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135% or 150% furling genoa? Thijs at 4:08am 12.24.09 Catalina 30 15/11612 I wonder what furling genoa is preferred on a 1989 Catalina 30: 135% or 150%? My sailing area is mai
Teak Bungs Stephen K at 7:16pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2496 I finished my teak refinishing project and all is going well. I am re-installing and need to finish
Head jorgefife at 6:32pm 12.23.09 The Cherubini Hunters 36/5085 The head I have in my H33 is a Raritan Cricket The name alone is scary; no-one has ever heard of it,
306 Pricing nofd843 at 5:51pm 12.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1792 Looking at a Hunter 306, I see what everyone is asking, but am curious what they are actually sellin
88 MacGregor 26D - ventilation system 26macsailer at 5:39pm 12.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/8638 I was reading about required safety items, and came across ventilation systems. It appears to be re
Strut Alignment Witzend at 5:29pm 12.23.09 Catalina 310 11/3464 FYI, I posted this on the "Ask All sailors" After successfully replacing my cutlass bearing (slid i
Strut alignment Witzend at 5:19pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 44/9772 After successfully replacing my cutlass bearing (slid in with relative ease after thoroughly giving
I am installing one of these higgs at 4:18pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2489 This would make abandoning ship fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnovzCTtY4
Happy Holidays woodster at 3:30pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1729 just a note to say happy holidays to all and wish you all the best this season. regards woody
want to run 8 lines back to cockpit jeffreckson at 3:29pm 12.23.09 Catalina 30 8/2948 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 that is set up to run 4 lines back to the cockpit. On both sides of the bo
Leaks Hunter 310 Arch (1) mghunter310 at 3:28pm 12.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2389 Hi Looking for help to locate a water leak. I have a 310 that has the fiberglass arch. For some
Cabin lights Benny at 2:39pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2135 I was not totally happy with our cabin lights on the boat. A friend had suggested that fluorecent l
Serius Satellite marine weather bobjames at 1:04pm 12.23.09 Catalina 310 3/1984 Has anyone used the Serius Satellite marine weather service with their chart plotter? Like it? Use
epic story/fail thesailerdude at 10:41am 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3659 Man I have missed you guys..your incessant warnings are even welcome here! Well I have a story h
Hunter 40.5 prop/reduction gear hardaground at 8:36am 12.23.09 Big Boats 4/3678 any 40. 5 owners that have the Volvo MD22L engine (Perkins block) happen to know or still have the o
Mystery Inflatable (2) Merry Prankster at 7:56am 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2132 My next door neighbor works at the town recycling center. He is always bringing home treasures. His
cat22 boat and trailer wieght shine777 at 7:29am 12.23.09 Catalina 22 5/2140 Can anyone tell me how much a 1976 catalina 22 on the trailer wieghs? I'm trying to get the towing w
Own a Volvo ? Alan at 6:28am 12.23.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3080 The Ford owned Volvo company will soon be stamped 'Made in China' Ford has been trying to sell off
Season's Greetings Domenico at 4:35am 12.23.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3864
Anchor Windlass on Hunter 34 saildog at 4:10am 12.23.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/6606 Hello Fellow sailors, I am looking for information on installing an anchor windlass on my 1983 Hunt

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silly question on gas detector Hello Below at 4:44pm 05.17.22 Some cleaning products, alcohol, solvents, diesel will all trigger the alarm. :plus:
silly question on gas detector dlochner at 4:29pm 05.17.22 We have a Trident gas detector. All kinds of organic vapors will set it off. Not really a big deal.
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 4:27pm 05.17.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jviss at 4:14pm 05.17.22 Well, you could move the light - go to separate port and starboard lights mounted on the toerail or
Amount of Liability Insurance Crusty Ol Salt at 4:06pm 05.17.22 Looking at $500,000 per occurrence at Whitehouse Cove Marina
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? Charlie98117 at 4:02pm 05.17.22 That looks like a Yanmar GM series, the manual is the guide but it's not going to say anything about
Amount of Liability Insurance Calif. Ted at 3:54pm 05.17.22 a broken leg in Puget Sound will cost you more than the $80 ambulance ride to the hospital $80 amb
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jviss at 3:52pm 05.17.22 butterfly block So that's what it's called! I searched and searched for such blocks to restore th
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 3:39pm 05.17.22 I'm in Canada but I will sail in U.S. waters from time to time (Pacific northwest). While you are
Yanmar's Charlie98117 at 3:31pm 05.17.22 I replaced my 3GMF with a 3GM30F. Perfect drop-in replacement, exact same engine mount spacing and
Bottom Paint? Tally Ho at 3:26pm 05.17.22
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 3:24pm 05.17.22 I did a RPI with OpenCPN and a small GPS dongle and a separate depth sounder on mine. I put them o
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 3:23pm 05.17.22 I wasn't sure where to put the WiFi and Rpi. I was thinking that I might use the Rpi for AIS, chart
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location jviss at 3:23pm 05.17.22 I wish I had a heater like that. How much electrical power does it use?
Boat sinks unexpectedly SFS at 3:10pm 05.17.22 Well there were a bunch of Marines having fun yesterday at Camp LeJuene, made me wait for 90 minute
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Hayden Watson at 3:09pm 05.17.22 Since your sail is tacked aft of the stemhead, you might consider reverting to jibing inside the f
MRBF Fuse Required Nichole340 at 3:06pm 05.17.22
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor dmax at 3:04pm 05.17.22 Looks like it's glassed in plywood. If it were mine, I would replace with marine grade plywood, epox
Bottom Paint? dlochner at 2:59pm 05.17.22 Dave, based on that price I can afford to sail my boat from San Francisco to the Florida Keys to ge
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor (3) NeilboBaggins at 2:54pm 05.17.22 205413 205414 205415

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