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Greece charter PKFK at 5:35am 11.19.14 Destinations 1/3327 Hi - we are considering a Greece bareboat charter likely in the Ionian area. Any experience with t
Catalina 30 below deck auto helm George Da Porge at 4:35am 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3564 Has anyone installed a below deck auto helm on a Catalina 30? We need to replace our Raymarine ST400
PVC gate valve doesn't seem to close eugenesdream24 at 9:47pm 11.18.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3402 In my head under the sink I have a Braham 1" PVC gate valve that is a waste drain out. I removed th
Broughton Archipelago Cruise Log Terry Cox at 8:28pm 11.18.14 Destinations 3/2321 June 23 was a gorgeous warm sunny day with a light breeze and a 2.5 foot minus tide forecast. I dep
AC unit install... stern bunk (4) mytime at 5:54pm 11.18.14 Catalina 30 6/3186 Stern bunk location of unit: I made my decision to locate unit under stern bunk based on pros and
Hunter 34, 1984 Rain Leaks hunter healer at 5:07pm 11.18.14 Big Boats 11/2560 Hi, My V berth has leaks coming in from the left front that soaks the bottom edge of the material on
Hatch Repair (9) Hooks at 2:06pm 11.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3247 My front hatch is in bad shape and is leaking so it needs repair. I took pics and sent it to a few
Plumbing question Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1797 I am not on the boat. I'm looking at installing a water filter in the galley fresh water. I think th
Soft spot yleegato at 1:34pm 11.18.14 S2 23/2946 It a soft spot in my ceiling any suggestions
ODAY 272 Spreader Bar MaritimeTees at 10:35am 11.18.14 Bigger Boats 0/951 I purchased a 272 1989 a few months back and really love it. Owned several boats in the Ericson line
a Macgregor goes to Honduras (4) MrBill_FLL at 9:58am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/924 another Macgregor in Central America... kinda surprised the mast was left up for shipping....
Rudder replacement Sailor_Jeff at 9:55am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/7135 About to replace the aging and rattling rudder on my Mac 22. So, I looked around and rudder craft s
Boring on Strider Roger Long at 8:05am 11.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 6/7511
Stanchion Base type Blitz at 7:00am 11.18.14 Seidelmann 1/3012 I'm looking to replace some of my Life line Stanchions this winter. I see similar ones on the Rigrit
Swing Keel question Mac 25 (1) Wakulla212 at 6:28am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3502 As I blunder my way through getting my "new" 1985 Macgregor 25 ready for my first voyage, I came acr
Painting Bronze Prop cymeyer at 5:47am 11.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1542 I should know the answer to this but I don't... Does it make sense to paint a bronze prop with VC
When to pump out??? sail_MN at 5:45am 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/4518 I have a (new to me) Hunter 28.5. My question is how does Hunter expect me to know when to pump out
DVD Ripping Software?? Maine Sail at 5:38am 11.18.14 Sails Call Lounge 46/17821 Heading off on a trip and I want to rip some of my daughters DVD's onto a hard drive so we can bring
16" Max Prop 3 blade Feathering Prop for my 2006 Hunter 31 the Dog House at 5:16am 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1853 I hauled my 2006 Hunter 31 for new bottom paint earlier this week and decided to change out the prop
swim platform 26s wingnut/boston at 4:57am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4987 has anyone put a small swim platform on a 26s or c. i know it will require a lot of reinforcement bu

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Weird electrical issue burns3c at 7:18pm 08.01.23 I like the idea of the auxiliary tank. So maybe I can get a 2 gallon day tank, figure out a spot for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 6:33pm 08.01.23 David , your description is very similar to what I am seeing on my boat. The unit is able to cool p
Weird electrical issue Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 08.01.23 I wonder if the 1-2 amps is an average, but the momentary load each time the coil starts drawing is
Weird electrical issue Michael Davis at 6:06pm 08.01.23
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 6:06pm 08.01.23 Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada.
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection patbratton at 6:01pm 08.01.23 If you are freaking out over this you need to relax. Perhaps there are drawings in the owner's manu
Lazy jack rigging question Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 08.01.23 Take a look at Sail Care's Sail Cradle. Sounds like what you want to do https://sailcare.com/sail-cr
Ran air into my water pump jviss at 5:33pm 08.01.23 This happens often on my boat. It happens on mine because the outlet side of the pump gets filled w
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 (2) kbgunn at 5:28pm 08.01.23 The manual for our boat specifies a dyneema core with a polyester cover. A polyester double braid wo
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice Bents at 5:21pm 08.01.23 Thank you for the replies everyone!! Upon further inspection I'm definitely going to replace the wh
Weird electrical issue jssailem at 5:08pm 08.01.23 Here is the website link I found the manual. Diesel-Heater-Manual.pdf
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! garymalmgren at 5:01pm 08.01.23 Googled as much as I could, but could not any information of how the rudder was lost. This post says
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 4:45pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 4:43pm 08.01.23 Thank you, John, this is just the info I needed. I dont have a manual and was having trouble trackin
Weird electrical issue Tally Ho at 4:31pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue (1) jssailem at 4:29pm 08.01.23 Welcome to SBO @burns3c . Congrats on the Catalina 36. Nice Boat. Your Dickerson Newport Diesel Hea
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! kappykaplan at 4:19pm 08.01.23 Nice find, jviss! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Selden - Furling Main GibbyGibstone at 4:17pm 08.01.23 @ice breaker and @Sailgunner ... thank you very uch for your replies. Depending on what we get, I'l
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:54pm 08.01.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 08.01.23 Ah, I see. It depends on how you define TWS. The definition I'm familiar with isn't the same as y

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