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electronics installation problem obsailor at 6:37pm 05.22.14 Catalina 30 17/3436 I recently bought ' had Raymarine wireless wind, speed ' depth instruments installed on my Catalina
Teak plywood Ted at 4:56pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1598 I am looking for a piece of teak plywood (veneered on two sides) exterior marine grade, 1/2" thick.
Kicker motor Sailinnsc at 4:22pm 05.22.14 Catalina 22 1/1004 I currently have the original kicker on LilBit.....a 1985 mercury 7.5 two stroke. Though this moto
We don't need no stinkin' compass! 25yearslater at 3:45pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2205 For those who continue to insist a compass is essential read this. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStor
This is a good read when you have time kito at 2:42pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1175 I came across this and found it a very enjoyable read. A guy with a dream of sailing his little Alba
How we do boats in Maine..... Maine Sail at 2:09pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2570
splash redhead78 at 1:56pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 1/695 I am ready, after a long winter of working on every system, and lots of upgrades I am ready for laun
Newport 28 Froopie33 at 1:34pm 05.22.14 Newport 0/1792 I am fairly new to the site and sailing. My question is: There is some standing water under a flo
How Slow Will You Go? YVRguy at 12:54pm 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 23/3111 I was on a sailing trip this week. I was anchored in a quiet little bay and made plans to cross the
Relative weights for different Catalina 22 model years shariwynd at 12:50pm 05.22.14 Catalina 22 8/4161 We recently purchased a 1987 Catalina 22. We were told that this boat won't race well due to the we
Too much rake Jared1048 at 12:14pm 05.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1577 To those that have a B ' R rig or have tuned one before. I have too much rake. I've tightened s
What is this? (photo) (2) doctorbill at 12:11pm 05.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/787 Can someone tell me what this little device tied near my gooseneck is?
PVC pipe and holding tank pumpout holdech at 11:41am 05.22.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/6710 Our holding tank and position does not allow space for a top mounted "dip tube". I have read that th
37c Dripless Driveshaft Seal - advice please kwaai at 11:34am 05.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/791 With my original shaft snapped next to the cutlass bearing i am having a new shaft manufactured at a
wood working question Pat at 11:29am 05.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/829 Please forgive my question.. what is the best way to remove a wood plug from a piece of wood....i.e.
Widgeon on mooring? dktpw at 11:00am 05.22.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1098 Greetings to all, I'm in the process of taking ownership of a Widgeon. I'm thinking of keeping h
More California Nonsense Proposed Rick D at 10:47am 05.22.14 Ask All Sailors 58/5090 See this article on possibly requiring dye tablets and seals for heads in California's Oceanside mar
replacing halyards mmsailor at 10:03am 05.22.14 Smaller Boats 11/1208 I am ordering main and jib halyards from the store here and wonder if anyone can give me some hints
1988 Beneteau 28 general questions joe-fran at 9:37am 05.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1041 Hi all Am looking at a 1988 Beneteau 285 for purchase. Overall, the boat is in good condition e
thru hull on bottom Dwight6825 at 9:03am 05.22.14 Day Sailers 1/687 on the bottom of my friends daysailer there is a thru hull . what is that for, can you tell me. Tha

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Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 6:54am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they m
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 6:52am 10.12.22 I firmly believe the 80s and early 90s "new design" is peak C22. What was different about the "new
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 6:49am 10.12.22 BoatZincs sells a corrosion reference electrode (A portable silver/silver-chloride electrode for per
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 6:43am 10.12.22 More like 15,000 but who's counting. :thumbup: Practical Boat did a review in 2000 that stated th
Advice on instruments Cederholm at 6:38am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at
Advice on instruments leo310 at 6:38am 10.12.22 Talk to you local dealers as they may have a package deal that fit your wallet. AS for your Cat 30 I
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:15am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they ma
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:13am 10.12.22 Wait for the inevitable panic situation when there is no time for the eenie meenie to choose throttl
Advice on instruments Parsons at 5:53am 10.12.22 David's advice is great, but I think he means "VHF" not "CB" in the bullet point below. He has many
Advice on instruments shemandr at 5:04am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:03am 10.12.22 Dave, I don't know for sure what anode material is on the boat. I suspect it is the original, pro
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. (1) SycloneDriver at 4:54am 10.12.22
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 4:52am 10.12.22 Do you know for certain that you do not have zinc anodes? In your research you have probably learned
Advice on instruments David in Sandusky at 3:40am 10.12.22 our approach is minimalist but has served us well for 23 years and over 7,000 nm: - Depth guage. - H
Advice on instruments Captain Larry-DH at 1:40am 10.12.22 If you want to integrate the autopilot With the chart plotter, buy both from the same brand. Yes I
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 1:27am 10.12.22 TS Karl continues to hold and rain. It may pass into the Pacific in few days and then strengthen.
Advice on instruments Ward H at 10:52pm 10.11.22 @Kings Gambit What eCharts were loaded on your Axiom? I chose the Axiom 7 with Navionics charts.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. Tally Ho at 8:58pm 10.11.22
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 8:51pm 10.11.22 I recently, in August, upgraded my Raymarine instruments/displays. New weather station at mast head,
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.11.22 If your '97 has the same deck colour as my '99 Hunter, the colour match is the same as white gel coa

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