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Charge Wire dnimigon at 7:03pm 12.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1500 Could someone tell me how I locate the charge wire on my 25MXB. I have the manual and it shows #10
We are refitting our 1985 35'Oday, has anyone removed the salon table. gerrard at 6:39pm 12.29.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/978
Jib Sheet Repair - Eye Splice and Soft Shackle (5) jssailem at 4:48pm 12.29.18 Ask All Sailors 23/7438 What do you do when your 250 miles from your boat and your feeling the urge to be "Seaman Like"? Ho
I want one LeslieTroyer at 12:32pm 12.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 17/1569
Vent cover for Nicro solar ventilator (1) Musetta at 9:56am 12.29.18 Parts Search 12/2747 I am looking for a replacement for the plastic vent cover of a 4-inch, Nicro Day'Night 2000 solar-po
Stern rail diameter ShawneH at 9:35am 12.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/734 Hello all, I am looking to order stainless tubing to build a solar arch on my 1984 Hunter 31. Does
Rudder post repair swank at 8:49am 12.29.18 Ask All Sailors 5/612 I'll start off by admitting I am an idiot that should not be doing my own repairs. That being said h
Looking For A Bow Pulpit 2001 Hunter 340 2001Hunter340 at 7:19am 12.29.18 Big Boats 4/635 Hi, Hurricane Michael destroyed the bow pulpit on my 2001 Hunter 340. I can be reached at 205-914
New Sailboat for Christmas! (1) JRT at 6:13am 12.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/656 Brand new, out of the box! Did take a bit to get it completed. Square top and self tacking jib wi
just keep her in the middle jon hansen at 7:18pm 12.28.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2286 going around the fall, not over them U15Fwo9tbJ4
Battery charger working? Clydo at 6:02pm 12.28.18 Catalina 310 13/2041 Installed two new 4 D batteries. When picked up asked if full of fluid. Was assured topped off.
fun hand steering jon hansen at 5:55pm 12.28.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1169 4RG6eupGVL4 they drive just like our vessels only bigger :)
I am perplexed... (1) Brian D at 2:35pm 12.28.18 SSB and Ham Operators 14/2938 159622 This is a WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Report - most of these stations are using 5 watts or
Bent Mast, Spring Project (1) BrianRobin at 2:24pm 12.28.18 Big Boats 2/472 Got a call from a buddy of mine today, and not a good one! The week before last we had high winds,
Alternator Service Switch Scott T-Bird at 11:54am 12.28.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2206 On one of MaineSails wiring diagrams, there is an On/Off switch that is labeled "Alternator Service
Sail Cloudy Bay Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 12.28.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1629 I've been watching their You Tube channel for several episodes and enjoyed the tours on all of their
Now you know why they lip-sync Brian D at 8:48am 12.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 0/397 2FU3aAEayUE
Replacement window covers (2) valcour at 8:02am 12.28.18 Catalina 310 2/1302 Does anyone know who manufactures the folding blinds that were used on 2003 model Catalinas?
Futuristic Sailing (2) Will Gilmore at 5:31am 12.28.18 Ask All Sailors 5/842 https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/54ab07386da811ac68a063a5-320-240.jpg Is this the future of s
new owner of S2 9.2c Avi at 8:29pm 12.27.18 S2 8/2510 Helo everyone, I am new to this forum. I recently purchased a 1979 S2 9.2 C sailboat. I started sail

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New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 6:12pm 09.30.24 The easiest way to look at this is that "water runs downhill." It doesn't matter what happens during
Prefer to trailer (1) sesmith at 6:01pm 09.30.24 We don't have a trailerable boat anymore, but when we did, we kept it on the water (in a slip). Why
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 6:01pm 09.30.24 Do you have photos of the wrinkles?
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 5:59pm 09.30.24 My main goal is to prevent potential blisters, get rid of the wrinkles and missing paint and verify
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 5:55pm 09.30.24 I used VC 17 for about 30 years on 3 boats, I never wiped the bottom with a solvent before adding an
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (1) sesmith at 5:32pm 09.30.24 I can't imagine going to the trouble of trying to remove VC17 unless I had to in order to switch to
Sea-Fire system SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:18pm 09.30.24 Dan, I have no idea why the Sea Fire system failed.
New Forum shemandr at 2:03pm 09.30.24 Should be a good forum! I think there's a need.
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent FastOlson at 1:30pm 09.30.24 Unless there is some adhesion problem with the bottom layer, it's hard to imagine removing all of th
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (1) Tally Ho at 1:10pm 09.30.24
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dLj at 12:02pm 09.30.24 Does anyone else find it ironic that we use copper pipes in our houses? Why ironic? dj
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As l
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 Tally Ho at 10:54am 09.30.24 In @Shorinsean s photos you can see that his sail is not sewn into his pack. In @jssailem s photo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 10:42am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:35am 09.30.24 Thats why I had to find a fabricator that knows much more about metals than I, plus the extreme temp
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Boomer2it at 10:33am 09.30.24 jb weld most likely wont work with cast iron
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (2) Tally Ho at 10:27am 09.30.24 I have sanded the rough and flaking spots, smoothed things out and then repainted with VC17. As lo
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 09.30.24 This is what I suspected. Thanks for confirming Dave! The mesh sandpaper really made that big of a d
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:17am 09.30.24 I replaced the exhaust elbow last spring, and turned a relatively easy project into a debacle. I le
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 9:04am 09.30.24 Solvents only work well for small spots, other wise you use a lot of solvent and it smears around.

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