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Watermaker Options? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/824 Besides the water maker itself, what kinds of support products are helpful to the owner (things like
Ac or DC for Watermaker? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1317 If I have an AC generator, should I opt for a 110-volt power? What are the advantages of AC power vs
What Size Watermaker? Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1785 How do I approach the issue of sizing a water maker? What are some typical daily requirements per pe
Comparing Watermakers Rick D at 11:47am 11.14.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/992 When comparing water makers, what should I consider to determine the best value?
The sailor I most admire ex-admin at 11:15am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 23/2051 Now that the other election is over, we thought we should have one here. But there won't be any Rep
Holding up your hatch Wayne Lenoir at 10:23am 11.14.04 Big Boats 3/1053 My lewmar hatches now will not hold their open position. The plastic inserts probably need replaceme
Hunter 310 holding tank problems John Lechmanik at 10:12am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1267 Well it seems our aluminum holding tank gave out and I'm in the market to replace it. I'm trying to
Sail plans for a Hunter 310 John Lechmanik at 10:11am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1301 As a fairly new Hunter owner I'm full of questions. The first one is the sail plan. I'm trying to
Hatch latches for '93 H375 Lander at 9:57am 11.14.04 Big Boats 6/942 Does anyone know where I can purchase the original hatch latches that came with the 1993 H375. I wa
New 27 listing on boat trader.... Greg A at 9:17am 11.14.04 Smaller Boats 4/845 Here's a listing for the new 27 on boat trader... 66k? YOu can get 3 nice 260's for that.
AutoPilot Raymarine ST4000 Series Wheel Pilot Frank at 9:13am 11.14.04 Big Boats 20/13100 I had trouble this past season with my auto pilot keeping my boat on course. It was calibrated corr
replacement shaft for a 30 cole16525 at 8:42am 11.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 Where is a good place to get a new stainless shaft for my old 30? Any idea on the price? The length
bulkhead lining sailyn at 8:08am 11.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1228 Any suggestions on replacing the interior bulkhead lining or stripping the glue andpainting it?
Composting toilets Steve Balk at 7:52am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1102 Peggie,In spring I purchased my first big boat with a real head, vs. the portapotty in our faithfu
Catalina Associations References Stu Jackson at 6:56am 11.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/775 PhilJust noticed the Catalina Association links on the main page index / tool bar. Good idea. Pl
Wireless Wind Guage Dave Oberle at 5:55am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1239 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend 35. I had the Mast Unstepped this year to go over everything,and since i
Kick-Up Rudder Chuck Lewis at 3:26am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1322 The kick Up rudder on my 1973 Ericson 25 pops up any time I go over 3.5 knots, any sujustion on what
CDI or Hood on 34 Footer Cobra at 2:50am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1547 We're replacing a damaged Hood furler (1993 33.5 Hunter) and I was curious to hear from other 30'+ b
Bottom Paint Albert at 12:43am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1240 Anyone have suggestions on type and brand of bottom paint that would be effective and lasting to cle
H326 fuel shut-off John at 12:07am 11.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1024 I recently changed both fuel filters (Racor and Yanmar (on engine)) on my 2003 Hunter 326. The only

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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
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Claude L.-Auger at 9:59am 02.16.21 Why not simply sail your friends' boat to the mentioned Crescent Beach, BC, marina and have them org
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 dlochner at 9:53am 02.16.21 @Scott T-Bird Thanks for the lead to "The Escape Artists" YouTube channel. While their videography i
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets Ward H at 9:48am 02.16.21 And the Smart Plug is so much easier/safer to plug into. No fumbling trying to align the prongs like
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button stephen_i_w at 9:46am 02.16.21 Because VHF is line of sight and AIS uses frequencies near the VHF spectrum, it too is line of sigh
41 DS. window leak repair kappykaplan at 9:40am 02.16.21 I was thinking heavy regular plastic and use some kind of waterproof tape. That's what I did when
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 9:39am 02.16.21 Such an inventive mind, Len.We could be that so called friend waiting on the other side, just by ch
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Terry Cox at 9:36am 02.16.21 I would abandoned the boat leaving it to float merrily across the border on its own to our friends
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 9:32am 02.16.21 So basically finding a loophole in the law, instead of following the intent of it ? To follow the
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets DRhoads at 9:29am 02.16.21 Change to SmartPlug! I did mine and love them. So easy to change, easy to connect and unplug, nic
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Leeward Rail at 9:19am 02.16.21 So basically finding a loophole in the law, instead of following the intent of it ? To follow the i
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 9:08am 02.16.21 This all started when LightSquared (who went bankrupt and emerged as Legado) bought a frequency lic

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