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1980ish Hunter 22 Rick Webb at 1:23pm 12.19.19 Trailer Sailors 3/1221 The youth sailing program I am associated with are likely to take donation of a Hunter 22 tomorrow.
Wilcox Crittenden Head Parts (1) Shagdance at 1:02pm 12.19.19 Catalina 310 3/1046 Parts and Pump for the original head. Pump has been rebuilt and was my spare. Decided to install all
How To Remove Letters from Sail? Yachtsman1686 at 9:24am 12.19.19 Big Boats 4/1515 Hi All, I picked up a used sail for my boat. it's off a Hunter 32. I know that because it says H 3
Small O'Day 20 mod (5) Noodat Lady at 9:16am 12.19.19 Day Sailers 17/3976 When I bought her last summer, the 6'3" previous owner told me of his struggles getting the battery
sliding companionway hatch tgrayson at 9:00am 12.19.19 Parts Search 5/975 looking for a sliding companionway hatch for a 1974 macgregor venture 17,any condition
Choosing a forward hatch ... any good ones? (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:46am 12.19.19 Ask All Sailors 20/6893 I want to replace mine with a very good quality hatch. About 14 years ago I replaced the original P
Helm chart plotter wiring Zencra at 8:26am 12.19.19 Big Boats 11/1683 Hi, I need help with running wiring from my new axiom. Im replacing the old C120 and have tried usin
modifying a boat cradle to a trailer fred1diver at 4:32am 12.19.19 Ask All Sailors 19/6962 hey everyone, quick question, is it possible to transform a cradle into a trailer? if so how do you
Smart mooring? Or dumb? Captain Larry-DH at 5:14pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1995 I saw this advertised and at first I thought it was a stupid idea certain to fail. The pictures mak
How To Replace Lenses on Gray (Bomar) Portlights (3) wpchrist at 1:58pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 21/8116 Hello, I have ordered a replacement lens for my Gray Series portlight (made by Bomar, AKA Pompanet
Replacing VHF Coax--Mix and Match? dlochner at 1:51pm 12.18.19 Ask All Sailors 12/3592 At the end of the season the SWR on the VHF antenna was a little high according to the built in SWR
Compression test specification for adapter for Universal MX-25 Fudsdad at 11:22am 12.18.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/657 Please can anyone tell me the specification (thread and size) for my Catalina 36 Universal MX-25 glo
It's the most wonderful time of the year (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 04.06.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1025 Any sailor in a homeport north of Alabama feels a particular excitement in March because commissioni
Everyone Knows It's Windy (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.30.20 Ask All Sailors 51/6450 You're planning to take some friends out on a summer Saturday, but instead of the nice, warm 10-knot
Do you race your boat? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 37/3114 When sailboat racing gets into your psyche, you're hooked. It's a hobby that requires skill, courage
Condensed for your displeasure (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1098 Condensation is no one's friend. It breeds mold, wet cushions, and annoying drips strategically aime
And now, a word from the wise (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 55/6145 If you could drop a single pearl of wisdom on a brand new sailboat owner, what would it be?
The boat show must go on (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.17.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4739 Are you getting your boat show on this year? Is it something you do every year, every now and then,
Don't fight the Power (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 76/7569 Diesel, outboard, sail drive, or the fabled Atomic 4... engines not only help us dock, moor, and pow
Maiden - the movie BC Bernie at 8:00am 12.18.19 Catalina 310 13/2727 The film documentary, Maiden, just got nominated for an Oscar. How about that? A sailing movie. On

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entry level electronics jssailem at 11:49am 01.19.25 I had OpenCPN (which is great) but we found we really didn't use it all that much. True statement.
Galley . . . comforts of home? ShawnL at 10:43am 01.19.25 Mine still calls them thingeys.
entry level electronics ShawnL at 10:43am 01.19.25 I have a Garmin Striker fish finder on my Catalina22. It does depth and speed just fine, and the tr
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:18am 01.19.25 Yes, that's what others do there, is tie their boats to a rock, go park, pull their boats back as sh
entry level electronics Project_Mayhem at 9:09am 01.19.25 Check out signal K for a low cost, non-proprietary solution
Galley . . . comforts of home? Urban Hermit at 8:58am 01.19.25
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 8:41am 01.19.25 :worthless: @john6206
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 8:40am 01.19.25 Interesting idea. I suppose i could do the same with the flexible insulating foam. To be really f
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. (2) jssailem at 8:39am 01.19.25 229405 I have heard of basketballs being inflated under an engine when the lift is not more than a
Galley . . . comforts of home? john6206 at 8:38am 01.19.25
Battery "box" Urban Hermit at 8:31am 01.19.25 Sounds like a great project. How will the wood react if the sulfuric acid in the battery boils out
Battery "box" jssailem at 8:26am 01.19.25 Sounds like a great project. How will the wood react if the sulfuric acid in the battery boils out
entry level electronics jssailem at 8:16am 01.19.25 1. sailing in done in protected waters, rivers sound etc never offshore sailing. 2. not much room 3
entry level electronics dlochner at 7:48am 01.19.25 The simplest solution is a Speed/Depth/Temperature transducer networked to a Chartplotter, like the
Prefer to trailer Urban Hermit at 7:19am 01.19.25 First, about that age thing. When I turned 70 I was in a small harbor in the Abacos about halfway t
entry level electronics JBP-PA at 7:06am 01.19.25 Well, your current cell phone is cheapest. With Navionics Boating app, OpenCPN, AquaMaps or whateve
Prefer to trailer Urban Hermit at 6:49am 01.19.25 Dunno how relevant this is to the question du jour, especially since I know nothing about mooring.
windlass installation need your suggestions Terry Cox at 6:32am 01.19.25 Though the counter is identified as MAXWELL it is made by a New Zealand LTD company . Ours was mad
windlass installation need your suggestions sailme88 at 5:49am 01.19.25 Hmm. Different experience here. Talked to a rep who answered my technical questions and sent me a d
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. dlochner at 4:50am 01.19.25 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yanmar 4JH2E My new Ellebogen motor mounts have arrived. How did you support or j

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