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Newbie with Questions-HELP! dana at 12:05am 07.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/898 Although have sailed, this is 1st time buyer. Looking at used Catalina 22. Nameplate on transom says
Beneteau 390 or 38s5 Paul Bradbury at 9:17pm 07.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1485 Two Beneteau boats that I am looking at are a 390 and a 38s5. Would like to get some information abo
Wood replacement Brian Conn at 2:13pm 07.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1273 I have an 87' Catalina 22. It is a nice boat and in good shape. Tha only problem I have is the con
Atomic 4 Gas Mileage Mike at 1:07pm 07.20.02 Ask All Sailors 14/7426 Taking a cruise ' trying to cover all bases -- 12 gallon tank -- If I hadto power all the way, how
Gate valve change out Frank Pratt at 11:53am 07.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 11/1415 I have on my list of things to do on my next scheduled pull out, to change out the gate valves under
C36 Furling Main Tall rig or std Chic Lasser at 10:19am 07.20.02 Big Boats 2/1095 Looking at a new C36 with Furling Main. Tough choice Tall rig or std and 135 or 150. Would like op
12v wire run Dick at 10:00am 07.20.02 Smaller Boats 2/1009 I want to run 12v from battery forward to area in bow where previous owner put a 20g water tank. I w
Hjunter 380 Refrig/Freezer Chic Lasser at 9:16am 07.20.02 Big Boats 1/906 In the 380 there is a small DC fan that blows cold air into the refrig section from the freezer sect
22' O'Day Spinnaker size Rudy AZ at 9:06am 07.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/887 I'm thinking of getting a Spinnaker for my 22' O'Day. Does anyone use one, if so what size and what
Capri-18 Genoa Zach Heir at 9:01am 07.20.02 Smaller Boats 1/1157 Last year I bought a 1988 Capri-18 in exceptional condition with the intention of adding a larger ge
Swing keel... hypothetically Mike at 8:27am 07.20.02 Smaller Boats 4/1060 After reading earlier posts about swing keels, and thinking a lot about mine, I've been wondering ab
removing club on 37C chet p at 7:18am 07.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1305 i am considering making my cutter into a sloop for local sailing due to the chafe tacking back and f
water leaks at toe rails on '86 H40 Heidi & Mark at 6:18am 07.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1163 Hello, We just bought a Hunter 40 '86. We previously had an '87 31ft and loved it. The 40 is ver
Leaking cabin lights Dave Shore at 2:16am 07.20.02 Big Boats 5/893 After washing the deck or after a heavy rain I am getting water dripping from both cabin lights, the
cost of boat when new? doug at 1:33am 07.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1201 does anyone know the retail range of the first 42 when they were new? obviously that would depend r
Mac 25 loose keel Doug Rodrigues at 1:19am 07.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1178 I was under the boat yesterday trying to remove the keel cable attachment bolt when I noticed that t
Wiring Info for H34 Bob at 9:57pm 07.19.02 Big Boats 5/838 The wire from the electrical panel to the steaming light on the mast has "died". There is power on
Head Advice Dave at 9:29pm 07.19.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1040 I've noticed in the various catalogs there is a seat cover you can buy to fit a five gallon bucket.
How Do I Remove The Water Tank? Richard McBride at 1:59pm 07.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/919 Hi all.I have a C27 dinette model. The fresh water tank for the galley is under the port side seat
leaky windows Leslie at 1:25pm 07.19.02 Smaller Boats 2/1049 I recently got a 25 Catalina (1979) It has not had any maintance in years and is in a mess. The win

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Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 12:20pm 07.26.20 Sept. 4, 5, & 6 look like near-perfect days to make a 6-hr run from Bellingham to PT in daylight. On
Catalina 310 Chainplates removal? CowboyWay at 12:19pm 07.26.20 I still can't access that Facebook story link, but that's ok... More specifically, I'm interested t
Remove glue from fiberglass? CarmenK at 12:07pm 07.26.20
Voltmeter CowboyWay at 11:57am 07.26.20 I've looked for a digital meter that could replace the analog one, but no luck finding anything tha
justsomeguy at 11:44am 07.26.20 Anyone have any insight as to where I might find replacement parts? Can you post a photo of the pu
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Davidasailor26 at 11:34am 07.26.20 The attack that happened here is very different from any type of attack that would affect chartplott
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M srimes at 11:30am 07.26.20 The Equifax hack came from China. Russia supports hacking too. A multi-billion dollar U.S. company
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M SFS at 11:28am 07.26.20 Does it cost more than $10 million?
Gray Enterprise Portlights sail sfbay at 11:20am 07.26.20 Acrylic paint then seal it OR replace the acrylic lens, which you can buy from this site.
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Brian D at 11:11am 07.26.20 Well, if Garmin was smart (??) they would wipe their harddrives and reinstate the data from a backup
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M capta at 11:00am 07.26.20 As far as I know these folks never get caught. They are working from countries like Russia that won'
Peek a Boo shutters justsomeguy at 10:50am 07.26.20 Once the heat is inside...
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 10:44am 07.26.20 You are definitely losing fuel efficiency since you have a displacement hull if you define fuel effi
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... docsooner08 at 10:40am 07.26.20 I'll take some wider angle shots this afternoon. The clear coat youtube video above seems pretty r
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 10:38am 07.26.20
Peek a Boo shutters Don S/V ILLusion at 10:35am 07.26.20
Cruising RPM. Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 07.26.20 Diesels like to run at 85-90% rated RPM. Anything lower results in carboned up valves, glazed cyl
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M WayneH at 10:31am 07.26.20 I've got WiFi built into my B&G Vulcan 7 Chartplotter. One of the features you can not do from the r
Cruising RPM. kappykaplan at 10:24am 07.26.20 Diesels like to run at 85-90% rated RPM.
2008 Beneteau Oceanis - Engine battery alarm on while battery appears to be appropriately charged. Benny17441 at 10:17am 07.26.20 It is not unusual for panel voltmeters to give inaquarate readings. There is likely a voltage drop

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