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Electrical Problem (only on the hard) tmod30 at 4:00am 11.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1078 I am having a problem with my electric system, only while on the hard. The GFI on the outlet I am pl
Admiral Control Panel Problem Yellowjeepman at 9:12pm 11.22.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1386 I have an O'day 34 with a Universal 25XPA. My Admiral control panel gauges have stopped working. My
Sabre 30 Spinnaker Carlsdan at 7:55pm 11.22.14 Sabre Sailboats 7/6284 I am looking for Sabre owners experience and recommendations for light air down wind sailing . I
l�ger jeu dans le gouvernail hunter33 2004 michel06440 at 7:21pm 11.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1497
Parks Bay Terry Cox at 6:45pm 11.22.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1147 Over the years we have frequently used Parks Bay located on the west side of Shaw Island as a layove
VHF radio slowdog at 4:30pm 11.22.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1386 I am looking at a cobra MRHH500FLTBT radio who has one and do you like it ?
keel plugs mick hodapp at 1:42pm 11.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1650 hi folks, a quick question from a newby. will water come in thru the keel bolt hole when motoring wi
Mast repair (5) doc2b4fun at 11:39am 11.22.14 Smaller Boats 22/3742 hello all, i am looking for some advice as to how best repair my problem. I have a hunter 23.5
Any of you doing a Thankgiving sail? RECESS at 11:07am 11.22.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3341 About seven years ago I grew tired of dealing with my sister in law getting hammered every Thanksgiv
Myth or Fact: Porthole Gaskets and Mineral Spirits/Vaseline Brian D at 9:56am 11.22.14 Ask All Sailors 28/17585 OK all you old salts. You have a rubber gasket around your portholes. They look in good condition bu
rigging donelanc at 8:56am 11.22.14 Bigger Boats 2/885 I purchased a 272le 1988 and have been working on it to launch in spring. I took the sails to Doyle
Freshwater Boat Adschantz at 6:09am 11.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1064 I am looking at a nice looking 1984 Hunter 37C for sale that has spent it's entire existence on a fr
Thanks to all... SailFysh at 5:42am 11.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/760 Just a quick thank you to everyone who offered comments and advice when we purchased a 2003 Catalina
Holding tank replacement?? mytime at 7:29pm 11.21.14 Catalina 30 9/1723 We just purchased a 20 year old Catalina 30. Two issues regarding holding tank... 1) It seems to fi
H30 Rudder Rebuild (2) Famos_Amos at 6:10pm 11.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1554 Well, I started in on the list of winter projects today with what I hoped would be a small job dryin
40.7 cockpit floor yachtsman at 4:22pm 11.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1365 Does anyone know of a company that supplies grated (removable) teak floor for the 40.7 first.?
Reefing Methods; Pros and Cons (3) McIntoshUSA at 11:30am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 44/12570 We bought our boat in April 2014 and I have never reefed it yet. I have read how to reef the mainsai
2007 H-36 Cushions (2) seadaddler at 11:20am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/906 Hi has any one up graded the cushions on a 2007 H-36,either looking for good place to repair or rec
Great sailing video YVRguy at 9:06am 11.21.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1854 Just came across a great mini documentary video on the New York Times focusing on two guys on in a r
Adding a lifeline gate (1) thaeni at 8:13am 11.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/10496 I need to add a stanchion for the gate. My stanchion mounts directly to the toe rail (see attached)

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 09.18.23 I now have a 0.5A PWM and I run it at about 40% which cuts down the Ah used by the fridge and makes
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 massnspace at 8:14pm 09.18.23
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 09.18.23 I neglected to say "Welcome to the site in my previous post". I've got to admit, I can't get your p
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 7:39pm 09.18.23 I;ll have pictures of my arrangement after 29th (haulout) cage is there, as is 10mm halyard. No ja
Catalina Capri Forum? dlochner at 7:25pm 09.18.23 The forums on SBO are sliced and diced several ways. As you note they are divided by use and they ar
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:22pm 09.18.23 On a related note. With the 310, have others gone about and ran their reefing line(s) back to the co
Universal 25xp. No start. KCofKC at 7:03pm 09.18.23 The big red + wire from the battery to the starter solonoid. Take a jumper cable and hook it onto t
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 09.18.23 You were clear. I knew you meant cap it on the inside. Problem is that you then have to remember
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Capt Robbie at 6:30pm 09.18.23 are you moving thru the water and in gear trying to get up to higher rpm or tied to the dock? I had
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:01pm 09.18.23 The center space at the aft end of the v-berth is likely to have been the holding tank's location. I
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders HEINZIR at 6:01pm 09.18.23 Here it is, from Rig-Rite: Kenyon 7/8" OD Spreader Section $149. Ouch! I think the $149 price is
Marine head conversion to MSD972 in a 24ft yacht (5) John Cornellier at 4:52pm 09.18.23 These photos illustrate my setup, such as it is. The waste hose terminates in the opening in the flo
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:45pm 09.18.23 220047
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 3:27pm 09.18.23 Absolutely! I wasnt clear apparently. I meant capping the seacock from inside the boat, not from th
DC Panel Confusion BigEasy at 2:40pm 09.18.23 It's an electronic switching control board. No more discrete circuit breakers. You might be able

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