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Catalina C310 3rd most popular Catalina on SBO JRT at 8:43am 07.29.19 Catalina 310 6/1204 I find looking at the statistics interesting that the top 3 boats on SBO under Catalina Forum are:
the power boating scene. I'm behind the times Justin_NSA at 8:03am 07.29.19 Sails Call Lounge 13/1265 As this forum says, this has nothing to do with sailing. Some good friends of ours invited us down t
Hunter Legend 37.5, Moving Furler from below deck to above deck Maraj at 8:00am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2324 I have a Furlex 200S furler on a Hunter Legend 37.5 that is below deck. I do not like this configura
Replacing floor on a Passage 42 Bonanza II at 7:54am 07.29.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/421 We have a 1990 Passage 42 in the Caribbean. The floor is developping soft spots in the galley and s
Hunter 37 cutter - mainsheet configuration. rugger at 7:08am 07.29.19 Ask All Sailors 4/492 Help - I painted my boom and now am not able to set the mainsheet blocks up properly. Sounds like a
Nylon Cutlass Bearing (4) Saltwaterand seaweed at 3:44am 07.29.19 Yamaha 3/1702 Is anyone here familiar with the nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log on the Yamaha 33?
Fish finder glued inside the hull (3) jonelli at 10:30pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1417 Not a really important topic, but I was messing around with a fish finder transducer in my Cat30, an
Searching for S2 6.7 rudder jubels at 6:19pm 07.28.19 Parts Search 4/736 I need a rudder for a 1981 S2 6.7. Does anyone have one or know where I can find one?
AMF Alcort Puffer ARC7 at 5:23pm 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/371 I recently bought an AMF Alcort Puffer but it is missing a mast and jib. Can anyone refer where I ca
No Electrical power Mbfhunter at 4:45pm 07.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/675 An intended day on the water ended up being a day of dead batteries. 2006 Hunter 27. Pulled them off
Rodkicker Repair (1) Bill19233 at 3:40pm 07.28.19 Racing 23/8417 Has anyone had the cable pull out of the inside of their Selden Rodkicker boom vang? Having trouble
Longer rudder Slacker at 2:04pm 07.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/2123 If I installed a longer rudder would that help prevent my Catalina 18 from rounding up so quickly?
Where the heck is my electric bilge pump? spethier at 1:11pm 07.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1585 I have now owned a 2008 Beneteau 37 for a couple of years now, and this weekend, my bilge pump faile
"The time has come," the walrus said, "to speak of many things . . ." Red_Dog at 11:38am 07.28.19 Ask All Sailors 25/2168 In this case, it's boom vangs, main sheets and travelers. Ok, I think I've got an understanding thos
H376 Holding tank jcrews63 at 9:39am 07.28.19 Big Boats 0/518 Has anyone here replaced the holding tank of their 376? I'm just in discovery mode now and thought i
Supercapacitor starters & "batteries" agprice22 at 6:54am 07.28.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/868 I have been around powerboats and sailboats my whole life, and I own one of each. My father was more
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log Saltwaterand seaweed at 11:01pm 07.27.19 Yamaha 3/912 Is anyone here familiar with the nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log on the Yamaha 33?
2006 Hunter 146 Centerboard Repair Hunter146Owner at 9:33pm 07.27.19 Day Sailers 24/3581 I just bought a 2006 Hunter 146 that is in very good condition. To my dismay, the cleat holding the
Interior Teak Finish Help (4) DYFLWD at 8:35pm 07.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2934 Hi all, I am refininshing my settee shelf which I believe to be made of teak. It isnt varnished but
Nice sailing on Seneca agprice22 at 6:17pm 07.27.19 Telstar 12/2148 nice day one Seneca today... fRSaPbyOEUU

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Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 6:16pm 07.17.24 Peggie, My holding tank is 17 gallons. After three weekends it was pretty full. Pump-out took
Combining two chain shots? Rich Stidger at 5:19pm 07.17.24 I have combined two lengths of chain for years using the two-part link with pins that are peened for
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 5:16pm 07.17.24 An excellent choice is black locust. Should be available in the Erie area. dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Rick D at 4:54pm 07.17.24 Should be an easy fix with a sleeve and weld. BTW, as I recall, there was not "much" tension on the
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Rick D at 4:52pm 07.17.24 I just did similar using a hot glue glue gun and needle and thread.
Combining two chain shots? jssailem at 4:51pm 07.17.24 two shots? Would that be Cointreau and Tequila?
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 07.17.24 Now that I think about it of course the voltmeter should have more resistance than the circuit. The
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:22pm 07.17.24 A voltmeter has extremely high resistance so as to have minimal impact the circuit. Now that I th
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (2) Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.17.24
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 07.17.24 chain is rust free and few years old! Go stainless!! So I know the fears of the weakest link and
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:44pm 07.17.24 By "trip", I meant enough bias voltage to bring the diodes into conduction mode, but I get what you
To swivel or not to swivel Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 07.17.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:20pm 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:19pm 07.17.24 The First Footprint of man on the MOON. m...
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 1:58pm 07.17.24 One option for the rebuild would be to use tongue-and-groove ipe decking, which is widely available.
To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 07.17.24 I picked up a green 2x12 about eight years ago and have been cutting it down little by little for ev
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 07.17.24 I think in this case, GOB has a subscriber base that's already used to paying for their content and
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.17.24 Not to be persnickity (but really, yeah, to be persnickity) a voltmeter DOES allow current through
What wood to use for motor mount? jssailem at 1:12pm 07.17.24 Easily found at a box store is stair Tread. They can be soft or hard wood. It will be boards glued t

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