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Boat registration advice frankiedogs at 9:26am 09.26.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4167 Need some advice from the masses. Lord help me now. We bought our boat from owner b. Consider us
Toby1979 Toby1979 at 8:57am 09.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/813 The manuals / Wiring diagrams that came with the boat. Show a circuit for Fans. The panel has a la
hull polishing bburke at 8:51am 09.26.15 Day Sailers 2/1047 The hull on my Spindrift Daysailer 1 had an ok finish, but I wanted to improve it with some polishin
Short Video Bad Obsession at 8:40am 09.26.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1004 I got a SJ CAM 4000 for a birthday present. Anyway, I shot a very short video of my last sailing tr
What is this flap thing on the bottom of my H170? (2) mark2 at 6:29am 09.26.15 Day Sailers 5/1651 Thought I saw a post about this once before but cannot find it. While searching for a leak around th
Cat 30 refit advise. (1) Woodyapex at 1:02am 09.26.15 Catalina 30 14/4526 I've purchased a cat 30 for myself and girlfriend to sail around in for a while . At the minute it
Blisters above the waterline!? (1) Zach Grammon at 8:43pm 09.25.15 Catalina 22 5/1968 So I recently purchased a C-22 '73 #2353 and have been working on it the past three weeks or so. To
Raising the Gooseneck steve.bp65 at 5:03pm 09.25.15 Smaller Boats 15/4435 Reposition the Gooseneck I recently had a bimini fitted to our hunter 240. To allow the installer t
Looking for 2017 C-22 Nationals Host CaptDon01 at 3:33pm 09.25.15 Catalina 22 0/651 It's time to start thinking about the 2017 C-22 Nationals. The regatta will be returning to the cent
New Owner mrudman850 at 3:13pm 09.25.15 Catalina 22 1/466 Took possession of an unnamed 1977 C-22 yesterday - #7575. Boat was out of the water for two years,
Re-powering 78 H30 Yeki at 1:36pm 09.25.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/792 Hello All! I am considering re-powering our 1978 H30. Would a Universal 5424 be a suitable replacem
Heavy Weather Bad Obsession at 12:56pm 09.25.15 Ask All Sailors 76/13512 Where is the line when the weather turns from good sailing to Heavy Weather? I think that each pe
Single Handed Mooring Techniques Jtcf78911 at 10:43am 09.25.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4589 Dear friends in sailing... Interested in techniques some of you may use for single handed moori
Battery Charger Location And Type On A Hunter 33.5 tgrady at 10:34am 09.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1096 I have a Xantrex True Charge 2 charging a bank of 4 flood type golf batteries. The batteries are lo
Installing a generator in a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 6:09am 09.25.15 Big Boats 6/1881 Who has installed a generator in their Hunter 410? Were you able to install it from the outside beta
2GM Shifter travel Canonshooternb at 5:44am 09.25.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1359 I have a new 2 me 1986 boat with 2GM20 engine. This summer on occasion I noticed that the transmis
Motor Mounts Damifudo at 3:14am 09.25.15 Catalina 30 9/2974 Hello all I am new to Catalina and this Forum. We are looking to purchase a 1988 C30 and just had t
1997 Owner's Manual oldsalt147 at 8:58pm 09.24.15 Catalina 30 4/910 where can I go to purchase or download a 1997 Catalina 30 Owner's Manual?
Ameriseam 6 foot rail mount bimini CHSN WND at 5:35pm 09.24.15 Smaller Boats 6/1073 Dumb question, but how does the 6 foot rail mount bimini (the model sold in the SBO store for H26) f
2GM Mixing Elbow Question davejet at 3:58pm 09.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/2914 :confused: Need a Yanmar Expert! I have the orginal 2GM for my 1983 Hunter 31. SaltWater/RawWater

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Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can
Invest 94L jssailem at 6:48am 10.16.23 Looking at the macro picture over the next 10 days. Thursday19/Friday20 could bring a spot of rain.
Invest 94L kloudie1 at 6:35am 10.16.23 Watching weather carefully.. some buddies and I are planning a little cruise around the Pensacola/Gu
Engineering Help Needed (1) jssailem at 6:32am 10.16.23 A canoe with training wheels. What happens when you need beer? That would be a disaster waiting to
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Ward H at 6:07am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder.
Invest 94L rgranger at 5:58am 10.16.23
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.16.23 Thank for sharing
Water tank leak dlochner at 5:19am 10.16.23 Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of the depression in the top of the tank ? An attempt at a
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.16.23 @Don S/V ILLusion I found the original post was very unusual based on my early work years as an in
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge dlochner at 5:12am 10.16.23 The ignition switch controls more than just starting the engine. It will also power all the gauges,
Cradle screw jack conversion dlochner at 4:09am 10.16.23 Do you have a photo of your current cradle?
Engineering Help Needed (1) Apex at 3:31am 10.16.23 220764
Cradle screw jack conversion Apex at 3:27am 10.16.23 why can't they simply drive forward and out? If there is a cross-bar in the way, can the cradle be
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 2:20am 10.16.23 James will keep his left eye on any developments and report... We are never sure where his right ey

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