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H260 speed Quoddy at 4:46am 01.21.11 Smaller Boats 9/2510
Cruising Big Bend FL med2463 at 11:25pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/5315 We plan to cruise the Big Bend FL. Did a search on the forum and didn't see anything about it. If
catalina 22 full keel trailer barnmule at 9:20pm 01.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2054 Looking for a trailer for 22' catalina with full keel. Thanks
Diesel replacement dilemma ddines at 8:36pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3083 I have an interesting situation. I have a 1973 Cal 2-29 with a Farymann 1 cyl diesel that is acting
Is 19hp on Hunter 33 (2005) too small? Tomek23582 at 8:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2621 I am considering to buy a Hunter possibly 33-36, 2000+. In the adds I found that some 33s have only
Advisory - GPS 'anomalies' for SE US coast Jan-Feb (1) RichH at 7:19pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2503 DoD will be testing 'alterations' to the accuracy of GPS affecting the SE US coast, including the Ba
New Combination Steaming Deck light (5) Blitz at 6:47pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 23/15220 I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations on a combination steaming (or masthead) / deck light.
UniTraQ UD-731 USB 2.0 44-Channel GPS Receiver (1) RECESS at 6:30pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3195 I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop. Anyone have experience with it? Any thoughts?
stearing issue brett at 6:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1450 When i turn my mac26x wheel full port or starbird (we will say port for exapmle) my right rudder, up
Diesel odors Mac at 5:28pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8268 Is it comon to have diesel odors on sailboats that run a diesel engine? The few sailboat that I hav
Convert cooler to refregirator FastBreak at 3:32pm 01.20.11 Catalina 30 13/4664 Hello, I have a Catalina 30 1983 with a cooler. I want to convert it as a 12 volt refrigerator coole
Manual vinco30 at 2:32pm 01.20.11 Bristol 3/3311 I have a bristol 30 (1976).I an looking for a owners manual.Also some advise on where to get bottom
How to loosen a bimini bolt? RECESS at 2:24pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3101 I have an aluminum bimini and I want to remove it to take off the sunbrella material to resew it. Th
Luff tension? Quoddy at 1:14pm 01.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/8182
New owner, H22 1982 model drumbeater at 1:00pm 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 4/1434 Just picked it up yesterday in Beaufort SC. Mostly fresh water boat, nice hull, no blisters. Electri
temperature guage olddude at 11:50am 01.20.11 Big Boats 8/1844 Would like to install a temperature guage to suppliment the warning light on my 83 hunter 34 with a
VHF 'Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC' c_witch at 11:37am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2641 Hiee, I'm looking at this radio for our boat, although I actually prefer a Cobra due to power swi
H22 Cockpit Table Dimensions Sethic at 11:28am 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1640 Anyone know the dimensions on the stock teak cockpit table for the Hunter 22? Mine came to me mis
Goodbye staysail med2463 at 11:15am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1810 Removed staysail and all hardware. Amazing how much hardware/winch was necessary for that itty bitt
Surveyor in Norfolk area Sandy Stone at 11:07am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1290 Unfortunately our boat-search trip to Texas was a bust. We are now looking at another possibility in

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9 volts at bow light jonelli at 10:10am 08.07.22 3 Volts in dropped voltage is about equal to if you had 30 gauge wire all the way to the light. Yo
Sail measurements 11a Joe at 10:09am 08.07.22 www.thesailwarehouse.com the "search new and used sails" section will list dimensions of popular
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? Joe at 10:03am 08.07.22 It's insulation. For whatever he stored in the cabinet. Insulation also helps lower humidity...sta
Adding solar and a BIG inverter (1) jonelli at 9:59am 08.07.22 Thanks for all the opinions. - All the existing boat battery wiring is already 1/0. I plan on usin
What's this hole in the shelf for? Joe at 9:58am 08.07.22 something round... not factory, just a previous owner wanting to "make it his own". :)
Nonskid Joe at 9:57am 08.07.22 ditto KiwiGrip
A jib and a genoa? Joe at 9:52am 08.07.22 Measure a perpendicular line from the luff (the longest side that has the hank on pistons) to the cl
Raymarine Wind failure Genesis V at 9:34am 08.07.22
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 brockangelo at 9:27am 08.07.22 Yep mine are on the outside of the rail but the straps always seem to get in the way. I have been sa
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:25am 08.07.22 sorry about twofer pix, the clip is on the top of the handrail just above the space between windows.
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 9:24am 08.07.22 Most put the clip for the forward bimini strap on the handrails , see picture attached
Shore pwr plugs dlochner at 9:17am 08.07.22 I guess that is what I faintly remember. Living on my anchor for 10 years, those sorts of posts may
A jib and a genoa? (1) Stu Jackson at 9:15am 08.07.22 here's an easy way to find out:
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dlochner at 9:15am 08.07.22 No. it sticks out .20 inches. See the tech specs. https://airmar.com/productdescription.html?id=10
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 9:12am 08.07.22 Sooo.....I got out again yesterday. It took 25 minutes but I hit around 200 again before good wind
Semco vs CETOL? capta at 9:06am 08.07.22 I have been very happy with Semco for the past three years. I wipe on a coat spring and fall with
Shore pwr plugs capta at 9:01am 08.07.22 I too am a Smart Plug fan and installed one on my C30. @capta Just curious, is this based on Rod'
A jib and a genoa? brockangelo at 8:57am 08.07.22
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor kendyoozed at 8:52am 08.07.22 Good to know. It looks like the DTS 800 sticks down a couple of inches.
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor dlochner at 8:50am 08.07.22 I like the B&G. I do worry about the transducer sticking so far down from the hull since I will be

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