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Catalina 310 Oven c130king at 7:15am 10.25.13 Catalina 310 3/1935 Can anyone post a good close-up picture of the oven control knob and the temperatures markings on th
polishing dull stainless gettinthere at 5:43am 10.25.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2343 Our bow pulpit is looking rather dull. Would like to bring back a higher gloss. What are the best me
Time to replace sails JenniferKay at 5:03am 10.25.13 Columbia 8/7309 Hello, New to the site, have had the boat for 3 years now and working through everything and learn
Balmar alternator bugsboat at 4:21am 10.25.13 Big Boats 26/14144 Purchased a Balmar 100 amp alternator for our Hunter 37.5 after the Annapolis Boat show. Now, I talk
Lazarette Mods Apex at 4:06am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 1/1236 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
Lazarette Mods Apex at 3:56am 10.25.13 Bigger Boats 0/1121 One of my early projects is general organization of "stuff". The PO has a really nice crib board st
proper shroud dia. for mac 25 mick hodapp at 8:06pm 10.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1639 can anyone out there tell me the proper wire rope diameter for the shrouds on a mac 25 ? i know how
Rope Clutches arlouper at 7:21pm 10.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1532 This will seem remedial, I'm sure, but I don't know what rope clutches do. Do they do the same thing
Sail Care.... rpell46 at 4:22pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1661 Hi, It's getting to be that time here in the Northeast. It's getting a bit too cold for these old
How to Lower Cabin Table for Bed (4) Zoom767 at 3:22pm 10.24.13 Big Boats 14/6610 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and can't for the life of me figure out how to lower the cabin tabl
1985 O'Day 26' rudder specifications mountainchef at 2:26pm 10.24.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3381 Hi all, my rudder for my 1985 O'Day 26' snapped in half in the beginning of the season, just 1 week
Anything Wrong With Lightly Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 1:59pm 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 19/3785 Does sail cloth loose it's oomph with extreme age even if not used much? I am considering reducing
Tom tomreiff at 1:44pm 10.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1203 I am the owner of Catalina 22, 5460, built in 1975. I am in need of new cabin curtains, also the cur
Cored hull sealing syeldell at 12:54pm 10.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1010 How is the top of the cored hull of a 450 Passage sealed at the toe rail?
New batteries... looking for some advice. Jon Bastien at 11:21am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/2410 Hello all, I realize this topic has been covered in the forums at great length, but I'm kind of s
On the road planning..... Delezynski at 9:50am 10.24.13 Trailer Sailors 1/2239 Hi all, I don't post a lot here, but thought this was worth it! I ran across a web site that migh
Need some help with a 1985 H22 mainsailman at 9:48am 10.24.13 Smaller Boats 2/860 I just purchased this boat a few days ago. I noticed that the floor of the boat has two rectangul
dingy motor CootIam at 9:43am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 21/16289 does anyone use an electric trolling motor on their dingy rather than a gas outboard motor ?? you
New Purchase 1985 Hunter 22 mainsailman at 7:10am 10.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1729 New Purchase 1985 Hunter 22 Need help I just purchased a 22'r I noticed that the floor of the bo
Radio Issues Nodak7 at 6:43am 10.24.13 Big Boats 17/1863 We have an ICOM IC-402 with a Command Mic in the cockpit. Whenever the boat is plugged in or the mot

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There is lust in my heart Eddie C at 7:17pm 06.23.23
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) DayDreamer41 at 6:52pm 06.23.23 Would that be the Viking Octantis?
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 6:25pm 06.23.23 Isn't whisky shipped in barrels? https://img.freepik.com/premium-photo/dozens-whiskey-barrels-floati
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 DPW at 6:18pm 06.23.23 Ok: I took the advice, RTFM, and ran tests. First, it's not a Lewmar, it's a Quick "High Performance
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 5:55pm 06.23.23 217198
What amperage "Entertainment" breaker? MFD at 5:40pm 06.23.23 The breakers are intended to protect the wiring, not the devices. If you can determine the wire s
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) Unremarcable at 5:20pm 06.23.23 Unremarkable. I too replaced the swing keel lifting line on my 222. There is only the one block a
Engine vibration universal m3-20 (1) dlochner at 5:10pm 06.23.23 I'm from outta town. What is a "vented loop valve" ? The little valve at the top of a vented loo
Raw water system issues. dlochner at 5:07pm 06.23.23 So far you have focused on blockage, there is another suspect, an air leak that prevents the pump fr
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem Mechone at 5:00pm 06.23.23 Many work off a signal from alternator
Raw water system issues. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:00pm 06.23.23
Raw water system issues. JoeWhite at 4:38pm 06.23.23 I suppose you can use a pressure doc water hose and push water through each section and see where th
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 06.23.23 I secure all the hoses and clean up the vented loop valve and the water leaking stopped. I'm from
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Raw water system issues. ToddH at 4:12pm 06.23.23 Sorry that meant to say diver not diaper I apologize
Raw water system issues. ToddH at 4:11pm 06.23.23 Thank you for that input I did most of what you were mentioning already except for the exhaust elbow
Remove Stove Top? capta at 4:00pm 06.23.23 I learned many years ago that, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." I was changing the oil on my old K
Oceangate Titan Rick486 at 3:46pm 06.23.23 .........By the way I'm thinking that if the Navy knew precisely the time and size of the implosion
Raw water system issues. capta at 3:45pm 06.23.23 The first thing I'd do is take the hose off the seacock. Be sure to have the valve closed, as you ar

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