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winter sailboat cover for Cal 27 carolsohl at 11:45am 11.08.13 Cal 2/1780 I will be making a sailboat cover for our Cal 2-27. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and
S2 7.3 Wet Keel ? Mike Palmer at 11:25am 11.08.13 S2 5/3910 Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bild
Deep cycle or combination batteries for battery bank Loose Ends at 10:37am 11.08.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5356 What kind of batteries should I have in my battery bank on my Catalina 27? The PO had one deep cycle
for those with a saildrive, cleaning the barnicles jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1069 the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
1971 Coronado 35' Cc Yacht Specialties Steering windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 13/6043 Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me
07 Tohatsu 9.8 Mr Mac at 8:30am 11.08.13 Ask All Sailors 2/910 Does anyone have a soft copy of the service manual for the Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8EF? I need to replace
Finally an Owner (5) azguy at 5:25am 11.08.13 Catalina 22 10/1140 Well, after looking at over a dozen boats and really considered a C27 I decided on a more prudent C2
Canada 2013 paulj at 9:09pm 11.07.13 Catalina 310 13/2854 Took 40 days this year for the trip...... https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/CANADA2013?authuse
Raymarine ST50 Monty VM at 8:52pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1968 I need to replace or rebuild my masthead transducer unit for the ST50. I think the bearings are pack
Looked at what should have been a nice boat Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1635 Took a precursory look at what might have been a nice old boat. I'm kind of new to the boat world so
Mast For Catalina 30 Tall Rig bassmanss at 5:54pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 4/6995 I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd
Gear hammock and replacing pressure alchohol stove. BobnCamie at 5:01pm 11.07.13 S2 5/1556 Two questions, can anyone steer me in the right direction for smaller(5 ft. or less) gear hammocks.
Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting` (2) Savet at 4:18pm 11.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4155 Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting Ahoy gents! I recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 25 and
removing Hurth transmission the finman at 3:41pm 11.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1267 Hi all, I need to replace the transmission on my O'Day 34. How difficult/easy is to remove it (Hurt
Want buy used Boom and rudder and sails for Hunter model 170 WALTER SURF at 3:13pm 11.07.13 Parts Search 0/1244 Hi.I need buy for my Hunter sailboat model 170 Year 2000 a used boom a rudder and the sails. Pleas
Deck Sag at Mast Step Hale Meakipe at 2:30pm 11.07.13 Catalina 30 5/2509 Have a 85 Catalina 30 berthed in San Diego. While having rig work completed riggers noted that there
Zonder Zorg - Sequel to Sequitur (1) Sequitur at 12:43pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1322 For all those who followed our travels south from Vancouver to Cape Horn and up the east coasts, the
Sequitur to Cape Horn Presentation in Victoria Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/903 On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
Historic Star of India Sailing this weekend (2) CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13 Catalina 22 0/700 Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
salon hatch (2) joul at 7:02am 11.07.13 S2 2/1059 my latest modification

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Replacing lower sheaves on Catalina 30 with internal halyards Hayden Watson at 4:09am 07.08.23 Also try a powered impact drill. Try a little tightening first, then loosening. A little back an
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 docwells at 1:54am 07.08.23 We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 1:05am 07.08.23 With the compressor running and the battery fresh off the charger I was reading 12.6V at the breake
Best Chart Plotter Solution (2) Screen Saver at 10:11pm 07.07.23 Upgrade update: So it has taken some time to get to this point. The driver for this was not a desire
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question FastOlson at 9:28pm 07.07.23 In general, further north allows less UV to attack the gel coat. Freshwater is a lot better for all
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 9:20pm 07.07.23 With the compressor running and the battery fresh off the charger I was reading 12.6V at the breaker
Waste tank plumbing idea... MikeHoncho at 8:58pm 07.07.23 I used pvc to eliminate all flexible hose other than short sections to joint dis-like inner sizes an
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything DArcy at 8:17pm 07.07.23 I'm just spit balling, the only thing I can see that would make it a lot harder to loosen than tight
st 4000 and rudder position DaveJ at 7:49pm 07.07.23 That makes sense, in very light winds, with almost no movement. I was also thinking, it would be go
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion xavpil at 7:17pm 07.07.23 Assuming you mean jib halyard - why would you need an electric winch for furling jib which you wou
Accelerated Anode Burning SycloneDriver at 7:11pm 07.07.23 I purchased a test cell (probe) form boatzincs.com. I think it was $130. You also need a DVM. You
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Don S/V ILLusion at 7:10pm 07.07.23 is not having an electric job halyard winch a big deal? Assuming you mean jib halyard - why would
st 4000 and rudder position Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.07.23
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 twalker H260 at 6:59pm 07.07.23 Dave is the expert on this boat! He will help get you sorted!
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:45pm 07.07.23 Michigan has a great network of state/city/municipal harbors every 20-30 miles along the Lake Huron
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:43pm 07.07.23 i'm a paper nav man, old school. i would get the richardson cruising guide for lake erie, lake hur
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? xavpil at 6:40pm 07.07.23 We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake E
Wiring solar and ACR's dlochner at 6:34pm 07.07.23 The easy question first. The SI or Starter Interrupt breaks the connection between the house and st
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 6:14pm 07.07.23 I am replacing a non-working AC. I have completed the connection for the water into and overboard a
2008 H36 microwave replacement Ken Honeycutt at 6:13pm 07.07.23 our microwave gave up also, we are considering converting the space to storage instead. Take advant

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