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Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2118 We bought a table leg from a salvaged Catalina 34. We had hoped to be able to use it on our 1978 hu
Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/2985 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3948 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2746 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5259 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1039 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2055 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2712 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1740 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6451 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/10216 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7714 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2950 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4177 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do
Macgregor 26s Stern light Don Quinn at 9:12am 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5447 I have recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor 26 with a swing keel. It does not have a Stern light and
diversion load controller gettinthere at 6:51am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1163 We have 280w of solar plus a feeble wind generator. Last summer it just about kept up with our deman
oDay 322 Sanitary vent lines PatTormey at 6:11am 12.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/836 The sanitary tank vent lines on my oDay322 are designed to fail. Maybe yours are too. The PO simp
Pearson 303 Transmission Information guywithsmile at 5:59am 12.28.14 Pearson 2/2216 I am in the process of replacing the engine in my 1985 Pearson 303. The replacement is a rebuilt Ya
oDay 322 Boom Vang (1) PatTormey at 5:54am 12.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1342 My 322 didn't have a boom vang and seems to have very little room for one. Following Don Guillet
What's that smell?? rockingham at 1:26am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1289 Just installed a single battery bank on my Montgomery 17. Used a 6 Amp ProSport Marine Battery charg

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MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 6:27am 08.10.23 You were lucky to pass thru the Storm that is now Cat 2 Hurricane.:yikes:
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 6:26am 08.10.23 I agree about the jackline setup, but the MOB AIS w/DSC could be beneficial even far offshore. Assu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:07am 08.10.23 Thanks guys. It feels like every time I near the finish line another storm cloud swoops over the bo
Rowing a 22 tfox2069 at 6:01am 08.10.23 FYI here's an article on a guy in Canada who did exactly what you're intending, and you can see a ph
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:53am 08.10.23 Thanks guys. It feels like every time I near the finish line another storm cloud swoops over the boa
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 5:41am 08.10.23 How goes the war, jssailem? How many battles have you won this week? :beer: Great question, the
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 08.10.23 As a dealer, I had words with the mast mfg for not putting on four robots vs 2 as it happened to me
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:55am 08.10.23 How goes the war, jssailem? How many battles have you won this week? :beer:
Rub Rail Help twodzusfittings at 3:51am 08.10.23 This happened to me, also at the splash dock. (Sounded like a dejavu). I took a rubber mallet and as
identify sailboat (1) PaulK at 7:57pm 08.09.23 That's a beautiful boat. If I had the energy I'd happily varnish her with 10 to 12 coats of Captain
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 7:36pm 08.09.23 Saw that and tried a new 128 MG card. Didn't work. Apparently I need an old slower one. That's why I
Need an old Navionics CF card twalker H260 at 7:24pm 08.09.23 You may not need a flash card from the maps - just an old version, small capacity one. This is ofte
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 7:05pm 08.09.23 I have the software. Sellers on ebay want $40 bucks or more for obsolete cards assuming that people
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.09.23 You should be able to acquire the last firmware update from Raymarine. Try to get a CF card that is
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 6:25pm 08.09.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Watches rgranger at 6:00pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" questio
Watches (1) jaysweet at 5:34pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" question
Rowing a 22 AaronD at 4:55pm 08.09.23 Rowing a Catalina 22 Does anyone have experience with adding a set of oars to a 22 ? What lenth ? W
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 4:21pm 08.09.23 Had an insurance survey today (Condition and Valuation) - Surveyor will recommend I remove the chain
Merit 22 owners RussC at 3:48pm 08.09.23 Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment.

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