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Using old through-hull transducer with new tech TheIrishman at 11:45am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1037 1989 Hunter 30...looks to be the original transducer. Looking to upgrade the nav systems and I'm cur
Beneteau 310 binnacle measurements grandview846 at 11:18am 11.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1197 Seeking help from a fellow 310 owner who has access to their boat. Would like to take advantage of
Sea Of Cortez CapnGL at 10:51am 11.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6733 One of our aspirations is to sail the sea of cortez. but I've heard and read that the weather there
Re packing stuffing box, 84 303 Rvator97 at 8:44am 11.23.16 Pearson 5/1455 Due to excessive dripping, I was looking into re packing my stuffing box. Would like to use the drip
Recommend a wind instruments freeheelbillie at 8:41am 11.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/520 I'd like to replace my depth and speed while I am at it so I was thinking about a package (wind/dept
What's on your TO DO list this winter? freeheelbillie at 8:01am 11.23.16 Catalina 30 61/5892 For those of us in sates with boats on the hard whats on your To Do list this winter? For me; New M
Looking at a 28 this weekend bamabaxter at 5:51am 11.23.16 Bigger Boats 22/3456 I sold my trailer sailor and am now on the road to buying a larger boat. There is a 1983 Oday 28 fo
Happy Thanksgiving Alansails at 4:05am 11.23.16 Catalina 310 4/694 To Our Sailing Community, We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving, a time to recognize all of
322 Engine access from Head The Tanqueray at 3:29am 11.23.16 Bigger Boats 5/950 I'm thinking about creating an opening for engine access from the head. Has anyone done this? I've
Sheets & halyards lpbosch at 5:36pm 11.22.16 Catalina 30 6/846 can anyone tell me the length and diameter of the sheets and halyards for a Catalina 30 SR?
Santa's coming to town... kclancy at 9:22am 11.22.16 Catalina 22 17/1592 Hey Gang, Every year it comes earlier and earlier. My Mom's already asking me what I want for Chris
Stainless Steel Yanmar Mixing Elbow Source SailormanDan at 8:32am 11.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/2454 I didn't want this to get lost on the other thread, but I recently purchased a replacement mixing el
Connecticut Surveyor..... NYSail at 5:03am 11.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/484 Hello all...... I am looking at a new to me boat and am searching for a sailboat surveyor in Ct. B
Outboard zinc All U Get at 4:57am 11.22.16 Ask All Sailors 2/328 Hi all, This past summer I was going to change the zinc(2) on the Honda 9.9 outboard for the dinghy
Gauge false overheat? Steph at 9:55pm 11.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 9/855 Few weeks ago, my Westerbeke 13 guage said it was overheating...shooting to over 200. Water intake
Calling all Tampa Bay sailors and... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28pm 11.21.16 Ask All Sailors 11/930 Any others who are thinking about going to the St. Petersburg Power and Sail show Dec 1-4.... I wi
Blister repair possible? (1) MaryEllaRose at 4:27pm 11.21.16 Ask All Sailors 48/6903 I'm looking at a 73 Pearson 26 with blister damage...pix attached. Owner had is soda blasted. Bliste
Zinc for 2007 343 (1) Ciarabc at 12:04pm 11.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2712 Can someone tell me where and what kind of zinc I should put on my boat? At this point we plan to p
And so it begins...HBW50 rebuild (1) Jim 5757 at 10:19am 11.21.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1206 Yesterday I started the process of removing the HBW50 transmission from our M28OI. The fuel tank and
Bringing boat to Florida from BVI's Southpaw at 8:11am 11.21.16 Ask All Sailors 23/3306 We bought our boat in the BVI's and have had it down there for three years now. We are bringing the

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Looking to buy a Catalina 310 marchem at 10:46am 02.07.24 Rob, I can tell why you got asking price!, Boat looks great and is shown nicely! I hate when you lo
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 10:35am 02.07.24 Gotta ask....why black? I'm rebedding a tinted, fixed, mechanically fastened portlight that was be
WATCHING PAINT DRY! jssailem at 10:25am 02.07.24 Looks great.
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Scott B at 10:11am 02.07.24
The Show Must Go On Art12050 at 9:54am 02.07.24 This past September was the first time in over 25 years we decided not to attend the Newport Boat Sh
Black Butyl tape? Siamese at 9:34am 02.07.24 Gotta ask....why black?
WATCHING PAINT DRY! dlochner at 8:47am 02.07.24 The roll and tip method of painting will yield a very smooth finish as good a spraying. https://www
Black Butyl tape? SoSound at 8:43am 02.07.24 I think I found some at NAPA, but that was more than 10 years ago. I only used a small amount, and
Black Butyl tape? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 02.07.24 222923
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (1) twodzusfittings at 8:21am 02.07.24 After a quick sand and final cleaning I painted the whole hatch cover again, using a mix of paint an
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:02am 02.07.24 The issue is the sonar frequency, the closer the frequencies are, the greater the chance of interfer
What's a Flying Sail? And is it right for you? dlochner at 7:54am 02.07.24 Flying sail or flying jib is an old term and refers to the foremost jib that flys in front of the bo
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. jssailem at 7:04am 02.07.24
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Scott T-Bird at 6:51am 02.07.24 You may run into issues/interference running two depth transducers at the same time if they are ne
Furler Replacement Issue tailboom at 6:02am 02.07.24 Great suggestions, thanks!
Furler Replacement Issue danooxnard at 4:37am 02.07.24 I installed a new Ff2 on my cat 22 two years ago and love it. I would replace forestay and not mess
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02am 02.07.24 @patbratton Just make sure the main use of the struts are for stabilizing the mast so it will not
nav pod vhf mounting Tally Ho at 11:33pm 02.06.24 We have the later version, the V60 with 2 H60 wireless remotes. The B&G remotes have a battery life
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Ward H at 9:06pm 02.06.24 So, my depth transducer and speed paddle are pretty old Raymarine. (3 prong pretty sure its Sea Tal
nav pod vhf mounting dlochner at 6:55pm 02.06.24 I have a B&G V50 VHF and the H50 remote unit. I chose this pair several years ago because the radi

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