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What the h@ll causes this? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 53/5849 My DSC, AIS, VHF radio (IComm I believe), starts making this strange noise all by itself. . If I ke
Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5713 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/603 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/271 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1421 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/2973 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai
5411 White Smoke at tailpipe (1) vmaks at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/2472 https://goo.gl/photos/6K4rJyWxdHGP8s8t8 I have read the numerous forums and I can not decipher if th
When did Catalina phase out the tall rig? trish b at 12:41pm 06.05.16 Catalina 30 4/1280 We are looking for a C30 MKIII and are not finding many from the middle '90s with the tall rig. I w
Cracked rudder sailnewbie at 12:28pm 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2449 I have a Mac 224 and just built my second rudder and after one weekend it's now cracked. The first o
My turn BobM at 11:44am 06.05.16 S2 26/2948 Well Triple Play hasn't tasted the water in 18 months now. Lots to do but I am busy with work and u
GPS for iPhone polarbrer at 11:32am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 20/1625 I am mostly interested in boat speed and distance covered. Do all the apps give this basic informati
Loose footed Main reefing question dgottfeld at 10:58am 06.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/805 Hey guys just bought a 1990 hunter 27 and love it. I put the sails on it the other day. The mainsail
Raymarine ST2000 Issues (1) Ward H at 10:09am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3826 Yesterday was my 2nd sail of the season and the first of a week long vacation of long day sails. Of
Universal Fuel Injector Replacement (not rebuild) Jtcf78911 at 9:47am 06.05.16 Parts Search 16/4826 Hey all. Looking for some part vendor options on replacing the fuel injectors in my circa 1985 Un
Best way to clean out oil extractor after use? patrickkidd at 9:27am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/18577 Hi there! I bought the west marine oil extractor to change the oil on my universal diesel M25: http
What's the best way to clean diesel exhaust soot? patrickkidd at 9:16am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/22368 i recently had an engine exhaust leak near the transom of my Catalina 30 and now most areas in the l
Head Venting Issues BayMan at 7:32am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1847 Pumped my aft 25 gal holding tank after it was completely full. I know- i waited too long. Got bac
Dinghy Power Advice - Lehr Propane OB? (1) BlowMeAway at 7:19am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 55/7630 124315 We recently found and purchased a used, well maintained, Quicksilver 270 Dinghy, 900 lb. capa
Mast out of plumb (Mac 25) Piotr at 6:50am 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2015 It all started with lose rigging (still dealing with the after effects). Then I remembered the mast
Turnbuckle Boots (1) catalanc at 6:43am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 19/6558 Hello all, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII (new to me) and I am getting her ready for launch. I step

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1995 35.5 Legend overall depth dlochner at 6:31am 01.09.24 If you know the draft, measure from the waterline to the deck amidships, add the two measurements.
Shore Power dlochner at 6:28am 01.09.24 There should be a circuit breaker panel and its location should be pretty obvious if shore power was
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? Claude L.-Auger at 5:46am 01.09.24 Thanks Kloudie. Do you have davits ? And if so what brand ?
Hunter 34 Stern railing height ? kloudie1 at 5:42am 01.09.24 I am probably going to drive to the boat tomorrow.. I will get your measurements if still needed..
Prop rotation question dLj at 5:00am 01.09.24 Nope! It's Autostream. I'm packaging it up tonight to send to Martec in Arizona. Hopefully, it w
Help with a new sail NOLA at 4:46am 01.09.24 Thanks for the advice - and i thought I was done!! I found the correct sized clevis pin at West Ma
Help with a new sail Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07am 01.09.24 Former Catalina dealer. Just saw this. In the past the stainless steel tack pin was screwed into a
So long 2023... Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45am 01.09.24 The older I get, the more I become fickle, forgetful and crippled looking forward to all those medic
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 3:04am 01.09.24
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:00pm 01.08.24 IDK ... I must be missing something. It's not making sense to me. :what:
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 7:56pm 01.08.24 Actually they did come with new transducers. I will have to ask him. I am guessing he liked the look
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:50pm 01.08.24 I'm still curious about the reasoning behind this. I'm assuming that he didn't want to buy new tran
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 7:29pm 01.08.24 I know he wanted the dedicated displays so that is good. I will have to check with him. For what he
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 01.08.24 Nope, those are not new i70 instruments. The white ports are (STng) NMEA 2000 and then there are th
Raritan Superflush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:09pm 01.08.24 The bleach in Clorox household bowl cleaner will will do that. If you're so happy with the Jabsco wi
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 7:07pm 01.08.24 Scott, Good Question. I am assuming Raymarine got him the new instruments and that those are used to
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:01pm 01.08.24 Hi Ray, I'm pretty sure that what I see in your picture (looking at the backs of the instruments) i
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 6:59pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70 does not have a direct input fo
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 6:56pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70s (or i70) does not have a direct
150 genoa vs 135 Stu Jackson at 6:30pm 01.08.24 Visibility is a major safety issue, unless you're racing. If you're a recrestional non-racing sailo

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