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Navman 3100 G-Pilot kingsailor at 8:07am 02.24.14 Big Boats 0/659 I am looking for a display head for my Navman 1500 G-Pilot. Any suggestions?
Horizon 1500 windless kingsailor at 8:04am 02.24.14 Big Boats 0/510 I am looking for replacement pawls for my Horizon 1500 windless. Any suggestions?
How many pencil zincs on Catalina 30? MH at 6:26am 02.24.14 Catalina 30 4/1722 The maintenance records for the "new to me" 89 (M25xp) indicate that two pencil zincs were installed
Electrolysis experts - galv steel vs bronze Skipper at 6:15am 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1428 I have a deep keel sump, with now a diaphragm bilge pump remotely mounted. Long story of pump reconf
Deep Cycle Battery - What to choose? Bob4203 at 6:01am 02.24.14 Catalina 30 9/1693 As a follow up on my starter issue thread I thought I would inquire about marine batteries. I know
Another Trip Around the Sun Roger Long at 5:57am 02.24.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4214 We woke up to something new in the air. These delightful weeks of lazy mornings and minimal commitm
Dremel tool for gelcoat repair? Ken13559 at 5:40am 02.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 14/16914 From what I know from reading posts here, I would need a dremel tool to create a gorge on the gelcoa
Safety!!!!!!!!!!!.... woodster at 4:43am 02.24.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2146 .....Ok i see a lot of of good advice on here ...thanks to Phil and the gang..... it would be nice t
H42 passage - power outlet problem eianm at 9:15pm 02.23.14 Big Boats 9/1070 in my 1991 H 42 I have a strange problem that I hope someone may be able to help me with. The power
Dennis Conner thread jack preventer.... CCrane2299 at 7:24pm 02.23.14 Catalina 22 4/813 I wrote this post for the other thread but thought it might be better on its own as it has nothing (
GPS delima Pat at 7:18pm 02.23.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1910 Looking to replace my old Garmin 3 plus gps and wondering what model of handheld is good for an inla
Reinstalling teak back on the boat ArkadiyS at 7:15pm 02.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1363 I have just removed most of the external teak off of Cat 30 for restoration, and now ready to put it
Window replacement questions ArkadiyS at 7:09pm 02.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1326 I have just popped out a leaking window on Cat 30, any suggestions on the caulk / putty to use when
Shore Power Dead Inside budcurtis at 6:45pm 02.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4088 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 with two shore power receptacles. One is for the house power and the oth
Perkins 4.236 low RPM edwmama at 4:55pm 02.23.14 Ask All Sailors 0/733 Hello sailors I have the same problem with my 1968 perkins 4.236 85 bhp engine in my cal 46 sailb
Aftermarket Engine Starter Bob4203 at 2:02pm 02.23.14 Catalina 30 14/2300 Well after a cold spell I went up to my Catalina 30 today to check it out and when I tried to start
460 rudder jimali at 1:06pm 02.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2311 Hi I have a 2000 460 and am trying to drop the rudder (composite shaft) to inspect and clean the
Low Water Trailer Launching Ideas Needed JoyRide28 at 12:56pm 02.23.14 Ask All Sailors 32/5801 Hello All, Here in Southern Oregon we are due for very low lake levels this year. Once the lake wate
How do I make a mast raising system? Sailin Dog at 12:43pm 02.23.14 Trailer Sailors 38/22117 I just bought a 2000 model year Catalina 18 and want to add on a mast raising system as I single han
Control panel access to wiring MH at 11:26am 02.23.14 Catalina 30 3/896 I will be checking some wiring on the low oil pressure alarm in the cockpit control panel. How do I

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Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 03.31.23 I found a cotter ring that was ready to fall out during my annual mast inspection. Knowing how riggi
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:32am 03.31.23 I did more sanding yesterday. So far just to the last layer. It was windy, so it kept whatever wasn
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) fero at 4:49am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite a
Evaluating a South Coast 26 SailingLoto at 4:19am 03.31.23 As a previous southcoast owner, I had a 22. Build quality was lackluster. Check decks and cockpit
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 4:08am 03.31.23 It looks so good I thought you had it done in a spraybooth! Nope! Middle of my shop about a year
Is rigging tape evil? dLj at 3:56am 03.31.23 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture? I just replaced my
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 3:49am 03.31.23 ??????? ?? ????????????? ?? ??????? ??? BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????--??? ???????
Pedestal guard replacment Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 03.31.23 At $355 it might be worth a try. At least it comes with the software needed to configure it and no
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 12:20am 03.31.23 Thanks very much, guys. This gives me some confidence about the place to start. If there's no valve
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand jssailem at 9:48pm 03.30.23 On my Perkins, with the valve cover off, the crankshaft can be turned with a large wrench and big ba
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 nitrogenase at 8:09pm 03.30.23
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 7:38pm 03.30.23 Model number might help. Jim...
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 7:36pm 03.30.23 There is no compression release on that engine. First check the valve clearance. It would be strange
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 ggrizzard at 7:03pm 03.30.23 If there is corrosion or a loose wire or a blown fuse or a bad sending unit, an expensive one will
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Redwood707 at 6:48pm 03.30.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with cu
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:46pm 03.30.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pa
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Will Gilmore at 6:37pm 03.30.23 from one woodworking chicken Farmer to another Thankyou for sharing your knowledge. Ha ha ha. I'm
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 6:15pm 03.30.23 I have all the original manuals for my 40.5, but nothing in there re: refrigeration.
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? (4) vmaks at 5:44pm 03.30.23 As you can see this tank has a really tight fit and a unique fit in the allowable enclosed area. The
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 4:57pm 03.30.23 Thanks Will for laying out the implications of this issue. I figured a hit like this was likely to c

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