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Are fixed VHF radios "old school"? jBlaze3000 at 1:51pm 09.26.14 Smaller Boats 21/2520 Was at my local marine parts store today looking for some coaxial cable to rewire the antennae on my
Freezer turning me Haagen Dazs into Milk sailorsattic at 1:02pm 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1238 My freezer on my Beneteau keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid"
Refloating the La Paz, boats..... Delezynski at 12:55pm 09.26.14 Destinations 2/3357 Friends of ours posted a short YouTube video of the efforts. See it at; http://youtu.be/1iebz7gSxOI
New purchase and new sailor jtuner119 at 11:50am 09.26.14 Catalina 30 170/25390 Hello to all sailboat owners. I'm new to this thread and new to sailing. I'm going to try and start
Marrying a wind transducer with another brand display.... woodster at 11:03am 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 2/921 ...can it be done ? i have a signet wind transducer for the top of the mast it checks out good o
Refirb interior, Catalina 25 mtsailor at 9:27am 09.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1245 Someone in the past put dark stain/ugly varnish on the interior wood of my '77 Catalina 25. Lots of
Keel Width smoothsailing at 8:29am 09.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1070 Did not get any answers in the HUNTER BIG BOATS FORUM so I re-posted here As I am preparing to
V25 Motor Mount Tsatzsue at 7:30am 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/990 Looking to the gurus for advise. I have a V25 with the stock motor mount. It is in perfect shape. In
Hot and Cold and Hot sailorsattic at 7:19am 09.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/869 My freezer keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid" off and then t
specs needed for trailer sknrzgirl at 2:34am 09.26.14 S2 2/756 Hello Everyone!! Hoping that there is an owner out there with a 7.3 meter 4' draft that either ha
Remedy for leaking Lewmar portholes robert dros at 11:51pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 11/9863 I am asking any boat owner who had similar problems with leaking Lewmar portholes, the rubber seals
8.5 knots today San Diego Bay noon 9/25/14 shortstop at 10:10pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 6/1089 We hit 8.5 knots today sailing in San Diego Bay at Cabrillo point. Sail Flow expected 14/15 mph win
A Better Mousetrap ? ? ? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2826 ................. just maybe. Jabsco Heads. I don't think I'm telling any tales out of school when
Anchor chain Yamaha 33 Rick B at 8:48pm 09.25.14 Yamaha 0/1388 Currently we use 33 feet of 5/16 HT shackled to 250 ft of ? double braid. It is time to get a windl
storing mast efr272 at 8:31pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/5053 My mast is of the boat for the winter, just bought the boat, storing on saw horses. I've seen masts
C&C Boat cradle doomington at 6:02pm 09.25.14 C&C 0/1934 I own a 1976 C'C 30. The cradle I owned was damaged sometime this summer and I need to build anothe
Want to crew in Jacksonville, FL. area dmiller at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 1/698 If any skippers are needing a good crew member in the Jacksonville/ Fernandina Beach area in the gre
32' vs 36'? jimm22n at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4274 All, If you had to do it over again would you buy a bigger 36' older boat or a smaller 32' newer
Glassing in an old thru hull hole. kito at 4:11pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/6454 I have done some searching on this topic and really haven't seen a definitive way to do this. I will
Misalignment of shaft in shaft tube (5) Guts1236 at 3:50pm 09.25.14 Catalina 30 1/1162 When I purchased my Catalina 30 the engine and transmission have been removed. The shaft had a drip

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Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump davidjpio at 4:48am 05.22.23
1964 islander 32 dLj at 4:46am 05.22.23
Swing Keel Rebuild Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.22.23 I worship you.
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 1:50am 05.22.23 Thank you, it looks like my issues are illustrated by the middle diagram. I'm not sure about the ful
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 10:06pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 10:05pm 05.21.23
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (1) Ken13559 at 9:07pm 05.21.23 This Yellow arrowed wire should be the "ignition wire". If the cylinder to right is the solenoid and
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.21.23 I didn't think any new quality boats still used interior holding tank sensors. If yours has an inte
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.21.23 In no particular order : Epoxy has little strength as a plug. I could also tap in a wooden dowel
1964 islander 32 Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 05.21.23 While a few questions about your boat (like the mast step) may be model specific My boat specific
It followed me home Leeward Rail at 7:58pm 05.21.23 At the moment it's very water logged That's totally normal. They usually take leaks everywhere unt
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jssailem at 7:57pm 05.21.23 There are several designs. Critical, in my mind is adequate insulation. You want the hot water to st
Installing a new Halyard Plate and Improved Mast Step pcharn01 at 7:50pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 7:47pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is s
1964 islander 32 David in Sandusky at 7:42pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is su
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (2) svAtargatis at 7:42pm 05.21.23 Oh i think i need R from the original harness ully one of the only 2 unused wires.... 215922
Swing Keel Rebuild pcharn01 at 7:41pm 05.21.23 Yea, many hours of work all hidden under the boat.
Engine Alinement Crusty Ol Salt at 7:39pm 05.21.23 Tis the one job I always hated and dreaded for the matter when I was in the Navy..... The alignment

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