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Survey or not survey? Mike M at 9:09am 04.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 11/1177 I am going to look at a '85 Catalina 27 next week with a friend who has owned 3 sailboats and curren
irrational fears realized? kingprawn at 9:06am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 6/809 I've had this really strange fear of one day dropping my keel and having it just keep on going to th
Packing nut John12132 at 8:31am 04.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/833 I'm wondering if not having any water drops out of thefreshly (one season) packed shaft nut is a pr
Buying a New C-310 With A Roller Furling Main ? Rodd C. at 8:30am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/792 My wife and I are about to sign on the dotted line for a 2005 C-310. I'm really excited about the ro
Very Cool Site Rob at 6:55am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 2/930 I am not promoting anything here other than a very cool (and free) website Google has launched. It
Mounting A Radar Dislay on the Pedestal Frank Bean at 6:13am 04.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/754 I have been looking at places to mount a smaller radar display like the Furuno 1621 and the JRC 1500
Lake Champlain sailing... GG at 5:15am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/814 Calling all sailors,We are interested in finding out about any existing Yacht Clubs (preferably) a
Steaming Light Dan Ulrich at 5:12am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 6/1066 My 23 has a OEM (Perko) steaming light (new one 2 yrs old). It is the oblong shaped one identical to
Sliding hatch cover H23- what adhesive? bleathen at 4:55am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 3/924 Like others on this forum, I broke and am now replacing the sliding hatch cover on my H23. What s
Mast Raising System Mike Clisby at 4:54am 04.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/997 I have a swing keel Oday 25 on a trailer and have seen a brochure depicting a system used to raise a
GPS to PC cable ,serial port to USB question. Patrick at 3:59am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1188 I have a Garmin 48 GPS connected to my PC for navigation.I have a new PC that does not have a serial
Don's book - don't wait until Christmas! Rick Macdonald at 3:43am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1379 Howdy All -I'm a huge fan of Don's book. I had bought others before coming across his, but couldn'
Telltales - Part 3 Don Guillette at 3:08am 04.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1439 Mates: We are almost finished with the subject of telltales. I'm spending a lot of time on this subj
Replacing Sole plywood w/ diamond-plate steel william3045 at 2:58am 04.06.05 Smaller Boats 9/1094 I am considering replacing the sole boards on my 23 with powder coated diamond plate steel for weigh
BBQ and you! Micklejester at 1:25am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/986 I have seen several boats with small BBQ grills mounted on their railings. Where can I find one of t
Getting Rid of the Winter Smell Sentman at 1:15am 04.06.05 Big Boats 5/886 Other than simply airing the boat out, what is the best way to get the winter smell out of fabrics o
Ghosts Roy at 12:43am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/899 When you change a name on a boat,you remove the letters and a "Ghost" out line of the old name remai
Need Mast For CAL 28 Mark Balthrop at 12:14am 04.06.05 Cal 1/399 I need a mast and boom / standing rigging for a 1968 CAL 28 . the boat is undergoing a renovation an
$10. Tank Gauge. Ed Schenck at 12:01am 04.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1094 Back when there was still a Thrifty Mariner I bought two 8" inspection plates for $20. One of those
Another H37C vanity step. Ed Schenck at 11:55pm 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/850 Yesterday was too nice to be working on the inside of the boat. Alas I still have that vanity proje

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Sailmakers nightowle at 9:42pm 09.21.20 I'm assuming that you are going for a standard size sail that is pre-measured for your boat if you'v
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Stu Jackson at 8:17pm 09.21.20 I hooked up to shore power and turned on the AC. Set temp to70 degrees and in about 5 mins, the cab
Hunter 386 Cabin Heat Terry Cox at 8:10pm 09.21.20 We have MarineAir reverse cycle units on our boat. Water temps in the winter seem to stay at around
Stink Boat mermike at 8:08pm 09.21.20 Peggie also recommends Pure Ayre for the problem you describe. I recommend you get Peggie's book.
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 7:06pm 09.21.20 One consideration when adding USB outlets - Devices like cell phones are increasingly moving to USB
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel jaysweet at 6:57pm 09.21.20 It looks like clearance underneath may be a problem for a step drill. Even removing the nav station
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 6:55pm 09.21.20 I have not used it yet but it seems like it will
Sailmakers FastOlson at 6:53pm 09.21.20 We have had Great sails and service from UKSailmakers and more recently North. Fall is here.... tal
Sailmakers dlochner at 6:31pm 09.21.20 https://kingstonsailloft.ca :plus: Keep it local. Small independent lofts can give you good sails
WINTER arrived... dlochner at 6:30pm 09.21.20 Yeah, but who's counting? ;)
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 6:20pm 09.21.20 Fanatic- thanks much for your post. Earlier today I thought to look at the rig-rite web site who has
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer SycloneDriver at 6:15pm 09.21.20 Try a trailer shop. They are in the book or Google it. Etrailer.com is also a good source. I've u
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 6:02pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:00pm 09.21.20 and I paid good money for an '86. At least I got a trailer!
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 Ron20324 at 5:56pm 09.21.20 Looks like you've eliminated everything but a grill on the rail or a brick fire pit in the cockpit.
Sailmakers Hunter216 at 5:55pm 09.21.20 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sail
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Leakie Marine at 5:52pm 09.21.20 I 3rd what NYsail and Morgan doner say. Fuel pump diaphragm most likely has a split and is pumping
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Daveinet at 5:40pm 09.21.20 You should be able to tow 3300 lbs just fine. I towed my RL with a KL, and it worked really well. Th
Sailmakers BarryL at 5:38pm 09.21.20 Hey, My suggestion is to contact a few local sail lofts and see what they say. A good loft will ask
Neglected boat meets shore! Daveinet at 5:30pm 09.21.20 I could have stolen that mast for my boat.

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