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Datamarine instruments poltergeist mpbeagle at 7:22pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/991 Spring commissioning on my Pearson 39. I fired up my engine, bent on my sails and turned on my inst
Ignition Key 1986 Cal 28 MK II ccollier carolina at 6:24pm 04.03.14 Cal 5/1624 I have looked at Lowes, Home Depot, called locksmiths and auto parts stores to get a key made. No on
Spring Line Lost Parent at 5:45pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 43/4898 I have a Catalina 30 and am going to play with a mid ship spring line and docking next trip to the b
Hunter 260 rudder question Sublime at 5:18pm 04.03.14 Smaller Boats 5/1099 I'm wondering if other Hunter 260 owners can tell me how much play there is in the rudder. For examp
Bridge clearance Admiral at 4:42pm 04.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3147 What are the bridge clearance heights for a Cat 30 standard rig and a tall rig? Need to know as the
Any ideas? Need a mast for Beneteau M38. Beneteau M38 Hydronaut at 2:14pm 04.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1120 Does anyone know where I may purchase a used Beneteau M38 mast? My broken mast is a Sparcraft NG Is
mast wiring connectors fiestaMojo at 2:12pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 34/15709 I have my mast down re-doing the lights, I'm looking for guidance on the best type of connector to u
Cool use of GPS and Google Earth (4) Jackdaw at 2:02pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1836 Here is a cool use of your GPS tracklog and Google earth. Google Earth can input GPS tracklogs (or K
Fuel and Filters Warren Milberg at 12:49pm 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1129 A lot of people will be soon starting up their engines for the first time this year after a long and
1988 Hunter 22, Boom Specs antchristy32 at 12:09pm 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/872 I have recently purchased a 1988 Hunter 22 and the Boom is missing and wouldnt you know it but I can
Telescoping Spinnaker Pole Gudenuph at 10:04am 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 20/5976 My Forespar telescoping control-line spinnaker pole needs a new control (extension/contraction) line
How to Remove Grey Enterprise Portlight spadaforaj at 9:45am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/971 Can anyone walk me through how to do this ? It's leaking, I can remove the mounting scrws of the rin
Broken Prong on Oil Pressure Switch DaveJ at 9:33am 04.03.14 Catalina 310 19/3219 At haulout in the fall, I didn't hear the buzzer when I turned the key to 'on'. After I was on the h
All is NOT lost! or Robert Redford should have seen this Kermit at 9:05am 04.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2127 We saw this for the first time last night. Gotta love it! http://www.marketmenot.com/geico-gecko-r
manuals trainmanjess at 7:48am 04.03.14 Morgan 1/1343 hello all I recently bought a very nice 1971 Morgan 35' sailboat... I got a great deal on it... i
Does Anyone Have A Rig Tuning Guide? robertsapp at 7:30am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2422 Specifically, I'm looking for a rig tuning guide for a B'R rig Z-spar furling mast. This is for a 19
ST50 instruments - blank faces redunculous at 5:37am 04.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1066 So a while back my instruments would occasionally not switch on - once the boat seemed to be warmed
Any B361 owners use 6V GC batteries? bshock at 5:26am 04.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1785 Hello All, I'm looking for any other B361 owners who might use 6V golf cart batteries in series fo
Dripless or Packing gland? ttac at 3:25am 04.03.14 Big Boats 11/2128 Hello. We are getting ready to haul out for bottom paint and some other maintains. We have a packing
The Garbage Thread Kestle at 9:12pm 04.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1237 Have a few tricks...let's get a few of you to contribute some more! OK, here are a few: 1) We put

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Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 10:03am 04.09.23 If the strut is in the bonding system, it is indeed connected to the shaft through the bonding syst
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 10:01am 04.09.23 The point is that the strut is not in direct electrical contact with the shaft and that the shaft a
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 9:59am 04.09.23 Not all struts are electrically isolated. Some are connected to the bonding system. The point is
Its funny Friday! smokey73 at 9:55am 04.09.23 A senior citizen drove his brand new Mercedes convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the
Zinc on strut? dlochner at 9:55am 04.09.23 Seriously? The shaft is isolated from the strut by the cutless bearing :facepalm: Not all struts
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 9:52am 04.09.23
Zinc on strut? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:49am 04.09.23 As the strut is electrically isolated from the shaft, anodes on the shaft do not protect it. If the
Install wash down pump? jssailem at 9:44am 04.09.23 Thoughts. Beyond the power concerns, you have the water sourcing internal plumbing running hoses a
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 9:38am 04.09.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat jssailem at 9:33am 04.09.23 There are many different products being used. Lancote is popular. I am using it in the same way Greg
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Rick Webb at 8:31am 04.09.23 I don't have a picture. I made a frame using dowels and vinyl tubing in the corners to attach them
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 8:16am 04.09.23 Does it matter what I name the ADM file? I don't think so. But I don't have this GPS5212. I have u
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Siamese at 8:09am 04.09.23 I'll let you know when I find the perfect solution, but in the meantime... Our Catalina 315 came wit
Alternator temperatures Hello Below at 7:53am 04.09.23
DC Air Conditioner thinwater at 7:01am 04.09.23 Just remember that DC does NOT lower the power requirements that much, just 10-20%. You would probab
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 6:52am 04.09.23 I have company arriving today, but I will have time to detail instructions tonight. Meanwhile, go
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 6:37am 04.09.23 I made our companionway cover based on Sailrite's design. I made it so it completely covers the co
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso

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