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Which type of keel do you prefer? Curious Sailor at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 79/9679 with all of the different types of keels available, I'm curious to know which is the most popular am
Favorite Mods SteveInMD at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/6264 Production of my Oceanis 45 is scheduled to start very soon in Marion, SC. I'm having the dealer ad
Replacement shower hose SFS at 2:59pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/708 In my 1983 H31, the head has a faucet with an attached shower hose. To activate the shower, you lif
Rigger needed for San Diego area Joe at 1:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/252 Yep.... my mast climbing days are over....... so I'm hoping one of you San Diego area forum members
hot water tank gettinthere at 1:22pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 27/3805 Raritan 6 gallon hot water tank keeps overflowing out the pressure relief valve...the new raritan pr
Make sure you check you bilge pump & float switch regularly! Domenico at 1:13pm 01.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/3120 Just a reminder to all fellow sailors to check your bilge pump ' float switch on a regular basis.
Coming to Sydney Australia for Three Weeks deacm at 1:08pm 01.19.16 Big Boats 5/1297 Does anyone know where we could jump on a boat for a Wednesday or weekend race? Or anytime of the we
South Sound cruising advice Ellwebs at 1:03pm 01.19.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/2106 I will keep my Catalina 22 on Vashon Island next summer and I'm looking for advice on cruising south
Hank on Jib Control (1) Jacktar at 12:48pm 01.19.16 Catalina 22 3/1025 I got tired of unsnarling the bottom few hanks on my Genoa when I got it out of the Yankee bag. The
russian tv online idir at 12:12pm 01.19.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/21 All Russian online TV channels. Anytime when You want!it is Quality is better than on cable televisi
Traveler on 79 H30 Cherubini kito at 11:46am 01.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1537 I am setting my running rigging up on my project H30 boat. I decided to go with a 6:1 mainsheet with
Making my spinnaker easier to deploy (1) Kermit at 10:23am 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 30/4946 I love flying my spinnaker but find it tiresome setting it all up. Not hoisting and inflating but ru
Marine toilet paper s2fast4u at 8:48am 01.19.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/980 Hi Peggy, welcome back, happy to see that we will have access to a good expert! Good question on the
LPG Generator geek_guy at 9:50am 01.19.16 Big Boats 9/1115 I've toyed with adding a generator. But always insisted that I would only accept a diesel and the c
Case of 5-foot-itus Brian M H23 at 8:39am 01.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/2192 Hey all! It'll be going on 3 years since I sold my 85 H23 that I owned for 6, and while it was the
Reefing Main 30 TR JohnVTX at 7:31am 01.19.16 Catalina 30 19/4424 What wind speed would you reef?
Oil filter on yanmar 2GM20f Rays at 5:25am 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6382 hi everyone I will be doing my first oil change on my yanmar in the spring. I purchased the oil filt
C22 transom ladder Ellwebs at 10:38pm 01.18.16 Parts Search 8/1467 What specific ladder does anyone recommend? I think one that can be deployd from the water would be
The Head Mistress Returns Phil Herring at 8:02pm 01.18.16 Ask All Sailors 51/11606 We're very excited to welcome back our own Head Mistress, Peggie Hall, to the Marine Sanitation foru
Catalina 250 MK II WB A/C size e714753 at 6:13pm 01.18.16 Smaller Boats 1/1526 I want to add an A/C unit under the v birth inside the storage compartment in my WB 250 MK II boat.

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Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 12:45pm 02.02.24 If there isn't much left of the zinc and it looks rough ( as opposed to smooth and conical) you shou
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 11:52am 02.02.24 Having the charter-plotter driving the autopilot probably not that big a deal for me either, but it
Hunter 376 arch modification Velella at 11:52am 02.02.24 Thanks John. Hopefully someone has done it and can provide some advice.
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 11:39am 02.02.24 This is good stuff. Really appreciate the help and input. That document was clearer to me than other
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 11:22am 02.02.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 11:02am 02.02.24
stalling engine Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 02.02.24 Remove your fuel tank fill cap and try starting to see if the fuel tank vent is clear. Don't forge
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. BarryL at 10:43am 02.02.24 Hey, Regarding autopilots and chartplotters, I would select the chart plotter I like best and I wou
stalling engine cloydmilton at 10:08am 02.02.24 Thank you for help . I'll give these suggestions a go. Keeping my fingerss crossed
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dkinzer at 8:36am 02.02.24 NMEA 2000 is based on Canbus, the same networking in your car. And, SeaTalkNG is just NMEA 2000 wi
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:14am 02.02.24 Thanks again for your help, some background I am in IT, understand complex networking NMEA 2000 i
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 8:08am 02.02.24 That's a huge help:-) EV-100 is the wheel based auto-pilot. I agree its a bit light for her size. I
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 7:50am 02.02.24 It is unlikely, I think, that the B&G chart plotter will be able to control the EV-100 autopilot. O
320 dink agrunsky at 7:42am 02.02.24 Thank you
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 6:04am 02.02.24 Got it..that makes sense. What I think I was missing was the need for step/down converters to get it
The Show Must Go On Scott B at 5:00am 02.02.24 I also went to the Toronto Show. Always look forward to it as a mid-way break between haul-out and
stalling engine kappykaplan at 4:44am 02.02.24 process Groundhog Days... I see what you did there! :beer:
stalling engine sailme88 at 4:32am 02.02.24 Check your tank vent. Mud wasps love to build in them. With our venting, the tank develops a vacuum
stalling engine Davidasailor26 at 3:24am 02.02.24 Could be a leak in a fuel hose allowing air into the lines. Inspect all the hoses for cuts or tears.
New Trolling Motor Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 02.01.24 I had a 36lbs on my Starwind 19. It pushed much better than expected. I broke one blade off of it at

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