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Airmar transducer issues Sefuller at 3:26pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/253 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 0/315 Hello... trying to help out someone who recently purchased a Roughwater 33 and likely needs some zin
My new 310 shipping cost Frank H at 2:59pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 0/649 Milage is about 760. Prices for shipping ranged from $3860 to $3095. I found that if your boat is on
Oil pressure "Y" Tdaddy2000 at 2:39pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 30/3094 Hello All, I would like to add a "Y" to the block of my M25xpb where my oil pressure sending unit si
Halyard Exit Plates on Charleston Mast Tdaddy2000 at 2:35pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 0/516 Hello All, Any leads on halyard exit plates for a Charleston Spar mast? This plastic plate which bro
Documentation Scams (1) lrschultz at 1:42pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/370 Any sailor documenting his vessel should be alert for 3rd party spam for companies who will manage d
Expo Solar Sailer ArleneT at 12:17pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2364 I have a 1994 expo solar sailer, 14'-6". In a blow it was rocking at it's mooring and the mast sawe
Cabin Led lights (2) Tim22 at 10:33am 06.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 21/3151 I am thinking of replacing some of my small round cabin lights with led's. ( see photos) . Any sugge
387 Diesel Leak (1) csdurand at 10:32am 06.19.17 Big Boats 2/864 Hi All, I am a new Catalina 387 2006 owner. During delivery the diesel tank leaked (we think from
New sailor outboard question DHaning at 10:23am 06.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/919 I am a new owner of a Mac 25. It has a 1990 Suzuki outboard on it. It has not been started in at lea
H376 Fuel/Engine stop-shutdown cable replacement rfrye1 at 9:31am 06.19.17 Big Boats 6/575 Looking thru Archives for answers to my question, nobody actually discusses the process of this job.
Atomic diesel model 15 11 hp engine issues hunter healer at 9:30am 06.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/416 Hi there! I recently installed a new thermostat because the overheating lite came on when the temp g
Five most important things for a trip via the ICW to the Bahamas? AlexC at 9:27am 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 55/5306 This fall, I'll be making my first trek down the ICW, and then to the Bahamas. My wife asked me "Wh
Checking in! Eberline at 9:18am 06.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2414 Hello! I am new to sailing and just bought a MacGregor 26D. Looking forward to learning from all o
Lifting Davits for Dingy outboard Chuck Reynolds at 8:23am 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 6/992 I sail a Catalina 400 MKII and looking for a lifting davit for my 6hp outboard. I've seen one on an
New Catalina 310 owner Frank H at 8:06am 06.19.17 Catalina 310 16/3613 Hello Mates I'm a new Catalina 310 owner and new to the 310 forum. She is a 2000 and is being picked
Trying to find out how to ocontact Adler / Barbour Stephen Dale at 7:08am 06.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1303 I have a Hunter 320 and need my Adler / Barbour compressor services in Benicia, California - between
Collision at sea Warren Milberg at 7:07am 06.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/3559 I know this is a sailing blog, and I mourn the loss of life in the recent collision of the US Navy v
Japanese tanker collides with US destroyer. Justin_NSA at 6:01am 06.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 35/2640 The missing sailors bodies were found in flooded compartment. Sad news. Pray for the families. USS F
Macgregor 25 Family of 5 Jcro001 at 9:30pm 06.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/4408 I have sailed before mostly on dinghies but also have some experience on yachts. I am looking to buy

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Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Scott T-Bird at 8:59am 12.05.23 I would buy a chartplotter and an instrument package with wind, speed, & depth and network everythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin
Furring Jib Sailor Sue at 8:04am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker?
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 12.05.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whil
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 7:45am 12.05.23 I'm in the wrong business Yeah. You might be, or Not. :) Tough business to succeed in -- with con
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:41am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the char
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 7:27am 12.05.23
Dodger Needed Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials fo
Manual Bilge jssailem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the charm
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:02am 12.05.23 Hello all. Well it come to find out that it is a centerboard. Which explains the cleat there to kee
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 6:58am 12.05.23 Huh! I've been thinking monohulls. But now I'll keep my eyes open for a tri.

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