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Getting Out Of Irons Don Guillette at 2:29pm 11.17.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5599 Winkfish, who sails out of New Orleans (my favorite city), asked about this subject. There are 3 s
Tankette to Eliminate Head Odors? SeaRanch at 12:52pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/5751 Peggy, what are your thoughts on using the "Tankette" to eliminate head odors? Bill http://www.t
Marine-Sat tv butchrobbins at 12:50pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2324 has anyone used this antenna. Looks reasonably priced.http://www.geosatsolutions.com/Marine-Sat.htm
Eliminate Head Odors with Tankette (1) SeaRanch at 12:45pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Peggy, attached article was in Catalina Mainsheet Magazine. Suggests using "Tankette" to eliminate h
M25XP oil leak DanNahant at 11:24am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1951 I went to Winterize the Boat. I discovered several ounces of engine oil floating on the bilge water.
Winter Projects timebandit at 10:47am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1145 As winter comes around and sailing slows you might want to check this thread for some cheap and kewl
Rudder Crack (2) SailAway1 at 10:38am 11.17.10 Catalina 22 21/5912 Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to sailing and I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 22 swing keel :D. I can
AutoHelm hunting kevinrquinn at 10:01am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1433 The Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm on my boat has worked for years but now it wants to snake back and fo
Skin fitting Gwyn at 7:28am 11.17.10 Big Boats 3/1705 Last summer when attempting a boat to boat transfer, my shower outlet skin fitting got knocked off.
Dinghy Davits LaColla at 6:50am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2910 I have a 2007 Hunter 33 and i am considering putting on davits to hold an 11 foot zodiac cub. An
South Pacific Guides, Navionics Central America, Serial->USB geoffschultz at 6:11am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 0/36 South Pacific Charts I have the following South Pacific guides for sale on eBay. Note that they're
Mainsheet block fiddle becket cam (1) Justin_NSA at 6:08am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2809 I hate the Mac mainsheet setup. I have tried to raise the block with an 8" pigtail to get better sh
Newer H33 Dodger Recommendation sea_casper at 5:01am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/2525 I am shopping for a dodger for my 2004 H33, does anyone have recommendations? I am looking for sourc
AW or "apparent water" Quoddy at 4:39am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2195 At the end of last season I was trying to sail to the mooring which was upwind and up current. My su
mast stepped 299 sinking sinking Gulfman at 4:39am 11.17.10 Seidelmann 10/6607 Has anyone had their S299 cabin top sink down about 1/2 an inch and dramatic cracks appear in the ca
Ping Rich H on filters Roger Long at 3:21am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3872 Rich, Filter and polishing discussion going on over at my other hangout. Did I give this guy the r
Cockpit diesel control panel AADIVER at 10:13pm 11.16.10 Catalina 30 11/4933 The engine control panel on my '83 30 is located on the port side, inches off the cockpit sole, oppo
Starrett 145-D Capt Matt at 8:08pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1501 To anyone out there who might recognize the Starrett 145-D diesel engine...HELP. I'm looking for in
Batteries Imbbeamer at 8:04pm 11.16.10 Catalina 310 4/1800 When we bought our boat in August it had 2 gel cell batteries. Is this standard or did the PO replac
The knots and hitches that people invent Ross at 7:21pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2021 Today I was replacing the sash balance ropes in some 60 year old windows. These are the ones with pu

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What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter PaulK at 11:12am 07.05.22 When we got new instruments we got wireless. This allowed us to put displays wherever we wanted with
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 11:08am 07.05.22
Hot Water on 2009 Beneteau 31 Davidasailor26 at 10:58am 07.05.22 Turning on the electric element if the tank is empty could have damaged the element. The damage is m
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 07.05.22 When you install a "compartment suction fan" you are evacuating the air from the space. Did you als
Hot Water on 2009 Beneteau 31 Sun Catcher at 10:40am 07.05.22 Are you sure the tank has water in it . Maybe it was bypassed to winterize it. Hi... thanks. Emba
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter shemandr at 10:40am 07.05.22 VHF is the only one I would consider required. For under $200 you can buy a Horizon HX 890 (Or what
Hot Water on 2009 Beneteau 31 Sun Catcher at 10:38am 07.05.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Scott T-Bird at 10:38am 07.05.22 I'm starting to use mine. I never had a blower on our Starwind. The engine compartment was open to
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 07.05.22 Bingo! We have a winner! :) What did I win ? What did I win ? I want to win something :dancing:
Do you use checklists? Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 07.05.22 I can't think of any time that I've ever used a checklist. My brain seems to shut off whenever I se
Music Problems - Help DArcy at 10:02am 07.05.22 Just before launch a friend helped me do some organizing and cleaning. Unfortunately he accidentall
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter Johnb at 9:44am 07.05.22 I agree about depth. On San Francisco Bay I would not want to be without it. I disagree however abou
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 DArcy at 9:38am 07.05.22 The majority of boats on wet moorings here use VC-17. I'm not sure how well it holds up out of the w
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? DArcy at 9:25am 07.05.22 Considering how few hours most people run small outboards, it would take a long time for the polluti
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 9:11am 07.05.22 I just learned this bit of trivia...
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 07.05.22 The most important electronic instrument you will need is depth. You absolutely need to know wher
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jssailem at 9:08am 07.05.22 Sell it... Instead of using the money on personal wants/needs send it to a Green charity. They will
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Max.C at 9:03am 07.05.22 thanks. will check
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 isaksp00 at 9:02am 07.05.22 Check with experienced boaters in your area. We kept our 23 in a lake and never had to use antifouli
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter jssailem at 8:50am 07.05.22 :plus: with @dlochner Sounds like you have a clean slate. And will soon have a depletted pocket boo

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