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2017 C-22 TECH MANUAL UPDATE! (1) CaptDon01 at 4:43am 11.16.16 Catalina 22 5/1467 The new Catalina 22 Technical Manual Update 2017 is now available at: www.catalina2
Try a new online charter booking system - www.GosailPro.com which has just been launched! ceo at 2:06am 11.16.16 Sails Call Lounge 1/15
El nino in your boat jleblanc31 at 8:17pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 13/845 Unfortunately I cant stay on my boat yet and it has its own El nino going on inside wile im gone . i
Winterize the stuffing box? rpell1@msn.com at 7:08pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 4/910 How many sailboat owners leave their boats in the water for the winter? If you do, have you ever ti
Kick Plate, outboard engine hangs on to (2) Oliver at 5:25pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2507 Update, the motor is trimmed out I know, I know how to change that. My problem is the height distanc
Forestay Frolic dehler25 at 1:40pm 11.15.16 Big Boats 14/928 I am here just to vent a bit! Two years ago I replaced the forestay upon inspection of the rig, it h
Genset..... NYSail at 1:11pm 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 5/401 so I'm looking at a boat with that has an Oman 6.5kw genset that is broken...... yard have a price t
Ideas for how to straighten the rubber packing box hose (shaft log hose)? (4) RichW9603 at 12:34pm 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3078 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5. The stuffing box is leaking pretty badly. It currently has the
Ordering solar panels Snotter at 10:48am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2007 Though there are tons of information associated with solar panels in the archives, I am still having
Chain to shain splice Rick at 8:53am 11.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/576 Did some research but wanted to get a second opinion. I have a Hunter 420 Passage. I would like to
Photo's of installed pre-measured Bimini on H33 (1) twistedline at 8:48am 11.15.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1004 Anyone have a photo of the pre-measured Bimini available here? Ideally installed on a H33? http://i
Fresh water egress Jamnan1 at 6:28am 11.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/746 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 33. The Owner is deceased and minimal info on boat other than own
H37C sheave bushing? Picture included (1) voyaJack at 11:17pm 11.14.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/731 Hi, The mast is down on my 1984 H37C. I decided it was a good idea to try to clean the sheave (one
My all-girl crew (1) Jackdaw at 10:31pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1915 I'm going to take my lady sailors, and Jodi too because I can, and do the next Volvo race. OK maybe
Micro soot bubble Ken13559 at 7:59pm 11.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 40/3092 My 14yr old 1650hrs 2gm20f runs beautifully. Sounds pretty smooth. There's no black smoke but only s
Difficulty loading my '85 Hunter 23 properly on trailer. (3) Tallgrass Sailor at 7:24pm 11.14.16 Smaller Boats 44/4883 I'm having issues with loading my 198 Hunter 23 (swing-keel) on the trailer. With the boat floating,
Push pit stern seats for Beneteau 440 Rosetta Stone10263 at 6:48pm 11.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/672 Does anyone know where I can get shape/size drawings for the seats that are in the pushpit (stern pu
O'Day 222: Removing old galley carpet mccadamsoday at 6:16pm 11.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/824 I have just bought a 1984 O'Day 222 and the carpet in the galley is needing to be removed and replac
Need advise to pull the mast (2) chokrisandy at 6:03pm 11.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1011 130288 Hello friends, I need to pull the mast of my 1981 hunter 30 sailboat to do some work on the c
Can you run generator under way Cmp1110 at 3:03pm 11.14.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4867 i am going on a delivery and was wondering what the consensus is on using the generator under way wi

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Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Roland5048 at 1:00pm 05.04.23 I found out ten years in that the previous owner sank her off the coat of Westport. Hit a rock with
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 12:55pm 05.04.23 Yipes! 15 minutes is record time! 45 minutes is about the average time for set up and take down as
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:45pm 05.04.23 Aircraft Spruce is now selling LiFePO4 batts. They have a very bold disclaimer that these are not F
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:36pm 05.04.23 I would avoid any sort of carpet. You could paint the floor with a non-aggressive non skid... If y
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 jviss at 12:35pm 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Erics
Cat 30 Windlass jviss at 12:34pm 05.04.23 The Mk. I Catalina 36 is similar. Mine had a vertical capstan windlass which I loved, a Maxwell-Nil
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:13pm 05.04.23 Well, I have a minute. 2017 study: https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-16-17.pdf In a nutshell:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 12:07pm 05.04.23 I just blasted through that article, skipping much as I have to run. However, it appears she does n
Alternative to bimini Skipper J at 12:03pm 05.04.23 Ok, thanks for the observation.
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 12:00pm 05.04.23 I was thinking. If I installed a vertical windlass aft of the locker, could not I feed the rode back
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 11:59am 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (1) Hollyberry at 11:56am 05.04.23 Beautiful! What boat is this?:) Thanks! She's a 1991 Beneteau First 35s5. We've just finished a t
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 11:47am 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:32am 05.04.23 This could be likely. I will investigate further. Is there any way to test the wire at the inverter
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 11:30am 05.04.23
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:22am 05.04.23 You guys are fast, thank you! I'll report back.
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 11:18am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:06am 05.04.23 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe

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