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Battery Chargers Mike at 8:00am 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/1149 Cat 25 Owners - In the past week, I have bought a 1989 Catalina 25, my first sailboat. I've sailed
Traveler Don Guillette at 7:50am 05.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1979 Mates: A beginning sailor lister contacted me by phone yesterday about some confusion he had as to h
Replacing sheet winches C J at 6:53am 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/797 I would like to replace my sheet winches--because the center stem on one of them has "swelled" causi
Need Keel For 22' Mac Bill T at 6:26am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/979 Recently bought a 2-22 Macgregor without a keel. Havencraft has no source anymore. Would like to k
roller furler headaches Gerard at 4:06am 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 11/1067 My CDI furler is driving me nuts. The problem is that the part identified in the manual as the "cup"
Cowl vents Domenech at 3:49am 05.11.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1057 I would like to install one or two cowl vents in my cat-30 can someone give me some idea what would
martec specs ken matejka at 3:46am 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/790 Does anyone know the recommended prop (diam and pitch) recommended by martec for the 28.5?? Any inp
Good window supply installers in Vancouver Don Magdall at 3:43am 05.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/787 I am looking to replace the windows on my C30. I am in Vancouver BC. I am looking for recommendation
MK batteries and Lifeline batteries Tom Wootton at 1:17am 05.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1222 Does anyone have any experience with MK brand batteries? They are AGM type, and the prices seem reas
Aft Keel Bolt Stve Spence at 12:16am 05.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 How do you tighten the aft keel bolt without removing the engine?
Cockpit Locker Security Doug Merrill at 11:46pm 05.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/932 Has anyone found a clever way to add a locking system for the cockpit lockers on the H376? I would
HEAT PUMP PUZZLE SOLVED Terry Cox at 3:26pm 05.10.02 Other Sailboats 0/811 At the time of survey the previous owner had removed the forward cabin heat pump for repairs, but di
36s7 Tom at 1:35pm 05.10.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1139 Does anyone have any experience with the 36s7 built from 1995 to 1998? Any info. on how the boat sa
Add a Simrad TP10? Dick at 1:18pm 05.10.02 Smaller Boats 10/1279 I need an extra set of hands. Sail on small inland lakes. Don't need to integrate with GPS. Just nee
Halyards Gene at 1:14pm 05.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/954 Those of you who went to rope with out changing sheaves; What type and size of rope did you use. My
Adding Weight Close to the Stern on a 25' Mr. Chips at 12:45pm 05.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1041 I am going through a complete refit for a Hunter 25', and was considering the addition of one large
cap shrouds Mark at 11:22am 05.10.02 Smaller Boats 3/987 There has been lots of discussion about tension of rigging on the 260 however there has't (I think )
Gulf of Mexico Cruising - Need Advice Steve Hall at 11:03am 05.10.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 Fellow Members,I am going to make my first ocean trip from Panama City to Pensacola via Ft. Walton
Refrigerator insulation Madeline at 10:53am 05.10.02 Other Sailboats 1/775 What is a perfect way to insulate around the outside of my refrigerator, which is suspended in mid-a
suothern Ca cruiseing Austin at 9:15am 05.10.02 Other Sailboats 0/703 I am going north to the Channel Islands, Santa Barbarba and perhaps up to San Simione this July and

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CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations prholzinger at 8:47am 08.07.20 uto cng fuel station Not legally you can't.
New Boat jssailem at 8:46am 08.07.20 KG. The Transpac rules and regs start out qualifying the boat. I find it interesting when you get to
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table markwbird at 8:43am 08.07.20 I use an old fashioned folding TV tray type table. Store it below. You can modify it for boat use
Mystery fuel leak. Yanmar 3GMD Engine. MikeHoncho at 8:41am 08.07.20
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 8:33am 08.07.20 Yeah I have been on shore power the whole time l when having this issue. The only thing I can tell i
Electrical issues JamesG161 at 8:27am 08.07.20 but after reseting the breaker What breaker did you reset? Were you on shore power? Do you have
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 08.07.20 Scott, It does help. Without the foam luff the Genoa has no chance at all that I've seen of being u
Do I need a new rectifier/regulator? LagunaJay at 8:21am 08.07.20 Use a digital multimeter to measure the voltage at the battery, not the installed voltmeter. Thank
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Kings Gambit at 8:18am 08.07.20 Yes indeed! A very good illustration of how bad a reefed 150 can look! Mind you, we do not have
110VAC Outlets Ron20324 at 8:12am 08.07.20 On the 2003 cata 310 hull 218 Valcour, the GFCI is in the aft locker over the stove behind the micr
Electrical issues xqwuynx at 8:12am 08.07.20 Already ordered an alarm thanks!
Insulating our Hunter Fridge JamesG161 at 8:08am 08.07.20 We would like to replace the insulation around our Hunter 460 fridge Some science about insulation
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Scott T-Bird at 8:07am 08.07.20 Yes indeed! A very good illustration of how bad a reefed 150 can look! Mind you, we do not have a
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations (2) jon hansen at 8:06am 08.07.20 183455 bought these gauges so to now fill at an auto cng fuel station
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! Scott T-Bird at 7:59am 08.07.20 "Live Free or Die." Is that just an empty slogan now? I guess the answer to your question might de
Stripping Bottom Paint sail sfbay at 7:55am 08.07.20 This youtube video entitled "Stripping Your Boat's Bottom - Featuring Pettit's BioBlast 9051 ..." mi
Furling a large headsail vs switching to a smaller one Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 08.07.20 I think it depends. If you are out in the water and need to furl the 150, then I would do that. I
Insulating our Hunter Fridge sail sfbay at 7:47am 08.07.20 I looked at my Hunter 46 refrigerator last weekend and could not imagine how you could replace/add i
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Skipper7E at 7:45am 08.07.20 I took them to a Compressed Gas dealer. Look for some one who sells cylinders of welding gas or even
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! Scott T-Bird at 7:41am 08.07.20

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