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Steps at Dock? Sethic at 6:42am 02.01.11 Smaller Boats 8/2540 In the interest of further chronicling my failures and near-disasters in boat ownership: The dock
Delivered safe and sound Silvio at 6:40am 02.01.11 Catalina 310 2/1632 A quick update for those that are interested. I purchased our boat in Mobile, AL. in December and pl
An overlooked risk and gear item. Roger Long at 6:23am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2476 The thread on flags reminded me of something I've been thinking about. Look at the same picture of
Solo round the world record try starts a little shakey Tim R. at 5:28am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2829 http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/24012/french+sailor+averts+disaster+at+start+of+global+speed-rec
Sidestay Flag Rigging jdratlif at 5:18am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 13/10451 I want to be able to rig my boat so I can raise flags. The flags I want to fly are more recreational
Cell Phone Access in Baja/Sea of Cortez geoffschultz at 4:57am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/6397 In March we'll be heading from San Diego down the Baja and then spending a few months in the Sea of
GPSNavX�-Navigation & Charting for Mac Ducati at 3:35am 02.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4213 I was first looking at buying a Garmin 78 handheld to replace my old Garmin 72. The 72 works just fi
Replacement Battery Charger markc1976 at 1:44am 02.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1442 Hi, Well, I'm starting on year two of trying to change an old 79 Hunter 30 from a floating beach h
Mooring to floating dock on inland lake. Mark H at 9:53pm 01.31.11 Smaller Boats 1/1265 # 1 question;I want to ask what are the do's and don't of mooring my 1993 Hunter 23.5 water ballaste
How do I break up hardened deposits in the HT? rschendel at 9:13pm 01.31.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3538 It seems that the capacity of our holding tank on our 1996 Mark II Catalina 34 is SO much less than
Single Line Reefing Mod... (2) Sumner at 6:23pm 01.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1716 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/07-25-10-6-single-line-reef.jpg I put up a page
1985 O'day 35 Prop sizing Bernadine Lacy at 6:07pm 01.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2171 Hello to all I am posting this in hope that someone out there may be able to give me some informatio
Lighting problem Southern Belle at 5:43pm 01.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2119 Hello We just got a 2005 Hunter 33 and have discovered that 3 of the cabin lights in the aft berth
Pearson Gel Coat Information for a 530 BlueLagoon at 4:53pm 01.31.11 Pearson 4/2608 I need to do some Gel Coat work on my Pearson 530. I do not have any information about the manufact
Catalina 350's rnicholas at 3:46pm 01.31.11 Big Boats 2/2840 Does anyone know why Catalina stopped production of the Catalina 350? We have been enjoying ours s
Marinas/Ramps South of Key Largo.... Sumner at 3:40pm 01.31.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2517 We're trying to find marinas with ramps south of Key Largo down to Key West where a person could sli
bilge pumps John Holden at 3:10pm 01.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2457 I was checking the bilge pump sys on my B46 (because some of it was not working) and noticed all of
Keel repair Nereussailor at 2:42pm 01.31.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2129 My diver told me that there is a patch on my keel of my 1983 H30 that is peeling off. It's about 10
Com-Pac 25 or 27 Wanted in the Miami / Ft. Laud. Area... davidkinzie at 12:25pm 01.31.11 Com-Pac 0/3869 Hello Group, I'm trying to purchase a CP 25 or 27 in the Miami / Ft Laud area. If you or anyone you
stern rails DJN51 at 11:25am 01.31.11 Smaller Boats 1/1310 I'd like to add stern rails to my 23.5 so I can raise the lifeline ,attach to rails so I can unhook

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Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? RichNils at 11:17am 05.10.22 Prepare as you would for any sail that is more than a day sail. Be sure to have safety equipment and
Dutchman "Twist"? JoeWhite at 11:16am 05.10.22 I had that problem. I solved it by removing and washing the 1/4" line and reinstalling. Also I short
MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 11:09am 05.10.22 Hats off to RichNils. A truly helpful, thoughtful, filled-with-useful-information response.:clap:
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Scott B at 11:05am 05.10.22 looks like keeping spares is the best. Indeed, but at $55 US ( times 1.3 for CDN ) plus shipping
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 10:54am 05.10.22 Unfortunately you cannot use the chain on the pump out cap and the diesel cap chain was broken off l
Simrad WP30 Belt Tension SabreToothedEngineer at 10:54am 05.10.22 Correction: he's not going to make the ring out of Teflon. I misread one of his emails. Adhesion is
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Scott B at 10:46am 05.10.22 Unfortunately you cannot use the chain on the pump out cap and the diesel cap chain was broken off l
MacGregor 25 Classification (2) RichNils at 10:43am 05.10.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains odaydokay at 10:24am 05.10.22 The chain retention screw (water fill) a few inches down from the deck cap apparently loosened, but
Sailing the Heel Brian D at 10:16am 05.10.22 I would suspect that at hull speed, the windward side of the keel would exhibit low pressure thus gi
Solar panel Windpilot at 10:12am 05.10.22 On my 410 they go into the ceiling inside the hull then down on port side to the start battery switc
Loose shrouds? Will Gilmore at 10:10am 05.10.22 Before you suffer a dismasting that will potentially ruin the mast, unstep it :plus:YES!!! -Will
Which antiseize on injectors? Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 05.10.22
Sailing the Heel Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 05.10.22 I did some quick and dirty tests close to beam reaching off fl coast a few months ago. In prob 20is
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 05.10.22 I might consider having a machine shop make one from a remaining specimen if I lost one, rather tha
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains tfox2069 at 9:46am 05.10.22 One of the very first things I learned when I first my first boat with fill tanks was just this. ^^
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:26am 05.10.22 Thanks for the replies. A diverse group!
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains captcoho at 9:26am 05.10.22 I have some of each and frankly those chains are so unreliable I feel better with the cap in my poc
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Siamese at 8:53am 05.10.22 Here on Lake Michigan, where we have a somewhat limited season and no salt, my answer is not very of
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Calif. Ted at 8:37am 05.10.22 top offshore racing teams lube the winches, and everything that moves, before each and every race.

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