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Battery charging problem Kenan at 12:00pm 07.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/2907 I have a 1980 C27 Catalina. My batteries have gone dead while plugged into the shore power. Shore po
Contact info for Campbell Props rfrye1 at 11:12am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 2/431 Is WestbyNorth the correct contact for Campbell Props? Or is there a different website? The OEM 2 bl
Need breaker info (1) capta at 9:18am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 4/566 Do any of you have an early 80's boat (Irwin 52/65, Gulfstar 47/50/60, Morgan 46/51/60 etc.) with a
PHII question capta at 8:47am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 7/534 Our forward head has developed a problem that confuses me. It pumps fine with the valve in the flush
Listen to your body Crazy Dave Condon at 6:49am 07.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1070 as previously mentioned by others, listening to your body in a sense detecting issues as we grow old
Lifeline Project (4) Maine Sail at 4:41am 07.28.18 Ask All Sailors 36/7699 This is just one of those nagging projects that was on the "to-do" list for far too long. A few week
Brand new to sailing Leslie Kyle at 9:28pm 07.27.18 Catalina 22 17/975 I just bought a Catalina 22 1983 model. Does anyone know where I can get a manual for the boat?
Getting close to stepping the mast - oh yeah. HanBan at 5:20pm 07.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2022 Hi guys! OK, so we are getting close to stepping the mast. But I've got to get a VHF antenna and a w
Delayed alternator charging Captain Larry-DH at 5:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1287
C275 under propped (1) Boxing Roo at 4:18pm 07.27.18 Catalina 275 8/2278
Hunter 310 Rudder j michels at 4:08pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1213 I have lost the Rudder for my Hunter 310 1998 Fin Keel. I want to have a new one fabricated but I am
Shaft removal (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:45pm 07.27.18 Catalina 310 11/3277 Anyone actually remove or install a shaft on a C310? I cut my factory and installed the new one with
Sale My Sailboat obedone at 12:19pm 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 18/920 My old neighbor wants to buy my oday 30. He wants to make 12 monthly payments. Is there any way thi
More GoPro fun Jackdaw at 11:40am 07.27.18 Racing 8/1227 OK, so now I've got a handle on all the toys and their SW, and are having fun. Made of video of last
stack-pak issues Pat at 11:39am 07.27.18 Ask An Oday Owner 34/3569 We are having significant issues raising our main with the Stack-pak / fully battened main. It seem
How to replace port rear cleat on '88 26D? vegassail at 10:44am 07.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1001 I've replaced two of the three black nylon cleats on by boat, but can't figure out how to get the th
Tach bounce down every 8 to 10 seconds or so? smokey73 at 10:33am 07.27.18 Ask All Sailors 13/985 I've read the posts on a tach bouncing, possibly due to a bad diode. My symptoms don't seem to matc
Bottom paint (yikes) (1) john6206 at 10:11am 07.27.18 Trailer Sailors 5/988 Hi Everyone, I bought a 25 yo Catalina Capri 18 almost a year ago. Have not actually sailed it yet
Is Whisker Pole Oversized? EditorC22NSA at 8:49am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 1/381 At our club in Indy, I PHRF race a class legal Catalina 22 with a 12 foot whisker pole for a 150% ge
Big winds in a Little Boat! LakeShark at 7:51am 07.27.18 Catalina 22 8/1844 @Gene Neill you have got to post more videos like this. It is amazing what a little boat can take b

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 6:37am 09.20.24
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner JBP-PA at 6:23am 09.20.24 The thing about Wagos is that like wire nuts, they should only be used inside enclosures. Use insid
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only Ward H at 6:16am 09.20.24 I went thru this when diagnosing my Hurth HBW 50 (IIRCC) tranny, then again when I installed the TMC
Osmosis norfolkcatsailor at 5:30am 09.20.24
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Forestay Broke Away moorglade1 at 4:50am 09.20.24 I own a 20 year old percision 21 sail out on barnaget near conklin island this off season i plan to
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard sailme88 at 3:22am 09.20.24 Me, I'd get a contractor to come in and do it right. Let the boat yard scream...their inability or
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 1:10am 09.20.24 Seems to me it is time to get out the spread sheet and do the math. NEVER do the math.
Westerbeke 18 norfolkcatsailor at 10:36pm 09.19.24 Welcome to the forum.. I wouldn't worry too much about a rebuild if the engine has been maintained
Westerbeke 18 norfolkcatsailor at 10:33pm 09.19.24 :plus: I concur with what has been said about your engine. These small diesels are remarkable. The
Osmosis norfolkcatsailor at 10:27pm 09.19.24 The protocol for blister remediation is well established, thus finding someone to do quality work s
Osmosis jssailem at 10:24pm 09.19.24 It does not compromise the structural integrity of the hull. In some cases it can. Doing nothing i
Osmosis norfolkcatsailor at 10:21pm 09.19.24 I bought a 1988 sailboat that had widespread small blisters. The repair yard stripped the gelcoat
Osmosis jssailem at 10:20pm 09.19.24 I wrote this about my experience with boat blisters earlier today. https://forums.sailboatowners.co
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard jssailem at 10:11pm 09.19.24 If you repair it will you have more into the boat than you will ever get out? I have come to belie
Osmosis BigEasy at 9:30pm 09.19.24 I bought a 1988 sailboat that had widespread small blisters. The repair yard stripped the gelcoat
Osmosis Kings Gambit at 9:23pm 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 8:28pm 09.19.24 If you read Maine Sail's writings, he advises directing the alternator current and all other chargi
Osmosis higgs at 8:23pm 09.19.24 Run
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard higgs at 8:21pm 09.19.24 Legal action against the surveyor is a consideration. If the boat has hundreds of blisters he shoul

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