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Almost new owner Mark M26D at 5:43am 03.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1031 Monday we are having a survey for our soon to be new to us Catalina 30. 1984 model in mint condition
home made roller furling Bob at 12:30pm 03.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2872 I have been considering a roller furl setup for my headsail. After exhaustive searching of the web,
Stern anchor Barry14722 at 9:48am 03.10.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1830 I want to add a stern anchor to my Hunter 25. The only purpose which I want to add it is to give me
HISC command change Circle raft (1) Kerry13709 at 5:49pm 03.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1442 Hi to all,I thought I would share the image of my sailing club's annual command change Circle Raft.
weak batery power to gps jack at 3:38pm 03.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/916 My Garmin GPS/sounder is acting up. The Gps is working fine but the sounder part doesn't get a stron
Great Lakes SSB radio Captain Dave at 10:46pm 03.10.07 Big Boats 1/1103 Is SSB radio in use on the Great Lakes? What about Nets? Being a Ham Operator, I wondered whether or
Need more DIY advice Wright Ellis at 10:41pm 03.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/888 I have a fresh water leak in the forward end of the V berth on my 26.5 that must be coming from the
Bottom Paint Advise Mike D at 11:31pm 03.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/912 We have a 1998 Hunter 376. I have used nothing but Interlux Micron Multi year Ablative. Basically, a
Air conditioning install into a B351? What size? jpeac2 at 11:28pm 03.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1206 Hey all - Looking to do some research into adding a air conditioning unit to a 351. I have been re
dodger, various items Dan at 1:31am 03.11.07 Columbia 0/1374 Columbia 43 Mark3......need dodger, varioue items. What do you have?
2qm15 water in air intake mdhenrich at 1:53am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1758 i have a 2qm15 in a 79 hunter 33 that runs perfectly if started with the raw water intake closed and
Wondering about a boom vang Ken Honeycutt at 5:08am 03.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/825 Just purchased a new Garhauer Mainsheet traveler and mainsheet block with 6:1 purchase at the boat s
An excellent discussion.... Alan at 12:13am 03.11.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2361 ...on the merits of backstay tension for both frac and masthead rigged boats. The March '07 issue
gelcoat repair Peter at 9:21am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 10/2248 Here's the problem: A Catalina 22 came loose during an overnight blow and fetched up against a bulkh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:51am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 1/930 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:50am 03.11.07 Catalina 30 0/938 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Raymarine 4000 MKI Autopilot Dave4863 at 4:50am 03.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/861 A few of the rollers are missing from my Raymarine 4000 MKI autopilot. These rollers are the cone sh
Vacationing in Gulf - advise Buck at 4:50am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1090 Hi guys, looking for some input into a good sailing area, planning on sailing in June arround Pennsi
batteries Ken S at 7:31am 03.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/828 What do you recommend for replacement house batteries for a Hunter 41? Best place to purchase? Tx
boat insurance Ken S at 7:25am 03.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/999 Looking for comments on best value boat insurance with quality safe company. I have a 41 ' sailboat.

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South Coast 22 (1) Bill19233 at 2:48pm 02.19.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 02.19.21 My suggestions are: 1. Move the drum, or 2. Move the guard. Pick one
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? dmax at 2:41pm 02.19.21 Yes, but the OP was complaining about the guard rubbing against the furler drum.
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Justin_NSA at 2:26pm 02.19.21 Yeah, usually it's the fairlead's job to establish the proper furling line entry angle.
Bottom Paint Sanding Davidasailor26 at 2:18pm 02.19.21 Our marina provides the sander and vacuum to borrow for free; just requiring that you pay them for t
TV problem Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 02.19.21 One other thing I noticed ... I haven't connected speakers to the stereo yet. When I watched movies
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 1:56pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:53pm 02.19.21 They are back! What a coincidence ... they seemed to have disappeared for a year and a half. Sudd
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button CarlN at 1:53pm 02.19.21 No small boat sailor should use the pill type of automatic inflating lifejacket. We spend too much t
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 1:50pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 02.19.21 @Scott T-Bird Thanks for the lead to "The Escape Artists" YouTube channel. While their videography
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Justin_NSA at 1:43pm 02.19.21 Wouldn't that create a lot of downforce on the rear of the tow vehicle? Boats are streamlined by des
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dLj at 1:29pm 02.19.21 No stopping in between? No warming up and sit around just to charge the batteries? My friend went o
Bottom Paint Sanding Sailfanatic at 1:28pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? jssailem at 1:17pm 02.19.21 It is relatively easy to offer advise when your not the one running the border with two excited bord
South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 1:10pm 02.19.21 I looked in my trunk from the underside and cannot tell if the keel pivot bolt is SS or not. My loc
Bottom Paint Sanding dmax at 1:08pm 02.19.21 I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? (1) sail sfbay at 12:51pm 02.19.21 I towed a tandem trailer ski boat, albeit not much windage, for many years and not aware of anything
South Coast 22 (1) SailingLoto at 12:49pm 02.19.21 This is what the side of my trunk looks like. I believe the top bolt to be the stop.
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 12:47pm 02.19.21 So getting back to something semi-serious... some sort of line launcher might be better. I don't

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