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40ast electric conversion 2nd question speed rings JCH at 5:11am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1186 I have been considering two upgrades to the 40 ast secondaries on the cabin top of the 36.7.Can you
Electric conversion 40ast 2nd question speed ring JCH at 5:06am 03.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1106 I have been considering two upgrades to the 40 ast secondaries on the cabin top of the 36.7.Can you
Cruising Spinnaker rigging. Jeff Powell at 4:59am 03.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/2354 Would like to add a cruising spinnaker to my C30, MkIII with a non-standard rig. It has the standard
bottom painting from scratch MARK at 4:57am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/791 MY BOAT HAS JUST BEEN SODA BLASTED. I WAS GOING TO EPOXY BARRIER COAT THE BOTTOM. I SAIL MOSTLY IN T
Best Varnish for decorative inlay? Jim at 4:48am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1245 A few weeks ago we came across a large antique desk that was in need of major repair. We picked it u
Safety Harness Tony5898 at 4:41am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1476 Sorry if this is a duplicate in advance...I am looking for advice on safety. I am anticipating th
Fan placement David Levine at 4:40am 03.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/923 I have a 1983 22 which I would like to install either 1 or 2 12V fans in to make sleeping a bit easi
Want to add a starting battery Major at 4:35am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/887 Did any one setup a 3rd starting battery ? If so, what do you reccommend.
LEWMAR PORTHOLES and SCREENS captainhappy at 4:31am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1852 I have a Hunter 30 (1990) with Lewmar portholes. I am interestedin getting new screens for my po
Lewmar Portlight Leprechaun at 4:30am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1187 Ben, We own a Catalina 25- 1987 and she has lewmar portlights installed both port and starboard,abov
Georgian Bay HSA Rendezvous 2005 John Vasey at 4:28am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 0/891 We have 2 great events planned for 2005!Tonch Point, Beausoliel IslandJuly 15, 16, 17, 2005D
Cleaning Sunbrella Bob at 4:25am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1134 I was fortunate in that the previous owner of our 1988 Catalina 30, had custom made sunbrella (pacif
Catalina 27 Standing Rigging Norton Brooker at 4:19am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1417 Anybody have the lengths for the standing rigging for a Catalina 27
How best to stay onboard Tony5898 at 4:13am 03.14.05 C&C 3/1950 I am looking for advice on safety. I am anticipating that I will be sailing solo most of the season
Barient Winches - Replacement parts Daniel at 3:35am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1897 Ben: I have a 33.5 Hunter 1991, with main Barient winches. Since Barient is out of business, where d
Grease Dragonfly at 3:27am 03.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1198 I have Lewmar grease to service my winches, Peggie recommends SuperLube for my head, someone recomme
Lewmar 40 rotates wrong way with load on it Pete at 2:56am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/999 For starters, they are 25 year old Lewmar 40's. Is there a replacement pack for the gears? Or do
Bottom paint for Great Lakes John F at 2:38am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1503 Help! I bought an '84 C22. This will be my first time with bottom painting. We'll be sailing her
15 MM tubing for water supply David Hoch at 2:22am 03.14.05 Smaller Boats 6/1173 My 2005 260 has 15 mm water supply lines - I'm installing a pump and proper faucets - anyone know wh
Calling all stereo electronic experts for help Rick Evans at 2:18am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1361 I replaced my 5 year old JVC cassette tape AM/FM receiver with a new JVC CD player and AM/FM receive

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Help with searching shemandr at 5:04am 03.13.21 Try the search using the word "Mohawk." There have been discussions about what product to use on fa
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Noodat Lady at 4:57am 03.13.21 I'd call it fact. Unless an owner hacked the original design. The exception being nonkeeled boats.
Single or double line reefing Hayden Watson at 4:53am 03.13.21 One other thing to consider in single line reefing. I have had my boat for 23 years. I installed t
H30T (93) Rainwater in swimming platform lockers Justin_NSA at 4:48am 03.13.21 My '91 30T cockpit locker has its own drain into the cockpit. I would guess, but I don't know, the
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Justin_NSA at 4:39am 03.13.21 That is certainly the theory. I'd call it fact. Unless an owner hacked the original design. The ex
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! Davidasailor26 at 4:37am 03.13.21
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Noodat Lady at 4:37am 03.13.21 Even a deck stepped mast tranfers its weight to the keel via a cabin pole or load bearing bulkhead.
Vakaros Atlas danstanford at 4:34am 03.13.21 Excellent video Clay, there is no substitute for seeing it done! Could your next video cover the tr
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 4:25am 03.13.21 Oh, Kermit, you sly sailor! He must have had a frogette in every port! That will complicate his ap
America's Cup danstanford at 4:24am 03.13.21 It seems that the only way to lose is to make a mistake. It is impressive how well the the teams are
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 4:21am 03.13.21 Well, yeah...! Nobody posted who actually tried it so I'll do it. Imma do it as safely as possibl
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Justin_NSA at 4:16am 03.13.21 Even a deck stepped mast tranfers its weight to the keel via a cabin pole or load bearing bulkhead.
B323 fuel pickup Mechone at 4:13am 03.13.21 Good idea. What guage is applicable, fitting size, cost, & source Its a 0-30 hg vacuum gauge 1/4
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! georgetheleo at 4:11am 03.13.21 Ball style valves with red plastic coated lever handles made of steel that rusts easily. Looks like
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Joe at 4:11am 03.13.21 Every sailboat owners manual I've seen, and I've seen about 30, has a specific section on setting up
Follow up to creating Seatalk Network Scott B at 4:08am 03.13.21 I have, but no data Maybe try contacting Raymarine support through their website. The Canadian r
Merit 22 Paint question Joe at 3:59am 03.13.21 First of all, don't paint it unless there's a problem with the gel coat. See the comment above on s
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact kappykaplan at 3:55am 03.13.21 This is the best, but only if you take your boat out of water each season. I do! :beer:
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 3:48am 03.13.21
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Joe at 3:36am 03.13.21 I am considering the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 33.5. Does this model still use wood core constructi

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