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Catalina 27 tiller play and rudder repair david27 at 2:29pm 08.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/5770 My 1984 Catalina 27 has had some lateral play in the tiller for some time - but following a groundin
solar block window tint on hatches ? MitchM at 10:52am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1316 The nauticat forum just posted an owner's good review of window tint.com's solar blocking fi
MOB, first time for everything freeheelbillie at 10:17am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1484 So I was the MOB last week, first time for everything I guess. Aside from the bruised ego everything
H26 mast replacement. Karyon at 8:37am 08.05.17 Smaller Boats 9/1266 I came across a H26 not far from home for a real good deal, the only problem is it lost its mast in
Mystery leak Tom H31 at 7:36am 08.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/3077 Found wet fabric at the very aft end of the quarter berth (1986 H31). This is usually a dark, damp a
Beneteau 46 2009 Center Cockpt table replacemente or repair (2) Julio not Houlio at 7:15am 08.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/495 Any ideas/suggestions on repairing the center cockpit table on a Beneteau 46? The aft right part aft
battery charger amp size b crites at 6:45am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1793 Replacing my outdated battery charger. One starter bank, an one house bank. What amp size are you c
AC Wire size Wanderwind36 at 11:26pm 08.04.17 Big Boats 6/4416 Looking to determine the ac wire size from the inlet receptical to the service panel on a 1987 C36.
Need an Oman 8.0 kilowatt genset water pump BobBarr at 10:09pm 08.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1663 I'm trying to find an Oman 8.0 genset impeller pump for my hunter passage 42 With out much luck Oma
Shaft zincs inside the engine bay? Skipper at 8:56pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/948 I saw a pic once of a shaft zinc attached to the shaft inside the engine bay. Thought it a silly ano
Sail slides breaking (1) Skipper at 8:47pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4314 Of course I've been in boats and sailing forever, but I too get mystified by some things: I get slid
Fractional rig, swept shrouds... backstay function... (2) agprice22 at 8:15pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1674 This is a swept rig, cap shrouds, uppers, lowers, and forward shrouds. 9/32 forestay and cap shrouds
Tartan Forum Starter Thread jviss at 4:44pm 08.04.17 Tartan 3/2956 Thanks for creating a Tartan forum. I am looking for a new boat, or should I say, a new used boat,
Hunter 23 mast twist Rcarbo at 4:40pm 08.04.17 Smaller Boats 10/882 i noticed that the top of my mast on my hunter 23 is twisted slightly to the port side. Any suggest
B361 "main salon" version jarcher at 1:43pm 08.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/708 Hi All, on an Oceanis 361, I'm wondering what the difference between the "main salon version" and th
Boat fire in Victoria Meriachee at 12:04pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/611 Pushing the boat off the fuel dock, likely saved the fuel dock. http://globalnews.ca/news/3647631/
Floating Ground? Gunni at 10:21am 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 39/8877 I'm switching out my fuel gauge (VDO euro ohms) for a WEMA/KUS sender and Faria gauge with American
Catalina 36 MKii vs Beneteau Oceanis 361 jarcher at 9:46am 08.04.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5804 Hi All... I asked this question in the Beneteau section and someone rightly suggested I ask it here
'78 25 Centerboard (2) Hoosier Kevin at 5:50am 08.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/776 I have my '78 O'Day 25 blocked up for the summer working on the centerboard. Last October when I hir
What to look for on a used macgregor 26 Julio Roman at 11:12pm 08.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6801 Hi My wife and i are talking about buying a sailboat . We have been looking around and came across

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electric windlass Marmalade at 4:24am 07.10.24 @DZinger - it sure if this would be interesting... isn't mine, just saw it and then this thread, so
Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:22am 07.10.24 Have a 10 ft dinghy, air floor and 6 HP tohatsu . When I tow I do haul it up on the transom as high
electric windlass dlochner at 4:15am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass jviss at 4:11am 07.10.24 It was a factory option on the 37 and I got the sense many but not all hulls came with it. We use
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 4:07am 07.10.24 Wow, you have a bow thruster on a 37' sailboat? I imagine that's a pretty rare accessory in that s
Fresh water pump east coaster at 3:56am 07.10.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumul
electric windlass jviss at 3:55am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 07.10.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
electric windlass jviss at 3:17am 07.10.24 Rendezvous (is that plural?) The plural of rendezvous is rendezvous The distinction is in the pron
Dinghy best practices SFS at 3:09am 07.10.24 You will probably get lots of thoughts on this, but here is my take. We started with an inflatable,
H49/50 battery replacement SoSound at 8:39pm 07.09.24 Congrats!! I followed this thread for a long time, and did my own smaller installation this spring.
electric windlass SoSound at 8:05pm 07.09.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just th
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Blitz at 7:08pm 07.09.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. chec
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 07.09.24 I've heard that's so with Bennies. Not a bad idea, unless it's an emergency and you can't get the
electric windlass dlochner at 6:15pm 07.09.24 I think there are many pros. As with all things sailing, in the end it depends. The pros run inve
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:45pm 07.09.24 I also thought about removing the soft vinyl lining around the light fixture but I'm afraid of dama
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:45pm 07.09.24 Update on our lithium battery upgrade. We took our Hunter 49 to Catalina for the first test of our n
What are these tracks used for? Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 07.09.24 Yes, a sheave in its housing on a boat meets the definition of a pulley, in the same way that a gro
insurance policy for Alden 38' jwf_ at 5:26pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new bo
insurance policy for Alden 38' ethanknox at 5:23pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new boa

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