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Improving Security from burglars H386 Adamt24 at 7:32pm 11.04.14 Big Boats 11/2291 Help! recently had my boat burgled, padlock broken off and hatch slid back. Does anyone have any goo
Chemotherapy for wood rot jguyer at 6:02pm 11.04.14 S2 3/1714 A Firend of mine who has owned and maintained a 1930's vintage wooden sail boat for 40 years told me
winter messenger line type fiestaMojo at 5:04pm 11.04.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6984 going to use messenger lines on my halyards this year to try and minimize exposure through the winte
"Nipple" cover Clydo at 4:34pm 11.04.14 Catalina 310 1/999 Took eng panel (under wheel) apart to try to figure out why temp gauge went from normal down to zer
Hull canned inward turk397 at 11:24am 11.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/1879 Upon pulling my boat at the end of the season, we noticed about a 4 foot area underneath the galley
Ready for Adventure ... Questions Segfault at 9:55am 11.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/2592 Alright, there is a C27 for sale and I'm thinking about it. The truth is I know nothing about this
1987 C36 - Auto Pilot recommendations down_shift at 9:45am 11.04.14 Big Boats 17/6378 Please share your experiences and suggestions on what auto pilot systems are worth a look on a C36 M
web site rblevens at 8:19am 11.04.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1100 What is the name of the website that the gentleman rebuilt the H 37 C and has his own website?
Diesel smell woes rgj592015 at 6:25am 11.04.14 Catalina 30 6/3158 Hi everybody. I have a 1982 Catalina that I am refurbishing. One of the problems is a strong smell w
Winterizing a 1980s Hunter 22 BorkBorkBork at 6:22am 11.04.14 Smaller Boats 9/1257 Hi All, I picked up a 1984 Hunter 22 at the end of the summer. I currently have it inside, but it
Remote throttle/gear shift for outboard awerman at 4:24am 11.04.14 Smaller Boats 4/1876 It is very difficult for me to operate controls for my 1984 9.9 hp outboard while docking due to err
Advice on bilge pump placement (1) marke14 at 7:22pm 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1518 Hello all, I did some searching on the topic but I couldn't really find what I was wondering abou
37 cherubini frankies56 at 4:59pm 11.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/949 Hello all ,I need help with this, I have a 16,000 btu ac unit it bearly cools the boat in the summer
Hi tech dripless packing material gregorybross at 4:11pm 11.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1125 What do you guys think of the 'hi tech' dripless packing material that Catalina Direct sells? I'm g
Need shape and dimensions for Coronado 23 rudder judgeyoung at 2:54pm 11.03.14 Trailer Sailors 5/2732 Hey all, I recently adopted a '73 Coronado 23. The rudder had been stolen and I need to make a ne
Swing Keel Frame Plans rlrobian at 2:03pm 11.03.14 Catalina 22 13/7779 Folks, I have an 1988 22' swing keel. We, my brother and I, purchased this boat as a project a
Refurbishing 1971 Cal 27 - need rub rail jebt2921 at 1:43pm 11.03.14 Cal 6/2917 We are in the middle of refurbishing our 1971 Cal 27 pop top and are in need of a new rub rail. I've
Interesting Read Bad Obsession at 1:36pm 11.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1744 http://manysuchplaces.com/2014/11/02/mayday That was an interesting read. It was a pretty good des
Cal 25 refit Par Avion at 12:49pm 11.03.14 Cal 6/3054 After purchasing my first Cal 25 this year on a whim, I upgraded to hull 894, which is in wonderful
Raymarine Auto Helm ifundum at 12:44pm 11.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1164 Our Raymarine 4000 auto helm is not working. I believe its the head unit not sending electronic sign

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Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 9:43pm 09.01.23 Luna is running again, her new owners are really happy. Discovered a leaking injector seal so I task
Rope to anchor chain attachment thinwater at 9:14pm 09.01.23 I use a splice. Nothing to catch on my hand, smoother over the roller. No shackle to mouse. Having u
Winterization? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 09.01.23 I have a bypass on my water heater, so I dont fill mine with AF. I bypass the WH, open the drain va
ACU Location Tally Ho at 8:54pm 09.01.23 My compass is mounted in my bilge, above any nuisance water line. My ACU is mounted in my lazzarett
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. When I switch from stby to auto I get a low batte
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:14pm 09.01.23 Oh yeah - I agree with some other posters here that the backstay probably shouldn't be torqued down
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 8:12pm 09.01.23 Ok, this is dredging up an old post but I wanted to FINALLY come around and update it since it's bee
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 8:03pm 09.01.23 Well, I'm out here at anchor and happy to report that this is a TOTAL fix! :biggrin: It does need a
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:20pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val
ACU Location Don Crowther at 5:47pm 09.01.23 Ralph I'll have to double check the voltages. All the connects looked good but that doesn't mean the
DC panel led indicator stopped working BigEasy at 5:32pm 09.01.23 Thanks! I couldn't find the part on the Beneteau spare parts site but the Blue Sea one is available
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:23pm 09.01.23 Good Day We have a 1993 33.5 Has anyone here done this install? I'm wondering where you mounted t
ACU Location BigEasy at 5:15pm 09.01.23 I'm not about to get rid of my ST4000 as I've heard of several reports that seemed to feel the EV
Rope to anchor chain attachment jssailem at 5:13pm 09.01.23 I think that if you are just going to toss the anchor over the side and retrieve it by the hand over
ACU Location Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 09.01.23 my control head is shot. Which is the brains of the 4000. Yes, unfortunately when the control hea
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:04pm 09.01.23
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 4:34pm 09.01.23 The only argument I can offer to counter the theory of a water mineral buildup is that my joker val
Gulf Storm Potential kappykaplan at 4:29pm 09.01.23 I think others adjust them for maximum blinding. I like this conspiracy theory! :beer:
Gonna pull the boat... shemandr at 4:28pm 09.01.23 So how did the boats at the marina make out? I don't think I was ever sorry about moving my boat to
Car Accident smokey73 at 4:21pm 09.01.23 Is your car insured by you? You will most likely be working through your insurance company but the

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