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gabriel.donnelly at 5:19pm 01.29.10
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30mph gusts today... fired up, headed out to beautiful lake Travis, the lake has been rising, the ma
KandD at 3:35pm 01.29.10
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I tried to take out Playpen today, got about 50 yards out of the slip when my engine died on me. Wh
galynd at 3:32pm 01.29.10
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Have any of you heard of or own a Farymann Diesel, 4.3 kw, generator. It seems to be a very simple
Roy10289 at 1:25pm 01.29.10
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I have Lewmar 2 speed winches on my boat. They are becoming a little "sticky" when grinding and I th
Phoenix-UK at 12:33pm 01.29.10
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Hi, Can anyone help? We sail a Hunter 30T (1990) in the United Kingdom and i have always felt that t
filthy liberal scum at 12:12pm 01.29.10
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i just got an ins quote from progressive today that was 47% lower premium than my current carrier fo
Spiderjohn69 at 11:45am 01.29.10
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I'm looking to buy a 1985 Mac25. The boat has been on the trailer with the bow up for some months a
Gary M at 11:33am 01.29.10
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I am interested in seeing pictures, drawings, and plans for a hinged tabernacle for a Newport 33. I
jibes138 at 11:01am 01.29.10
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Is it acceptable practice to run all your 12 volt stuff on the boat without batteries installed by u
bliss at 10:42am 01.29.10
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Just joined up after lurking in these forums for a while. Great stuff -- thanks! I'm wondering if
Benny at 10:38am 01.29.10
7/2059
Our nephew is thinking about installing a 9,000 btu A/C unit on his 1986 h34. I'm 1,200 miles away
sean0965 at 9:21am 01.29.10
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Hello All, I bought a 1980 Catalina 30 in Nov. The existing table is in bad shape and cannot be
robertsapp at 9:12am 01.29.10
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The previous owner of my H336 installed a 16K A/C unit under the port settee. Everyone (including th
gdruist at 9:05am 01.29.10
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For my Cal 28, I need to repair or replace the aluminum structure that attaches to the fiberglass on
Bob 04 H260 at 7:19am 01.29.10
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Well we made it to Florida fine, are provisoning and preparing for our trip. We intend to go down th
woodster at 5:42am 01.29.10
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just wondering if any one has pos or neg feed back on using 2 part epoxie purchased from the big box
Chuck Creel at 4:29am 01.29.10
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Since my doctor retired me early and now have time on my hands, I am trying to plan a trip east from
gwhite at 9:00pm 01.28.10
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Found a fixed spreader light at "DEFENDER", wonder if anyone has installed one or two on the bottom
Bilge pump   (2)
paulj at 8:27pm 01.28.10
5/3292
Installed a new bilge pump. Works great. paulj :troll:
Robert De Haan at 4:41pm 01.28.10
2/2129
I have a 1989 Catalina 30 with what I believe is a factory wired bulge pump. In trouble shooting w

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Nothing cheap no more, plus the wheel brake is missing on the pedestal I bought me a new one of thos
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dLj at 10:22am 05.05.22
I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (b
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kloudie1 at 10:12am 05.05.22
I think the Honda (new 2200I ) is still the quiet one in the group. I have a Honda and a Generac (bo
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rgranger at 10:09am 05.05.22
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Maine Sail at 10:04am 05.05.22
Admittedly a slightly below average rating for this rating site; however, it is a fairly small samp
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BigEasy at 9:43am 05.05.22
Agree with Capta, Honda 2200 is the standard, by which others are compared. There are propane conv
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Head Sail at 9:31am 05.05.22
Any suggestions from you on what is a good model generator. Any input or suggestions would be great
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BigEasy at 9:29am 05.05.22
The remote looks badly weather worn, but if it's not broken, don't fix it. Not sure of yo
Single-handing a Catalina 310?
PlaneTom at 9:23am 05.05.22
Your boat has much more freeboard and a lot less mass. It can play havoc at times. Sometimes when
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985
BKParks at 9:10am 05.05.22
Thanks that is great to learn, just talked to the they are BoatUS now. Will give me some additional
Pedestal Compass, True North?
LloydB at 9:06am 05.05.22
Paper charts show true north. Magnetic campuses point to the northerly direction of the magnetic fie
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jssailem at 9:05am 05.05.22
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jssailem at 8:56am 05.05.22
Some builders use a wire connector on the deck. They are convenient yet they experience corrosion is
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jon hansen at 8:54am 05.05.22
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shroud tension
Walton Stanley at 8:41am 05.05.22
It is just this: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/shroud-tension.1249933361 As you can se
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dlochner at 8:41am 05.05.22
The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Single-handing a Catalina 310?
PlaneTom at 8:39am 05.05.22
She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments
jssailem at 8:35am 05.05.22
There are several good sources for Multi Functional Displays to guide you on your cruising adventure

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