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Bomar hatch lens. KingAirDriver at 12:18pm 10.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/8491 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 16/1765 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 17/3191 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 3/1480 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 4/1869 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 15/2773 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 14/21148 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 14/6331 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 15/4690 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 6/1928 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 1/921 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 5/1673 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 3/2356 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 12/2787 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 3/1376 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1282 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2423 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard

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Sense Wire for OEM Alternator Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what? It excites the magnets in the stat
In mast furling main working much better now (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 06.12.23 It never ceases to amaze me, the crap that floats around out there on the docks. n as it was not
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:59am 06.12.23 Yes, I even found the crazy short molded curved hose behind the belt pulley at Advance Auto
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Hayden Watson at 11:57am 06.12.23 Your Universal engine is a marinated Kubota The M25 is a D850 The M25XP is a D950 Most of the engin
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator ggrizzard at 11:54am 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what?
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 11:45am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced...
Recommendations for a new head JRT at 11:31am 06.12.23 Remember not too many projects going at once, enjoy the boat too!
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:22am 06.12.23 Thanks for the prompt reply and welcome to the forum. This S2 is in fairly good working order and on
Transducer troubles dlochner at 11:19am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:05am 06.12.23 i have had mostly good luck ordering engine parts from Kumar Bros in N. I ordered a head complete w
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? JRT at 11:02am 06.12.23 Heating the hoses in boiling water helps get them more pliable, it is ok for a few, and a real pain
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 10:42am 06.12.23 Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and it does n
Need help: Mold in Toilet jssailem at 10:32am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced... o
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Steve_Catalina at 10:30am 06.12.23 check out the international site for your boat www.catalina310.org
Recommendations for a new head jssailem at 10:27am 06.12.23 Only practical thoughts.. Get one that pleases the wife and fits your butt... @Peggie Hall HeadMist
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M (2) SimiSAilor at 10:27am 06.12.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to r
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 10:26am 06.12.23 I must be a real outlier. If I saw a mass of mold sitting in the head, rather then try and flush i
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:22am 06.12.23 That sounds serious...I'm keeping you both in my prayers! --Peggie

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