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Paint or not to paint. gary at 9:58am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 12/2192 Planning on doing some work on my boat this spring, and have a question concerning painting the hull
Thru hull transducer on a Hunter 26 richiewil at 8:35am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 9/2779 I need to install a new thru hull in my 1997 hunter 26. My questions is where does the water ballas
Hunter 41DS window shade (2) gfrazzle at 8:34am 01.25.16 Big Boats 6/1896 Hi All, I have a forward starboard window curtain on my 41DS that no longer folds correctly when rai
Want roller furler for 1985 C25 DZGUY at 8:32am 01.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/981 I'm looking for an inexpensive genoa furling setup for my 1985 C25 without buying new. Do folk salv
How do you report a navigational aid failure to the Coast Guard. pateco at 8:13am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 30/3138 Ran into two different issues last night. We went for a sail out of Hillsboro Inlet in S Florida ye
Odd Keel Damage carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1835 Does anyone have any insight into this odd Keel damage I found? IMAG1537 by carbonrobot posted Jan 2
Sigh....suffering electrical insanity ..at midnight S34 at 3:47am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/978 New install running tests and suddenly getting 24v! Two banks paralleled of 2x6v in series. Three Bl
Need help with H280 Mains measurement Ken13559 at 9:10pm 01.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/1216 I'm helping a friend order the Mains and had given the sailmaker the IJPE from this website. http://
Manual Bilge Pump collins3184 at 4:39pm 01.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2133 I'm looking for the manufacture of the manual bilge pump on a 1992 370 Oceanis.
More Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 3:46pm 01.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/1056 During these shorter winter days we enjoy getting away from the dock and over to some remote anchora
Kicker motor w electric start shanker at 12:59pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/792 This year for the first time I removed my Honda 9.9 outboard from the boat for the winter. I built a
Gori Propeller Puller (8) walmsleyc at 12:42pm 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/4330 I just finished having a custom made propeller puller made for my Gori 2-Blade propeller. It is a v
Capping a through hull Brian D at 12:40pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 44/11977 I am thinking of adding a bronze/brass through hull. However, I have no intentions of using it excep
Volvo TMD-22 Fuel flow issue keepsailin at 11:11am 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1913 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 with a 78 HP TMD22 turbo diesel. I have owned the boat for 3 1/2 years. Unt
Keeping dry on a liveaboard patrickkidd at 11:06am 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 18/8041 Hello! I'm sure this is a classic question for any boat owner. Does anyone have any good tips or fo
NAPLES, FL NOAA buoy -- Station NPSF1 NOS Vegas at 8:38am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/746 Data from this buoy on the NOAA, National Data Buoy Center website, does not include wind speed or d
Nova Scotia gettinthere at 6:48am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/668 Any south shore Nova Scotia hands about? Looking for reccos on guidebooks for the south shore
Cockpit seats - water pooling Chris at 1:48am 01.24.16 Irwin 3/1376 I have a 37' Center cockpit and the water doesnt drain on the cockpit seats, it just collects in the
ISO C22 trailer Noah b at 10:28pm 01.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/567 Just purchased a C22! Currently in the water and searching for a trailer. If you have any leads plea
ISO Catalina trailer options Noah b at 9:36pm 01.23.16 Catalina 22 9/1823 I am located in brevard county Florida and just acquired a Catalina 22! Besides obvious excitement i

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Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Claude L.-Auger at 10:28am 03.11.24 As per Kloudie & Justin, you want these bleed holes opened, not sealed. That will allow water to dra
Solar wiring size (2) SPLETS at 10:21am 03.11.24 I was looking for the wiring from the panels to the controller.. Are you asking round trip, panels f
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 10:16am 03.11.24 Thanks John for the reply. We changed the cat5 at the hub without solving the issue. Next we will tr
Solar wiring size (1) jssailem at 10:10am 03.11.24 Confusion is normal. :plus: What does the 27ft represent. On a 46ft boat I assume that is the dista
Solar wiring size Hello Below at 9:58am 03.11.24 Also, the two pictures you posted in your original post have pretty different specs in a key measur
How do you clean through hull while in water? (1) fstbttms at 9:44am 03.11.24 Throw a couple of bucks at it. Get your hull cleaned and anodes replaced at the same time.
Solar wiring size Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 03.11.24 Are you wondering about the gauge from panels to controller or from controller to batteries? From th
Changing batteries jssailem at 9:34am 03.11.24 I don't mind making a few changes to the charging system but if I have to change out the alternator
Solar wiring size (1) SPLETS at 9:33am 03.11.24 Ha, I should have mentioned that. Figuring out how many amps this panel puts out to determine the g
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:32am 03.11.24 Lots of YouTube videos showing test results for various models. Definitely less than 100. I have h
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas dlochner at 9:31am 03.11.24 Mooring chains will tear up the boat and prevent sea grass from growing, however, they do so in a ve
Changing batteries dlochner at 9:26am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long
Solar wiring size Stu Jackson at 9:04am 03.11.24 I have read several articles online, but they have just confused me What confused you?
Changing batteries Stu Jackson at 9:01am 03.11.24 The main disadvantage of AGM is if they are overcharged they will vent and then your battery is toa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (2) jssailem at 8:59am 03.11.24
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:50am 03.11.24 Here is your Monday Morning Update for MARCH 2024 Rufus continues to paint a rosy picture for the m
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 03.11.24 Project_Mayhem is there anything to seal without dropping the mast? I'm not familiar enough with
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 8:08am 03.11.24 Project_Mayhem is there anything to seal without dropping the mast?
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 03.11.24 For a temporary seal, I'd use BedIT. Much easier to remove than a normal sealant
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 7:42am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. My 25' has

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