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Any advice on a Vacation.. Dan B at 9:25am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1257 Well the fact that there is 4 iches of snow on the ground and a friend phoned saying lets to somethi
Chute Scoop Jim at 9:24am 03.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/976 I want to add a chute scoop to help with setting the spinaker. What make and size/model fits a 30'
Thru Hull Connections For Water ITMaster at 9:32am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1034 OK: I am wondering, folks have told me about the use of raw water intake for cleaning purposes, i.e
chainplate rot pete stokes at 4:03am 03.21.06 Smaller Boats 1/867 Need advice replaceing chainplate bulhead. I have never done anything like this before and need some
Adding deck hardware at mast Bruce at 10:50am 03.21.06 Catalina 30 1/1295 I have an '88 Mark II, and would like to add 3-4 blocks at the base of the mast to bring some lines
Strut Pro gpd955 at 10:57am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/3559 Several people have recommended the Strut Pro to replace a cutless bearing. I have been told that p
Essential Tips For A Great Buff / Wax (14) Maine Sail at 11:34am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1856 Buff Polish ' Wax Try these products (for Gel-Coat only not intended for Awlgrip) The Cliff
boom kicker from hunterowners chandlery Jeff Prideaux at 12:03pm 03.21.06 Smaller Boats 2/974 Has anyone purchased one of the boom kickers sold through the chanlery of this site? For example, t
Chesapeake Bay Summer Cruise Aldo at 10:14am 03.21.06 Smaller Boats 2/1137 This year my wife and I are in charge of C-22 Fleet 10's Summer Cruise. Fleet 10 is centered around
Macgregor 25 Battery Location hutera at 12:31pm 03.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2261 Hello, Well finally starting to get excited about this years sailing. I do have a quick question
Work in the Bahamas The Lousianna Purchase at 8:28pm 03.19.06 Destinations 3/2060 I am planing a year long vacation in and around the Bahamas. I'm not rich and will need to earn som
Strut Pro NYSail at 6:46pm 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1055 Hello,Looking to rent a strut pro to remove the cutlass bearing. Tried cutting, however the thing
Launch Gail at 10:40pm 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1250 We are launching next week. Previously we sailed only in California and have not winterized before.
removing a Universal M-25 Bill at 10:47pm 03.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/937 I would like to lift my Universal M-25 diesel to clean and paint underneath as well as to replace th
Reefing Question Rob at 10:00pm 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1164 I have a reefing question I have been playing with for a few years, so Id thought Id throw it out to
Catalina 30 Alcohol stove gr8nurs1271 at 11:09pm 03.19.06 Catalina 30 6/3680 I have NEVER used an alcohol stove and I am looking to make more than hot dogs, hamburgers (on our r
Cushion Covering? gr8nurs1271 at 11:02pm 03.19.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1264 We just bought our first boat and I am interested in re-covering the cushions. Should I use a speci
Mast raising Systems Grant C. at 12:25am 03.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/910 Hello All, Recently I became a Hunter-23 Owner and would love to get this beauty into the water.
Exhaust Mixing Elbow NYSail at 12:25am 03.20.06 Other Sailboats 4/850 In my work, I have removed the mixing elbor. Upon inspection, the water intake port was 50% blocked
Polar Plot for 1978 Hunter 30 Thomas H. George at 1:02am 03.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/926 Does any one know of a polar plot for my 1978 Hunter 30?

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What do you use for fire extingushers?? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:17am 06.03.21 In addition to a "Halotron" and a number of other Dry Chemical extinguishers, we keep an old Army wo
Shore water feed flightlead404 at 7:17am 06.03.21 Mine was doing the same, simply replaced with a hose washer from the depot. I also purchased a bras
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 7:15am 06.03.21 Ran the boat for essentially a week up to Brunswick at 2,300 to 2,400 making 5.8kts at .8 gph with n
Catalina 250 WB Kick Up Rudder sail sfbay at 7:14am 06.03.21 Understand Catalina 250's were offered with a spade or beaching rudder as discussed in this thread:
keel bolts ? - buying boat TimFromLI at 7:08am 06.03.21 If you're referring to the pdf I posted, then correct it does not say Beneteau on it. It was sent to
Bilge pump mounting ideas? Whatfiero1 at 6:54am 06.03.21 I glue all mine down with the ever so popular 3m5200 clean and dry surface with acetone a gob of gl
What do you use for fire extingushers?? (1) sail sfbay at 6:53am 06.03.21 According to the Sea-Fire manual, the fire suppression system will automatically shut down the engin
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot (1) jssailem at 6:52am 06.03.21 You may find more detailed answers in the Raymarine SeaTalk Manual.
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot jssailem at 6:49am 06.03.21 There is a parts cost to this stuff. I would look at going from the left end of the 5-way devise wi
End of Ownership (not a classified, just a pitty party for myself) njlarry at 6:36am 06.03.21 Ditto on the sunfish! "This too shall pass." You can continue to offer this forum the benefit of you
Sirius 21 keel jksirius at 6:33am 06.03.21 I've asked a number of people about this as my keel bumps and thuds when chop is on the beam. Appare
Odd Discharge AwwShucks at 6:32am 06.03.21 Always let the diesel warm up thoroughly each time it is used. If it is only a ten minute run out
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:21am 06.03.21 I used a Seaflow pump as a replacement. Comes with a 4 year warranty, compare that to Jabsco. Have h
Universal M25-XP Overheat Issue njlarry at 6:14am 06.03.21 Hi Ward. You showed great presence of mind in your diagnostics while under fire! Cause is a mystery
How to use a D-shackle mooring Terry Cox at 6:13am 06.03.21 Boat hooks have my vote. I've tried other devices that are supposed to thread the mooring line throu
Another Electrical Question (speakers) dlochner at 6:06am 06.03.21 Give a lot of thought where you install your boat speakers. Inside the cabin it will likely be diff
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:06am 06.03.21
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 5:59am 06.03.21 In N2K, is there any difference in the cable between a backbone cable and a spur cable? My Garmin s
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 5:56am 06.03.21
What do you use for fire extingushers?? MikeHoncho at 5:52am 06.03.21 CYQK ...........besides USCG-approved fire extinguishers you might consider an automatic heat relea

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