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Where to connect Solar Panel on a small system? CloudDiver at 2:42pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 20/3096 I wanted to post this question here because I see in the general area people go Bat $hit Crazy when
23.5 Centerboard cedarsail at 2:35pm 06.30.15 Smaller Boats 11/1131 When my 23.5 is in the slip I can hear the centerboard slightly banging in response to wave action.
step/storage cover (1) markb_nc at 1:19pm 06.30.15 Catalina 22 5/887 I've finally decided to replace the de-laminated step/storage-bilge cover in the cabin of my 1976, s
Vanguard Volant 18' Aceman3100 at 11:43am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 10/9035 I need a little bit of help. I purchased a Vanguard Volant 18' it is from 1985. I have a rough photo
$50 Boat Race Ken Cross at 11:35am 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/868
O'day 20 1973 cabin drainage system? OdayQs at 11:16am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1928 Hi! Does anyone know how the draining system in an O'day 20 (year 1973) works? The hole in the c
H22 bilge pump Jamason at 11:05am 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/816 Does anyone know where the bilge pump discharge hose was originally ran on a 82" model H22.
Changing the Center board line for an Oday 25 NCC Orion at 10:26am 06.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2868 Wondering if anyone can talk me through changing the Center Board line on an Oday 25?
A toast to Cruising Concepts and Mike Powell!! (3) PSR at 10:17am 06.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/877 I just finished installing a replacement forward hatch from Cruising Concepts on my '81 C27. This is
Sailing in gear? Chuck Reynolds at 9:58am 06.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1452 I have a Catalina 400 Mk ll it has a 56 hp Yanmar.... is it recommended to sail while the transmissi
Quiet-Flush Electric Toilet Repair beneteau361guy at 7:39am 06.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1207 Over the weekend our waste macerator and bowl discharge pump stopped working probably due to too muc
Universal M25XP Air Intake pufferboat at 7:10am 06.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1512 I have a 1990 34 Catalina, with a UNIVERSAL M25XP diesel motor. I wanted to replace the air intake f
Rumba Escape Sunflower at 7:08am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 2/1895 Does anyone know where to find the serial number on this boat?
Jenneau 37' Sun Odessey rlrmystic at 6:33am 06.30.15 Other Sailboats 0/1007 Opinions ranging from cost to maintain and quality of these boats.
Mainsail Catalina 27 (1) Jdaniel343 at 6:31am 06.30.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1266 I bought a 1977 Catalina 27 and am almost finished with the refit and am ready to hoist the mainsail
Quiet-Flush Electric Toilet Repair (1) Beneteau40sailor at 6:14am 06.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1117 Over the weekend our waste macerator and bowl discharge pump stopped working probably due to too muc
Lubriplate 130AA Grease CYQK at 5:43am 06.30.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1083 Saw a couple of threads that recommended this lu130 for folding props Think this stuff would work
Pearson Ports DougDavis at 5:26am 06.30.15 Pearson 10/2602 Has anyone replaced, re-bedded , their ports on P34? doug davis douglasdavis009@gmail.com
Issues with whitlock-lewmar mamba steering on passage 456 discovery at 5:23am 06.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2611 We have a 2002 passage 456, just finished a 2 thousand mile sail to the carribean, I noticed what se
The C-310 Point of Origin Long Story at 3:12am 06.30.15 Catalina 310 19/2527 I thought I had heard at one time that all C-310's were built in FL. Can that be confirmed? Russ

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Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:17am 11.02.23 Keeping with a marine theme: A lady of the evening sees a man walking up from the fuel dock, approa
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) PK123 at 7:13am 11.02.23 Use a minimum of 16ga wire, not so much for the current carrying capacity, but for the strength. T
MaxProp prop dlochner at 7:13am 11.02.23 In my experience, beneficial claims of improved handling and reduced prop walk were greatly exagger
Elk Grass focus group discussions jssailem at 7:04am 11.02.23
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light PK123 at 6:58am 11.02.23 @JBP-PA ....Im thinking on similar lines - to use two duplex sheathed cables to each light fitting
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 11.02.23 yes water is being discharged at a fairly large volume it seems to me. I like your suggestion about
MaxProp prop Rafael8008 at 6:39am 11.02.23 I switched to a 3 bladed, Max-Prop 3 summers ago on my Hunter 376. In my experience, beneficial clai
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? MikeHoncho at 6:31am 11.02.23 You need to research the specific battery you have to know the amp/hr rating (20hrs) and the chargin
MaxProp prop jssailem at 6:27am 11.02.23 prop efficiency affects one of the big three fundamentals on a sailboat in my opinion, those three
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:23am 11.02.23 Thanks again Dave! Yes that was a work-in-progress photo. The batteries are since restrained wit
Elk Grass focus group discussions MikeHoncho at 6:14am 11.02.23 While diving all over the south Puget sound, the only place I have seen eel grass is at depths of 10
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 6:13am 11.02.23 For many boats that are performance oriented and/or have class associations the forestay length is o
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. JBP-PA at 6:04am 11.02.23 I've used the Evercoat Gel Coat Repair kit that includes gel coat paste and several pigments. It's
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:55am 11.02.23 I used one cable for the top of the mast (2 wire in my case, I do not have a tricolor on top) , and
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light JBP-PA at 5:46am 11.02.23 Use continous or double length mouse/ messenger wires. That way if your messenger to wire connection
Elk Grass focus group discussions (1) RoyS at 5:10am 11.02.23 In Boston Harbor there is an anchorage at Peddocks Island that has been used by sailors since the Pi
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 5:08am 11.02.23 motor is unable to start as it has been removed from engine bay and is resting in salon area. I w
winterizing ysm12 142 riverview at 4:57am 11.02.23 not able to start motor to winterize. Is there a way to drain raw water from yanmar ysm12 to keep b
MaxProp prop kappykaplan at 4:04am 11.02.23 Go for it! You won't regret it.
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 3:57am 11.02.23 Thanks again for all your user experience feedback. I just purchased this sailboat in a distant regi

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