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1985 McGlasson Bahama Sloop 25'10" (4) Tom Shaw at 8:32pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1813 Good evening, My name is Tom and I just aquired a project sailboat. I am new at rigging and sail
Mast Spreader Inserts maxshanks at 7:18pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/791 I have the spreaders out of their sockets on the mast of my boat (1972 Westerly Centaur) and in the
Temp alarm jwieneck at 6:26pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2227 I was sailing up the bay today when the wind just stopped so I started up the engine. I had been ru
Removing Battery Boxes on French Built Boats Breezydays at 5:51pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/906 I have a French built 423 with the factory installed plastic battery boxes for the service batterie
NJ Disaster (1) lehigh375 at 5:43pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/2058 Don't know if you all know but yesterday Central NJ was hit by another natural disaster. The devast
Aqua Signal Series 25 Rail Mount Brackets (1) Windborne at 4:55pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5004 Greetings all. It would seem Aqua Signal discontinued their Series 25 rail mount bracket nav light f
Corian Galley Surface TXGulfcoaster at 3:02pm 08.16.15 Big Boats 4/1193 We have a 2014, Hunter 50cc which has a Corian surface Galley. The surface scratches very easily and
GPS recommendations Brian D at 2:59pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/1666 Ah... here we go with another GPS tread. Sure, I could have look in the archives, but this is for my
Leech flutter RobertV at 2:44pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2012 I am new to Hunters (Purchased last year). When we are close hauled to windward, the leech of the m
Wind generator vs Solar pannels Southpaw at 1:41pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2751 We are planning on cruising the caribbean for a few years. So I was wondering which would be better
Puffer rudder and tiller specs Huber bay sailor at 1:30pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/1233 I have a puffer and a sunfish. The puffer did not come with a rudder/ tiller. I have tried to use on
siren 17 lock down bolt? ECB at 11:18am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/6512 I've just recently become the owner of a lovely little Siren 17, and of course have a huge list of r
HU 216 genakker size ZoltP at 10:27am 08.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/582 Hi everyone ! I can not find anywhere measurements for a HU 216 genakker . If anyone has informati
Past Catalina 310 tech notes paulj at 10:15am 08.16.15 Catalina 310 1/871 A lot of things being done today on our boats are noted on these tech notes. http://catalina310
Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:53am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/733 Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Well, we left you in a state of suspense over the potentia
Shower bilge pump slocatalina at 8:07am 08.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1910 I have a 1999 Catalina 320. The shower works well but the shower bilge pump does not turn on. On the
trapper 500 yse8 engine (1) tryfan at 7:04am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/829 hey there i have a yse8 in my trapper 500 , i replaced the fuel regulator on top of the fuel injecto
Garmin GPS MAP78sc on sale Bob 04 H260 at 6:46am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1107 West marine have this unit on sale for $249. If anyone is looking for a handheld as a backup, dinghy
Lewmar Whitlock pedestal cracked stainless tube tdragani11 at 4:21am 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1097 I have a Hunter 356 2002 and the pedestal stainless tube has cracked on the port side where the wiri
turn on gas stove cleavespoint at 12:56am 08.16.15 Catalina 30 4/2829 just picked up a 1989 cat 30 tall rig, instructions to use the gas propane stove in the galley are n

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Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? RitSim at 7:49am 12.07.23 The cushions can be cleaned by taking the covers off. Place the foam on a deck and soak with soapy
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 7:32am 12.07.23 The problem is air quality and a fan seems like a cheaper faster better way to fix it than changin
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (4) william24424 at 7:30am 12.07.23 Finished fixed port light replacement yesterday...just have to screw on trim pieces. Original crazed
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:59am 12.07.23 It's impossible to eliminate any odor(s) unless the source(s) are found and eliminated, because as l
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 kloudie1 at 6:44am 12.07.23 The pump itself is rated for 30 gallons per hour and 1200 PSI .. Asking it to flow a good bit more (
Lead Acid Batteries rgranger at 6:37am 12.07.23 This is the reason you need a Regulated Battery Charger. Correct!:beer: Were we talking about c
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 6:02am 12.07.23 It does not pick up an electron and become a neutral hydrogen atom. Using @rgranger Over Cell Bal
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 5:49am 12.07.23 the reaction they're showing is indeed hydrolysis; which occurs when the battery is overcharged. T
Lead Acid Batteries American_Mainsail at 5:34am 12.07.23 This diagram is VERY not correct. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of w
hello colin59 at 4:55am 12.07.23 sounds great CHP. have you ever dropped the rudder? we have a 1/2 in gap from the sked to the top of
Lead Acid Batteries (1) rgranger at 4:54am 12.07.23 t. Actually I think it might be the diagram for the hydrolysis of water and has nothing to do wit
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim JamesG161 at 3:31am 12.07.23 As the paddle hwheel spins faster, it generates a higher voltage Actually it sends pulses of const
Lead Acid Batteries JamesG161 at 3:14am 12.07.23 One other Chemical Fact... The Earth continues to make new Lead each day. Jim... PS: No new Lit
H37 Cutter mast Cocoa Beach Sailor at 12:43am 12.07.23 I have just purchased Jolly Roger a 1985 37 cutter. She has the original Hank on and I'm hunting for
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:10pm 12.06.23 I say that because if your problem is with the sanitation system, as it appears to be, then anythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Alan Gomes at 8:42pm 12.06.23 not sure why you say that , displacing smelly stale moldy dank cabin air can only help. My compani
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:39pm 12.06.23 Except that putting in a fan is not going to solve your problem. not sure why you say that , displ
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21pm 12.06.23 A vent line filter will not cure any odors inside the boat. It also helps to create the very problem
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Stu Jackson at 8:15pm 12.06.23 The feel of being in the groove, once your head is out of the instruments, is a beautiful thing. I
How properly clean my new toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 12.06.23 I'd bet money that your toilet intake line and maybe even the pump too were also full of black crud.

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