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Spreader work (4) All U Get at 2:12pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/806 Hi all, It was warm enough today to work in the garage and the spreaders needed some touching up.
Fin vs Swing ? boblufkin at 1:51pm 03.04.15 Catalina 22 16/2604 Of all the 22's out there, anyone have an idea of what % were made with swing keels ? What % wings?
Whay kind of dog food while cruising Richard Olden at 12:17pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2909 We are in the final steps of starting a cruising life. We will be cruising the Gulf Coast, East Coas
What Paint To Choose stollo770 at 11:30am 03.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/6178 Hello, I have a 1979 H27 and before I launch it this coming spring I would like to repaint the hul
Magma Kettle Grill mounting question Spellman66 at 10:41am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 6/2171 For Christmas my fiancee gave me a Magma kettle grill for our 310. I'm curious how, and where, othe
411 Rudder removal rickbogh at 9:58am 03.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7302 I have a 1998 411, the steering has become very stiff. Removed the quadrant (that was a job) and re
at least the ice eaters are doing their job (pics) (2) iSailor at 7:07am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1579 Cheers,
small vessel reporting system blues emergpa1 at 6:56am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3598 The red tape is giving me the blues, i can't figure this out: I am trying to get all my ships paper
R.I.P. Bonzai LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 6:39am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1025 Friends I was saddened to notice today on facebook that one of our members here, Bob Akins has passe
Reinstalling exterior teak handrails down_shift at 6:17am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5576 While the C36 MK I is wrapped this winter, I removed the exterior teak handrails to sand down and re
1994 H-26 Spreader Dfisher at 6:04am 03.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/905 Hello all. I'm looking for a new starboard spreader for my Isomat Mast. I have been trying to get
What size sheave? Scott19770 at 10:20pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/858 I have a '91 Hunter 30, and one of my masthead sheaves broke and siezed while the main was up. Long
Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5443 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3190 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5736 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1102 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1420 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li
Cleaning/Refinishing companionway steps Richandhelen at 2:16pm 03.03.15 Big Boats 14/4650 How do you clean/refinish your companionway steps?

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Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 10.18.23 In theory, perhaps, in practice not so simple. At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches.
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 7:18am 10.18.23
Kevlar skid plates? (1) piratesnail at 7:07am 10.18.23 The boat is currently in storage about 1 hr away. I was planning on heading up there in a few week
1984 c25 sits bow down Capn Bill at 7:06am 10.18.23 My previous boat was a C-25. It sat vrey slightly bow up because of the outboard (Honda 50). Bow d
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) RoyS at 6:58am 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she declar
Diesel shut off pull tfox2069 at 6:30am 10.18.23 Me too! But once the sails are up and drawing I hate to run below to turn the engine off. This! A
Diesel shut off pull Don S/V ILLusion at 6:01am 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger kappykaplan at 5:15am 10.18.23 Whatever the situation, first reading the currents and wind, then executing the maneuver to compens
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 5:09am 10.18.23 I have seen that photo before when I was researching this project. Update: I have a few more pieces
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 10.18.23 Likely two reasons; first related directly to boat size in that handling became much tougher. One f
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:45am 10.18.23 But will it be too much to handle in docking and sailing? No, but in the beginning, yes, because I
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar cymeyer at 4:19am 10.18.23 Has anyone used the Raymarine wireless radar? The boat we just bought has a newer Raymarine touch s
is it advisable or feasable? Will Gilmore at 3:47am 10.18.23 They all sound like good projects. me made. Very nice. I'm a big fan of dodgers. -Will
Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 3:40am 10.18.23
Cradle screw jack conversion Apex at 2:32am 10.18.23 Thanks @Apex. I've been looking at those, but I hate to spend on new threaded rods & pads, plus the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 2:31am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:02pm 10.17.23 Good to hear that you have external regulation. I am not familiar with the ARS-5 so can't help you
H49/50 battery replacement (1) Georgedoyle at 9:27pm 10.17.23 I have an ARS-5 set up for AGM batteries hooked up to a Balmar 100 amp 7 series alternator. I need t
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 9:13pm 10.17.23 This is what I did with my system. I also added a wind sensor, digital converter, Nmea backbone an
is it advisable or feasable? Anomymous 163294 at 9:09pm 10.17.23 as of right now, im fixing a few things. some to mention are redoing the stanchions with butyl, the

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