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Keel lock down bolt Art at 10:38pm 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 2/848 My 1984 C-22 has a keel lockdown bolt. It is corroded and will not move! Any sugestions for gettin
Outhaul Timm Miller at 10:34pm 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 22/1696 On my 2002 26X, there is no marking for minimum or maximum on the outhaul along the boom.......what
P42 Aft head electric anti-siphon valve Victor Robert at 9:25pm 02.10.03 Big Boats 17/1129 FYI - Just a note for the next owner who experiences this problem.For some time now I have had a p
Universal M35B Service Bulletin Jack at 9:00pm 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1128 Has anyone checked an engine with E001 date code. If you have, what was the serial number and was t
Boat odors Scott at 8:03pm 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/903 We recently bought a 1985 Catalina 30. The boat is generally in very good shape, but has a fairly st
Learning celestial navigation Mark Major at 5:31pm 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/972 On my doorstep today came the Davis Mark 3 sextant I ordered in anticipation of learning celestial n
Dinghy sail trim in heavy weather and gusts JBR at 3:20pm 02.10.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2596 I sail a Hunter 170 which is a 17 foot planing dinghy and I would like to optimize my sail trim for
Crazy Dave Lee Carroll at 10:57am 02.10.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1388 Dave, thanks for your response to my question about windvanes. Sorry I didn't respond to you sooner.
Crusing World Magazine - Won't Stop!! Dave Emery at 10:25am 02.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/989
34 O'DAY-----A BLUEWATER BOAT Randy Corbin at 10:02am 02.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/10519 Is an O'day 34 a bluewater boat or is it just a coastal cruiser? Is it strong enough? How are its sa
mounting external gps antenna russgm at 10:01am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1094 has any one mounted a gps with external antenna? i have a bimini and am guying a chartplotter and am
Sailing Nantucket Sound Ricky G at 9:56am 02.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2180 I have a Hunter 260. I am thinking about trailering it to Cape Cod in July to sail for a week. Any i
Need a Catalina 22 Trailer Mark at 8:55am 02.10.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1357 Does anyone have a trailer for sale (or know where to buy one) for a Catalina 22 in or near the SF B
Mooring lines/springers etc Mark at 8:53am 02.10.03 Big Boats 5/790 What size nylon do you use for your yachts mooring lines including springers?We have to fit lines
Spinaker Poles & Baby Stays Dave Humphreys at 7:26am 02.10.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1181 I have recently taken delivery of a Beneteau 331. I am quite pleased with the boat and have owned a
426DS - blue hull (1) Phil Herring at 6:47am 02.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 We saw this boat ease into the docks at Signature Yachts today, and thought it looked especially sha
C25 swim ladder Jim Garrett at 6:44am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 1/1189 I am looking for some help in selecting a boarding ladder for the C25 after swimming. Does/has anyon
Trailering H26/H260WB vs H260K/H270 Bill at 6:29am 02.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1008 What are the benefits and drawbacks associated with trailering these models? Is it even practical t
Coldplate Troubleshooting David Popken at 5:27am 02.10.03 Other Sailboats 1/944 My Norcold unit has what appears to be a minor problem (Is anything minor in a boat?). When the uni
topping lift w/ full batten main? fred winter at 5:24am 02.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1081 anyone have a topping lift set up with a full batten main? does the wire/ line chaff, or otherwise i

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Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback Hayden Watson at 1:09pm 05.10.20 we got her! Welcome to the Catalina Club. They build great boats with almost 16,000 C22's alone.
Canvas winter cover quadrille38 at 1:08pm 05.10.20 Very nice. I originally thought that the entire anchor would be enclosed. Your setup is much easi
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback Will Gilmore at 12:56pm 05.10.20 I believe many of the Canadian beer laws only apply if you drink real beer. Clearly not applicable
Hunter 33 pong John12643 at 12:53pm 05.10.20 Hi Jay Thanks for the very informative post. I wasn't able to see the whole run but when I opened up
Table Modification h2o_snow at 12:41pm 05.10.20 RolfSail, Did the same to our 2002. Lots of articles on here - look at the h260 owners mods and th
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin dlochner at 12:28pm 05.10.20 My understanding of true wind it is the direction the wind is coming from relative to true North.(a
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin Hunter216 at 12:08pm 05.10.20 Sorry if I caused any confusion, however @RussC did mention 0183. This is the link to the specs that
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin twalker H260 at 12:02pm 05.10.20 Just had a quick look at the 43dv install manual. Depth transducer has its own wiring connection,
Table Modification (3) RolfSail at 11:53am 05.10.20 Saw this table mod on a Hunter we looked at to purchase. The forward section flips up and a large st
Table Modification RolfSail at 11:49am 05.10.20 We are looking for a table modification that will allow the table to go down to make large sleeping
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin (1) Hunter216 at 11:42am 05.10.20 I've looked at the Garmin site, but don't see any accessory or referral to anything that I could ad
Ive been thinking Serenity on Hudson at 11:39am 05.10.20 To plan is to be prepared. I try to anticipate what a newbie crew might do and try to be prepared. L
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin LloydB at 11:16am 05.10.20 My understanding of true wind it is the direction the wind is coming from relative to true North.(as
Downwind Sail - Beneteau 311 Jimbeaux at 11:03am 05.10.20 Is a tack collar necessary here?
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin Davidasailor26 at 10:50am 05.10.20 The Garmin manual at http://static.garmin.com/pumac/echoMAP_4x-5x-7x-9x_OM_EN.pdf seems to say chart
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback TheSoggyDollar at 10:32am 05.10.20 Congratulations, Soggy, well done! :thumbup: thanks Gene! are you 'sailing daydream' on YouTube? if
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin dlochner at 10:30am 05.10.20 True wind is calculated, basic vectors analysis. To calculate true wind, the instrument needs speed
Canvas winter cover Rich Stidger at 10:26am 05.10.20 Here is another pic of the bow setup. I have a couple more but having trouble downloading at the mo
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback rpludwig at 10:22am 05.10.20 Congrats!...looks to be a good one....let the questions continue....we're all here to help support y
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback Gene Neill at 10:14am 05.10.20 Congratulations, Soggy, well done! :thumbup:

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