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Transducer... scottmellloyditude at 4:27am 09.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1091 Just received my new transducer from Moor electronics and after reading about them I decided to just
Leaks - Pockets Behind the Cabin lazerettes peter_ms at 9:20pm 09.17.15 Catalina 310 4/1043 I am hoping someone has experienced and better yet solved this problem... We returned from a race S
Stateroom door on a 7.3? Dgsteiner at 7:55pm 09.17.15 S2 3/973 So I have this somewhat crazy idea of adding a bulkhead and door to my 7.3 to divide up the salon fr
C&C 33-2 - known issues? bgary at 7:41pm 09.17.15 C&C 3/4473 I'm looking at a mid-80s C'C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are
Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/715 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/850 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se
M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1376 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has
Rope Clutches for '93 Hunter 375 Lander at 3:36pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/784 Currently, my 1993 Hunter 375 has 4 Gerhaur rope clutches on each side, and is eating up halyards.
anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/3978 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/978 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2300 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1081 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1048 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/492 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/874 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1319 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2001 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/2460 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/4662 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/860 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle

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thru-hull size needed for bilge Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 02.17.23 Read the instructions and data sheet carefully. The 3000gph figure is for the pump at ZERO head, th
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 5:05pm 02.17.23 Im assuming gelcoat is too brittle to be used in thick amounts under the mast? Gelcoat is pretty b
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (3) Project_Mayhem at 4:54pm 02.17.23 Mast support has been torn apart and reglassed. I had to do some sanding because some masking tape w
Embrace the freeze. shemandr at 4:53pm 02.17.23
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion dlochner at 4:03pm 02.17.23 Yanmar tends to use a Japanese standard thread which is the same as a British Standard thread. Look
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions Gene Neill at 3:55pm 02.17.23 I went absolutely nuts and built from scratch with 4" -- beautiful stuff but shall we say I spent m
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 3:50pm 02.17.23 I finished typing out something I thought would be helpful and informative, and then realized @Aaron
Hello to the community ggrizzard at 3:44pm 02.17.23 There is a newish (to me) Hunter 32 with dinghy and other upgrades available here in New Smyrna Bea
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions (2) pclarksurf at 3:25pm 02.17.23 I went absolutely nuts and built from scratch with 4" -- beautiful stuff but shall we say I spent mo
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 02.17.23 I have no idea what they are, but I can' imagine how they'd have anything to do with your holding ta
Missing boom PRoberaon at 2:58pm 02.17.23 Got it, thanks.
Missing boom kappykaplan at 2:48pm 02.17.23 This is my hull number: PEA70036M83E. I know she's hull number 36 of 43, so the 36 prior to the M
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 2:32pm 02.17.23 I have an assortment of old, used winch handles on my boat, and they all work in my Lewmar and Barlo
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? FastOlson at 2:25pm 02.17.23 While it's true that the locking mechanism can sometimes be fussy, I have actually lost a handle OB
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Tally Ho at 2:22pm 02.17.23 My Hunter 280 had the B&R rig with no backstay. It was designed to not need a backstay. Never had
ODay 34 chain locker drain (1) eherlihy at 2:20pm 02.17.23 And here is a picture showing the location of ALL through hulls from the Owners Manual;
thru-hull size needed for bilge dlochner at 2:20pm 02.17.23 lots of opinions on how many and the capacity of bilge pumps but I can't find any information on th
Embrace the freeze. Tally Ho at 2:15pm 02.17.23
ODay 34 chain locker drain dlochner at 2:15pm 02.17.23 There are 2 styles of external thru hull fittings, mushroom and flared. The flared fittings are usua
Missing boom PRoberaon at 2:10pm 02.17.23 Found that, what numbers that are in that series tells you the hull number? Thanks

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