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Repositioning to San Pedro kimelmore at 5:52pm 05.19.16 Big Boats 15/3125 This is it We are moving our new to us Catalina 380 from San Diego to San Pedro this weekend. Two go
Cumberland Island Area (1) JTulls at 5:16pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 9/910 Here's to hoping the area gets all the rain out of its system this weekend so we get some sunshine f
companion way screen fred1diver at 4:37pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4452 hey everyone, has anyone made a companion way screen, I'm looking at some, but the 80$ seems a bit m
Rigging New Halyards GorillaToast at 4:21pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 10/733 ive never replaced halyards with the mast up. I know I need to sew the new one onto the old one and
Battery Combiner Compared to Blue Seas ACR (2) pateco at 1:55pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 I have one of these on my boat, differences between this and a Blue Seas 7610 ACR. 123614
First Purchase Question PaytonG at 1:22pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1084 Good afternoon! My wife and I have recently caught the sailing bug, and have enjoyed it enough to
Dip in fuel line. (1) DinoKanuck at 1:00pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/489 123612 Any known problems allowing a fuel line to come to within 1 foot of a primary Racor filter an
Passage 450 Lazarette Latches (1) Chuck Cohen at 12:39pm 05.19.16 Parts Search 2/1044 I'm looking for two new lazarrete latches for our 1997 Hunter Passage 450. Help appreciated. Thank y
2gm20 mixing elbow stainless or cast. Gzito at 12:15pm 05.19.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/2429 My sailboat has a Yanmar 2gm20fw 1987 I want to replace the exhaust mixing elbow. Should I spend t
Solar Vent Removal (2) MikeK2B at 12:04pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/3274 I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but for the life of me I can't figure out how to remove my solar
Shroud Tension 260 steved2 at 11:19am 05.19.16 Smaller Boats 12/2305 Does anyone know what the shroud tension should be for a hunter 260 using a tension gauge?
Disposing of an old boat (1) Texas Gun-Man at 11:03am 05.19.16 Catalina 22 35/10688 I live on a ranch. The ranch next door has this sailboat on it. He's offered to give it to me if I'l
Need a bow sprit Boatman1710 at 10:55am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/443 I have a 1984 Hunter '34. Last year while motoring on the St. Johns river In Jacksonville, Fl., my f
Force 10 Use JHoward at 9:52am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/881 I have a H37c with, I'm assuming, the original 1980 heater, which seems to be in very good condition
37c stay sail jib boom JHoward at 9:44am 05.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1036 I really don't like the boom, does it have to be used to fly the stay sail well?
H386 Deck Light Replacement Bulb Boston2020 at 9:19am 05.19.16 Big Boats 28/3452 I need to replace the bulb for the deck light on my 2003 Hunter 386. I would like to go up the mast
Manual windlass Gzito at 9:14am 05.19.16 Bigger Boats 17/5301 I have a Oday 322. I would like to install a manual windlass. Rope rode with 15 feet of chain. Any
Beer cruise Jackdaw at 9:13am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/976 We're in the midst of a week of San Diego weather here in Minneapolis.... Sunny, Breezy, Seventy. So
Beer cruise Jackdaw at 9:09am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/319 Dupe
Beer cruise Jackdaw at 9:07am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/4 We're in the midst of a week of San Diego weather here in Minneapolis.... Sunny, Breezy, Seventy. So

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Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 8:44pm 04.03.24 After using a good gear puller and a lot of heat I finally decided I needed a new shaft and resorted
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05pm 04.03.24 You need all new tires. I would recommend new stems as well. I would suggest looking at tractor s
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 7:54pm 04.03.24 At least you did not pull out. On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cov
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48pm 04.03.24 The quick connect is new and was pre wired by Catalina Direct I only had to attach the female end a
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 04.03.24 The drop is at my volt meter which is on the switch panel wired to the Guest switch. I only get the
Stuffing box question. Blitz at 7:12pm 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Solar / lithium question Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.03.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then A
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:10pm 04.03.24
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:09pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:08pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 7:07pm 04.03.24 Never again will I stern tie in sour weather, especially with the weather abeam. Side loading, as y
Solar / lithium question leo310 at 6:54pm 04.03.24 lets find out what the loads are first. Turn off all DC loads then check your Victron meter to see
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:53pm 04.03.24 The dent is not good. The mast needs to be in column for the high loads to be safely transmitted int
Solar / lithium question dlochner at 6:48pm 04.03.24 That's a lot of power draw overnight. What exactly are you running? Remember running AC loads off th
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the dr
voltage drop with deck light only Captain Larry-DH at 6:28pm 04.03.24 Put a clamp-on ammeter on the wire to determine its current draw. The voltage drop elsewhere could
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) SFS at 6:21pm 04.03.24 You've already thought of the epoxy coating the floors - all sides and edges. If you are screwing t
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13pm 04.03.24
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 5:58pm 04.03.24 They do dig deep sometimes. For some reason this discussion brings to my mind something that occurre
Ruined mast or not a big deal? cstan at 5:57pm 04.03.24 Looks like a dent at the spreaders. That's a bad place for a dent. They probably dropped it. If it

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