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V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/514 I decided that the original lens had way too much crazing and needed to be replaced. So I took some
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 2:02am 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 13/799 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 22. I want to put in a simple solar setup...maybe 30 - 50 watts tota
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/358 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1478 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/310 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/755 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/430 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/417 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/285 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/425 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/310 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/251 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/541 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/416 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/478 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/626 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2587 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/262 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/874 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/310 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi

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12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review kappykaplan at 1:28pm 12.02.25 I believe the fuse size is a function of the conductor size, ie the fuse is intended to protect the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair shemandr at 12:58pm 12.02.25 A trick I saw on the Off Center Harbor site for doing fillets was to make a "Tool" to form the curve
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 12:16pm 12.02.25 A $1000 may sound like a lot, until you start to price out the parts needed, the time to build, the
TV Options Rich Stidger at 11:33am 12.02.25 Thanks to all who posted. My marina doesn't have WIFI (coming they say :laugh:) and my TV is dumb s
TV Options Davidasailor26 at 11:29am 12.02.25 Any of the Roku units ($40-100) will turn your TV smart for any streaming. Sorry I cannot suggest
TV Options Steve_Catalina at 11:19am 12.02.25 Any of the Roku units ($40-100) will turn your TV smart for any streaming. Sorry I cannot suggest a
O'Day 19 Centerboard dlochner at 10:48am 12.02.25 Based on what Project_Mayhem mentioned above, I may just take the plunge on a new centerboard and g
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 10:44am 12.02.25 I can check the storage to see if I have a second tee shirt. :biggrin:
TV Options gfrazzle at 10:04am 12.02.25 Thanks to all who posted. My marina doesn't have WIFI (coming they say :laugh:) and my TV is dumb so
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 12.02.25 At least I'm not the only one who made this mistake! Mine was too wide by a hair. Eventually the iss
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 12.02.25 You can still sail the boat without the CB in the meantime. Turning will be a bit sloppy as it will
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes jssailem at 9:51am 12.02.25
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:50am 12.02.25 This won't work because the CB will float and may not be stiff enough. Centerboards are usually eit
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:44am 12.02.25 That sounds about the same weight as the one for the O'Day 25. 2.5' draft with it up and 5' with it
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair jssailem at 9:43am 12.02.25 Way back before I can remember, I got a tee shirt for that. :facepalm:
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 9:42am 12.02.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19 You could measure the inside of the CB trunk and design one that fits the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 12.02.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 9:29am 12.02.25 Also, for the tabbing repair, you might find you have a sharp inside corner where the two surfaces m
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 9:29am 12.02.25 Measure the available space of the Keel Trunk so that the refurbished keel will fit back in the tru
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 12.02.25 Our 37 from 2014 has Simnet wiring instead of Raymarine, so maybe not exactly the same locations. In

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