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AGM Conversion Piratenorm at 4:24pm 07.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1724 Without getting too technical for this feeble brain, I am planning to switch my flooded house batter
Heel Leatherneck at 3:14pm 07.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1564
Mid-80s 40 (2) Mr Mac at 2:55pm 07.14.15 Big Boats 17/4691 My wife and I are looking at a 40+ boat and one of the ones that like the best is the mid-1980s 40s
Day 1 : is it bad if the wheels fall off? (1) pclarksurf at 2:19pm 07.14.15 Catalina 22 22/2605 Picked up the '73 C-22 yesterday, did have some trailer follies along the short ride to the marina
Glasswork (2) Meriachee at 12:40pm 07.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1290 After installing the back winches on the 270, I find that the lines aft of the EZGlide cars touch on
hunter 18.5 CLSailor at 11:42am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 I have been slowly restoring my 18.5 and would like to find the OEM or very similar water tank (flex
Morgan 40 1974 Masthead Ketch (1) albinfinity at 10:33am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/6527 I am looking to buy a new boat and this cough my eye for two reasons. It is on my budget and it has
Hunter 280 Bow Roller epat at 9:49am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/660 I just purchased a Hunter 280 and Bow Anchor Rolloer is bent. Has anyone removed the bow roller plat
Dock Steps chicagodave at 9:03am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3137 Beneteau 423 When the boat is docked the following condition exits: The location of the life lin
My Galley Sink Drain geoffreykwright at 8:49am 07.14.15 Big Boats 4/2520 Hi. The water seems to be going down very slowly in my galley drain. (much slower than it used to)
Pearson 33 Halyards obdoor at 8:48am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 I want to replace my wire/rope halyards with modern polyester halyards. What size thickness will go
Help with Seafurl drummer3278 at 6:39am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1078 Hello, This is probably going to sound like a complete newbie question. I have a 94 Hunter 33.5
History being made (1) Kermit at 5:57am 07.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 41/5528 I almost posted this in "Destinations." NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just flew by Pluto this morni
Deack window leak littlewing at 5:54am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/579 Deck window leak I have a leak in the window on deck just aft of the mast on my 2008 Benateau 31.
Boat Specs and Owner Reviews? Parsons at 5:27am 07.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/974 Don't laugh if it's really obvious, but I can't find the Owners Reviews, Upgrades, and Boat Specs pa
5 year old Dolphin Charger Issue Snotter at 5:11am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/589 I am seeking advice on what to do about an issue that recently cropped up with my Dolphin 60 amp, 12
Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/11090 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4878 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/722 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot

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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
Second Triton2 (2) Dr. D at 1:47pm 12.02.23 Finally got the job done. I can read the Triton2 from either helm position. Marine Technical Service
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (2) rgranger at 1:39pm 12.02.23 I found this photo of a Cape Dory 25 mast base on the line.... there is supposed to be a foot tha
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? SailingDan at 1:25pm 12.02.23 Appreciate the responses and suggestions. Yes, Blue Water Yachts specializes in MacGregor parts (bo
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 Tally Ho at 12:51pm 12.02.23

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