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What depth sounder should I get? (1) lost soul at 8:57pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1088 SO what is the thought on depth sounders lately? I have a Tartan 34 sloop, not a racer, just a regul
Sailrite catalog Ron20324 at 4:19pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/596 The Sailrite catalog of sewing items/fabrics/machines is now available. Sign up at SAILRITE.COM/CATA
Cable halyard? daverippetoe at 2:43pm 01.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2188 I'm looking at an O'Day 25 as my first boat. I'm buying it from a guy who never really got into sai
Parasitic Possibilities dehler25 at 2:42pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/470 I have a Shakespeare SSB fiberglass antenna mounted on the starboard stern quadrant and want to buil
New Instrument Panel (2) dave_and_dd at 2:06pm 01.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/1293 The old engine instrument panel on my Catalina 309 was cracking and looking ragged. I got a piece o
Batteries using water - NOT.... dave_and_dd at 1:53pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/375 So, just wondering - I've got a 2007 Catalina 309. House is a 4D and Emergency batt is a group 27.
1984 Refurbishing Project Randall Schmidt at 1:02pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 121/8066 Late last April (2016) I bought a 1984 Oday 28. I have lots of projects on going. A fellow forum u
New outboard for venture224 sailnewbie at 12:55pm 01.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2209 I like the ideal of a brand new honda,merc,evinrude etc. but dont like those price tags so my next i
H34 Sliding Hatch/Crib Board Cover Mike Kegley at 12:06pm 01.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1185 One of the few projects I'm not even going to attempt to take on this winter during my 85 H34 partia
nke wind speed only reads zero Argo46933 at 11:37am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 4/349 Not sure what to do. My nke anonometer only reads zero. It was working fine. I was playing around w
Fresh Water pump and whole boat filter svBlueLagoon at 9:57am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3853 I want to install a whole boat filter for my boat. This way I have filtered water throughout the bo
Datamarine sounder Tom11751 at 8:46am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1008 Does anybody have a manual for a CD-400 depth sounder. Or know where I can get one. Does this unit h
Oday 322 keel questions (3) wilf at 7:00am 01.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1073 Hi, first time post of question on here, im looking at and got an offer on a 87 322 so far as i hav
Hunter 26/260 shore power (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 01.27.17 Smaller Boats 5/932 Several folks asked for photos where I use to install shore power on the 26/260. Regarding the shore
AFS 70 Alternator Filter Surge protector- keep or rip out (2) jssailem at 6:09am 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 I'm planning the refit of my electrical systems. In looking at the lines form the alternator I find
Judging object height clearance (1) Brian D at 10:01pm 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 52/2968 I am bored right now and a thread about the ICW got me thinking mathematically about this. So try th
Maine Cruising Summer 2017 Marc14857 at 9:01pm 01.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/718 We are starting to plan our summer cruise and hearing and reading a lot about Maine that's where we
guppy 13 tiller extension (5) sailorforever at 6:08pm 01.26.17 Guppy 0/1059 i made this tiller extension using a 5/8 hard wood dowel, 1 inch x 1 inch aluminum channel, i thru
Catalina's Missing from West Coast Boat Shows Tim C350 April IV at 5:28pm 01.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2149 So I'm wondering what the future holds for Catalina. I've missed the last three years boat shows in
Prop Size & Pitch N30 MKIII Windborne at 12:44pm 01.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/514 Does anyone know the prop size and pitch for a Newport 30 MKIII with Universal M25 engine? This post

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Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 10:55pm 04.29.24 These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget. Ahh, bummer. I got them from Ca
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs Rich Stidger at 9:19pm 04.29.24 HELLA dual color LED fixtures These look nice, but at $80 bucks a pop they are not in my budget.
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 8:44pm 04.29.24 A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the water. Your best bet is probabl
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 8:32pm 04.29.24 I measured the water needed to fill the bow tank and it was 30 gallons.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs marcham at 7:25pm 04.29.24 On other boats, I just replaced the entire fixture....
eSail Sailing Simulator Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? marcham at 7:09pm 04.29.24 Lots of good info above... A handheld radio has very little effective range when used from the wate
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:53pm 04.29.24 Thanks for the info I was mainly interested in the DSC vs AIS data transmission. Additionally
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 6:41pm 04.29.24 ...I included my SH HX860 ... the radio came out of my pocket, AND SANK to the bottom of the pool.
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs karellen at 6:26pm 04.29.24 I went a different direction and replaced both of my fluorescent fixtures with these HELLA dual colo
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing Ted at 6:16pm 04.29.24 What might have caused this? I always thought a spun bearing was a result of a loss in oil pressure
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 6:08pm 04.29.24 This little gadget can help prevent water from coming out of the vent hose when backing up. Some bo
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 5:45pm 04.29.24 This little gadget can help prevent water from coming out of the vent hose when backing up. Some boa
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) anelso29 at 5:32pm 04.29.24 You asked about a water reservoir for your dripless gland. I routed the air hose up to the top of
Florida to NYC on a sailboat BarryL at 5:27pm 04.29.24
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) heritage at 5:02pm 04.29.24 You asked about a water reservoir for your dripless gland. I routed the air hose up to the top of t
Replacing exhaust hose Marmalade at 5:00pm 04.29.24 I replaced mine last year on a Legend 37... same story, the elbow and muffler connections were easy
Prop Shaft runout Rich Stidger at 4:43pm 04.29.24 Is the yard taking any responsibility for the shaft bend due to improper sling placement to the mark
eSail Sailing Simulator (2) Ralph Johnstone at 4:04pm 04.29.24 Oh, I would have to learn how to use Steam and then learn to sail? Oh, I've already learned the s
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:34pm 04.29.24 Spoil Sport! You feeling a little guilty ? I figure you can always tell a man's personal hygiene

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