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Does anyone know of this boat? Eroc at 3:46am 01.29.16 Catalina 30 2/771 I am trying to locate a 1989 Catalina 30 that was purchased by my family new in CT. We sold it in 19
Tach - Alternator connection (1) RAD88 at 8:00pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 4/2033 Is it possible to hook up a tach to this alternator?
Low Stretch Hi Tech or Polyester for Sheet Lines Ward H at 6:55pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5546 I'm upgrading from a polyester double braid line to a dyneema core low stretch line for my main haly
Fixing seal on sailboat windows (1) Armyaviation at 5:52pm 01.28.16 Trailer Sailors 20/8610 i am redoing the seals on my American 21 cabin windows. They originally had silicon around them and
CORRECTION to my posting concerning the C-22 Tech Manual CaptDon01 at 5:15pm 01.28.16 Catalina 22 0/502 OK, I have to make a correction, and eat some crow..... The C-22 Tech Manual is only available to me
Punta Gorda, Charlotte Harbor Drich at 5:00pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2739 Anyone have ideas on sailing around the barrier islands from Charlotte Harbor? We are headed down th
Rotten core repair (2) gkmoore at 3:18pm 01.28.16 Catalina 22 13/3244 I've been potting the holes for hardware and when I removed the electrical connector found a signifi
Compression Post (2) Roland5048 at 11:50am 01.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2930 OK, so this is really a continuation of several other threads. Pulled the glass off the original I-
Beneteau 2008 Oceanis 43 HEAD door latches Hanrahan at 10:56am 01.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/798 Hi there, I am looking for a door latch for the head, Beneteau #072504, they are not in stock with B
Help with forestay / roller furling (3) Jim Hawkins at 9:27am 01.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/8343 Hello, On my 1984 Macgregor 25 the genoa is torn and in need of repair and I'm not sure how to remo
Gauerhauer Traveler JohnVTX at 8:14am 01.28.16 Catalina 30 21/2764 Has anyone tried running the traveler lines back to the cockpit closer to the wheel? I probably adju
Powertiller.com Products Fred at 8:07am 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 1/372 Does anyone have any experience with Powertiller.com products. (remote engine controls mounted on th
Ray marine ST60 won't power on patrickkidd at 7:44am 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/2514 I recently bought a 1984 Catalina 30 with a Raymarine ST60 Tridata (although might be an ST60+; it h
New Sailors: Walk before you run! Bad Obsession at 7:17am 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2363 I have been around here for a while and on a few other forums. Often I see these posts from a newer
East coast is done, Bahamas here we come JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:55am 01.28.16 Catalina 310 21/3430 So Smitty has now been in every state on the eastern seaboard. Maine to Florida. She was perfect f
H27 Inboard shot help with options? griffinburd at 6:50am 01.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 28/3626 Good day everyone. I'm usually a reader, but decided to come out of the shadows to ask for help. I
Tach - Alternator connection (1) RAD88 at 8:21pm 01.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/456 Is it possible to hook up a tach to this alternator?
Headsail for Hunter 340 kcmrock at 8:16pm 01.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2420 I am a new owner of a Hunter 340. I need to buy a new headsail, and am hoping to take advantage of
Pearson 28-2 owners in Annapolis area lshingledecker at 6:47pm 01.27.16 Pearson 2/1071 I'm a new Pearson 28-2 owner near Annapolis and I'm contemplating all sorts of projects. I know tha
How significant is this deck cracking (3) turneim at 4:39pm 01.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1990 I am looking at a O'Day 272. There is some cracking,... more than crazing,... on the deck around th

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass marcham at 7:55pm 11.21.23 We have the same concern on our H380, except with the rope (100' chain, 250' rope). We just use a bo
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:45pm 11.21.23
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.21.23 Steam cleaners are awesome. If you find a "broken" one for cheap, they can usually be "fixed" by run
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:31pm 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 11.21.23 Thanks everyone, yes this one is definitely not coming off without force. Screw heads are mostly
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 11.21.23 I had a 12v 36lbs trolling motor on my Starwind 19. It worked great on calm days on Lake Michigan. N
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Blitz at 6:56pm 11.21.23 While it true that there is no "use by" date, it is also true that the various GPS units have used d
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to po
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dkinzer at 5:53pm 11.21.23 I have seen a suggestion of putting a small traffic cone in the anchor locker. I haven't tried this
Water /humidity? jssailem at 5:41pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to p
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard artboas at 5:34pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:32pm 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 5:25pm 11.21.23 Just a suggestion Work the legs man work the legs.. Everyone knows a 6pack on a frog just gives you
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor (1) dkinzer at 5:18pm 11.21.23 The antenna doesn't have a use by date so I would suggest there is some other problem. While it tr
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 5:08pm 11.21.23 Get an outlet tester and test the outlet that you are connecting to. If that is good, then test th
Cover for Hunter 39 (1) Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 4:28pm 11.21.23 I may be wrong but don't see how engine room temp will measurably affect engine temp. I have marini
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? Brinky63 at 4:21pm 11.21.23 what I was looking for was the site where those instructions and diagrams are located. The manual o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor artboas at 3:52pm 11.21.23 Concur with Barnstormer -- new battery. fixed mine. Definitely .
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 3:47pm 11.21.23 Jim Welinski, saying he would have respond with a quote within a week. They have an impressive websi

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