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Biodiesel? Alison Higgins at 11:40am 02.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/954 I am a grad student with Antioch University doing a project about sustainable fuels.I'd like to kn
Questions Questions Wayne s/v Mahina Kai at 11:25am 02.07.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1042 What a great guest forum. Thanks to everyone for the cool information so far. When I stop by Hawtho
telecommunications and computers christopher bayer at 9:46am 02.07.03 Big Boats 9/1075 i will (shortly) be the proud owner of a new hunter 426. can i utilize my mac laptop from home on th
Tieing to Logbooms Gary Wyngarden at 7:28am 02.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2112 For those of you not familiar with them, log booms are chained together felled trees that are hauled
Switching from 130 to a 150 jib Mark Burton at 6:39am 02.07.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1217 Last year I purchased a Doyle 150 jib to replace my 130 roller furling jib.I also added 2 ft. of tr
FL vs CA Phil Herring at 6:03am 02.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1022 Does anyone know which of the newer Catalina models are built in Florida?Thanks!
Starter Problems EDDY JOHNSEN at 6:01am 02.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/738 My 1990 Hunter 30 has been hard to start for quite some time now. When I press the start button, th
Tim Mike Casucci at 5:01am 02.07.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/954 I am thinking of selling my gennaker to buy your UPS. Basically I would like to know how it is rigge
Replacement Head EJ at 4:32am 02.07.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1151 I have a 1987 Catalina 30. If I'm going to get my wife back on the boat, I need to replace the head
Hull support in drydock Don K. at 4:22am 02.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1567 I am planning to build a steel cradle to transport my 26' keel/swing keel on a flat bed trailer home
V berth vent J.B. Dyer at 4:13am 02.07.03 Bigger Boats 4/1758 To get better cross ventilation I am getting ready to install an additional solar powered vent in th
A-chute spinnaker pole ted at 3:33am 02.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/829 I have a A-symmetrical chute that I want to run on my Hunter 25.5. I'd like to run a 15' pole to ext
Battery Charging Rip Fleming at 3:04am 02.07.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1419 My boat sits in the slip for 3 weeks at a time hooked up to the shorepower with the battery charger
Holding Tank Indicator Failure Kobi Maru at 2:46am 02.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/852 The indicating needle for my holding tank gauge now stays on 1/2 full. I have pumped my tank severa
Substantial Battery Tiedowns on Hunter 31 Bill Ebling at 2:22am 02.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1304 I have 4 wet cell batteries on Yesterday's Dream. Two 6 volt golf cart batteries in the molded in "b
A new prop. Rich Lord at 11:38pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 11/990 I'm looking to replace my two bladed prop to a three. I was wondering what size and pitch prop, has
Propane, CNG and BBQ's Pat Spino at 11:12pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 2/932 I read in the archives where Carl Reitz decided to use the propane grill as the primary cooking sour
Rutland Wind Generator Pat Spino at 10:39pm 02.06.03 Big Boats 1/903 I read in the archives about John Nantz's installation of the Rutland on a Legend 37.7. I am intere
EPIRB - which one/what features? Ed at 10:31pm 02.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/874 If you were buying a new EPIRB today, which one would you get? What features are important? Where
16.8 knots in a Catalina 22? Colin at 9:18pm 02.06.03 Ask All Sailors 13/13690 I have just read an artical on the Sailnet website about sailing a Catalina 22 and hitting speeds of

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Adding a spinnaker boom topping lift garymalmgren at 6:03am 09.17.20 Go up to around the crosstrees. Pop rivet in a padeye. (remember the anti-corrosive) Shackle in a bl
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? Justin_NSA at 5:41am 09.17.20 Ouch! And I thought I had it rough at $1K/ year for dues and slip fees. I will cease to bellyache!
Torqeedo on C22 Justin_NSA at 5:38am 09.17.20
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:36am 09.17.20 Thanks to everyone. Justin, I checked into slipping in Canyon Lake. Both Marina's are around $350
Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? Justin_NSA at 5:29am 09.17.20 Not much help. I just have to chime in :) I have 2 Loos gauges now. The one I had for my MacGregor 2
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... Justin_NSA at 5:14am 09.17.20 I went OCD when I tackled my mast wiring. My steaming/deck combo light was previously wired togethe
TS Sally smokey73 at 5:03am 09.17.20 @WayneH Sorry for your loss. Sure hope it is repairable. As Sally sifted East I expect that there a
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 4:34am 09.17.20 You guys are right! It'll be interesting to see what all the folks who bought one during these time
Main sheet twist All U Get at 4:27am 09.17.20 So as far as the line construction goes, was the core braided or straight line fibers? Was the end
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories sailme88 at 4:22am 09.17.20 Just stumbled on the official listing of all Special Anchorages in the US and it's Territories. Th
On the beach danstanford at 4:17am 09.17.20 Sobering, but a great read.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings sailme88 at 4:09am 09.17.20 I've never kept a boat at a dock (other than temporary tie ups)... only moorings. The obvious obsta
SV Hadley 2020 Labor Day Cruise - Part 1 kappykaplan at 2:43am 09.17.20 Nice write up, John. Tks for sharing.
Tighten/loosen stanchion nuts with only one person Joe at 12:11am 09.17.20 Breaking the seal with a socket will be easy.... then tape a flat wrench in place... that should hol
TS Sally HMT2 at 10:32pm 09.16.20 Sorry for your bad fortune. I hope your boat only needs some repairs and can be good to go soon!
Listing of all "Special Anchorages" as designated by the USCG for the US and its Territories Kings Gambit at 10:22pm 09.16.20 Just stumbled on the official listing of all Special Anchorages in the US and it's Territories. Th
Light Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 10:20pm 09.16.20 Charlie. That looks like a cool old school light. Is there a manufacturer's name on it? Sorry- ,ju
Rust Never Sleeps. Muttondressedaslamb at 10:08pm 09.16.20 Weld filler material flow is a little better on the middle of the weld on that side but still overa
Rust Never Sleeps. Muttondressedaslamb at 10:04pm 09.16.20 Remember, it is stainLESS steel, not stainPROOF steel. It will still rust, especially the lower gra
Rust Never Sleeps. smokey73 at 10:04pm 09.16.20 Weld filler material flow is a little better on the middle of the weld on that side but still overal

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