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Catalina 30 Hull color HangonII at 4:56pm 10.10.13 Catalina 30 10/7902 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 8/1671 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 4/4745
Cetol Captn TJ at 2:51pm 10.10.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3022 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 0/962 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 0/802 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 4/4950 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 3/1301 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 2/1164 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 2/964 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 7/2096 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 11/2305 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 4/1186 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 9/2801 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 8/2470 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 9/4180 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 5/1105 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 0/879 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 7/1270 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 6/3160 Not my boat (yet). Present owner has had her for several years, in this same condition. Says there i

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Trailer Capacity Estimates? rgranger at 1:33pm 06.22.23
Furler q's Thaniel at 1:33pm 06.22.23 Could be a Hyde Sreamstay or a Stearns,both popular in the 70s,both replaced the stay. Learned som
Where to put AIS antenna? rgranger at 1:29pm 06.22.23 OK, I'm looking at the Raymarine AIS700 Transceiver that will both receive and transmit AIS data.
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Thaniel at 1:21pm 06.22.23 As such, I'm curious if there's a way to estimate a rough capacity for a trailer based on the sum
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 1:12pm 06.22.23 My AIS has a splitter with the VHF and a separate GPS antenna on the stern railing.
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 1:06pm 06.22.23 Is this AIS system integrated with the VHF radio? I installed one of these on my H26 the AIS migh
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 1:01pm 06.22.23 Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF and GPS and both receives and transmits AIS? The
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? lakesurfsailor at 12:59pm 06.22.23 like figure 20: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/08ed/f6781681ffc605aa6ffc462b290830f32c5f.pdf OK I
fuel gauge (1) JamesG161 at 12:55pm 06.22.23 Can you post a picture of this colour coded gauge ? n another Tank graph, I keep aboard, I mark t
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? kappykaplan at 12:53pm 06.22.23 It can be your worst enema. (I know, I know! I overuse that joke):poop: Yes, you do, but I grin ev
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? lakesurfsailor at 12:53pm 06.22.23 I think the image that accompanied the Wikipedia article was remarkable, seeing just how large and
Oceangate Titan kappykaplan at 12:52pm 06.22.23 Report all crew believed perished from catastrophic implosion/failure of pressure compartment on th
Topping Lift Philly2DC2LBI at 12:51pm 06.22.23 Ah - got it. Thanks. I take it Rudy sells it? (Who else, right?). Do you have loosen it at the boom
Where to put AIS antenna? jviss at 12:47pm 06.22.23 You can get an AIS splitter, which allows an AIS transponder and VHF to share the antenna at the top
Hunter 310 listed on this site. BigEasy at 12:43pm 06.22.23 . The only certainty is that it will always cost more than you think. With the lower slip f
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Hollyberry at 12:41pm 06.22.23 We once did a complete 'about face' after a ferry passed us close to weather... auto-tack and spun o
Oceanis headliner panel removal? Hollyberry at 12:40pm 06.22.23 Probably velcro at the back and 'snap buttons' inboard, by the look of it. A gently pry should relea
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 12:38pm 06.22.23 Report all crew believed perished from catastrophic implosion/failure of pressure compartment on the
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 12:38pm 06.22.23 I think the image that accompanied the Wikipedia article was remarkable, seeing just how large and h
Zodiac Inflatable taking water jviss at 12:34pm 06.22.23 I believe PVC and yes 10 years old with about 20 miles on it if that. It's a few factors. Sunligh

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