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Gaff rigged mainsail help Kestle at 6:55pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/721 I am sailing this weekend on a gaff rigged boat, and it has been years since I handled the main on o
Bought 2 of these solar panels Jared1048 at 5:48pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1164 The cost on these are half of what the Kyocera 140 watt panel is. Hopefully the quality is just as g
schooner39 schooner39 at 5:38pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/631 Can any one tell me where I can refill my CNG bottle in northern California; specifically, in the ea
Passage 42 holding tank reotime at 5:30pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 12/3040 Has anyone replaced their 35 gallon holding tank on a Passage 42. If so, what materials and could y
Before I drill holes in my boat, (1) Ward H at 4:58pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1658 is this a bad location for a single loop hand hold? We dock bow in and get on the boat via a sho
Chesapeake Sailors Wanted! Doc_holiday at 3:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1459 The Sippy cup is coming up for the night of aug 1 into the morning of the 2nd. It's a family friendl
Do I need a backing block? (2) judsonj at 3:37pm 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1314 Hey Folks, I have a V22 that is newish to me. I have been out a few times and love the boat. I al
Need new Bimini cover njlarry at 3:19pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1227 While sailing up the Delaware Bay the Bimini top cover decided to go for a swim. Now need a replacem
Question for main sail Newport Bob at 2:33pm 07.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1731 I have a Balmar 60 series and the mc-614 regulator installed. For the batteries have three separate
cutting life line mmsailor at 2:18pm 07.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/1285 Due to the length of our dock it is hard for my wife to get on and off of our boat . She either has
Cat22 owners near CDA Idaho Cat22novice at 1:20pm 07.16.14 Catalina 22 1/644 Hello everyone! I am in need of some help with my Cat 22. Is there anyone on here close to CDA Idah
New head sail for hunter 290 SteveH290 at 1:13pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/922 I'm looking into getting a new head sail for a hunter 290. It has the standard factory jib. I want
bilge water mortyd at 1:07pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 8/1296 i seem to have more water in my bilge this year than in past years, but it's been a very rainy year.
SparCraft vang fittings keep breaking! DallyCally2 at 12:49pm 07.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1290 The lower Vang fitting on a SparCraft system is to weak. I have broken two of them. They are a softe
Water Preservation Jeff10528 at 12:19pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/687 At one time I recall several products at marine stores intended for this purpose, but lately just on
Bow Thruster for Hunter 45cc Bill in VA at 12:11pm 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1088 I'm planning to retro-fit a bow thruster on my 2007 Hunter 45cc. I understand that Hunter offered t
M 25 XP runs too cold Hayden Watson at 12:02pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 6/1241
Priming raw water pump zrod at 11:39am 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1138 Hi. I have a hunter 340 1999 with yanmar engine. I am looking for a solution for my raw water pump
Throttle and Transmission Cable Replacement Shadownav at 11:39am 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/714 The transmission cable on my '83 Hunter 31 sheered inside the pedestal and needs to be replaced. I'
Lancer 30-5 original owners manual Turtleman at 11:08am 07.16.14 Lancer 9/4783 I recently bought a Lancer 30-5 1985, and, when going through the documents, found an original owne

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LED lighting. capta at 12:41pm 06.06.23 Ah @capta Age is just a number.... Your not old, you're Maturing.... Like fine wine. Getting better
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 capta at 12:36pm 06.06.23 I would imagine that the glow plug button activates a solenoid, so 50 A is rather overkill. However,
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Russ M at 12:33pm 06.06.23 I bought a 1990 27-2 last fall and had the same trouble - the 27-2 has very few resources online tha
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 11:57am 06.06.23 On our 85 the glow plug button was the same type as the starter button. So if you were able to sourc
Stainless Rub Strake Installation dlochner at 11:20am 06.06.23 No need for baking plates. I have a couple of those strakes on my toe rail to prevent chafe on the w
Jabsco volume per stroke kloudie1 at 11:19am 06.06.23 Just further reading: The geek in me popped out so I measured stuff. It turns out that for every st
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 11:18am 06.06.23 Adhesive and screws will work fine. A bit like this makes it easy to get the screw holes centered i
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:16am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 11:10am 06.06.23 A turkey baster will get the excess out.
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:02am 06.06.23 I had been looking around online for a better trailer for the boat I had (S2 7.0). Thinking maybe I
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 10:53am 06.06.23 Not sure if you are in the S2 Facebook group, but it is pretty active. I posted your question there
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 06.06.23
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 10:44am 06.06.23 You can call Tech support. When I did, they told me about a Factory Rest. That did the trick. Ne
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 10:29am 06.06.23 NYC harbor is much easier. :D you might be right.
Newbie Terry Cox at 10:25am 06.06.23 Seeking honest advice for a newbie with zero experience sailing. A couple of pointers. When we pur
Engine Control xavpil at 10:00am 06.06.23 interesting discovery while looking for the single lever. CatalinaDirect has the perfect replacement
Advice before I buy C30 Ward H at 9:59am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood i
Engine Control xavpil at 9:57am 06.06.23 Clunk you hear could be too fast idle. idle is not easy to find with this lever because if you go
Engine Control xavpil at 9:56am 06.06.23 You have to let the engine come to idle. it is not easy with the lever because if you pull it bac
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Calif. Ted at 9:48am 06.06.23 It always struck me as an incredible bargain for Navpod at less than $100, I got one for a chartplot

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