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Bimini Options JSlocum at 6:12am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1043 Does anyone have any resources for Bimini frames? My '85 TR has onethat is a little too short. It's
Clouds and Silver Linings Tracy at 5:54am 09.09.02 Day Sailers 0/1037 On Sunday September 1st 2002, I was enroute from Quadra Island to Hornby Island in my 20ft sloop the
Racing a 235 steve meadows at 5:50am 09.09.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1047 Anyone had any luck with racing a 235? I've just completed my 8th race and need as much experience (
taxes MD vs VA Jim Seamans at 5:18am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1067 We are getting ready to purchase a Hunter 356 within a couple of months and are looking at the diffe
ACR Rapidfire Strobe Bill D at 4:59am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1060 Can the strobe be turned off after activation? Is it done by pushing the pin back into the unit?Ca
Racor Fuel Filter Pressure Rating George H260 at 4:47am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1580 I was thinking of replacing my Racor Model 110A with a new Racor Model 120A fuel filter. The reaso
Prop shaft corrosion Ron Dillehay at 4:20am 09.09.02 Big Boats 3/1400 Is there a cure for prop shaft rust and corrosion in the engine compartment? The packing nut is all
Vent Fan Location J. Styrlander at 4:00am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1095 I am about to install a Nicro day-night fan, and would like to put it on the "V" berth hatch. Has an
18' Capri George Ohlendorf at 3:50am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 9/3228 I don't find any information, questions or even a location for information about the 18' Capri? Does
Solo-launching a H23 Terry at 3:10am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 8/869 Does anyone know a good way to launch a 1986 H23 w/ wing keel by one person?I need to figure out a
Window treatment John Powell at 2:56am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1013 I have recently bought a H-27. The other boats I have owned had some type of curtain or blinds insta
Depth sounders and settings Jim Seamans at 2:49am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1692 Over the last couple of years I've played around with the depth meter settings on our boat. At firs
How to fix (then protect) H260 centerboard Mike at 2:46am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 5/835 Recently while sailing in an unfamiliar lake, I hit some stumps or something and damamged the center
Battery Charge Monitor Mike Hopton at 2:44am 09.09.02 Big Boats 4/906 I would like to add a battery charge monitor to our 356 and am also consideringadding a third batte
How to fix (then protect) centerboard and rudder Mike at 2:40am 09.09.02 Smaller Boats 3/929 Recently while sailing in an unfamiliar lake, I hit some stumps or something and damamged the center
Racing Rule Question Steve at 2:39am 09.09.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1185 Saturday was our LaFemme Regatta. My wife was at the helm of our Catalina 34 and we were far ahead
New Thrifty Mariner contact information FYI Scott Bukolt at 2:17am 09.09.02 Big Boats 0/947 I've seen concerned postings about Thrifty Mariner here. When I tried the phone number form his webs
Bolt Rope Shrinkage MarcP at 2:06am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1682 We are still having problems trimming our mainsail on our Catalina 30 TR. When we hoist the main the
1982 H37C versus 1986 H34 Richard at 1:51am 09.09.02 Big Boats 3/956 Will looking to purchase a 1986 H34, I came across a relatively clean 1982 H37C. I have sailed H34's
Diesel School Bill O'Donovan at 1:49am 09.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1125 Anyone know of when Yanmar or a distributor is holding Diesel School? It used to be a one- or two-da

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Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Tedd at 5:03pm 09.02.20 Huh? Almost all boats have cb lower than cg, but that's beside the point. Uh, no, that would cause
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn kappykaplan at 4:54pm 09.02.20 Very nice! Tks for posting and sharing. :beer:
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 4:49pm 09.02.20 Irrespective of the race, my guess is that one of the owners is underwater on his loan to value rati
Water heater smokey73 at 4:47pm 09.02.20 Interesting info - googling the Seaward Model HF2000 says it is available in both 120V AC only and a
Water heater Mirwin at 4:41pm 09.02.20
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface. But the other one has so much more freeboard!
Water heater smokey73 at 4:34pm 09.02.20 Search Results Featured snippet from the web Pressure hot and cold water is standard and, since 310
In Board Shrouds Rick D at 4:10pm 09.02.20 To digress, I looked at Jerry's personal Catalina 27 that he was done with some 30+ years ago. It wa
In Board Shrouds Jackdaw at 3:45pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy."
Water heater Michael Davis at 3:45pm 09.02.20 For us not having a heat exchanger is pretty useless. We certainly run the engine more often than we
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 3:28pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:25pm 09.02.20 Two sailboats waiting for the race tomorrow. Both of equal sail area. Guess what the PHRF rating d
Water heater jssailem at 3:10pm 09.02.20 Maybe previous owner needed long hot showers with soft music and candles. Clint Eastwood would obje
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 2:52pm 09.02.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 sail sfbay at 2:47pm 09.02.20 This Catalina 34 owner did the same as you are proposing. This thread entitled "Installing Midship
In Board Shrouds shemandr at 2:47pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy." I
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension MikeHoncho at 2:22pm 09.02.20 My H22 has quite a bit of slack on the lee when heeled over. what is the harm to this? if the for
Installing FireFly Batteries tfox2069 at 2:13pm 09.02.20 I'm similarly in my first season with Firefly batteries, having replaced two 4D monsters with two Gr
Catalina 310 Water Heater (1) marchem at 2:13pm 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank le
Stray Current? Jackdaw at 2:06pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on

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