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Coating and sealing options for the swing keel reefsider at 12:18am 07.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1460 Hi all, I just got the keel off and am going to have it sand blasted and a bushing pressed in. Once
Removing threshhold ??? gjordan at 8:58pm 07.28.16 Catalina 22 15/1650 I have been removing some of the teak and taking it home to varnish. I cant seem to remove the thres
Noflex Experience? Rick D at 8:26pm 07.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1048 Curious what your experience has been with Noflex Digestor (See Jetvac Inc.)? I have used it for ab
Hood Double Line Furler Terry Cox at 7:56pm 07.28.16 Big Boats 0/552 Two weeks ago something happened to the original 1991 150 genoa Hood furling system on our P42. At t
ICOM 718 and 120 Tuner Rick D at 7:25pm 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 5/2017 Was at the boat the last couple of days and looked at the old 700 SSB I have. Thinking I should repl
Beneteau First 38.5 RA/CU Ropeburn at 7:14pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2709 Need help. Regaurding the Beneteau First 38.5 .....Is this a decent club racing boat or a true dog.
1993 macgregor 26X. Pam at 6:58pm 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3437 Looking for someone that owns a 1993 26 X. I just purchased this as my first sailboat. Please if any
Topclimber Ken13559 at 6:21pm 07.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1368 I've bought a Topclimber several months back, now I'm going to use it for the first time on my H326.
Anti-Siphon for 5411 lpbosch at 2:19pm 07.28.16 Catalina 30 9/1476 Does anyone know where (or have a pic) of the location and configuration of the anti-siphon valve fo
Drilling into the deck at the mast John Rushing at 1:54pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/628 Has anyone put pad eyes at the base of the mast? What would I be drilling into on a Hunter 34 from
H34 Battery Bank Overhaul - tips and recommendations SV My Luv Too at 1:07pm 07.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2127 The battery bank on our 1985 H34 needs an overhaul. Current batteries work but look old, wires are a
Hunter 50 Impeller change SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:34pm 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 7/674 I am in the middle of changing the impeller on my Yanmar JH4-HTE. It is a very tough job, as the pum
Main Sheet Tackle Block size question Ward H at 10:34am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5823 I plan on upgrading the fiddle block on my main sheet tackle. Currently it is a Schaffer 4-1 system
Looking for plywood Sunfish plans kito at 9:54am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 9/6611 I know this is a long shot but back in 1976 when I was a senior in high school I built a Sunfish clo
Hunter 28 Rudder Bearing Replacement Beck at 9:40am 07.28.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2993 I have a 1990 Hunter 28, and am considering replacing the rudder bearings. The boat is on the hard,
H36 sea hood removal Ken Honeycutt at 7:18am 07.28.16 Big Boats 1/475 Has anyone removed the sea hood on an H36 (2008). I need to access the wiring for the speed and dept
Can Racing Improve Your Sail Trim Skills? Don Guillette at 7:01am 07.28.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 42/6996 Recently, I had a phone conversation with a Aussie Catalina 30 owner. He wanted to know if I thought
Balancing the boat with additional ballast trim Bfranchini at 6:15am 07.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/7049 In all my readings about sailing, most skippers seem to prefer a boat that is heavier in the stern,
Zero power on transmit PeterBld at 2:41am 07.28.16 SSB and Ham Operators 16/1802 We bought "Wild Turkey". She was renamed "Marionette" and was moored in Panama in Gatung Lake for ab
drinking water from holding tanks brad minda at 10:46pm 07.27.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 41/9860 I owned a Catalina 25 for 27 years and never once drank the water from the holding tanks. it was use

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Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 04.28.24 Is that the technology, which was weak, or is there some triangulation going on? There is triangul
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 3:31pm 04.28.24
Stern anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 04.28.24
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 3:04pm 04.28.24 7224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready for a/c remov
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer JamesG161 at 3:01pm 04.28.24 Look for most Latches here. Marine & Boat Latches \| Boat Outfitters Jim...
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 2:49pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Did you ever find the specific refrigerator part?
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Thanks for the suggestions. What I found was the latch doesn't have a catch to keep the door shut.
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 2:13pm 04.28.24 ...Later we would add DF for 406 MHz, and eventually for almost all voice freqs (including VHF)...
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 2:09pm 04.28.24 No, I would not cut off the bottom of the rudder unless you plan to buy or fabricate a new one. Is
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 2:02pm 04.28.24
Access to windlass marchem at 12:17pm 04.28.24 That's not so much a compartment as it is a place to hang an anchor. It has a groove that runs for
Access to windlass Tom J at 11:24am 04.28.24 Tom, what's the compartment in the forward section of the anchor locker? I don't have that. That's
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII jssailem at 11:05am 04.28.24 :plus: What ever you do, be assured that the lines have a fair lead. Use blocks to turn the directi
Hand held Radio ? jssailem at 11:02am 04.28.24 Devices which automatically report a GPS position would be the biggest improvement. :plus: And a d
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 04.28.24 Try a large blob of silicone sealant which is squeezed out against the hull and has no bubbles. Hel
Alternator charging flightlead404 at 10:18am 04.28.24 All, I have a '99 450 with the 8kw Kohler genset. I have separate switches for my start battery f
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 10:10am 04.28.24 Once you are off shore, you are off shore for many hours or days. The ICW is made much easier with
07 H-36 front water tank sender Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 04.28.24 take out and move up down Is that the float which is moving up and down ? If yes, does it make t
Access to windlass marchem at 9:42am 04.28.24 hoto archives, and the deck access is there! I don't think I ever used it for anything, so forgot i

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