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Gas bottles Valerio at 6:03pm 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 0/21
GPS Jamming Expected in Southeast Jan 16 to 24. sea_casper at 2:52pm 01.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/525 GPS reception may be unavailable or unreliable over a large portion of the southeastern states and t
Leaking Water pump..... NYSail at 11:32am 01.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/963 Hello all.... So last weekend at the boat and I notice a good size puddle of coolant under front of
Planning the plumbing! Scott T-Bird at 11:29am 01.17.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/961 Wanting to make some improvements to my sanitary system, I looked in all the nooks and crannies to t
Hunter 37 Legend 1986 Marek Jadczyk at 9:38am 01.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1318 Hi, I have bought this boat recently, but there was no original user manual on board. Can anyone sen
which better for sailboats, Old Hickory Lake or Percy Priest Lake in Nashville TN? John6275 at 6:25am 01.17.20 Ask All Sailors 18/3283 so, that is the quesquestion, which is better to have your sailboat on? I am about to have my boat
Steel wire Riggings for H326 Ken13559 at 8:52pm 01.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/447 Dave G, Do Hunter Store sells set of Steel wires Riggings (actual design lengths for V1, V2, D1, D2,
Keel removal help John Rose 5 at 6:48pm 01.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1191 I would like to remove my keel for repainting. How heavy is it? Removal and reinstall Process? Curr
Sebastian Fl Sailing Tyemac at 5:44pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 1/464 Hey everyone, Janet and I are driving to Florida for the month of February and would love if there w
Electrical connections for the mast fred1diver at 3:46pm 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1922 Hey everyone, wondering how you all make the mast electrical connections? what do you think of a wa
twist lock whisker pole repair dasreboot at 3:07am 01.16.20 Ask All Sailors 3/745 I have a twist lock whisker pole. the last section is frozen. Im thinking some heat may solve the
C309 Steering cable Pompadi at 11:01pm 01.15.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1099 Hi all, Happy new year..! We had a heart stopping moment when the steering made a loud clunk noise
ATT Garmin 7" GPSMAP owners Hayden Watson at 8:26pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 13/781 I am planning to buy a GPSMAP 742 and would like to know how far offline the screen can be viewed.
Have Ye Ever Wished To Be a Pirate? (2) Will Gilmore at 7:03pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 41/2775 174110 I wanted to live the life of a pirate, as a kid. (I mean, besides all that killing and robbi
Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat Ducati at 6:30pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2110 Looking to insure a 1989 30' MORC-Maxi sailboat ($25,000 value). Survey gave it a "B+" rating. Insur
camera mount - winter project (5) RussC at 5:20pm 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 25/1433 For the past few years I've been just mounting a little point and shoot camera on the rear railing f
Removal of Cockpit Table in 41DS SV Bella at 3:00pm 01.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/531 To remove the cockpit table are there plates and bolts underneath the fiberglass or are the screws j
A brief absence Phil Herring at 10:46am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1674 Hi everyone, Just wanted to post a heads-up that I'll be away from the site for a while to deal wit
Good Morning markwbird at 8:49am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 6/692 Good morning everyone
I have a lot of this rope, probably 10 metal eyelets. (1) gtg at 5:50am 01.15.20 Ask All Sailors 7/634 What was this rope used for? Is the current solution still? Found on my 74 Catalina in OK. Will pro

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger kappykaplan at 5:15am 10.18.23 Whatever the situation, first reading the currents and wind, then executing the maneuver to compens
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 5:09am 10.18.23 I have seen that photo before when I was researching this project. Update: I have a few more pieces
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 10.18.23 Likely two reasons; first related directly to boat size in that handling became much tougher. One f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:45am 10.18.23 But will it be too much to handle in docking and sailing? No, but in the beginning, yes, because I
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar cymeyer at 4:19am 10.18.23 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch s
is it advisable or feasable? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 10.18.23 They all sound like good projects. me made. Very nice. I'm a big fan of dodgers. -Will
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 3:40am 10.18.23
Cradle screw jack conversion Apex at 2:32am 10.18.23 Thanks @Apex. I've been looking at those, but I hate to spend on new threaded rods & pads, plus the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 2:31am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:02pm 10.17.23 Good to hear that you have external regulation. I am not familiar with the ARS-5 so can't help you
H49/50 battery replacement (1) Georgedoyle at 9:27pm 10.17.23 I have an ARS-5 set up for AGM batteries hooked up to a Balmar 100 amp 7 series alternator. I need t
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 9:13pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone an
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:09pm 10.17.23 as of right now, im fixing a few things. some to mention are redoing the stanchions with butyl, the
is it advisable or feasable? (1) Anomymous 163294 at 9:02pm 10.17.23 Enlarge the companionway and integrate it into a hard dodger? It sounds feasible to me. The dodge
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:01pm 10.17.23 Your project is doable, but only if you're not doing anything else this winter. The forum has plent
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 8:39pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone and
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger justsomeguy at 8:29pm 10.17.23 Can't help myself, but I don't believe I've ever experienced sour muscles! :beer: It's a buildup o
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 7:22pm 10.17.23 I always leave my engine running until the boat is secure. Me too! But once the sails are up and d
Diesel shut off pull rgranger at 7:15pm 10.17.23 DISCLAIMER: contrarian response follows. Why does it need to be any closer? Really. When I pull
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 7:10pm 10.17.23

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