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Insulation for 3-Way butt connectors (1) PSR at 7:33am 12.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1293 There are a couple of junctions in the navigation light circuit on my boat where three way butt conn
What Bored Sailors do: Part 2 (8) ShotgunSlim at 6:30am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 32/2064 Here's an update to the thread I started some 5 or 6 months ago when I had just gotten rid of my tow
1987 Pearson 33 owners manual obdoor at 2:44am 12.14.15 Pearson 2/1039 I had purchased my 1987 Pearson 33 in July 2015 and it did not come with an owners manual. If anyone
Reverse gear problem with KiwiProp Ken13559 at 10:48pm 12.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1227 Many months back I mentioned that I've to click to forward before shifting to reverse to go astern e
Pearson 30 Headsail LakeMurraySailor at 7:04pm 12.13.15 Pearson 0/455 Hi fellow Pearson owners, if anyone has a roller-furling headsail for a Pearson 30, I would like to
how do I get one of these?? (1) Navicula at 3:54pm 12.13.15 Big Boats 7/1527 Hi.....as you can see this piece has some ware the hole has taken on a different shape....this boom
Another Cutlass Bearing Question for 376 Dave Sharp at 2:22pm 12.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/584 I'm not near the boat right now but wanted to start my Spring work list and get supplies. Can anyone
Jib halyard adjustement on a roller furler walt at 8:26am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 2/731 I just installed a 110 jib on a Schaefer 500 roller furler and this furler has an external halyard.
Line controls for sheets (2) Jackdaw at 7:56am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1553 I've seen several pictures in posts recently that show user-mods where an owner has placed a line co
Wireless Wind Instrument vs. Wired HMT2 at 4:40pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3260 I debated long and hard between a wired vs. wireless wind instrument. I wanted to share my experienc
Traveling South on ICW Tripaddle at 4:15pm 12.12.15 Destinations 12/1855 Planning on taking the ICW south from Chesapeake to Oriental next year. Trying to plan when. Would A
FLOATATION atrometer at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 22 10/1077 Has anyone removed some of the flotation to gain storage? If so, how and where?
Head backfilling underway? patrickkidd at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 34/4653 Have any of you had a head back fill with black water from the tank while underway? The tank was rel
Bets way to carpet a 1984? patrickkidd at 3:42pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 6/1430 Hello! What are people using for floor carpet in your older C30's? I have a 1984 with the slanted fi
Best way to clean the deck on an 1984? (2) patrickkidd at 3:38pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 4/1086 I recently bought a 1984 C30, and am trying to figure out how to get some of the brownish/yellow spl
Headsail for a Pearson 30 LakeMurraySailor at 3:06pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/361 Hi everyone, I used all my money to buy the boats(a 1976 Catalina 22 ' a 1973 Pearson 30). The C-22
Water pump on O'Day 30 fairwindgirl at 2:01pm 12.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/819 Where is the fresh water pressure pump supposed to be on a 1982 O'Day 30? We just purchased this boa
Annapolis YC Fire Warren Milberg at 1:00pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2280 Yikes..... http://www.spinsheet.com/huge-fire-at-annapolis-yc/#.VmyKakorLrd
Just had to post this (1) sailaway78 at 9:36am 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 6/617 This was just too good not to share.
Hunter 50 anchor chain and rode SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11am 12.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/430 Anyone know the correct size to fit the gypsy for the anchor chain and rode?

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Knock off that racket! dlochner at 1:42pm 03.06.23 How many cables will you be running? A PVC conduit would work. It only needs to be attached at the
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 1:39pm 03.06.23 Peggie thanks for the reply. The toilet is a Sealand vacuum toilet by Dometic. Where do I put the
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Siamese at 1:35pm 03.06.23 I got suckered an anchor thread. Ohhh.....I see...."and or" was supposed to be anchor. G'bye.
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 03.06.23 Some masts have conduits already installed. Or look for a track inside the mast, these are for slid
Drinking water filter Captain Larry-DH at 1:31pm 03.06.23 I was exploring the Guzzle H2O Stealth unit built here in Oregon. They were at the Boat show displa
Drinking water filter Captain Larry-DH at 1:20pm 03.06.23 Larry. Any issues with the ACUVA unit leaving the system off for periods of time? I saw there was a
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 03.06.23 I haven't committed every boat mfr/model's plumbing schematic to memory...but since vented loops are
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 1:06pm 03.06.23 Hi Terry, Thanks for the reply. I have a vacu flush now with a ripped pump bellows. No warning it w
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:40pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Terry Cox at 12:31pm 03.06.23 Hi Hans. Different model 1991 boat, but our toilet discharge hose does not have a vented loop, since
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Hans Baart at 12:23pm 03.06.23 No power 0volts with key on.
Drinking water filter Terry Cox at 12:20pm 03.06.23 We've used a PUR brand faucet filter to filter our drinking water for years.
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 12:00pm 03.06.23
Servicing a feathering prop 4arch at 11:58am 03.06.23 I did design a stainless hub that bolts to the tip of the blade that allows me to use an $8 standar
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 11:43am 03.06.23 [ QUOTE="Hans Baart, post: 1776993, member: 84368" Most boat builders are the worst sanitation plum
Chainplates ...3TacksontheWater at 11:42am 03.06.23 Hi All - I have a new-to-me 1987 and she has a few leaks, my chainplates and windows are leaking. W
Bene First 42 open sea? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 03.06.23 Wow ! 16 short bolt as oppose to a fewer number of heavy SS rods that go several feet into the lead
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 03.06.23 No there is no alarm when wire to oil pressure switch is shorted to ground. No, that's not the im
Hunter 386 Salon Table (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 03.06.23 Hopefully my model has a counterweight within the compression post. Thanks for the additional info.
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 11:23am 03.06.23 Some masts have conduits already installed. Or look for a track inside the mast, these are for slide

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