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VIN # atrometer at 6:41pm 07.24.15 Catalina 22 13/1318 Can someone interpret this for me "22CTYH555975"
New portlight in Oday 272 (2) MaritimeTees at 6:10pm 07.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1304 Today I installed a new Bomar portlight in the aft cabin. Wow the difference. Air and light. Best ne
Yamaha 30 Strut Johnthesailor at 5:12pm 07.24.15 Yamaha 0/1812 I have just noticed that the strut on our 1981 30 is showing signs of corrosion. A surveyor has conf
ODay 25 forward deck recore (8) 4father at 3:00pm 07.24.15 Day Sailers 1/2315 It all started out with a plan to replace a vent over the anchor locker. Upon removal of the offendi
Wheel control lines (1) drdanj at 2:50pm 07.24.15 Big Boats 2/1208 A recent email from Catalina Direct warned about the "cross wire idler" mechanism under the Edson pe
Runing Wire down Mast Beneteau 321 at 1:26pm 07.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2235 Planing on installing a wind speed /direction on mast head,on our 1997 Beneteau 321 any helpful hint
Please share your H34 bare sole underside PGIJon at 12:20pm 07.24.15 Big Boats 3/699 At least for me, it would sure help me if those with a H34 could post pictures of the cabin minus th
Need info on Rigging a 17 ft Oday Day Sailer Big_John23 at 11:13am 07.24.15 Day Sailers 6/7219 Hey I have a 17 ft Oday Day Sailer and don't know how to 100% rig the sails and boom. If any one kno
Rebedding Upper & Lower Chain Plates myboatfruition at 10:44am 07.24.15 Catalina 310 7/3111 I have recently purchased a new to me Cat 310, hull number 15. I would like to work my way around t
Seaclear and Raymarine lehigh375 at 8:57am 07.24.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1053 I created a route with Seaclear that is saved as a .SRW file. I also have a chart that is saved as
Venture 21 Max Motor Weight? RichieR at 8:54am 07.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/7316 Hi guys. So i prob should have asked this before i bought the engine a month ago.... but anyways. I
Sealant wflowe2 at 7:34am 07.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1468 Going to replace a horn cleat used for the jib furling line on a '87 Hunter 28.5. The cleat is thru
Oday 25 Centerboard Pendant specs NCC Orion at 7:27am 07.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1293 Wondering if anyone would know what the specs might be for the Centerboard Pendant on a 1980 Oday 25
Critical Steering System Upgrade - C310 2004 and earlier (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:41am 07.24.15 Catalina 310 13/6591 I don't know how many of you other C310 owners get the Catalina Direct emails but a very important w
single handed set-up Hobopacket at 5:14am 07.24.15 Catalina 22 21/2704 Can someone direct to a post about the conversion to run lines to the cockpit for single handing?
Rusty Keel bolts RichardAldrich at 12:29am 07.24.15 Islander 1/2783 We have a 36 Islander. The visual part of the keel bolts are in various stages of being rusted from
Finally a new owner Bladeswell at 10:33pm 07.23.15 Smaller Boats 4/1556 Hello everyone, Well, I finally did it. I am now the new owner of Hull #973,
relocating the battery (1) srust58 at 10:21pm 07.23.15 Sirius 21/22 2/2098 I relocated the battery from under the cockpit where it was a pain to access to the forward dinette
Leaks chicagodave at 2:51pm 07.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1830 I have traced a cabin leak to a stanchion. The stanchion has a "star" bolt and an escutcheon plate
bulbs for anchor light (2) Hobopacket at 1:53pm 07.23.15 Catalina 22 11/1540 Can someone direct me where to get these bulbs? Thanks! Better yet LED bulbs? I am guessing if I w

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What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning DArcy at 5:06pm 10.06.23 Out of curiosity, how old is your Hypalon Achilles?
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ken13559 at 5:04pm 10.06.23 You might want to check the Start-Run capacitor. It's cheap and easy to replace. Take precaution by
Damage to Keel DArcy at 4:55pm 10.06.23 I had a similar ding in the keel on my C&C27. I did check the keel bolt torque fairly regularly whic
Molex 19405 connector for 2007 Hunter Project_Mayhem at 4:18pm 10.06.23 Here's one on ebay. I also found a post on an RV forum of these connectors almost causing a fire VIM
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Johann at 3:10pm 10.06.23 We have a 34 Hunter - year 2000 with a Dometic air conditioner - VTD12K-410A. Basically, the A/C
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 sailboatracer at 3:10pm 10.06.23 There's a Harken backstay adjuster for sale in the Gear Ads portion of the Classified section on thi
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 2:14pm 10.06.23 If you have a lead keel you do not want to add any protection. One of the very positive features of
Kevlar skid plates? Skipper J at 2:04pm 10.06.23 Well I'd agree except it's a beachable boat, and I may not be in clear water all the time. I don't k
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top dlochner at 12:27pm 10.06.23 Another rite of passage for a sailor, a halyard at the top of the mast. There are two solutions, tak
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 12:22pm 10.06.23 Great ideas! I guess dropping the mast is possible. I have a derrick that could work, but climbing o
Dingy Davits and air floor boats Bob S at 11:52am 10.06.23 Eyes on the transom are step one. Have read many added d-ring lift points inside tubes. That's exa
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top stickinthemud57 at 11:43am 10.06.23 Welcome to the forum! My jib halyard suffered a similar fate while racing this spring. Fortunately
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top rgranger at 11:21am 10.06.23 Climb or drop the mast are the most common ways of dealing with issues at the top of the mast. BUT
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 10:42am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. From my experience, I remember simple electro/mechanical trips being
Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 10:23am 10.06.23
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 10:18am 10.06.23 @Kjstanc Companionway cover needs something underneath it to prevent water from pooling on top of i
Dingy Davits and air floor boats danm1 at 10:15am 10.06.23 Eyes on the transom are step one. Have read many added d-ring lift points inside tubes. I used towi
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking kloudie1 at 9:56am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. A simple bimetallic disk which pulls its points open at a set temperat
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some p
Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 9:06am 10.06.23 The Yanmar solenoid is not a simple contact switch, it also drives a lever to engage the pinion gea

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