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Running Backstay Robert Dean at 10:22pm 12.30.01 Racing 3/1469 To AllI am thinking of dropping the mast and installing running backstays.Plan to use non stretch
Tender--Hard or Soft? Jack at 12:33am 12.31.01 Big Boats 6/1771 I need some advice on whether to opt for an inflatable or hard shell tender for my future needs. The
Dry weight Eric at 10:26am 12.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/923 Any one know the dry weight of the 290 or 306?
Vacation at San Diego CA Gilles Provost at 6:47am 12.31.01 Other Sailboats 1/786 Hi everybody, I am French Canadian, I sail a h28.5 on lake Champlain during the summer . Now it is
Soling Pocket Cruiser Chuck at 5:03am 12.31.01 Ask All Sailors 2/2078 Howdy, I have a soling that I am daydreaming of turning ito a pocket cruiser. I am told that this H
The Last Sail of the Year Gary Wyngarden at 1:29am 12.31.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1121 December 30, 2001. Forty-eight degrees forty minutes North. The temperature about forty five. The sk
Hull lettering Larry Hughes at 11:08pm 12.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1128 Does anyone have any suggestions on applying the lettering of the name of a boat, short of hiring a
Rub Rail Jerry Maisonneuve at 11:56am 12.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/914 Am looking to replace the rub rail insert on my Catalina 30 (that rubber or vinyl band that runs par
Chartering a Catalina 27, Florida Mike Crawford at 6:26am 12.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/919 I will be in Miami on business during the last two weeks of January. I would like to charter a Cata
Question,need info installing 6kw generator on 440 Greg at 11:36pm 12.30.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1154 I'm trying to make a decision on what generator to purchase for my 445 Beneteau. Has anyone installe
C-22 Paint Job How To Glenn Smith at 9:16am 12.31.01 Smaller Boats 3/979 I would like to know if anyone would be interested in sending me some pics
WATERMAKERS LOREN HALL at 4:05am 12.31.01 Big Boats 3/3428 For those of you who have watermakers I have a question. I have a 'Aquamarine watermaker" which prod
C-30 Rear Berth Greg Wilson at 10:00am 12.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1055 Is the rear berth in a Catalina 30 large enough for two adults to sleep comfortably or is it more ap
Thru-hull removal Chuck Fort at 6:30am 12.24.01 Ask All Sailors 5/2520 I am trying to remove the thru-hulls for the head intake, engine intake and the galley sink drain. I
O'day 302, how well does it point and sail? todd at 11:22am 12.30.01 Bigger Boats 0/1195 How well does the O'day 302 sail and point to wind with the shoal draft hydrafoil keel? Does it act
need pulpit and stern rails fred at 11:04am 12.30.01 Smaller Boats 3/921 I am interested in putting a bow pulpit and stern rails on a 1972 Catalina. Any suggestions on purc
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! John Vasey at 4:46am 12.24.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1120 I would like to extend a happy holiday greeting to all, from the members of the Lake Ontario Hunter
Canvas by the yard Steve Hall at 10:42am 12.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/858 Can I have some suggestions on where to buy canvas or Sunbrella at good prices please?Steve HallS
Keeping Spin. Halyard clear of roller furling Rick at 10:32am 12.30.01 Big Boats 3/1181 Happy Holidays everyone,For quite some time I have had difficulties with the Spinnaker halyard get
P420 instrument wiring Bob Idler at 1:33am 12.24.01 Big Boats 1/1037 This may or may not be specific to the 420, but if the boat's instruments are mounted over the compa

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Catching up on sailing history - Joshua Slocum Michael Davis at 4:40pm 05.25.20
Screws into fiberglass jaysweet at 4:40pm 05.25.20 Not necessarily. I was just thinking, it sounded like a fairly non-critical application with littl
Battery charger Mirwin at 4:39pm 05.25.20 Thanks
Battery charger sail sfbay at 4:36pm 05.25.20 I will send you the manual for the 5000 tomorrow. Never had a charger fry batteries but the never h
Battery charger Mirwin at 4:28pm 05.25.20 Yes it is the Charles 5000 20 amp 12 volt. If you can find the manual that would be great! I just
Battery charger sail sfbay at 4:24pm 05.25.20 Wow that was fast!! Was it the Charles 2000? Do you need the online manual assuming I can find one?
Battery charger Mirwin at 4:18pm 05.25.20 Thanks for the link to the battery charger. We have ordered one
Battery charger (1) sail sfbay at 3:56pm 05.25.20 Emarineinc reportedly sells an in-kind replacement. However, if you want to spend less you can sour
Battery charger valcour at 3:54pm 05.25.20 That charles charger is known to fry batteries (including a battery explosion on my boat). I would
Maximum outboard motor weight and horsepower for a 26M? FrankH at 3:52pm 05.25.20 Apparently a 70 hp outboard will do 20+ knots (dee the first two threads below), which could tow a
Battery charger Mirwin at 3:45pm 05.25.20 We want to use the existing cables... so we need to be able to connect them.
Battery charger Mirwin at 3:43pm 05.25.20 It is the 20A Charles 2000 series 12V 110v input.
Davits for Marlow Hunter 31 (1) sail sfbay at 3:36pm 05.25.20 Wow, first bilge-keel Hunter I have seen at low tide!!. Nice bottom paint!! By the way my wife and
Wire connections from mast base to deck plug twalker H260 at 3:34pm 05.25.20 Check if the deck socket has 2-3 or 4 wires running to it. If more than 2 you can use the multimeter
Battery charger JoeWhite at 3:16pm 05.25.20 Have you checked if there is 110vac on the charger input side?
Wire connections from mast base to deck plug Rowlando at 3:14pm 05.25.20 If you use LED mast lights you can run two circuits on just two wires using a dpdt switch to revers
Catching up on sailing history - Joshua Slocum Tally Ho at 3:11pm 05.25.20 What I do not see anything...? Oh... That is the point... Oh I have been locked up for too long..
MMSI Question Meriachee at 3:06pm 05.25.20 This is good for security so other people don't know someone is alone on the boat. We use the dsc
MMSI Question DArcy at 2:58pm 05.25.20 In Canada you are supposed to register all radios on the boat to the same MMSI. For a handheld not a
Battery charger sail sfbay at 2:56pm 05.25.20 SBO sells battery chargers from many manufacturers via this link. https://shop.catalinaowners.com/c

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