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DANFORTH compass light Rasselas36 at 8:19am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2676 My 2004 H36 has a Danforth compass and the red light has blown. Can anyone tell me where to find a
Sander / Paint removal gut check... Brett C at 8:16am 05.23.16 Day Sailers 63/9652 Hi, I am new to sailing and have an Oday 19. I am just as interested in maintaining/improving my boa
New Electrical Service Panel options SkipperChipper at 8:02am 05.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1047 Has anyone replaced their aging electrical panel (1990 C30 TR/WK #5987) recently? Better to go with
Boat mooring. Karyon at 7:14am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1172 We sail on a small lake in Central Alberta, there are 2 marina's one belongs the home owners associa
Full size Ipad Pro used for Navionics, mounting options Canonshooternb at 6:26am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 51/12262 I purchased the full size Apple Ipad Pro in the fall with the cellular option to be used this summer
CDI Flexible Furler Friction (1) Mario Kuttnig at 6:22am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 33/5781 Hi All, I have a Catalina 22 Sailboat with a CDI flexible furler on my forestay. This thing used to
Bilge paint emergpa1 at 6:06am 05.23.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1936 have you guys found paint from Home Depot or Lowe's that works well for bilge paint?
tried to ruin my day (1) Justin_NSA at 5:45am 05.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 55/4811 The first sail of the season didn't go smoothly. The boat is new to me so I'm still getting used to
'81 H36 deck fill replacement - are drop in's avaialble? tmjb at 5:02am 05.23.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/492 My '81 H36 came with original aluminum deck fills, all of which are corroded and in need of replacem
water in but waste not out? m-gulgun at 9:35pm 05.22.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/2888 Hi, I can pump in fresh water into the bowl but then I cannot send it to the tank after I switch to
What batteries are you using? Texas Gun-Man at 9:13pm 05.22.16 Catalina 22 21/6274 My power use is minimal (at least for now): Garmin GPS/Depth finder 6.8w 4 LED cabin lights Nav ligh
What is this thing? Found it in a bag on the boat. (1) Leatherneck at 7:31pm 05.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1744 123760
Sailboat transport SE Florida Nereussailor at 6:47pm 05.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2558 I'm looking for someone on the Treasure Coast of Florida to truck my sailboat from Ft. Pierce, FL to
Galley Drains into Bilge? BayMan at 3:55pm 05.22.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4287 1997 Hunter 450. The galley drain goes straight down to a thru hull. But there is an installed T j
Water in interior light Ziradog at 3:02pm 05.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1325 I went down to my 23-2 Saturday after a week of rain (maybe 4" total), and discovered that my interi
Alternate docking option (1) Jacktar at 2:15pm 05.22.16 Catalina 22 5/725 I guess you could do this to avoid getting your feet wet to attend a soiree ashore, also avoids all
1986 Hunter 31 Mast Weld (2) Dfisher at 1:54pm 05.22.16 Mid-Size Boats 22/2904 My first time up the mast a couple weeks ago and I noticed a weld on both sides of the mast that run
Battery Replacement - AGM cymeyer at 7:04am 05.22.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2250 We put in "Group 27" AGM batteries in place of our "Group 24" batteries about 8 years ago. The AGM
New Sail Maker for 1981 H22 ? newsailor130 at 7:01am 05.22.16 Smaller Boats 5/593 Any recommendations for a sail-maker for a replacement mainsail for a 1981 H22? I live in NYC and/or
Barient line strippers Alice A. at 4:07am 05.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/785 We are again having a problem with those plastic line strippers on our Barient 21-33 halyard winches

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Simple electronic install - first time advice needed circa1971la at 5:57am 04.06.24 Thank you all so many wonderful suggestions. It seems of all of these, the best option is to use the
MORC shemandr at 5:52am 04.06.24 Is MORC still being used? The last MORC race I was in was over 40 years ago. That was on Lake Erie
Backup Nav Lights for $2.49 elink at 5:42am 04.06.24 very cool. thanks for sharing
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 5:40am 04.06.24 While the discussion continues on this, circa1971la, you can likely make a decision on what is best
170 cracked warranty hull Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 04.06.24 The very first thing you need to do is drill a 1/8 inch hole at the end of each crack about a quarte
Hunter 34 rudder JamesG161 at 12:18am 04.06.24 You can find the owners manual and more on Hunter 34. Hunter resources, by model Jim...
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? jssailem at 12:15am 04.06.24
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is ther
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 11:40pm 04.05.24 Good looking boat bottom.
Hunter 34 rudder (1) Marauder at 11:28pm 04.05.24 Thanks guys for the replies and info, much appreciated. The HIN says its an 1985. Claude your rudder
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:49pm 04.05.24 Please see my thread on 3GM30F. I could really use some help on this one. After they worked on the i
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 8:57pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechan
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 6:32pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diame

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