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Catalina 270 genoa sails Toothrx at 8:02pm 08.17.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4598 The winds in the Chesapeake are next to non existent in July/Aug. My 270 came with a 110 jib and har
Seaching For New Mast carfrk19 at 7:58pm 08.17.11 Catalina 30 1/1371 Im in need of a new or newly used catalina standard rig mast. I purchased a well maintained boat tha
Cabin window relacement Greg Blake at 7:45pm 08.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1039 I have a Beneteau Oceans 35 1988? version ' would like to replace the cabin windows. Has anyone done
Mainsail Furling carego at 7:03pm 08.17.11 Catalina 30 3/1656 I have a 30' Catalina and need a mainsail. Looking at a mainsail furling. Does anyone have experie
The Bird is the Word SailorDave5050 at 6:48pm 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2949 Any suggestions on how to keep the cormorants from sitting and sitting on a boat that is moored 150*
Depth gauge not working RAC at 6:33pm 08.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/5364 I have an Autohelm ST 50 Plus depth gauge and knot meter on my 91 Hunter 27. a month ago i went o
Bedding wood britework with butyl tape ericrlarson at 2:23pm 08.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8012 I have read your posts on Butyl tape and like the idea VERY much, but I have a couple of questions.
Exhaust elbow reverse threads Seattle Scott at 1:57pm 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1303 Guy at the shop sadi "no charge" when I picked up my elbow and flange after requsitng that they be s
macgregor 22 bulkhead dimensions seabrooksailor at 1:34pm 08.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4593 I just started restoring a macgregor 22 this past month and one of the things i noticed it was missi
Catastrophic Engine mount failure JeremyH at 12:52pm 08.17.11 S2 4/2031 I have a 1986 S2 9.2C w/ 18hp Yanmar. Coming in the slip Sunday...running ~800 rpm...I put her in
Catalina 22 - Rudder Blade Dimensions Hlap at 12:05pm 08.17.11 Catalina 22 5/8385 Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing and have Catalina 22 swing keel (1976). Recently lost my rudder
This was a new one Ken Honeycutt at 11:51am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1864 We were cruising Lake Michigan on the way to New Buffalo, MI, when I heard parts of this transmissio
To the "other" O'day 23 moored on Scotts Flat lake hman at 11:03am 08.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1625 Ahoy there! I've had my 23 moored there for the last 4 years but due to an accident last fall, I wa
Hunter 26.5 Hull specs Bohemian Swagger at 10:42am 08.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2239 My wife and i are trying to register our 1988 Hunter 26.5 with the Coast Guard. We don't have the bu
Where to buy a pop top camper canvas allen-deckard at 10:41am 08.17.11 Catalina 22 17/8722 I see lots of catalina 22 for sale that have pop top camper canvas with the boat but I've searched a
CNG Cylinder refills found in British Columbia lorrieanne at 10:39am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1961 After two days of searching, I found an ongoing supply of CNG tank refills. This is much to my relie
Forward Hatch twodzusfittings at 10:36am 08.17.11 Smaller Boats 0/1089 Need to re bed the forward hatch. Looked on the web and found many DYI instruction sites. Any recomm
head questions Ed A at 10:20am 08.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3198 Peggy, Im shopping a 380 catalina, It has reciently been modified with the instllation of a macera
Instrument recommendations captainpat at 9:06am 08.17.11 Big Boats 9/1793 Garmin Instrument/Radar package? OR RayMarine?
Seaking CNG Compressed Natural Gas for Safgas : Vancouver BC lorrieanne at 8:37am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1978 We have a new (to us) Catalina 30. We love her, but the Safgas stove she has is a challenge to get r

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Raising the Mast (1) Tater at 12:37pm 02.06.22 Stickinthemud gets 2 gold stars. I rested the top end of the mast on a 6' ladder and the base went i
Tall ship worker falls to her death BigEasy at 11:16am 02.06.22 Hate to hear this; especially when one was taking appropriate safety precautions, by wearing a safet
Magazine subscription renewal alert Leeward Rail at 10:18am 02.06.22 In the interest of keeping my local independent book store open, I just have a standing order with t
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? twalker H260 at 10:17am 02.06.22 If going the relay route you could also do a single larger guage wire, appropriately fused to supply
2022 PacificNW Weather Update Hello Below at 10:16am 02.06.22 Overall: a rather bland, DRY pattern on tap for the next 12 days. No appreciable rain for 12 whole
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 10:07am 02.06.22 This doesn't even make sense ... 4 awg is smaller than 2 awg. Using the notation ga (shorthand for
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 10:02am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:57am 02.06.22 This doesn't even make sense ... 4 awg is smaller than 2 awg. Using the notation ga (shorthand for
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? twalker H260 at 9:55am 02.06.22
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Scott T-Bird at 9:42am 02.06.22 I checked a randomly selected electric head to see the amperage/wire size recommendations. The 4ga
AGB 4DL battery replacement Boomer2it at 9:31am 02.06.22 I can sure understand you may want to increase the capacity of your house bank as a 205 Ah bank fo
Tall ship worker falls to her death kappykaplan at 9:21am 02.06.22 Very sad.
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 9:14am 02.06.22 Should one mention that mast height is critical? If the 58' (Vert CL) bridge doesn't stop you the
Question about water in forward bilge Benny17441 at 9:13am 02.06.22 Well, where did you find it was coming from?
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:12am 02.06.22 How many pumps on the circuit? The loads on a circuit are additive, 3 10amp devices draw the same
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 9:10am 02.06.22 It all depends. There are many ways to skin a cat. First check to see that the existing wires are
AGB 4DL battery replacement Benny17441 at 9:09am 02.06.22 I have been researching replacement batteries also. I currently have two 6v 205 amp hour batteries
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 8:57am 02.06.22 Thank you for the reply, I appreciate it. But in most cases, a smaller wire (often 10ga) terminate
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? dlochner at 8:54am 02.06.22 It all depends. There are many ways to skin a cat. First check to see that the existing wires are a
Too many large wires in circuit panel, is it ok to step-down large wires to 10ga for panel interior? Revolutionary at 8:53am 02.06.22 You have to remember that the breaker panel is to protect the wire to the device and if required a

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