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Holding tank size windy24518 at 6:05am 07.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1092 We have a 1998 Catalina Mark 11. Do you know how we can determine our holding tank size?
No speed readout but paddles spin jveatch at 11:50am 07.09.06 Big Boats 8/928 We get no speed readout on the Raymarine digital display at the helm, even though I have pulled up
Half time ex-admin at 2:16pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 26/1930 For many, the sailing season is about half done... for others, it's just getting started.What's be
portable GPS for boat & car? Dave at 1:51pm 07.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/828 Can anyone recommend a good GPS that can be used for navigation in my car, as well as in my sailboat
Genoa height? Mitchel Cline at 1:51pm 07.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/906 I have not owned my 23 O'Day for very long, and have just gotten around to trying the genoa. With th
Play in the rudder and excessive vibration Bill at 12:53pm 07.09.06 Catalina 30 3/1985 I have an 88 C30 and have never had to deal with the rudder and steering mechanism before. This wee
Isomat Boom and Reefing walmsleyc at 12:50pm 07.09.06 Big Boats 7/4037 I have a Hunter Legend 35 (1987) and I'm rigging if for single line reefing. This typically involve
Westerbeke 13 max rpm Boat Babe at 12:32pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2769 I have a Cal 28 (1987) and a Westerbeke 13 hp deisel. Does anyone know (or where to find out) the m
Jiffy reefing on an 86 Hunter 34 George H260 at 12:28pm 07.09.06 Big Boats 2/1026 I was going to install jiffy reefing on my 1986 Hunter 34 today but got stymied. I've read many art
looking for boat with shallowdraft for boat lift. looking at 12:11pm 07.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1087 I have a dock in tidal water, very shallow at low tide. I am looking for a boat with very shallow dr
Some foresail things. Bilbo at 10:29pm 07.07.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1800 Well, Since I'm fairly new to sailing please forgive my mistakes but here goes. We had some great f
Escape Captiva Instructions Bob Zak at 12:20am 07.08.06 Other Sailboats 1/3965 I am looking for a manual/rigging instructions for a 2002 Escape Captiva. Can anyone provide, or pr
Companion way door modifications Ronald at 12:54am 07.08.06 Other Sailboats 1/1162 Is there a alternate design for the wwp-15 companion way door? I thought I saw one some place on the
direction of flow of electricity Franklin at 2:40am 07.08.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1311 I was taught this 18 years ago but, heck, I have a hard time remembering two days ago. If I put a m
Oday 15 Ropes4u at 11:45pm 07.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1033 I am starting to restore an Oday 15. It needs a rudder, tiller, lots of paint and fiberglass work, a
Ideas on best books Ron at 11:18pm 07.07.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1235 I want to pick up some good paperbacks to read. I would like non-fictional books on bluewater saili
Flooring Material Bob Dean at 2:42am 07.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/988 I have a 1986 O'Day 28 and need to replace the small piece of wood flooring material in the base of
Almost didn't get to the rOnDAYvous! Bill Coxe at 5:26am 07.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/725 I learned a new lesson yesterday while attempting to bring the boat around to have the holding tank
Holding Tank Location/Fittings on Catalina 30 Barry Calhoun at 4:05am 07.08.06 Catalina 30 8/8027 Greetings,I'm in the middle of adding a holding tank to my 1984 Catalina 30 (which I just purchase
Finally, something went right... Brian D at 8:13am 07.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/960 This morning I went to the boat to put in new batteries. I purchased two from Wal-Mart last night, M

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Got a new sailing dinghy kappykaplan at 9:47am 05.30.21 Absolutely after!!! :beer:
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification jssailem at 9:46am 05.30.21 between 20 and 60 degrees Well mostly correct. The air temp below 32 can lead to things freezing.
Got a new sailing dinghy (3) Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 05.30.21 194703 194704 Now I just need to replace the lawn with water.
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:31am 05.30.21 "What concerned me is it looks like the hose has been wrapped. Is that to stop it from freezing or t
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification jssailem at 9:21am 05.30.21 Well hi.. Billy from Sitka. Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you have a great adventure ahead of y
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question sail sfbay at 9:07am 05.30.21 The first maintenance item on any new / used boat is fuel filter replacement and biocide treatment o
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification sail sfbay at 8:55am 05.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! I have an Raritan Electroscan on my
Yanmar 4JH4AE Fuel Water Separator question JoeWhite at 8:49am 05.30.21 Yes, there is a filter that should be replaced every other season or 250 hours. Take it apart and se
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 8:01am 05.30.21 And you cover your water hose with a vinyl cover, which keeps it clean and always looking attractive
Brightwork Kingjim91 at 7:58am 05.30.21 Here are some before and after photos of my cockpit table. Too many coats of semi-transparent Cet
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) jssailem at 7:44am 05.30.21 you can cover your power cord Looking at a dress up'd power cord looks to me like what they do to
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.30.21 I have to share this with my dockmate. He is the poster boy for meticulousness. I shall not be intim
H310 heeling Sailfanatic at 7:27am 05.30.21 Generally anything over 20 degrees or so is both slow and uncomfortable. Be sure your sail are flat
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! (1) sail sfbay at 7:16am 05.30.21 Or you can cover your power cord. I have it covering my cruise-out power cord.....always looks clean
H310 heeling sail sfbay at 7:12am 05.30.21 ......... Wouldnt it sail much more efficiently a lot flatter? Yes when sailing upwind. Same questi
Sails - Open Discussion (2) Sailavie1 at 7:05am 05.30.21 I replaced both sails with these from Evolution. Had to enlarge my main sail cover to accommodate th
Brightwork (5) Orbweaver at 6:49am 05.30.21 Thanks all. The teak cleaner was used OFF the boat. I sanded a lot of the old finish off, then hosed
Cleaning heat exchanger Blitz at 6:23am 05.30.21 looks like you changed your original post from mixing elbow to heat exchanger. a year ago I set up
H310 heeling jssailem at 5:56am 05.30.21 Like car racing it may take you a bit of time to learn the art of adjusting your sail to make your b
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! jssailem at 5:44am 05.30.21 I observe that the product has a warning. Regarding using it the, label states, it is an IRRITANT.

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