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is the top of the mast open to weather? fox islander at 11:13am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1159 I'm still chasing down some small leaks in an attempt to get a relatively dry bilge. I've never been
Where is the diesel fuel switch? Resilience1 at 10:09am 12.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/835 I just recently purchased a Beneteau 473. It is beautiful and in great shape. Can you please help me
Source for freshwater pump Westerbeke 10-2 cbourne200 at 6:51am 12.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 24/6109 Went out for a short sail yesterday, expecting winds to be < 10 mph. As we were motoring out the ch
Yanmar SB8 RUnning Canyonkeeper at 6:42am 12.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1511 So first time at a youtube video. http://youtu.be/F3zQlDw0tcA This is after she was sitting for
What are these blocks and fiddly bits for??? (3) Hogheaven at 6:15am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 8/1687 Hello, 1987 30 hull # 4993. I've owned here for about 4 weeks now. What are the following block
confirms your worst fears on the ICW...... Bob 04 H260 at 5:57am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1453 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article4247864.html
raising the main single handed walt at 5:35am 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 57/13913 I have an old Mac 26S that I usually single hand and do the main sail setup and reefing at the mast.
Need Advice on Painting Windlasses (2) caguy at 11:16pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/853 I picked up a. couple of windlasses and would like to paint them,. The case and warping drum are mad
Echo Bay, Sucia Island Terry Cox at 8:31pm 12.02.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4327 A year or so ago the admiral and our five year old granddaughter had been out for a week long cruise
First WEMA failure (1) Delezynski at 7:47pm 12.02.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4456 We installed our WEMA quantity system back in 02 or 03. We have one gauge for two water tanks, and o
Masthead sheaves replacement FlightRisk1 at 7:03pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 8/11809 Can I change the halyard sheaves with the mast in place? I don't need to Unstep the mast for at lea
Electrical panel - cut or no? Ritdog at 6:42pm 12.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1251 Am finished installing all the lights in my 25, and am now thinking about the main electrical sectio
Remote Control Outboard bigpapaporsche at 5:58pm 12.02.14 Smaller Boats 0/1037 I am in the process of planning the installation of a Remote Control Box (RCB) on our Catalina with
Depth display erratic (Raymarine ST60) davjonLegend at 4:41pm 12.02.14 Big Boats 23/7461 My Raymarine ST60+ depth display started flashing "LAST", indicating either a bad display or a bad t
Florida bareboat charter dscribner at 4:10pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1330 Thinking about a short charter in Florida this winter. Can't afford BVI again for a couple of years.
Hunter 356 mainsheet traveler Dave Groshong at 1:20pm 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1452 Calling for help please, can a h356 owner send me a picture of the arch mounted mainsheet traveler?
mast raising system knotatwork2 at 1:18pm 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1988 Hello, I purchased a 1987 Hunter 23 this year and would like to know if there are any simple to use
Some before and afters - 8.0a restore jlillie at 10:45am 12.02.14 S2 10/1663 I just created several albums in my profile showing before and after pictures of my restore and some
Raymarine EV-200 or Garmin GHP 12 Autopilot system? down_shift at 10:12am 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4105 Thinking I have narrowed the choice of autopilots to one of these two systems. For the correspondin
Replacing bimini canvas IH82BL8 at 9:42am 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/6051 I want to replace my bimini canvas. One source has a price of $1,249 for a complete bimini (with fr

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Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:40am 10.17.23 Thanks Dave
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 10.17.23 Yes and Bob can be trusted. You beat me to th punch. Shipping will be high either way For other
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:16am 10.17.23 At the Vendor_list_phone numbers at Marlow-Hunter, LLC \| I found Foss Foam @ 352-529-1104 - bobwal
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 5:10am 10.17.23 Thanks a lot
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 5:02am 10.17.23 Sure. Sailboatowners.com is owned by Al Fooks and they have a build list of parts for your sailboa
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage sailme88 at 4:25am 10.17.23 Charges tend to cook batteries....you want that tender... if the one you have is too small, upgrade
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger sailme88 at 4:24am 10.17.23 Join a boat club that offers a wide variety of boats to experience. View each outing as a test drive
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 3:35am 10.17.23 28 is a comfortable size, and the Catalina 28 has a lot of interior. I moved up from Catalina 25 t
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dLj at 12:23am 10.17.23 Given the fact you are looking for a house charging system, might have batteries that could need a s
is it advisable or feasable? Tally Ho at 12:07am 10.17.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 10:37pm 10.16.23 Well it looks like all the work I have done may have been for nothing. Turns out the previous owner
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:34pm 10.16.23 According to Epoch, the batteries should bulk charge at 14.6 volts and absorb at 14.2 volts. Would t
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 10.16.23 I'm not sure that generation is adjustable in any shape or fashion.... he would have to pick one o
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Zvika Mantel at 8:48pm 10.16.23 Hi Dave , Can you send me more information how we can do it ?
H49/50 battery replacement (1) marcham at 8:38pm 10.16.23 I'm not sure that generation is adjustable in any shape or fashion.... he would have to pick one of
Harken Mk 1 furler repair kloudie1 at 7:46pm 10.16.23 I bought a roll pin kit with instructions from Harken a few years ago; they are probably still avail
Mercury 4hp 4stroke running too rich at idle kloudie1 at 7:35pm 10.16.23 First, check that when the choke is pushed in, the choke plate in the carburetor is actually fully o
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Ward H at 7:07pm 10.16.23 I had an O'day 25 for 6 years. It was a fun boat with no systems except an outboard. This let me con
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SycloneDriver at 7:02pm 10.16.23 I've had 3 different, but similar, autopilots on 2 different boats. The power consumption seems to
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Tally Ho at 6:58pm 10.16.23 Good check list. I would add in to check the antifreeze (fresh water side) coolant level. Yes, a k

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