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Compromise Tim R. at 2:05pm 12.23.08 Ask All Sailors 25/3187 All boats are a compromise. What did you compromise with your current boat?
Loop Keel (1) higgs at 1:16pm 12.23.08 Ask All Sailors 39/5005 Last month's Sail had a short article on the loop keel. Interesting idea. One can have it retrofit
Dropping the keel? saltypickleNJ at 11:13am 12.23.08 Day Sailers 4/1589 I recently purchased a 1974 Mariner (swing keel) and have a question about dropping the keel. Whil
Merry Christmas..... (1) sailacat34 at 10:57am 12.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1278 I would just like to wish the sailing community a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. http://www.c
air in fuel Thetis5666 at 9:02am 12.23.08 Big Boats 3/1100 I am the owner of a Hunter 430. With rough weather and a lot of slamming my engine starts to stutter
empty water tank teucer at 8:39am 12.23.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/4539 New to this site, and have a quick question. Yesterday, I had a small disaster on my new 2009 hunter
ST1000+ autopilot installation kdnichols at 6:53am 12.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1258 After realizing my wife, 6year old and 3year old weren't going to sail with me for longer than 30 mi
What is the record for members/guests on SBO Mike G. at 6:52am 12.23.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2515 Phil: What is the record for members and guests viewing SBO? Yesterday at 9:05 Eastern Time, I not
Pearson 323 Nav table Mike G. at 6:40am 12.23.08 Pearson 8/2428 The nav table on my 1977 Pearson 323 does not open very far. When opened it interferes with some of
NEW Venture 24 forum on Yahoo Bill Reichert at 6:06am 12.23.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1216 After jumping around to find info on the 24's, I decided to start a forum just for this model. I wo
replica 1968 Oday Outlaw jefhubb at 4:12am 12.23.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1531 Hello, I m looking for a model, you know a mantle display. A 26ft 1968 Oday Outlaw mini maybe 2ft D
Raymarine ST40 Depth/Speed System Salty at 8:53pm 12.22.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3552 Is anyone familiar with the Raymarine ST40 Bidata (depth, speed and temp) system? I am looking to pu
Repowering a San Juan 28 with outboard? MacMikey at 7:39pm 12.22.08 Ask All Sailors 41/8496 I am looking at a 1979 model San Juan 28 that doesn't have any power (Atomic 4). This boat has the c
Fancor Clew Car retrofit fourtylove at 5:49pm 12.22.08 Big Boats 1/1283 I just finished changing out the car on the boom of my 2002 Passage 456 with a Selden in mast main f
Wind Indicator Nodak7 at 5:35pm 12.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/2076 I am setting up a new boat and wanted some advice on wind indicators. Has anyone used the Garmin GWS
Hunter color megaboat2003 at 7:33am 12.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1269 I have a 1983 Hunter 22 that needs topside painting. Question....does Pettit color # 3108 or Interlu
Raritan Elegance Head Shippy at 2:35pm 12.22.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/10048 At the boat show in Annapolis I was determined to compare the vacuflush and SeaERA and make a decisi
Stanchion Work (2) MKirk51 at 1:49pm 12.22.08 Ask All Sailors 22/5752 I'm looking for opinions, experiences, tall tales, whatever you're kind enough to provide, about som
A Whole Lot Of Peck'n Go'n On,, ?? (1) Lucky Bum at 1:40pm 12.22.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1490 This started when I pulled "GETAWAY" for the winter two years ago. My dock is an all metal floating
How do I test my DCS after hooking up my VHS to my GPS caguy at 1:05pm 12.22.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1822 without alerting the CG, FBI, or NSA? Is there a protocol for testing?

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Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install jssailem at 5:40am 06.10.21 Assume you are talking about a Raymarine EV100 AP using the EV1 sensor (looks like a Spaceship). The
Bimini for Catalina 27 RoyS at 5:34am 06.10.21 In general you should try to get as much shade as possible out of your bimini. Wider is better. Long
O'Day 322 AlastairLC at 5:17am 06.10.21 Good ones are hard to find. If you do, grab her.
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners jssailem at 5:04am 06.10.21 Rick. Appears you are working your way through the options of furler systems. While costs are certa
Keel questions kloudie1 at 4:56am 06.10.21 Welcome! The keel is cast iron and without pictures of your area of concern. May be cracks in farin
Keel questions dlochner at 3:01am 06.10.21 Welcome to the forum Lakeskiier. Photos would be helpful. If you have an encapsulated keel, this
Mast/Anchor light (1) Doug J at 9:47pm 06.09.21 That's not logical. You can't be anchored and steaming at the same time. But you can be anchored an
2 battery switches? Stu Jackson at 9:01pm 06.09.21 Hi, and congratulations on your new boat. May I suggest, that in addition to this fine site, you vi
The Cruising Area near Blaine, WA Terry Cox at 8:51pm 06.09.21 Lately, when I'm heading north for an extended cruise into BC, I will clear at Whiterock, which is m
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 8:33pm 06.09.21 When entering Fishermans Bay, I favor the SW side of the channel, leaving the rock to my port side.
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 8:30pm 06.09.21 Yep, Friday Harbor food Yum. Looks like a Haley's cheeseburger deluxe.
Summer in the Salish Sea (1) Ward H at 8:10pm 06.09.21 Friday Harbor has a nice guest dock. You can call ahead for reservations. Long walk down dock. Floa
Bimini for Catalina 27 (1) shank at 8:09pm 06.09.21 I am measuring for the width of a new Bimini and not sure if I should install the attachment point o
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 7:28pm 06.09.21 There is a major rock and sand bar lying in wait for the inattentive skipper entering the bay. Yes
Leaking deck blocks! Ward H at 7:11pm 06.09.21
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. Ward H at 6:54pm 06.09.21 Wow, she has traveled. Any more photos?
Leaking deck blocks! Tally Ho at 6:37pm 06.09.21
Adding a solar panel SJN at 6:27pm 06.09.21 Thank you for your helpful replies. You have successfully started my journey to Solar.
PFD auto inflating dlochner at 6:05pm 06.09.21 Scarier to me is the other documented possibility of the tablet slowly dissolving and allowing the
Hull thickness on Hunter 34 Mike Oldak at 5:42pm 06.09.21 Im looking g to install a chartplotter/fish finder on my 1984 hunter 34 ...im wondering if any of yo

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