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Mast Wiring Concerto at 7:04pm 11.02.18 Catalina 310 9/1126
Do you shop wearables online? (1) Justin_NSA at 11:22am 11.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/707 Do you take chances on getting the right fit online? I don't think I've ever ordered shoes, pants ja
JSO 42DS Float Switch/Bilge Pumps Wiring Help Lee Hadjiosif at 9:31am 11.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1363 The existing set up (which I'm trying to change) is as follows: There are two bilge pumps, one is a
Beneteau 36 rudder removal galynd at 7:34am 11.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3530 I'll soon be replacing my cutlass bearing. It appears I will have to remove my rudder as they are i
Gel coat product recommendations isaksp00 at 7:21am 11.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/685 This is for a '91 H23, but I imagine it is pretty standard across the various boats. I realize that
Keep the jib to maintain stability in higher winds? Shorefun at 5:25am 11.02.18 Day Sailers 48/4707 I was doing a occasional search for a used Baby Bob mast float. In a discussion about the baby bob
Connecting BALMAR ARS-5 regulator to ProSplit R Scott NIelsen at 5:22am 11.02.18 Ask All Sailors 1/339 I just purchased a Balmar Charging system. I have a Sterling ProSplit R battery combiner/splitter.
Glad the Season is Almost Over... dlochner at 5:01am 11.02.18 Sails Call Lounge 27/1912 No, not the sailing season, never happy about that. It's the biennial campaign season. You know the
Unintended Benifits Cowpokee at 7:10pm 11.01.18 Ask All Sailors 6/513 One advantage of managing a construction crew is when it rains, they don't work So after the rain p
3m 5200 revisited... Shorefun at 3:24pm 11.01.18 Day Sailers 12/3419 So far I have tried the 5200, but had problems getting it into the holes. I had a lot of back pressu
Beneteau news (3) Jackdaw at 3:07pm 11.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/3476 First from the annual report: Boat sales grew 6.7% to 1.094 billion euros. The operating profit was
Ticking sound in H31 Flip Rutledge at 2:56pm 11.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 21/1603 I have a 'new' 1986 H31. When I heal moving over 5 knots, I hear a regular ticking sound seeming to
And I used to love woodpeckers Kermit at 1:17pm 11.01.18 Ask All Sailors 35/1704 I saw this at our club yesterday. Not my boat but still... vlcmPHeoN20
rocna anchor Slipin Away at 10:44am 11.01.18 Big Boats 16/2358 Has anyone installed a 44lb rocna anchor on 42-45 ft. Hunter? I am looking to replace my Delta and
Hour Meter on Volvo MD2020 goofeyfoot at 8:10am 11.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 10/2038 Hello: The meter is a digital one. Usually the screen on the meter is blank. Every once in a while
Unusual for around here, anyone know this person? BrianRobin at 5:51am 11.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1604 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mystery-sailboat-washes-up-on-cape-breton-coast-1.4885621
Unusual ,for this end of the country BrianRobin at 3:56am 11.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/887 Here's the link https://www.facebook.com/brian.chand.50
Project Boat Ted at 10:01pm 10.31.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1272 Is anybody looking for a project boat? You might need a long winter to complete this one. https://w
How to adjust bow support on H23 trailer (1) isaksp00 at 6:33pm 10.31.18 Smaller Boats 18/1040 I finally rebuilt my entire trailer brake system so was able to haul the boat myself this year, did
Leaking and soft wood help (1) Jack75 at 6:29pm 10.31.18 Catalina 22 24/2851 I am a new owner of a 1989 Catalina 22. I removed the bow cushions and found a bad water problem.

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Dry bilge in H49/50 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 08.16.23 There is no consistency in how A/C was installed on your boat - it was done during commissioning and
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 08.16.23 Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Chase Hartzell at 2:44pm 08.16.23 I also had enough left over to do the top of my Yeti cooler which did a really nice job of classing
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Chase Hartzell at 2:42pm 08.16.23 I did SeaDek on all the non-skid areas in the cockpit and on the winch rails. It took two sheets tha
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Idahosteve at 2:38pm 08.16.23
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran geoffschultz at 2:33pm 08.16.23 Same way you do on a house or RV??? I have never seen a catamaran with an externally vented dr
New owner Idahosteve at 2:32pm 08.16.23 It runs fine, but belongs to a friends boat. We have installed a Nissan 4 hp in its place.
Catalina Stickers Idahosteve at 2:31pm 08.16.23 Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models?
New holding tank (3) DinghySailor at 2:30pm 08.16.23 For gravity drain to work, the entire tank must be above the boat's waterline...if not, it'll take
New owner Gene Neill at 2:27pm 08.16.23 What a score! Nothing like a "barn find" for practically nothing! :thumbup: Does the ol' Evinrude s
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran (2) rgranger at 2:08pm 08.16.23 Same way you do on a house or RV??? You will want a more robust vent cover. Maybe something like
pros and cons of adjusting valves... rgranger at 2:03pm 08.16.23 Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
New owner JRacer at 1:38pm 08.16.23 Unbelievable. What a catch. have lots of fun!
Pressure Cooker (1) Allan12210 at 1:37pm 08.16.23 Yup. Learned from my mom.... Me too. We have several pressure cooker recipe books and mom passed
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hello Below at 1:22pm 08.16.23 I know what he meant to say was rocker arm cover. Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT twalker H260 at 1:15pm 08.16.23 Here are the schematics for the wiring harness for your boat. You can disregard my last suggestion.
Vessel Weather Radar Question bxdobs at 1:02pm 08.16.23 thanks that suggests that there would be no way to see something like this coming, even with marine
New owner jviss at 12:45pm 08.16.23 The best footnote to the story is that we only paid 500$ for her. Wow! Score!
New owner (6) Idahosteve at 12:43pm 08.16.23 We have been happy with everything so far. No leaks at any of the fittings, we have tempered glass !
Tide Clock jviss at 12:40pm 08.16.23 Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a tide table chart? Ye

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