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Cutting Electrical Panel Head Sail at 12:59am 03.11.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1128 I need to add three new switches for an autopilot. I have an abandoned area on the old switch pane
Flipping Scupper Outlet and Exhaust Outlet. Robert1224 at 7:55pm 03.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1324 Ahoy, In the re-power I am doing I am thinking about changing the function of two thru-hulls. In the
Recommended transmission reduction ratio. Robert1224 at 7:45pm 03.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/892 Ahoy, I am re-powering my Hunter 30 with a Nanni 3.21 (21hp) diesel. This comes with a Technodrive
Getting another boat 94 Hunter 26 water ballast dgreen1991 at 6:54pm 03.10.16 Catalina 22 8/5465 Found a great deal on a Hunter 26. Read about the pros and cons and decided to give it a try. Can't
bimini fred1diver at 4:36pm 03.10.16 Trailer Sailors 50/9397 hey everyone, do you think a bimini is overkill on a small trailer sailor, I'm debating weather to j
lifeline q's fred1diver at 4:25pm 03.10.16 Trailer Sailors 22/4829 hey everyone, I have an olympic dolphin 23ft and I'm wondering what are your views on lifelines on s
Cutlass bearing Ken13559 at 3:39pm 03.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/893 I've a 1" shaft on my H326. Planning to replace the cutlass bearing. Could anyone please advise mode
New 105% Jib Michael Pearce at 3:37pm 03.10.16 Catalina 310 12/3535 Hi everyone, we've been sailing our C310 for years (since 2000) with the big 135% genoa, but I've a
C-30 Curved "T" Track lpbosch at 3:13pm 03.10.16 Catalina 30 4/1205 Does anyone have a source for the curved "T" track on the Cat 30?
Sail Logo Jongleur at 1:18pm 03.10.16 Catalina 30 5/854 I have a main without a logo and would like to put a C30 red diamond logo on it. Any recommendatio
Seidelmann 25 New Owner (2) Thedillo at 12:39pm 03.10.16 Seidelmann 9/4070 Howdy from Lake Travis Texas! I just got my 5th boat recently and so far have really enjoyed sailin
Ode to Jabsco customer service... Chris & Lenore at 12:38pm 03.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/792 Good customer service rarely gets a mention, usually only the bad. Last year my almost new Twist Loc
Closed body turnbuckle tool Darkarcher at 12:11pm 03.10.16 Catalina 22 7/3598 What tool do you use to tighten a closed body turnbuckle? I was using a small phillips screwdriver
How to do plumbing to add a second fresh water tank jfgy at 11:20am 03.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6055 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your great advice over the years. I plan to add a second water tank to my Hun
Winch replacement Alice A. at 9:18am 03.10.16 Big Boats 12/1892 Hi, everyone. We want to replace the starboard cabin top winch on our Legend 37.5. It is an old Bari
Maxwell 25 winch - part broken during re-rig job lovetorenovate at 7:05am 03.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1368 We got our boat back from the re-rigging and found the port winch with a big chunk removed of the to
Hunter 410 diesel generator installation Don Lucas at 6:50am 03.10.16 Big Boats 8/2000 I'm going to be installing a diesel generator in my Hunter 410 in the next week of so. Just thought
storage tactics fred1diver at 6:03am 03.10.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1662 hey everyone, I was wondering if you have any tips regarding storage inside of small boats, I like t
SBO 2/1/2001 Brian D at 5:31am 03.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 8/739 Want to know what SBO looked like on February 1, 2001? https://web.archive.org/web/20010201073000/h
Great Video Narrated by the Great E.B. White Maine Sail at 5:30am 03.10.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2010 It is not often you stumble across video footage of the Maine Coast and lobstering in 1954 but E.B.

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Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 11.14.23 S so The wires connect at their other ends to various other metal tabs or metal fixtures. One head
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? dmax at 11:43am 11.14.23 You have what's known as the Catalina smile - doesn't look too bad, thought to be caused by improper
Grounding wires (2) bob45 at 11:35am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?
Grounding wires bob45 at 11:34am 11.14.23 so The wires connect at their other ends to various other metal tabs or metal fixtures. One heads a
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kappykaplan at 11:25am 11.14.23 Look for a cable clamp on the throttle cable. Should be able to tighten just a little.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) mermike at 11:18am 11.14.23 Your mounting method is a more accurate approach. My sensor is bolted to a stud on the back of the a
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding Stu Jackson at 11:14am 11.14.23 The adjustment is usually inside the pedestal, not necessarily on the engine, while there could also
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 11.14.23 What is strong-track? Tides Marine Strong Track system for mast hardware, which makes raising the
Convert partial battens to full battens jssailem at 10:46am 11.14.23 @Roland5048 Strong Track is a system to replace the standard mast track for the main. The system use
Where to look for a raw water leak. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 11.14.23 I have heard and saw alot in my lifetime as an investigator and as a sailboat dealer but to sacrific
Where to look for a raw water leak. Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 11.14.23 On another forum I was informed of where to locate the starter relay and will replace that today.
Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 11.14.23 to what do these wires attach on the other ends?
Coolant flush AndyL at 9:32am 11.14.23 If you are just trying to get the coolant out of the heater loop, we used a cheap liquid transfer pu
Convert partial battens to full battens Roland5048 at 9:13am 11.14.23 I was talking to the rigger last night about adding strong-track What is strong-track? I agree wit
Grounding wires dlochner at 9:13am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:10am 11.14.23 My observation that the voltage is being limited led me to assume that it was due to heat, but you'
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB RitSim at 9:01am 11.14.23 I had that engine on my C30. I drained the heat exchanger, drained the water muffler and then put t
Replace main or genoa first? jssailem at 8:41am 11.14.23 I would replace the sail with signs of the most aged cloth. While bagginess is a trim issue as the c
Where to look for a raw water leak. jssailem at 8:18am 11.14.23 Now that you are not leaking.. Battery voltage can impact the starter. Low voltage in your house b
Wood stains & sealers Mark Maulden at 8:15am 11.14.23

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