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vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1548 Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main.Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Headliner Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1357 Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285.T
Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
C210 Boom Height Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1351 I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,
Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2759 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Florida West Coast Suggestions sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1235 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 5/1103 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 8/2861 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 12/1390 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 6/1232 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 17/1697 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 4/1012 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 0/1015 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 4/1592 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 7/2009 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 6/7329 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 8/1109 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 33/3779 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 6/1176 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 9/1230 MD - CHESAPEAKE BAY - SHARPS ISLAND LIGHT - PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE- PUBLIC NOTICEThe Coast Guard

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Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:49am 11.09.21 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memor
Hot Water tank Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 11.09.21 You CANT empty the water heater tank by just turning on the water pump and opening the hot water t
Tall Rig or Standard jeepbluetj at 11:30am 11.09.21 If the C36 is like the C30, the boom length will be the same even though the foot length of the mai
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 11:26am 11.09.21 I found a way to run the engine and monitor input and out. problem is I couldn't really tell if exha
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue shemandr at 11:22am 11.09.21 As for the inner workings a fluxgate compass is the same as a "Fluxgate capacitor" to me.
New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:18am 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy th
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:16am 11.09.21 You can try disconnecting the Raymarine connectors and putting a dab of Dow Corning DC 4 Electrical
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue John6212 at 10:52am 11.09.21 Thanks to shemandr and twalker H260 for the responses. The "standby" worked fine yesterday but after
Teak Cockpit Table H49 chip veres at 10:48am 11.09.21 You could simplify the table-edge fiddles by using the 90 degree rounded corners made by Sea Teak. C
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 10:26am 11.09.21 Thank you! I got the Sani-flex hose from Defender. I usually start there as I'm a member (discount
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 10:24am 11.09.21 Rich A lot of good points. May I expand? Yes, putting in a longer pvc pipe through the deck is a go
Finally went for a sail hunter34austin at 10:12am 11.09.21 Might be a later add on - mine doesn't have the loop either. Same engine.
Hot Water tank JamesG161 at 10:09am 11.09.21 2) Tank does not need to be full when your engine is running. ok true, but NO Hot Water...:pimp:
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.09.21 order the referenced book. You might see a few of the people on SBO referenced in that Link too li
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue twalker H260 at 9:56am 11.09.21 Any chance you have a metallic object near the flux gate compass? Cog is likely being determined vi
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue shemandr at 9:54am 11.09.21 I'll take a wild guess. The COG is GPS derived on the C80. Could the Standby course be derived from
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home SuzaruID at 9:14am 11.09.21 She's now parked in the front yard. Gotta put the topside hardware on early tomorrow morning, repl
Teak Cockpit Table H49 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 11.09.21 Teak would compliment the cockpit sole nicely if finished similarly. As for the seams between pieces
Finally went for a sail Artey1 at 8:21am 11.09.21 Right - just wasn't sure maybe the why not part. I'm on an inland lake but tons of big big boats pu
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 8:05am 11.09.21 Lot of great info! I took time out from reading thread referenced by Jim to order the referenced boo

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