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Catalina 387 Deck Light tomserb at 6:25pm 07.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/810 2006 Catalina 387 Deck Light has been replaced twice. Falls out after about 2 years. I believe it i
Hunter 23.5 Mast Rivets Mike in Cape Cod at 2:54pm 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 3/643 Can anyone tell me if the rivets used on the mast are aluminum or stainless specifically the four ri
Sandbags Fred at 2:45pm 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 13/979 The PO told me that he was advised to install two sandbags under the forward berths of my 96 H26 to
Yamaha 9.9 questions (2) sailnewbie at 12:15pm 07.10.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/880 What can you tell me about this motor, took in on a trade, runs good but know nothing about
US Customs forbin at 11:44am 07.10.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/1488 Hey all, So I screwed up and forgot to renew my decal online in time to get it before my trip. It
SBO Police Bot LIKE!!!!??? JamesG161 at 11:13am 07.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 27/1812 Ok which one of you Jokers, and you know who I am talking about, gave the only and first LIKE to the
First impressions: FarEast 28r (1) Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.10.16 Racing 2/931 Well after a month or so of waiting, I finally got down to drive the FarEast28r in a regatta. I was
Making a tiller. LordNelson at 8:41am 07.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/6343 I lost my tiller when I sold a dingy and apparently is was in the dingy. (guy who bought it would no
Under cockpit cushions.. Karyon at 7:50am 07.10.16 Smaller Boats 13/866 Any one tossed out their under cockpit cushions on there 23.5 or 240? or 26 or 260? I pulled my boat
Cabin lighting issues? (4) scottdube at 7:39am 07.10.16 Big Boats 4/725 I did a few searches and didn't find a thread on this so I thought I'd share my info. Over the yea
Replacement rubber window seals - Newport 28 Mozz28 at 9:34pm 07.09.16 Newport 1/1266 I have a 1983 Newport 28 MKII. The rubber seals around the windows need to be replaced. I know they
Tachometer installation method found! dailytrek at 6:54pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 22/8976 I found installing a new tach to be quite challenging with not enough info on line to make it simple
Marine battery and solar panel questions fred1diver at 6:03pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/3138 hey everyone, I'm looking at marine batteries, but I'm stumped at different group size, what is the
Fresh water motor in saltwater? Budman57 at 5:54pm 07.09.16 Trailer Sailors 8/1064 I just bought a Minn Kota Endura 30 lb thrust motor for my new (to me) Capri 14.2. Now I just reali
Deck hull joint on a jeanneau (4) Casagf66 at 5:24pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/517 Hey all, Hope everyone is enjoying there summer so far. I know I am. Weather has been excellent in
motor size gbrian at 4:47pm 07.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/644 How large a motor can I use on a 1994 s?
VHF tones Mark Maulden at 1:12pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 37/2441 Raining here in the Broughtons so I have another question..I have SH GX-1600 vhf. Every so often, i
Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments SailingGestalt at 12:29pm 07.09.16 Ask All Sailors 0/6 Just wanted to pass along that there are a set of Data Marine instruments on eBay this morning. Thou
Replacing hand rails. (1) LeisureLee at 12:15pm 07.09.16 Catalina 22 11/1414 Newbee 1982 22. Removed and cleaning up handrails. Two of the caps were missing and total rust out o
Data marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instrument Pack SailingGestalt at 7:49am 07.09.16 Parts Search 0/22 For you folks out there with Data Marine Corinthian Series Sailing Instruments I wanted to let you k

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How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 6:42am 04.18.23 So I'm curious... With devices like these, are you able to test them? Like, could you call the searc
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 6:40am 04.18.23 We use a Spot tracker and have a EPIRB. They serve different purposes. The Spot shows in real time (
Buying new sails ...3TacksontheWater at 6:37am 04.18.23 Salty Jack: I've offered you my opinion on engine (outboard) shaft length in your other thread. I ca
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? kappykaplan at 6:35am 04.18.23 Yes, I renew the device's registration every two years. You begin the registration process when you
H34 keel smile kloudie1 at 6:25am 04.18.23 Not that unusual for the 34 (and the 31 from that era). The keel is attached by tabs on either side
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 6:19am 04.18.23 How does your EPIRB work? Do you register the device to your name and account somehow?
Newbie Fresh and Green rgranger at 6:18am 04.18.23
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? kappykaplan at 6:17am 04.18.23 I carry an EPIRB on my boat. When I took the Scouts on several DELMARVAs, one of the Scout parents
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal (1) jssailem at 6:03am 04.18.23 reason seems to be antifouling that's clogging the setscrew. Try a pick. Like a dental pick. Somet
Seaward 25 mast raising system Gmeyer at 5:25am 04.18.23
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 5:07am 04.18.23 I just pulled the trigger on a 965 MSD since my last post. :laugh: Gonna say buh bye to that 550P
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds Nodak7 at 4:49am 04.18.23 I replaced all of mine with these five years ago and they have worked great without issue. https://w
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... NYSail at 3:57am 04.18.23
Folding Prop kappykaplan at 2:37am 04.18.23 lots of prop walk in reverse. The increase in propwalk is only exciting the first few times, then y
Jib Sheets. length and diameter Joe at 10:53pm 04.17.23 Jib sheets.... 1.5 times boat length. OR the longest distance will run from the clew of the sail,
Doesn't hurt to ask Joe at 10:30pm 04.17.23 Need info if there is any "interchangeability" between mainsheet traveler brands. Yes, there is...
Checking shaft alignment Hayden Watson at 10:07pm 04.17.23 More than likely the mating surfaces are ok. It will not cost you more than time to see how it loo
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 10:03pm 04.17.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
Checking shaft alignment BigEasy at 9:56pm 04.17.23 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for la
Checking shaft alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 04.17.23 For radial alignment, I didn't see an obvious mechanism to move the engine side to side. But it als

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