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Final Results of New Engine control panel installation (8) kimelmore at 4:24pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 3/1287 Here are a few more photos of the engine control panel move.
Finally moved the engine control panel! Hooray. (10) kimelmore at 4:19pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 0/1250 My 79 Catalina 30 had the engine control panel located on the lower portion of the cockpit at ankle
GPS Programing Beneteau 321 at 3:21pm 11.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/847 We have a 1997 B 321 new to us a few years now.Just before winter haul out we installer a B'G inst
Runt Board for us Vertically challenged folks. (9) kimelmore at 2:37pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 0/647 The Admiral and myself had a bit of difficulty seeing over the dodger when at the helm during dockin
Fold Down table details (8) kimelmore at 2:19pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 7/981 I'm posting some photos of the fold down table mod I produced in case someone needs some details. I
New Dining Table (2) kimelmore at 1:59pm 11.27.15 Catalina 30 3/1110 I've been meaning to post photos of my dining table mod. I have a 79 with the L shaped settee. After
Spinlock Powercleat (6) shanker at 10:27am 11.27.15 Smaller Boats 8/2590 117562 117563 117564 117565 117566 117567 My first post on the new web page! I installed some spinl
Changed Windlass to Maxwell VW500 Shagdance at 10:19am 11.27.15 Catalina 310 17/3015 Anybody upgraded your VC500 windlass to the VW500? Would like to go all chain, trying to find a way.
Weight hornet911 at 9:22am 11.27.15 Sirius 21/22 13/4723 I'm looking for a Sirius 21 but worried about total trailer weight as my limit is 3500 for towing. A
Rigid vang shawanaga at 9:17am 11.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/884 I have a 1990 35.5 and am thinking if installing a rigid vang Has anyone done this and what did you
Standard Horizon GX2200 w/AIS ? deltaten at 7:06am 11.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1782 I've been researching new. VHFs and find the details in the blurbs/descriptions a bit confusing. On
What's up with the pic albums? jlillie at 5:25am 11.27.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/828 They really messed up my pic albums. All my comments are gone and some of my pics are no longer orie
Forward hatch weather strip tubing. jlillie at 5:12am 11.27.15 S2 18/4153 I ripped the old, hardened weather strip tubing from my forward hatch thinking I could run up to my
Salon table extension Cat 387. Where do I stow it? Darren Wohl at 4:20am 11.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/954 Bought my boat last year. The larger table came with an extension that extends the table to the benc
Any advise on keeping cockpit drains from freezing on the hard (1) H3newdog at 6:37pm 11.26.15 Ask All Sailors 21/5016 This will be my first winter with my "new" H34. It's on the hard so I have power available for a hea
Happy Holidays (1) Mike4116 at 8:19am 11.26.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/496 To all who post here and go down to the sea in ships (boats) I wish you the grandest holiday time.
Happy Thanksgiving, SBO Family! Scott T-Bird at 6:36am 11.26.15 Ask All Sailors 5/674 Thanks for advise and information! Let's see some T-Day sailing!
What type of wood trim trijohn at 6:19am 11.26.15 Catalina 22 10/8108 I have an '86 Catalina 22 full keel New style. I bought it in October, 2015. The outside woodwork is
Worse than a Spanish galleon? PotomacDaysailer at 4:42am 11.26.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3023 I wonder how bad my performance to windward was on my last sail - as I told my brother, I think I'd
Digital Owners Manual Skulldaddy at 10:19pm 11.25.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1904 When I first bought my boat I printed all the documentation I could find. I though I got the digital

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Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 6:04pm 12.10.23 Hint: don't pre-drill the pilot hole as you want the pilot hole as snug as can be. Drill a smalle
Compass deviation jssailem at 5:54pm 12.10.23 Which "New Ritchie" compass model.
Monoceros cabin sole Ralph Johnstone at 5:49pm 12.10.23 I can feel just a little give in the sole. Is this because the stingers are far apart or is it some
Adding above water line thru hull.... thinwater at 5:43pm 12.10.23 The tape is not needed if you just start easy. It's not a big twist drill. But whatever. Keep the s
The Sewing Machine Thread jibes138 at 5:34pm 12.10.23 The problem with these machines is using them enough to remember how they work. The last time I use
Thru Hull Replacement? jibes138 at 5:19pm 12.10.23 The original valves on the O'Days are just that, valves and not real seacocks. If the Marelon valve
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 5:09pm 12.10.23 The hole saw is plenty sharp.... Just never cut through gelcoat Then you're ready to go. The thi
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 5:06pm 12.10.23 This in my estimation is a perfectly viable Christmas gift. For you young ones, there comes a point
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 5:03pm 12.10.23 Pure romance of a sailing couple. The control lines I got for her stocking are the icing on the cake
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 12.10.23 From all the symptoms you described, that could well be responsible for your problems, particularly
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 4:19pm 12.10.23 Or you could disconnect the genset alternator, remove its battery, and run the genset off the house
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 12.10.23 I hope that was not the case. There are explicit warnings against moving the compression release le
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION kappykaplan at 3:18pm 12.10.23 For some reason, most likely me trying to make things tidy in the engine bay, I had run the hose un
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 3:05pm 12.10.23 Ok. So I am really trying not to tear up the sole but on the port side I can feel just a little give
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:54pm 12.10.23 So perhaps I've found why I have reduced RPM's under load. I had to change the fresh water pump out.
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 2:53pm 12.10.23 Im buying my wife a new secondary bildge pump for Xmas This in my estimation is a perfectly viabl
H49/50 battery replacement Johann at 2:48pm 12.10.23 I would suggest, running the engine with the battery fully charged and use a multimeter to see what
Adding above water line thru hull.... Rick Webb at 2:02pm 12.10.23 Run the hole saw in reverse first to get through the gelcoat. If accessible drill about two thirds
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bi
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Sounds like you've got one dull hole saw. Mind you, all it takes is one or two cuts through the gl

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