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1984 Hunter 27' portlight replacement cara at 1:26pm 11.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3164 Hi all -- we need to replace all 8 of our portlights, because the plexiglass (?) is starting to snap
What's behind this mast plate (1) n4hhm at 11:56am 11.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1468 1981 H 27. Small plate at base of mast. Looks like it might be associated with the pulleys in the m
Cal 2-25 Galley extension (3) AZimmerman at 11:36am 11.14.13 Cal 5/5523 Just wanted to share a little progress on my winter project to extend the galley on my 1979 Cal 2-25
135amp WindLess Breaker for Hunter430 Neal Edward Albrektsen at 10:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/953 Anyone know where I might find a Anchor WindLess 135amp breaker fuse. this is in frozen
OC50'07 refridgerator JR1 at 9:16am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/914 As a new owner of the boat and concerning the wriring question: We have 2 refridgerator on board.
More Vicarious Cruising Roger Long at 8:40am 11.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/9745 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4987614708591.1073741839.1846284215'type=1'l=488e24617d
OC50'07 wriring diagramm JR1 at 8:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1401 Hi to All we bought the boat used and I'm loking for a wiring diagramm to understand, how the elect
Salty Dog Rally Rudder Problems MsEmee at 6:24am 11.14.13 Big Boats 0/1734 For those that have not heard, the Salt Dog Rally had a bad go of it during their annual migration t
Vicarious Cruising Roger Long at 3:10am 11.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4411 For you cubical dwellers who are addicted to watching my SPOT, I suggest keeping an eye on Jimm at:
Ideas for Stern Rail seats on Center Cockpit S2 BistroMath at 8:45pm 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4536 Just got ourselves a 1983 S2 9.2C this summer and love it so far! Now it's time to dig into the c
Shroud Tension twodzusfittings at 5:52pm 11.13.13 Smaller Boats 11/2227 The other day I noticed that when heeling the shrouds on the side that the mast was heeling to, were
Cal 21 Keel problem JonBrush at 3:03pm 11.13.13 Cal 4/3579 Good evening. I am a new member, so by way of introduction I have a Cal 21 which is kept on She
Location of propane locker Found at Sea at 2:24pm 11.13.13 Big Boats 4/2303 I have a 1084 H34 and am exploring a safe and functional location to mount a propane locker. Due to
Sailboats in Cape Coral FL Head Sail at 2:21pm 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 27/8283 Greetings all! I am getting close to retirement and thinking of relocating (at least for the winter)
Asymmetrical Spinnaker trade??? (1) Michael Meyer at 2:18pm 11.13.13 Catalina 310 6/1693 Any light wind 310 sailors out there that have a 90-110% jib in storage...? I have an all white n
Accessory swirch Jethro411 at 2:04pm 11.13.13 Catalina 30 6/1451 Title should read Switch. Sorry I have had limited time on my 87 MKii Catalina 30. I noticed when I
Smoking electric fuel pump Brad1968 at 1:30pm 11.13.13 Catalina 30 6/1748 We managed to leave the ignition in the on position with the engine shut down while we were out sail
Sanding and Filling questions (2) DAVA390 at 1:24pm 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 17/6715 First project this winter is refinishing/repainting the tiller/rudder. (To be followed closely by in
Running Rigging Mr Mac at 10:37am 11.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1521 I'm not going to beat around the bush here, I know squat about rope! I plan to replace the running
BVI Bound dscribner at 9:29am 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 21/4621 My wife and I are heading to BVI in the spring. Any of you folks that have been there, please jump i

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Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:58am 05.05.23 Edit: Here's the links to the Sailing Anarchy thread and Catalina 27 Owners thread: https://forums
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:43am 05.05.23
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:31am 05.05.23 Bricks? Exactly ! Wth. Catalina contracted out their keels. I know that the C22 keel was cast iro
First Aid Training? MikeHoncho at 7:11am 05.05.23 As a paramedic for almost 30 years I agree that training is a must due to isolation and limited reso
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.05.23 I've had two failures on automobiles where the oil pressure switch failed and oil came out of the el
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 7:05am 05.05.23 Interesting useful discussion, just one somewhat unimportant point to make. nce its just a switch t
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 7:02am 05.05.23 Yes, excellent article, Dave, thanks. But I don't think the regulating relays will prevent the volt
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 6:58am 05.05.23 "It's important to use the right sealant in any application....." and then provide links to the dat
Old bilge: water in keel Siamese at 6:55am 05.05.23 Bricks?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 6:52am 05.05.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today!
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 6:43am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
What sealant to use? Dave at 6:43am 05.05.23 Good points are being raised. At the moment I'm thinking something along the lines of a generic st
What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 05.05.23 The fundamental question administrators should be asking is - why take the risk? Every forum i am

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