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Anyone replaced their compass light with LED? rpwillia at 6:02pm 06.08.16 Catalina 310 15/2836 I am getting around to replacing most of my lights and this is one of the last I have not done yet.
electric wireing for 1980 catalina mark rocco at 5:42pm 06.08.16 Catalina 22 6/1587 I want to hook up my float ,bile-age pump to the battery and switch board....and what is a " bus "
Surprise, my boat leaks! (4) SFS at 3:24pm 06.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2273 TS Colin left water inside what I thought was a pretty dry boat (1983 H31). So the search begins fo
Opening port lights in 1977 Oday 25 patcande at 3:11pm 06.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/585 Was rebedding my opening port lights and the outside trim ring cracked when I was tightening the scr
Help - Interior wood finish lifting (2) Newport Bob at 2:42pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1217 The varnish on the wood panel at the fwd end of the vberth lifted during winter storage (2004, 373,
Onboard internet capta at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/846 I'm a good bit too old to be a natural in this computer age at much of the tech stuff. My wife is th
Weekend Sailing Video. pateco at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/958 Last Saturday was a really nice day for a sail. I took a little video. Had to figure out how to pos
Lesson Learned rfrye1 at 11:45am 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/652 Recent haul out for bottom paint on my H376, we had them inspect for vibration above 2500 rpm. Cutla
O'Day 34- Rigid Boom Vangs, advice? LouisMK at 10:28am 06.08.16 Bigger Boats 4/803 Hello All: I'd like to hear some thoughts from those who have added rigid boom vangs to their O'34/
Reefer Gasket (1) SqPeg at 9:46am 06.08.16 Parts Search 1/596 Anyone know where I can get this gasket? It's on a Hunter Vision 32
Headsail furling line Joe Wienecke at 8:50am 06.08.16 Big Boats 10/2438 I have a 2005 41 DS with a Furlex 300 headsail furler. I know the furling line is 1/4 but am not su
Pointing improved PotomacDaysailer at 7:07am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/407 I am so pleased! My pointing ability has been relatively poor (although I could outpoint a square-r
Charts: Lighthouse vs C-Map vs Navionics BayMan at 6:35am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 10/8981 I am contemplating upgrading my 1997 Raymarine chartplotter (RL70C) with a new Raymarine multifunct
O'day 24 1988 Charly at 6:27am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/562 I want to put my O'day 240 on a boat lift. Need to know how to position the spreaders to the correct
Kermit, This is for You... (1) JohnVTX at 6:15am 06.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/736 @kermithttps://scontent-dfw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13178565_1599173030410722_512483255187213942_n.
ANL fuse verses AMG Bob S at 5:29am 06.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 2/11665 Can someone explain the difference? I just ordered an Blue Sea ANL fuse holder to replace the AMG ho
Has anyone ordered from this company? Chris & Lenore at 5:02am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 8/795 Vela Sailing Supply in Rockwall TX. Just curious before I send off my hard earned money. Their pric
Don Casey's Complete Sailboat Maintenance Manual Kermit at 6:32pm 06.07.16 Sails Call Lounge 12/1068 If you have it, check the drawings of TV screens in the Electrics section. I think Don and I would g
furler q? fred1diver at 6:25pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 0/317 hey everyone, when I bought my boat (a 1972 Olympic Dolphin 23) it came with a furler and attached s
Raymarine Voyage Planner on Linux CrazyOldMan at 5:10pm 06.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/514 I know this is a long shot, but are there any geek (not Greek) sailors out there who have successful

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Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 7:02pm 03.22.24 Hey Ted why don't you update your signature to show Catalina 320 instead of catalina catalina so we
LUCKGRIB a software package worth considering. MikeHoncho at 7:00pm 03.22.24 are you thinking the one time $29 cost is worth it?
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 6:55pm 03.22.24 surely there is a middle ground .my choice is to work smart. Ask a trusted expert which batteries a
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:48pm 03.22.24
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 6:45pm 03.22.24 You'd be surprised. The ones who don't enjoy working and maintaining their boats either have very d
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 6:40pm 03.22.24 Well I'm sure people have boats for many reasons, and relishing the homework is often not one of th
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 dlochner at 6:36pm 03.22.24 Class T fuses and holders are expensive. Last spring there was a shortage and some people were payin
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:27pm 03.22.24 But none of the places you're trying to ventilate (the head, the battery compartment, or the black
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware morbidfollower at 6:26pm 03.22.24 Thanks lakeshark, I actually use to have a symmetrical spinnaker on an older boat I had (Ericson 32-
Launching boats with an outback? Project_Mayhem at 6:21pm 03.22.24 I'm guessing that you'll be OK but I'm hoping someone with Outback experience can chime in. You need
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Tally Ho at 6:19pm 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Don S/V ILLusion at 6:17pm 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 03.22.24 boats are inherently moist in are designed to handle it???? Marine Mold and Mildew Control: Guide
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast JoeWhite at 6:06pm 03.22.24 Very good photos. I had not seen one like them before. It appears that you can remove a good one and
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:06pm 03.22.24 Boats are not houses. Similar to your question about managing the "black stuff" in your bilges and
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:05pm 03.22.24 I would add dorade or some other vents to the cabin top which constantly pull/exchange air from the
outboard hoisting chuckwayne at 5:57pm 03.22.24 It appears you've only been participating here for a few years so you have no idea how many garhau
Venting 3 compartments at once Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53pm 03.22.24 simplest solution for me is a two or 3 inch computer fan blowing air from the battery & holding tan
Venting 3 compartments at once Davidasailor26 at 5:47pm 03.22.24 building codes on land require a fan in a bathroom. On a boat it is even more necessary though not
outboard hoisting (2) Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 03.22.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las

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