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Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1117 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 5/1362 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 6/2824 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 5/1241 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 5/1109 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 8/2949 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 12/1403 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 6/1244 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 17/1709 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 4/1020 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 0/1019 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 4/1642 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 7/2063 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 6/7463 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 8/1152 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 33/3928 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 6/1227 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 9/1242 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 5/1470 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 4/1335 I know better than to spend time looking through sites with marine equipment. It just empties my wa

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Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 2:48am 12.05.21 here are a couple of boats listed on this site, i inquired about: the first one no response? Used sa
Single handing Will Gilmore at 2:25am 12.05.21 This will depend somewhat on the waters you expect to anchor in. Let's say never more than 50', for
Aquilon 265/800 trailerable cat elusivehorizon at 12:46am 12.05.21
New Capri 18 Owner thedude at 9:02pm 12.04.21 Sail looks to have a pretty good shape! The sails were doing pretty decent. Definitely not new bu
Proper Course PaulK at 7:36pm 12.04.21 So, back to the question: 1. Should L have given way? L could have made the mark by falling off
Proper Course PaulK at 7:16pm 12.04.21 OK. I threw in the towel a couple of days ago. But, I am unconvinced that L (J105) can sail whate
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 6:43pm 12.04.21 Sail looks to have a pretty good shape!
New Capri 18 Owner (2) thedude at 6:36pm 12.04.21 Good news, she floats and sails. Went out today and sailed for about three hours while figuring the
What color for your Bimini? SailingLoto at 6:26pm 12.04.21 I personally can't stand the Pacific blue, navy is tolerable. I like your tan idea and haven't not
Proper Course Jumpstart at 6:22pm 12.04.21 My proper course as leeward boat is any course that is fastest for me to get to the mark. In the exa
Getting cables to reach bus bar Tom J at 6:09pm 12.04.21 Thanks. If joining two cables with a bolt is considered good practice it certainly will be the easi
Proper Course Jumpstart at 6:06pm 12.04.21 What? Rule makes no mention of compass course. Proper course could very well be 10-15 degrees above
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:34pm 12.04.21 it is the invisible handicap, i thought using email and other written comm methods would level the f
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:21pm 12.04.21 How serious would you take an email from someone that is 1500 miles away, never set eyes on or insp
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line LeeandRick at 5:19pm 12.04.21 The way we always depowerded the spinnaker is simply head off, and hide the chute behind the main.
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line shemandr at 5:14pm 12.04.21 The J series of video's, I think with regard to the J24, is to blow the vang first i.e. de-power the
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? shemandr at 5:09pm 12.04.21 Thank you for your service and I'm sorry you had to give your hearing. I know another guy who did t
Proper Course shemandr at 5:05pm 12.04.21 OK. I threw in the towel a couple of days ago. But, I am unconvinced that L (J105) can sail whatev
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 4:55pm 12.04.21 I'd like to play poker with you. Not really, I'm really bad at it. And I'm sorry about the word "G
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? shemandr at 4:53pm 12.04.21 . Another NYer. "Money Talks, Nobody Walks!" I remember the tag line but can't remember the busine

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