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Battery Hold-Down Material jviss at 6:59pm 09.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 43/4570 Hey RC< My new boat has what appears to be soft wood hold downs for the batteries, made post-factor
Boat Electrical Outlets jviss at 5:42pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 28/3172 My C36 and my new boat, a T3800, both have 120V AC outlets all over the boat. This is great if you'
O'day 26 Icebox drainage Howard Jones at 5:27pm 09.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3199 Has anyone ever converted the icebox drainage on an O'day 26 to some place other than the bilge? I'm
Major Credit Information Breach Brian D at 5:02pm 09.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 20/1498 If this is true, then you need to check your accounts and find ways to protect yourselves. I am not
Florida storm prep question. DAVA390 at 4:37pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 15/721 CBS news just ran a story about guys running their fishing boats up into mangrove ( I think) swamps
Hard dodgers Mikem at 1:43pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 2/782 Does anyone know if Tartarooga dodgers in British Columbia is still in business? I don't see a phon
'79 Hunter 30 - Yanmar 2GM20F Instrument panel kasishunter30 at 1:34pm 09.07.17 The Cherubini Hunters 22/10560 Hi All! Hope everyone stays safe in light of Irma. I am looking for a replacement instrument panel f
Loss of prime for water tadd5181 at 1:11pm 09.07.17 Big Boats 8/1308 My boat is a 2000 Hunter 420. I often lose prime ... causing inability to draw water (for sink, hea
Lewmar 30CST for sale $400 ebsail at 10:32am 09.07.17 Parts Search 0/9 In near new conditon, this 2 speed, self tailing, chromed bronze winch, has been used to raise a fur
Curious if anyone has heard from JK Boston Bob S at 10:04am 09.07.17 Catalina 310 13/1978 I know Jesse and Stacey were in and around St John's but I haven't really been following him. Has an
Looking for S2 9.2 Owners! :) Jarel Design at 9:32am 09.07.17 S2 8/3452 Hello! I (we) just discovered this site! My wife and I have been sailing since we were kids, both wi
Climbing the Mast kampuniform at 9:26am 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 36/4999 With an extensive background in rock climbing, I sat in amazement watching someone being winched up
HUNTER 170 SOLO MAST SETUP DFD at 8:50am 09.07.17 Day Sailers 11/1960 Just purchased a 170 and would like suggestions on setup and rising the mast solo. Seems difficult.
In case you need it: (1) pclarksurf at 11:34pm 09.06.17 Catalina 22 8/871 I had to work up a new drawing from scratch sadly to get my interior cushions off to the upholsterer
Do you flush TP? jonelli at 11:18pm 09.06.17 Catalina 30 70/7502 My personal preference is to do as i learned on charter boats... don't put anything but poop and pee
Whatdo my fellow boaters prepare for Hurricane or major storm Capt Robbie at 7:15pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/871 I am curious as to what other boaters do to prepare for a hurricanes and bad storms When you are in
Catalina 30 Toe Rail Question Ward H at 7:14pm 09.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2837 I don't need a bigger boat. In fact I just got my O'day 25 where I want it. But, A 1989 Catalina 30
Moorings, Tortola BVI (1) Benny17441 at 7:11pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 15/6007 Just got this picture
H34 Icebox Ilanortho at 6:33pm 09.06.17 Big Boats 9/1160 Hi; Can anyone tell me the cubic size of an H34 icebox? Thinking of installing an Isotherm system
"The Admiral" jviss at 6:16pm 09.06.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2214 (never mind)

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Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting sidw at 11:30am 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to1
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions ShawnL at 10:58am 06.16.24 I got some plastic ammo cans from Harbor Freight. Small enough to tuck into storage lockers, etc.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? FastOlson at 10:41am 06.16.24 The pecking order of issues is interesting altho not unexpected. I would have listed the drive train
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 10:31am 06.16.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
Bomar hatch hinge pin Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 06.16.24 I can order new pins. Do you have a source for those ?
Bomar hatch hinge pin LloydB at 9:45am 06.16.24 There isn't a big enough hammer. You need to align the last knuckle of the hinge so the pin can slid
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull danooxnard at 9:43am 06.16.24 If it is on a trailer, try to angle it so that the water runs out. A hair dryer on low temperature m
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions danooxnard at 9:40am 06.16.24 My Cat22 has no bilge pump, but I cannot see may reason not to make holes so things will drain to th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 9:03am 06.16.24 Applied Science electrical science. Who says STEM education does not provide paybacks. :biggrin:
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 8:53am 06.16.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything tha
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head JamesG161 at 8:38am 06.16.24 If you find the Serial number on your AutoPilot, you can Register it with RayMarine. When done, ev
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:31am 06.16.24 In the world of Pleasure Crafts... Boat Size does Matter Jim... PS: John = 35 , Jim = 43, Don = 5
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 8:26am 06.16.24 As they say in sailing... It is a journey.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:22am 06.16.24 A subject about which people have written books. You would be best served finding a friend who you t
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:21am 06.16.24 The best advice, from that Article, is hire of these when your choice is narrowed down. Society of
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 8:14am 06.16.24 I think the part that goes in the bottom of the mast extrusion is what's needed. Looks like the link
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 8:09am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. Thanks. I had not seen that and it is helpf
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head Captain Larry-DH at 7:59am 06.16.24
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 7:53am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?ti
Engine Overheating (2) SV Watercolor at 6:54am 06.16.24 On the older Yanmars I find there are typically a combination of factors and not always a silver bul

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