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Universal 25 Disel Engine Stalling (Screen on the Fuel Line) 1986 Catalina 30 John Kuntz at 10:09am 01.25.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/940 I have a 1986 Catalins 30 tall rig and believe me, nothing can spoil a great day of sailing than to
blister treatments (do i even need to treat them) Robert at 9:38am 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1014 So last year we had out C30 hauled and found 4 or 5 small to medium sized blisters (quarter to half-
Suggestions for replacing port windows Sandy Barnick at 9:29am 01.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/927 I own a 1981 Hunter 25 and would like to replace the port windows. The original ones are plastic an
Battery Overcharging Bill Drent at 9:17am 01.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/927 When I bought my 1980 Cat 22 a few days ago, the battery was discharged. The boat has a portable sol
Actual Size of an assymetrical spinnaker Mark M at 8:21am 01.25.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/970 I just picked up a used spinnaker off e-bay and have a few questions for those more adept with these
Hey, you Geologists out there. When you get back Fred Ficarra at 7:43am 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1100 from looking at Mars pictures, what do you think? It's true! The Moon turned out to be rock but Mars
Recommend a Surveyor in Boston/Marion Area? Jeff Martin at 7:33am 01.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2352 Can anyone recommed a marine surveyor in the Marion, Mass area (just outside boston).Thanks!jeff
Installation of Autopilot ST-5000 Plus on 376 Sting63 at 6:35am 01.25.04 Big Boats 10/1435 Winter projects are starting and I just purchased an ST-5000 Plus autopilot. I am reading over the
Cushions for boat Charlie Henderson at 6:27am 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1091 I am looking to purchase cushions for my beneteau, and was wondering if anyone had suggestions. I ha
Trip to the Dry Tortugas (Florida) Guy Proctor at 5:58am 01.25.04 Other Sailboats 1/741 I am trying to co-ordinate a trip to the Dry Tortugas National Park........approx 70 miles due west
Where's the water coming from? Ashley at 5:56am 01.25.04 Smaller Boats 9/857 Went sailing yesterday, wind was really gusty and had her healed over to 30+ degrees several times u
Strange Marks on Keel (1) Marc P at 5:25am 01.25.04 Big Boats 6/898 When we pulled the Boat this fall we had these strange marks on the keel of our 356. The boat is new
BVI Charter Kevin at 5:01am 01.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/833 I have planned my first BVI bare boat charter in April with my family which includes three kids ages
pop Dad at 4:10am 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 Fellow boaters, just recived my first Custom Printed Techncial shirts from a new website. They are*
TV antenna Bob at 4:10am 01.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/859 Sometimes my wife and I just like to "chill out" on our Hunter 285, which sometimes does include wat
Deck Organizer Legend 37.5 Steve Carpman at 3:53am 01.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 We would like to bring a fifth line back to the cockpit on the starboard side of our 1991 Legend 37.
Anyone sailed on Lake Oroville, Ca.? Jeff M21319 at 3:09am 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 4/2809 Lost my slip at the local marina (they won't let me transfer the lease from the boats previous owner
Taking on water at dock Ed Barker at 2:38am 01.25.04 Day Sailers 3/954 Recently bought a used DaySailor and am discovering that when it is at the dock, rigged, ready to go
Bugs on HOW !? Say it aint so Phil ! Ricky P at 12:31am 01.25.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1047 Phil, my system had detected the use of "bugs" by your site. Personally, I believe the use of these
Can I add a cleat to the mast?? Greg at 11:33pm 01.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/8337 I have a "new to me" '85 C-27. The mast has no winch on it and only 2 small cleats. I'd like to atta

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The Perfect Hat ShotgunSlim at 3:20am 06.30.20 How about a neck gaiter pulled up over the face as far as possible with the hat? I bought a 4 pack
Mastgates ShotgunSlim at 3:10am 06.30.20 I bought the CD mast gates years ago and would put them on when the boat would be on the water for a
Lateral stability when raising or lowering the mast? A-frame? ShotgunSlim at 2:50am 06.30.20 For what it's worth, I've raised the mast nearly every time by myself with just a home made wooden g
Expected performance sgiarc at 2:30am 06.30.20 One of the criteria we looked at before buying our B 461 was it's phrf rating. Having had a J34 bef
Solar installation NYSail at 2:28am 06.30.20 So pardon my ignorance but how do you size a breaker / fuse. Say for simplicity you have 350 watts s
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. MikeO53 at 12:54am 06.30.20 Richard- do you use an adapter similar to the ones sold on ebay with 2 gauges (one measuring your ta
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? eianm at 12:48am 06.30.20 i have emailed actsense- will post the reply
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. Richard19068 at 11:08pm 06.29.20 .... First a check on if the regulator can reduce it from 3600 to the required operating pressur
Kite sailing Will Gilmore at 9:58pm 06.29.20 This is kind of what I was talking about, only on top of a mast w7L7SyKKf2M Also done on surf boards
Portable Generator Benny17441 at 9:40pm 06.29.20 Yes you can, you can purchase an adapter commonly known as a pigtail to connect your shore power inl
Questions (many) re: Setting up a private mooring rgranger at 9:07pm 06.29.20
Hello, new 37C owner here joe28532 at 9:00pm 06.29.20 Welcome! Great boat. Do me a favor? I'm currently refitting my 37c. I'm having some issues with my m
Questions (many) re: Setting up a private mooring smokey73 at 8:41pm 06.29.20 By the way, our mooring anchors at our yacht club in Beaufort are 10,000 lb concrete anchors for the
Questions (many) re: Setting up a private mooring smokey73 at 8:34pm 06.29.20 I need some fact based info on something I have no knowledge about. 3) Can you clip onto the pend
Boom kicker tfox2069 at 8:28pm 06.29.20 The issue I've seen on boats with the hard vangs, is the boom is unstable until the mainsheet is te
Questions (many) re: Setting up a private mooring smokey73 at 8:25pm 06.29.20 At one time in Beaufort SC the mooring field near the town was all privately placed mooring balls.
Expected performance JohnShannon at 8:25pm 06.29.20 There is a cool bit of software called Sail Grib. Runs on Android. The free version has polars for
Kite sailing Revv up at 8:19pm 06.29.20 I took lessons at 60 yrs old, expected it was going to be easier than it was but that board is small
Catalina 310 transmission problems paulj at 8:14pm 06.29.20 Our 2001 Catalina 310 transmission -- HURTH HBW 50 -- was rebuilt three years ago and a year later
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. smokey73 at 8:09pm 06.29.20 If you have a genset, how about converting to an induction range top and a small microwave/convecti

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