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Short shaft okay? Cincy020 at 5:55pm 07.03.14 Catalina 22 1/741 All,I just purchased a 1985 Catalina 22. However, it didn't have an outboard. I found a short shaft
Best place to buy lines in Nj Loose Ends at 5:04pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 25/3197 I need to replace some lines on my Catalina. I would like to go to a local chandlery instead of West
Maiden Voyage! Boom Almost Touching Cockpit Seats (1) Snowbird One at 3:57pm 07.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/3671 Well, after so many long days of work on the boat I finally got it out on the water yesterday! Had a
Arthur's Path - Joys of Swing Keel Boats (6) rgranger at 2:40pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1049 Well guys.... my 2014 sailing epic adventure took a few knocks in the head.... We launched from Ori
Battery question (1) sfgary at 1:54pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1019 I just noticed some corrosion on 1 terminal of my Blue Seas group 31 AGM batteries. It is blue corro
cockpit cushions Oday 28' Dragon Fly at 1:34pm 07.03.14 Bigger Boats 3/1816 anyone know where we might pick up some used cockpit cushions for an Oday 28' ? new ones w
Installing a Garmin GPS lehigh375 at 1:21pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/915 I have a Raymarine e7 on my pod and have uninstalled it to send it back for the recall. I noticed t
Happy 4th of July from the port of Covington Ga. (1) woodster at 12:47pm 07.03.14 S2 2/957 ...hope all have a safe and fun fourth this week end http://s1330.photobucket.com/user/woodster30
Mast base plate dmahony at 12:46pm 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1050 The other day I managed to break the eyebolt that holds the block (the one controlling the outhaul f
Simrad WP30 autopilot - need motor cluce at 12:15pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1176 The motor for our WP30 autopilot is dead, looking for a new one. Anyone have a WP30 or Navico 300 t
Headsail 2010 Beneteau 37 ccadiz at 11:14am 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2592 I have a 2010 Beneteau 37 which is great for cruising but doesn't perform well on Friday races again
Alternator for Yanmar 40 kenvail at 10:25am 07.03.14 Big Boats 10/3355 I recently purchased a 2006 Hunter 38 which has the factory-installed 60 amp alternator on my 40-hor
Air conditioning jibes138 at 10:21am 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2550 My kid bought a portable air conditioner for his apartment. It is about 10K BTU's and is on wheels.
Most Desirable Year Model C22s? Sandcassle at 9:05am 07.03.14 Catalina 22 14/1598 I would be interested to know about the different generations of the C22...most desirable year model
isomat mast gate garethreeves at 6:49am 07.03.14 Big Boats 5/2466 The mast gate on my isomat spar is about 10 inches above the boom. Has anyone tried moving it so tha
Oday 19 Forward hatch latch XCIIGTWhipple at 6:17am 07.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1301 Anyone have a photo of the forward hatch latch on an O'day 19? I have to build mine and the latch a
MS RT nav app Skipper at 5:33am 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 I'm sure this is a worn out topic. But I can't find anything in search. Looking at Microsoft surface
Lewamar Screens Beneteau 321 at 4:42am 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/911 Two questions 1)Is there anyone around that still has the original gray plastic sereens for Lewmar
Squaw Island Lake Michigan DEB AND DION at 10:00pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 When Going To Squaw Island In Lake Michigan, Is There A Good Area To Set The Anchor And Go To The Li
Circuit breaker source ? PKFK at 9:40pm 07.02.14 Big Boats 13/1889 Hi - Last week I completed replacing my shore power charger with a 60 amp unit. The new charger s

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TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 08.17.23 I know we harp on it but ONLY a picture will help identify the switch.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 8:08pm 08.17.23 My plan is to mount the new battery midpoint in the mostly unoccupied space along with the charger,
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 08.17.23 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell, one end of the fuse connects to the BAT
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 7:20pm 08.17.23 OK just find the fault connection at the switch , those have a very little bridge that make the conn
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 7:13pm 08.17.23 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294172320300 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell,
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 quadrille38 at 7:04pm 08.17.23 Greenhouse gases. Your probably thinking of Pfas that is used in firefighting foams. Not typically
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 08.17.23 That CMP24 charge controller doesn't look like a very good unit. Check out the Victron line of MPPT
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 08.17.23 Do I correctly understand you'll be using the shaft bearing shown in your photo #2 : s building a
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mermike at 6:40pm 08.17.23 I enjoyed your tales of Luna's rescue. Hope this one works out for you.
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 DinghySailor at 6:36pm 08.17.23 I ran the vent for our dry toilet through the house roof and covered it with a small clamshell. T
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 6:33pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:13pm 08.17.23 The "porch" side... Sometimes I get a kick out of how the speech to text likes to quote me. Anyway I
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 6:10pm 08.17.23 Could certainly be annoying if it blows and you need to replace it to get the whole house system wo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:06pm 08.17.23 OUCH ! If the grinding has been taking place within the gland, you may have damaged the shaft surf
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mermike at 6:04pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 08.17.23 It really appears as if the shaft is having its problem within stuffing box. OUCH ! If the grind
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:18pm 08.17.23 Well if it comes down to that we'll just have to wait and see. A CV joint takes up less space than a
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Mechone at 5:04pm 08.17.23 Just buy the parts . What year is the boat ? It lasted this long. Zspar (France ) did supply many B
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Will Gilmore at 4:53pm 08.17.23 Brock pulled out a sock, then a second toe frock. It was red and gold in argyle Spandex. The heel po
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:10pm 08.17.23 I'll be following your adventure - Monday I'm looking at a 1986 30 that's been sitting in the water

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