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Florida West Coast Suggestions sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 Planning a buddy boating trip with some friends for late May. More than likely will make the jump a
New Owner Question Mark G at 8:00am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1045 Just a simple question from a "new" Catalina owner. How do I tell if my 1971 Catalina 27 is the s
Cruising speed Ken at 7:47am 02.27.08 Catalina 310 8/2656 OK just for comparison. Today winds less than 10 kts no current at 2100 rpm my GPS showed 5.1 kts.
Outboard tuneup Tom at 11:27am 02.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1311 Some time ago I read an article about some an additive to help clean out an outboard engine and make
Sole almost complete (2) Kerry13709 at 6:20pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1176 Was able to get the varnish sprayed on the weekend. He put three coats on in all. The finish did not
Help!! new cat 25 owner has lots of questions,, quilombo at 7:58pm 02.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1531 Hi, Im a new Catalina 25 owner, I purchased a real nice cat 25 at the very end of last summer, she
Swim and beach ladder (1) Jaime S�nchez at 9:25pm 02.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/978 I am having great difficulty in finding a suitable ladder (or suitable ladders) for different purpos
Hunter 25 rudder fix Mike16400 at 9:37pm 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/999 I have a 2007 Hunter 25, and have come up with a great fix for the wobbly rudder issue. My boat sit
Owner Opinions C30 Mark III - would you buy yours again? jimmcgee at 10:48pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1519 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30 Mark III and I wante
Remote touchscreen monitor for PC-based GPS nav tkanzler at 10:55pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1869 Has anyone ever used a small touchscreen remote monitor, mounted at the helm and connected to a note
Tall Rig vs. Standard Rig jimmcgee at 10:25pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 6/6970 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30. We'll be cruising n
I'm Ready for Summer (1) Jim Seamans at 10:24pm 02.25.08 Big Boats 8/1063 Get Me the Hell out of here!! I can't take winter any longer.JimS/V Java
First sail on Checapeake Bay, North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc at 12:01am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 33/3356 I purchased a '79 Hunter 37c this past fall and am getting ready to sail it down the Bay to Hampton
Need help - Smelly Refrigerator texastom at 1:27am 02.26.08 Big Boats 6/1125 I need help from the experts on this site. My father-in-law left food, chicken specifically, in his
Sharp's Island Light, fyi.... Warren Milberg at 11:26pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1181 MD - CHESAPEAKE BAY - SHARPS ISLAND LIGHT - PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE- PUBLIC NOTICEThe Coast Guard
Passage 42 Dodger & Bimini Michigan Moses at 2:20am 02.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1407 Hi:The canvas dodger on my 1994 Passage 42 has disintegrated. I tried contacting Hunter to see who
Tiller Tamer Location newsailor06 at 2:30am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1272 I know better than to spend time looking through sites with marine equipment. It just empties my wa
Supplemental air conditioning for h380 ernierogers at 2:46am 02.26.08 Big Boats 2/922 The 16,000 btu unit on my 1999 h380 just doesn't stand up to Texas Gulf Coast summer heat. The aft
Challenger boats Brian D at 3:13am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1590 As always, I am looking to upgrade. I love my Lancer but time to move up. My eye is on the Catalina
Raymarine Wheel pilot drive belt Levin at 4:54am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1910 Hello all... So I have decided that at long last my old Raymarine 4000+ with the Mark I wheel dri

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replacing sanitation hoses gfrazzle at 5:17pm 08.19.21 I did my Catalina28 in a similar way but step two was "call the guy" which made step three even more
Bristol 24 Corsair sail sfbay at 5:05pm 08.19.21 To be sure, suggest measuring with a caliper. That is what I would do on my boat since other boat's
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:35pm 08.19.21 The yellow replaced ground or black on DC or battery. If memory served me, the owners manual shoul
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 4:30pm 08.19.21 Never needed to tune my 2005 Hunte 46 Selden furling mast. It is a really good system and a new lami
In mast furling? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:26pm 08.19.21 Not one mention of tuning of mast particularly if there is any prebend. Advise as it is critical if
1998 Hunter 340 Bill19233 at 4:15pm 08.19.21
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 4:13pm 08.19.21
propeller selection, and shifting Rowbert at 4:10pm 08.19.21 Thank you both, It is a Cherubini 30,, 1978. my questions are finally answered.
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 4:06pm 08.19.21
replacing sanitation hoses Roland5048 at 4:01pm 08.19.21 Here's how I did it on my boat. I distinctly remember reading this in Peggy's book. ;) Step #1: :
In mast furling? ScottySailor at 3:51pm 08.19.21 Let me know if you a second opinion or help as I am going down to my sailboat tomorrow AM and can s
In mast furling? ScottySailor at 3:49pm 08.19.21 And this link for most info on In-Mast furling with pictures....;) In mast 'piece of crap' furling
propeller selection, and shifting dlochner at 3:46pm 08.19.21 Push forward and back up.
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 3:42pm 08.19.21 Let me know if you need a second opinion or help as I am going down to my sailboat tomorrow AM and c
Moisture readings from survey Siamese at 3:42pm 08.19.21 You should look on Mainesail's website at Compass Marine. I'm almost certain he has posted on the
Window unit air conditioner through quarter berth/lazarette wall? dlochner at 3:40pm 08.19.21 I read of one example of this, sounds cheap and easy. Open the lazarette when in use. Lose a little
In mast furling? ScottySailor at 3:38pm 08.19.21 What inmast furler do you have? It's the Selden, it works ok but I think it could work better, jus
In mast furling? sail sfbay at 3:34pm 08.19.21 What inmast furler do you have?
In mast furling? JamesG161 at 3:33pm 08.19.21 And this link for most info on In-Mast furling with pictures....;) In mast 'piece of crap' furling
In mast furling? JamesG161 at 3:31pm 08.19.21 Look at this link.... Selden Furling Jamming A Bit Jim...

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