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Navico Depth Sounder higgins at 11:22am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 11/4265 Hi all,I just bought a 85 30' Catalina with a thru hull transducer from NAVICO, that is defectiv a
Discovery Islands head woes Terry Cox at 9:44am 08.19.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1247 AMEE (Creelock 34 from Anacortes, P42 from Mukilteo, C'C 27 and Freedom 32 from Everett) fleet was i
192 Oday Bill L at 9:43am 08.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/896 I own and enjoy my 1969 Daysailer. How ever sailing alone is all I do. Getting the sails up after le
Recommendations For Handheld GPS timohara at 8:51am 08.19.05 Trailer Sailors 22/4321 I sail in coastal waters in New Jersey. I'm looking at buying a handheld GPS. Does anyone have sug
Sailboat sales boom with high fuel costs Rana Toro at 8:30am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 15/1395 Interesting article on MSN - Increasing sailboat sales - rising fuel costs.Remember the 1970's? (I
Coastal crusing, the Bahamas, and the Keys Daydreams at 8:16am 08.19.05 Seidelmann 1/1687 I sail on the Chesapeake Bay and have had many questions from potential buyers about how the boat wo
autopilot install mroths at 7:56am 08.19.05 Catalina 30 2/1506 I am installing a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot on my C30, and it requires a rudder position sensor. I
Need info: generator MMontagnet at 7:54am 08.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1178 At my request, my husband is looking at generators and an AC for our '94 Beneteau 445. Would like
Our New 373 is a week away!!! Ray Carter at 7:07am 08.19.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1096 We are so excited about our new Beneteau 373 -- I would love to hear about other's experiences with
Dingy Nancy at 6:01am 08.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/863 We are new owners of a Catalina 36. We need to purchase a dingy and would appreciate any recommendat
DIngy Nancy at 5:55am 08.19.05 Big Boats 3/1222 Any recommendations regarding a dingy? We are a family of 5, with 3 teenagers and we will be sailing
Additional Surveys Warren Milberg at 5:14am 08.19.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1208 Once you've had a used boat surveyed, bought it, and sailed it successfully for a number of years af
Fuel Screen on MD11C Phil Ackerman at 4:37am 08.19.05 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1775 Does anyone know how to get the little round cap (with the screw in the center) off the motor mounte
Replacing Mastbase Bolt csobalvarro at 4:08am 08.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/880 I would like to replace the threaded mastbase bolt (which currently fastens with a nut) with a large
Sail covers Rene18786 at 3:42am 08.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1040 I have a Mac 26X and I leave the battens in the main sail. Will a standard cover for my Mac work wi
Trailer launching an Ericson 26 Ken Neely at 2:59am 08.19.05 Other Sailboats 5/1198 I'm trailer launching my newly acquired '70 E26 the weekend after labor day. I intend to use the goo
any used sail sorces in Fort Lauderdale or Miami? Donald6441 at 2:50am 08.19.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1211 need a new head sail to go with my roller furl..
opinions for a "Nubee" joau43 at 2:02am 08.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1874 This weekend I'm going to "test sail" a Hunter 170. I'm looking for advice on what to buy. Also lo
Chain Plate Noise sscholes77 at 1:36am 08.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/946 We have a 1990 Hunter 35.5 and the starboard chainplate 'creaks' downbelow, especially when being bo
New Owner of a 320 in Austin, TX Austin 320 at 1:33am 08.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/921 Greetings All!My wife and I bought our first Catalina 320 and we have a few questions. It's a 199

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I cheated today JRT at 5:48pm 05.06.21 I have zero cat experience and have always loved mono hull, but wife really loves the space these bi
New Main Sail for H26 Doug J at 5:39pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Calif. Ted at 5:32pm 05.06.21 Caught the GP race from Bermuda the other day, 8 foiling AC50 Cats on the course at the same time, m
Dynemma Chafe Guards jmce1587 at 5:31pm 05.06.21 Practical sailor just released an article on heating in dock lines https://www.practical-sailor.com
Solar wiring question leo310 at 5:28pm 05.06.21 What I have done is used a Victron Argo FET Battery Isolators that connects both house and starter b
I cheated today Tom J at 5:06pm 05.06.21 Looks like a nice boat. Cats do have their uses. We had stayed overnight at a marina where the own
The Sailboat Owners Blues rgranger at 4:40pm 05.06.21 How about this lead off.... I got the GALVANIC Blues... As my Zinc desolves away... My Stainless
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 05.06.21 My father was an Air Crewman on a Navy Carrier in the 50s. He told me about a friend who worked in t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:32pm 05.06.21 193793
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues Mike Oldak at 4:31pm 05.06.21 Hello everyone:) m trying to tackle the electrical and i was hoping that maybe you guys can help me
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:30pm 05.06.21 193791
Tapping threads in mast thinwater at 4:24pm 05.06.21 This is only my opinion, but I quit using tapped fasteners in the mast because the wall is too thin
New Main Sail for H26 sail sfbay at 4:22pm 05.06.21 Suggest calling your local sail lofts (Ullman, North, Quantum, UK Halsey, Doyle, etc.) for a quote a
Do I need outside jib tracks? (1) pclarksurf at 4:15pm 05.06.21 @AaronD -- serious question, you really don't use your outside track? I think my go to headsail is
Charging house batteries Stu Jackson at 4:12pm 05.06.21 Well not so quick. It depends on the state of both the Start and House Batteries. Look for this d
Ceiling acess Pat cool skip at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I ran across a youtube video that shows how the vinyl is attached. Basically it is pressed into sp
Tapping threads in mast Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.06.21 I tapped holes for cheek blocks for my lazy jacks, and holes in the boom for the strap eyes and a S
Charging house batteries desodave at 3:57pm 05.06.21 I gave up trying to charge the batteries with the stock alternator and cannot believe that 2 hours p
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY dlochner at 3:51pm 05.06.21 When I was very young I would watch and listen to my father send code at some outrageous speed using
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? JuanMarcos at 3:50pm 05.06.21 Somebody installed a windlass on a Beneteau First 38, and did a brief write up with some pictures. S

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