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Chartering a Macgregor Subnate at 4:06pm 05.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1657 I'm really interested in the Magregors, but have never owned a boat. I would like to go out on one t
Java - Update (2) Jim Seamans at 3:42pm 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1528 Where to begin... Most of you know of my wonderful medical problem so that is where I'll leave it
23.5 rub rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 2:15pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/566 It has been some time but need a little help regarding attachment of the rubrail to the hull/deck jo
And in my Bilge today was ---- (1) Coyote at 1:37pm 05.07.14 Bigger Boats 8/1765 I was horrified this morning when I went to check my Bilge, and found this,,, seems a bit like a mil
battery's (1) Oliver at 12:48pm 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/971 Old battery sulfated a bit, green but only get about one quarter the charge, July 2012. My new batte
Suggestions DST8000 transducer placement in H34? (1) PGIJon at 12:34pm 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/1119 I've attached the specs for the DST8000 Transducer as a jpg. Is this a viable replacement for the o
23.5 Rudder mmsailor at 12:32pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 10/1978 I ordered new spacers for the rudder housing today from the chanderly here . It seems to me that the
23.5 crack repair mmsailor at 12:29pm 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/742 I talked to Dave C about using water tight to repair the crack in my transom . Is this product made
New CDI install (1) Tobydaisy at 12:26pm 05.07.14 Catalina 22 0/535 I just received my CDI furler from Cat Direct. It came with a new stay. When I was researching th
Sugar Scoop papabenn at 12:18pm 05.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1000 Can someone please enlighten me as to when (what year) Catalina added the sugar scoop with a walkthr
mast blocks trainmanjess at 12:14pm 05.07.14 Morgan 1/1535 hello all I got a problem... my '71 Morgan 35' has a mast that is keel stepped.... this is my 1st
Inverter grounding rschultz at 12:05pm 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1220 I have a 2004 B323. Installing an Inverter (brand omitted as purpose of this question is not to inv
TS-50S Repaired... Brian D at 11:47am 05.07.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4405 ...and is being shipped back to me. Should have it Monday or so. Cause? Leaky capacitors damaged tra
What's the right torque for thermostat housing bolts chrisyse at 10:34am 05.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/20148 Hi, Could anyone help? While replacing the thermostat, I broke one of the two bolts securing the t
CDI Roller Furler tgrass462 at 10:07am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 6/3267 We're planning on installing a CDI roller furler system on our 1999 H-260 this spring. Hunter Owner
How to thread line into boom EricFowler at 9:29am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2713 I have a Catalina Capri 16, which has a line that connects to the snap on the end of the topping lif
Companionway Safety grahamdb at 9:20am 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/2048 There is a potential safety issue, and a possible design / quality issue of a Hunter supplied item o
in the slip at last (1) kb3pgo at 9:20am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1146 After a terrible winter, my boat is now happily in her slip. Looks like I am the first sailboat to
Standing rig dimensions Flying Penguin at 9:05am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/677 I have a 1987 H23 in a slip and I am ready to tune the rigging. Not sure if the wire diameter is
Transmission question rfrye1 at 8:59am 05.07.14 Big Boats 2/710 I'm in Phoenix, my 1998 H376 is in San Diego. Can some one tell me what transmission make/model I ha

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Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 3:54am 07.25.23 though it may be with fuel cells as the source. I worry a lot about fuel cell technology. The hyd
Life Is Good (1) Gene Neill at 3:50am 07.25.23 Dry Tortugas, Christmas 2018
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? rgranger at 3:46am 07.25.23
Electric Sailboat Drives Jim Legere at 3:36am 07.25.23 Its all about usage case. The plugged-in weeknight racer who needs to get off the slip and out to th
Electric Sailboat Drives danstanford at 2:36am 07.25.23 We don't have moorings where I am and so I am in a slip where I plug my electric back in after a sai
Shooting some video in the harbor Traveler7 at 10:04pm 07.24.23 Nice work. I'll need to up my game apparently....
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rich Stidger at 9:54pm 07.24.23 BTW @Rick D , there is a software utility that can convert between different formats of way-points.
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rich Stidger at 9:31pm 07.24.23 Rick- Wouldn't comparing the manuals for the RL70 and the RC520 show the differences? I had a RL70
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. Rich Stidger at 9:17pm 07.24.23 I have used Butcher's brand of wax on wooden drawer slides. Worked great.
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? Johnb at 7:42pm 07.24.23 When I had my 23 foot Clipper Marine with an outboard the propeller coming out of the water in rough
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? dlochner at 7:32pm 07.24.23 The shaft length is determined by the boat and the motor mount so that the prop is sufficiently subm
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 07.24.23 For gravity drain to work, the entire tank must be above the boat's waterline...if not, it'll take o
Wrapping my boat question PaulK at 6:55pm 07.24.23 Neighbor on a mooring at the club had his boat vinyl-wrapped. Lasted about 3 seasons before tears, "
CHI-MAC today PaulK at 6:51pm 07.24.23 the largest thunder storms in the world are on the great plains of N. America We saw one coming an
Water pump on a 2002 Beneteau 331 trippinnik at 6:50pm 07.24.23 I bought a 331 last fall and found the bilge wasn't pumping out few weeks ago, found culprit to be t
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 6:44pm 07.24.23 I wonder if you had reduced the engine RPMs would the engine may have been happy with the reduced w
Here are some videos of my boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 'Yellowtail' Traveler7 at 6:38pm 07.24.23 Refinishing Teak Handrails on the deck NMngHtTuyB4 https://youtube.com/shorts/ceAoYvHNdJs?feature=s
Here are some videos of my boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 'Yellowtail' Traveler7 at 6:32pm 07.24.23 10.5 KW Thunderstruck Electric Motor Realignment https://youtube.com/shorts/cTp6jQQWIYc?feature=shar
New holding tank DinghySailor at 6:07pm 07.24.23 Yes, this is the design you want. Easy, simple, less expensive. Also, the vented loop in your draw
Posting Guidelines Traveler7 at 6:01pm 07.24.23 Thank you!

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