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Thanksgiving Day off the coast of Long Beach (7) Odie132 at 7:05am 11.29.14 Catalina 22 3/1245 Just a few shots of how I spent the day...
need new sails bugbitten at 5:11am 11.29.14 S2 4/1247 My 9.2A's sails are, as far as I can tell, original and in pretty sad shape. I think it's time to bi
Yanmar engine Pompadi at 10:20pm 11.28.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/3617 Our 2006 yanmar has about 500 hours on it and it suddenly has reduced power, can't get more than abo
Difficult raising the main Mtn Marriah at 8:16pm 11.28.14 Big Boats 15/3210 I have a Hunter 40.5, raising the main, full battened sail, is real work and a slow process. Any sug
Mix 6v and 12v batteries????? PGIJon at 8:13pm 11.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2501 Is it a problem to use 4 6v flooded Golf cart batteries for the house and a single 12v flooded start
Replacing fuses with circuit breakers? John rolka at 7:28pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5165 My current project, I'm building an AC power panel, it has to fit in a narrow space and so nothing p
Replacing Hunter 31 windows (5) captaincarey at 6:22pm 11.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/5068 I finally got around to replacing my starboard window and rebedding my port window on my 2006 Hunter
Binoculars Mackaroni at 5:46pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 20/5136 So, I've been needing a set of binoculars for a while and don't know anything about them. I have a
Garrison Bay Terry Cox at 5:40pm 11.28.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1364 Visiting Roche Harbor using their transient moorage on "C" dock during the off season works great f
Justice sailaway78 at 3:11pm 11.28.14 Sails Call Lounge 28/8341 I think we need to go back in time, and to another part of the world. Lets mark these damn thieves
Removing Lexan from Fixed Window (1) jmce1587 at 2:36pm 11.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1476 Hi All - I have managed to remove the fixed window frame from my '84 H31 only to discover the Lexan
Forum access Mark Maulden at 2:28pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1327 Have a perplexing problem and apologize if it should be posted elsewhere. Several days ago, access t
Boom Brake Philip at 1:42pm 11.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2422 Hello all Oceanis 43 owners, I want to fit a Fleming GybOmatic Boom Brake and don't know how and
Quick Bow Thruster Breezydays at 1:23pm 11.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/7965 Hi, I want to fit a thruster and the dealer recommends "Quick" thrusters. Does anyone have any know
New Mac owner, now I need a motor azsailing at 12:10pm 11.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1788 I am the new owner of a 91 mac 26s (thanks to many on this listserve for advice that led me to this
Shore Pumpout minimum hose size//and vent KenCamp at 9:21am 11.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2589 I have a new fresh-water intake electric macerator toilet. I have chosen, rightly, or wrongly, to us
Throttle linkage Mackaroni at 9:03am 11.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1327 A matter that was brought up during my survey is that my engine should be able to develop 3400 rpm a
O'Day 23-1 Mainsheet block on aft stay sreidvt at 8:09am 11.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5727 Hello, My two O'Day 23s are under tarps and snow right now but on Weds. I was able to bring the r
Bow Thruster Breezydays at 11:20pm 11.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5699 I am in the process of buying a 423 and want a bow thruster fitted. The dealer is recommending "quic
woodwork kgindling at 4:42pm 11.27.14 Catalina 22 12/2848 Happy Thanksgiving everyone Boats put away for the winter. Snow skiing season is apon us. I'm plann

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Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 7:27am 10.04.23 What happens if you place a short across the starter switch contacts?
Cockpit Speaker Locations CrispyCringle at 7:17am 10.04.23 Portable BT speaker for the win. I dont cut holes unless absolutely required.
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Project_Mayhem at 7:16am 10.04.23 I partnered on a Catalina 22 for a summer. No issues with leaving the keel unlocked. The boat stayed
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 10.04.23 @Project_Mayhem raises a valid point about the keel being locked down. Should you hit something and
Cockpit Speaker Locations FDL S2 at 6:30am 10.04.23 I was given a nice pair of JL marine speakers. I was leaning towards some rail mounted enclosures b
Funny Friday!!! (2) Will Gilmore at 5:05am 10.04.23 Louisiana Humor - ORIGINAL BOUDREAU AN' THIBODEAU JOKES (1996) - Book 1 \| eBay
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 4:58am 10.04.23 220410 https://www.pinterest.com/joryken/irs-humor -Will
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 4:43am 10.04.23 :laugh: Sounds like a Boudreaux joke that got repurposed.....:p It might go a little different if
Trouble keeping the rain out! HeelBoy at 4:14am 10.04.23 water accumulation along the centerline beneath the head floor. After a moderate rain, about a gall
Traveler maker info sought kappykaplan at 4:02am 10.04.23 Who made them? Don't know, but that's a nice lookin' boat cat! :beer:
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition kappykaplan at 4:01am 10.04.23 The Harriers were in NC near Moorehead City. Likely out of MCAS Cherry Point.
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:40am 10.04.23 This is a known issue with Yanmar diesels. The root of the problem is voltage drop due to undersized
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 3:36am 10.04.23 I am wondering where the Navy jets were. There are a number of Naval Air Stations and Marine Corp
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:35pm 10.03.23 Did you get the Dakota DL+ 60 ah starting battery? I was it advertised for $599.
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 10:28pm 10.03.23 air accumulator screw Is that what that screw is? What is its purpose? I have pretty much the same
Trouble keeping the rain out! Seadoc at 10:09pm 10.03.23
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 10.03.23 I was given a nice pair of JL marine speakers. I was leaning towards some rail mounted enclosures bu
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 7:36pm 10.03.23 True. I am wondering where the Navy jets were. Good at least that the right-wing militia weren't s
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 10.03.23 Seems to have served the old wiring quite well so it should continue to do the job.
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 6:10pm 10.03.23 Yes captain. That does look like an improvement.

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