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Instrument circuit breaker trips cclxxxz at 12:20pm 10.29.13 Pearson 1/1288 So after a few hours of operation my instrument circuit breaker trips, shutting off my chartplotter
Missing plug tmckeesc at 12:19pm 10.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1472 Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your help. I recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor S and
Bomar hatch lens. KingAirDriver at 12:18pm 10.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/8476 I have the 10 inch square Bomar hatches on the top of the deck, just about on either side of the mas
H26.5 Marine head Worldwalker88 at 11:23am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1763 Ok, at the risk of sounding stupid... :redface: I am winterizing my new (to me) H26.5. Trying to be
Haul it home or leave it at the marina? Ward H at 9:08am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3186 Last spring was my first season prepping, repairing and basically getting my O'day 25 ready for our
Running new cable down a mast Bill5155 at 8:36am 10.29.13 Big Boats 3/1479 Got a 34 Catalina, 1989 model. Need to put on a new wind instrument. Can a new cable be dropped down
Vhf Ch 83a Stretch at 7:23am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1867 I monitor 16 all the time and have noticed that since the Vancouver coast guard station closed, Vict
Jack lines for H34 YVRguy at 7:21am 10.29.13 Big Boats 15/2759 I recently posted a thread on single handing and one of the themes that came out of it was the need
Discuss... IH82BL8 at 6:57am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1293 http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hero-next-door/video/hero-next-door-hiker-saves-bullet-wounded-dog
kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/21128 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/935 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6319 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4686 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1927 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/920 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1671 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2355 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2777 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1375 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro

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Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:57am 06.09.23 Update:Yesterday I bought the Catalina 30 in question. Turns out she is a 1981, Hull number 2537.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (2) jssailem at 11:34am 06.09.23 Well that is the story of the 2023 RWR. It was an experience that would not have been possible with
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck (1) DerekV at 10:28am 06.09.23 Welcome aboard, Derek! It looks like that mixing elbow and exhaust header have been modified.. The
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Johann at 10:22am 06.09.23 I'm contemplating switching from the Magnum to the Multiplus 12/3000 as well and I'm currently eval
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck kloudie1 at 10:17am 06.09.23 Welcome aboard, Derek! It looks like that mixing elbow and exhaust header have been modified.. The e
Non Skid; Black Spots (2) william24424 at 9:59am 06.09.23 You could paint the non-skid, I used total boat non-skid paint on a diamond pattern, the pattern is
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck DerekV at 9:54am 06.09.23 This will be your cheaper option from HDI Marine. A genuine Yanmar part will run you about twice t
Making curtains Ward H at 9:53am 06.09.23 I also find the curtains nice to have when in ports and you just prefer to not have people watching
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion TarBall at 9:52am 06.09.23 Thank you for the pictures!! We'd already started to think similarly, that either the manual was fo
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck Ralph Johnstone at 9:48am 06.09.23 I get a replacement made out of stainless steel; This will be your cheaper option from HDI Marine
Advice before I buy C30 jssailem at 9:20am 06.09.23 Good for you @G4rs . PICTURES PICTURES... Always fun for us.
Advice before I buy C30 G4rs at 9:18am 06.09.23 Update:Yesterday I bought the Catalina 30 in question. Turns out she is a 1981, Hull number 2537. L
Making curtains dLj at 9:13am 06.09.23 I just finished putting up curtains in my boat. They are made so that they can be retracted from the
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? AndyL at 9:05am 06.09.23 Agreed, not fatal but it is annoying to hear it banging up and down in light winds. I guess I was
3D printing fun jviss at 9:04am 06.09.23 So let me understand, did you, or did you not, get a 3D printer for your son? It reminds me of whe
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 8:39am 06.09.23 Wow that's solid. If you have a 25 and the keel winch is just inside the companion way how do you mo
Making curtains rgranger at 8:21am 06.09.23 Now let's hope that Fish and Wildlife agent doesn't catch me stealing some from the beach..... ;) T
Newbie rgranger at 8:18am 06.09.23 and when you pull out of your slip forgetting to unplug the shore power there are more than enough
Making curtains (1) Ward H at 8:12am 06.09.23 My boat had some Recmar curtain tracks in place when I got it. I purchased what I needed from Defe
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! ...3TacksontheWater at 8:09am 06.09.23 Hi, that's odd, I have a 1987 and it doesn't look like that. here is a pic. Part of my problem is

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