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"Borrowing" WiFi Roger Long at 6:56pm 04.24.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/6397 Just before SBO started this forum for me, there was quite a bit of discussion about WiFi antennas v
Surging Universal diesel pullark at 5:59pm 04.24.11 Catalina 30 4/3865 Hi All, I've just purchased a Catalina 30 with a M25XP diesel. The motor has an uneven idle and the
Yanmars engine alarm Ronallen at 4:40pm 04.24.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3693 I have a yanmars 2 qm15 in my 1978 c'c 30 RWcooled. It starts fine but lately the alarm buzzer sta
Help understanding furling system: O'day 322 (5) abaragones at 4:20pm 04.24.11 Bigger Boats 6/4609 Hi, I need some help understanding the furling system in my new to me O'day 322. I have what I bel
Compact electric raw water head DanColucci at 3:52pm 04.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/5761 So I wanted to put another Raritan Sea Elegance electric head in my new boat and replace the compact
Safety netting attachments treeder65 at 3:07pm 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2586 I have a 1986 Catalina 25. I bought some 40' x 2' safety netting for kids and pets to attach around
what's on the bottom javelin at 2:48pm 04.24.11 Catalina 30 2/1748 Is there a way of telling what kind of bottom coat is on my 82 Catalina 30. It's black , sands very
My magnetic mistake agaliha at 2:41pm 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1913 On Good Friday, I was sailing on NE on Chickamauga Lake with winds out of the south at 18 knots, gus
Safety line pelican hook rings (3) paulj at 1:35pm 04.24.11 Catalina 310 4/2779 Grasshopper Spent the morning redoing safety line pelican hook rings. Must have used wrong for
Wet Exhaust Hose braund at 1:11pm 04.24.11 Catalina 30 1/1636 I'm replacing the cooling water inlet hose to the diesel on my C30. It is wet exhaust hose, but as I
Where do the wires go on the outboard? ebsail at 12:43pm 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3630 I just bought an O Day 25 and it came with a 9.9 Mercury outboard (circa 1990) electric start w/alte
Need To Replace The Bow Pulpit mccauley13 at 12:38pm 04.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1990 The boat next to mine broke loose in last weeks storms and got into my bow pulpit and bent one of th
B331 - CQR Anchor on Bow Roller (2) CABixler at 9:32am 04.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/5245 Over the winter I bought a CQR style anchor for my Beneteau 331. The primary purpose being it wou
Fringe Benefits of Upgrading Roger Long at 8:32am 04.24.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4983 Or, maybe it's a primary benefit. You find things like this: http://hphotos-ash4.fbcdn.net/221307_
Jib Telltales Quoddy at 8:16am 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3619
Sail Boat in "Tourist" r.oril at 8:10am 04.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5329 What was the sail boat used in the movie "Tourist". It's pertty neat that Johnny Depp would sail of
Too Much Engine dependence Don Guillette at 7:16am 04.24.11 Catalina 30 12/3087 This thread was posted on the SAIL TRIM FORUM and since it involves a C30 I though some of you mate
Too Much Engine Dependence Don Guillette at 7:02am 04.24.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4807 A Catalina30 friend of mine from So Ca called me the other day regarding the thread on steering with
O'day 34 limber holes Sefuller at 6:04am 04.24.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1562 On our 1983 34, the domestic water pump is in the "L" of the port settee. There appears to be a ver
216 Broach Paul Wash at 5:12am 04.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1412 For those of you who ask if you can capsize a 216, just wanted to share our experience yesterday aft

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New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 08.30.22
depth/chart plotters scottscotty at 10:27am 08.30.22 thank you everyone for your timely and useful input. Wifey' read the responses and said "if you know
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 08.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:15am 08.30.22 You should be getting a couple of drips/minute max. while motoring and nothing while at rest. Now
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 08.30.22 I see said the blind man. Wrong condensation. @RitSim 's procedure is what you want.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:08am 08.30.22 For your first time, it's best to have a buddy in whom you have 100% confidence working opposite yo
New Catalina 30 Owner Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 08.30.22 Yes I do and now I get about 2 drips per second when before it was about 1 drip every 3 or 4 second
Island Time Progress report CaptainRed at 9:59am 08.30.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun? Its certainly the gift that
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 9:51am 08.30.22 After looking again and again at photos #8 and #10, I am convinced that your only problem shown in
Forward portside fixed port leak Banooma at 9:44am 08.30.22 Fair question. Not interior condensation. The AC was on all night and working fine. I was referring
Hunter Europa transom bung (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.30.22 Definitely plugged before hitting he water. If you do want to keep it bone dry back there, purchase
Bonding/electrolysis ? (2) Maine Sail at 9:32am 08.30.22 That makes a lot of sense to me, having read the article. I have never seen it done, though. Is t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:32am 08.30.22 Do you have a conventional packing because if so, it should have a small leak because that is what
Forward portside fixed port leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 08.30.22 This originated from overnight condensation and not a deluge, so I feel I need to address this soon
Weird Electrical Experience WayneH at 9:27am 08.30.22 When I bought my first home, there were two breakers in the panel that would fight each other. Reset
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Giro at 9:24am 08.30.22
Bonding/electrolysis ? Maine Sail at 9:22am 08.30.22 So the question is whether to bond or not to bond? Anyone care to weigh in on the pros and cons??
Oday 35 winch replacement sail sfbay at 9:13am 08.30.22 Welcome to the forum!! Photo? What size do you have now? If you like the winch, replace it with the
Oday 35 winch replacement Dave Groshong at 9:12am 08.30.22 Just measure the base circumference with a soft tape if the winch is still on the boat, that will g
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Thaniel at 9:00am 08.30.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only

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