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B.V.I.'s Ken Prichard at 2:55am 01.26.04 Destinations 16/2039 We're planning a 10 day charter in the B.V.I.'s in May (maybe 2004 or maybe 2005).Other than it's su
25 ODAY boat batteries Larry Davidson at 2:43am 01.26.04 Ask An Oday Owner 6/993 I have 2 batteries on my 25 ft. which I keep charged by solar panels and outboard. I'm not sure, dur
spreader bars david moore at 2:42am 01.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1037 Hi; I've tried this previously, without success, but let's try it again. I am a novice, with a
H23 vs Rhodes 22 Joel23819 at 2:31am 01.26.04 Smaller Boats 2/4861 I was mousing around through some of the other forums and noticed in the Trailer Boat forum that som
Catalina 350 Duct Work Tony at 1:00am 01.26.04 Big Boats 9/1865 Planning a heater install (Espar 5D or similar). Our boat came with duct work installed on the star
bilge pump n collector tank tom at 12:12am 01.26.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1261 The shower drains into a tank instead of the bilge. Anyway the tank was pumped out with a diaphram p
Chandlery breian at 11:58pm 01.25.04 Big Boats 3/1067 I am trying to buy some replacement dinnerware for my 1999 340 on line , I have visited the chandler
hull/ deck seam leak Jason at 11:33pm 01.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1154 After a heavy rain or a good hose down the deck and hull seam leaks down the cabin wall a brown stre
Stains on Sails Matt Borders at 11:30pm 01.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/735 What is the best way to remove stains on sails? My sails look brand new in some areas but at the he
Denture Tablets? Stan Burnett at 11:02pm 01.25.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3539 Peggy,A friend uses denture cleaning tablets (like Polident) in her head. She fills the bowl with
New Lewmar folding wheel Dave Amspacher at 4:44pm 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1073 Has anyone had a chance to see the new Lewmar folding wheel. I saw it in sailing magazine. Looks lik
Stupidity Reveals Lesson Learned Rick D at 2:34pm 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 29/1914 I am careful with batteries. I have two banks of Trojan golf cart T-125's for the house. I can selec
How did you do on the weather quiz? ex-admin at 1:10pm 01.25.04 Ask All Sailors 22/1977 Yes... this was one tough quiz! Did you run the table and ace them all? Or were you shocked at how
First 235 trailer...can I rent or borrow one? Brian T. at 12:50pm 01.25.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/983 Hello. I have admired the 235 for several years now, and am hopefully soon going to take the plunge
Sailing in a larger lake Bob N at 12:47pm 01.25.04 Smaller Boats 7/718
Georgian Bay Hunter Sailing Association Rendezvous John Vasey at 12:37pm 01.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/947 Hello Hunter Owners of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay, we would like to invite you to attend our 2004 H
MKIII or not? Chip Willis at 11:25am 01.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/801 Hi, Can you tell me wht the difference is between the 30' Catalina and the 30' Catalina MKIII?Than
U shapet sette Chip Willis at 11:22am 01.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/840 Hi, I would like to make an offer on a 30' but it does not have th u shaped sette I like so much, e
ARE YOU STILL SAILING nick naggio at 10:42am 01.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/752 Its so cold up north all we can do is go to boat shows.
Are you still sailing nick naggio at 10:35am 01.25.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/758 Its so cold up north all we can do is go to boat show's.

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Catalina 320 Stem Fitting victorhoisington at 6:40am 09.30.20 The amount of rust is concerning so your plan to replace and inspect during the off season sounds go
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS (4) sail sfbay at 6:38am 09.30.20 ................Was the old bottle you replaced Halon? How did you dispose of the old bottle? Any
Drill into my traveler bar? victorhoisington at 6:33am 09.30.20 I would not suggest drilling into the traveler bar. It will weaken the bar and you will end up with
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 6:27am 09.30.20 I always carry a Gerber. Its rare for me to work on any project without using it. BUT the most impo
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (2) Laid-back at 6:26am 09.30.20 Thank you Laid-back. The information and picture are helpful. I plan to add a water-maker after m
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 6:19am 09.30.20 Interesting that even at that wind strength three purpose built racing boats had mast failures. I c
Water pouring out of exhaust! JohnShannon at 6:16am 09.30.20 So you put a bigger valve on it and you are getting more flow. Wasn't that the objective? I predic
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 6:12am 09.30.20 Interesting that it happened in front of you. Happy no one was hurt. That it happens to racers is a
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS tfox2069 at 6:11am 09.30.20 When I purchased my new to me 2005 Hunter 46 last January I replaced the 14 year old Sea Fire FGA 1
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 6:08am 09.30.20 So JD, I hear you asking if they need assistance (kudos) but what was the result? We stopped and
High winds jssailem at 6:07am 09.30.20 What causes you to think you need to adjust your rake and tension shrouds? Your halyards ( main a
High winds kappykaplan at 5:58am 09.30.20 Both the jib and main halyards need more tension to take the scallops out of the luffs of the sails.
High winds (3) gtg at 5:46am 09.30.20 :worthless: :wink3::biggrin: I need to tighten my shrouds and adjust my rake.
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Sailm8 at 5:45am 09.30.20 When the yard pulls my boat it rests on blocks under the keel. It will not balance there and they u
New Solar Panel and MC4 Connectors dlochner at 5:45am 09.30.20 The "solar panel wire" may have thicker insulation because part of the run will be exposed to UV. A
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender shemandr at 5:43am 09.30.20 127 lbs. sounds like a lot of weight if have to lift it off the dingy. Basically if you can Clean &
New sailer jssailem at 5:40am 09.30.20 Just finished reading a foolish voyage. Great book. If you liked that one the second book will be
High winds RoyS at 5:28am 09.30.20 You may benefit by rigging a preventer on your boom to totally control jibes. I leave mine on all se
Hello from Upstate NY George_NJ at 5:27am 09.30.20 Don't forget about quiet inland "electric-only" lakes. I too like motoring with the gas motor and th
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Daze at 5:20am 09.30.20 Thank you Laid-back. The information and picture are helpful. I plan to add a water-maker after my

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