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Response to Pirates Harold at 9:20pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 20/2043 Have heard lots of talk about so called pirates who board and cause trouble. How common is this issu
stopping the main halyard rattling around rols at 6:02pm 01.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1676 The 343 isn't completely set up yet, but I went down to see her today. They've installed the lazy ja
Battery charging with AC genset grant544 at 2:04pm 01.01.06 Big Boats 0/735 was never very good with my original Passage 42 Heart EMS 1800 inverter/charger. The best I was ever
bilge water - leak? Sherry at 12:54pm 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1200 I got my new to me 1992 Hunter 30 in July. This is my first winter of ownership. When I bought the
sail for CDI Flexible furlers bob griffin at 11:23am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/866 I am installig CDI Flexible furler this winter. I have a 150 head sail, is that to big? Should I use
Mast Paint Colors Rob19574 at 10:58am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3835 Hi all,I am prepping my mast and boom for an Awlgrip paint refinishing on my Catalina 30. I plan
Catalina vs Ericson ble at 10:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4970 What a cool site! I am new to sailing after years of canoes and small speedboats. I went through
Gas or diesel generator BuddyE at 10:14am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1083 Trying to put a 110 volt system to power kitchen appliances, refrig, ect. Have a 33 Univrsal diesel
engine compartment on the Islander 28' Jack at 9:53am 01.01.06 Islander 3/1999 I recently purchased an Islander 28' and the previous owner said he had a mechanic work on the engin
Boise Sailing John S at 9:47am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/785 Well we had a weather window here in Idahop, it quit raining for the day. Splashed my boat and saile
Cunningham vs halyard Bill Leathen at 9:40am 01.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3765 I just read your book and can not wait for the winter to end so I can start sailing again. Is there
Help - need ideas to save boat - low water level Kay13287 at 8:38am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1547 I am looking for some help on possible actions I can take. The lake water level has dropped so low,
Thinking of a new rudder..... La Boheme at 8:35am 01.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/1066 We are thinking of changing our rudder. Any positive experiences and negative one.Please let us kno
Ben 36S7 info needed Loren at 6:38am 01.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1156 We are considering a move to a larger boat, but the new boat market is made up (mostly) of "RV's."R
Double Braid end splice tim1424 at 6:36am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2416 Can someone recommend a good web link with instructions on how to do an end splice for double braide
Need a good rigger in Charleston, SC sailcatalyst at 6:20am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1401 We are moving from Michigan to Charleston, SC, and will need to have our boat put back together afte
Where to buy teak plugs paphman at 5:39am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1061 I am refinishing the teak on my Cat. 22, and there are teak plugs in the handrails. I also have a f
What boat to sail chuck7799 at 4:31am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 I dont wanna make any mistakes!!! I need a trailerable, affordable sailboat for lake sailing mainly.
Oilcanning Richard McBride at 2:35am 01.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1294 Hi allMy Catalina 27 (1976) has some lateral cracks in the gel coat at the bow of the boat. I was
What are sailing differences between 27 Joe Mullee at 2:24am 01.01.06 Bristol 0/1517 Reading John Vigors "Twenty Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere" I was drawn to the Bristol 27. One

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Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 05.27.21 When I first got mine (~450hrs) it smoked some on cold start, had a mechanic (long retired, unfortun
Behavior of marine batteries (3) Tally Ho at 3:35pm 05.27.21
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? garymalmgren at 3:34pm 05.27.21 Good job on the AC build, Portajon. You have pulled off a real winner. Your presentation could do w
Last straw DArcy at 3:09pm 05.27.21 Its a bad look. but not entirely unexpected. Sorry, I was never a fan of his brash and, at times,
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 3:08pm 05.27.21 I don't know a lot of folks who sail here who aren't up North now. Right now I'm content to sail on
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 3:00pm 05.27.21 Our SOP when we encounter an anchor alarm is to fire the engine, pull the rode in and then reset th
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? (4) portajon at 2:58pm 05.27.21 Photos
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? jon hansen at 2:57pm 05.27.21 not even taking on water
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? ggrizzard at 2:54pm 05.27.21 My water heater locale is different and, I don't have an engine access hatch in the cockpit floor.
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) jon hansen at 2:52pm 05.27.21 194616
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker dlochner at 2:51pm 05.27.21 Is there anything I can currently do aside from replacing the corroded positive wire to troubleshoo
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) jon hansen at 2:48pm 05.27.21 194615 that's the fleet at the school i once headed
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:47pm 05.27.21 Can't wait for the install. It fit perfectly where the water heater had been. A 6" return duct
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? jon hansen at 2:42pm 05.27.21 you really can't come up with a crew? those are detuned highlanders. you can't tip them over. snag a
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? ggrizzard at 2:42pm 05.27.21 Can't wait for the install. Oops, and there it is (sorta). Gotta see the other part.
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 2:41pm 05.27.21 Oh and thanks for the tip about moving forward for weight distribution.
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:40pm 05.27.21 2763875027258373
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 2:39pm 05.27.21 Probably could use an 8ft step ladder and see all four corners of the state. ...I couldn't help.!
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:33pm 05.27.21 2741493306163212
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? sail sfbay at 2:28pm 05.27.21 Suggest getting a schematic diagram of a Catalina 310 like from this site SailboatData.com - CATALIN

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