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No DC power BROGERS at 7:54am 06.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/819 We were attempting to replace the autopilot control module (ST 4000 Autohelm) on our 1994 Hunter 29.
Sliding galley lock-down? dawn_coyote at 6:06am 06.11.14 Catalina 22 2/1391 How do I keep the galley in place when heeled over on a starboard tack? Or is it just better to stow
Centerboard Stuck Up on ODay 20. sailinsally at 10:48pm 06.10.14 Day Sailers 4/2373 Does anyone have advice on getting the centerboard down on an ODay 20? She is in the water, no tra
Bavaria 30 Harer4911 at 10:25pm 06.10.14 Bavaria 0/3970 I am considering a 2007 Bavaria 30. She has the tandem keel. We sold our Catalina 320, took a few
Airmail 2000 windward54 at 8:41pm 06.10.14 SSB and Ham Operators 7/5755 Hey anyone out there good with Airmail 2000? I've been trying to help a friend solve a problem wi
Antifreeze in the water tank John_F at 8:10pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 23/8338 Does anyone have an easy way to flush the water tank of antifreeze? We have a 34 gallon waterta
you tube (1) trainmanjess at 7:50pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 hello all I have become a firm believer of you tube for information and learning videos.... I hav
Ladder JAYJR74 at 7:11pm 06.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1830 I own a 31 foot 1983 hunter. Apparently someone stole the rear ladder, and I don't want to buy a tr
Auto Helm Installation njlarry at 7:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/679 Hello all. Planning to install a new Raymarine EVO 100 auto helm and trying to plan for the best pl
26M Aluminum Trailer Wheel Studs ddetlor at 7:03pm 06.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/868 Crap! I have some bad wheel studs in my trailer. I got a flat and when removing the wheel the thr
Mystery in the bilge (pump) plodder at 5:35pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1340 I recently fitted a new automatic bilge pump to my Catalina 309; a Rule-Mate 1100. All went well for
Featured contributers. ? (1) Chris Patterson at 4:44pm 06.10.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/5751 Have been wondering; what now? I super 'hate' that Roger is not doing his threads any longer, and th
Vented Loop Bob S at 4:35pm 06.10.14 Catalina 30 1/903 Curious how often do you clean the valve on your vented loop. I ran my engine on the hard and notice
Zebra TV (3) Doug4bass at 4:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1856 I recently installed a 32" Lcd flat panel in my c385. Tv has a digital antenna at the masthead plus
test mmsailor at 3:05pm 06.10.14 Smaller Boats 3/587 testing to see if boat model changed from 23 to 23.5
37.5 running lights shaman at 2:14pm 06.10.14 Big Boats 3/948 I have a 1995 37.5 and every time I get caught in heavy breaking seas the forward running lights get
Suggestions on how to sea trial older boats? CPH at 1:26pm 06.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1021 So I've been lurking around on this site ever since I bought our 1978 Catalina 30 about 4 years ago.
Pulling Wire dph123 at 11:33am 06.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1126 I need help figuring out how to route some wire. I have had my 1998 Hunter 310 for about 8 months a
freezer gasket - help (2) Newport Bob at 10:43am 06.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/833 Need to replace the freezer lid gasket. Current gasket is 3/8 flat style. The Beneteau parts shows t
2017 Americ'a Cup in Chicago? kielboatsa at 10:17am 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1583 Chicago is one of 3 finalists for the 2017 America's Cup.:dance: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport

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Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 08.19.23 David, thank you. That was well written, succinct and answered the question without getting into t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:11pm 08.19.23 My thoughts exactly.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.23 219045 Interesting reading. So that's the max. axial load for your purchased bearing. As long as
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:04pm 08.19.23 This is from the manual for my gearbox. Hurth zf 5 HBW50 2.6 Connection of gearbox with propeller W
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 11:50am 08.19.23 Your in Tappahanok? unless there is more than one of those, you are near Annapolis.... sailing me
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 11:38am 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 11:35am 08.19.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 11:24am 08.19.23 The cover over the main sliding hatch is called a sea hood. On my 1984 Catalina 36 my recollection
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:15am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:47am 08.19.23 That may be called "skill checking".... dj Not much skill once out of the slip other than putting
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.19.23
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, If I'm not mistak
Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 10:26am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if
Gas tank gauge issue. Calif. Ted at 10:21am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of mi
Frigomar Air Conditioning Experience Johann at 9:24am 08.19.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 8:58am 08.19.23 Answered prayers brother
Zip ties as a drain snake (1) stephen_i_w at 8:40am 08.19.23 I feel I ought to update my post. It turns out that my shower sump re-clogged on my trip. I tried
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. kloudie1 at 8:38am 08.19.23 I see that they left the rocker arms and pushrods next to the gallley sink! Ya gotta wonder where th
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 08.19.23

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