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Catalina 400 drain holes between stringers RonWG at 4:07pm 04.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1655 Cleaning areas I don't see any way for water to drain I have hull 037 new to me even the area under
Chart Viewer for PC (using NOAA RNC Charts) c130king at 3:56pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 10/3616 Does anyone have any links to download a navigation program to a PC that can open downloaded RNC cha
LEWMAR 65st electric disassembly (1) capta at 2:04pm 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/662 I cannot find any comprehensive instructions for dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of the Lewmar
Batteries..help 26c Leatherneck at 12:00pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1286 I just bought two new batteries. Ones in boat when I bought it were dead. I installed first one unde
Re-caulking /sealing campanion hatch cover Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.25.15 Big Boats 2/1043 The sealant that is in the joint between the top of the house and the fiberglass cover that covers t
Additional Fresh Water (3) mfarinas at 8:17am 04.25.15 Catalina 310 6/1508 One item of concern as we departed on an extended cruise in southwest Florida, was the ability to ca
O'day 222 mercury outboard todd brown at 8:09am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/761 Launched the boat on Saturday. Out board seemed sluggish. Finally made it out to a place on lake to
Sealant for Keel to Stub Mackaroni at 6:16am 04.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3663 I have read probably hundreds of posts now on the best sealant to use between the keel and stub join
O'Day 23 keel ewait at 6:11am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/800 Can someone tell me the width of the O'Day 23 shoall keel
Shake and Break, part 5 Skip Gundlach at 4:41am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 0/592 Shake and Break, part 5 - Saturday, April 19, 2015 When we left you on Wednesday, we were wonderi
Flexible solar All U Get at 4:02am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1224 Hi all, I just read an interesting article on flexible panels and thought I would share the info.
Support the boat with no keel Mackaroni at 8:28pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1034 I have to drop my keel to inspect it and possibly repair it on an O'Day 302. If I have to repair it
A "what's it worth" question- Edson pedestal. Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1150 Not looking to sell anything here but I have an Edson pedestal set up that I took of of my Macgregor
simrad ap russell talisman at 7:45pm 04.24.15 Catalina 310 0/761 has any one had any luck with a simrad wheel piolit cant find parts spent hours trying to recalibra
Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot bream reach leevin100 at 6:22pm 04.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot wind I 'test drove' a 2010 MacGregor 26M in 10 knot winds and noti
Universal 5411 (M15) 2 cyl diesel parts RBilly at 5:53pm 04.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/2619 I have an '83 O'day 28 on Georgian Bay in Canada with the 5411 (M15) (Kubota) engine. I went to Kubo
Marine Head Maintance seadaddler at 4:31pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/701 I have a Raritan Sea Era electric head and up until a few weeks ago always used fresh water flushing
Need windlass type/brand for 356 Jimongee at 4:11pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2739 If there are any sailors with a 356 that is equipped with an electric windlass it would be so helpfu
Macerator Pump simply installed (3) Regular Guy at 3:46pm 04.24.15 Smaller Boats 23/8190 This may be interesting for some of you. I have an 13 Gallon holding tank on my H260 and it doesn't
repair/replace b311 binnacle compass wingman at 11:24am 04.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1363 large bubble in binnacle compass on b311, any opinions about fixing or replacing with Plastimo Olymp

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Trolling Motor as Auxiliary lacoursmarc at 5:53pm 11.30.23 Thanks for all the insights. My two small lithium batteries, wired in parallel cost me about $130 CD
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 5:43pm 11.30.23 BTW, That Gale Sail thing in the ad looks way too big for a storm jib. Agreed.
Re-anodising boom and holes PK123 at 5:16pm 11.30.23 UPDATE: The anodizing guys have said that brazing rods will be fine but will most likely come out a
Electric Motors dlochner at 5:01pm 11.30.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it? Yes, and it still is sort of, it is more of a lifestyl
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Joe at 4:35pm 11.30.23 BTW, That Gale Sail thing in the ad looks way too big for a storm jib. I've never liked the idea o
Dodger Needed Joe at 4:13pm 11.30.23 I had my custom dodger built in 2018 by Custom Marine Canvas by Tom........... all the bells and whi
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC kappykaplan at 3:51pm 11.30.23 Rick, the OP can't see through the plexiglass any more - here's that post: https://forums.sailboatow
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ted10028 at 3:39pm 11.30.23 thanks guys. I guess cabin lights, 400 watt heater, heat pump, refrigerator, possible water heater
Electric Motors Joe at 3:35pm 11.30.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it?
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 dlochner at 3:02pm 11.30.23 Because the Hunter 38 has a sugar scoop transom, it may be around the corner on the side of the hull
Re-anodising boom and holes thinwater at 2:58pm 11.30.23 I STRONGLY suggest you try out those rods on a scrap of mast or boom first. Brazing aluminum is not
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Davidasailor26 at 2:47pm 11.30.23 From the factory it was almost certainly in the upper right corner of the transom. Only reason it wo
Re-anodising boom and holes dLj at 2:42pm 11.30.23 My question is why do you want to fill the holes? Just esthetics? If there is no other reason I woul
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Rick at 2:17pm 11.30.23 They do not make that brand of compass anymore. What is wrong with it?
Electric Motors rgranger at 1:29pm 11.30.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday.
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport dbk0630 at 12:02pm 11.30.23 This blurb from Catalina Direct seems to partially address your question(s)... Keel Centering Spacer
Charts recommendation Hello Below at 11:19am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Faucet is leaking Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 11.30.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum g
Charts recommendation pgandw at 10:58am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Dodger Needed Richard19068 at 10:09am 11.30.23 FWIW one year ago I paid $4,000 for a "California" style dodger recover . That included no-rot threa

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