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Rudder replacements Running Late at 11:00am 03.25.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/762 Has anyone had experience with the Catalina Outfitters (David Santangelo) rudder replacement (catali
Dread of the rebed (1) Ducharme at 7:00am 03.25.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1679 Title says it all. Got good reason to suspect my keel/hull joint as per attached photo. Next val
Hunter 23.5 factory cooler / alternatives (1) BranThomps at 7:21pm 03.24.18 Smaller Boats 8/1815 Hi everyone. I'm looking for information on what the original cooler or ice chest that is supposed t
Autohelm 1000 -How To? (2) MSN-Oday at 3:12pm 03.24.18 Ask All Sailors 2/8642 147976 147977 Hey Everyone, Can anyone explain the setup and requirements to operate this Autohelm
Sailboat surveyor Lake Texoma BobHorn at 2:48pm 03.24.18 Ask All Sailors 6/565 Might need a surveyor in the Lake Texoma area. Thanks, Bob
What is the worst Sailing State? shemandr at 2:28pm 03.24.18 Ask All Sailors 122/11405 Most of us think our state or local sailing area is tops. And I think we must have a member in just
Starter Solenoid wiring question LeslieTroyer at 1:37pm 03.24.18 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3469 on my 83 Catalina 36 there is a fuse directly attached to the starter solenoid. It is shown on the w
C30 1995 Crack in headliner above head door forward of mast danneskjold08094 at 12:14pm 03.24.18 Catalina 30 11/2260
Question about 146..kicker w/o vang ?? KeukaSailer at 7:18am 03.24.18 Day Sailers 10/985 Just bought a 146 a week ago. Previous owner installed boom kicker, and removed the vang. Claims he
Communicate with 27' Hunter 1983 owners Etx Thompson at 5:17am 03.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1502 I would like to hear from any owners of similar boat. Owned mine for 15 years and love the old girl.
Finding parts-27' Hunter 1983 Etx Thompson at 5:00am 03.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/749 Have spent hours trying to find basic parts for my boat. Cover (Plastic ) for my compass that is cra
Beneteau 40 Float Switch in Head? PaulGinger at 2:36am 03.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2023 I recently purchased a 2007 Beneteau 40 and the float swith in the shower stall is not working. I w
Alpi-Moabi woodwork? PaulGinger at 2:30am 03.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1288 How to clean, maintain?
working on the mast today - now for a game of what is it (4) tipsyravensailing at 7:19pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 15/779 Heya guys. and gals. I'm tinkering on the boat again today and i'm coming up bupkis on a few thing
ANNOUNCEMENT: One-to-one Support for your Hunter Sailboat Phil Herring at 6:41pm 03.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 40/23452 I'm honored to announce two really cool things for Hunter sailboat owners. First (and related to th
Mounting Microwave on our H31 (5) Manly at 5:42pm 03.23.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/884 While the merits of having a microwave on a sailboat can be contested, my wife and I decided it woul
Upcoming commissioning projects? (1) Phil Herring at 4:59pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 42/3340 147943 The thermometer indicates that snow might be heading over the horizon and for much of the wo
Pearson 10M PSS - Stern Tube Diameter kmart at 2:55pm 03.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 10/1490 Sooo, I've had my P10M 10 years now. PSS original when I got the boat. I have no idea how old it
Carrying extra fuel for longer trips Rltgold at 1:39pm 03.23.18 Catalina 22 53/8839 My Catalina 22 has a 6hp Tohatsu outboard that uses 1/2 gallon per half hours. Currently I have 2 3
80's hunter 22 cockpit drain tinysailboat at 1:25pm 03.23.18 Smaller Boats 4/514 to get to the hoses...wow. So, I am sealing off the cockpit drains and using thru hull drains on th

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A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Rick D at 4:52pm 07.17.24 I just did similar using a hot glue glue gun and needle and thread.
Combining two chain shots? jssailem at 4:51pm 07.17.24 two shots? Would that be Cointreau and Tequila?
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 07.17.24 Now that I think about it of course the voltmeter should have more resistance than the circuit. The
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:22pm 07.17.24 A voltmeter has extremely high resistance so as to have minimal impact the circuit. Now that I th
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (2) Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.17.24
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 07.17.24 chain is rust free and few years old! Go stainless!! So I know the fears of the weakest link and
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:44pm 07.17.24 By "trip", I meant enough bias voltage to bring the diodes into conduction mode, but I get what you
To swivel or not to swivel Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 07.17.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:20pm 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:19pm 07.17.24 The First Footprint of man on the MOON. m...
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 1:58pm 07.17.24 One option for the rebuild would be to use tongue-and-groove ipe decking, which is widely available.
To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 07.17.24 I picked up a green 2x12 about eight years ago and have been cutting it down little by little for ev
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 07.17.24 I think in this case, GOB has a subscriber base that's already used to paying for their content and
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.17.24 Not to be persnickity (but really, yeah, to be persnickity) a voltmeter DOES allow current through
What wood to use for motor mount? jssailem at 1:12pm 07.17.24 Easily found at a box store is stair Tread. They can be soft or hard wood. It will be boards glued t
What wood to use for motor mount? FeelinMorgan22 at 12:43pm 07.17.24 Sacrificial or not, southern pine is still too soft, in my opinion. Doesn't matter how many coats
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 12:31pm 07.17.24 I've always felt the main purpose of the swivel is when anchored in one spot for an extend e time. I
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 12:22pm 07.17.24 I've been looking more into ipe. Thanks again for the suggestion. I hadn't really considered it be
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 12:12pm 07.17.24 @dlochner, thanks for your help. I'm liking your suspicion that it is a galvanic problem. I asked,

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