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C&C 30E hull number veikop at 10:22pm 08.13.18 C&C 1/1627 Hello I just bought 1982 C'C 30E (European version, made in Sweden) Problem is, i cant find hull num
"Rehabilitation" of a 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke that went to the bottom Kings Gambit at 10:05pm 08.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/2046 A strange event occurred the evening of July 3rd that sent my 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke to the sea botto
Portsmouth classes glaufman at 7:39pm 08.13.18 Racing 2/630 Is it reasonable to use Portsmouth to handicap races between boats in different portsmouth classes a
How do I clean my fuel tank?? 1979 Newport 30 (1) coreth at 7:30pm 08.13.18 Newport 4/1406 Greetings Skippers, After replacing every part of my fuel delivery system, I'm still not able to sta
Slightly different focus (4) Jackdaw at 6:41pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 31/1796
Universal 35B Intermittent Overheat adelboat at 6:20pm 08.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1452 Hi, all - hope you are enjoying a great season! A bit of unseasonal weather this season in NE, but a
Guest 900 Oscillating Cabin Fan (1) jviss at 6:10pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1154 I have two of these on my boat. https://newcontent.westmarine.com/content/images/catalog/large/24
Anti-Foul on a Mac 26M annon2019 at 5:14pm 08.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/529 My husband and I are VERY novice sailors, who bought our Mac 26M because it seemed the ideal boat to
Dinghy Outboard Motors: Mercury versus Johnson jviss at 4:08pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/568 I have two 15HP Mercury 2-stroke motors for my 9' RIB, the tender for our sailboat. I have been on
How do I run a new main halyard? DStegs49 at 4:00pm 08.13.18 Big Boats 4/1137 I have a legend 37 and over the winter the wind and ice caused one of my main halyards to chafe and
C270 New Sails Sailfish03 at 11:35am 08.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1328 Hi All, Our main and 155 genny are in need of replacement and our Variable winds at Bear Lake are an
Chart plotter choice Jimski at 11:19am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 29/4874 It is time to replace my aging Garmin 178 chart plotter. The other instruments (depth and speed thro
Boat Capacity Limits jimedwards at 9:42am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 28/7355 Is there a maximum capacity for my 1981 Catalina 27? Weight or number of persons? I know number of l
Time to Let Her Go... Simon Sexton at 8:09am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/980 Hey Everyone, I am sad to report that we are selling Valiant, our first boat. She's been great fun
Well, sold my boat Kommy000 at 7:49am 08.13.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/931 Well, after all the work, I ended up selling my boat. Moving on to a bigger boat, hopefully my last
Hunter Vision 32 engine to water heater lines. SonnyMarshall at 7:23am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1102 Found some chaffing on the coolant lines that go to the water heater. Chaffing has occurred on the
Port Replacement Screens carriemeaway at 7:02am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/978 I have been looking to replace the screens in my small ports on our 2006 38 foot hunter. Has anyon
Adding Air conditioning to a 38 ft 2006 Hunter carriemeaway at 7:00am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1425 We own a 2006 38 foot Hunter. We would like to add air conditioning. The electrical panel has th
Dodger Jeff Scheid at 6:35am 08.13.18 Catalina 30 17/3674 Hi All, Looking for a Dodger pattern or and old dodger, so I can fab a new one. My boat 1980 C30 T
New 1/2"� genoa sheets. Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/466 I need to replace my genoa sheets and want something different than the stay-set that I am replacing

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Installing a EV-100 Cable question jviss at 6:41am 07.09.24 So the 5m cable could be plugged into the 5 way and the data from the p70 would transfer to the ACU
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 6:36am 07.09.24 John & BrianQ That attachment you sent cleared up alot for me Thanks Greg and Ward H Thanks for you
What are these tracks used for? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 07.09.24 @CaptnEdarli how about telling us what sail inventory you have before any more responses?
Installing a EV-100 Cable question jviss at 6:27am 07.09.24 The resistors at the ends of the N2k bus serve two essential purposes. First, they provide the inte
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 6:04am 07.09.24 Thought the pulley was the round part inside the block That's the sheave. I think using the term
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Ward H at 5:57am 07.09.24 So the white goes from the p70 to the T and then the blue will go to the 5 way connector block. Wh
Stuck seacock question jviss at 5:52am 07.09.24 When messing with seacocks with the boat in the water, have a selection of wooden emergency bungs/pl
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 5:48am 07.09.24
What are these tracks used for? Will Gilmore at 5:47am 07.09.24 Thought the pulley was the round part inside the block I get the impression that "sheave" (sheeve?
electric windlass jviss at 5:44am 07.09.24 @dlochner is right on, and clear. I only part from his advice in terms of the battery. Were I to i
Installing a EV-100 Cable question (1) jviss at 5:08am 07.09.24 If I understand your physical network correctly, and I recall my STNG networking correctly, and that
electric windlass dlochner at 4:30am 07.09.24 The decision to use a horizontal or vertical windlass depends on the chain fall. If the chain has to
standing rigging got looser east coaster at 4:08am 07.09.24 Had the same issue on my previous boat a 1983 Catalina 30, mast stepped on deck. Removed deck step o
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust bris59 at 7:51pm 07.08.24 All - thanks for the replies! I did a methodical step by step replacing the impellor on my 3GM30F a
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Tally Ho at 6:38pm 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Project_Mayhem at 6:29pm 07.08.24 It takes a few sails every spring to get the stays tight on my boat. Mast step was rebuilt.
What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 6:21pm 07.08.24 Thought the pulley was the round part inside the block
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 6:17pm 07.08.24 So the white goes from the p70 to the T and then the blue will go to the 5 way connector block. Wha
What are these tracks used for? ggrizzard at 6:12pm 07.08.24 I had a rough day... I needed a good laugh. Thanks Guys (and Gals)! DEI strikes again... :laugh:
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? nightowle at 6:00pm 07.08.24 It works, but it's tedious.....it's not magic. It will take multiple applications if the varnish is

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