therobesons at 5:50pm 12.16.11 Big Boats 6/6653 I have a 1999 Hunter 420 with a turbo Yanmar, I was told it is rate around 57-62HP. What is a good
Flop-Down Swim Platform 97fxdwg at 2:16pm 12.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3022 My swim platform that flops down from my First 41S5 reverse transom is great, but getting it to flop
swing keel concerns 85/Mac/25 at 2:01pm 12.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2786 I have a 1985 Macgregor 25' with a swing keel. I have replaced or service just about everything on t
Securing Mast Step (1) Viesail at 1:29pm 12.16.11 Smaller Boats 12/4992 Have a question about the attachment of the Mast Step for an H22 Mine is bolted through the deck
New V-Berth Shelves (1) med2463 at 10:41am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/6175 Always happy to get more storage. Had someone make shelves for both sides of the v-berth.
Thanks! lillia28 at 8:56am 12.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3185 Thanks to all for the great amount of information here. I was reading through the sail trim forum. I
Solar panel delema sailor5017 at 8:52am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8683 I am in the process researching solar panel set ups for my boat (H 41DS) .I looking on Ebay and fou
Keel Bolt tightening on the hard (3) simmonct at 6:55am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/11110 Hello, I recently picked up a 1979 C'C 34' and am in the midst of getting her back into shape. As w
Stuffing box size 31-2 toby too at 5:48am 12.16.11 Pearson 1/1779 Hi - I have an 1987 Pearson 31-2. What is the size of the packing and how many rings will I need ? W
Inverter Long Story at 4:40am 12.16.11 Catalina 310 4/2307 Has anyone added an inverter to replace their charger? Is it pretty straight forward on the 110v si
Newbie saying hello(Mod Alert- help needed) CPseudonym at 12:09am 12.16.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1767 Newbie saying hello Note to Mods: I searched to no avail to find an introduction page for new membe
Non skib colors kwilson1033 at 11:41pm 12.15.11 Catalina 30 4/1798 I am in the final stages of buying a catalina 30 1990. It has a red color scape. I do not want a r
YSM12 Yanmar Vibration texasprinter at 9:04pm 12.15.11 S2 3/2351 I installed a rebuilt YSM 12 in my S2 8.5. It seems to vibrate especially in idle. Is this due to be
Electrical Panel shanker at 7:14pm 12.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/2481 I am in the process of designing a new electrical panel. My boat is buttoned up and put away for the
hank on jibs redlegsmoke at 5:26pm 12.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1591 I am changing my catalina 27 tall rig from a foil jib system to a hank on jib system, what would be

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Engineless.... ggrizzard at 3:30pm 11.14.22 FYI to the Group: Kevin Boothby has been sailing for years, including one circumnavigation, without
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 3:12pm 11.14.22 Will you be doing a DIY build or drop-in(ish). The needs are different for each setup. I will be
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 3:10pm 11.14.22 The engines were tested near me, 2021. NASA's Stennis Space Center We were warned of the noise in
Engineless.... dlochner at 2:43pm 11.14.22 Many locations in the Bahamas won't have water readily available, and it is very expensive when it
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 2:32pm 11.14.22 Go for the diesel engine. You can get water at any marina. Many locations in the Bahamas won't ha
Engineless.... Richard19068 at 2:18pm 11.14.22 He may have said that, however, is it reasonable that we should remember details of his plans? Of c
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 11.14.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... Head Sail at 1:42pm 11.14.22 Go for the diesel engine. You can get water at any marina.
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 1:19pm 11.14.22 All the info is, more or less, in the online documents . You just have to stitch the wiring togethe
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? w4swk at 1:03pm 11.14.22 So its really about maintenance aint it, like all boats and some cars. Maybe wives? You're a bolde
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? w4swk at 1:00pm 11.14.22 Old thread, I realize. But this is also one of my wants for the future. A boat big enough to have a
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum Rick Webb at 12:33pm 11.14.22 Night launches or rocket engine test are really something to see. With an early morning launch it's
Engineless.... dlochner at 12:33pm 11.14.22 The OP certainly should provide more data about his intended use but this is from one of his recent
Engineless.... Richard19068 at 12:28pm 11.14.22 A common adage is there are no dumb questions. That may be true or not, however, it is true there a
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 11.14.22 What's the big deal? I think it is fairly obvious that @The_Sailing_Pelican wants to circumnavigate
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 11:50am 11.14.22 Since lift off is expected to be at 1:04 AM, EST. It should be spectacular at night, but for others
Engineless.... Roland5048 at 11:31am 11.14.22 When I first read the initial post I thought we might be being spoofed. At any rate I'll chime in w
Selden / Furlex 100s - "Outer Hub" (Part B14) sail sfbay at 11:31am 11.14.22 Try your rigger.........that is where I source all my Selden parts.
Engineless.... dlochner at 11:16am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bi
Engineless.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:08am 11.14.22

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