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bilge overflow (1) dlewis812 at 7:40pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 2/42 inspecting a boat to buy.. overflowing bilge. didn't see any noticeable leaks from inside the cabi
Refurbishing cracked interior surface Boom Magnet at 7:37pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 4/1714 Several of the bench seat surfaces (gell coat) of my 1973 Cat '22 are cracked. I would like to patch
Pearson Triton advice needed dtdsail at 6:44pm 01.27.10 Pearson 2/1845 We are looking at a 1985 Pearson Triton 27. We'repretty new to sailing and don't know anything about
Oh Joy Resto 01/27/10 (12) CharlieCobra at 4:26pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 12/1943 Over the past couple of weeks, I've been working on fabrication of the clamp to replace the rotted s
Shroud tension mikemo at 3:50pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 3/2704 Got the mast stepped in the back yard. One thing I noticed, that I also noticed when I looked at the
GPS chart discrepancy article Roger Long at 2:46pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1973 The issue of "Points East" just now hitting the stands has an article about the significant chart di
Cabin Doors gkboomtown at 2:26pm 01.27.10 Pearson 3/2310 I have a Pearson 31 1988 need neqw teak cabin doors drop down. Does anyone know where I can get them
Roller Furling and a Halyard Issue (1) Bad Obsession at 2:00pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 26/7817 I am unable to take my Jib down at this time. It appears that the roller furling is having an issue
sailboat overheating perlasowner at 1:33pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 2/1756 Hello I am new to boat ownership. I have an 86 Catalina 30. The boat is at a marina slip. The oth
I-Pad Chartplotter Ducati at 1:27pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6583 Get ready for this idea. Take yer newfangled "I-Pad" and plunk in some charts. Then plug in a GPS
Electrical Panel "S" and "T" perlasowner at 1:24pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 1/1400 I recently bought an 86 Catalina 30. On the electrical panel there are two pull switches between te
Computer on board gary at 12:37pm 01.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1671 Was wondering how many of you have a computer (laptop) on board. If so - what about power requireme
Instrument LCD problems Randy18540 at 12:36pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1402 I have a suite of NAVMAN instruments...depth, wind, speed, and repeater. All three that have been ou
Lightening ground plate Gary_H at 11:34am 01.27.10 Cal 5/3922 Hey folks, doe's anyone happen to know where the lightening ground plate is located? I have a Cal 25
replacement ports for balboa 27? susswein at 10:09am 01.27.10 Balboa 0/2936 I just bought a balboa 27 in the sea of cortez, and both starboard side ports are cracked as a resul
O'Day 26 headroom and tenderness goleson at 9:19am 01.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4704 I'm looking a purchasing an O'Day 26. Can anyone tell me the actual headroom measurement for the cab
Charlie Cobra, what happened ? blowinganddrifting at 5:38am 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3573 Just wondering what happened to the sunken boat? Still progressing on your project too? Thanks, De
Download U-Tube videos BroadReach at 10:39pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1724 I recently ran across some interesting sailing videos on U-tube. Is is possible to download these vi
First time sailboat buyer - 27 or 30? Wayne and Karen at 8:54pm 01.26.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4336 Well, here we go. My wife and I have talked about it for a couple years and now's the time to start
Hunter 23 Galley Don3178 at 8:27pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1318 My 1985 Hunter 23 did not come with a galley. Does any know where I could get one?

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CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 8:54pm 02.14.22 I would not use the AP to hold the wheel in the fashion you are considering. The Wheel element of th
Tiller .vs. Wheel Joe at 8:47pm 02.14.22 I would expect the authors of those books to have done the research and to have an understanding of
First start in awhile... Calif. Ted at 8:39pm 02.14.22 If your boat has a manual kill cable you can leave it pulled out and it will crank forever and not
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Tom J at 8:17pm 02.14.22
Wind angle Slider at 8:05pm 02.14.22 Well sailors, I went up the 57 feet today! The wind vain on the IS20 simrad was not covered with sp
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Tally Ho at 7:51pm 02.14.22 Not thinking by any chance of the Zero Breeze Mark 2?? No brand in contention yet. Still consid
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:19pm 02.14.22 Clever
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:17pm 02.14.22 HARSH :wahwah: ! But not unreasonable.
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 7:08pm 02.14.22 I bought a used 5000 btu window unit and placed in my companionway. I made some foam boards to clo
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner RitSim at 6:45pm 02.14.22 I actually bought a portable unit for my former C30, but never used it. I made an exhaust adapter t
Tiller .vs. Wheel DArcy at 6:42pm 02.14.22 To be fair, Open 60s spend the vast majority of their time on autopilot. Maybe they just don't feel
Tiller .vs. Wheel Jumpstart at 6:04pm 02.14.22 Curious, how many open 60s out there. Other than a flat out race boat how many production boats over
Need help with 1 yr old Aimar in hull depth tranducerthat stopped sending signal Len Ingalls at 5:58pm 02.14.22 Hang the ducer over the side of the boat & 6" or so under water.Does it work now? Hold it up to your
Tiller .vs. Wheel DArcy at 5:31pm 02.14.22 Quartering and breaking seas with short period waves. Performance light boats have trouble tracking
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 5:05pm 02.14.22 One quick question, as I can't read all of this now; can you lay these batteries that you bought do
Raw water intake strainer heritage at 4:59pm 02.14.22 I'm happy with this Vetus strainer on my 2gm20f. Well built and easy to remove and clean the strain
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 4:48pm 02.14.22 202633
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? Charles Erwin at 4:36pm 02.14.22 Sent you a note re stray current anode wasting
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner (1) Tally Ho at 4:36pm 02.14.22 I bought a used 5000 btu window unit and placed in my companionway. I made some foam boards to clos
Salon light fixtures Hello Below at 4:33pm 02.14.22 Have you tried on this site? Hunter 376 Cabin Lights

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