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Servicing winches Clydo at 1:27pm 05.19.17 Catalina 310 4/894 Dumb question. Is it just me or does anyone else have problems putting cabin top 30's back together
Replacing Raymarine C80 with Raymarine a95 Ken Honeycutt at 12:55pm 05.19.17 Big Boats 9/4014 Has anyone replaced the Raymarine C80 with a Raymarine a95 multifunction display? Can I just use the
340 helm cover Keith13315 at 12:04pm 05.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/848 Does anyone have pictures of helm covers for the Hunter 340? If so could you post them? I am trying
This is how you launch a boat Brian D at 11:41am 05.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/666 Removed the video. Wasn't a smart move on the boat owners part (or mine for that matter).
Active Captain bought by Garmin MrBill_FLL at 10:05am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/407 fyi. https://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2017/05/garmin-acquires-developer-of-activecaptain Garmin Ltd.
Perkins Prima M50 user manual yorammelnik at 8:46am 05.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/7027 HI Looking for info regarding my engine - Maintenance, technical data like max rpm, etc. Anyone with
Wire to wire win Jackdaw at 6:41am 05.19.17 Racing 24/3076 Great first win for Jodi on BlueJ last night, we nail the start and lead wire to wire, including bea
Where's the 27 forum? surfforce 1 at 6:33am 05.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/615 Where's the 27 Forum????
How to determine a battery's REAL capacity Gene Neill at 5:50am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 30/3980 Trying to determine what size bank I need ... If a battery is rated at, say, 100 Ah reserve capacit
West Marine - Memorial Sale JRT at 5:39am 05.19.17 Ask All Sailors 16/903 West Marine has some pretty good deals, the 50% off these US Flag theme inflatables seems like a gre
Headsail sheeting (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:19pm 05.18.17 Catalina 22 7/1088 Looking for suggestions on how to improve my headsail sheeting. From day one I've found my sheeting
Top skylight broken Sealover at 6:40pm 05.18.17 Catalina 22 6/1300 Hi all, just broke the small rectangular shaped white opaque skylight on the topside of my Catalina
Engine starting woes kimelmore at 5:13pm 05.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 17/1741 OK so I am getting ready to do the sea trials of the new electronics this weekend. Haven't started t
Annometer ws100 bearings odayjim at 3:44pm 05.18.17 Ask All Sailors 4/402 Can the bearings in this unit be replaced? Everything works,but it turns slowly.
Length Of Furling System for Catalina 27 TR RobertW007 at 1:29pm 05.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/615 Hi, A friend of mine is offering me his furling system (great condition) from a boat he decommission
Capri 26 aft water tank John1534 at 12:06pm 05.18.17 Ask All Sailors 2/768 The 2 water tanks on our the Capri 26 are a lot like our 320 except I can't get to the rear water ta
1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend keel mount (2) jarda at 11:57am 05.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/796 Hi there, Is there anyone that has some experience with the keel mount on the 37.5. When inspecting
Hull Material shank at 10:11am 05.18.17 Catalina 22 5/535 Hello, I want to install a in-hull transducer in my 87 model C22. The Garmin rep tells me that it wi
Heavy Heeling, H-38 seems to heel over a lot EdFin at 8:24am 05.18.17 Big Boats 26/3748 Hello all, We just moved up to a 2005 H-38. We're a bit surprised at how much she seems to heel ov
Fuel tank in front of the gudgeons! Sailor216 at 8:14am 05.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/502 Hi all, We were anticipating the launch of our 272 this weekend, however a major snag came up. The g

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1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 6:02am 06.27.24 The cable sleeve is moving with the cable which has begun to fray at the end point. Definitely sou
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 06.27.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Howeve
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:57am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Yes it
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:56am 06.27.24 Been there, done that! :beer: Yes, the issue that I am having is that when the cable is pushed bac
What are these screw things called dlochner at 5:55am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, includin
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:53am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Your co
What are these screw things called thinwater at 5:41am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, including
What are these screw things called Joe at 5:13am 06.27.24 A decent pop rivet kit should be part of your boats tool kit. When I was active on my Nacra beach c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:34am 06.27.24 An accurate and reliable digital voltmeter is a useful tool. I'm not sure you'll find one that meet
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:31am 06.27.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:30am 06.27.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:43am 06.27.24
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 3:36am 06.27.24
What are these screw things called dlochner at 3:17am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode.
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:47am 06.27.24 Thank you I know that I'm unsure how to unscrew it from the boom im not sure what I need to use Th
What are these screw things called bearnance at 8:54pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defen
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:50pm 06.26.24 That is a clam cleat with a fair lead. He has one similar to it for sale at defender https://defend
Mooring and bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 8:47pm 06.26.24 All good info, except I'm not sure I would install a check valve on the bilge pump... For multiple
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 8:44pm 06.26.24 I got bored with the Sunfishes pretty quickly as a kid. It was too easy to reach their limit
Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:56pm 06.26.24 Another idea. In some locations there are non profit groups that acquire boats. Some expect a donati

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