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4 Couples On A Charter Boat? Ducati at 3:45am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3125 You and your wife just got back for a bareboat charter in the BVI's. You start to think how nice it
Atomic 4 throttle and shift lever position (3) ryanmohr at 12:24am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/8157 Got two stupid questions for you all about the Atomic 4 (I wanted to confirm things before starting
Thanksgiving Holiday Guest at 10:14pm 11.28.09 Destinations 2/2542 Since we purchased Belle-Vie, a 1991 P42, in 2002, all of our Thanksgivings have been spent with our
Urine in grey tank? jackhartjr at 9:39pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4512 Hi Peggie, in one of the bus forums I visit there is a long discussion about composting toilets. I a
Lectra San Grandfathered? Mike Hancock at 8:54pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/11635 I have done considerable research regarding the use of an old Lectra San in zero discharge waters. M
HELP installing my PYI dripless shaft seal truckman at 7:51pm 11.28.09 Catalina 310 9/7939 Can anyone give me a couple of pointers regarding my catalina 310. I bought the PYI shaft seal and
Connecting the dots Guest at 6:20pm 11.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2613 In the years since we purchased Belle-Vie in 2002, a 1991 P42, the bilge has always contained a cert
End of season Ross at 5:43pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2717 Nancy and I went to the boat today and pulled our food supplies for the freezing season. We could ha
Preliminary Wiring Diagram (1) Snotter at 4:26pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 25/10069 I am getting ready to add a 75 amp altenator and smart regulator to my morgan 41. I ripped out the
Rudder modification 1974 21ft Mac (2) shine at 4:21pm 11.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1742 My wooden tiller has seen its last days, so while I am making a new one out of solid wood, I went to
hull question seebreeze at 3:55pm 11.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1439 Can anyone tell me about the hull construction of a 222? Today I brought my boat home and had a tra
Sunbird's Question (1) Shoaldrafter at 3:51pm 11.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1193 Sunbird, September/October 2005 is not directly about 25, but on page 13 Ted Brewer gives one of h
Cal 2-30 bulkhead repair Painter at 3:00pm 11.28.09 Cal 0/1970 I need to repair a dry rotted port side bulkhead which holds the chain plate for the upper shroud. W
Mainsail foot paphman at 2:16pm 11.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/8009 We will be replacing our main on our Catalina 22 soon. My question is does it make a differance if
VC17 prep. question sbailey64 at 1:57pm 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 20/11365 I just bought a sailboat that has been bottom coated with VC17 over the past ~10 years. It has 5 coa
Toe Rail & rain leak BobT at 12:06pm 11.28.09 S2 19/7065 It appears as though my vigorous core repairs at the chain plate port side last spring has vibrated
Battery help bigsick at 10:44am 11.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1115 I have boat up for the winter and have stored the two batteries in my basement. Should they be on a
Amp Ratings wufibugs at 10:25am 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1866 I am installing an 800 watt generator and to do so, I am wiring in a 3 position selector switch . F
Old Mac Sailors David F at 9:21am 11.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3078 I read a thread the other day that I believe was written by a 65 year old Mac owner. That was my ag
CNG Capacity Frank P at 7:39am 11.28.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3069 All, I will eventually be converting from CNG to propane and would like to know what the capacity of

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Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. DinghySailor at 12:52pm 02.04.22 Great list. I especially like... "Keep any money found for new boat."
Magazine subscription renewal alert shemandr at 12:46pm 02.04.22 I've been receiving "Renew Now" emails from one of the group for around a year. The thing is my ren
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? dmax at 12:33pm 02.04.22 The smile can also be caused by improper blocking when the boat is on the hard, especially if it's a
Shower drain Benny17441 at 12:28pm 02.04.22 Likely out of warranty; does it work?
Question about water in forward bilge Erbardy at 12:24pm 02.04.22 I put baby powder some there to see where it may flow from. It was frozen for the most part but I wa
Question about water in forward bilge Benny17441 at 12:23pm 02.04.22 Likely water that may have been trapped in the hull stringers below the sole, it probably got dislod
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) dLj at 11:48am 02.04.22 I have a 1981 Macgregor Venture by Newport (23). The pulley wheels for the mainsail on the masthe
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Hello Below at 11:35am 02.04.22 Greetings; From my home in Vancouver I have spent the last 10 years sailing the the cruising groun
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 11:19am 02.04.22 Hi Doug, a couple of questions: 1. Any time constraints? 2. Do you have a good anchoring system tha
Swim ladder (1) thinwater at 11:05am 02.04.22 I built this narrow ladder for my Stiletto 27 using 1-inch square tube, starboard, and Seadog steps.
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? jeepbluetj at 10:43am 02.04.22 What year is the C-30? Catalina changed the design around '88 or so. Also, a "smile" is not always
Magazine subscription renewal alert ifmdalvey at 10:40am 02.04.22 I have given up on the US sailing mags, its just one big charter industry back scratch but i was gen
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:26am 02.04.22 I thought I'd try and say something funny about this photo and then thought... why bother.
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated rgranger at 10:22am 02.04.22 I'm sure it's because of my pet peeve. That is a completly different thread...:biggrin::laugh:
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? rgranger at 10:19am 02.04.22 This just might be your worst enema :)
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) PaulK at 10:18am 02.04.22 Others will know more, but there is ample ferry service from outlying spots like Bainbridge Island t
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tom J at 10:15am 02.04.22
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 9:57am 02.04.22 I like both of the above approaches for their utter simplicity. Removing the gin pole from the equat
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated LloydB at 9:40am 02.04.22 I'm sure it's because of my pet peeve.
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Leeward Rail at 9:39am 02.04.22 It's definitely winter .... dj Only in the northern hemisphere. ;)

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