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Shower Doors on a 376 Russell Egge at 12:09pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 1/940 Saw folding shower doors on all the new boats at the boat show. Wondered if anyone had tried to fit
Gori 2-blade folding propeller Russell Egge at 12:07pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1500 Saw the Gori 2-blade folding propeller at the Boston Boat Show and wondered if anyone had any exper
GFO fiber dripless packing Tom Wingo at 11:41am 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1075 I am thinking about installing the GFO fiberdripless packing on my boat. I was wondering if anyone
new 150 jib or new smaller jib and asymmetrical? Bob Hawkins at 11:18am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1226 Help me out guys. I've done just enough reading in the archives to get me into trouble. I have a 1
cockpit sole delamination John at 9:42am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1091 I have an area of soft cockpit sole about six inches forward of the steering pedestal. The water ca
Teignbridge Chuck at 7:48am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 0/863 Looked at a Teignbridge prop today(made in England). Has any body switched to this prop, and what we
PHRF ratings for 331 Dave Humphreys at 7:40am 02.20.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2143 Has anyone seen a PHRF rating for the Beneteau 331? I have checked various sources. including PHRF
furler sail size for proper furling & proformance James at 6:15am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/992 I am getting ready to install a furler for the headsail. I have heard that if you put a 150% genoa,
Where to Install an A/C unit and Generator Rick at 6:09am 02.20.03 Big Boats 5/1133 Hello Everyone,I am the owner of a 1986 Hunter 34 and am seriously considering the installation of
Trailering 25 with wing keel 1989 Duane at 5:41am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1245 I would like to know if you can trailer a 25 1989 wing keel.Or will it stick up in the air to much.I
Water heaters Marguerite Becker at 4:12am 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/951 I was wondering if anyone has installed one of the PrecisionTemp Shower-Mate Marine Water Heaters.
MAINSAIL TRIM WITH FURLING MAIN MARK at 4:03am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1075 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A CATALINA 36MKII WITH IN MAST FURLING. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW DO I KNOW WH
Pictures of 26x steering system wanted Jamie Shreeves at 3:20am 02.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1795 I am looking for any and all pictures, diagrams, etc. of the wheel steering system found in the MacG
Radar arch on an older Hunter 45 Jim McGrath at 3:14am 02.20.03 Other Sailboats 0/738 Im interested in knowing if anyone has retrofitted, or had a radar arch installed on an older hunter
throttle/control cable replacement howard at 2:52am 02.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/738 thought I'd pass along my experience in replacing the throttle cable on our 89 Vision 32..I origina
A soon to be trailer Sailor Adam at 2:52am 02.20.03 Trailer Sailors 13/2561 I am in the process of deciding on my first boat, and have narrowed down the search to 3 boats and I
Cruising Mainsail Specs (1) Jon at 2:24am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1320 Please comment on the following specs which I am developing for a new mainsail for cruising the Cari
Looking for Crosby Paul Mieszczenski at 9:07pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 0/793 Since the topic of Crosby refrigeration has come up in recent post; does anyone have a name and phon
Standing riging replacemnet Rick at 8:16pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/917 I was reading the catalina 36 owners manual last night and discovered that it is recommend that the
Tax Time Rick at 8:12pm 02.19.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1028 I have herd that you can deduct the intrest on your boat loan. Does any one have any insight to this

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Original sails JerryA at 6:07am 10.08.20 I suggest taking the sails to a loft to have them checked out. They can give you an opinion as to th
Original sails Justin_NSA at 5:47am 10.08.20 KBRS sailing? Keel Boat Racing Squadron. It's a Ninnescah Sailing Association thing. I need to me
Original sails tfox2069 at 5:27am 10.08.20 You haven't mentioned the physical condition of the 32-year-old sails. How is the stitching? UV de
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 5:25am 10.08.20 A switch on the negative side seems a bit unusual. I beleive Beneteau does or has done this, however
Starting Battery won't hold a charge SailingLoto at 5:24am 10.08.20 The one battery like has a dead cell. Immediately after charging the battery should read around 13.6
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 5:15am 10.08.20 Thank you! Yes, my Positive and Negative Cables, from the Switch, are directly attached to Battery 1
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield A6C5O7 at 5:01am 10.08.20 I proposed to my wife a few years ago on the island just to the north of Ewell and we stayed in Ewel
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 4:31am 10.08.20 Aw C'mon, Dave, you, among many others, know (I try to) do that all the time. I was just answering
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Maine Sail at 4:31am 10.08.20 I charge using the Alternator with the engine during the season. (snip) I am on a mooring all se
When was my boat made? NickBeneker at 4:17am 10.08.20 Thank you for your post. I asked the question on the Catalina website. Someone was nice enough to l
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 4:00am 10.08.20
World record-- (3) pclarksurf at 10:51pm 10.07.20
Oil loss through oil breather Rick Webb at 10:41pm 10.07.20 Excessive blow by can also be the result of a stuck ring in addition to worn rings. A good diesel me
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? jssailem at 10:33pm 10.07.20 Not sure what your trying to say. Have individuals sailed small boats across oceans. Yes. Is there a
Oil loss through oil breather Alan Gomes at 10:31pm 10.07.20 This is my first season with it so the 20 hours is all I have been able to put on it. It was run on
Oil loss through oil breather ontherocks83 at 10:04pm 10.07.20 This is my first season with it so the 20 hours is all I have been able to put on it. It was run on
Boat opinion. Glsawyer at 10:03pm 10.07.20 https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/336851994250991/?ref=browse_tab&search_query=Sailboat&tracki
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Alan Gomes at 9:51pm 10.07.20 CNG tanks are available at Pearson fuel dock on Shelter Island, San Diego. They only do exchanges s
Oil loss through oil breather Alan Gomes at 9:49pm 10.07.20 Also for the 20 hours I did run it, it has mostly been at about 2300/2400 rpm out of the 3200 rated
Oil loss through oil breather ontherocks83 at 9:30pm 10.07.20 Also for the 20 hours I did run it, it has mostly been at about 2300/2400 rpm out of the 3200 rated

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