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New Club Member w/a question The Shadow Knows at 12:18pm 06.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/1301 Hey guys, Glad to be aboard. I have a C30 Mk II with a universal 3m20a. I went to run my engine to
Solar Panel Wiring - Hunter 376 Diablito at 11:57am 06.10.17 Big Boats 5/1420 I've purchased a replacement for the solar panel that was standard equipment on my 1997 H 376. Befo
Recommendation for a wind speed meter RussC at 11:43am 06.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1336 I had a cheep little hand held anemometer, but it seems to have died, so I was curious if anyone had
Installing a cam cleat C22BC at 7:57am 06.10.17 Ask All Sailors 12/6292 I'm considering installing a cam cleat with a fairlead on my port combing for controlling my furling
Hunter 40.5 curling mast outhaul size glennmul at 7:25am 06.10.17 Big Boats 4/1210 Hi all, I have 1997 hunter 40.5 and have what I think is an oversized outhaul on my z-spar furling
Precision-15 Running Rigging screws backing out? Bif at 6:28am 06.10.17 Precision 5/1991 Hi, The pulleys of my running rigging clip to a small-eye-strap mounted on the centerboard trunk. W
H26/260 Depth Sounder location (1) Fred at 6:10am 06.10.17 Smaller Boats 3/523 In the picture attached... When I purchased the H26 the depth sounder transducer was epoxied on to t
1980 Hunter 30 loses Power FL-AV8R at 1:13am 06.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/942 I have a 1980 Hunter 30 with 2QM15 Yanmar. Starts everytime, but recently will lose power after 20
1981 Backstay Question (2) Day Dreamer at 10:40pm 06.09.17 Catalina 22 2/708 Hello fellow Catalina 22 owners Totally new to sailing and decided the catalina 22 would be a good
Battery question Tom H31 at 6:32pm 06.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/973 I have two marine deep cycle batteries wired in parallel through a Guest "off-1-both-2" switch. One
Help Picking Out a New Outboard Motor for a Hunter 23.5 evan709 at 6:08pm 06.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2068 Hi, I'm still new to sailing a boat of this size so I appreciate all the help I get from Forum mem
Yamaha 25' ...head? captainmarko at 5:16pm 06.09.17 Yamaha 7/2495 Greetings all. FNG here. I'm looking at buying a Yamaha 25'. It doesn't appear to have a head. Am I
Team Japan out of AC Gunni at 4:27pm 06.09.17 Racing 0/489 Team Japan (SoftBank) was eliminated by Sweden (Artemis) in the Louis Vuitton today. Real shame to
PHRF conflicts with LWL - RussC at 3:07pm 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 93/8902 Help me out here. What else contributes to a low PHRF other that LWL? there are quite a few boats o
Furling Mast Water Ingress (1) KZW at 2:27pm 06.09.17 Catalina 310 19/3970 I've owned my boat for three years. In that time I've tracked down and fixed several leaks: - Re
Free Rudderit Hydro Therapy at 12:29pm 06.09.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 7/1250 I replaced the original rudder from my O'day 240 this season. It unknowingly obsorbed water last sea
Lazy Jacks Don Guillette at 11:24am 06.09.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/5302 I saw this topic on one of the other forums and while it's not exactly a topic for the sail trim for
Different Mixing Elbow Problem Neil McDonald at 11:17am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1177 One year ago I changed the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3GM30F. I used an after market elbow from the s
Rig Tuning Guide for Hunter 33 Caspurr at 10:52am 06.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 Looking for some good information wrt tuning the rig on the 2007 Hunter 33. I have a slight fall off
Rustoleum Topside Paint alternate usage? pateco at 10:01am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/829 Has anyone here used topside to paint things other than your boat. I am doing some steel cancer rep

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Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII dLj at 7:21am 06.26.24 @CAL35_RockHallMD Your handle suggests you are in Rock Hall, is that correct? If correct, you are a
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:12am 06.26.24 I also have a hot water heater which run pretty hot and I've been told that the relief valve dischar
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:20am 06.26.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full th
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 5:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open th
Mobile navigation app TomY at 4:05am 06.26.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing east coaster at 3:45am 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as muc
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing NYSail at 2:36am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. morbidfollower at 10:08pm 06.25.24 another option would be a small boat harken furler. You can't reef the jib but you can open fully an
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments rgranger at 7:49pm 06.25.24 Why food coloring and not koolaid? koolaid is sticky
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:42pm 06.25.24 @TomY - Both programs do most of the same things, just differently. For example, the way they displa
DC breaker/switch panel questions dlochner at 7:21pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I

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