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Installing a chartplotter in-hull transducer in a '85 C30 rose8878 at 10:24am 04.12.16 Catalina 30 2/1061 I am planning on installing a Raymarine chartplotter a65 on my 1985 C30. I also want to use an in-hu
1985 Edge Trim For Cabin Sole Pieces (2) Jtcf78911 at 9:51am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1127 Hi all. My winter project, and now spring, has been the stripping and refinishing of my cabin sole
Port lights Cayennita at 9:34am 04.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/683 i would like to replace all 8 port lights for just light grey lexan with no frames. Does anyone make
Kalik 44 Bobby Wholf at 8:23am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2090 I own a 1981 Kalik 44. This boat has a in mast furling system. I am trying to figure out if this
Lock the keel down? or not? pulsewave at 7:54am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/8997 Is there any consensus on whether to lock the keel down? I might be in rocky areas at times and def
Anything special I need to know about replacing the six gallon hot water heater? Bob4203 at 7:26am 04.12.16 Catalina 30 12/3265 I have to replace the hot water heater in my 1988 Mark II Catalina 30 and ended up getting a great d
Paint or gel coat? Deep Blue at 7:24am 04.12.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/858 Folks, on the late 80s and early 90s vintage beneteaus, did they use paint or gel coat on the topsid
Not being able to see where you are going walt at 7:07am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 52/3647 I an curious what the general feeling is towards putting some sort of foresail on a sailboat that bl
Post pictures with Crazy Dave (1) Kermit at 6:56am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2810 Now that @rgranger will be meeting @Crazy Dave Condon I think a thread honoring our favorite uncle i
Keel lock bolt location? (1) pulsewave at 6:37am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1438 I have a copy of the older manual and it doesn't seem to match the configuration of my Macgregor Ven
Update: What size outboard on your Mac 25 Greengas at 6:28am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7534 I am looking at buying a 1988 2 cycle 9.9hp motor for my 1980 Mac 25. I would like to know what oth
Jabsco pump All U Get at 5:59am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/332 Hi all, Sitting on the Fl. / Ga. border for the next few days (weather) and had to fix a sump pump t
2016 Annual Great Lakes C-22 Cruise CaptDon01 at 5:57am 04.12.16 Catalina 22 2/977 If you have never been on a group cruise with your boat, you don't know what you've been missing! Ma
Question about restoring grab rails (1) IH82BL8 at 5:20am 04.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/436 Apparently my grab rails are made from multiple pieces. The "feet" were screwed onto the rail using
Mac 224 rudder sailnewbie at 5:12am 04.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1176 Anyone have the length of the rudder on the Mac 224? The rudder that came on it was beat up bad and
Y25 Weather helm ! (3) furdui at 3:31am 04.12.16 Yamaha 15/4830 Hi everybody, Something I wanted to do,for at least ten years,was moving main sheet system,track and
New San Juan 28 owner - propellor question Grey wolf at 10:10pm 04.11.16 San Juan Sailboats 3/2850 Hi all Just purchased a 1983 San Juan 28 up in Campbell River 6 days ago, and very excited about ge
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 9:09pm 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 19/4265 I have a Hunter 340 and like to race it on Wednesdays. I see the benefits of a fin keel and am wonde
I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel DonC3222 at 8:59pm 04.11.16 Big Boats 6/1351 This may be a crazy thought, but I would like to change out my wing keel for a fin keel on my Hunter
Xantrex Link 1000 Solitude at 8:08pm 04.11.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2950 I have a Xantrex Freedom 20 charger/inverter with a Xantrex Link 1000 remote and am having trouble w

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Hunter Legend 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 03.09.24 @Ian Robinson Actually I vused to apply white caulk to keep trash, dirt, etc as it made cleaning
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES jssailem at 5:36am 03.09.24
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? SandCat at 5:36am 03.09.24 If she's a day sailor, and you want hassle free, just go electric! Thundersruck Motors has some stra
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 5:17am 03.09.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 03.09.24
Cockpit table - how to secure it JRT at 5:12am 03.09.24 I use these on my boat by attacking the loop to the pedestal legs each side then put the ball togeth
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 4:59am 03.09.24 Looks like it could go Varooooommmm!:yikes:
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month YankeeViking at 4:28am 03.09.24 Hello, I hope this message finds all the Beneteau sailors out there well, I am considering purchas
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Captain Larry-DH at 4:25am 03.09.24 I agree with the other posts that say a 20 year old diesel engine is not anywhere near end of life,
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? sailme88 at 3:52am 03.09.24 You might want to consult your insurance carrier... that boat was designed to be powered by a certai
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 2:05am 03.09.24 Here are the photos as promised, I have removed the silicone sealant that was in the gap and ran rou
Hunter Legend 240 (7) Ian Robinson at 2:01am 03.09.24 223416
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket NYSail at 12:31am 03.09.24
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 11:21pm 03.08.24 Hi Dave, I did send a reply saying I would get some photos of the problem area ( apologies if you di
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 11:20pm 03.08.24 that is interesting. If I just lean on the boat when it is at the dock it moves away from the dock s
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? higgs at 9:26pm 03.08.24 Yanmars are just getting broken in at 4000 hours. It should be good for more than twice that if mai
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 03.08.24 To quote myself...
Painting the Boat Project_Mayhem at 8:31pm 03.08.24 I bought a boat that was painted from top to bottom with Brightside. The paint was solid on the deck
Beat way to fix this interior wall Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 03.08.24 Take a look at BedIT, especially for the chain plates. It will outlast the boat unlike most caulk li
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 03.08.24 The motor won't have enough power to easily control the boat. I have a 9.9 outboard and a 15hp inboa

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