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H 23 water tank chrisandmolly at 12:07pm 05.20.14 Smaller Boats 11/1401 My boat didn't come with anything , tank, pump faucet. Was wondering if I could see some pics of wh
speedometer stopped working-ideas? Tom Calovini at 11:06am 05.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/774 speedometer working from paddlewheel sensor stopped working-paddlewheels are clear and working-any i
Tender mooring Christopher Williams at 10:32am 05.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2551 Anybody got any good suggestions how to best to leave a tender on a swinging mooring so it doesn't b
Swing Keel cable broke. Mettee at 10:08am 05.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1876 Hey All, The other day when I launched my 26s to put it in the Millerton Lake marina here in Califo
Replacing weatherboard. dkyvars at 8:54am 05.20.14 Catalina 22 8/1920 [FO We just ordered a new weatherboard for the hatch cover. Is is supposed to be mounted flush wi
Bombardier 4.8 rudder design, looking for other 4.8 owners bwrighteous at 7:15am 05.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/3928 Hello everyone, I have recently acquired a 1977 Bombardier sailboat. The only issue I am facing i
What are they??? hummingbirdbassist at 5:11am 05.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/846 Sorry I don't have pics, but this just hit me last night In my sleep!!!! Yanmar 2qm15 engine, it has
Stern rail motor mount. White or black? Chris Patterson at 4:49am 05.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2052 I'm right now about to buy a motor mount bracket, (or brace, or stay, depending on which thread we a
Flexible Solar Panel and Battery Management Crystal_RPAYC at 12:25am 05.20.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3457 Just installed a flexible solar panel and battery management system on my 309. Results are really g
Personal Limits VS Boat Limits (1) banjoey at 12:16am 05.20.14 Day Sailers 4/945 I am newer sailor and own an O'Day 22. I found this boat forsale for 800. In pretty good shape, mo
Docking my O'Day 22 (1) banjoey at 11:42pm 05.19.14 Day Sailers 19/3405 Ok I have to admit I really suck at docking. I don't mean amateur sucking...but really like profess
Water ballast bolt handle stuck kable at 9:44pm 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2526 I can't close the water ballast on my boat. After my spring cleaning I tried to close the ballast
Odd Keel Rust (2) etfink at 8:42pm 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1138 Greetings owners, I am the lucky owner of an 83 H34 that I have had out of the water since Novemb
Filling holes in transom (1) Cope at 7:37pm 05.19.14 Catalina 22 7/2806 My boat has an old factory motor mount on the transom. I would like to (will be) remove all this d
Stench from fresh water tank Lizapotranca at 7:31pm 05.19.14 Bigger Boats 16/2217 Hey y'all! I live aboard a 34' 82 O'Day. Lately, I've had a stench coming from the fresh water si
Miss Calculation kloudie1 at 7:11pm 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2374 Might be a good name for this one..: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/6-people-rescued-capsized-boat
I need a good boat transport company. braol at 6:48pm 05.19.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1285 I will be transporting my boat overland from Annapolis-area to Chicago. Any suggestions on a good sh
Water entering when engine is running salestosails at 6:17pm 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/781 I have some water entering when the engine is running. It is about 1/2 cup per minute but adds up w
PG Pump out Boat seadaddler at 6:15pm 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1960 I used the Punta Gorda Free :dance::dance:Pump Out for the first time today and what a great service
Need Help with a roller furling jib shopteacher at 6:15pm 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1282 I just got a 1984 Catalina 27 with a roller furling head sail. The problem is you apparently need s

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Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 06.30.23 The link provided by James is excellent, in particular this article there - Drop-In LiFePo4- Be an
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery JamesG161 at 2:18pm 06.30.23 Can I simply replace the lead acid with the lithium iron phosphate, or are there additional changes
H170 versus H18 experience Crazy Dave Condon at 2:13pm 06.30.23 Excellent write up. Do you know the dealer who sold the boats?
Tiller, Rudder, etc. Sunbird22358 at 2:03pm 06.30.23 You really need several coats of a good marine varnish to protect the wood, or one good coat of Epox
MORE. KIBs kappykaplan at 2:03pm 06.30.23 Why the double post, artboas?
st 4000 and rudder position kloudie1 at 1:51pm 06.30.23 I had problems with the control head recognizing the rudder reference and got this respnse from RayM
Gooseneck (2) Sunbird22358 at 1:47pm 06.30.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the g
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 1:17pm 06.30.23 Dave, I much prefer the "hi tech" tape method; however, I plan to view the animated knots link. Ho
In-mast furling JamesG161 at 1:10pm 06.30.23 Makes no sense to me! Think about wind in the main sail. When furling, with 8mm, the sail area is
Fresh water leak JamesG161 at 1:02pm 06.30.23 All I can see a puddle on the side of the galley. I'll do some more looking. If you leave the Gall
Water temperature sensor BigEasy at 1:01pm 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or p
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:59pm 06.30.23 https://www.animatedknots.com/turks-head-knot Another method is to adjust the steering cables so t
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 12:51pm 06.30.23 Have the same problem with my Raymarine Evo-100 / 4000+ wheel pilot. Only get the graphic display
In-mast furling BigEasy at 12:50pm 06.30.23 Should it be a 6 mm or 8 mm? Don't ask me why the inhaul line is 8mm & the outhaul is 10mm. M
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:45pm 06.30.23 When my auto pilot is on i have rudder position on the display, in standby mode it stops. is this
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 11:57am 06.30.23 Thanks for the Follow up- Building one of teak is my plan as well. As I put together measures and pl
Water temperature sensor jssailem at 11:16am 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or pa
VHF Antenna installation Richard19068 at 11:10am 06.30.23 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the c
Boatyard mishap Richard19068 at 10:59am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfec
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 10:49am 06.30.23 The factory said they threw out the molds and don't have any and can't make any replacements. Let m

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