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newbie jumping in feet first slopoke at 8:09am 06.09.14 Day Sailers 7/1176 Hi all, I just recently bought a beautiful little O'day 22 from 1976 that is in great shape for he
Best reversible prop? Sjvaun at 8:01am 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/4270 Looking for info on the best replacement reversible prop for my Oceanis 373. I'm pretty good at han
Big Winds in Vancouver (1) YVRguy at 7:38am 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2677 Gale force winds last night in YVR - Blowing directly into False Creek. This poor guy didn't fare s
Reef Points Long Story at 7:30am 06.09.14 Catalina 310 8/2512 Three part question here but all related. Anyone have the 2nd and or even third reef point in thei
Sink Pump ???? 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:32am 06.09.14 Catalina 310 9/1747 HI All: Summer is really struggling. I have a weird problem with my sink pump. When you turn on the
Radio Interference Piratenorm at 5:35am 06.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1744 Good morning. I installed solar panels in my Catalina 30 last season and have experienced severe int
outboard bracket Benutc at 4:27am 06.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/985 Want to cruise the Intracoastal, etc, for LONG trips. Worried that my Honda 50 will wear out. :cry
Wash Down Pump Installation Piratenorm at 4:12am 06.09.14 Catalina 30 4/1205 I have a Mk 1 30 Catalina and the usual small-ish anchor well. I have it pretty filled with deck-mou
H34 Fixed Ports Refurbishing (2) Dave19957 at 4:06am 06.09.14 Big Boats 2/1000 I recently re-did all four of MILKY WAY's fixed ports. A few years ago I had a local glass company
Crib Boards samiamtx at 3:31am 06.09.14 Catalina 22 1/1036 i want to put weather stripping on my crib boards but cant see any products on Catalina direct anybo
Grunert fridge replacement rtmccue at 2:50am 06.09.14 Big Boats 1/837 Has anyone replaced the Grunert refrigeration system ? I think I will stay with the same system
38 engine noise norbszczurek at 12:23am 06.09.14 Big Boats 5/1596 While under sail we are experiencing noise that almost sounds like the engine is still running. Upo
Toilet installation trapoc at 10:57pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 7/1208 Can someone direct me to someone who has info on installing a permanent toilet in my H26. Thanks Cha
Let's talk Furling Jibs Admiral at 8:49pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/941 I have a Cat 30 with regular headsails. I am wanting to go with a furling jib and need an education
Report: Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in BC Phil Herring at 8:39pm 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2023 This past weekend was the Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in Telegraph Harbour, Thetis Island, BC
New Owner questions Admiral at 8:22pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1186 I have just purchased a Cat 30 and have some questions. First is how and what products do you guys
Binding halyards and furling lines jonelli at 7:49pm 06.08.14 Catalina 30 16/4489 Hi All, I just bought my first "big" boat, the Catalina 30 mkII. Moved up from a Cal20! Everythin
Cabin lights mmhamer at 7:37pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 10/4629 I'm a new 23.5 owner and am wanting to change out my cabin lights to LED. Does anyone know how the
Widgeon Storage jbsboat at 7:36pm 06.08.14 Day Sailers 4/2411 Hello everyone! New guy to the forum here with some questions regarding my Widgeon. Its a great boat
Installing the Garmin (1) DAVA390 at 6:16pm 06.08.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1130 So, I got to the boat yesterday to figure out installation of my garmin 441. I sat inside, looked at

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 2:17pm 08.18.23 Glad to hear your boat is out of the ICU and is ready for rehab! A long journey for sure, but lig
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 2:11pm 08.18.23 One of the most annoying is that to change a faulty breaker one must unscrew the entire vertical ro
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.18.23 @caverun thank you for helping in that find for @tomoncapeced. Caverun can be trusted
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 1:58pm 08.18.23 :wow3::beer::beer::beer: Three cheers!
Fabric for boom tent? jviss at 1:30pm 08.18.23 You might try the canvas drop cloths one can get in Home Depot or Lowes. I did a search and there
Tide Clock rgranger at 1:16pm 08.18.23 NO, we have our own moon!:p Bien sur couyon... it be risin';)
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:12pm 08.18.23 I have several of these nets from Organized Obie in the cabin and the cockpit. Handy for just about
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) mermike at 1:07pm 08.18.23 Here's a simplified 2-batteries-in-parallel wiring diagram:
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Vinyl pockets screwed into the cockpit seat lowers for me. Not the subject of this photo but you can
Stowing Winch Handles kappykaplan at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Can you grab a handle with one hand? Absolutely!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 1:00pm 08.18.23 awesome
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 12:57pm 08.18.23 I have a pair of line bags/cockpit organizers affixed to the cabin top in the cockpit. I keep the
Stowing Winch Handles kappykaplan at 12:53pm 08.18.23 I am interested in what folks use for winch handle storage. I have a pair of line bags/cockpit org
Watches jviss at 12:47pm 08.18.23 218902 I have two Luninoxs and a Citzen Divemaster that sit in a box. The Garmin does everything. W
Oday 20 Restoration Kali-Nova at 12:40pm 08.18.23 Welcome . As was previously stated we love photos . I've always been amazed by how much differance
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 11:07am 08.18.23 Doing this splits the battery bank into 2 different banks, which is precisely what you do not want.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 11:00am 08.18.23 The folks who are on top of their game with marine electrical systems and LFP batteries are on FB i
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 10:59am 08.18.23 Same skipper, different forum: Fuses needed on each battery in a bank? - Cruisers & Sailing Forums
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 10:51am 08.18.23 Same skipper, different forum: Fuses needed on each battery in a bank? - Cruisers & Sailing Forums
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 10:48am 08.18.23 Just to nitpick - a parallel bank could also have each battery feeding single positive and negative

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