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GPS swingarm mount (1) Hydro Therapy at 10:33am 03.10.15 Day Sailers 11/2078 I bought a small GPS/finder unit for my 240. I was feeling cheap so I made this wooden swingarm. It
Galley plans? (1) PSR at 9:48am 03.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3271 My 27 has the traditional layout, and the POs removed the galley and replace it with a custom cabine
Leaking hatch on Beneteau 36.7 lulabelle at 9:01am 03.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1281 I have a Beneteau 36.7 that when the hatch is closed the seal it sits on needs replacing. if the boa
Proud New Owner!! (1) T_Cat at 8:53am 03.10.15 Catalina 22 7/1087 Ok so I missed a good looking boat last weekend. Owner sold it before I could go look at it, so I pu
DX sullyj020 at 7:52am 03.10.15 SSB and Ham Operators 0/2137 Anyone get on the WWDX contest this past weekend ? It was wide open every where, I got tried of tal
NOAA online charts with wind forecast, geolocation and more Jelf at 7:43am 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1401 Hello Everyone, The following link will display the NOAA raster charts that cover the USA. The char
Prepping for bottom paint - what sander down_shift at 7:31am 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 11/8707 About to paint my bottom for the first time (C36) later this month. There are years of Interlux CSC
Got my seadek in for my boat (4) allen-deckard at 7:15am 03.10.15 Catalina 22 11/2443 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/picture.php?albumid=3490'pictureid=23576 http://forums.
How much do you use your knot meter? YVRguy at 6:42am 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3231 My curiosity has the better of me after a conversation in another forum about the usefulness of knot
Mounting a track on the mast Bob Mc at 6:14am 03.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1033 Hi all, I was able to pick up a track and car to mount on my mast for a whisker pole for my 1993 Cat
I need advice Bent prop shaft JensJaunt at 5:07am 03.10.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3946 My prop shaft has a substantial bend aft of the p bracket. I have no idea how it could have happend
bought a 6hp piedpiperIII at 4:04am 03.10.15 Catalina 22 0/585 Wife and I took a few days to go on a road trip but I kind of worked it around tampa where there was
How do you lube the rudder bearings? John Rushing at 1:43am 03.10.15 Big Boats 5/6960 Has anyone out there figured out how to lube the rudder bearings without dropping the rudder? My qu
Looking for Sails John Rushing at 1:40am 03.10.15 Parts Search 0/935 Hello All, I sail a 1984 Hunter 34 out of Marina Del Rey. I was looking for a good racing asym.
replacing Catalina 270 feul tank johnareeves at 9:51pm 03.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/818 I have a 1996 Catalina 270 which appears to have the original aluminium fuel tank installed. It is w
Diesel filter redunculous at 9:09pm 03.09.15 Big Boats 12/2222 I recently I had a mechanic stop by and we talked about fuel filters He recommended replacing the s
swing keel rlawson1 at 8:01pm 03.09.15 Parts Search 0/731 Olympic Dolphin 23 already checked with Mars Metals no luck. Can't find anything on sailboat data. A
Swing Keel rlawson1 at 7:46pm 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2061 Can I retrofit another boats swing Keel to my boat. I cannot find a keel or keel plans for my boat.
VHF Mast head antenna Rwrohlfs at 7:37pm 03.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1605 I ordered and just received this antenna from Catalinadirect.com for my Cat22. Anybody know the size
Interesting Vessel (1) Windborne at 6:04pm 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1639 Saw an interesting vessel on the water yesterday. A tri-hull flying a gaff rigged mainsail but notic

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Chafe guards BigEasy at 8:47am 10.26.23
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:46am 10.26.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 10.26.23 @Davenport The hull is designed for a max 10 hp. You have 9.9 hp which at full throttle, the bow
My how Boats have changed... jssailem at 8:38am 10.26.23 Yes she is. She is old school and not electric powered engines. Good Thing. I learned last weekend
Lantern Advice LloydB at 8:18am 10.26.23
Lantern Advice dlochner at 7:57am 10.26.23 Glass on a boat? Well, OK I guess pointing that out is a good thing to do.... But if folk are not
Lantern Advice dLj at 7:22am 10.26.23 While I agree that kerosene is akin to diesel and not gasoline or propane, @dlochner raises a good
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions SoSound at 7:21am 10.26.23 Perhaps you will have the opportunity to compare a couple of them. At least you know one specific t
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 6:50am 10.26.23 As I noted earlier I replaced my ARS-5 with the Balmar 618 regulator because it include alternator t
MaxProp prop Sandy Stone at 6:42am 10.26.23 I agree that the claims of propwalk reduction are overstated, but I think the increase in sailing pe
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 6:38am 10.26.23 I see the JSO 32 this sunday. It has no traveller, adding a traveller to the top of the companionwa
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions jbmia at 6:20am 10.26.23 Thanks for the feedback folks. While I appreciate jssailem's counterpoint, my response would be tha
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:10am 10.26.23 More than just the flammability, I was thinking of the Chicago experience with Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:09am 10.26.23 32 comments and so far no one has mentioned the fire danger of liquid fuel, especially with lantern
Lantern Advice dlochner at 6:00am 10.26.23 I have to agree with @Terry Cox . Kero and lamp oils fall in the diesel range of fire hazards. I wo
H310 Propane Tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:55am 10.26.23 HunterOwners.com downloads Jim... PS : Buy from SBO Shops fo the H310 Hunter 310 propane tank
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 10.26.23 I believe my O'Day 25 has 16 awg tinned wiring. I think black was positive and white was negative. I
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:37am 10.26.23 Thanks for the replys. Terry - my VHF is a Standard Horizon - not the original unit. It is a r
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop RoyS at 5:31am 10.26.23 Most boat builders ran three wires out from the panel for the cabin lights and the bow light. The po
MaxProp prop RoyS at 5:14am 10.26.23 I installed one of those nineteen years ago. Took me a few years to get the pitch adjusted correctl

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