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Need some Intel on keel winch placement: (5) pclarksurf at 10:43pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 11/2552 got the new DL 1200 and was taking a look at fit and placement and I have a conundrum: I don't have
Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5353 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1583 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1183 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My
O'day 23 storm jib? (2) Ziradog at 5:41pm 06.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/631 This came with my 1983 23-II, the seller said it was a storm jib. It is small (LP less than 4-1/2 f
shore power and 12 volt electronics fsarmast at 5:35pm 06.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2926 I have purchased a 2004 catalina 350 and the prior owner has been a great help. I want to confirm so
How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1685 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/518 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/2110 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1165 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/695 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1088 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4700 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1881 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1154 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1044 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/557 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1122 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4430 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1098 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's

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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 12:29pm 04.29.24 Tighten the loose hose clamps before you forget. There is not need for them to be loose. Be certain
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 12:24pm 04.29.24 Can you post some pics? Not for several more days. I know it runs into the starboard side battery
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 11:55am 04.29.24 Clearly the MOB1 device has advantages over the DSC handheld (such as battery life and possible au
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 04.29.24 but the design of the keel (pretty swept back) and the prop shaft (really far forward) do make it d
Replacing exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24 Can you post some pics?
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 10:41am 04.29.24 Beautiful job on the paint! Can you share how much of the Alexseal primer+converter and paint+ conv
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 10:36am 04.29.24 You've gotten a lot of good advice above. What I can add is simply some anecdotal information. I j
Prop Shaft runout (1) Sutric at 10:31am 04.29.24 Appreciate your comments. I do want to mention that the sling positions are marked on the boat alrea
Stern anchoring Richard19068 at 10:30am 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 10:22am 04.29.24 The device I referenced earlier, Ocean Signal MOB1 sends a DSC emergency signal and GPS location t
Prop Shaft runout (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.29.24 He wants to get on with the season without replacing or repairing the shaft. Good way to separate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back

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