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K-9 crew ex-admin at 12:20pm 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 121/7162 Does your dog go sailing with you? Does he enjoy a reach in 15 knots of breeze, or does he spend
Atomic 4 cooling problem Dennis Breen at 12:09pm 01.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1485 I have a '79 Catalina 27 with an Atomic 4 gas engine. Recently I noticed no water was coming from th
IOR hull Richard A at 11:59am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1202 being a IOR design intended for big headsails
Rephrasing the preceeding entry about motors.:o Ray18680 at 11:35am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/935 I meant to ask what manufacturer would you choose, and why. I am interested in a 6-8 hp. motor. I
Swing Keel Offshore Don K. at 11:04am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2966 How safe is a 26' Chrysler with a 850# swing keel going offshore in the Gulf Of Mexico.
Detailed tuning George Bush at 10:58am 01.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/970 Hello Bill again,Thank you for your earlier suggestion regarding the back-winding of my main. I hav
Paul's photo Phil Herring at 10:40am 01.23.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1038 nm
Headstay Sag Ted at 10:36am 01.23.05 C&C 1/1858 Is there a general formula for maximum headstay sag. I know that headstay sag should be increased wh
"Show Off" Spinnakers Herb Parsons at 10:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/824 OK, not one of those technical type questions, but I'm still curious. Why is it that, traditionally,
Who Do You Think Makes The Best Motor? Why? o Ray at 9:47am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/998 I am in the market for a motor for the inflatable I tow behind my 26M. I am looking for a four stro*
Fluxgate compass installation for autopilot Debra B at 9:39am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3875 OK am still in the planning stage of autopilot installation and am haveing trouble figuring out wher
anyone for sailing Bob at 7:29am 01.23.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/920 Anyone for sailing
Trailer Tongue Extension John S at 5:45am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1683 I cut off the hitch from the tongue of my trailer last night to start the process of lengthening the
canvas surround for pop-up Jay Saunders at 5:28am 01.23.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1621 Where can I find the canvas surround for the pop-up feature on the M25? Alternatively, where can I
Cordage and Shackles Bob C at 4:09am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 3/960 I plan to replace my main and jib halyards. Looking for some Internat sites that sell cordage and w
Anybody know the "Carolina Moon" John Myers at 4:05am 01.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/869 In the early 90's I rented a Catalina 27 named the "Carolina Moon" on Hilton Head. I'd love to find
Lowering the swing keel of a 192 on land J P Turkey at 3:55am 01.23.05 Day Sailers 0/1120 I have a 1986 O'Day 192. Nineteen years seems long enough to think about replacing the line and pos
windpower generators/ turbines ken at 3:23am 01.23.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 Looking for advice on a windpowered generator. Was looking at the CET Air 403 turbine..runs $870...
St.Johns River sailing Steve Kamp at 3:15am 01.23.05 Smaller Boats 12/4792 All,this post may be more appropriate for the Destinations Forum, but I'll post it under General In
propeller Don at 2:21am 01.23.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/879 Can anyone suggest where the best place to purchase a new/used prop? I have a 1986 35' O'day sloop

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Inverters and induction cooktop capta at 7:51am 02.16.21 Induction is way more responsive and adjustable than a conventional resistance type stove. There i
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 7:41am 02.16.21 Some of the concern could be that the prototypes might not reflect the behavior of real world devic
Spring was so clise Jacktar at 7:33am 02.16.21 Yep Wind chill is in lower 20s here in pensacola right now.
Spring was so clise kappykaplan at 7:19am 02.16.21 Amazing how far south the jet stream has dipped, allowing cold air from the Arctic to go to the sou
Gauges! dmax at 7:14am 02.16.21 No reason that I know of but then again, I really don't know, haven't hooked mine up yet. Sounds lik
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button sail sfbay at 7:12am 02.16.21 The MOB1, installed within or on the life-jacket, activates automatically on inflation to transmit a
soft area starboard fore deck dmax at 7:11am 02.16.21 I think it's wise to attack from underneath if you can to avoid having to refinish the deck. I had s
Spring was so clise Leeward Rail at 7:04am 02.16.21 It was 81 degrees here today. Just sayin. :laugh: On the 13th we Evidently broke a 140 year record
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Davidasailor26 at 7:03am 02.16.21 Build prototypes and test them. Some of the concern could be that the prototypes might not reflect
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless jssailem at 7:02am 02.16.21
Gauges! rajhnsn at 6:52am 02.16.21 Thanks. Is there any reason that you can think of why it would not work with a high output alternat
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets jssailem at 6:50am 02.16.21 Which insurance company sends you money for doing the smart thing? Nice. :beer:
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button dlochner at 6:48am 02.16.21 The MOB1 is automatic, the life jacket inflates, the antenna pops up and the AIS and DSC signals are
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets Hello Below at 6:46am 02.16.21 Hmm... SmartPlug does look good. Raises the price to around $300 because I'll also need a new 15A p
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 6:45am 02.16.21 How do you test something that doesn't exist? Build prototypes and test them.
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Daveinet at 6:40am 02.16.21 How do you test something that doesn't exist? In other words, there currently is no high density tra
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Don S/V ILLusion at 6:36am 02.16.21 Read the entire sentence. Taking phrases out of context distorts meaning. As Dave said above, We a
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Daveinet at 6:35am 02.16.21 I think what the FCC is counting on is that technology always advances and assumes that higher quali
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets AndyL at 6:25am 02.16.21 Thanks for the help. As to whether it needs replacing, I'm not sure but there is a very slight disc
Anyone out there sailing a 23 Rob Roy by Marine Concepts Misty Jade at 6:18am 02.16.21 I picked up a 86 Rob Roy 23 which I've been sailing & restoring over the past 3 years. I replaced t

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