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Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 10:48am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 10/765 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the boa
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas seadaddler at 8:53am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1074 I have bird poop on my canvas from this past season and thinking washing each piece in washing machi
Holy freakin flying sailboat! (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.03.23 Ask All Sailors 4/450 220400
Garhauer Traveler (1) reuabyor at 4:08am 10.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/854 Hey guys- I am trying to find one (1) garhauer traveler, control car. Port side. Mine broke and th
Rub Rail Kuwull at 4:45pm 10.02.23 Precision 0/8 I just sold my P-23. It needed new rub rail and by advice from Precision, I got Taco V11-3161. It to
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 1:59pm 10.02.23 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2193 im hopefully going to be getting an 1982 oday 22 and need to know roughly what the standing headroom
The cutest thing I've seen (2) rgranger at 11:40am 10.02.23 Sails Call Lounge 6/1700 220390
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 TakingOnWater at 11:02am 10.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2002 Hello, I'm so glad I found this forum. My wife and I have moved up to Lake Tahoe for retirement. T
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location yak4fish at 9:27am 10.02.23 Islander 4/5160 I just recently purchase an 1977 Islander 28 - I added a VHF Radio and an antenna off the aft rail f
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner yak4fish at 9:20am 10.02.23 Islander 8/1320 I just recently purchased an Islander 28 - the interior is in very nice condition, with the islander
missing panel Rick.johnson at 6:45am 10.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/399 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
missing panel Rick.johnson at 6:44am 10.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/41 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the port side a maybe cover panel about 4x6 " ?? Rick.johnson at 6:42am 10.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/417 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration Wicked Wanda at 7:18pm 10.01.23 Ask All Sailors 4/384 Having trouble setting up NOMAD AIS to work. RayMarine chart plotter is not showing the unit. So I
Anchor/Rode AUDIS BROW at 6:10pm 10.01.23 Bigger Boats 7/1814 I have a 27' ODay. Generally, I am anchoring in muddy bottoms in shallow water with I believe a 12lb
Line identification (1) Hayden Watson at 9:33am 10.01.23 Ask All Sailors 8/570 I was gifted these two lines which are both about 150' and could work for either my halyards or geno
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? jssailem at 10:34pm 09.30.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1460 Through the years I have learned not to state observations of ladies regarding their weight. We all
Pedestal cup holders Clydo at 10:31pm 09.30.23 Catalina 310 10/1850 Has anyone replaced any of their cupholders? One of my four is broken and wonder where can get repl
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(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! SJN at 9:18am 04.19.25 The Racor 500 provides ease of filter replacement with no tools needed. Filters often clog as the wo
O'Day 322 chainplates Free Spirit! at 8:54am 04.19.25 Thanks, all!! Yes, not a 322 but a 32' with center cockpit (I assumed that 322 meant 32' center cock
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. jssailem at 8:44am 04.19.25 Could it also mean that the Glow plugs kicked in on his boat while his battery charge was a little w
O'Day 322 chainplates SailingCal21 at 8:31am 04.19.25
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Rich 35.5 at 8:28am 04.19.25 How long have you used the Racor knock-off? Greg Only about a year. So far no problems.
Last night, greatest experience Scott T-Bird at 8:07am 04.19.25 Races are won at the start and on the windward leg. Winning boats are on the line at full speed wh
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor PaulK at 7:56am 04.19.25 If you can position the deck plate you suggest right over the oil fill opening it might be useful -
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. Tom J at 7:55am 04.19.25 BUT, when I put the key in 'run' position and I attach the lifting pump power wire to those two lig
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. Tom J at 7:50am 04.19.25 On the C310, M25xpb engine, the lift pump is controlled by the ground side of the circuit. It is gr
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. JoeWhite at 7:47am 04.19.25 Stu is correct. The ignition switch must be turned beyond the first position to provide temporary po
Last night, greatest experience Foswick at 7:40am 04.19.25 I was under the impression that having the traveler upwind put more bag and power in the mainsail an
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. Stu Jackson at 7:36am 04.19.25 In some Catgalinas, they wired the lift pump to only run when the glow plugs were energized (positio
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor jssailem at 7:25am 04.19.25 Those images shed new light on the challenge. You do not have the room to put in a large plate. If t
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:14am 04.19.25 Sounds like a bad (high resistance) connection not visible by simply looking at the wire connections
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch Urban Hermit at 6:58am 04.19.25 Black wire direct to one battery negative; a jumper wire to the other battery negative. Do not jump
Last night, greatest experience Urban Hermit at 6:48am 04.19.25 When I had the Bayfield 29 and the Freedom 33 cat-ketch (not simultaneously, thank gawd) I most enjo
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 6:38am 04.19.25 They did. I sent in a support request online over the last weekend, on Monday afternoon I got a res
Instrument Shuffle Urban Hermit at 6:37am 04.19.25 The space between where the instruments are located and the wheel and transom seat looks pretty tigh
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 6:30am 04.19.25 Yes, that was one of the reasons I gave for needing a Zeus/Wakespeed over a Balmar. BTW, it is alm
Instrument Shuffle Foswick at 6:04am 04.19.25 Do you use the windlass switch from the cockpit? Yeah, I like having it there. We have the foot swit

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