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Mystery Wiring Piratenorm at 9:30am 08.02.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1117 Just venting here. I am a senior, plus size sailor. Gravity sucks chest muscle downwards, and gettin
Broken Keel Eye Professional Nomad at 7:52am 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 2/793 I purchased a 2005 Hunter 216 as a salvage boat ($2700 for boat, motor, and trailer) this spring. Th
Leaky Rudder Post chrisferro at 7:46am 08.02.15 Seidelmann 6/3226 Hello All, I have a 1983 Seidelmann 30T, and I'd been noticing that the bilge pump had been going
Taking my boat to M�xico rlamb at 6:45am 08.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1100 Am planning on sailing my boat to Mexico this year on the Baja Haha. Since I have a boat loan with
Fuel Guage off OS2Dude at 6:44am 08.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/909 I filled the diesel tank on our new 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I yesterday. I thought the fuel gauge was n
Determining Black water tank level OS2Dude at 6:38am 08.02.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/7712 I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I. The black water tank is BLACK plastic. (Polyethylene
I Need a trailer playman at 6:25am 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 4/881 I have a 1986 hunter 23 and need a trailer for her. I live in western North Carolina and have the bo
Cameo appearance IH82BL8 at 5:27am 08.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1052 My wife and I love to watch B movies because the plots, acting and effects are so cheesy. A couple
B-24 stern... Member 131497 at 11:35pm 08.01.15 Bristol 0/1080 Hi guys... im actually on the quest for a stern rail... any help would be appreciated
Volvo penta 2002 cold start shyamh at 9:26pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 7/11347 Hello, The volvo penta 2002 motor (2 cylinder diesel, 18HP, no glow plugs) on my 1984 beneteau firs
"Northers" in the eastern Gulf of Mexico Gene Neill at 8:04pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3195 The wife and I are planning a trip from Marco Island to the Keys this Christmas. I keep hearing "nor
prop wash H41 dakno at 7:28pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 2/880 I get a very strong pull to starboard under power. I am guessing this is do to prop wash? Under sail
272 Steering Conversion Kit agprice22 at 7:13pm 08.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1237 I just purchased a 272 Steering Conversion Kit from a long-retired Oday dealer who used to sell a co
binnacle access from aft cabin 41 dakno at 7:00pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 1/689 Help. I need to access the under side of binnacle to check a connection. There is a large panel on c
Securing turnbuckles higgs at 6:46pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 14/9185 I have use cotter pins and split rins to make sure my turnbuckles don't turn once the rig is turned.
Move the electrical panel (2) PSR at 2:40pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5166 The DC panel on my C27 needs attention. Here's the current :D situation: https://lh3.googleusercont
My Life With A 1984 Catalina 36, M-25 AND OIL LEAK NICK1951 at 2:25pm 08.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5202 Living The Dream On A Cat 36, Help With Bimini And Oil Leak Hello All, I purchased my 1984 Catal
salon window leaking knotaclew at 12:17pm 08.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2114 My 2006 beneteau 423 main salon window is leaking do they make a replacement gasket or is there a fi
Identify These Thru-hull Transducers? (4) intensity at 9:46am 08.01.15 Parts Search 4/1068 I need to find replacement retaining rings for these two plastic through-hull transducers. The threa
Princess Stove Parts Kathryn2 at 7:42am 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 9/10369 We own a 2005 44AC Hunter. We have a 3 burner stove with oven. We are trying to find replacement k

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Storage cover for Catalina 320 dlochner at 7:24pm 12.02.23 In CT Fairclough covers are a good bet. https://fairclough.com
Second Triton2 jssailem at 7:02pm 12.02.23 Very nice.
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High jssailem at 6:59pm 12.02.23 cost difference is just hard to accept. Check the gauge specs. Then get a sensor the matches.
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (4) jssailem at 6:55pm 12.02.23 There are two common tabernacles used on smaller deck stepped mast. The one shown by @rgranger. It i
Storage cover for Catalina 320 quadrille38 at 6:28pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 s
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) Tally Ho at 6:24pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 se
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) quadrille38 at 6:11pm 12.02.23 I have used custom fitted covers for over 30 years. They are more costly to purchase than shrink w
Storage cover for Catalina 320 NYSail at 6:02pm 12.02.23 North shore canvas on Long Island New York. I bought the Nor-Easter winter cover and on my 7th winte
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:55pm 12.02.23 The first and easiest thing to do is get or borrow a digital handheld Tach. They are relatively ch
Which are the best good old daysailers? nightowle at 4:52pm 12.02.23 O'Day
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos nightowle at 4:50pm 12.02.23 Welcome to the forum. We have the original Raymarine wheel (helm) steering auto unit on our 1999 Ba
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out nightowle at 4:43pm 12.02.23 There is a Facebook group called "Raymarine Unufficial" - yes, the spelling is wrong. There are fol
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 12.02.23 It takes practice to be good at it. I'm an authority on using my cheap one. The required cloth
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:57pm 12.02.23 Thanks Rich, your comments are always welcome. Already checked the one above stove, will check all o
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 3:52pm 12.02.23 I have seen quite few threads on cutlass bearing replacement but was wondering if anyone has done i
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Rich Stidger at 3:33pm 12.02.23 IIRC, the galley sink lights are in the string on the port side of the boat. Check all of the other
Second Triton2 Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 12.02.23 Looks good!
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:11pm 12.02.23 Thanks for comments so far. It is definitely not a lightbulb, actually I have also 2 short led strip
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 2:09pm 12.02.23 Thanks. I am hoping someone has done it on my model of boat - perhaps there are some specific thi
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 2:04pm 12.02.23 Ralph, it injects a 400 Hz ac signal through a capacitor. Adjacent wires will not be effected by mic

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