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super beach cats paul at 11:30pm 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1263 does anyone have a reccomendation for a much larger beach cat style cat?I just sold my Hobie 18 and
1989 33.5 Compression Post ? Robert at 4:28pm 08.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1233 1989 33.5 (333 Interior)Issue: With a straight edge on the top side of the mast step. It is concave
356 Leech Flutter Again ! Marc P at 1:29pm 08.17.04 Big Boats 5/898 I know this has been discussed several times but I do want to vent my frustration with the leech fl
3 blade propeller don mantle at 12:39pm 08.17.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/676 AS AN ADDITION TO MY PREVIOUS ARTICLE.I HAD THE PITCH ON MY PROP 16X13 THREE BLADE CHANGED TO 16X11
Fixing Nicro solar vents Peter J. Brennan at 12:31pm 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 4/7188 I'm sure everyone knows those Nicro solar-powered vents that run 24 hours a day. They are not actual
Pedestal steering Bob Wicker at 12:20pm 08.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/937 The wheel on my 1981 H33 will not turn to move the rudder to port and starboard as it should. The wh
rudder post leak ernie Johnston at 10:58am 08.17.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/875 anyone have any experience repacking the rudder post. I think that is where my leaking is coming fro
looking for the perfect c-25 jim savicki at 10:52am 08.17.04 Smaller Boats 2/1112 Hi guys and gals. I am in the market for a c 25 with a wing keel and an inboard. I currently hav
Catalina 34 or 36 resale ease Paul at 10:41am 08.17.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/968 I sold my C30 a couple a years ago and it sold pretty fast. My wife and I plan to go cruising in 3 t
Harken Furler not furling on '95 26' Rich Lewis at 8:22am 08.17.04 Smaller Boats 1/949 Since I shortened my forestay a few inches to adjust my mast rake, the Harken furler won't furl. The
Reefing Eric Graig at 8:18am 08.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1355 We were running downwind the other day on a broad reach when the wind really piped up to about 30 kn
Sailing Books Don Guillette at 8:15am 08.17.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/826 Hooyasailor who sails out of Atlanta and Pensicola asks an interesting question about sailing books,
Boatyard Damage from Charley Dancing Bear at 7:54am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1130 Does anyone know how boats fared at the boatyard near Placida ? -- it is southwest of Punta Gorda. H
How about a CD or DVD? Victor23952 at 7:10am 08.17.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/973 Phil,Have you considered publishing a CD or DVD with a search engine and all or most of the archiv
Flotation foam RichardL at 7:05am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1074 In some of the other threads, I have seen reference to foam under the v-berth. I don't have any ther
Capri16.5 Shroud Line Tension Lynn Bluett at 6:46am 08.17.04 Smaller Boats 4/1168 Does anyone know what the tension limits on the inner and outer shroud lines should be? I have a Lo
motor without ballast D. Boyd at 6:46am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1748 I've had my 26x for two years, my first boat. I've been told I can empty the water ballast tank whe
Sailing to Baltimore Tom B at 6:45am 08.17.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1250 Anyone here sailed to Baltimore on an August weekend? We are considering a weekend cruise to Baltim
Polish the mast and boom? King at 6:42am 08.17.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1071 We stepped the mast of our '76 Oday 25 to move it out of harms way during the recent Hurricane Charl
Mac 25 - which battery? Mike at 6:34am 08.17.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1065 I am just about to try to get a simple 12volt DC system (hadn't a clue but have been reading recentl

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Wire Size to Bus Bar? (1) Zinger88 at 5:35am 01.19.21 Yep....Victron MPPT 75:10 SmartSolar w/ Bluetooth. Love being able to check out battery condition on
RAL gradation for First 375 dlochner at 5:31am 01.19.21 You might try Minicraft in Florida or Spectrum both have color matched gelcoat for many boats. http
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:20am 01.19.21 Attaching grounds to multiple locations on the engine or anywhere else is also a no no. The AC syst
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance 31seahorse at 5:20am 01.19.21 The sarcastic response to the original question would be......"Sure, I would love to have a self-doc
AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:18am 01.19.21 Calder says the purpose of connecting AC and DC grounds is to provide a safe path to AC ground for
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 5:12am 01.19.21 I'd suggest a ground bus as David says. There's no way to attach all your grounds to a single bolt h
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:54am 01.19.21 Thanks. I think I found the thread you are referencing here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/thre
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:50am 01.19.21 The windward foil probably wasn't deployed because they didn't think they'd need it. Then - surpri
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:48am 01.19.21 You can watch it all on Youtube, either a 30 minute highlight show for two races or 3 hours for the
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance kloudie1 at 4:27am 01.19.21 I think Beany Toe has (had?) a system with joystick control as well.. It has a rotating saildrive (t
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need kloudie1 at 4:17am 01.19.21 Welcome, JT.. Lots of good info here on the site. The boat looks like a keeper under the "patina"..
LITTLE TO NO WIND (1) nybor at 3:31am 01.19.21 Regarding the lack of wind. Here is yet ANOTHER brilliant idea of mine..... I have explained to them
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 1:18am 01.19.21 The retaining ring that holds up the rudder is a tough plastic ring with a bolt through it, and the
O'Day 27 Prop jibes138 at 1:11am 01.19.21 Is it possible to add a potentiometer to your circuit to lower the RPM's of the electric motor? In
Rudder collar assembly (1) David in Sandusky at 1:03am 01.19.21 Here is a picture including the rudder assembly.
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 12:56am 01.19.21
Below Deck Autopilot Deleted member 117556 at 12:20am 01.19.21 I have a 2005 C-310 with a wheel Raymarine autopilot. It won't hold going to weather in true wind s
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top MikeHoncho at 11:12pm 01.18.21
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 10:17pm 01.18.21 Benny, thanks for your post. This was what I was thinking of but without the pressure switch. T
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Mark Maulden at 10:09pm 01.18.21

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