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SIRIUS Antenna Carl at 3:53am 01.08.07 Big Boats 3/962 We crewed on Dejah Thoris, 1987 h40 #221 this summer. They had a nice SIRIUS sat radio setup. We n
Switch Panel BroomHilda at 4:03am 01.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1034 New to the forum....I have recently acquired a Hunter 25 in dire need of TLC. Mostly clean up and
Solar Charging Abby Normal at 4:55am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/956 As part of my electrical system overhaul, I'm planning on adding a solar panel. Now the idea is, ho
teak cockpit seating slats Pat Fitzsimmons at 5:02am 01.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1320 I own a 1987 345 , in the cock pit there is the usual teak strips on seats. I have a few that have s
Backstay for a 26X using a 26M mast humanfish at 5:35am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/856 I have just purchased and had installed a 26M rotating mast for my 26X boat. I have been told that
Xantrex XBM - Battery Monitor Review (1) Maine Sail at 5:44am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1608 Hi All, I thought I'd post some thoughts of my Xantrex XBM battery monitor. After years of fiddling
27'??? sand sailor at 6:52am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/996 what is the signifigance of a 27' sailboat?what rules and or regs determine this particular size is
Backstay Tension Buzz Biernacki at 6:51am 01.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1382 What is the tension supposed to be on backstay. Mine is never tight and the mast is never raked bac
Ky 170 racing E McDivitt at 6:39am 01.08.07 Day Sailers 7/1068 Count me in too. I saw your responses posted. My email address is edwinmcdivitt@bellsouth.net. I'm n
My Center Board is Stuck Scott Boggs at 6:57am 01.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1658 I recently bought a 32' O'Day with an Aft Cabin. The center board won't move. Does any body know of
Home made Galvanic Isolator Bill Roosa at 9:55pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2347 Hi everybody. With all the power usage at the docks now-a-days the importance of a good grounding s
rudder to contoll motor Paul Wolfram at 9:34pm 12.29.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/836 Is there anything that I can buy so my rudder will turn the outboard motor. Back the Hunter 260 out
Refridgerator Insulation Bruce319 at 9:29pm 12.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/701 I have an O'day 27 and want to insullate the refridgerator. Has anyone open up the sides to see what
14 year old sails Atlantic alone. Kinda, sort of. (1) Big Joe at 6:54pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1026 This young dude is sailing alone from Gibralter to the caribbean. His Dad is following behind him in
Lowering mast ken at 10:51pm 12.29.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1016 On my old Catalina 22 I only needed to release the 2 forward shrouds and the forestay in order to dr
Dehler boats? R. Bounds at 10:38pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 1/923 Anyone familiar with the Dehler brand of boats. An old coworker has a 1986-31 footer he is wanting t
Lewmar 14st question paphman at 11:32pm 12.29.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1770 I just purchased a set of Lewmar 14 st winches for our boat. It said that they can be used with 1/4
West Marine sale of Walker Bay Dinghy NautiDuck at 12:47am 12.30.06 Ask All Sailors 18/2865 Well, my plans to build a dinghy were dashed when I measured the basement window and it is a few inc
Virginia Personal Property Tax Doug_Meyer at 12:46am 12.30.06 Ask All Sailors 17/7827 Can any of you Virginia Sailors tell me how the Commonwealth of Virginia calculates the amount of pe
4-stroke outboard motor bracket Flying Wasp at 1:14am 12.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1032 Hello,I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and a new 8hp 4-stroke outboard motor. The motor weighs about 100 po

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Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Sailm8 at 10:48am 02.05.21 I sail a 29.5 in SW Florida. I can't speak to the Catalina 30. For sheer comfort at anchor and sai
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Jackdaw at 10:41am 02.05.21 The Cat has a much more traditional canoe hull, and probably a deeper keel. That accounts for the be
Required Repairs and Upgrades on a 1983 Cal 39 Sailfanatic at 10:36am 02.05.21 I'd consider the Cal 39 to be a very desirable boat. If the hull needs repairs, and its blue, then
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post weekendrken at 10:32am 02.05.21
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time Ranger_12 at 10:29am 02.05.21 How do you plan to unstep the mast ? Is there a travel lift available ? I already unstepped the
Just cruising along... Jackdaw at 10:24am 02.05.21 Rearranging my Zeus 2/Triton setup. Good gear for sure!
Just cruising along... Jumpstart at 10:23am 02.05.21 Congrats from the frozen tundra of northern Ohio. Boat is in the shed for the winter. Getting ready
Just cruising along... jssailem at 10:06am 02.05.21 Congrats Clay. Great solution for the 2020 and future. When Work becomes play it is no longer work.
Sailing by machine learning jssailem at 10:00am 02.05.21 At the point sensory perception becomes sensory overload the brain shuts down and the machine takes
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time sailme88 at 9:59am 02.05.21 How do you plan to unstep the mast ? Is there a travel lift available ?
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Mike Oldak at 9:54am 02.05.21 THANKS EVERYONE!
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 9:37am 02.05.21 I anchored for a nite behind a breakwater made of ferrocement ships near Kiptopeake State Park in th
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Justin_NSA at 9:36am 02.05.21 It's apples and oranges in my opinion. A Hunter 30 like mine or the older Cherubinis would be a more
Just cruising along... Justin_NSA at 9:31am 02.05.21 I have very fond high school memories of weekends at Canyon Lake in the early 70's. Long before it g
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post (1) Ward H at 9:22am 02.05.21 Here is a drawing I did to help with the mast rewiring. I did it to keep track of the wire colors be
Just cruising along... kappykaplan at 9:21am 02.05.21 Sounds awesome! :beer:
Just cruising along... capta at 9:12am 02.05.21 Sounds like a great gig. Congrats. It's not work if you enjoy it, it's just getting paid to have fun
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 9:10am 02.05.21 Here is what I used. In Line Cable Splice I figure you don't drop the mast that often and you de
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time Justin_NSA at 9:10am 02.05.21 That would be wise, but expensive. We are so blessed that our club has its own crane we can use for
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Ward H at 9:06am 02.05.21 Here is what I used. In Line Cable Splice I figure you don't drop the mast that often and you def

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