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sail repair thread??? sand sailor at 1:48pm 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/8132 i need to sew up a sail but cant seem to find thread! where do i need to go and what kind???
paint remover??? sand sailor at 1:10pm 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2995 what can i use to remove paint from gelcoat that wont hurt the gelcoat (bad paint must go)
catalina 30 foot blocks Joe R2 at 12:49pm 11.29.08 Catalina 30 2/1435 Can anyone point me in the direction of locating new foot blocks? these are mounted behind the prim
Lightning Strike!! Lloyd at 11:42am 11.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1473 I have a Beneteau 47.3 oceanis with a recent lightning strike (blew out the speed and depth transduc
filling liner holes mark hannon at 11:02am 11.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1432 After acquiring a 1995 Mac 26 C I have spent some time removing "improvements." Anyone with an idea
pearson input patty grissom at 9:53am 11.29.08 Pearson 1/1516 Hi to all, I am a new boat owner with limited knowledge regarding my boat and would love to hear inf
Arvel Gentry Dale at 9:52am 11.29.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/7216 Has anyone read anything by a man by the name of Arvel Gentry? I came across his site and he has so
Just saying hi hippydreamin at 9:14am 11.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1036 Recently bought a 1980 Mac 25. My first boat. I will be taking it out to castaic and later Ventura.
Spinnaker for O'Day 192 ChayR at 9:03am 11.29.08 Day Sailers 1/1504 Has anyone rigged a spinnaker for an O'Day 192 ? I've looked at bigger ' smaller boats of various br
Text Color Problem (1) Allan R at 4:11am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/44 Had this problem in the early days of the newly launched site, seems to have returned "white text".
Dimensions needed ranchu56 at 3:58am 11.29.08 Big Boats 3/1172 I do not have the original to get dimensions from as the PO installed a stained piece of 4x4 for a c
Sailing In Florida This Christmas Week Ducati at 2:42am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1481 Hi Christmas week in Florida (St Petes) with the family. Looking to get out to sail anywhere. Are
Freezer compressor pipes icing up Mybigblue at 2:16am 11.29.08 Ask All Sailors 13/9806 After noticing water in the bilge of our new boat I tracked it back to a section of ununsulated cope
Hot Water Heater Problems dmeadors at 5:41pm 11.28.08 Big Boats 13/3676 I have a Catalina 42. On a recent trip I had no hot water after running the motor for 3 hours. The b
Possibly moving to Charleston SC jbwbcat30 at 4:21pm 11.28.08 Destinations 6/4050 and would like to talk to some sailors from around the to see what the potential is for sailing and
bilge pump and oday 23 kdnichols at 4:20pm 11.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2874 I've had my O'day 23 in the water since June with no bilge pump. Is a bilge pump needed? If so,
used main BobM at 2:16pm 11.28.08 S2 6/1783 There is a used main for a 9.2 on craigslist in Philadelphia if anyone needs one. Price was $300. I
Zinc replacement AllenF at 2:06pm 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2285 What's a "normal" length of time between zinc replacements, assuming there are no unusual sources of
Icom 706Mk11 Andre Tremblay at 12:15pm 11.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1221 Did you used a Icom 706MK11? What about your experience? Thank. at
SSB books Sue H at 11:04am 11.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1321 Does anyone have suggestions about a good book explaining how to install and use SSB? Thanks.

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Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:39am 02.13.22 A hybrid system for inboards, makes more sense for more people I've been toying with this idea, bu
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:37am 02.13.22 For many electric auxiliary sailors, cost is not an issue: Hinckley DS42
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:36am 02.13.22 And working on and fixing gas outboards vs. not working on and fixing outboards speaks for itself.
Catalina 22 electric outboard (1) jviss at 10:35am 02.13.22 For electric marine drives, if you have shorepower, and were not venturing far, it would decrease t
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:30am 02.13.22 Yes, gas outboards are dominant, but that is changing. The next time you take a mooring at Cuttyhu
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 10:25am 02.13.22 Funny thing is, on those old wooden wheel equipped ships... frigates, 4th rate, 3rd, 2nd etc.. the
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:19am 02.13.22 You know, there is a reason that the dominant design out there is a gas outboard. Just saying. It'
Catalina 22 electric outboard Tom J at 10:17am 02.13.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. There is no applicable conversion facto
Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 10:16am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 dLj at 10:11am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay f
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:03am 02.13.22 On the other hand, thinking about this, if you are sailing dock-to-dock, and can plug in at both end
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:01am 02.13.22 Thanks for the heads up! I found this thread that talks about fuel contamination. Makes sense. Lehr
Catalina 22 electric outboard Gene Neill at 10:01am 02.13.22 FWIW: Other than emissions, I see LPG as not much of an advantage for a C22. I'll add that LPG
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 9:52am 02.13.22 ...it's the direction of the rudder which, of course, points the direction the stern moves. That i
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay fo
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 9:23am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:21am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 02.13.22 Guess it helps to be there from the start to get a better picture. Nice job of whacking off the val
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 9:09am 02.13.22 I'm now looking at a 5 HP propane outboard. So, it won't be maintenance free but I won't have all t
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 02.13.22

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