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water holding tanks javelin at 3:29pm 01.10.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2005 I own a 1982 Catalina 30. There is a fresh water holding tank midships, starboard side and another
Adding a fuel Gauge Mayerdav at 1:59pm 01.10.11 Catalina 30 4/4008 I share our 1975 Catalina 30 with three others and we just rebuilt the Atomic 4 gas engine but there
Air Conditioner Mark H at 1:53pm 01.10.11 Smaller Boats 10/3711 In my 1993 Hunter 23.5 I would like to be able to use a 25 lbs/115volt / 5.6 amp /GE 5000 btu window
San Diego to Dana Point rfrye1 at 1:42pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3201 Can someone give me the approx NM from San Diego to Dana Point? We keep our boat in San Diego, but l
Potable water heater/ interior space 28 vs 30 quietriot at 1:18pm 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1158 I have two questions regarding the Oday 28. With the 2QM15 engine is there a special fitting for dir
Removing shear stripes..tape not paint. Slade at 1:17pm 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7366 Hi, quick question. Working on the hull on my Starwind 223. The shear stripes appear to be tape..
Testing profile pic rhythmsurfer at 11:48am 01.10.11 Big Boats 1/1012 Just testing my profile pic. Please excuse me as I am having technical difficulties.
Another Moorage Rant (4) druid at 11:19am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 21/6532 Well, I was just down to the boat yesterday. The pulpit is destroyed. http://www.bcboatnet.org/boatt
Racing rules software higgs at 9:19am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2202 Against my better judgement, I finally gave in and ran for the board of my club and I have been aske
Hunter 34, "Hat Trick" captain chaos at 9:07am 01.10.11 Big Boats 13/3877 A good friend is looking seriously at buying a Hunter 34, '83 shoal draft, HUN34XXXM84A. It is being
Back in the Saddle!! Winkfish at 8:55am 01.10.11 Sails Call Lounge 5/4023 After shoulder surgery in September, physical therapy, and bad weather, took my boat out Saturday fo
Jib furler question Kenlee at 8:07am 01.10.11 Bigger Boats 2/1672 My Oday 30 has an old style Cruising Design Reefer that is very hard to operate. I can see that the
Sailing Trepidation! Asking all moms... whitleyjl at 7:22am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6034 I dont know if this is the right forum, if not, please direct me to the right one. My topic is Sa
Running furler line back to cockpit Joe5893 at 7:15am 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4781 Hi all, I am adding a CDI FF4 to my Oday 25 this spring. I tried searching the archives and lookin
Good Old Boat: L25 Review Steve22116 at 3:58am 01.10.11 Lancer 0/7917 Good morning all. After reading the article, which is the first review I'd seen written about the L2
buying 1988 Pearson 37? GarEi at 1:30am 01.10.11 Pearson 1/1729 Hi. Happy new year! My wife and I are thinking about buying a 1988 Pearson 37 we currently have a P
Do You Insure Your Trailer Sailer? Ray Bowles at 9:50pm 01.09.11 Trailer Sailors 19/7594 After reading a post about stolen engines on Mac 26's I wondered if most people insure their boats.
Loose footed main AADIVER at 9:35pm 01.09.11 Catalina 30 0/1350 Another reason to loose foot the mainsail: if the halyard jams while attempting to douse the sail in
Radar on Laptop BananaToe at 9:17pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3112 I've seen threads on connecting almost every other sensor to a laptop but haven't found any data on
Outboard Motors Scooterbar at 8:37pm 01.09.11 Smaller Boats 9/2485 Im looking to replace my Johnson Sail Master 8hp two stroke with a Tohatsu 6 hp or the 9.8 hp and my

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New Here Catalina 22 1989 wing keel Rltgold at 11:43am 08.16.22 I too have both. The Vang is for adjusting sail shape and helps keep the boom from flying up in the
Am-meter connection Stu Jackson at 11:24am 08.16.22 Not sure what you mean or what question you are asking.. Ammeters & Shunts 101 Ammeters & Shunts
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion Dalliance at 11:11am 08.16.22 Bed-It Tape is the sealant to use for stanchions and deck hardware. You are right to avoid 5200. I
What's this hole in the shelf for? Dalliance at 11:06am 08.16.22 No idea what it was intended for, but I would put a plastic cup in it to hold the galley sink sponge
19-2 Center board question markb_nc at 11:06am 08.16.22 Thank you for the diagram, rgranger! It confirms that the centerboard was not fully deployed.
Suggested whisker pole for H18? stickinthemud57 at 10:56am 08.16.22 Here is a nice, lightweight whisker pole which I use on my MacGregor 26: https://shop.bwyachts.com/
universal m18 alternator recomendations Stu Jackson at 10:45am 08.16.22 I honestly have no idea. This is my first year of sailboat ownership. The boat is moored but as men
looking for cabin support poles for a 1992 hunter 32 Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 08.16.22 It is a wonder that anyone would put up a boat for sale and take photos without cleaning it out fir
Morgan 462 Weight Roland5048 at 10:26am 08.16.22 Not an answer to your question but just wanted to remark on what a fine sailing vessel you have. My
H280 Battery Charger Change out rhiggins at 10:24am 08.16.22 Hi Marcus - reviving an old thread here but I'm looking at replacing what I appears to be the factor
Finally back on the water kappykaplan at 10:19am 08.16.22 That's great! I finally got out sailing last weekend - hydraulics for backstay and vang gave up the
hunter 280 main sail effort rhiggins at 10:01am 08.16.22 I also have a Hunter 280 with a full roach, fully battened main. By design, our boats were made to
looking for cabin support poles for a 1992 hunter 32 rgranger at 9:58am 08.16.22 Surprisingly, that was a Yacht World ad photo. I cropped it because the remainder of the boat was
looking for cabin support poles for a 1992 hunter 32 rgranger at 9:56am 08.16.22 If it's the one shown by @rgranger in post #3 preparing dinner at the time this shot was taken. I
looking for cabin support poles for a 1992 hunter 32 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 08.16.22 If it's the one shown by @rgranger in post #3 oot at many marine stores. Looks like Mr. Rgranger w
Minnie's BIG Adventure Sailing the coast of California Rltgold at 9:31am 08.16.22 Thanks !! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Minnie's BIG Adventure Sailing the coast of California brockangelo at 9:28am 08.16.22 Wow - great music, great video! Looks like an amazing trip!
Battery charging project Rltgold at 9:25am 08.16.22 Hi Brockangelo, I had originally had set up the plug-ins and wiring connecting the outboard to bring
New Here Catalina 22 1989 wing keel brockangelo at 9:24am 08.16.22 I have the "boom kicker" on my 1984 C22 and when I was out for a sail a couple weekends ago I didn't
Battery charging project brockangelo at 9:13am 08.16.22 That's interesting to hear Rltgold. I am in the process of also setting up a 30watt solar and planne

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