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Rewiring mast conduit or not? CYQK at 10:08am 06.20.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3212 Getting ready to rewire mast and there is no conduit in there now Would you put conduit in if so ho
Arch light RWSlater at 8:31am 06.20.17 Big Boats 16/1501 On the H-45CC with the stereo option there are two speakers under the arch and in the middle is a li
Doctor's Orders -- SOLD Jtacqua at 4:44am 06.20.17 Catalina 310 1/725 Good morning all, Although I mostly lurked in the background, I want each and everyone to know that
Advice on How to Reattach Riveted Latch Posts (2) Sailingbum at 4:35am 06.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/514 Hello All, Recently, my the latch "posts" for the deck hatches on my 35S5, (for lack of a better wo
Horizon instrument manual (1) Bob 04 H260 at 4:26am 06.20.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1373 I'm looking for a manual for an older instrument
Shaft zinc 423 NYSail at 2:02am 06.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/862 hello all. Does anybody know the type/size of the shaft zinc? I know it's a cone but.... when the y
Head door won't close S2 8.5 jguyer at 9:13pm 06.19.17 S2 8/1474 The door to my head won't close. After 3 years of owning my boat the geometry of the door is so off
Catalina Rendezvous in Two Harbors kimelmore at 8:58pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 0/267 Is anyone else going to the Rendezvous in Two Harbors, Catalina on July 7 - 9th? I'm a newbie to the
Van Gogh Artistic Assist (1) Jtcf78911 at 8:55pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 31/1406 Hi all. Have performed a great deal of topsides and deck refurbishing this Spring on my 1985 O'Day
O'Day 272 trailer questions (3) HillbillyWanderer at 6:26pm 06.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/802 I bought a sailboat trailer a few years back and finally bought a O'Day 272 to go with it. I have a
Sailboat trailer questions (2) HillbillyWanderer at 6:09pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 34/2148 Bought a sailboat trailer a few years back and now have a sailboat to go with it. Going to pick it u
Outhaul purchase (1) Brian S at 6:03pm 06.19.17 Day Sailers 7/1233 So, I finally decided to increase the purchase on my 192's outhaul. I decided the easiest thing to d
2000 H380, Marine Force 10, 3 Burner, not working viper at 5:28pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1933 My stove will not light, electronically or by lighter. No evidence of gas reaching stove. Propane
Electric panel on Hunter 22 (1981) Anne Major at 4:54pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/305 Just bought an old 1981 Hunter 22 that I am rehabbing. Need electric plate and information on possi
Fully adjustable Jib Car control mod cb32863 at 4:35pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 8/545 I finally got this done over the weekend, looks like it is going to work pretty slick. http://danss
Installing 12V fans Slow Dancin at 4:35pm 06.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/659 I want to install three 12V fans, one in each cabin. They will all be near a cabin light. Can I spli
What happened to the Catalina 165 sailboat site at yahoo groups? solosailier at 4:16pm 06.19.17 Smaller Boats 0/599 There's a lot of information there in files and photos but no activity. Is there another site with t
It's that damn PO again... (1) shemandr at 3:26pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 11/739 I've just taken possession of a new to me Slickcraft (Shhhh - I know this is a sailing forum but I s
Airmar transducer issues Sefuller at 3:26pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/225 Following up on my previous question about using my old transducers with my new Zeus2, I called B'G
Prop Shaft diameter and zinc locations Roughwater 33 wsmac at 3:07pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 0/273 Hello... trying to help out someone who recently purchased a Roughwater 33 and likely needs some zin

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Advice before I buy C30 Ward H at 1:59pm 06.06.23 Note that not all 88's are plywood free. My 88 hull #5134 has a plywood core in the stub. Yes, Imp
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 1:54pm 06.06.23 Hello all thank you, the part they sell on amazon is $7 so if it works but its over kill that is fin
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? Hollyberry at 1:46pm 06.06.23 If the sail is not going to spend considerable time rolled up in the sun, there's no need for a UV c
Dissimilar Metals Dalliance at 1:19pm 06.06.23 :plus: have a lifetimes supply. Me too. One little 3 or 4 ounce tub of Lanocote goes a long way.
LED lighting. capta at 12:41pm 06.06.23 Ah @capta Age is just a number.... Your not old, you're Maturing.... Like fine wine. Getting better
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 capta at 12:36pm 06.06.23 I would imagine that the glow plug button activates a solenoid, so 50 A is rather overkill. However,
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Russ M at 12:33pm 06.06.23 I bought a 1990 27-2 last fall and had the same trouble - the 27-2 has very few resources online tha
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 11:57am 06.06.23 On our 85 the glow plug button was the same type as the starter button. So if you were able to sourc
Stainless Rub Strake Installation dlochner at 11:20am 06.06.23 No need for baking plates. I have a couple of those strakes on my toe rail to prevent chafe on the w
Jabsco volume per stroke kloudie1 at 11:19am 06.06.23 Just further reading: The geek in me popped out so I measured stuff. It turns out that for every st
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 11:18am 06.06.23 Adhesive and screws will work fine. A bit like this makes it easy to get the screw holes centered i
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:16am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 11:10am 06.06.23 A turkey baster will get the excess out.
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:02am 06.06.23 I had been looking around online for a better trailer for the boat I had (S2 7.0). Thinking maybe I
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 10:53am 06.06.23 Not sure if you are in the S2 Facebook group, but it is pretty active. I posted your question there
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 06.06.23
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 10:44am 06.06.23 You can call Tech support. When I did, they told me about a Factory Rest. That did the trick. Ne
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 10:29am 06.06.23 NYC harbor is much easier. :D you might be right.
Newbie Terry Cox at 10:25am 06.06.23 Seeking honest advice for a newbie with zero experience sailing. A couple of pointers. When we pur
Engine Control xavpil at 10:00am 06.06.23 interesting discovery while looking for the single lever. CatalinaDirect has the perfect replacement

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