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Keel winch cable TerryAnne at 6:54am 01.05.15 Sirius 21/22 5/2156 In doing some much needed repairs to "I'm Sirius", the keel winch cable needs to be replaced. Doe
big problem with kiwi grip gettinthere at 6:29am 01.05.15 Ask All Sailors 8/7340 I did a custom tint to several gallons of kiwi grip last summer at Ace hardware on the recommendatio
Can I connect diferent batteries? (1) McIntoshUSA at 6:18am 01.05.15 Ask All Sailors 2/764 I have a trolling motor (marine battery) for a dinghy that I was thinking of connecting to my boats
Florida Keys Passageway From East to West Coast ITMaster at 5:09am 01.05.15 Ask All Sailors 21/9572 Does anyone know of a cut through between the keys from the east to the west coast so we don't have
Things to watch for with a sail drive Juice6576 at 8:15pm 01.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/2266 Buying a new MH37 this spring. I want to stay off right. What things should I watch out for during
Intro Jgoshow at 7:24pm 01.04.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1669 Hello all. Just wanted to introduce myself and give alittle back ground. I'm 42 and just diagnosed w
Catalina 30 rub rail attachment George Da Porge at 6:18pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 4/3747 Have a 1990 Catalina 30. Will be replacing the rub rail vinyl in the spring. The old stuff was get
Oday 26 Sink Drain olypilot at 5:00pm 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3864 Hello, I am new to sailing and I am going through my boat getting it ready for the upcoming season.
Catalina 30 rudder design George Da Porge at 4:48pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 15/4564 I have a Catalina 30T. 1990. Went aground early in this past season and chewed up the bottom of th
Help finding Remote oil change fixture mytime at 3:55pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 19/4668 We are a new owner of a 1994 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25xpac. I noticed that the boat is equippe
Looking for Captiva 240 owners. WAGASA at 3:05pm 01.04.15 Trailer Sailors 5/3227 Questions about the swing keel system ...rigging tuning...raising and lowering mast....any positives
Solar Plan for a C310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:34pm 01.04.15 Catalina 310 0/1022 Hello all and Happy New Year! I posted a proposed solar plan for our boat on Maine Sail's portion
Thoughts on my Solar Plan (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:30pm 01.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5596 Hello Maine Sail and others, Happy New Year! 2015 is setup to be exciting for us as we plan to hea
New iPhone - App Advice rgranger at 2:17pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2382 Hey All I got my wife an iPhone 6 for the holidays.... so I'll be soon inheriting her older iPhone 5
Harmonic prop puller? Tally Ho at 2:13pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 27/7456 Saw this harmonic prop puller video.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXcmT_ftlSM I always thought hitti
PHRF data Jwhy at 1:35pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 1/1428 I'm filling out the form for the first time to get the PHRF rating for my 1985 Catalina 30, standard
Replacing winches on 23-2 (1) Ziradog at 12:17pm 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1278 I need to replace the sheet winches on my 23-2. The old winched are through-bolted to the deck, wit
185 Spinnaker? Cowichan at 12:09pm 01.04.15 Smaller Boats 0/961 As anyone tried a spinnaker on a 185 (centreboard)? I don't think Catalina makes one. I would get
raymarine ? redhead78 at 8:55am 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1283 Happy new year all.....I am lookin at a boat that in the stats it has a Raymarine R170C- color rada
Identify rusty bits under fore shower- zincs? (1) flipcorp at 8:54am 01.04.15 Bigger Boats 10/1576 Hi - new owner, very new to the experience.. Underneath the fore cabin "shower" hatch there are t

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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
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 4:48am 10.26.23 It was built in 1983 so your assessment is most likely spot on. Thank you for the link I didn't kno
Lantern Advice cymeyer at 4:14am 10.26.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement Jim Legere at 3:37am 10.26.23 What year is your C&C - 1980s I am assuming? Back then very few production boats with spade rudders
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 10.26.23 Is the boat keeping the water on the outside? If so it has possibilities. Possibilities yes, but
Lantern Advice dLj at 2:10am 10.26.23 Hi Dave. I'll go out on that proverbial limb by saying that all fuels, to some degree, pose a fire
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Mark Maulden at 12:13am 10.26.23 Take it to Northland Diesel. Just off Bakerview..
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 9:40pm 10.25.23 Based on what I just turned up on this page, if I'm reading it right, that sounds correct! But just
H310 Propane Tank Gerry17155 at 8:30pm 10.25.23 they are almost always 5lb tanks. We have a 2008 H36, had only a single tank when we purchased her
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Alan Gomes at 8:20pm 10.25.23 Agreed. The tech told me new pumps are no longer available, but cost over $2k when they were. Base
H310 Propane Tank Gerry17155 at 8:20pm 10.25.23 Have you measured the locker? I am currently not able to get to the boat and wanted to get dimensi
H310 Propane Tank George Braun at 8:20pm 10.25.23 they are almost always 5lb tanks. We have a 2008 H36, had only a single tank when we purchased her
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 8:06pm 10.25.23 Sounds insanely high. What does a new pump cost? Agreed. The tech told me new pumps are no longer

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