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Dodgers and Travelers sailme88 at 5:52am 07.08.18 Big Boats 10/1304 Hope this helps others: My Catalina 34 has zippers thru the isinglass to extend the traveler sheets
Home Grown Cat,Who'd A Thunk It! (2) BrianRobin at 4:24am 07.08.18 Big Boats 1/439 This was revealed this weekend in our little city. The neighbors knew someone was up, as this guys d
Solar Trickle Charger abinoone at 4:03am 07.08.18 Ask All Sailors 18/3384 Just replaced my starting battery with a new, wet cell unit and decided to install a 4w Coleman sola
It's a boot! (1) Brian D at 8:26pm 07.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 34/2885 https://scontent-lax3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36877502_2570963129595725_6617260699972272128_n.jpg?_n
Owners manual for 281 Dave from Thunder Bay at 6:32pm 07.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1543 Does anyone know where I can find an owners manual for a 1995 Oceanis 281, prefer paper not digital.
Balmar alt. What are these...... (1) NYSail at 4:42pm 07.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/532 153386 hope all is well with everyone... So alt is going I. Tomorrow. Wires, fuses all ready for po
How to Post: Changing the centerboard lift line in an H23.5, H26, & H260 (1) rgranger at 3:27pm 07.07.18 Smaller Boats 5/995 Hello all I've seen a few posts recently about the lift line for the centerboards on these water ba
4th of July adventures! Scott T-Bird at 2:01pm 07.07.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1115 Sue and I went to the boat early on the 4th for a beautiful day sailing on beam reach all the way up
Route Advice: Sailing from Midland Ontario to Chicago Biggin at 1:58pm 07.07.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3579 Skippers, I will be heading to Chicago via the North Channel to Mackinaw, at the beginning of August
H260 Centerboard uphaul force? Jeff Gray at 1:53pm 07.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/2241 Question for H260 owners... I recently purchased a 260 and am generally happy with it, but I have o
I learned something new today, and that leads me to another question. HanBan at 10:54am 07.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 28/4398 A couple of weeks ago I thought it might be a good idea to leave the AC on in our boat, figuring tha
County Leases away sailing venue (1) shemandr at 10:41am 07.07.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1866 We run into a problem here in the bays we call the Peconics. Over ten years ago New York State enac
Changing Furler from Below to above deck: Hood 810 to Selden 204S Steverhnm at 9:40am 07.07.18 Big Boats 12/1740 So I have a 1990 35.5 legend with the original hood 810 furler. Time to change the furler. Extrusi
New Design Catalina 22 "Measurements" Rltgold at 8:30am 07.07.18 Catalina 22 7/1642 My 22 "Minnie" is currently 3 hrs north of me in Channel Islands harbor and I need a measurement of
tiller extension... rpludwig at 5:41am 07.07.18 Catalina 22 4/731 gonna pick up a tiller extension @ WM tday, have a gift cert burning a hole in my pocket! Any advice
Cockpit Floor Grate (1) MikeHoncho at 9:40pm 07.06.18 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1660 I started my floor grates and got to roughing out the rear grate which starts at the pedestal and g
longgggg shot Captmayhem at 8:31pm 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/340 Going to be around the Cancun area from 22 July, if anyone is out there and wants to meet up for a b
Universal 25XPB TimMarks at 2:38pm 07.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/1711 So I am looking at buying a Catalina 28 Mk II, and one of the things that spooks me is that it has a
Stanchion throughbolts leaking... any ideas? (5) Drinkmilk at 11:58am 07.06.18 Catalina 22 4/2343 My '86 cat22 new design is leaking slightly from the through-bolts for the stanchions. Plan was to
Repair rub rail on 1968 Columbia 36 (2) kfrancisco at 11:53am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1653 We hit a large wake from a freighter and it loosened the rub rail on our boat, starboard side. Now n

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Alternator heat - how serious? Ward H at 4:12am 08.09.24 So, the brown wire should be connected only to the keyed side of the ignition switch? That's how m
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:55am 08.09.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 10:56pm 08.08.24 Hi KC, thanks for your thoughts, as I mentioned in earlier posts, the pull to Port when motoring is
Dipstick ggrizzard at 10:51pm 08.08.24 I can reach the dipstick, but I can't see it either. I take it out, read the level, wipe it off and
Backstay Split Rigging? ggrizzard at 10:36pm 08.08.24 The two short, and possibly smaller gauge wires, mount to two holes on the plate with u shaped conne
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Wolffman08 at 10:23pm 08.08.24 I got the t-bar ends yesterday, put them on today, and then finally got to go out for a sail! Every
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. FastOlson at 9:56pm 08.08.24 In very round numbers.... very.... on each forum that I lurk on there are maybe 10 people whose inpu
Boweye Backing Block Project_Mayhem at 7:46pm 08.08.24 I meant to say use some heavy washers if it's just the plastic block. If it's the fiberglass, you mi
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Project_Mayhem at 7:44pm 08.08.24 I was going off of memory about it starting a fire. Judging by the case, it's totally possible that
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) Calif. Ted at 6:35pm 08.08.24 I don't REALLY expect to be treated with the respect I deserve on the internet ever, but this has al
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) American_Mainsail at 5:20pm 08.08.24 I saw that post come up on Facebook. I have also experienced a little bit of leaking in that same af
Get my engine running. monocerosin at 5:17pm 08.08.24 The lift pump (aka, fuel supply pump) simply provides fuel to the injector pump. It is a simple dia
Get my engine running. dlochner at 5:00pm 08.08.24 The lift pump (aka, fuel supply pump) simply provides fuel to the injector pump. It is a simple diap
Looking for replacement turnbuckles pgandw at 4:53pm 08.08.24 I have a Hunter 23. The deck end of the turnbuckles have become bent. I want to replace them. I'
Mast Tabernacle drgbanks at 4:14pm 08.08.24 Thank you for your input. I will raise the mast with significant help. It seems unstable to me. U
Plumbing adaptor Whale to Scandvik Scott T-Bird at 3:56pm 08.08.24 Hey Scott. I have replaced my Scandvik cockpit shower and adapted it into 15mm pex before. Can you
Get my engine running. Johnb at 3:34pm 08.08.24 Just to clarify. They are both camshaft driven mechanical pumps. The one I am recommending you to ma
Mast Tabernacle pgandw at 3:34pm 08.08.24 Mast base and tabernacle arrangement appears to be the same as the Mariner, but modified over the ye
Get my engine running. (2) monocerosin at 3:27pm 08.08.24 Are you referring to the crankshaft driven pump that is on the starboard side of the engine? Then o
Get my engine running. Johnb at 3:21pm 08.08.24 Whoops that should have been camshaft driven.

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