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Hunter 25 vs Catalina 250 tom abbott at 8:52am 12.27.05 Smaller Boats 9/5746 I want to buy a new boat and have been looking at the Hunter 25 and Catalina 250. The Catalina deale
Dodger and Bimini Alternatives Casey at 8:27am 12.27.05 Ask All Sailors 9/4697 I hate the look of a bimini and dodger on my race cruiser. My wife hates the heat and sun blasting d
Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:16am 12.27.05 Big Boats 11/1250 Finally, I have a picture of the traveler upgrade from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. I
Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:10am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/764 Finally, I have a picture of the traveler upgrade from the stock 3:1 to a much more powerful 5:1. I
Traveler Upgrade Alan at 7:03am 12.27.05 Big Boats 0/757 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 0/769 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 4/990 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 6/1124 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 2/892 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 7/1191 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 2/1116 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 17/1498 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 29/2196 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 2/847 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 0/876 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 2/1143 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 3/967 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 0/713 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 10/1890 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 10/3906 I'll be on the boat this week end. I got an impeller ' gasket, fuel filter, oil filter, belt and en

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Swing Keel Dimensions pclarksurf at 5:10pm 05.25.21 Neglected to mention the original mechanical drawing you pulled is actually pretty darn accurate-- I
Pop quiz Captain W at 5:06pm 05.25.21
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 5:01pm 05.25.21 Well, I'll pay more attention for tomorrow's sail. The last one I was mostly concerned with the mec
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? splax at 4:51pm 05.25.21 my first suggestion is clogged intake through hull, then clogged heat exchanger, thenworn impeller..
Got a new sailing dinghy shemandr at 4:46pm 05.25.21 I already want to go for a sail with it!
Swing Keel Dimensions Eleven at 4:40pm 05.25.21 Fantastic info pclarksurf, that is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:33pm 05.25.21 194529 Getting closer. 3 coats of TotalBoat Wet Edge white for the topsides and a coat of Rustoleum
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 4:28pm 05.25.21 194533
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 4:27pm 05.25.21 194532
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:26pm 05.25.21 194531
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 4:26pm 05.25.21 194530
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? Sailfanatic at 4:23pm 05.25.21 Given the hardware you describe, I would assume that your main is setup for one reef and the reefing
B and G autopilot commissioning Ray Casey at 4:18pm 05.25.21 Ask B&G, if you need something more if they'd take the Vulcan and exchange it for a Zeus unit? Eve
B and G autopilot commissioning Ray Casey at 4:15pm 05.25.21 The devil is in the details. Emphasis added. (Vulcan 7 \| B&G Sailing USA) You'll need to add a co
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 4:09pm 05.25.21 Greg - use a heat gun to warm up the epoxy, this will soften it and then you can remove it with var
Wax after acetone? jrussnogle at 3:53pm 05.25.21
Furler Twists Sirius Pete at 3:49pm 05.25.21 The furler is a Plastimo (France) 406. Forestay appears fine, however may be a little slack.... ht
Furler Twists Sirius Pete at 3:48pm 05.25.21 The furler is a Plastimo (France) 406. Forestay appears fine, however may be a little slack....
Wax after acetone? dmax at 3:13pm 05.25.21 Greg - use a heat gun to warm up the epoxy, this will soften it and then you can remove it with vari
Mast thickness? Orbweaver at 3:03pm 05.25.21 US Spars has responded and the mast is NOT their equipment, so probably Isomat.

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