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End of a lost season. (1) BobM at 5:29am 11.21.15 S2 1/923 I took advantage of the beautiful 60 degree day yesterday to put an end to the lost summer of 2015.
The difficulty of teaching dogs nautical terms (picture from yesterday) (1) walt at 5:16pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 2/742 117261
Celestial Navigation App johnsimister at 3:32pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/409 Hi Guys, I want to download an App for celestial navigation, inclusive of the Nautical Almanac. I u
C22 Bulkheads atrometer at 3:15pm 11.20.15 Catalina 22 3/672 Well looks like I need new ones. Should I/can I buy replacements , where, approx. cost OR should I
Is there a professional refer tech on this site? capta at 1:13pm 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 7/561 We are a wee bit tired of spending thousands of dollars to keep our present refer/freezer system ope
Boarding ladder at stern rail pmac at 12:15pm 11.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3197 I purchased 1985 Catalina 27 in June this year. I have been chasing electrical gremlins and have "ca
Keel seam weeping jubilee at 11:44am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2259 I have a 460 thats been hauled and there is weeping through the keel joint, still not dried after 4
Tuning First 265 standing rigging sailingbluernie at 11:32am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1098 I need to tune the standing rigging on a Beneteau First 265. Does anyone know where I can find the
Bottom paint question dave_and_dd at 11:07am 11.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/3600 Hey folks - looking at probably hauling and painting the bottom on my 2007 Catalina 309 over the win
Catalina 309 Logo Plate Canvasback at 10:16am 11.20.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1824 Does anybody know where I might be able to find a set of Catalina 309 logo plates? These are the pl
Yanmar 2GM20F Heat exchanger refurbishable? Dubo at 9:42am 11.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/4410 I removed the heat exchanger from a Yanmar 2GM20F and would like to replace the shroud surrounding t
Cool we can now post videos Skipper at 9:28am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1245 Instead of only linking. Nice additional functionality
Plans To Redevelop Alameda Marina In The Works fstbttms at 9:20am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1443 And at a community meeting last night, the developer showed 4 or 5 iterations of the plan, none of w
Raw Water Pump for Boat's Refrigeration Finisterre at 9:00am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/973 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 with raw water refrigeration. The pump has gone out and needs replacing. Lo
First 235 Hull Thickness cb32863 at 8:29am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/634 Does anyone know what the thickness of the hull is in the area where the transducers are mounted? A
Re-purposing used halyards IH82BL8 at 8:27am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3981 I just replaced my halyards and want to used to old ones to replace my jib sheets which are in prett
Beneteau 45 Code 0 vs Spinnaker SteveInMD at 4:25am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/11800 I'm trying to decide if I should order a spinnaker along with the code 0 for my Beneteau 45 or if th
Replacing 2 blade with 3 blade prop Broadman at 6:57pm 11.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/830 I'm a newbie to boat ownership and haven't sailed for years. A year ago I purchased a 1993 36' Hunte
High Thrust Prop Mikem at 4:40pm 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6356 Our 1981 Catalina 25 (swing keel standard rig) is powered by a 1991 9.9 two stroke Mariner with a th
New style chainplates vs old SailShannon at 4:31pm 11.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1840 Replacing the bulkheads are first on the list once I get the new Shannon home. I was looking at the

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Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) jssailem at 6:42am 10.28.23 I agree with your conclusion @stephen_i_w . That cleat is not a good addition to your boat. I would
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 6:16am 10.28.23 :beer: Great write up Fred.
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 5:53am 10.28.23 I switched from a 5hp Honda to an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 (pretty accurately rated at 1000 watt/3hp e
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Deleted member 117556 at 5:53am 10.28.23 Many years ago, when I began promoting midship springline cleats on tracks for those of us who didn
Outhaul car on Selden Boom cymeyer at 5:42am 10.28.23 I had a 386 for many years and now 46. I have replaced other parts but not parts B2 and B3 on your
1975 oday 22 dlochner at 5:42am 10.28.23 Rewiring on an older boat is often a good idea. As for the location, low and center is a good place
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:30am 10.28.23 You'll be happier with the Trojans. A couple of comments about the wiring. The jumpers between the b
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? Ranzo at 4:55am 10.28.23 Thanks everyone! I've got my hands on that awesome Technical Manual and I'll post any interesting up
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA sailme88 at 4:55am 10.28.23 why not remove the pump and bring it to a Kubota dealer for a match up..
1975 oday 22 (2) Anomymous 163294 at 11:54pm 10.27.23 Just bought battery yesterday, all lights are working, Yay! but those will all be changed to led. al
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (2) Kupe at 9:05pm 10.27.23 Hey gang- Just wanted to thank all of you for great guidance, insights, and suggestions. The dead
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 8:41pm 10.27.23 Yes, that is when I put in the amarine macerator. I recently got the service kit for the Jabsco mac
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) stephen_i_w at 8:38pm 10.27.23 I have also been struggling with this issue, on my C-315, as well. Good mid-ships cleats would cert
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 10.27.23 If the voltage drops below 12v then that could be a problem. The The voltage is only one piece of
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 7:19pm 10.27.23 @dlochner, what voltage should I expect when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop some b
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 6:35pm 10.27.23 Last May you had a similar problem and posted this as your solution... What is different now than t
Fuel lift pump feels hot question Richard19068 at 6:08pm 10.27.23 I don't know what this means as far as running the pump for 15 minutes and seeing if it gets hot but
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:06pm 10.27.23 Hi John. Unless I missed it, did you check the hose from the macerator through the through hull valv
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 5:54pm 10.27.23 The 12V vs 24V would sure make a difference. @sabbatical88 Last May you had a similar problem and
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.27.23 My macerator is the Jabsco 18590-2094. ct when the macerator is running? It will obvously drop s

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