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Coach house port light for '78 O'Day 28 isail4sanity at 10:30am 02.01.06 Bigger Boats 3/2005 HELP! I only wanted to pry out the frame a bit to repair the seal...snap! crackle! pop!.. now I have
Outboard for Catalina 27 Steve Urbanczyk at 9:58am 02.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1043 My old outboard is a 9.9 Johnson 2-stroke, with a 35 inch shaft. I need to replace it. What are my o
redesigned 25.5 stern Brian at 9:49am 02.01.06 Smaller Boats 7/891 Hey everybody! Is anyone else tired of the terribly inconvenient stern layout on their 25.5? Steph
Stain for plywood jbreland at 9:44am 02.01.06 Smaller Boats 4/1236 Anybody know what kind of stain I can use on Birch plywood that would makeit come close to looking
Feathering Props Jeff Stone at 7:16am 02.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1115 I am considering changing my fixed 3-Blade prop to a 3 blade Max Prop with adjustable pitch. Any co
Catalina Capri 22 1985 Owners Manual geoff16651 at 6:47am 02.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/3413 Do you know where I can get a copy of a Catalina Capri 22 1985 Owners Manual?
FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT john dewey at 5:19am 02.01.06 Catalina 310 4/2117 WHEN CHANGING THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FUEL FILTERS WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE TO GET THE LINES PRIMED A
Inexpensive Tender Roy Udwin at 4:57am 02.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1357 I am interested in an inexpensive tender/dinghy for light use. I would use it just for exploring and
powering a sailboat raedee at 2:47am 02.01.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1639 Question: I'm fairly new to sailing but in the past year have purchased four sailboats one of which
Need information on the Freedom 25 kompan@rochester.rr.com at 2:22am 02.01.06 Other Sailboats 1/905 Looking for information on thge Freedom 25 as I am interested in purchasing one
When was the Hunter 36 last redesigned? GKuffner at 1:41am 02.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/863 I was wondering when the last time that Hunter updated the current Hunter 36 model. On their websig
Schematic for M26S Bill at 12:42am 02.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/796 Does anyone know where I can get a 'photo-ready' or very good drawing that can be scanned in of a 19
91 30T standing rigging and furler questions George Kosta at 12:31am 02.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/954 I just noticed (after a good hard but short sail) that my forestay where it exits the top of the foi
Pedistal for 1993 Mac 26S Bill Shipley at 12:27am 02.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/831 I am looking to add a pedistal to my 1993 Mac26S. Does anyone know where I can find one? Edison does
Rasmus 35 - steering ram Juniata at 10:37pm 01.31.06 Hallberg-Rassy 2/1915
19 ctrbd or keel? what trailer configuration? David S at 9:26pm 01.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 Going to a friend in Punta Gorda thur Feb 2 ' pick up a free 19. still don't know which kl or ctrbd
New Standing Rigging, H430 Pat McIntosh at 2:55pm 01.31.06 Big Boats 2/864 We are now going to re do the standing rigging and I'd like to set up a removable inner stay for a s
Mixing Elbow Warning Lee at 12:27pm 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 16/3351 Since I was bored last week with nothing to do with my spare time, I decided to do some "routine mai
Fun website rfrye1 at 12:02pm 01.31.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1092 Saw the ad in SAIL magazine. Check out "sailing on demand" TV. Use link.
Looking for best warm sailing for retirement Fran15124 at 11:32am 01.31.06 Destinations 10/2595 Hi All!We're looking for input as to a good place to move to in retirement where we can sail, pref

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VHF Range? Tally Ho at 4:42pm 03.25.21 If you think of it in hours rather than miles you might feel more comfortable with 18 kts. Assume
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Panaphobe at 4:39pm 03.25.21 I went to sign up for the C25 association's forums today and it asked me for a payment after confirm
Aft Mounted Radar Pole on a Hunter 376 chuckwayne at 4:35pm 03.25.21 Garhauer made me a really nice stern pole with a custom antenna hoop and a tilt control to level the
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port SV/Journey at 4:27pm 03.25.21 <p>
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Stu Jackson at 4:25pm 03.25.21 1. Thanks for the link. 2. I figured I'd see what info I could get from free forums before I tr
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation rukidn at 4:22pm 03.25.21 Congratulations! We used Uship auction to move from TX to OH. Timing wasn't as desired, but we did g
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 4:17pm 03.25.21 Sounds good, thanks!
VHF Channels SailorElliot at 3:36pm 03.25.21 Okay, thanks for the advice!
VHF Channels dlochner at 3:12pm 03.25.21 Remember, transmissions on VHF are not private, any one with a radio within range can hear what you
VHF Channels Richard19068 at 2:43pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats? 6
Sailing to Catalina Island? jssailem at 2:30pm 03.25.21 A 20 foot sailiboat can handle waves that are just over 6 feet. Very quickly you will loose control
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications Doug J at 2:26pm 03.25.21 They ruined a perfectly fine water ballast sailboat. I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot boat hook.
VHF Channels SailorElliot at 2:24pm 03.25.21 Not that I probably ever will, but I can use channels 67 or 72 for just chatting to other boats?
VHF Channels dlochner at 2:21pm 03.25.21 Here ya go, straight from the horse's mouth so to speak. https://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.p
VHF Range? dlochner at 2:19pm 03.25.21 No one has mentioned the antenna cable and connections. These can degrade service quite a lot if the
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 2:15pm 03.25.21 Thanks for the advice! That makes a lot of sense, I just feel the urge! I would probably go in the s
Sailing to Catalina Island? JoeWhite at 2:09pm 03.25.21 Judging from the level of sailing instructions I received from my sailing school for 101 and boosted
VHF Range? Richard19068 at 1:55pm 03.25.21 If only you could communicate this to the yahoos in my area! I would guess a full quarter of the C
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 1:54pm 03.25.21 Honestly, I mainly cared about two things: the looks of the boat and safety. First of all, the looks
Sailing to Catalina Island? LakeShark at 1:40pm 03.25.21 So just a random question for you. Why such an advanced micro cruiser for a first sailboat if your

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