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Zincs for a Catalina 30 bbdbak at 11:01am 08.20.17 Catalina 30 4/3477 I have a new (to me) 1978 Catalina 30, that I plan to have a diver inspect and replace the zincs. C
Cockpit and Transom Courtesy lights dbevington at 7:18am 08.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2123 Have a Beneteau 40. Two LED lights in the cockpit and on the transom that are 12V, "Hella" brand, ab
Hatch on 92 Catalina 28 flando at 6:57am 08.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/692 Does anyone know the brand and has anyone found a good bug deterrent?(screen or netting)
Deck connectors sesmith at 6:51am 08.20.17 Musings With Maine Sail 15/2496 I'm looking for better replacement deck connectors for my solar panels. We trailer the boat for tri
Solar controller All U Get at 6:24am 08.20.17 Ask All Sailors 3/307 Hi all, Just finished wiring the controller to my solar panel. Is there a guide as to how to set t
What do you suppose happened to this Mk II? Gene Neill at 6:05am 08.20.17 Catalina 22 8/961 This popped up on eBay this morning: http://www.ebay.com/itm/253102907290?ul_noapp=true "General De
Charging Batteries Tyemac at 5:44am 08.20.17 Ask All Sailors 3/516 I have a Hunter Vision 32' with 2 house batteries and 1 start battery all are beep cycle. My questio
An Alden Challenger on the cover of Good Old Boat. TomY at 4:54am 08.20.17 Alden General Chat 1/976 The folks at GOB did a very nice job on an article describing a new cockpit build for CHRISTMAS.
Lewmar Hatches With Solar Ventialtors (2) jviss at 2:22pm 08.19.17 Tartan 11/2192 The new boat has solar-power ventilators in the deck hatches. We don't care for them, and prefer ju
Trailer launching with extension (3) Submarine at 12:27pm 08.19.17 Trailer Sailors 12/7101 So I'm getting close to being able to launch this Hunter 25.5. It has a 20ft ncluded with the trail
Magna Round Propane BBQ with rail mount (2) Rich Stidger at 11:11am 08.19.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1292 This is the original round model. Included are the base, lid, burner, burner tube, and an universal
My New Boat - A Tartan 3800 jviss at 9:58am 08.19.17 Tartan 121/20005 I have a 1996 Tartan 3800 under agreement, hull no. 20 (only 43 or 44 were made). I am pretty cert
Replacing Deck Organizer 86-95 model Carrollco at 9:45am 08.19.17 Catalina 22 13/1124 I recently purchased a 1986 new style Catalina 22. The PO had taken the original deck organizers of
B&G Triton Display Question jviss at 8:51am 08.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/234 Is there any way to program a B'G Triton display so that it changes to a particular page with an ext
Screens for cabin ports (1) Concerto at 8:40am 08.19.17 Catalina 310 2/764 140040 I have not been able to figure out how to install this screen on the cabin ports. Does anyone
Suggestions for a Bimini supplier for a 26S Bfranchini at 7:04am 08.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/964 We are considering installing a Bimini on our 26S, naturally, being retired, we don't want to spend
Lock the prop or let it spin? 386 Hamish_s at 5:58am 08.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5398 Hello folks, We have a new-to-us 2002 386. Under sail, we lose a full knot when the prop is locked
23.5 at Moomaw Lake in VA Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 08.19.17 Smaller Boats 7/920 To much surprise, I saw the lonely and only sailboat on a small mountain lake yesterday. As the hal
Port Browning BC eye candy (4) Ken Cross at 7:02pm 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1143 A race begins here at Port Browning, BC tomorrow morning. We will miss it, but had a great time look
AM radio interference from drive shaft Skipper at 5:12pm 08.18.17 Ask All Sailors 16/784 Not really a question but comments welcome. More of an observation. Sailing today with AM talk show

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Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 12.23.23 The collar should go on point A, as close to the prop as possible.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 6:10pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:57pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 5:46pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:42pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat. No dought about that it wasnt my
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:40pm 12.23.23 How nice. What did they say? They juts asked for more info but seems I have resolved this I hope
Battery charging lacoursmarc at 5:28pm 12.23.23 We have two house batteries in parallel that we charge with solar when we are away from the dock. We
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 4:56pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:50pm 12.23.23 I bought the 25MM collar and the anode..right now my boat doesn't have any zincs. so just replacing
Battery charging artboas at 4:32pm 12.23.23 My 2007 H41AC has a large solenoid switch on the back of the panel that has the big battery switche
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 4:16pm 12.23.23 Actually Western Marine did answer my email How nice. What did they say?
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what FastOlson at 4:15pm 12.23.23 Actually Western Marine did answer my email That's encouraging! Have you heard from West Marine? (
Re-rigging without mast removal. artboas at 3:53pm 12.23.23 Yea this may all become academic as so far the riggers I have approached in Sydney have refused. Th
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass artboas at 3:43pm 12.23.23 To ice breaker - The bearing in this unit is a sealed bearing. Does a sealed bearing have a race? I
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 3:09pm 12.23.23 I think you completely missed the point of the reason for me posting that link. West Marine will N
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 3:08pm 12.23.23 Red hose on right goes to bilge, it is TP valve release path. Bottom right braided hose is cold wat
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kappykaplan at 2:47pm 12.23.23 The same to you and yours, Claude L.-Auger! :beer:
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 12.23.23 Merry Christmas to you and yours, Claude. Best wishes for the new year!
OpenCPN on HP laptop - all instruments and transducers-How? Help? Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 12.23.23 Hello, I have a 1988 Precision 23 I would like to connect all the instrument transducers: depth/tem

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