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Oxy-clean on deck? caprice at 10:49am 05.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1722 As anyone used Oxy-clean to treat stubborn spots and stains on your nonskid?
European vs Japanese Yanmars... Doug/Karen at 10:28am 05.13.14 Big Boats 4/2430 We sail a 2003 H356 and I recently had the new owner or our marina boatyard replace the impeller in
Exturn Bow Thruster Installed on Hunter 40 (4) MATTHAJEC at 9:57am 05.13.14 Big Boats 5/3808 I wanted to share this with people who had an interest in installing an Exturn on their boat. I have
Bow Light Mount Help! jsmac at 9:54am 05.13.14 Big Boats 4/742 Hi, I need to replace my bow light, I intended to remove the bulb to replace it but it was encrus
What Is This? (1) GorillaToast at 9:12am 05.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1046 1981 Hunter 27 Cherubini Does anyone know what this tongue of raised fiberglass aft of the mast ste
Yesterday (2) allen-deckard at 8:47am 05.13.14 Catalina 22 3/1037 Got out into the Atlantic florida keys anyway found a Cuban refugee boat floating. Nice little pi
the best marine sanitation hose??? centerline at 7:55am 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 29/18825 I need to replace the 1.5" dump line from the head to the tank. It currently has the trident hose s
Trailer bearing preload? (1) Cope at 7:48am 05.13.14 Catalina 22 2/1028 I'M doing the bearings on my orignal 1973 single axle trailer and want to see how much preload you f
Mac 25 Stern Rail Tsatzsue at 7:30am 05.13.14 Parts Search 1/1727 I am looking for a stern rail for a 1977 V25. I assume the Mac 25 stern rails are the same since the
Catalina 380 Shroud Diameter Catalina380 at 7:04am 05.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1007 Hi Can anyone tell me what the wire diameter is for a 2002? I am thinking about buying a Loos Rig
Anyone use the old Schaefer furler? kito at 6:25am 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1790 My H30 came with a schaefer furler. The kind thats a non reefing type....all or nothing. I would lik
GPS Route Question lehigh375 at 6:19am 05.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1349 I am not at my new to me boat and have a Chartplotter question. I am not too computer davy so simpl
late model transom make up allen-deckard at 6:04am 05.13.14 Catalina 22 10/1288 Getting a new outboard. Putting a 9.9hp merc on the back (that's been hashed out and set in stone)
Need to remove Gear Case on 1989 XP25 chrisyse at 4:17am 05.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1629 Hi, I need to replace lower thermostat housing, which requires removal of the gear case (timing c
Draining the fuel tank Blue Pearl Captain at 3:09am 05.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 25/4897 I've read in the manual that draining the fuel tank is regular maintenance. Is this necessary if you
Pretty cool technology rfrye1 at 10:03pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1614 Most of us have been boating a long time. From the early days of handheld GPS to chartplotters to DS
Two cutlass bearings? (1) Dalliance at 8:52pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2093 Dalliance has always had what I take to be two cutlass bearings; one at the Y-strut and one in the s
Oday 272 Head kickntires at 7:15pm 05.12.14 Bigger Boats 6/3286 Hello all, I just purchased an 1986 Oday 272. The head was removed by a previous owner and I am pl
Bike on O'Day 25 sPk at 6:08pm 05.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1117 Anyone have any experience with folding bikes or storing a bike while sailing the O'Day 25? Will a
Water Pump bobcat30 at 5:31pm 05.12.14 Catalina 30 2/856 Last fall I drained all water systems and drained the pump. This Spring... Filled the two tanks.

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Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Johann at 11:53am 07.14.23
Low fresh water pressure jviss at 11:40am 07.14.23 I can see liking the Parker O-ring/Grab-ring fittings and nylon tubing as being good, even being gr
simple wind/weather app for iphone jon hansen at 11:28am 07.14.23 my radar , too
simple wind/weather app for iphone BarryL at 11:11am 07.14.23 Hi, I pay for PredictWind and use it every time I sail. I also use the free version of Saiflow. I h
Mast Electric Connector Rltgold at 11:09am 07.14.23 Gene, I am going post post the connector I have been currently using for the last year.
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks patbratton at 11:07am 07.14.23 Those look nice- only other option would be a single block with external cam cleat, like this Garha
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 11:07am 07.14.23
Need source for winch parts Ted at 11:04am 07.14.23 Try contacting Rushgears.com. They make all types of custom gears.
Electrical upgrades Rltgold at 11:01am 07.14.23 Nice job !
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 10:54am 07.14.23 Sorry for the tangent, I just love that stuff. :) I can see liking the Parker O-ring/Grab-ring fi
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) Rltgold at 10:52am 07.14.23 Stu, In your response to me it sounds like you personally talked to Warren Pandy about me .Is that
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 10:50am 07.14.23
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? 2 OLD PIRATES at 10:49am 07.14.23 The M25 is a D850 The M25XP is a D950 The M25 is a D850 The M25XP is a D950 The M25XP is a D??? H
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Windpilot at 10:45am 07.14.23 I tried welding a tank on my previous H34. Held about a year or two. Of course I did it as a tempora
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 10:44am 07.14.23 It comes with a brief manual and is pretty straight forward. The only real difficulty was getting t
I60 wind JamesG161 at 10:40am 07.14.23 The down side to instruments is they draw your eyes inside the boat and don't teach to you to use y
simple wind/weather app for iphone (1) JamesG161 at 10:17am 07.14.23 This was done this morning using Windy.com Helping @dLj to decide when to cross the North Atlantic.
DIY Electronics? jviss at 10:13am 07.14.23 I think you could probably do an addressable buzzer for <$25. ESP32 ($9), CAN board ($10), Buzzer
I60 wind Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 07.14.23 The I-60 is a good instrument and it can be networked. It's not going to make you a better sailor b
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 10:06am 07.14.23 I think you could probably do an addressable buzzer for <$25. ESP32 ($9), CAN board ($10), Buzzer (

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