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Marina plug in. Karyon at 7:50pm 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2176 Next week we are towing our boat to Flathead lake , and we booked a slip at the marina. The slip has
Settee Table? Alansails at 7:12pm 07.22.16 Catalina 310 1/755 Has anyone designed/installed/built a small table top attached to the backside of the galley on the
Torn between a MacGregor 26' and the Seaward 26', please help me decide Watersdale@mac.com at 1:22pm 07.22.16 Trailer Sailors 15/6723 I am looking to purchase a used MacGregor 26' or a used Hake Seaward 26RK. I like the MacGregor for
Bolt rope size for C30 boom? patrickkidd at 12:32pm 07.22.16 Catalina 30 3/1189 Hi there! I am having a stack pack with lazy jacks made by Mauri Pro Sailing and they need to know
Lowrance600c lee oakley at 11:55am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 0/335 Well lets see if anyone can tell me about a Lowrance600c! I have found a complete unit for 165 bucks
Downsizing Mike8193 at 11:37am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 20/3959 Thinking of downsizing. Sailing a 32 footer on Lake Michigan. Short season, expenses and maintenance
H34 Haylard and Mainsheet Block replacement? (5) Adrock1.8t at 7:46am 07.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/916 Hey guys, new to the forums here. I just purchased a 1983 H34 this week and have some questions on r
How to re-attach Mast Step to Mast? (3) Erik Ostergaard at 6:56am 07.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3565 It's partly my fault for not having the stay wires tight enough...but the mast on my 79 O'day Javeli
Questions for you Lake Michigan Sailors kito at 6:24am 07.22.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2590 It looks like my plans to move my H30 to the NC coast have changed. I will be moving to west central
Water pump short cycling dziedzicmj at 5:25am 07.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3515 I have a standard water pump (for fresh water) in my Catalina C270. This season I noticed that the p
Fuel tank problems Sea Phanthom at 2:36am 07.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/950 What is the best way to clean or replace a fuel tank on a 1979 Hunter cherubini 37 foot cutter
2 Dumb dinghy questions mytime at 5:04pm 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/531 I got fed up with buying dinghies on eBay over the years and repairing them only to have them leak a
Tidal Waves? druid at 1:38pm 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1087 What do you call the waves that are caused by tidal action? I'd like to call them "tidal waves", but
Shock-Guard Kermit at 10:13am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 7/751 Have any of you used this or know anything about them? My son-in-law wants me to install one at the
Oil Pressure Westerbeke 10 Two ianhoyte at 10:08am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1369 Hello all, I have an 86' O'day 272 with an apparent oil leak. The oil pressure barely gets above 5ps
Sometimes it the little things (1) plenny7 at 8:42am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 9/859 We bought '92 Hunter 33.5 last fall and are having a ball with it this summer. I've done a few t
Difficult to set eye splice, Samson Warp Speed 2 CloudDiver at 8:14am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 18/5659 I have my main and foresail halyard in red and green Samson Warp Speed 2 (Euro color Dyneema SK78 Co
RIP Wally the dead whale concludes tour of California Calif. Ted at 8:02am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1753 A dead Humpback washed up on the beach in Los Angeles on July 1, they towed it out to sea. Next stop
Can't batten my hatch. Stan Linado at 6:59am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/724 The forward hatch on my '89 Catalina 25 has come apart. First I glued the frosted plexiglass back in
strange broker conduct... MitchM at 6:58am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 55/3823 comments, please: in the past 40 years, we have sold three boats , 2 rv s and many car

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MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation dlochner at 3:02pm 04.26.24 Are you concerned about heat or about off gassing from the batteries?
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:56pm 04.26.24 The route is pretty straight forward once you get to the Lake Erie. To get to Lake Erie there are
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 04.26.24 Epoxy barrier with a different colour is good as well. What type of antifouling paint do you use and
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ (1) rardiH36 at 2:06pm 04.26.24 1) Taking notice of this thread, I thought to link you to my posts about my strut replacement eight
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 1:14pm 04.26.24 Carpet tile sounds interesting. Everything is a redo on the boat. I redid the seats and now they
H30t Boot Stripe ggrizzard at 12:53pm 04.26.24 It is painted or black dyed gel coat... Not a decal. If you prep the old stripe properly with sandin
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? dLj at 11:50am 04.26.24 @arf145 , at the end of two seasons, what is your signal to apply another two coats of CPP. Thanks
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 11:30am 04.26.24 Before my stroke I was working with Timm & Chris W. To get all this data into a spread-sheet. While
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 11:22am 04.26.24 Thanks Rod. That is good to know. Balmar could have easily avoided all of this trouble simply by
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 11:19am 04.26.24 @arf145 , at the end of two seasons, what is your signal to apply another two coats of CPP. Thanks.
Access to windlass Tom J at 11:11am 04.26.24 Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil? Looks like a PO added the
Sarasota Bay Returning rgranger at 10:58am 04.26.24 Two weeks ago I resurfaced the interior of a small 18' cuddy cabin boat. First I primmed the entire
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 10:41am 04.26.24 Returning to Sarasota Bay on June 8, 2024. I will be anchoring out at the same location. I will be
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? arf145 at 10:17am 04.26.24 I've always used CPP with decent results. I get two seasons out of a two coat application.
Access to windlass marchem at 9:57am 04.26.24 no access port. Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil?
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status So just WHERE have you been for the
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.26.24 You won't get two seasons unless it is a very low fouling location. The Pacific Northwest is a lo
Engine fire Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 04.26.24 take my word - no one here can lend an educated guess. And that pretty much sums up the entire si
Access to windlass (1) JoeWhite at 8:45am 04.26.24 224409 I located this c310 anchor locker with no access port.
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 8:39am 04.26.24 Yes. Thanks for the photo. It makes sense. I am not sure why an access port is needed on the top. I

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