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Wet exhaust hose RAD88 at 9:41pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/783 Need to replace my wet exhaust 2" hose and was wondering if I need wire or no wire inside. The hose
Darn, one more problem..... AnnaLise at 8:48pm 06.07.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/804 So, the "AnnaLise" has been in storage (dry) WAY to long (3-4 years before I got her); got her clean
WHAT THE ---- IS THIS!!!?? O_o (1) spartacus99 at 7:58pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 9/976 Saw this today. It's looking towards swing keel winch wire hole. The circled crack, it's 'soft' ar
Keel Up? atrometer at 7:27pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 9/1102 Is it unwise to sail in 5/10 Kt. winds with the keel UP??
Transmit ais yorammelnik at 6:23pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 3/994 Hi, I want to connect an Icom MXA-5000 ais receiver to a laptop and transmit the ais data from the
9.2 halyards BobM at 6:07pm 06.07.15 S2 5/1297 Replacing factory rope/wire halyards with just rope. I bought 7/16 but the manual lists 3/8. Now I
Zspar Boom Reefing MetricMountie at 5:16pm 06.07.15 Big Boats 9/4971 Recently purchased a 1995 40.5 and I'm having trouble figuring out the reefing for the main. I'm in
Used main sail Bateau Margo at 4:12pm 06.07.15 Parts Search 3/1362 We have a 79 Hunter 27. We were trying to get one more season out of the main sail but it suffered a
New to Catalina's (rudder crack @top corner) (1) Vissepo at 3:54pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 3/920 Hi list, Yesterday, on choppy seas 15-18knts winds for and 1.5 hours on a port tack... After I got
Cabin Sole Section Edges Delaminating ToddL214 at 3:53pm 06.07.15 Catalina 310 5/1444 Our 2000 Catalina 310 took on water from this spring's Texas rains, (leaking cabin top port), and be
Three water tanks on P420 pshrynk at 3:28pm 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/907 I just took delivery of my 1999 Passage 420. While getting her ready for the season, the water smell
Finally atrometer at 2:49pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 6/966 I've had 40' boats and smaller. 15' Montgomery, 16' Compac, and NOW a 1975 22' Catalina. I've had
Boat Beacon Charles Erwin at 2:28pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1542 This little program is pretty OK. Need my MMSI for one of the functions but I forgot my MMSI and if
Smartplug question Brezzin at 1:30pm 06.07.15 Big Boats 17/2202 Have a 250/125 electrical system and have installed a 50amp smart plug The cable carried 4 wires.
Fresh water pump burnswelds at 11:37am 06.07.15 Catalina 30 8/1937 Hello all!, can anyone point me in a direction of a good ( not 400.00) fresh water pump ? I believe
mast squeak davespoor at 10:36am 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/930 We have a hunter vision and our daughter complains about the mast squeaking from the rubber gasket w
Fridge drips (1) Richandhelen at 6:49am 06.07.15 Big Boats 16/4383 We have a constant drip onto the cabin sole from our fridge. It appears that the rather persistent i
Best BBQ for Catalina 22 sailorwife at 6:21am 06.07.15 Catalina 22 8/4047 I would like to get my husband a small BBQ for his Catalina 22 for Father's Day. Do you have a reco
Maintenance Schedules NICK1951 at 6:18am 06.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3311 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES Good Morning Maine and all others, I appreciate your thoughts on routine
Faucet replacement on 2001 Hunter 410 grasshay at 6:10am 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2230 Hi All, I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 410. The finish on the faucets are corroded and need to b

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Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 3:19pm 09.19.23 It's probably a 10ga wire that goes into the panel. I just may have to open the panel to sort this
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Michael Davis at 3:14pm 09.19.23 Another great video Terry! Good to see @ Stu Jackson again too, if only in a video.
Let's Talk About Power Scott T-Bird at 2:14pm 09.19.23 Hi Mike, I have a few suggestions that I hope you find useful. You are fortunate in that you are s
Cal 25 MKII question rgranger at 1:52pm 09.19.23 Actually I think I gave you the MK I Here is the MK II (I think) https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat
Cal 25 MKII question rgranger at 1:50pm 09.19.23 Not to be too much of a smart ass (okay baybe a little:ass: ) but... I think the keel would tell you
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 1:48pm 09.19.23 Hahha, I had the original mainsheet set up on my V25. I used to run the sheeting under the stern cl
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment (1) Dalliance at 1:41pm 09.19.23
Alternator output to..... obxjeff at 1:40pm 09.19.23 Are ypu sure the wire going to the panel isn't the 12v "ignition on" indicator that tells the regula
New O'Day 25 Rudder? dmax at 1:34pm 09.19.23 Contact these guys, they most likely made the original, great people: Home
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 1:28pm 09.19.23 Is there an amperage rating on the breaker? Also, look at the wire size to ensure that the new break
Push Button Starter Testing kappykaplan at 1:17pm 09.19.23
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 09.19.23 @CrispyCringle Thank you for that detailed explanation
Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:10pm 09.19.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:07pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:49pm 09.19.23
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 09.19.23 I would say to look at the Maxwell 500 specs and see what is required in the way of maximum amperage
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) bellrock9 at 11:47am 09.19.23 Lanex Meltemi fix, 10mm. Google it. .79/ft from a company in Jamestown. Used for my 3:1/6:1 mainshe
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 11:31am 09.19.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. I
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:57am 09.19.23 Good point, I do the same as far as removing the speed sensor, but I had never thought about removi
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 10:56am 09.19.23 Seems to be just the stern/transom area. the side don't have this. Other than being dirty, the res

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