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Direct discharge head - illegal? George in AK at 12:24am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 75/14275 So I've Googled the heck out of this, and can't find an answer. I'm hoping y'all can set me straight
White antifouling paint - anyone with experience? DianaOfBurlington at 9:27pm 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2719 I had an interesting discussion with the Pettit Paint rep recently in which I mentioned that at Cher
Can I connect new motor directly to a battery charger that charges my boat batteries? WaterWalket at 6:58pm 05.06.17 Other Sailboats 5/1061 looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries? My old mo
Hunter 26 Spinnaker Pole Set Up (3) dgreen1991 at 6:37pm 05.06.17 Smaller Boats 13/5342 136197 136196 136195 Never flown one before. No experience at all. My 95 Hunter 26 has one. All I kn
How to detach the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? Duchifat91 at 5:10pm 05.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1543 Any know how to remove the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? I removed the mainsail fair lea
Refinishing swing keel (2) ambler at 5:08pm 05.06.17 Catalina 22 21/3578 Refinishing the swing keel on my 1983 Catalina 22. Thick "rusticles" like seen on the Titanic. Ive c
Beaufort Wooden Boat show (5) All U Get at 12:24pm 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/825 136183 136184 136186 136187 136188 Had a nice afternoon at the Beaufort Wooden Boat show. Here's
Companion hatch slider replacement Steven Fera at 10:39am 05.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/556 I have purchased replacement slider tape that enables the hatch to slide open and closed easily over
Hunter 25.5 cabin pop-top Carl Weathers at 8:58am 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4847 Ahoy all. I am trying to find a link to the arrangement of the lines which attach to, lift and secu
icemule? rpludwig at 8:22am 05.06.17 Catalina 22 1/424 looking for some ice/beverage/refrig solutions other than a "hard" cooler, something flexible to sto
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 7:37am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2652 What do you do to clean starboard. Nick
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 5:47am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 3/360 I have these starboard doors and over the last years they have gotten marked up and just like to k
Rudder cap removal (emergency tiller receptacle) robertgogan at 8:27pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 2/1036 Trying to drop my rudder out for repair, but cannot get the rudder post cap off. Have removed the ho
Kermit leaves SC to go to VA. The average I.Q. of both states goes up (3) Kermit at 6:28pm 05.05.17 Sails Call Lounge 29/1868 Crazy Dave is the handsome one standing next to me.
Ever seen a dog and dolphin play together? ;) RussC at 3:39pm 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/565 1512042795479240
How to remove fiberglass cover on swing keel winch? HELP! (1) TT Tide Together at 3:26pm 05.05.17 Catalina 22 4/690 I'm planning to replace my keel winch and cable assembly, but can't figure out how to remove the fib
Universal M25XP problem. pzmaria at 1:37pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 8/3783 Hello all members and Catalina owners. I just became a proud owner of my first C30 and I'm quite new
Heat Exchanger??? Alansails at 12:13pm 05.05.17 Catalina 310 22/4091 Due to the question of anti-freeze in the sump underneath the engine, we had one mechanic say that t
Saturday's Forecast! Who's going Sailing? (3) rgranger at 11:10am 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/602 Blue skies just now broke through after 3 days of heavy rain. And it is FRIDAY! And the forecas
Questions from new 320 MK II Owner tgrass462 at 10:18am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/628 My wife and I have purchased a 2008 Catalina 320 MK II in January. Looking ahead after we complete

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Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Rick Webb at 12:35pm 03.22.24 Pascagoula I remember being nice but the city is very industrial and it is a long way out to open wa
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ward H at 12:20pm 03.22.24 I think the 12v are/were made by East Penn. The 6v batteries in Greg's photo don't have the right
Black stuff all over a boat? rgranger at 12:05pm 03.22.24 No.... this is mustard gas asty stuff but not the same as mustard gas. In your defense, there is
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Rick Webb at 12:04pm 03.22.24 Is Long Beach back in operation yet? 6' draft might be a problem get into the marina.
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries rgranger at 11:55am 03.22.24 Another consideration (YMMV) is the lug factor. The golf-cart battery is lighter. If you have to
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 11:52am 03.22.24 I have two Duracell Golf Cart batteries and highly recommend them - they are 11 inches tall so don'
outboard hoisting Joe at 11:48am 03.22.24 I sincerely ask that you take it easy with the trash talking, especially with just the one incident
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 11:43am 03.22.24 Yep, 11" ... I've never really settled the question that I always have ... is the height to the top
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dmax at 11:41am 03.22.24 I have two Duracell Golf Cart batteries and highly recommend them - they are 11 inches tall so don't
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 11:40am 03.22.24 this seems like something worth looking into given a golf cart battery has to truly be a deep cycle
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:29am 03.22.24 Most (all?) battery manufacturers publish data about the battery's size and weight. Here is some d
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... JamesG161 at 11:26am 03.22.24 Does anyone have any pics of their 420 below deck actuator installed? I can on my H430 if want mor
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 03.22.24 obviously I don't want to do homework on every boat topic. that would take a lifetime. For many o
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 11:21am 03.22.24 Most (all?) battery manufacturers publish data about the battery's size and weight. Here is some da
Backstay Connection to Mast Joe at 11:21am 03.22.24 Can you get a better picture? The topping lift should be inside the backstay, but on the O'Day 22 I
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 03.22.24 As you can tell from the responses, golf cart batteries are known to be a preferred option for many.
Passage 42 port salon bench top removal advice. Terry Cox at 11:09am 03.22.24 Thanks for the update, Noah. Always good to know when the time comes. Posting some photos would be g
Passage 42 port salon bench top removal advice. SailNWest at 10:51am 03.22.24 Need to remove the port salon bench top and replace. Any advice on how to reach the screws that are
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 10:32am 03.22.24 So I went to a local glazier in town and asked for a quote on two pieces, 3/8 x64x 8.5 with a 1/16 b
Venting 3 compartments at once Don S/V ILLusion at 10:27am 03.22.24 usually there is no single answer when you ask a lot of people a question. you get many opinions ma

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