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Fastest you've gotten your boat? Too Late Now at 8:59am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 12/2792 Without current or waves. Just straight up sailing it. 7.4MPH here. Full main, 150% Genoa, wi
Fort Lauderdale - help, where do I go with my boat? Trevor23800 at 6:37am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2584 Hello Fort Lauderdalians, or those in the know - I am currently anchored in No Name Harbor on Key Bi
Another racing H31 TR6 at 8:22am 04.29.10 Racing 10/3748 Just completed the annual Semiahmoo 2 day regatta up here in the PNW. For the 3rd consecutive year S
parts boat Gary Meckes at 7:43am 04.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1534 Would anyone have a Daysailer II parts boat that would sell me a deck plate for the inspection port
Brass in my 27' transom Buzzlovelace at 6:37am 04.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1801 Good Day! Today I was installing a Stern Pulpit safety rail in my 1971 Catalina 27'. When I was dril
Stainless Tube vs. Lifeline Ken Kindrick at 6:12am 04.29.10 Big Boats 5/3787 Why don't sailboats, like power boats, have 1" stainless steel tubes rather than flimsy lifelines?
Our Maiden Voyage (2) CaptDon01 at 5:10am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 3/1533 My Firstmate and I hosted our "trailer-sailor" friends, (The SoCal Potter's), for a weekend sailing
boom hight piedpiperIII at 4:56am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 2/1473 I bought my 1989 cat22 just over 2 years ago from a man that never sailed it, He bought it used and
Morgan 43 info needed 321NYOKA at 8:16pm 04.28.10 Morgan 0/2331 I recently purchased a 1985 Morgan 43CC, there are no owner manuals on board. Does anyone have a Mor
H376: Correct cutless bearing size? finleydc at 7:23pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2076 Trying to find factory info on correct cutless bearing for Hunter 376. My 376 owner's manual says c
Latest brainstorm (1) Roger Long at 6:13pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1940 Having experienced the incredible heat gradient in the cabin while testing my new cabin heater, I de
Dinghy Numbering Nodak7 at 6:09pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1915 I have to place numbers on our inflatable dinghy. Has anyone got a suggestion as to the best paint t
How much wind is too much rameek at 6:08pm 04.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3003 Hey guys, I'm brand spankin new to this site and need a little info about the Mac 26M I bought 6 mon
Let's talk antennas again Brian D at 5:43pm 04.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5942 Well, I want to play with my HF on my little 27 footer but don't have the funds or needs to put a la
5 Yr. Old Boat, 40 mi or 1000 mi. On Eng., Which One? sigbear at 5:24pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1857 I am looking at several 2005 used sailboats (Catalina) and was curious about low mileage on a 5 yr.
It's a Centerboard, OMG! (5) armesy1954 at 5:23pm 04.28.10 Smaller Boats 9/2258 It's been a while and a lot of stuff has impeaded my progress, but the ol' girl is up, I cut off the
jiffy reefing piedpiperIII at 4:41pm 04.28.10 Catalina 22 3/1854 I have a 1989 catalina22 and my question is, does anyone here use the jiffy reefing system? Do you h
Non-Marine Small Propane Stove: "No" or "Yes But"? rardiH36 at 4:31pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7907 I'm seeking info/opinions about cons of using a light duty non-marine small propane stove in the cab
s2 6.9 vs cat 22 kss57 at 3:19pm 04.28.10 S2 1/2075 Need a little help. I am looking at buying a boat and have narrowed it down to either the s2 6.9 or
Tiller pilot pagas at 2:52pm 04.28.10 Destinations 5/3441 Any thoughts about choosing either an Autohelm 1000 or a Simrad 10? Thanks

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Epoxy questions Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 06.11.22 1 and 3 should be easy enough. Some cabosil to thicken 3 would be good. For 2 you could consider a
Prop Efficiency JamesG161 at 7:36am 06.11.22 How would I determine what type of a prop to install. There is a stamp on the hub of the propeller
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? Marmalade at 7:35am 06.11.22 Next time you haul, it might be really easy. I replaced a sensor thru-hull this spring... I was not
Battery bank question Bob S at 7:22am 06.11.22
Prop Efficiency sail sfbay at 7:19am 06.11.22 Theoretically, a propeller with fewer blades is more efficient. Most props have three blades to prov
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 7:15am 06.11.22 Many Thanks, Claude.. I seemed to remember that they were not standard size.. I know that mine are m
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 06.11.22 And even then if your batteries are near fully charged the cooling fan in the charger may not run
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 7:08am 06.11.22 Going to the boat later this pm. I'll measure and get back to you tonite. Sorry about the tardy an
Where Is Your Battery Charger? RoyS at 5:09am 06.11.22 With regard to battery charger noise while sleeping; this would only occur if you are sleeping while
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 4:47am 06.11.22 Excellent, thank you for the information and I will check that out!
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Marmalade at 3:03am 06.11.22 Not the same exactly, but lots of people have written/described making beams to stiffen the Olson 30
Structural Foam Apex at 3:03am 06.11.22 I used 16lb urethane foam to rebuild my rudder fro US Composites. Plenty strong, and in an open are
Battery bank question Tally Ho at 9:00pm 06.10.22 I replaced 2 deep cycle (so called) Group 27 batteries with 2 6-volt Golf cart batteries. These ar
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Tally Ho at 8:46pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Justin_NSA at 8:43pm 06.10.22 I wouldn't want the sound or the heat generated in the cabin space. I have the same charger. It's in
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up Grotto at 8:27pm 06.10.22 I am actually thinking of going the other way and completely removing the hand rails. I asked my wif
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:48pm 06.10.22 Good to know my time spent here isn't entirely wasted! :biggrin:
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Kingjim91 at 7:09pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. So where's the view ? ? ? ? Real Estate
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Ralph Johnstone at 6:52pm 06.10.22 I have always heard that you want to keep the charger as close to the batteries as possible to redu

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