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Wheel,lights and door Solace387 at 2:57pm 01.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/570 I am thinking to upgrade my 387 with foldable wheel, led reading and flood lights and probably also
Moeller flanging tool gkmoore at 10:13am 01.03.17 Catalina 22 23/4196 I'm planning on putting cockpit scuppers in this winter, as described in this forum. I have priced
Replacing Instruments flando at 9:42am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2803 We recently purchased a 1992 Catalina 28 with no functioning instruments. It seems like a chart plot
Owners manual for Venture 17? sasjzl at 9:03am 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4835 Hi, I see the owners manual for the Venture 21 and assume it is very similar to the Venture 17 that
AC unit error LPF Pura Vida WI at 8:56am 01.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/10520
Bleeding Fuel on M25XP (1) womble at 8:52am 01.03.17 Catalina 30 10/4748 Can anyone shed light on how to bleed my M25XP? I have done this twice without issues but I would li
Edson Vision II pedestal issue. (2) dave_and_dd at 8:43am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1689 Hi All - Happy 2017! I have a 2007 Catalina 309. Had a most amazing new year's eve sail and was
Challenges Keeping Batteries Up at Anchor Kings Gambit at 6:28am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 62/9849 So, I have four fairly new (< 6 mo) 6-volt batteries wired in series/parallel to form my house bank,
Stanchion grommet/sleeve jorg027 at 8:01pm 01.02.17 Smaller Boats 10/4392 On our 23, the eyelets of the stanchions seem to be missing a protective grommet or sleeve. Where t
Pleated port light shades Keith13315 at 6:39pm 01.02.17 Big Boats 17/4762 Has anyone installed pleated port light shades on the inside of you boat? If so how much longer and
Engine Change Question - Will I need a new prop SailMaster at 2:43pm 01.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/974 Hello all, Here is what we are doing. We are replacing a Volvo MD2B with a Yanmar 3HM35F. I do no
Battery Woes update... Skip Gundlach at 1:25pm 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3020 Battery Woes update... When you last saw this title, we had our 4xL16, bank 740AH, batteries which
Oceanis 48 Freezer issues Dutch55 at 12:59pm 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3485 I bought my Beneteau Oceanis 48 new from Signature Yachts ' have had issues with the freezer since d
2017 started well enough in Southeastern PA Brian S at 12:53pm 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 8/526 It was a brilliantly sunny day New Year's day, with not a cloud in the sky, temps in the upper 40's,
Helix Mooring Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:18pm 01.02.17 Catalina 22 2/570 I have been mooring the Cajun Wind on the dock at our condo but due to congestion and lots of traffi
Got resolutions? Tally Ho at 8:50am 01.02.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/482 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repairs,
1989 Hunter 28 Skip Spires at 9:01am 01.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2136 My wife and I are purchasing a 1989 Hunter 28 this week. The plan is to leave Portsmouth Va on Jan 1
Got resolutions? (1) Phil Herring at 7:53am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 41/4430 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repair
White Drainage Build up on Awlgrip Paint (1) SailMaster at 7:32am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/630 While playing catch up with the brightwork on Thalassa I am doing our annual wax job on the awl grip
Portable fuel tank Paul and Judy at 7:21am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2098 I have to move my hunter 33.5 from the marina to a friends dock. My problem is my diesel tank is da

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Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 6:41am 06.03.24
Replacing broken forestay Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 06.03.24 If cutting bare wire, be sure to use some cutters made for wire rope. Standard wire cutters smash an
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.
Need to replace sea cocks. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:39am 06.03.24 The only purpose of connecting the bonding system to thru hulls is to protect them from galvanic co
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:39am 06.03.24 So I did some more digging into the issue and with a handheld compass at the dock I find that the st
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:35am 06.03.24
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:32am 06.03.24 Is the one you added near the Compass in Question? Jim... PS: A compass can be affected by other
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:31am 06.03.24 You did not indicate if this error is evident while at the dock or on the water. If on the dock, di
Compasses don't agree elink at 6:30am 06.03.24 When was the last time you swung the compass. Here In Maine with thick fog I had it done pretty ro
Fuel Tank Algae dlochner at 5:57am 06.03.24 Good Day to you. I will try to be brief about your question BUT it will be worth it. I have a 2003
Fuel Tank Algae (6) cadilaccb at 5:37am 06.03.24 Good Day to you. I will try to be brief about your question BUT it will be worth it. I have a 2003
Replacing exhaust hose Jkutyna at 5:33am 06.03.24 I found I had to have the access hole in order to be able to work the hose off the exit. Then, if y
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 4:39am 06.03.24 Here is what ours looks like For comparison. It's the same all the way around on both sides. Thank
Fuel Tank Algae Tally Ho at 4:37am 06.03.24 I had a Hunter 280 for about 5 years, and never had a problem. I did add some fuel treatment (biob
Fuel Tank Algae dlochner at 4:34am 06.03.24 The problem is bacteria, not algae. Algae is a plant that requires sunlight, I doubt sunlight reache
Fuel Tank Algae kappykaplan at 4:11am 06.03.24 Use a product like Biorbor each time you add fuel to the tank.
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 3:44am 06.03.24 I guess I should have mentioned, the mast is down, and I have already removed the bottom portion of
Portlight Polish dLj at 11:05pm 06.02.24 Thanks, I had no idea/ Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Resistant-Acrylic-Coati
Shrinking rudder foam? twalker H260 at 10:10pm 06.02.24 My understanding is that foam rudders should be painted light colours in order to avoid delamination
Portlight Polish Skipper J at 9:33pm 06.02.24 Thanks, I had no idea/ Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Resistant-Acrylic-Coatin

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