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Oscillating Multi Tool for Repair Work CloudDiver at 2:46pm 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 30/7005 For some of the small cuts I need to make in wood or fiberglass where a circular saw or recip saw wo
Volvo Ocean Race shemandr at 11:26am 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 48/5804 Is any one following this race? I've been checking in at the web site and finding it hard grasp h
Lock for steering wheel Oc 46 knutjh at 11:09am 11.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/931 Were can I find a lock for the steeringwheels for my oceanis 46 (2007) ?
keel holes boblin at 9:24am 11.20.14 Big Boats 1/1323 Hello,we are new owners of a Catalina 34 and looking forward to tapping the info shared here and som
chafe protection - which is better? Justin_NSA at 8:11am 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3245 While my mast is down I plan to replace my spreader tip boots. They aren't that old but they are dri
Any Info On MarinAire A/C Units? robertsapp at 7:21am 11.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1874 I'm curious whether anyone has any info on or experience with marine air conditioning systems sold u
Rubberizit to fix holding tank???? KenCamp at 6:39am 11.20.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4260 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had used a product called "Rubberizit" to seal a holding tank.
A mistake no one should repeat... (8) Sumner at 8:52pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3359 When we bought the Endeavour we made one fatal mistake that no one should duplicate. The prior owne
West Sound, Orcas Island Terry Cox at 8:10pm 11.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1751 John Lund, a boating buddy and I, were heading west through Pole Pass towards Stuart Island when a b
Shroud Spreader M25 Wakulla212 at 7:06pm 11.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1577 Next question. At the end of each shroud spreader is a black plastic insert that has a light duty
Interesting Boats For Impound Auction (3) Rick D at 6:41pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2172 The Long Beach, CA marina is having an auction of impounded boats this weekend. (For locals with int
Where can I buy stanchions for my O'day 25 Rudy21 at 6:41pm 11.19.14 Day Sailers 5/3280 I just bought a 1982 O'Day 25 and it does not have a pulpit or stanchions. Where can I buy used sta
Sail Slide Dimension captcoho at 5:37pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 0/782 I'm talking with different sail-lofts for a new mainsail. One sail-maker wants to place the sail sli
Picture of Rudder sensor for auto pilot mytime at 5:21pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 3/1167 I am getting ready to install a Raymarine wheelpilot on my 1994 Catalina 30. Does anyone have a pict
Yanmar parts on ebay Jalepeno at 5:12pm 11.19.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1410 Does anyone have any experience with an ebay company called "dbelectrical"?
Some potentially exciting news... (1) rgranger at 2:59pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2214 Hey All: Since it is cold out and can't work on the boat... I thought I'd engage in winter musings
Holiday Lighting drpaoletta at 2:37pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 4/3484 It's that time of year - any advice on inexpensive Christmas/Holiday lights for a Catalina-30 type s
The 800 Pound Gorilla ..... Maine Sail at 1:11pm 11.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 22/8046 The 800 Pound Gorilla of our industry (basically Marinco) just gained another few hundred pounds. :d
Cleaner Wax... which brand? Brian D at 1:01pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1489 So before I ask, which it appears I already did :) Yes I know that the proper way is to use compound
Black grim around the gas compartment on a Catalina 25 Knot A Clew at 12:32pm 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1015 The gas tank compartment in the cockpit of my Catalina 25 has a blackish type of grime around the co

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Fuel Tank Replacement jssailem at 12:30am 09.20.23 Poly is a viable answer. The tanks on my boat were installed 49 years ago. They appear still to be s
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jssailem at 12:25am 09.20.23 Consider the Whale pump to expel black water if you are keeping the holding tank. They have a better
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 12:19am 09.20.23 Having been an auto mechanic for many years I have found the poly tanks on modern vehicles to simply
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 12:10am 09.20.23 Well, you've probably uncovered the worst of it by now! I suspect that none of the wood flooring i
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 12:04am 09.20.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in t
2013+ MH-40 Discussion SeaDrive at 11:38pm 09.19.23 I have read that the wrong oil is recommended by Yanmar for the leg, the Quicksilver oil damages the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:59pm 09.19.23 Do you have a recommendation? I replaced my mechanical thermostat which can only sample the temper
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:35pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can m
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 9:30pm 09.19.23 Mike, seeing what you did with Luna I will anxiously follow this project.
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 8:58pm 09.19.23 It's a convenient way of returning a large(r) current back to the batteries. Ralph's right. Here'
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:36pm 09.19.23 Survey is done and the buyer is set to go ahead with the purchase of my boat, Trav'ler. I have had
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:24pm 09.19.23 I use them to run my preventer back to the cockpit. Handy little buggers. Lots of uses.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36pm 09.19.23 I don't think the "household" seat will fit the smaller bowl. But you shouldn't have to replace the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.19.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Rick C-137 at 6:55pm 09.19.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in th
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive Rocinante_C&C33 at 6:51pm 09.19.23 Interesting. How do you use your boat when you go or sailing. Is it day sailing? Do you cruise? Wha
Let's Talk About Power sesmith at 6:33pm 09.19.23 Concerning Victron, you really can't go wrong with the brand. I've used Victron solar controllers o
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 6:26pm 09.19.23
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:03pm 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23 current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?

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