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Milestones. Roger Long at 10:52am 05.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5959 This will be the thread where I post my pilgrim's progress towards launch. I installed the upper t
Giving the old girl a facelift (8) Twice Around at 10:40am 05.09.11 Catalina 30 12/3497 Fellow C-30 people, After a little coaxing from Old Skool Neil, I am posting up a few pics of my pr
Rub Rail on a 35 (2) BarryL at 10:33am 05.09.11 Bigger Boats 2/1675 Hello, This past winter, while my boat was on the hard, the plastic trim piece that goes under the
No "Smaller Boats" ?? DAVA390 at 9:50am 05.09.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/4132 When I go to "Forum Index" at top of the page, the esult is a column on the left side of my screen l
Battery Maintenance PrincessoftheLake at 9:11am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1614 I checked the water level in my house batteries last week. Right now it appears the plates are cover
Battery Maintenance PrincessoftheLake at 9:03am 05.09.11 Big Boats 8/1764 I checked the water level in my house batteries last week. Right now it appears the plates are cove
First sail of the season Tim R. at 8:29am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2019 Took the home out for a spin yesterday and had a great sail. We hoisted our new sails and sailed fr
Balky Steering Stargazer3 at 7:56am 05.09.11 Big Boats 12/2470 I just sailed my "new" Hunter 410 home from the dealer. I LOVED the way she handled - BUT. . . . The
Removing Wind Vane? rose20532 at 7:51am 05.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1515 I have a damaged windvane at the top of my mast and would like to remove it without taking the mast
The Rigolets and opening of the Bonnett Carre spillway... Floating Dental Student at 7:47am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2801 I just read that the Army Corps of Engineers has opened the Bonnett Carre spillway to relieve the sw
Tangier Is. Chesepeake Bay Advice rgranger at 7:37am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2521 Hey All Any trailer sailors out there make the trip to Tangier Island and if so, can you recommend
tips for surveying a Mac DaveC426913 at 7:13am 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1852 I'm finally doing it! After 4 years of waiting and dutifully sailing smaller boats, I'm going to get
glow plugs - yanmar 3YM (1) Gypsy Wind at 2:57am 05.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2596 I have a new Hunter 36 with the new engine panel - it is keyless and upgraded to a new white colour
Pedestal size OzRockMan at 2:17am 05.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1377 Hi, Does anybody know the size of the stainless tubing on the 375 pedestal? I need diameter and spac
Dutchman,lazyjacks? GarEi at 1:47am 05.09.11 Pearson 5/2290 I have a Pearson 303,1985 and am tired of chasing the main when we drop it. We are thinking About a
My new 84 O'day 30 footer (3) colinhulse at 7:26pm 05.08.11 Bigger Boats 1/2382 I Scraped 120 pounds of bottom paint off. Found some pox. grind out and faired then 4 coats of e-200
H41 DS Power Consumption Nodak7 at 7:17pm 05.08.11 Big Boats 11/2778 Have any other H41DS owners had any experience with power consumption while sailing? I am a new owne
3GMF Problems Pheidingsfelder at 7:11pm 05.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 42/6704 I've just recently acquired my father's old '84 Hunter 34. Which had an owner between us. The boat w
A little help w/ Bottom paint liberty22 at 5:00pm 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2351 Hello, I moved up to 22' MacGregor from a Flying Scot 3 years ago. I don't know much about bottom pa
what caulk to use roccod at 10:41am 05.08.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3639 seal external leaks

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Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:22pm 08.03.22 Is there any reason you need marinas every night? There are places to duck into for the night and a
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:19pm 08.03.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:17pm 08.03.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 8:15pm 08.03.22 You've only just begun to ask questions! There are good resources out there, here are some places a
East River dLj at 8:10pm 08.03.22 Dave, you are correct. Navionics does not know how to handle air draft when auto route planning de
Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit brockangelo at 8:07pm 08.03.22 My wife is a nurse and there is a thing when reviving someone: smoke over fire, cloud over grass. Yo
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 08.03.22 Delo 400 15w-40 No obvious errors regardless of where you look. I do the same as you and no smoke
East River Ward H at 7:29pm 08.03.22 This summer Navionics tried to run me under the bay bridge far to one side of the main span. I don'
Air conditioning thermostat issue Capt Robbie at 7:19pm 08.03.22 Most ac systems are designed to give a temperature difference of 10 - 15 degrees based on normal ave
Going to Rio DArcy at 7:00pm 08.03.22 They do allow for some advertising on the boat. I haven't looked into any corporate sponsorship as t
The Verdict Leeward Rail at 6:50pm 08.03.22 O'Day 26 ? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oday-26 4800 lb displacement. 30 inch draft with center
Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit Leeward Rail at 6:39pm 08.03.22 Yes, colors are good (e.g. we used red for all our reefing lines). How about chicken yellow for f
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:16pm 08.03.22 207941
H23 Cleat Layout isaksp00 at 5:39pm 08.03.22 Our '91 H23 has a pair of plastic horn cleats at bow and the "embedded rod" style at the stern. A pa
Going to Rio capta at 5:32pm 08.03.22 When I was a teen, professional sailors were not allowed to participate in those events, the Olympic
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') capta at 5:21pm 08.03.22 If one considers any trip up or down the left coast of the US, the trip from Seattle is probably the
Hunter 306 - Lewmar Cobra pedestal 2nd hand market? Brinky63 at 5:21pm 08.03.22 Crazy Dave will do. I've had to run cables thru the pedestal already, wish we had more options other
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? heritage at 4:57pm 08.03.22 I'm using a Victron IP65 for charging the AGM starting battery and a Victron IP67 for the lithium ba
Diesel Inboard RPMs jviss at 4:57pm 08.03.22 You're splitting hairs. True, running diesels unloaded at high RPMs is not good for the diesel. How
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Calif. Ted at 4:32pm 08.03.22 My 3GM30 used to smoke a little on cold start and while running, just noticeable, not as bad as you

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