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Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:03am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/709 Finally, I have a picture of the traveler upgrade from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. I
Upgrades Alan at 6:52am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/711 I had promised a picture of the up graded traveler from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. S
where is the water from? Journey at 6:17am 12.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/897 I have a catalina 25 that was in Slidell at thetime Katrina and Rita came to visit. What I need to k
Downwind in 18' breaking surf!!??? soling42 at 5:03am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1062 Searched the archives without finding this so heres a link to an unbelievable photo essay on The Yac
INside fuel injection pump mike mills at 5:02am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/819 Hi my friends injection pump was seized,i stripped it and found that two out of three fuel rail gear
Through hulls Tim Cook at 4:10am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1095 I intend to haul out and service my 27 in the spring. I wonder whether I should replace the plastic
Battery bank holdown Ken H. at 3:11am 12.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1037 Just purchased a 1985 31 foot Hunter and want to add an extra battery bank - from researching the fo
Buying a mainsail Sine Nomine at 2:37am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1374 Can anyone recommend the best mainsail arrangement. Ordering, I've been asked about the amount of r
Cold Weather Clothing rasselas at 2:22am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 29/1956 I am looking for some recommendations on good cold weather clothing for my wife. What works, feels
Depthfinder and seperate fish finder jack at 2:21am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 2/782 I have a thru hull depth sounder installed that works well, as a gift I received a fish finder with
for general information Ross at 2:05am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/839 Here is a link to a very complete glossary of boating terms.http://www.sailinglinks.com/big_glossa
reefing the main jim/becky at 1:52am 12.27.05 Bigger Boats 2/1012 I was out yesterday and the wind came up to 25+ kph, I was enjoying the sail but feel that I was loo
Storage cabinet John23883 at 1:36am 12.27.05 Smaller Boats 3/900 Those of you that stay aboard for a week at a time know that storage is at a premium and once you re
Boat I.D. John Springer at 12:44am 12.27.05 Other Sailboats 0/626 I recently purchased a 17' sailboat. I would guess the boat to be from the mid 60's. The only iden
New problem, leak around the compression post texastom at 12:39am 12.27.05 Big Boats 10/1574 Last week when I was at the boat I noticed that the counter weight line coming from the compression
Yanmar 1GM Engine ZINC Bill Edmundson at 12:05am 12.27.05 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3762 I'll be on the boat this week end. I got an impeller ' gasket, fuel filter, oil filter, belt and en
Somebody Puleez Explain Gary Wyngarden at 11:43pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1369 Weather forecasting drives me nuts. Winds overnight hit as high as 41 knots at our nearby reporting
deck rot marmite at 10:37pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1013 On our Catalina 22, we have significant deck rot. We found this by noticing the deck sags when walk
Ensign or Old Glory? Chris at 10:33pm 12.26.05 Ask All Sailors 19/1835 Can anyone answer this question: I was given an ensign for Christmas, like the stars and Stripes bu
Knot meter Roger at 9:32pm 12.26.05 Grampian 8/1996 Hi All, my G-23 knot meter doesn't work--hasn't since i bought da boat. I would like to replace or r

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Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? dlochner at 6:25am 11.22.20 How is the RM AP controlled? If it has its own controller that is capable of using waypoint and wind
Deck step repair jssailem at 6:15am 11.22.20 Welcome to the forum. I enjoy the strong construction of my CAL 35C boat. Depending on the year, CAL
Reapplying gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 6:13am 11.22.20 8 years later and the job still looks like the day I applied it.
Reapplying gelcoat SailingLoto at 6:11am 11.22.20 dlochner did a good job of summarizing gelcoat. do not reduce it with acetone. acetone breaks gelc
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 6:09am 11.22.20 Good idea. (I'm talking to you, scientists.) In the meantime, I dissolve a tablespoon or so of this
ATN gennaker justsomeguy at 6:03am 11.22.20 @jssailem 's right about @garymalmgren and @dlochner being right. Enjoy the sail. Challenging and f
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project michaelapk at 6:02am 11.22.20 Thanks! very helpful.
Sending Unit Leaking Kings Gambit at 6:01am 11.22.20 As John described, I could also empty my fuel tank by removing the primary fuel filter. I have a fue
ATN gennaker jssailem at 5:57am 11.22.20 yep. @garymalmgren and @dlochner nailed it. :biggrin:
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 5:52am 11.22.20 I would just pump the extra fuel out. Save it to pour back in to the tank later when you have room
ATN gennaker dlochner at 5:50am 11.22.20 How high on tbe mast should the block needs to be for the sock? what block size? halyard size? Th
Deck step repair junkydave at 5:48am 11.22.20 Thanks for response. Have looked at other posts and have an idea of what I'm getting into but, I gue
Deck step repair junkydave at 5:39am 11.22.20 I think the answer is yes to most of those questions - sorry to say. As for the deck being dished
Reapplying gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 5:27am 11.22.20 I have sprayed gelcoat to repair the deck area of a O 22 I used to own. I thinned it with acetone an
ATN gennaker All U Get at 5:17am 11.22.20 We ran our sheet to the stern cleat for the first sail, then we added a pulley to that cleat to have
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini Kings Gambit at 5:14am 11.22.20
Sending Unit Leaking dhandzy at 5:06am 11.22.20 Thanks for the feedback everyone - I'm hoping to attach the manual pump directly to the fuel line ne
Interesting concept? All U Get at 5:01am 11.22.20 Carb loading? Did they happen to have a corned beef with Guinness?
Deck step repair shemandr at 4:54am 11.22.20 I think the answer is yes to most of those questions - sorry to say. As for the deck being dished i
Dirty Jobs Tonight kappykaplan at 4:47am 11.22.20 It was a powerboat.

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