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Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1879 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/3027 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1126 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn
'84 H31 holding tank IH82BL8 at 7:01am 12.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1087 I've come to the conclusion that the head smell in my boat is the result of a leaking seal on the ho
350 Website problem? Air Mobility at 5:37am 12.29.14 Big Boats 3/1314 Is anyone else having problems getting on the Catalina 350 International website? I keep getting rou
did i !!!!! (1) hummingbirdbassist at 9:10pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2075 I have a 30 ft hunter and just picked up a 16 person liferaft for a great price, but my dilemna is n
Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2181 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 11/3171 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 13/4095 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 19/2900 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 34/5433 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 3/1072 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 2/2100 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 3/2738 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 9/1764 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 18/6685 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 39/10618 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 45/8096 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 5/3085 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 13/4387 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do

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Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 7:06am 10.01.23 Please Note Fresh Water galvanic corrosion is a very slow Chemical reaction. Sacrificial Anodes Sur
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Tally Ho at 6:41am 10.01.23 I use a Windex. Neither wireless nor ultrasonic. dj Well, it is wireless! Mine is too ;) Greg
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 6:14am 10.01.23 If this evolves to a next-generation, please share it. I think it is interesting. My thought, is th
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration dLj at 5:58am 10.01.23 You ask why I prefer to remove all of the old oil and not just most of it? Strange question. And ye
Pedestal cup holders kappykaplan at 5:46am 10.01.23 Or Zarcor . . . https://www.zarcor.com/index_marine.php
Pedestal cup holders RoyS at 5:41am 10.01.23 Try Snapit
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration RoyS at 5:32am 10.01.23 So not to be confrontational, but I have to ask why? I'm not seeing why I would worry about it. Es
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 5:14am 10.01.23 I have a Davis Firefly windex on the mast. I glance up at it for the occasional confirmation. My pr
1987 c & c MKIII Vang info needed Jimongee at 5:12am 10.01.23 Thank you Greg. I also had a Hinter 356. So I get the whole Vang fit and functionality piece. An
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer jssailem at 4:18am 10.01.23 I have a Davis Firefly windex on the mast. I glance up at it for the occasional confirmation. My pri
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (2) jssailem at 4:06am 10.01.23 Not quite that bad. definitely off her lines. 220378
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? dLj at 4:06am 10.01.23 I have found that at least once every couple years I need to take everything out of my boat. It's am
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (1) Will Gilmore at 3:52am 10.01.23
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer dLj at 3:18am 10.01.23 A question I've always had for these units that run a sensor at the mast head with no wiring is how
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 12:18am 10.01.23 Aqua seal worked well for what you are using it for. You can get it with a primer as well. I have a
Universal 25xp. No start. jssailem at 11:54pm 09.30.23 . YOU must understand why and how it all works together not just copy somebody else's photo. :plu
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Kings Gambit at 10:39pm 09.30.23 Nice to have your own weather diviner. Yes, it was. Santa Cruz Island intersects three weather for
Universal 25xp. No start. Stu Jackson at 9:13pm 09.30.23 Finally got my starter and put it in however, my picture of wiring it is not clear. Does anyone hav
Frankenboat rgranger at 9:11pm 09.30.23
Universal 25xp. No start. jssailem at 8:48pm 09.30.23 The details you seek and more. https://www.samarins.com/glossary/starter.html It says car. The star

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