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Legend 35.5 (1990) Traveler nfg2u at 11:15am 10.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/523 Does anyone have drawings for the traveler on the 35.5? I know that some folks here have some great
Catalina 18 Furler hinmo1 at 10:39am 10.03.19 Smaller Boats 6/2064 Does anyone know if a CDI FF1 furler will work on a Catalina 18. By specifications, it looks not (I
Yeti - are they that good? (1) Justin_NSA at 9:34am 10.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 22/3643 Or do they just have one helluva marketing and promotion division? I just got an email from West Ma
Any Boats Available on the East Coast drewlamparello at 9:29am 10.03.19 Catalina 275 22/4458 I've owned 4 Catalinas since the mid 80s, a 27, a 30 and Cat 22 and a Capri 22. Dorian took the Cap
Fitting cockpit covers Dry White at 7:32am 10.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/464 I have just bought a hunter legend 40.5 which came with all enclosing cockpit covers but no instruct
How to remove BedIT? Project_Mayhem at 6:01am 10.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3114 I applied a generous amount of BedIT to an outboard bracket that I had to remove. It stuck to the tr
Sailing 'er in. (5) TomY at 4:57am 10.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2450 It's rare, but we do see an occasional boat sailing into a harbor onto a mooring or anchor, even occ
DTops decal All U Get at 3:19am 10.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/941 Hi all, I just tried to purchase my DTops decal for 2020. Once again there is a delay in the proce
10 degrees of leeway? danstanford at 2:18am 10.03.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4752 Was out for a nice sail in 10 knots of breeze and a fairly lumpy sea state and decided to trim and t
2002 Catalina 400 as advertised is 2000 Tim francis at 10:12pm 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1059
The Pacific Northwest HIGHs Win JamesG161 at 8:03pm 10.02.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/1093 The Pacific HIGH continues to spin off Protective HIGHs and the Jet Steam Dips south... The Results.
fresh water pump / breaker Richard19068 at 5:26pm 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2646 When I turn on the the circuit breaker for my fresh water pressure pump it occasionally bumps back a
What Make of Sailboat (2) LakeMan at 4:54pm 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2336 Hello everyone. I just picked up a garage sale find. I'm looking for help finding out what make of b
unstepping the mast hgeismar at 4:38pm 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 1/317 I need a video on how to unstep the mast on my 25'O'Day sailboat
Something a little more abrasive than Fleetwax ...? Gene Neill at 4:17pm 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 5/933 I love Collinite Fleetwax, but it has so little (if any) abrasive qualities, I need to prep the surf
New to the 310 club and Engine Mounts.... Again... BillyK at 12:58pm 10.02.19 Catalina 310 11/2317 Hi all... i've joined the 310 owners club with a 2004! and right out of the gate i need to install
Winterize - Hunter 33 jngotasail at 4:06am 10.02.19 Ask All Sailors 33/4266 Hello folks, I am going to be winterizing my Hunter 33 this weekend. This is my first time and I am
Fuel gauge / reading on a 2009 Beneteau 31 Willie G at 8:17pm 10.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3841
glasses pumpkinpie at 6:35pm 10.01.19 Ask All Sailors 35/5026 .
Solatek = Marinco-Nicro vent? Ken13559 at 4:41pm 10.01.19 Ask All Sailors 24/5714 Hello, anyone any idea if this Solatek day/night vent is a drop in replacement for Marinco-Nicro 4"

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Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner LloydB at 11:24am 09.20.24 Wire that is carrying signals to another place even if it is not spliced together to make it longer,
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 11:13am 09.20.24 Getting a prebuilt angled panel might be a challenge. What about a flat plastic panel say made of AB
Osmosis Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 09.20.24
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 11:08am 09.20.24 https://www.tadiesels.com/instrument_panel.html Perhaps this plastics company makes something that c
Angled Engine Control Enclosure LloydB at 11:02am 09.20.24 The Perkins panel you show is no longer available due to disruptions in the supply chain so it looks
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 10:55am 09.20.24 The gauges and controls on our boat are also horizontal, and I have wondered about a solution. I wa
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Hello Below at 10:49am 09.20.24 For LED lighting, i think this is a perfect application for them. :plus:
Adding a Bimini Leeward Rail at 10:15am 09.20.24 The easiest and most expensive way is to hire a canvas shop to make one. If you use a shop that dea
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 09.20.24 Buyfoam.com is a reasonably priced site for custom cut foam. You may have to trim a little bit but f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:54am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one. I'm goi
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:51am 09.20.24 Check the downloadable section on this site and see of you can find a manual for your Yanmar 2QM15.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one.
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:39am 09.20.24 For the cushions, definitely remove the covers and wash them. I wash them by hand in a big tub. In
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:38am 09.20.24 The musty smell might be that the covers just need a good cleaning, if you can remove the covers, j
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:24am 09.20.24 I find crouching down to see anything very annoying. The back of my panel is exposed in the lazaret
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel? Errr.
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner jssailem at 8:39am 09.20.24 You will install these in a "hidden" space where you can hide extra wire. Go with heat-shrink butt c
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner BAD ORCA at 8:38am 09.20.24 you can put a piece of heatshrink over Wago nuts with a bit of dialectric grease over the open ends
Osmosis BigEasy at 8:27am 09.20.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:25am 09.20.24 I wear contacts, and use reading glasses. To me the most important thing is the darkest, polarized,

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