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New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1183 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
Insurance John at 6:35am 02.27.08 Big Boats 3/1292 I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
Hole in hull under v-berth SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08 Seidelmann 2/1698 I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1577 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 3/1383 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 1/1117 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 6/2825 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 8/2952 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 17/1710 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 6/7464 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30. We'll be cruising n

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Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 11:48am 12.05.21 One more thing to point out.. all of these ideas to increase heat from the IR heater somewhat go out
SeaSprite 23. dlochner at 11:43am 12.05.21 And does anyone know if the triangle piece at the top of the mast not sure what it is called is act
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 11:35am 12.05.21 You are correct if the goal is to keep the ceiling from getting too hot. The air flow of the fan wou
Christening the WET DOG Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 12.05.21 Rats, guess I missed that day :banghead:!
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 12.05.21 You had the answer back in your post #7. , slow turning fan above the propane heater and send those
SeaSprite 23. sail sfbay at 11:18am 12.05.21
Christening the WET DOG patbratton at 11:11am 12.05.21 Did you think to invite anyone on the forum here :huh: ? I know I would have been there in a heartb
Christening the WET DOG Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 12.05.21 Did you think to invite anyone on the forum here :huh: ? I know I would have been there in a heartb
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 10:52am 12.05.21 Thanks for the link. Im not sure what the point is but interesting to read.
Upgrading Crazy Dave Condon at 10:47am 12.05.21 Which boat
self tacking jib Ted at 10:41am 12.05.21 I'm assuming you are going to be sailing on the Long Island Sound. It's notorious for light wind. Yo
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? JamesG161 at 10:38am 12.05.21 My last reply is to try my suggested experiments or read this... Heat transfer - Wikipedia Every t
Christening the WET DOG kappykaplan at 10:34am 12.05.21 Congratulations! :beer:
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 10:18am 12.05.21 FYI, here is a picture of the heater and shield above the heater with some illustration that I added
self tacking jib smokey73 at 10:03am 12.05.21 With that size genoa and electric winches for the genoa sheets I personally wouldn't make the switch
Christening the WET DOG jon hansen at 9:56am 12.05.21 what fun
self tacking jib Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 12.05.21
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 9:18am 12.05.21 It is a sign of the times I guess, people are untrusting generally. I thought maybe the classified a
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 9:08am 12.05.21 Thanks for the reply and ideas and interesting and good for discussion.. Yep.. shiny silver coatings
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 8:52am 12.05.21 Mmmm. Sounds like its worth looking into.

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