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Ground issues at control panel srreality at 7:44am 08.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/653 On my recently purchased 1986 Catalina 22, a previous owner has wired all ground wires back to the n
What's this for? sailnewbie at 7:06am 08.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/905 I have this hoop about 3' aft of the mast on the bottom side of the boom, I think it's for a down ha
Locating Beta Marine parts jimt37 at 5:24am 08.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/3314 1st time posting . Recently installed new Beta marine 35hp. Anyone know where to purchase
H 34 forestay length (1) hunter healer at 1:21am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/495 Anyine have the forestay length from center of Clevis pin center to Clevis pin center. This mast ha
H 34 mast foot (1) hunter healer at 12:55am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/658 help! My 1984 h 34 mast foot was damaged when mast was removed! The bolts securing the foot to the d
Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/11539 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m
VHF Protocol. Is there one? Kings Gambit at 2:29pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 50/3200 Having recently spent some 14 days out there w/ my VHF radio switched on much of the time, even at n
Irwin 41 cc any good? fishsail at 1:56pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3748 I'm looking at a 1984 Irwin 41'cc Ketch for a live aboard and coastal cruising. Pretty much what it
Reefing main? sailnewbie at 1:29pm 08.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1348 So I was able to pick apart my same Mac the other(224) and retrieved many great part and pieces some
Rebuilding rudder help (1) Armyaviation at 12:48pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1403 126536 my rudder on my 21 foot boat had water in it when I took it out. It has set all winter to dr
When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1163 I have a 1984 O'day 28. My forward hatch was replace some time ago with a Bomar 18.5 X 18.5. one hi
I ran over a nun, and almost killed a runabout. Brian D at 12:45pm 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 22/2334 This morning I headed over to the boatyard for some minor work. On the way back, I put myself in the
Removing an auto-pilot Ran-Dee9229 at 12:41pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1114 I have a 1984 ODay 28 with a non-functioning Ray Marine auto-pilot of the same vintage. I want to r
Owner's Manual Ran-Dee9229 at 12:30pm 08.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1423 I just bought a 1984 O'Day 28. I'm an experienced sailor but this is the largest boat I've owned.
Anchor Locker Latch for '81 (1) GorillaToast at 12:16pm 08.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/812 126535 Does anyone (Phil?) know where to get the s/s latch that goes on the anchor locker hatch? N
Redundant navigation lights Ted at 10:29am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2841 Is it illegal or confusing to to other boaters to display deck level navigation lights and a tri-col
Charger and High Electrical Issue Solitude at 9:44am 08.04.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1987 I have a Xantrex Freedom 30 charger with a Link 1000 remote. This month I received a bill from the
Brilliant! (1) Benny17441 at 8:57am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 11/892 126532 Out of the water and on the road in under a minute.
Hot Weather = Need for good cooler = PB Coolers (1) Ward H at 8:05am 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/407 Our smallish square hard shell cooler just wasn't cutting it. Never did and never will. Then I came
Happy birthday to the wild child of mexico Zeehag.... woodster at 7:33am 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 2/500 have great day and eat lots of ice cream your friend Woody :waycool:

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working on my yanmar 2gm Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 04.01.24 I don't see a cable attached to your shut off lever. The cable is normally attached to a handle mou
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. (2) Fidgit at 10:56am 04.01.24 Here's a picture of the roller (post use) it's normally white foam. The texture is tough to get but
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? LloydB at 10:43am 04.01.24 I read post #8 as having said they won't let their rental sailboats go out when wind speed above 15,
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 9:36am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log kappykaplan at 9:22am 04.01.24 mermike, the OP hasn't been seen since 19 Feb 2020.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware morbidfollower at 8:55am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doin
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 04.01.24 Thanks Claude, So that sounds even better. I don't have to worry about the hold position running t
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:49am 04.01.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curv
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:31am 04.01.24
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 04.01.24 As a surveyor once told me : "no good comes of water inside a boat!" ESPECIALLY when it's in your
Stem Fitting marchem at 8:16am 04.01.24 The one on our 310, hull #31, from 2000 is the new version. But it may have been replaced when the b
Not understanding stop solenoid function (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 04.01.24 Hi Scott, I installed the Trombetta 610 on my 3GM30F 2 years ago. I wired it such that the Hold wire
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 04.01.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable fun
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 04.01.24 The drawing on the first page shows the plunger in the retracted position when on and extended whe
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (2) Jim Legere at 7:36am 04.01.24 In my town (Halifax, Nova Scotia) we have two suspension bridges that those behemoth container ships
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (2) Scott NIelsen at 6:49am 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wit
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 6:20am 04.01.24 In less than a minute one can get a glimpse into the money decisions made in Baltimore and Maryland.
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 04.01.24 just rolled didnt tip. I used the small diameter foam rollers they have at the hardware store. I en
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . smokey73 at 6:01am 04.01.24 So true. As ships have gotten bigger and bigger what was a "reasonable risk" then (when this bridge

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