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Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in! (3) dgreen1991 at 6:44pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 25/2736 I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had
reffing line DEB AND DION at 6:40pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1682 I want to install reef lines and run them back to the cockpit on a 30 ft sailboat. I 'm not sure wha
Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/710 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos
For those that like pressurized water (4) dgreen1991 at 5:55pm 03.16.14 Smaller Boats 0/933 A poster on this web site, whose name fails me at the moment, gave me a great idea. They saw my gard
Class B Transponder (1) hvbaker at 5:37pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/812 73116.vB class B transponder installed this weekend. Now when crossing shipping lanes at night near
Identifying bottom paint Captn TJ at 4:56pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3874 Purchased a used boat that was bottom painted. The dealer thought it was VC17. Does anyone know a wa
Question about fuel flow Brian D at 4:29pm 03.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/4967 During my trip yesterday, my outboard quit about 4 hours from my marina. I checked fuel flow and it
Winch Spare Parts malyea at 4:13pm 03.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/750 I had a broken stripper ring on one of my older Lewmar 40ST winches (so old that Lewmar no longer su
Ahoy,transport Captains Out There.. Dragon Fly at 3:08pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1209 Want Help Bringing A 28' Oday, 1984 From Maine To Florida.. This Season. Email Me: 88collinz
Ahoy transport Captains out there? Dragon Fly at 3:04pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/600 Anyone out there who might be interested in ferrying an Oday 28' 1984, from Mid-coast Maine to F
Island Nautical dodgers straydog at 2:21pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1176 Has anyone had any recent experience with Island Nautical dodgers, especially since it became part o
Catalina 27 keel stub repair,, (1) dive7mmwet at 1:32pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1622 a question maybe some one that has worked with glass repair may know and pass some wisdom, as I was
Outboard lifting davit for H36 Blisster at 1:19pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 8/2580 I would like to install a lift for the outboard motor used on the tender for our Hunter 36 sailboat.
Mainesail the GURU/Solar MC-4 Connectors CYQK at 11:15am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/806 Great article on the crimper ordered it THANKS!! Where is a good place to source the connectors?
Ordering New Roller Furling Jib Ready2Sail at 11:14am 03.16.14 Day Sailers 11/3031 I need to order a new roller furling jib (O'Day 23-1) and the local name brand sailmakers are quotin
Top Down furler with older sail? Pat T at 10:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1682 Just received my Selden bowsprit kit and GX furler. I want to use my older North Gennaker with this
Insurance rate increases Witzend at 10:54am 03.16.14 Catalina 310 11/1722 Travelers does not require a survey for boats under $100K in value. So last year because the boat wa
Looking For Hunter 35 Legend Mast, Please Help? sails4alivin at 9:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1174 Hello all, Iv recently obtained a 1988 hunter 35 that lost its spar and all standing rigging during
The New Balmar Smart Gauge Maine Sail at 9:55am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 35/14355 Hi All, I know many have been emailing me and asking me about this product. It took a while but I h
Crossing Georgia Straight Joidevivre at 9:47am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/9679 We keep our 1974 Catalina 27 in Vancouver, BC. Entering my second year with her (been sailing 16' fr

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Life's Most Infuriating Moments Davidasailor26 at 10:39am 05.06.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.06.23 You can do it. I know you can. . . I think? I am so pi$$ed off with the idea of spending $100.00
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 05.06.23 :biggrin:always here to provide helpful information. I've got your name on speed dial in case I r
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Hello Below at 10:11am 05.06.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 10:04am 05.06.23
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 05.06.23 Mostly this couple who have never come up on the dock until the other day Ducks must have a good
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. Those are truly words to warm the cockles of
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 05.06.23 There were NO LEAKS observed! Absolutely baffling. Just can't see how it corrected itself and we
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 9:08am 05.06.23 Oil can also come out of the dip stick if not inserted back in.
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger sailcapt340 at 9:06am 05.06.23
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 8:43am 05.06.23 The other big challenge to going with LFP is preventing the alternator from cooking itself in its ow
Bottom Chip Repair Jacktar at 8:36am 05.06.23 True sail it til it breaks, repair and sail it again.
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location Sailor Arny at 8:30am 05.06.23 I am going to go without the furler this season, just pull it down into a deck bag, tired of all the
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer mermike at 8:28am 05.06.23 The secret to no boom is some FLA that is connected into the charging circuit to give the current s
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger Stu Jackson at 8:07am 05.06.23 sc, glad to be able to try to help. You didn't say your charger was a "Flyback" model but I figured
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick Webb at 8:06am 05.06.23 Another potential source is the oil filter seal. I once had an oil filter seal stick to the engine
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges (4) Cap'nCook at 7:57am 05.06.23 215392 With some assistance we can get the gap to close a bit more, but still short of being able t
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 7:20am 05.06.23 Great replies from the community. It is so appreciated, especially from those of us in the north,
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 7:04am 05.06.23 If you buy a new one, $100, the clips are included. But I bought this, to strap down my Genset Muff
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 7:02am 05.06.23 Thanks Dave. I'm about to go out and raise once more so I can get pictures of the process and then w

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