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Checking my alternator Jack at 6:08am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1174 Hi everyone, How do I check my alternator to be sure it is generating the right amount of current?
AC 110 volt outlet near the VHF (1) daviddp at 5:44am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1045 162369 I want to add an outlet in the nav station, the only location with access would be within 12"
Towing with a Dodge Caravan Knuttle at 5:36am 03.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3770 I have an old 21' Venture sailboat. Trailer, boat, and stuff it weighs about 2500#. While the man
two black eyes jon hansen at 8:50pm 03.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/823 sITW5tr7KQg
Replacement foredeck hatch for '85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 7:48pm 03.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/997 Has anyone replaced the original foredeck hatch on their Mac 25? If so, what make ' model was used?
Lost Containers "Selah" at 7:29pm 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1005 Hey all, was just reading an earlier posting about Comanche. One of the responders brought back to
Questions about rigging change out time and lots of pictures ?? (10) Doug Doty at 5:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 18/1481 My boat is a 1975 model Ohio Indiana and Kentucky fresh water boat and I have no reason to believe t
Bimini top Dug22 at 3:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 9/1216 Does anyone know what height top to use? CD sells them and it states 36in from top of coaming. I can
1984 h27 Port Replacement (1) amcmahon at 1:55pm 03.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1017 I have just finished replacing the original Gray Industries plastic ports with New Found brass ports
Starter Battery ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:48pm 03.11.19 Catalina 310 22/3701 So I'm setting up 4 Trojan 105s Golf 6V Batteries (Deep Cycle wet). I'm adding an additional 12V sta
H260 Battery "mount" jwilcoxon78 at 12:35pm 03.11.19 Smaller Boats 9/734 Does anyone know where to find replacement brackets for the strap that holds the battery in place?
Injector re-install Tim Mills at 12:16pm 03.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/4661 After I'm ready to reinstall my injectors, Yanmar 3GM30, do I need to remove and or replace the copp
Need Advise - took on a 1985 project.. TideWalker at 11:07am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 11/687 I need to purchase new running rigging, sail covers, probably a ton more, advice on best priced shop
Majic Catalyst Harder Plymouth Sailor at 10:04am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/685 Has anyone used Majic in topside paint before? I have an issue with boat paint as it drys so quickl
interior wood treatment SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 03.11.19 Big Boats 17/3166 Hey All I love the look and feel of the wood inside the 40.5. It was become quite weathered unfor
Trucking a Cape Dory 30C Zekmeister at 9:09am 03.11.19 Trailer Sailors 1/51 I am writing a journal of the journeys of the Cape Dory 30, SV The Kestrel. On this post, I write ab
Making Sense of Automatic Charging Relays Maine Sail at 8:45am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1796 Hi All, I know I have been hit or miss here recently, things are quite busy here at Compass Marine
Hunter 216 keep pin replacement H216sailor at 8:22am 03.11.19 Day Sailers 16/2127 Has anyone ever replaced their keel pin on a Hunter 216? it is not broken, but I do have some wobbli
Aqualarm bilge switch wiring question (1) Justin_NSA at 7:22am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/2566 I sent this question to Aqualarm but who knows if or when they will respond. Any thoughts on how to
Hull speed dnimigon at 7:17am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 57/8967 Just a question for all of you. When a manufacturer states that a boat has a certain hull speed what

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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,
Osmosis jssailem at 8:25am 09.20.24
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? JoeWhite at 8:24am 09.20.24 Is it possible to rotate the hose? If so you ma be able to pull put by rotating it.
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:23am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel?
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 8:03am 09.20.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Tally Ho at 7:05am 09.20.24 I'm not finding benefits to be worth the cost. Perhaps once I have some longer passages in mind, I
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only Davidasailor26 at 6:41am 09.20.24

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