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Electrical panel replacement/upgrade Richard4728 at 4:22am 09.14.05 Catalina 30 2/2304 Has anyone done this recently? My panel is starting to over flow. The upgrade from Seaward is $500
Sail Trim In Heavy Air Big Windy at 3:16am 09.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2140 Don...In your Sail Trim Chart page 1, for Main Sail in 15-18 Knots, in the chart at the top it says
Almost forgot. Ed Schenck at 2:54am 09.14.05 Smaller Boats 1/840 This year I had to leave the big boat on the hard. I knew I would miss sailing so I put a small boa
Wanted - Cradle or Jackstands for storage WuWei28 at 2:50am 09.14.05 Other Sailboats 1/834 It looks as though I will be dry docking my Hunter 40.5 this season (as opposed to traveling south t
Radio Interference from a Link Monitor sailexa at 2:40am 09.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1099 I recently added a Link 20 (Xantrex) battery monitor and it works great. BUT the thing creates a lo
And You Thought You Had Problems.... George7742 at 2:33am 09.14.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1608 The link below will take you to a copyrighted story about a large sailboat being sunk by sea lions.
Dickinson Antarctic diesel heater Ann at 2:08am 09.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2399 Sorry about the duplicates - I'm not very good at postings! We're considering installing a Dickinson
Jabsco question Bill C320, Papillon at 1:46am 09.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1148 Peggy,I have a 9 year old Jabsco toilet. A few months ago, I got a package with parts for rebuildi
Water in the Bilge Jack Ritterman at 1:34am 09.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/974 I just purchase a 1980 22' Catalina which is in dryodck for the winterI cleaned the
Fresh water flusing Ed at 1:28am 09.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1311 Peggy, I have had boats with manual sea water heads (holding tank of course), and my last boat had t
water prevention Justin_NSA at 1:18am 09.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/860 I went from an integral tank to a separate tank style outboard motor. I bored about a 1 1/2 in. hole
Hurricane Ophelia - sea bouy Jim Seamans at 1:14am 09.14.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1350 check this site - looks like the eye went over the bouyJimS/V Java
Swim ladder Nereussailor at 12:51am 09.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1194 When I purchased my H30 the swim ladder was not on the boat and the hull had just been re-done. I co
Source for Autohelm belt? Gary Kunkel at 12:24am 09.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/869 Anyone know of a good source for a replacement Autohelm 3000 autopilot belt? I need the B- size. Tha
Primary Fuel Filter pimerese at 12:22am 09.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/946 I'm a fairly large fellow. Too large to fit into the aft lazerette of my Hunter 31. So when I need
King electric dial-a-watt marine heaters Ann at 12:17am 09.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1394 Anyone have any experience with the King electric dial-a-watt marine heaters? We are struggling with
shipping a cradle pierre at 12:10am 09.14.05 Big Boats 2/1351 I sailed my catalina 36 from Muskegon Mi. to Sturgeon Bay Wi. The factory (i think) cradle is still
Single Side Band Radio Tsehum Pete at 11:56pm 09.13.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1692 I am thinking of adding a single side-band radio to my boat. Any comments about brands/models, suppl
Buying an Ensign Tom K at 11:08pm 09.13.05 Other Sailboats 3/1550 I am looking at a 1965 ensign. The owner has pointed out the known problems. He said that early mo
Hurricane insurance claim Noah Young at 11:07pm 09.13.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1132 From the pictures I have seen on the internet it looks like my boat is in a big pile of boats at the

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2nd anchor/Double bow roller? JamesG161 at 3:45pm 05.03.21 I have 2 anchors installed... 1) Bruce for mud... only rode 2) Danforth for Sand. Anchor chain plu
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors dlochner at 3:33pm 05.03.21
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors kappykaplan at 3:32pm 05.03.21 There is no way to bridge the two. Correct? Correct! :beer:
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors skunther at 3:21pm 05.03.21
Instruments went goofy Davidasailor26 at 3:05pm 05.03.21
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating kappykaplan at 3:03pm 05.03.21 NOT HAPPENING!:facepalm: Says 29 for my boat! I don't believe it. :facepalm:
There's a hole in my boat Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 05.03.21 I don't think you want to hot-coat ablative. That is more appropriate for hard anti-fouling paint.
Garmin plotter with Furuno radar, Raymarine sensors dlochner at 2:52pm 05.03.21 Generally, with enough money and patience bridging devices can be assembled to let everyone talk to
Racing vs. Cruising DougM at 2:45pm 05.03.21
Racing vs. Cruising DArcy at 2:38pm 05.03.21 It was mostly an excuse to go sailing then BBQ afterwords drank some bourbon and told lies Ah, y
Smart Plug Installation AwwShucks at 2:33pm 05.03.21 I wish they did! Agreed - especially when they are so safety conscious in other categories. I won
PROP upgrade size DMo_17 at 2:25pm 05.03.21 On my Hunter 29.5 I also had one of the Martec 15x12 RH 2-blade props. I just had a Campbell Sailer
Smart Plug Installation Alan Gomes at 2:20pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the update Alan. You're welcome. I wish they did!
Racing vs. Cruising sail sfbay at 2:20pm 05.03.21 That's what the protest flag is for and the RRS. Someone needs to have a chat with these skippers if
Smart Plug Installation AwwShucks at 2:18pm 05.03.21 Thanks for the update Alan.
Old Hunter 22 mast spreader question rgranger at 2:13pm 05.03.21 As far as "slipping' goes.... yes that is normal.
Anyone have a sailpack on a H34? (1) WasabiRush at 2:10pm 05.03.21 Here is a pic of mine. I'm 5'9"ish and it's a bit of a stretch to get the halyard off and the sail b
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating rgranger at 2:08pm 05.03.21 I also found this... If your boat does not have a capacity plate, the U.S. Coast Guard recommends t
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating rgranger at 2:06pm 05.03.21 Who's the insurance company? Insurance companies are known for not really understanding what they
Racing vs. Cruising rgranger at 2:03pm 05.03.21 I've only raced once. I enjoyed it but I don't see getting overly serious about it. Until August I

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