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Kanzaki KM3-A unusual for a 2GM20F? (1) bugbitten at 1:51pm 03.19.15 S2 2/3053 A sailing friend has a significantly faster (bigger) boat. I thought I might try to even things up a
Keel Weldment Repair c22sailor at 1:37pm 03.19.15 Catalina 22 3/2633 I am going to help a friend with the repair of a bad keel bolt weldment. It is the aft starboard on
Second set of jib winches dj2210 at 12:31pm 03.19.15 Catalina 30 2/783 Having a 1990 C30 with a wheel pedestal in the cockpit and mid-boom sheeting, tends to make getting
Painting my Mast sailnoproblem at 10:38am 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 12/4247 Yes I know this has been discussed before, and I checked the search tab, but I need more info. The
O'Day 30 fixed ports jhcavalla at 10:21am 03.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1531 My wife and I sail a 1978 O'Day 30, with the plastic framed fixed ports in the salon. Does anyone h
King Starboard marine plastic T_Cat at 8:29am 03.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1105 Has anyone replaced their exterior teak with plastic? Do you thru bolt the railroad trim and hatchw
Surface material in Head/Show (1) walmsleyc at 8:09am 03.19.15 Big Boats 5/978 On my 1987 Legend 35, the head/shower walls (aft ' port) are plywood which is then covered with an a
Xintex charger boblin at 7:58am 03.19.15 Big Boats 10/1706 A new Xintex 20 charger has been installed on boat I'm interested in. PO claims it has ability to id
First Sail of the Season BudGates at 7:34am 03.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/672 Got the boat all cleaned up. Changed the tires on the truck. Set everything out to pack in the boa
Lifting boat to replace keel cable Cincy020 at 5:02am 03.19.15 Catalina 22 8/1786 This spring I plan on replacing the keel cable and bottom painting under the trailer bunks. To do th
H33C propeller shaft length H33CRich at 4:15am 03.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/943 Does anyone know the prop shaft length and taper for a Hunter 33 (1982)? I am thinking of replacing
Best Wheel Autopilot for C30 ?? Capt.JDavis at 2:43am 03.19.15 Catalina 30 27/12525 In olden/golden days nearly 20 years ago I installed an Autohelm wheel autopilot to my old '79 C30 a
9.2a Trailer specs rmcanear at 8:03pm 03.18.15 S2 3/1203 I am building a trailer to bring a 9.2a home in the winter. I have a 28 foot lowboy Flat bed trailer
Adding sail trim controls Roadking Larry at 7:41pm 03.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 46/15765 I've been upgrading the sail trim controls on my '76 Cal 2-27 kind of one piece at a time as I can a
Bow Rail Reinforcement (1) Nuzcessity at 5:51pm 03.18.15 Day Sailers 1/1603 I have a 20 foot Proline cuddy walk around. I had the bow rail cut to remove the V so that I can ac
Mainsheet traveler for H33-C Redbeard33 at 4:28pm 03.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1447 in the market for a new mainsheet traveler, who has replaced from original? what did you install and
Island Nautical marine flea market in St Petersburg? holdech at 4:11pm 03.18.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2752 It's this Saturday and we are in St Petersburg - anyone been there? Worth going to or just overprice
Catalina C-25 Swing Keel tspalding at 3:07pm 03.18.15 Smaller Boats 2/1757 Hi guys, I'm new to this site but not sailing, I've worked on boats my entire life. Here's the que
Exhaust hose Benny17441 at 2:10pm 03.18.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1091 It has been more than 20 years since I replaced an exhaust hose. Are there any new products out th
Battery Charger Placement Coyote at 1:48pm 03.18.15 Bigger Boats 11/2014 I searched all forums for any information on Battery Charger Placement, and came up with zip. On my

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26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 9:31am 10.25.23 Welcome back @captined last time we heard from you was in 2012. Did you get the bimini figured out?
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop kappykaplan at 9:21am 10.25.23 I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Timm R Oday25 at 9:18am 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) JRacer at 9:00am 10.25.23 Agree. Looks like some repair work done there. Here is what my 1992 First 310 bilge looks like. No p
House Battery Condition Kings Gambit at 7:55am 10.25.23 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 10.25.23 Theoretically, there should be no wire size reduction but with a boat which is 40+ years old, who kn
Max prop for a Catalina 315 dlochner at 7:30am 10.25.23 We have a Max prop and have had no problems with it. Because of the flat blades the prop walk in rev
Keel bolts on a 23-2 dmax at 7:08am 10.25.23 Your boat has a center-board with lead ballast - those look like bolts to hold the lead ballast to t
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:46am 10.25.23 For your information so you understand ranking of East Pacific Hurricanes. Yes, the NHC does name t
Hurricane Otis rgranger at 6:35am 10.25.23 That is scary:yikes:
Hurricane Otis (2) JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.25.23 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Sorry I was wrong about that p
Hurricane Otis kloudie1 at 6:14am 10.25.23 Dammit! Sitting in Pensacola trying to decide if we want to go to Navarre against the considerable e
Lantern Advice (3) rgranger at 6:13am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:10am 10.25.23 A sailor arrives in port and seeks out the nearest local drinking establishment. It's a rough part
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:09am 10.25.23 That developed so fast it caught everyone by surprise. Tropical storm to Cat 5 in 12 hours.
Lantern Advice Kings Gambit at 6:04am 10.25.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:24am 10.25.23 Kerosene burns brighter than lamp oil but does give off the kerosene odor. The Aladdin mantle lant
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 10.25.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 2:31am 10.25.23 220965
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin. K

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