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Polarity Switch? New Sailor at 9:05am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1037 Hey folks, i just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, there is a switch on the electric switch panel that
Stern Rails for 1978 Hunter 25 Lane504 at 9:24am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/940 Does anyone know if it is possible to add stern rails (as seen in today's Hunter 25 models) to a 197
Dingy Davits lavie423 at 9:56am 02.10.07 Big Boats 1/1373 We have a 1994 Catalina 42 and a Avon by West Marine 10.3 hard bottom dingy. We want to install davi
Fuel consumption- do you know yours? Tim Haibach at 10:05am 02.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1757 I have a Universal 14hp inboard diesel and will be making my maiden voyage in Mid-april. I was wonde
CYOA Bertucci's, Columbia Maryland Larry Wilson at 10:23am 02.10.07 Columbia 2/1670 Re: CYOA - Mid Winter Cruise-Not in a Md. Columbia, but in Columbia, Md.As the daylight lasts long
Bilge pump through hull placement Craig Warren at 10:19am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4245 I am installing an automatic bilge pump in my 1974 Oday 27. Where would be the best location to inst
Moorage in the Med? Bob15962 at 10:50am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/875 I am kicking around the idea of buying a boat in the Med - Greece... I have never had to consider mo
Anyone full-time live aboard on Mac 26 X or M ? Art G. at 10:52am 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3882 Are there any full-time live aboards on Mac. 26 X or M models ? If so, where,how long, shoreside/do
H27 Jib Conquistador at 11:50am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1030 Is there a larger jib available for the H27 (2006)? Does anybody have any pics of this model with a
New Catalina 30 fuel tank tomfoolery at 5:28am 02.10.07 Catalina 30 2/2133 I'm installing a new fuel tank in my Catalina 30. Any suggestions about whether it should be just fa
new to sailing-w '77 Oday 25 keel,need owner manua JD'S boat at 4:21am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1551 I am brand new to sail boats but not to boating. We just acquired this boat that has a normal keel
launching a catalina 22 Glenn4357 at 3:38am 02.10.07 Catalina 22 4/2402 Recently purchase a 1985 catalina 22. We are experiencing a drought and water level at launch area
New to sailing bought a salvage Hunter 20 Dave at 3:38am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 5/1050 Well I've gone and done it at age 54. Please bear with me as I've never even been on a sailboat. As
Are these hulls bulsa cored? Doug Burton at 1:38am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1114 Stupid question but I was suprised to find how many quality boats are. I'm no racer, more of a bounc
Trailer Info feo at 1:03am 02.10.07 Trailer Sailors 5/1369
Access to impeller Joel23827 at 12:54am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/986 Looking to install an access door to be able to reach the impeller through the wall of the head. An
Mast Head VHF Antenna Installation Sven at 12:00am 02.10.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2493 I am getting ready to install a VHF antenna at the top of the mast.. Boat currently has a 6ft fiberg
pedestal guard installation Tom at 10:39pm 02.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/4385 Need some advice on the best way to instal a pedestal guard. Mainly the feet. I am somewhat hesita
Towing over bridges Robspan at 10:35pm 02.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/990 I'm planning to tow a M22 about 300 miles tomorrow. My tow vehicle is a 6 cylinder front wheel drive
Hunter 29.5 engine control Mario at 11:50pm 02.08.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1166 Hi,My factory original dual action shift and trottle engine control is starting to be too worn out

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replacing my halyard sail sfbay at 4:39pm 06.06.21 Depends on mast head sheave size, but a 5/16 inch (8 mm) diameter would be adequate and easier to ha
Some will hate this!!! Rick486 at 4:22pm 06.06.21 I believe this has to do with the "apparent wind" seen by the blades, which is a vector sum of the r
Some will hate this!!! Siamese at 4:01pm 06.06.21 Don't ice boats do that?
Replace Wind Transducer marchem at 3:44pm 06.06.21
Some will hate this!!! Davidasailor26 at 3:44pm 06.06.21
Some will hate this!!! jon hansen at 3:38pm 06.06.21 vague
Some will hate this!!! kappykaplan at 3:13pm 06.06.21 @rgranger , nice find. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Some will hate this!!! Tedd at 3:05pm 06.06.21 Their thought experiment with the cylindrical world really helps show how it works.
Adding a solar panel MikeHoncho at 2:57pm 06.06.21 Getting your agms charged back to 100% on return to your moorage will be your big challenge with the
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip jssailem at 2:52pm 06.06.21 Michigan Sailor asking a question like this can fail. Even if the boat was designed to meet these ex
Reverse Cycle difficulties MitchM at 2:30pm 06.06.21 i fried my march pump, the rebuild kit was $$$ and i got a new march from Depco f
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right MitchM at 2:21pm 06.06.21 on my old 1980 boat i had the omnipresent parjabsco manual head w hand pump and w a
Catalina 275 Rudder float or sink? Cycleox at 2:00pm 06.06.21 Oh yes I have had that happen without the nasty lesson. There is a straight stainless tube that run
Replace Wind Transducer JoeWhite at 1:59pm 06.06.21 No tools are needed to exchange the anomemeter. Simply unscrew the existing one and install the new
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sail sfbay at 1:04pm 06.06.21 Thanks for the switch recommendation!!
Marinebeam SFS at 12:51pm 06.06.21 Or someone could call the screen printing business that apparently rents them space and ask what's u
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right sesmith at 12:39pm 06.06.21 Yes you can and I'm sure it's more "elegant" than my solution. Elegance comes with a price, though.
Head problem Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:35pm 06.06.21 Aha! That's good news! --Peggie
Wilcox Crittenden Type 51 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:33pm 06.06.21 I just posted a reply to your same question on cruisers.com I'm afraid it wasn't very helpful. --P
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:30pm 06.06.21 You can actually buy what Raritan calls their "Momentary Control," which is a 3 option switch that a

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