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Catalina 30, Sail to the Caribbean??? wayne williams at 7:19am 08.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1222 I am interested in taking my '89 Catalina 30 (M25XP diesel) to the Caribbean for a couple of months.
Main furling stuck Tim Richards at 7:01am 08.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1907 We recently purchased a used 1993 Beneteau 400. We are not use to a furling main. We didn't put eno
Brass Seacocks dwayne13628 at 6:37am 08.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1197 Howdy Sailors, I just bought all new seacocks for my boat but noticed / realized they are brass. Now
Spinnaker pole position Nick H at 6:32am 08.11.05 Yamaha 6/2673 I am having trouble setting my spinnaker pole when on a run. I usually end up with it resting again
Trailer Surge Brakes Dave at 6:18am 08.11.05 Smaller Boats 1/984 Need quick info. I have a 84' C22 swing keel, with what I would suppose id a 1984 single axle traile
Storm Preparations Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:15am 08.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1007 Tropical Storm Irene is headed for the Outher Banks, ETA Tuesday. Thinking of the possibility it mi
Ice Box organization Tony Litvak at 6:08am 08.11.05 C&C 6/4071
Chicken Jibe Don Guillette at 5:51am 08.11.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/8654 Mates: You know there is an easier and safer way to jibe the boat and it is called a chicken jibe (w
Thanks for the setting up the forum Phil:) Eric at 5:36am 08.11.05 Other Sailboats 0/678 Thanks for starting up this forum for Sandpiper 565 sailors Phil. I'm hoping we'll see lots of 'pipe
Fixed Keel Daysailor Mark Mazour at 5:19am 08.11.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2370 I unfortunately have to down size from my S2 7.3 to a boat that i20' or less, slip rent financial re
looking to buy a boat need info renchermh at 5:18am 08.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/875 I'm looking at a 1990 macgregor 26. It in good shape and the guy is asking 5,800.00 with trailer and
Tiller Tamer Mac Bentley at 4:58am 08.11.05 Smaller Boats 3/1466 I'm looking at the $25 tamer on this site. I have a tiller extension that can lock the tiller in pla
H22 Hatch Weight Capacity Mark G at 4:53am 08.11.05 Smaller Boats 1/907 Does anyone know how much weight the plexiglass companionway hatch on an H22 can hold? I try not to
Droopy shrouds Dick Westwood at 4:51am 08.11.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1409 I tried this on the Cal site, and got some good input, but wanted to get some broader thoughts.Whi
Welcome! Phil Herring at 4:23am 08.11.05 Other Sailboats 0/731 Welcome to our new messageboard system for more than 100 popular boats!We think you'll find this s
Vinegar (the timeless subject) Steve at 3:53am 08.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/825 Peggie,You recently answered a question for me about the use of vinegar with an aluminum holding t
Person Ensign Half Hull laserracer at 3:27am 08.11.05 Other Sailboats 1/1521 I am looking for a half hull model of a Pearson Ensign, it is a present for my best friends 40th bir
Windlass Install Neale4202 at 2:57am 08.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1039 I would like to install a electric windlass in my 1992 Hunter 335.Any suggestions?Neale
How do you pronounce Razl at 2:32am 08.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/2969 I know what the GPS term WAAS is and what it stands for but have always been sheepish to bring it up
photo article on installing a swim ladder on H216 Jeff Prideaux at 1:57am 08.11.05 Smaller Boats 2/905 I've added a photo article on installing a swim ladder on my H216.You can see it from the H216 pag

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MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 11:42am 02.16.21 The MOB1 is intended for relatively short range, 5 to maybe 10 miles. The boat would have to be sail
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 11:14am 02.16.21 Hey, Sail the boat to the border. Put the bow on the american side. Your friend climbs on from his
Below Deck Autopilot senechals at 11:06am 02.16.21 We are hoping for delivery of our 315 in early March to San Diego. The factory confirmed they will b
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Mike Oldak at 11:03am 02.16.21 I called them Cholorine strips but they measure pH which is actually what you want to look at. Rain
Below Deck Autopilot stephen_i_w at 11:02am 02.16.21 Those of you who are getting new C315s with below decks autopilots, I hope you will give us the bene
soft area starboard fore deck (3) DrJudyB at 10:59am 02.16.21 I've done similar repairs from underneath. It's not that messy or hard to do. And the dock still l
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? BarryL at 10:58am 02.16.21 Hey, Sail the boat to the border. Put the bow on the american side. Your friend climbs on from his
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? rgranger at 10:56am 02.16.21 @Hello Below said "Stroke of genius or act of lunacy?" Can it be both...?
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button stephen_i_w at 10:54am 02.16.21 Sending data requires less power than sending voice. Data packets require very little energy to sen
Spring was so clise Justin_NSA at 10:53am 02.16.21 Cold weather is just cold weather, and thus has very little to with climate. Hot weather, on the o
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 10:52am 02.16.21 Why not simply sail your friends' boat to the mentioned Crescent Beach, BC, marina and have them or
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? rgranger at 10:52am 02.16.21 A recent article in WebMD states that is very unlikely that you will catch corona virus from surface
Below Deck Autopilot senechals at 10:50am 02.16.21 I have a new 315, hull #74, at the dealer in CT, getting ready for the spring. The dealer offered R
410 Stern divider replacement Sailgunner at 10:46am 02.16.21 Attaches to the rudder post. I thought that it may be providing some type of support for it. I dou
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 02.16.21 I used a pool chlorine test strip to see if the bilge water matched the Bay water vs rain water W
Hello from a new Catalina 30 owner ontherocks83 at 10:32am 02.16.21 I have replaced all the slider bulbs now with leds and thanks, it took me a bit to figure out the p
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 10:25am 02.16.21 Wow! It should arrive safely in that crate. The only parts needed are the precision Stainless Stee
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260? JoeWhite at 10:11am 02.16.21 25" definitely. If too short you will find that the propeller will come out of the water if higher w
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260? sail sfbay at 10:02am 02.16.21 IslandSouvenir................might consider the posts in this thread on short or long shaft. https
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 9:59am 02.16.21 Although it is true that both AIS and Marine VHF are line of sight. Line of sight is a limiting fac

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