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Lake Huron Cruise - Once Again tgrass462 at 7:06pm 09.09.08 Smaller Boats 1/1122 About a month ago I posted a thread regarding cruising the North Shore of Lake Huron. One of you go
Inflatable Battens ITMaster at 6:51pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 Anyone try inflatable battens in either the head sail or the main for furling systems? I have heard
Winter Storage on a Cradle With Mast Up T O'Malley at 6:39pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3816 In parts of Canada, it can be cold and windy during the winter. I want to leave the mast up, mast s
WINDLASS INSTALLATION SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 5:22pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 1/995 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
Bloody Dacron dancing bear at 2:19pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1650 I really gashed my finger today on the boat, and unfortunately stained my mainsail. What's the be
Wing Keel coating damage TomC23572 at 10:11am 09.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 I have a Catalin MKII and it sat in shallow water for awhile waiting for a lift to be installed. Wh
Fairing up swing keel on Venture 25 that is in NEED Gregg9020 at 10:00am 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2129 As the sailing seaon wraps up for 2008 (sometime after November) I will be looking at a huge project
First Dock Bite cry Scott B at 5:15am 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1269 Tried docking at the pump-out dock on Saturday in a strong cross wind blowing off the dock and manag*
HOT water after running engine... reserche at 11:03pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/970 Hi there! Well- we've been out every weekend lately, sailing off Marina del Rey..having a ball...
Caulking under a new rub rail. Recess at 7:35pm 09.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3363 I have some questions about doing this replacement of my rub rail for those that have done it. D
Tuning the Rig Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 09.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 A few weeks ago someone asked about tuning a rig. I thought I'd remembered it was in most Catalina
Pressure Pump Shutdowns Stereo gweisheipl at 5:30pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1109 I was on my boat this weekend and my water pressure pump came on while washing my hands. I was liste
Sending someone up the mast? Bad Obsession at 5:22pm 09.08.08 Catalina 30 2/1486 Does anyone have a suggestion for a method of leading the main halyard back to one of the primary wi
IKE sailaway78 at 5:20pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1208 I have been keeping an eagle eye on hurricane Ike for a few days now. Finally looks like we are out
Centerboard won't stay up Cap'n Ron at 5:06pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1571 A good friend wanted me to take his daughter's family for a sailboat ride, so I did. His Son-in-law
Lightning stuff (1) walt at 3:36pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/950 This is a fairly recent addition at marinelightning.com and is interesting about big cataramans. Als
Install gas tank under helm seat Jay Smith at 3:31pm 09.08.08 Smaller Boats 13/2942 I would like to add a gasoline fuel tank under the helm seat. Has anyone done this and how with what
Holding tank replacement Roy10289 at 3:29pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 I realize much has been posed about replacing metal tanks with platic. I have read these posts. I wo
I have a new to me O'Day daysailer 2-- 17 footer LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 3:00pm 09.08.08 Day Sailers 8/8074 Can anybody tell me how to drain water that is in the hull under the floor? There are 2 inspection p
Waste valve seems rusted onto thru-hull capejt at 1:35pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2374 Hi All, I'm trying to replce my holding tank and associated hoses. While I'm at it, I want to repla

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:11pm 01.01.22 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadv
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:10pm 01.01.22 posing the question to see what feedback other sailors have to say. In the long run it seems the ele
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:08pm 01.01.22 My boat is a 1976, Hunter 30 foot. Just losing a question to see what other sailors think and if it
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Filmstress at 12:07pm 01.01.22 @Filmstress First, I do not see the specific model and year of your boat which is crucial to get a
Anchor light for a 420 passage Crusty Ol Salt at 11:43am 01.01.22 Marcus... reading my post I may have sent it with confussion... I am half dyslexic... I knew what
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 11:34am 01.01.22 Electric offers the possibility of really minimal maintenance. The catch is the range is limited.
A lost art: Conserving ice. TomY at 11:10am 01.01.22 Vacuum panels are the ultimate in insulation - R50 per inch. http://www.thermalvisions.com/index.ht
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed Jeff Tirey at 11:05am 01.01.22 I have a Bavaria 40 with a D2-55 Volvo-Penta and a MS25S saildrive. The calculated hull speed is 8.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 10:59am 01.01.22 Oh what demons @Filmstress released with her simple and fair question. Perhaps she should change her
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dLj at 10:43am 01.01.22 A limiting factor is cost. And further if you are choosing the electrical power model to "Save the
CENTERBOARD HELP jssailem at 10:35am 01.01.22 :plus: I like your plan. When you get the center board lifted back into the boat, and the sling rais
Anchor light for a 420 passage jssailem at 10:31am 01.01.22 Marcus... reading my post I may have sent it with confussion... The "free or fair price" comment is
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric jssailem at 10:28am 01.01.22 @dLj in context I am stating that the storage potential of current power resources in the confines o
Shore Power Cord Storage sailcapt340 at 10:26am 01.01.22 Just bought myself one. I'm going to use it for my backyard generators' 30 foot 50 Amp Power Cord.
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Tom J at 10:06am 01.01.22 I do not believe electrical propulsion is new or newness. It has been around since the invention of
WHAT'S IN YOUR STOCKING (WALLET)? JamesG161 at 9:58am 01.01.22 My first personal computer cost me $1300, with 52k memory. ca 1981. A new iMac today cost $1300, wi
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dLj at 9:56am 01.01.22 It is not yet practical. This sentence is the fundamental controversy. What is the definition of
How do I take this apart? Crusty Ol Salt at 9:42am 01.01.22 Put the top in a vice. Grab the screw threads with a vice grip pliers and push towards the edges.
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 9:40am 01.01.22 Vacuum panels are the ultimate in insulation - R50 per inch. http://www.thermalvisions.com/index.ht
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric Crusty Ol Salt at 9:39am 01.01.22 I do not believe electrical propulsion is new or newness. It has been around since the invention of

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