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Cutting a new mast Pearson21 at 10:16am 10.10.18 Big Boats 9/1052 I have a big spruce tree that could yield a mast up to sixty feet tall, overall length. The base of
Holding Tank Vent Charcoal Filter jviss at 6:47am 10.10.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/9114 I came across this in a recent thread here, and had never heard of it, or considered it before. We
Removing lead slug from centerboard Pearson21 at 6:47am 10.10.18 Day Sailers 5/964 My 1960/61 Pearson Electra (#19 hull) has a rigid centerboard/keel containing about a ton of lead. T
Anode Universal M25XP pullark at 7:56pm 10.09.18 Catalina 30 5/1926 Hi All. Just wondering if the water-cooled exhaust manifold on this engine has an anode somewhere? I
1988 26D through hulls leaking (1) Ms Hope at 5:13pm 10.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1673 I have an 88 26D and she has two through hull penetrations below the water line. They both leak jus
Fresh water coolant loss when not running..? Chenega at 4:58pm 10.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 20/5093 westerbeke w58 After running and engine cools down, I loose about a pint of coolant in overflow t
Knysna Owners jewel at 4:53pm 10.09.18 Kittiewake 4/7276 Knysna Anyone own a Knysna? Just purchased a 2011 48 foot beautiful Knysna and would like to conve
Hurricane Michael Roland5048 at 12:32pm 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 106/9466 To all our friends on the Alabama/Florida gulf coast. Please be safe and get the heck out if you ne
Adhesive Decking(or give me an idea) jroon at 11:54am 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 18/2433 Hello! I have just taken ownership of a 25 ft O'Day that has had a repair to the fiberglass surroun
Forestay questions (1) itchybro at 10:27am 10.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/747 Dear hive mind, I seek your counsel. I recently had a a forestay disaster. I need to replace the cr
Mast Pins for O'Day 19 GerryG at 8:40am 10.09.18 Parts Search 2/776 I purchased a 1982 O'Day 19 yesterday and one of the pins that hold the mast in place was replaced w
Hunter 216 rig tension and masthole update (2) Hunter216 at 4:12am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 4/2134 The following is a 2008 conversation about this topic and I thought I would provide an update due t
Catalina 18 vs Capri 18 Ajay73 at 2:48am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 2/2932 I understand from what I read that Catalina changed the name of the Capri 18 to Catalina 18 in the y
Back filling toilet Gross!! Cruisin30MKIII at 8:05pm 10.08.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2133 Hi all. We have a Jabsco head in fwd stateroom. When flushing, it growls and bubbles then back fills
Aluminum Zincs? Ken Cross at 7:07pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1308 Last time I hauled my boat I talked myself into trying aluminum zincs. From what I read they should
O'Day 19 Drains and Windows GerryG at 7:05pm 10.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1999 I just purchased a 1982 O'Day 19. There was about a half gallon of water sloshing around the inside
P42 Passage - extra sleeping berth (3) Puesta del sol at 6:31pm 10.08.18 Big Boats 0/510 Tired of raising and lowering the table for a bed? Decided to make an easily storable and installabl
Catalina 25 hull cracks (3) Cruisin30MKIII at 6:11pm 10.08.18 Smaller Boats 1/1047 Folks. Friend has an 81 catalina 25 swing keel. This season when he pulled the boat out of the lake,
Shift cable replacement (2) Deleted member 117556 at 5:10pm 10.08.18 Catalina 310 10/1302 Wondering if anyone has replaced their throttle and shift cables on their 310? My shift cable faile
Happy Thanksgiving Richard19068 at 4:31pm 10.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/558 To all our Canadian friends!

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To charge or not to charge mermike at 3:28am 08.28.24 The 14.6v in the manual is the maximum voltage the battery will take before it disconnects.
To charge or not to charge dlochner at 3:21am 08.28.24 The Cristec charger has 3 independent outputs. Check your manual for the fine print. Most (all?)
HULL SCRATCHES Foswick at 10:41pm 08.27.24 I'm in agreement with what others have said. First, it isn't clear from the video what exactly we'r
Repair leading edge keel Clydo at 10:31pm 08.27.24 And the fish don't care if the fairing isn't perfect. ;) Thanks for all the great information, C
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. ChrisVR1994 at 10:25pm 08.27.24 Thank you all!! Really appreciate the help. It seems like the issue is indeed the solenoid/starter a
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 10:23pm 08.27.24 Using the mizzen to improve the boat's balance might work better than you think. The profile plan m
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale Foswick at 9:51pm 08.27.24 I would not advise placing a switch on the fuel pump When I wrote that I wired the pump off of the
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues Occasional Heeler at 9:24pm 08.27.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Foswick at 9:19pm 08.27.24 It is as DJ describes. "Over" means, "I am done talking. Someone else may now talk." "Out" means,
Its funny Friday! RussC at 9:06pm 08.27.24 .................................. to be followed by about 6 months of incarceration for sexual ha
To charge or not to charge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:40pm 08.27.24 Thanks for all of your responses. Couple of answers: The Cristec charger has 3 independent outputs.
An A-Frame Question morbidfollower at 7:39pm 08.27.24 I would really love to see how exactly you do that, @morbidfollower. At what sort of angle is the
An A-Frame Question Gene Neill at 7:36pm 08.27.24 I would really love to see how exactly you do that, @morbidfollower. At what sort of angle is the w
An A-Frame Question (1) morbidfollower at 7:08pm 08.27.24 morbidfollower: What winch are you using and is it a direct replacement on the trailer for the suppl
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From dLj at 7:04pm 08.27.24 Aren't "Out" and "Standing by" for two different situations? "Standing by" is for when you are doin
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring PaulK at 7:03pm 08.27.24 Using the mizzen to improve the boat's balance might work better than you think. The profile plan ma
An A-Frame Question ...3TacksontheWater at 7:02pm 08.27.24 Thank you all for your replies. Full disclosure - this is my second Catalina 22. My first, was a 1
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale JoeWhite at 6:58pm 08.27.24 The oil pressure switch closes when oil pressure builds up. This puts a short across the positive an
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale PaulK at 6:55pm 08.27.24 When the help desk technician answers the phone his first question is always "Is your computer plugg
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From PaulK at 6:46pm 08.27.24 I too am in NE waters and agree, USCG uses "out" when completing a VHF conversation or broadcast.

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