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Irrational fear / Keel Bolts (4) ontherocks83 at 1:05pm 06.07.16 Catalina 30 23/4394 No I am not "afraid" of keel bolts, I just don't like what I can't inspect/see. The situation is:
Kabota Rabbit Hole.... Jtcf78911 at 12:24pm 06.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1798 Well...I know this may be an astonishing waste of time and energy...chasing the Black Pearl or the M
Hunter 36 chainplate size Alctel at 9:25am 06.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/750 Hi all, Replacing my chainplates and getting new ones made - just wondering if they are all the sam
Why anemometers jwing at 9:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 46/8922 A thread regarding a non-working anemometer inspired this question: What is the purpose of knowing t
Spar Paint EJWash at 8:27am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 6/518 Hi All, The line on my Catalina 30's outhaul was well past it's retirement. It's internal to the bo
Off the Trailer mrudman850 at 6:15am 06.07.16 Catalina 22 30/6637 Hi About to put my 1977 boat up on a frame to address the keel issues. Saw a FB post from Jeff Sele
Allstate Ins seadaddler at 6:04am 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1398 Hi all and needing your help. Allstate sent me a offer to save me over $300.00 on my 2 new cars each
Racing in the Rain Bill19233 at 5:07am 06.07.16 Racing 3/830 It just keeps raining and raining in Texas. But we had a great time sailing in the rain on Galveston
C42 Critical Hardware Layout (1) Glossa at 11:41pm 06.06.16 Big Boats 4/1469 I mapped-out all of the critical stuff on our C42 this evening, except for the speed sensor impeller
Plugging thru hulls from the bottom (2) Skipper at 6:33pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1794 I previously posted a topic similar to this asking how to do it, as I had to service overdue and sti
Oh no!! T_Cat at 5:40pm 06.06.16 Catalina 22 7/937 https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/florida-governor-declares-state-emergency-000303689.html Check out
ground ? chuck stas at 5:03pm 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/591 Just installed a Bronze Thru Hull transducer Should it be grounded ? do not see any info in the pape
Saga Video Bad Obsession at 5:01pm 06.06.16 Trailer Sailors 12/2164 In case you didn't see the posting on the other part of the forum, here is a video of my 12 day crui
Adlor Barbour cold Plate kimelmore at 4:32pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/965 My problem is that my cold plate gets a 1/4 inch of ice on most of the cold plate after approximatel
1977 Celebrity Sloop Rigging shumphries at 4:22pm 06.06.16 Day Sailers 0/946 PLEASE can anyone give me any diagram how to rig this restored boat of mine. It all appears to be in
Universal m25xp overheating after refilling coolent. ChrisCall at 4:20pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4634 Hi I replaced my old heat exchanger and refilled the manifold with coolent like the manual called fo
Wifi questions resurrected Jtacqua at 2:38pm 06.06.16 Catalina 310 44/9994 All, First and foremost, I hope that the 2016 sailing season brings each of you a safe season fille
Wifi questions resurrected Jtacqua at 2:34pm 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 1/435 All, First and foremost, I hope that the 2016 sailing season brings each of you a safe season fille
aft water tank leak on Hunter 40.5 Larry737 at 2:33pm 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 I am in the buying process of a 1996 Hunter 40.5. Both the forward and the aft water tanks leak and
Wind cups top of my mask not working william r sizemore at 2:02pm 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1219 I just replaced the wind cup and wind directional at the top of the mast however it`s not transmitti

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Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Hard to say what was used
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 03.12.24 And in addition to keeping the drain holes clean, when you next drop the mast, put a drip loop in th
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 3:14pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:08pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment kandrzejczyk at 3:04pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:03pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 03.12.24 That looks great to me! The 3M stuff is similar to how you described the XFasten
Black Butyl tape? (1) JBP-PA at 1:15pm 03.12.24 223491
Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 1:11pm 03.12.24 My windows are in. I found the gray bed-it much easier to use than the black Xfasten. The Xfasten w
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 1:06pm 03.12.24 I use a different mark every 20 ft and a distinct mark every 100 where I start over, e.g. 3 orange m
Simple Anchor rode markings jon hansen at 12:58pm 03.12.24 https://defender.com/en_us/defender-anchor-rode-marker-set-41357?utm_id=146308134413&utm_campaign=19
Simple Anchor rode markings Michael Davis at 12:42pm 03.12.24 I do much the same: start at 100 feet, then every fifty feet to 300 feet. I usually drop/ raise the
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:35am 03.12.24 Or why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom. Greg LOL... just trying
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:19am 03.12.24 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a
Solar wiring size billjoye at 9:14am 03.12.24 Easy: 10 awg. default size of mc4 solar connectors are 10 awg.
Is it real or not? Roland5048 at 9:08am 03.12.24 My dad always told me as a child, "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see."
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:04am 03.12.24 Thanks all--this has been illuminating. @Ward H Unfortunately, it appears the golf cart batteries w
Splicing sta set 8mm Joe at 8:55am 03.12.24 With smaller diameter line it is easier to push the fid through a small section at a time. The best
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 8:53am 03.12.24 I have this meter. o_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 $35 Jim... Oh nice. Great price. I en
Solar wiring size SPLETS at 8:34am 03.12.24 Thanks for clarifying that. :)

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