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Installing Secondary Bilge Pump and Alarm Bowedtoothdoc at 5:53am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4602 So a couple of weeks ago I had an incident where my shower sump failed and so did my float for my pr
Bug screens CapnGrumpyBreeches at 5:18am 07.13.15 Catalina 22 6/1166 Anybody have the dimensions for the front hatch on a new design? I'm making some bug screens and I'
s2 8.0a Restore update jlillie at 5:10am 07.13.15 S2 0/990 I haven't posted in a few months so i thought I'd do an update. Still on the hard. I'm hoping to fin
Shifting korchinskyp at 4:41am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/715 When docking my boat , I was going in forward and when attempting to go in reverse, I could not. Som
mast wiring burnswelds at 4:22am 07.13.15 Catalina 30 13/3800 Good morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30 TRBS. I installed new anchor and spreader lites before l
PEARSON Molding Replacment (3) StargazerP303 at 10:03pm 07.12.15 Pearson 1/1157 Here's an idea that worked for me! replacing molding in the corners. See pictures Spent $16 for 5
Forestay for 1990 Hunter 30T abinkc at 9:19pm 07.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1090 Does anyone know the type of end that needs to be on the top of the forestay so that it can be conne
Black smoke...blue smoke? Steve Liggett at 7:38pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1099 Know there's been some comment on this in the past but can't remember the verdict on smoke color whe
30 amp to 50 amp upgrade crazy frenchman at 7:25pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 4/1068 I want to upgrade our shore power system from 30 amp to 50 amp. This is what I think is required ne
Buying a C&C34 Streamachine at 7:17pm 07.12.15 C&C 1/1365 I'm buying a C'C 34 and will be having it surveyed. Any suggestions of what I should have the surv
Install a built-in fuel priming pump mz4wheeler at 7:14pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/12130 Hey guys. Ever since that ONE TIME I ran out of diesel (2GM20F) and learned the hard way how to get
Need some pictures of 1978 O'Day 25 Pennybart at 7:11pm 07.12.15 Day Sailers 2/1214 My husband and I have purchased a renovation O'Day 25 (1978). This boat was totally stripped of all
Shore water inlet question Gdindy at 7:02pm 07.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3285 I have a 2001 410 I purchased used last year, on the starboard side, stern of the boat I have an elb
Water Pressure mgahagen at 6:23pm 07.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1101 I have an 85 Hunter 28.5. When I turn on the cold or hot water faucet in the head, I get water and
Anchor roller on a h23? C Jones at 6:09pm 07.12.15 Smaller Boats 5/2678 Anchor roller on a h23? Finished this morning Any one have a picture of a anchor roller on a h23? I
Water Pressure betzhunter at 6:04pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 11/1753 I can't seem to find out what the water pressure should be at 3/4 throttle on my 3gmf yanmar. I wou
Adler Barbour fridge fault Veraneo at 5:30pm 07.12.15 Catalina 310 20/4117 Hi, Did anyone experience problem with their Adler/Barbour fridge? I am getting the error cod
Bahamas navigation documents Delezynski at 3:27pm 07.12.15 Destinations 32/10722 Hi all, Jill and I are planning on cruising the Bahamas in the future. We are looking at all of
hope to be new sailor catapultdude at 3:00pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 19/1725 Me and my wife have been looking over the last few weeks at sail boats. We looked at a Hunter 34', 1
stains in bottom of bowl Pat at 1:04pm 07.12.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1505 We had a bit of back-up in the head for a couple of weeks but this has been repaired. I found the

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Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Davidasailor26 at 9:01am 12.05.23 Your question focuses on one specific use case of measuring speed - I'm going x knots, then I pull t
New Sovereign forum CapeCodBubs at 9:00am 12.05.23 Any Sovereign 23 owners out there? Just picked one up!
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Scott T-Bird at 8:59am 12.05.23 I would buy a chartplotter and an instrument package with wind, speed, & depth and network everythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin
Furring Jib Sailor Sue at 8:04am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker?
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 12.05.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whil
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 7:45am 12.05.23 I'm in the wrong business Yeah. You might be, or Not. :) Tough business to succeed in -- with con
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:41am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the char
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 7:27am 12.05.23
Dodger Needed Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials fo
Manual Bilge jssailem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the charm
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the

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