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Catalina 30 Hull color HangonII at 4:56pm 10.10.13 Catalina 30 10/7664 I have a 1982 Catalina 30. I can't tell the exact color of the gel coat on the hull. It looks like
Keel bracket DAWGfish at 4:52pm 10.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1630 Please , does anyone know where I can get keel mounting bracket/hanger? I am mid cruise and mine des
Poor Jellyfish Roger Long at 3:43pm 10.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4702
Cetol Captn TJ at 2:51pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2951 Has anyone waxed Cetol to make it more UV resistant and last longer. FYI I've tried their clear coat
Bilge pump 1973 Oday 22 russlmiller at 2:28pm 10.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/947 I have the 22 Oday that has a small hole to access the bilge. How do I go about rigging a bilge pump
Anyone actively club racing a 216 or new 22-2? DennisY at 1:34pm 10.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/796 New to the forum and looking to find out how many owners actively race (beer can, Wednesday note, we
Vitrifrigo refrigerator frosts up excessively joyof10 at 1:19pm 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4788 I've got a 2005 Beneteau 343 with a Vitrifrigo C 130L refrigerator. It cools well, but is constantl
Replacing Sherwood water pump Clydo at 12:34pm 10.10.13 Catalina 310 3/1254 Am replacing Sherwood water pump in my 2003 C310. Any mystery? Just remove two bolts holding pump
Random hairline cracks douga7002 at 10:52am 10.10.13 Catalina 22 2/1143 I have a 1977 catalina 22 that has random hairline cracks in the deck. Too many to route and fill w
Overheat or Oil Pressure?? Uno Mast at 10:44am 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/948 I'll be quick. My Volvo Penta Diesel (approx. 18hp) in my 1988 First 285 was beeping a long tone wh
Where to find Hunter 240 table support bracket (1) Indianabob at 10:34am 10.10.13 Smaller Boats 7/2029 For some reason, my Hunter 240 came with the table support brackets installed in some non traditiona
not working gas gauge/hour meter Jeffrey P. Booth at 8:29am 10.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2239 I have a 2001 Beneteau 331 that gas gauge and hour meter have stop working. I would guess it was an
Hunter 240 in aus Justin at 7:23am 10.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/1158 Hi I was just wondering if anyone currently sails a hunter 240 in Australia? If so do they have a
Garmin Blue Chart G2 and G2 Vision (1) tricyclerob at 7:18am 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2677 Maybe it's me, but the Garmin site seems very confusing in the manner they present their information
Stress Cracks - Deck Edge - H376 (1) Donalex at 6:05am 10.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2420 The construction of the deck/hull joint on my H-376 is that the deck edge rises up in a 3" diameter
Lewmar Electric Winch conversion kit - on Legend 40.5 redunculous at 5:48am 10.10.13 Big Boats 9/4024 Has anyone upgraded their mainsail winch in the cockpit to an electric one? I'm wondering how muc
Reconditioning Perko raw water strainer IH82BL8 at 5:43am 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1080 I've bought the kit to restore the engine raw water strainer. It consists of three round cork gaske
Spreader Patches on Roller Furling Main Rick486 at 2:36am 10.10.13 Big Boats 0/856 Just a heads up for owners with roller furling main and spreader patches installed. The spreader pat
What's it worth? Cajun1900 at 6:54pm 10.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1250 I have been asked if I would like to make an offer on a very neglected mid to late 70's Oday30 that
crack in cockpit sole (1) Gene Neill at 4:33pm 10.09.13 Catalina 22 6/3089 Not my boat (yet). Present owner has had her for several years, in this same condition. Says there i

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Spinnaker patbratton at 7:29am 05.13.23 Pat; Never remove the jib halyard as it is used with the mast raising. You should have a dedicate
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dlochner at 7:06am 05.13.23 A rainy day at anchor can also chew through 2GB of data if you watch video. On my plan, streaming
Routing cables to nav station and beyond Windpilot at 7:04am 05.13.23 Where do the other lighting cables from the mast go. On my 410 there are 2 routes/conduits to go dow
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 7:02am 05.13.23 Thanks for the detailed instructions. We have gone a different route. Our plan is with ATT and it
Beneteau USA Davidasailor26 at 6:48am 05.13.23 See if Beneteau still maintains an office in Charleston SC. Plant in Marion SC was closed. Last I
Routing cables to nav station and beyond Terry Cox at 6:39am 05.13.23 I managed to get these cables from the mast to the ventilation port (guess that's what it is) just
Need help translating Hull Identification Number on Coronado 15 yawn101 at 6:37am 05.13.23 Thanks for the reply Crazy Dave! This number was found on the starboard rear below the rub rail. N
mast struts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:27am 05.13.23 @JimJackson The difference in those mast struts is the top. Is the top adjustable or not. Pictur
Beneteau USA Crazy Dave Condon at 6:20am 05.13.23 See if Beneteau still maintains an office in Charleston SC. Plant in Marion SC was closed.
O'Day 28'. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:17am 05.13.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was?
Need help translating Hull Identification Number on Coronado 15 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14am 05.13.23 You are correct that #2 is not a complete number. Coronado was part of Capri. Capri was taken over
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 6:02am 05.13.23 Pat; Never remove the jib halyard as it is used with the mast raising. You should have a dedicate
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:53am 05.13.23 Ralph Thanks for a great reply!! No blower example on this boat so am creating a new system You ide
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 05.13.23 First look at the Hunter 146 boat information. Go to boat information/Hunter Resources/146/downloa
C320 - Perkins M30 diesel parts dmax at 5:43am 05.13.23 You might want to ask here, there are plenty of early 320's out there: Catalina 320 International As
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:26am 05.13.23 I had a 3 HP Minn Kota motor (for sale) on mine, but a good wind on a small reservoir overpowered it
Advice for a Solo Sailor? sailme88 at 4:21am 05.13.23 I have been using a Milwaukee M28 right-angle drill with a winch bit to raise my mainsail. It mak
Hauturier equivalent in USA? dLj at 3:47am 05.13.23 When I first came back from Europe, I was talking with a New York City tug boat captain, and he told
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 jviss at 3:37am 05.13.23 Congrats and welcome. Google is your friend. Hit number 1 for "Hunter 146 manual" yielded this: 1
Hauturier equivalent in USA? xavpil at 3:22am 05.13.23 you will become legendary as an authority. :cool: not a bad thing Are you talking to me?!? :)

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