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Great Lakes Caverns DAVA390 at 4:49am 02.18.15 Destinations 4/2582 I remember news articles last year about people walking to caverns that are wet in the summer. Same
Got New Pictures from Valentines Day Sail (1) caguy at 12:52am 02.18.15 Ask All Sailors 4/873 A friend of mine dropped some pictures by that his girlfriend shot from Saturday's sail. She is a te
356 Windlass Electrical leads Jimongee at 11:37pm 02.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1031 This sailing season on the great lakes I will finally have a windlass. As with everything on our 20
Newport to Ensenada Allan Emas at 9:36pm 02.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1336 The Newport to Ensenada (N2E) sail race is the largest race on the west coast. The N2E Yacht Race is
Ultra-X...does it contain corrosion-causing graphite? VF84Sluggo at 9:13pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4141 Reading about stuffing box packing in this thread: http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/show
Great Weekend With One Exception Panamax at 8:37pm 02.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1026 Great weather for a February sailing weekend in the Puget Sound. Only one problem: I simply could
propane levels powsmias at 7:44pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1959 not sure if this is common knowledge and never seen it so thought it might be useful here. info on
Need new rudder for my 22 landuta at 5:03pm 02.17.15 Catalina 22 3/933 Last fall I had a bit of an "accident" and broke my kick-up rudder on my Catalina 22 and am in need
Water Pump Bursts Joe Mullee at 4:42pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2208 Over the past season I've been having a problem with the water faucets that wasn't there the first t
Diesel Mechanic in Marina Del Rey area John1534 at 3:41pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2569 The Mechanic that I used for many years has retired. So I am looking for a good Diesel Mechanic in t
O'day 26 sitting bow heavy BelladonnaII at 2:39pm 02.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1326 I've seen a thread on this somewhere but I can't find it now and havn't been able to find much on th
Raymarine Masthead ST-60 unit replacement (1) capta at 2:29pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2652 After at least 12 years the ST-60 mastead unit seems to be dying. On Stb tack it seems to be functi
dumping AGM for Gel KnotnLine at 12:59pm 02.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1577 Sorry for the lengthy first post but there is a lot of knowledge on this forum and I have a several
Rogue MPT-2024 Interface Problems? (1) GorillaToast at 12:58pm 02.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2605 Hi All. Has anyone with one of these had problems getting it to interface with their laptop? I hav
Engine removal (1) Txlawdog at 12:52pm 02.17.15 Catalina 30 5/1488 Greetings all. I am about to pull the engine on my 1985 Catalina 30 for a complete overall. My quest
Transmission problem Rummerful at 12:34pm 02.17.15 Catalina 310 30/11195 1st of all, let me make it clear that I do not know anything about transmissions. Forward gear would
Buyer Beware - Update TCIndigo at 12:33pm 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 0/5 Just wanted to pass along my experience with The Canvas Store in Huntington, Long Island. Based on
Sovereign 17 Manual Pennybart at 11:36am 02.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/575 Am a new Sovereign 17 owner and would like to know if anyone has any manuals for this boat. Specific
Good MPPT Charge Controller Bad Obsession at 11:20am 02.17.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4612 For those of you with solar experience: Who makes a reasonably priced MPPT charge controller? I k
found a leak ptchiro at 9:33am 02.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/735 I just recently purchased a legend 35.5 and as I am going through systems and inspecting lockers.

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Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 8:23pm 09.23.23 We are not spring chickens any more. https://media.tenor.com/BvxBxc0vbBUAAAAM/duck.gif
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 7:57pm 09.23.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind wh
keel bolts Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57pm 09.23.23 You seem to already know what to try and the order in which they should be done. Ensuring the keel
Universal M-18 not starting (2) Better_Angel at 7:56pm 09.23.23 Later M25s (and XPs) switch to the knob and return the bled fuel to the return line. Like this, ye
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Kelsa at 7:50pm 09.23.23 Use USPS priority mail is 2 days and costs less
keel bolts drewlamparello at 7:39pm 09.23.23 what model boat and year are we taking about?
keel bolts Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 09.23.23 picture two is haul out 6 years ago with a known crack around keel/hull connection The most impor
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 7:01pm 09.23.23 I also have a Kenmore 158-1251 which has all metal gears and is mostly metal. Some external pieces a
23.5 unsinkable??? dlochner at 6:41pm 09.23.23 The issue is not weight, it is displacement and density. This is best illustrated with a PFD example
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 6:25pm 09.23.23 The shipping companies quoted me shipping to MA from WA of $100.00. What shipping companies?
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 5:05pm 09.23.23 I agree with Kappy. Clean the electrical connections, including the ground connections at the motor
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging (4) SV Maverick at 5:01pm 09.23.23 The refrigerator (8 cubic feet) and freezer (5 cubic feet) are pretty big. The front and top opening
23.5 unsinkable??? Johann at 4:59pm 09.23.23
hunter 310 port window Hello Below at 4:42pm 09.23.23 Maybe available right here in the SBO store: Hunter 310 Ports and Windows
First 41S5 (1990?) needs a replacement Prop Shaft skipr00 at 3:56pm 09.23.23 Opps. Need to update old profile. Above happened to my Beneteau 331. 2002 vintage.
First 41S5 (1990?) needs a replacement Prop Shaft skipr00 at 3:50pm 09.23.23 Sorry to say that I am on my third shaft and third propeller. Boat sat in warm salt water. and was s
Simrad WP30 vs WP32- what's the difference? kloudie1 at 3:48pm 09.23.23 This manual should answer that question. A buddy has one and loves it. I think that the other wires
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland Tally Ho at 2:45pm 09.23.23
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue kappykaplan at 2:39pm 09.23.23 From your description, I suspect a voltage drop at the starter. Try removing the electrical connect
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 1:46pm 09.23.23 The only water that gets into my bilge is when the shower box in the main shower overflows, usually

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