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Solid boom vang Ron Brassord at 5:31am 12.12.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1292 I just installed a soiid boom vang from Garhauer on my 88 cat 30, and couldn't be more pleased. It'
companion way door Bill Vickery Cat 22 at 4:04am 12.12.03 Smaller Boats 10/1188 I was thinking about making a new door for my C 22 companion way.... has anyone tried this? What k
Hunter H-25 History Question Stu at 3:59am 12.12.03 Smaller Boats 7/1511 Dear H-25 Members:I reviewed the data on this website regarding the H-25 and noticed several versi
cwbb exodus Mark Burrows at 2:57am 12.12.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/860 Phil and Bly:You two sure seem to know how to stir the pot. Here I was getting complacent and bore
Sextants Paul McGhee at 2:26am 12.12.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1964 I am shopping for a sextant. I'm opposed to buying a cheap plastic sextant to "learn" on. At the e
Lighted boat parade... Glenn Harvey at 1:55am 12.12.03 Ask All Sailors 9/888 Just wondering if anyone on this site will be participating in the Annapolis parade tomorrow evening
Surveying a new boat...opinions SteveD at 11:21pm 12.11.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1129 Hi all - I had a question. Should I have a survey done before buying a new boat? A fresh from the f
New Boats, Dealers, and Warranties Gregg at 10:28pm 12.11.03 Big Boats 12/985 My question is, how much can you or should you exprct from your dealer and your warranty on a new bo
hunter 326 stove brand popeye at 8:14pm 12.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/841 Can anyone tell me the brand of the stove on the 326 ?The paperwork that came with it does not have
Cleaning a Bimini / Canvas J. R. Setser at 12:35pm 12.11.03 Smaller Boats 6/2075 It being winter and time for the cleaning projects on my (new to me)Hunter 26, I have disassembled t
Honda 9.9 Question Bob Fliegel at 11:44am 12.11.03 Smaller Boats 11/6347 I have a 2001 Honda 9.9 outboard motor (model BFP 9.9 1XHS) for my H260. Although its a wonderful mo
tip it over patrick at 10:53am 12.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/897 I'm thinking of buying a 1978 25 footer with a fixed keel. This will be my first monohull as I've sp
Removal of Aqua-Lift Muffler Dave at 7:40am 12.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2238 I am replacing a cracked Aqua-Lift muffler on an 85 Catalina 30 with a new unit from the Catalina fa
Mystery 16' sailboat Joe Jedynak at 6:04am 12.11.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 Hi all,I have a 16' sailboat that i just bought. The owners has virtually no idea as to what make
Alternative to TV on Board ;) Perry Stephens at 5:33am 12.11.03 Ask All Sailors 46/2602 I wanted to put a TV on our boat to keep the kids occupied while we were sailing. My wife said absol
Phil and gang do it again - new alternate CWBB Derek Rowell at 3:59am 12.11.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1487 I don't know how many of you know that as of yesterday Phil, Bly, and gang have established an alter
Hydrodynamic water line John at 3:46am 12.11.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1061 Would anyone have the formula to calculate the hydrodynamic water line, as the boat heels it changes
trolling motor on a mac26 johnny at 1:49am 12.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/859 Im going on my first cruise in gulf soon on new mac 26m. can i get away with a trolling motor for do
Tank Gauges Patrick at 10:49pm 12.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/865 Has anyone installed tank gauges on their Hunter 31. If so what units did you use and how did the pr
BioDiesel Question John Kosmalski at 9:12pm 12.10.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1204 I have a good local source for BioDiesel and am wondering if anyone has used this product. Has it r

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Adventures in reefing Ward H at 3:36am 09.26.20 You got it.
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? 31seahorse at 3:24am 09.26.20 Welcome SailingFree, Lets start this discussion again. RE: St Petersburg and Florida waters in
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 2:52am 09.26.20 Well, that escalated quickly.
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 1:53am 09.26.20 So if I wanted to run a single line system aft, I would go through this block, then down to a bullse
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Project_Mayhem at 11:26pm 09.25.20 I ping the one by Wilmette Harbor for Chicago conditions. It's the closest one with wave height. I b
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 11:12pm 09.25.20 Sorry, but it's simply a courtesy "thing." "gen" or "snowflake" is almost always projection. Sad
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Ron20324 at 9:47pm 09.25.20 Probably for when you wash the inside area with water, it can drain out.
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? arf145 at 8:37pm 09.25.20 I'm nowhere near either of those Gens, and it reads like yelling to me! Also, just plain harder to r
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Stu Jackson at 8:29pm 09.25.20 ...that whole caps = screaming is more of a gen X gen Y /snowflake thing which I think is pretty st
Text a buoy and it'll text you back Tally Ho at 8:09pm 09.25.20 This service is awesome. I use it all the time. It makes you realize how wrong weather predictions
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:49pm 09.25.20 Ok, welcome Sailing Free, first there is no need to use all caps. All caps is generally considered
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 7:47pm 09.25.20 No yelling intended....the caps are just there to make it clearer....that whole caps = screaming is
Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler sgiarc at 7:12pm 09.25.20 No insulation on any of the beneteau cockpit area so it was probably designed for empties. At least
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? dlochner at 7:06pm 09.25.20 Ok, welcome Sailing Free, first there is no need to use all caps. All caps is generally considered t
Pretty her up glaufman at 6:32pm 09.25.20 Every couple years I make my first wife (er first mate) do the same thing...
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 6:23pm 09.25.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help Meriachee at 6:07pm 09.25.20 water. Hey Ralph! I think we just found that leaky elbow that sank the last boat.
What are these? ScottySailor at 6:02pm 09.25.20 Cool! I'm bringing my niece-in-law's family of 4, my wife and myself. See you tomorrow! :biggrin:
What are these? justsomeguy at 5:58pm 09.25.20 If anyone is going to be in San Francisco let me know and you can stay on my boat Cool! I'm bringi

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