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reverse polarity lite rsarnott at 3:00pm 04.07.14 Catalina 310 7/1556 When I turn on the battery charger on the AC panel the reverse polarity lite comes on very dim. The
76 oday 25 just bought im green some questions pleas (4) Oliver at 2:37pm 04.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/4826 Interestingly I don't think I know my boats nickname type... anyway, why the boom has a 2 foot adjus
need to replace galley faucet (1) bugbitten at 2:22pm 04.07.14 S2 10/1973 I'd like to put in a new faucet and replace some of the connections for the faucet adjacent to the g
Genoa sheet angle vs. lifelines Bob30 at 2:11pm 04.07.14 Catalina 30 9/3391 This is the 1st time I have had a boat with inboard Genoa tracks. Unless the sail angle is very clos
S2 7.3 in chop StanFM at 1:49pm 04.07.14 S2 0/3296 Here we are slamming our way out to the starting line. It was blowing so hard that I didn't trust m
Mainsail Reefing Problem jbrudzinski at 1:42pm 04.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1464 Good day everyone. I have been racking my brain around the mainsail reefing for my H306. I've taken
Owner's manual for Hunter 29.5 billybee41 at 1:29pm 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3362 I have a new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 but did not get an owner's manual with the boat. I have download
will a capri 18 fit through an eight foot garage door? sailorsteve1 at 1:21pm 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/1151 will a 87 capri 18 fit through a 8 foot high garage door without removing the pulpit and lifelines (
Info re French and Spanish Marinas. LordByron at 12:52pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 5/909 Is there a go to website for guidance as to which marinas are suitable for either long or short term
Looking for owner who likes to dig in the electrical panel (1) Phil Herring at 12:17pm 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/794 If you have a panel that looks like the one pictured and aren't afraid to dig around in it, we'd li
Universal M25 Replacement Parts List dparilla at 12:13pm 04.07.14 Ask All Sailors 0/11650 So, over the last 10 years of owning my O'day 35 with a venerable Universal M25 Diesel, I have compi
Trailering woes (3) Kermit at 11:55am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 62/9215 We're having huge trouble loading our '99 H260 on the trailer. Must have been beginner's luck the fi
Looking for a 37.5 owner Phil Herring at 11:54am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/461 This is easy duty. We just need to confirm some dimensions that you can get to easily. If your b
In-Mast Furling 7sailing7 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Big Boats 23/4137 I'm new to In-Mast and got my sail jammed inside the Mast. It won't come out and I wasted an entire
Repowering with outboard - Thoughts on these? maine89 at 11:40am 04.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 25/4226 I currently have an ODay 27 with an inboard Vire 7 The boat was sitting at least 4 years without
any capri 18 near stlouis? sailorsteve1 at 11:29am 04.07.14 Smaller Boats 0/675 anyone have a capri 18 near st louis? is its not too far to drive i would like to look at one up clo
Replacing fixed port lights below water line nosocks at 11:21am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/789 One the the fixed port lights (that is below the water line when healed) on my 356 is leaking. It lo
Replacing the prop shaft tcbro at 10:55am 04.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1367 After unsuccessfully trying to get my prop off with a puller, I tried to re-tighten the nut and the
Poor hot water pressure Hal B at 10:50am 04.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1540 Howdy I have a 1995 Catalina MKIII and last summer, the hot water heater started only producing a d
Wilcox Crittenden Skipper Type? Scimitar at 10:43am 04.07.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/10015 I'm helping a friend with a couple of these sort them out. In looking into Skipper heads, I cannot f

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Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. (1) justsomeguy at 1:00pm 06.19.23 Can anyone tell me what hardware is needed to attach the roller furling drum to the stem fitting?
Shroud anchor point (1) mbaker267 at 12:56pm 06.19.23 Thanks, I thought that looked wrong. This boat does have the forward and aft shrouds. If you look at
Dockside water connection Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:40pm 06.19.23 They are not analogous. I posted this to another conversation about dock water connections: Fai
Help finding the right boat Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.19.23
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Hayden Watson at 12:22pm 06.19.23 Thank you Hayden, have you done this before? do you know how intensive it is? I have not done this
Do you trailer with the motor attached? danooxnard at 11:59am 06.19.23 I trailer with my motor attached to my C22. It is a 9.9 Tohatsu and weighs about 94 pounds. I am usi
Shroud anchor point Any Sea at 11:55am 06.19.23 The short answer is it's wrong. The upper shroud should anchor to the middle chain plate shown in y
Help finding the right boat Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 06.19.23 It seems like you are comparing extremes. A Pearson 39 is a very old design that was made intention
Dockside water connection George Braun at 11:13am 06.19.23 If you have a transom shower, just T it into the cold feed. Very simple Art - how would that then
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 11:10am 06.19.23 You can also rebuild the HBW 50 for about $500. Hurth HWB 10 Transmission Rebuild dissassembly par
Oberdorfer N202M-908 Pump leaking stevenhagberg at 10:56am 06.19.23 I have a Catalina 30, 2001 hull number 6444. When I bought the boat with 560 hours on the Univeral M
Rub Rail Adventure (2) Brinky63 at 10:30am 06.19.23 Hi All, I figured I'd keep the thread going! Attached are two photos from the stern which show the
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 06.19.23 Trailer Leaf Spring Hangers \| Trailer Suspension Hangers In truth, on the Clipper 26 I preferred t
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? LloydB at 10:14am 06.19.23 Do you have a diagram of how this supply system is supposed to work with the variable pump?
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 10:10am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You m
Rub Rail Adventure Brinky63 at 10:08am 06.19.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. I
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! JFDuBu at 10:06am 06.19.23 This is a bit of a bump and story about my over temp issue. After I install a complete new wiring ha
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:00am 06.19.23 That would have been nice on my Clipper 26 but the spring mounts were welded in place and would not
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 06.19.23 Anyone have a recommendation for a replacement model (that woudl be relatively easy to install ?
Help finding the right boat JoeWhite at 9:43am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You mi

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