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Blade anyone? garysisson at 3:16pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1443 I had asked for a lead to obtain a folding prop for my OMC saildrive. Found one and put it on my bo
Water flow question capta at 2:48pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1965 Presently I am feeding the high pressure pump on my watermaker with a water puppy (1/2" ports), wit
Oceanis thruster battery charging (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3081 We've recently taken delivery of a new Oceanis 37, and we're just starting to make it our own and un
Launching DS II from a hoist talbotb at 9:55am 06.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/498 There is a coastal marina I am considering launching from, but I see on their web site that they onl
ProblemStepping mast-H216 or 22 day sailr Joetul at 8:40am 06.17.14 Day Sailers 7/1957 I just got a Hunter 22 daysailer and had a hell of a time stepping the mast. Still havent stepped i
Avoided Electrical Meltdown Marc14857 at 7:32am 06.17.14 Big Boats 9/1184 Just wanted to share this weekend's close call with shorepower AC connection. We were onboard tied u
Port Lazarette Lock SawyerCurt at 7:07am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 9/3066 I did a quick search on the Catalina forums but didn't see a post on this topic. While squeezing be
tohatsu outboard mmsailor at 6:56am 06.17.14 Smaller Boats 7/1008 Changing the oil in the lower unit of my tohatus/nissan 5 hp outboard and thought I remembered a fib
nice 310 for sale Alansails at 6:44am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 0/765 Just Noticed a nice looking 2001 310 for sale in Bristol RI http://catalina.sailboatowners.com/inde
exterior wood rotting SBARBU at 6:35am 06.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/626 Hello All, Just purchased 1983 O'day 22 - love it except for all the exterior wood is coming apar
FIXED,FOLDING or FEATHERING Alansails at 6:30am 06.17.14 Catalina 310 2/843 We have a fixed two bladed prop that came with the boat, has anyone changed to a two bladed folding
Where is refrig compressor on 393? Kensny at 6:30am 06.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/923 Hello Can anyone tell me where the refrigeration unit is located on the Beneteau 393 (2006) and how
Eno Stove Top Piratenorm at 6:17am 06.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1042 Ordered a new Eno 2 burner cook top and am wondering if anyone has pics showing a similar install on
Transducer paint question njlarry at 5:25am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2926 I have a stupid newbie question about bottom paint. if the transducer is inside the hull should an
PEARSON 36-2 NEED INFO from P36-2 owners brunocean at 5:19am 06.17.14 Pearson 8/5970 Hello, I bought this winter a Pearson 36-2 from 1985 (hull 33) and have been fixing her so far. I
Rebedding Fixed Windows on Hunter 380 planoron at 5:18am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6498 Hello All, First I want to thank everyone for all the info provided to us to get our boat in shap
Screen alternatives for opening ports? rachelmackenzie at 4:57am 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1827 We have a 1995 Hunter 336 and the port screens on the side of the boat don't work anymore--gaps at t
Dinghy engine lifts..narrowed down options? star302 at 3:55am 06.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1127 After searching thru forums and internet, it seems the most recommended dinghy engine lifts for our
Gate hardware Keith13315 at 3:40am 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 1/824 Hi does anyone know where to get the parts or a kit for stainless a steel tubing gate, not the lifel
Alternator overspeed Mark Maulden at 11:56pm 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2199 I installed a series 7 Balmar and everything works fine. Except I want to slow it down by about 1/2

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Need an old Navionics CF card twalker H260 at 7:24pm 08.09.23 You may not need a flash card from the maps - just an old version, small capacity one. This is ofte
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 7:05pm 08.09.23 I have the software. Sellers on ebay want $40 bucks or more for obsolete cards assuming that people
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.09.23 You should be able to acquire the last firmware update from Raymarine. Try to get a CF card that is
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 6:25pm 08.09.23 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizontal
Watches rgranger at 6:00pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" questio
Watches (1) jaysweet at 5:34pm 08.09.23 Here's my slightly (but hopefully not obnoxiously) different take on the whole "best watch" question
Rowing a 22 AaronD at 4:55pm 08.09.23 Rowing a Catalina 22 Does anyone have experience with adding a set of oars to a 22 ? What lenth ? W
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? chichiflys at 4:21pm 08.09.23 Had an insurance survey today (Condition and Valuation) - Surveyor will recommend I remove the chain
Merit 22 owners RussC at 3:48pm 08.09.23 Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 3:31pm 08.09.23 The DSC signal from the MOB1 is a VHF signal from a low powered device. As such it is limited by lin
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 08.09.23 I just read this in the MOB1 manual: DSC call from this device? I mean, I'm solo sailing, there
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) jviss at 3:07pm 08.09.23 I just read this in the MOB1 manual: s really won't see my AIS position and hear my DSC call from t
Halkey-Roberts V85000 Automatic Cap twalker H260 at 3:04pm 08.09.23
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp kloudie1 at 3:00pm 08.09.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Davidasailor26 at 2:56pm 08.09.23 Good thought on switching the wires. I have two guesses - the breaker is weak and the engine vibrat
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 2:50pm 08.09.23 Servicing my auto-inflating, vest/harness PFDs. I will install the MOB1 on one of them, and clip th
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 2:31pm 08.09.23
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:56pm 08.09.23 Email address is digger1time@gmail.com. You should be able to send the .pdf file as an attachment. T
VHF Handheld jviss at 1:52pm 08.09.23 Score! Someone just gave me an HX270S with a dead battery pack, plus the charging stand and wall ad
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 kloudie1 at 1:32pm 08.09.23 I have had problems with new raw water impellers for that engine that are minutely too narrow (diame

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