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Bruce vs. Simpson Lawrence Claw Trevor at 2:59am 05.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1311 Hi Tim -Thanks for offering your time and advice! I noticed another thread earlier this week where
Broken Outhaul Cable Mike at 2:47am 05.15.01 Big Boats 1/1253 The stainless steel outhaul cable in my boom has snapped. How do I replace it and where can I get a
Air Conditioning BBaker at 2:28am 05.15.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1046 I would like to install A/C with reverse cycle on my Catalina 42. Has anyone done this? Can you re
Hello Tim King at 2:22am 05.15.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/982 Hello Fellow Sailors,My name is Tim King and I'm your guest forum host this month. It's great to be
Output shaft loading Jeff Jones at 1:59am 05.15.01 Other Sailboats 2/691 I am considering moving from my traditional stuffing box to a PSS unit. Since the PSS unit does not
Hot Water heater broken? David Straub at 1:47am 05.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/895 I have noticed that the area around the hot water heater is saturated with water. I have also notice
Swing keel maintainence Scott Aldinger at 1:42am 05.15.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/981 How exactly is the line for the seing keel fastened to the keel. I plan on replacing the line follo
Swing keel maintainence Scott Aldinger at 1:27am 05.15.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1069 How exactly is the line for the seing keel fastened to the keel. I plan on replacing the line follo
Hatch screens Tim at 1:07am 05.15.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1192 I am looking to replace the screens on all of my rectangular hatch's (mine are full of holes) on my
Mast Raising on Hunter 23.5 Arturo DeVitalis at 12:53am 05.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2427 Would like someone to share their clever method of using the trailer winch to raise and lower the ma
Towing an inflatable behind a 340 Richard Britton at 12:44am 05.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2443 Is there any advice in towing a 9ft inflatable with an air floor and a 9hp outboard? (Lake Michigan)
Piggyback Dinghy? Antonio Aranguren at 12:43am 05.15.01 Big Boats 5/1141 I have an AB RIB dinghy that is 8' 9" and weighs 175 lbs. I have hoisted it on deck with the spi hal
Nav Station--Functional or Traditional? Gary Wyngarden at 12:42am 05.15.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1215 I really love the idea of my nav station. It's a fine looking teak desk. The VHF and the breaker pan
HUNTER 410 AUTOPILOT CESAR TORRES at 12:13am 05.15.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1729 I want to install an autopilot. I thinking the Raytheon ST 6000 is doing well, but i don't know what
Vision 32 Experience & Advise Sought Rob Sherrill at 11:49pm 05.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/847 I have just ordered a 135% Genoa for the Vision and I am having "buyers remorse". It can be reefed
Stepping C25 mast Steve at 9:36pm 05.14.01 Smaller Boats 5/1136 We are planning to buy a C25 and one of the big questions has to do with stepping the mast. Can I pl
Stuffing Box Dilemna Paul Tomey at 9:32pm 05.14.01 The Cherubini Hunters 5/968 Now I know from reading and talking with several people that the stuffing box needs to drip a little
Dead batteries, time for a change Jack at 8:56pm 05.14.01 Big Boats 3/882 Well, my 2 bank battery system finally went dead. I guess I was just looking for an excuse. Now is
Trim & Tunning guide 37 xl plus Curt csgto at 3:55pm 05.14.01 Catalina 22 1/2154 I've beeen blessed to crew on a 1990 C'C 37 xl+ during local races. What a machine, she's a awesome
Sailboat demolition / Sandra Bullock..".Speed 2" Larry at 2:16pm 05.14.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1272 Movie: "Speed 2..Cruise Control"..Did anyone catch the last few minutes of the movie where the "de

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Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? (2) Hunter216 at 12:27pm 04.18.20 Lacking anything constructive to do ;) I took a look at the status of the ferry builds for Wolfe and
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail BigEasy at 12:27pm 04.18.20 Frosty, Yes, the older furling set-up was (more) problematic. My 06 Neil Pryde mainsail had ve
New England Venues? Rick486 at 12:24pm 04.18.20 Here's the scoop on BI moorings and anchoring (understood this year will probably be different and
New England Venues? shemandr at 12:19pm 04.18.20 Covid could change the situation. I was speaking of my past experiences. One of the problems for s
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F mermike at 12:04pm 04.18.20 Back to the studs for a moment. After having carnal relations with the motor I finally got the bolts
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F mermike at 11:57am 04.18.20 Check all the banjo bolts for tightness and especially for cracks. If you've reused the copper washe
New England Venues? Will Gilmore at 11:57am 04.18.20 How far Down East do you think you'll go? There's great sailing and touring in the Mount Desert Isl
Shower (pump). Who uses them? william24424 at 11:54am 04.18.20 I bought my Ivation portable shower on Amazon, works just like the video, with small kids on board,
New England Venues? Captain Larry-DH at 11:44am 04.18.20 Coecle's Harbor midweek :thumbup: A beautiful and peaceful spot.
Water heater Roland5048 at 11:33am 04.18.20 Reciprocating saw. Just make sure the new one can fit in without having to destroy anything.
Wiring a GFCI outlet (or protector) Mechone at 11:27am 04.18.20 Aren't some other things are hooked-up to that circuit when the key is turned from the "OFF" positi
Shower (pump). Who uses them? rgranger at 11:27am 04.18.20 I periodically use my onboard shower, pump makes noise and works painfully slow to drain water, sh
So peaceful looking, yes? rgranger at 11:24am 04.18.20 I think I'm mildly dyslexic and my wife gets annoyed at how I "guess right" most of the time. But
Recommendations for a solar battery maintainer Johnb at 11:16am 04.18.20 I see that both Sunpower and Renogy have 50 watt flexible solar panels for under $100. Does anybod
Catalina 30 mast step compression post collapsing MikeHoncho at 11:13am 04.18.20 Mast and compression post will have to come out. The deck structure is defiantly the cause of the f
New England Venues? Captain Larry-DH at 11:12am 04.18.20 People hunt for moorings in the Great Salt pond in their dingy's early in the AM. It's a PITA and t
Table into a bed? joecool911 at 11:06am 04.18.20 Thank you!
So peaceful looking, yes? Jim26m at 11:02am 04.18.20 Not sure that I have any dyslexia, but I haven't been tested. Probably a lack of patience more than
Recommendations for a solar battery maintainer MikeHoncho at 10:54am 04.18.20 I have two Renogy 125 watt panels a EPEVER 30 amp Triton controller, bluetooth module and a MT50 rem
Freshman sailor asking for advice BigEasy at 10:45am 04.18.20

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