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Panel Re-wire. (2) Zaren at 10:30am 08.30.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1731 Heyo world. Cruised Mexico, Central and South America. Then decided to bust my way through the Pa
Need Advice on replacing Transducer..... PGIJon at 9:13am 08.30.13 Big Boats 6/1884 I am planning to replace the old Datamarine, S200DL with a new thru-hull transducer. Not sure if it
Replacement of foresail Found at Sea at 8:16am 08.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1198 Greetings all. I recently purchased a 1984 H34 which has a blown out self furling 110% foresail. P
Substitute for Lewmar winch grease? jviss at 7:45am 08.30.13 Ask All Sailors 26/20177 Does anyone know what this stuff is, and what the generic substitute is? Thanks, jv
Autohelm ST4000 disengagning smokey73 at 6:37am 08.30.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4285 1994 Hunter 40.5 Seems like recently my ST4000 clutch lever disengages on its own. It seems to ha
Recs for new hatch cover? rweiss at 6:08am 08.30.13 Smaller Boats 4/1180 The original hatch cover on my Hunter 18.5 is very thin and brittle. I would like to replace it and
Refrigeration Rick B at 11:52pm 08.29.13 Yamaha 0/2098 We added a Isotherm ASU 3700 holding plate refrigeration system to our Yamaha 33 this summer. I inc
wind dancer jlhylton at 6:11pm 08.29.13 Day Sailers 4/1366 I have a oday25 1977 I have not seen another one with the same mast as mine , it has lader steps bui
bilge water ddantonio at 5:19pm 08.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1198 how can I get the bilge water out of my sailboat. this boat belonged to my husband and I have no id
boom height fred1diver at 4:41pm 08.29.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/7055 hey everyone, I've just acquired an Olympic Dolphin 23 and I'm wondering what height should I instal
Forestay/backstay tension upslims at 3:18pm 08.29.13 Catalina 22 1/1272 Hi I am wondering what everyone has for slack in their forestay and backstays. I am able to snug
Require new/refurbished transmission Yanmar YSE8 CaptainCalimari at 3:02pm 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 13/10928
Epoxy repair on fuel tank BobM at 2:02pm 08.29.13 S2 4/1489 My fuel tank was identified as leaking during the survey six years ago. The PO pulled it, found pin
Squirrel Cove BC 2013 (1) paulj at 12:43pm 08.29.13 Catalina 310 3/1071 This is a real raft up......... paulj :troll:
Catalina Direct Window Shades Loose Ends at 11:45am 08.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3052 Has anyone out there purchased and installed the new window shades offered on the Catalina Direct we
Furling Mainsail Truths Revealed bob_pattison at 10:48am 08.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3048 O.k. Now that I have your attention; I wanted to share a story with the group about a visit to a 3 y
Small Tach options FourPoints at 10:42am 08.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1147 I want to add a tach / hour meter for next year, but I want one that is about 2" across, and all I'm
Wheel Pilot Does a Reset Mickey G. at 10:36am 08.29.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3364 I have a RayMarine Wheel Pilot ST4000+ that will do a "Crazy Ivan" (reset) while under battery power
Painful boarding ladder steps alallen1 at 10:16am 08.29.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2986 The one inch stainless tubing steps on our boarding ladder are painful to our bare feet. I saw rubbe
VOLVO PENTA MD2030D Loss of coolant Captain Haddock at 8:30am 08.29.13 Bavaria 5/8632 Hi everybody. The other nearly no wind day when cruising on my Bavaria 38C with a 2005 VOLVO PENTA M

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I thought I should post this warning. jssailem at 12:07pm 03.27.23 Wayne, You sound like your on top of this LiFePo install. I look for ward to hearing about your suc
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe jssailem at 11:58am 03.27.23 iPad Location Wi-Fi + Cellular models GPS/GNSS Cellular Examining the Apple Support site I found t
mast lights ggrizzard at 11:57am 03.27.23 Some aftermarket LED bulbs, especially those mounted near radio antennas or other electronics, can c
Water Tank Material kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.27.23 Thanks, Peggie... They look just like the fuel tank but hard to tell the difference between HD and L
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 03.27.23
Pedestal guard replacment FastOlson at 11:39am 03.27.23 Basics: Check the PDF for the model you are considering for the install instructions for your new pl
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 11:33am 03.27.23
Heart stopping drone footage Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 03.27.23 You'd think they would have better provisions for just such an occurrence. It can't be the first ti
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 03.27.23 Ahhhh! Now I see. I did look at Taco Marine for a trim application. The problem seems to be tha
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions BigEasy at 11:20am 03.27.23 George, Guess that my decision on more expensive cloth vs less expensive vinyl would be based on
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 11:17am 03.27.23 This iPadAir has GPS, doesn't need wifi for loaction. I have gone through each setting on the ipad a
Heart stopping drone footage rgranger at 10:58am 03.27.23 Team Malizia's Rosalin Kuiper suffers a head injury near Cape Horn - she is conscious, stable and re
Port light internal trim gaskets PK123 at 10:39am 03.27.23 I couldn't really tell if @PK123 is talking about a flexible gasket inside the trim ring or if he i
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 10:38am 03.27.23
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 03.27.23 If Calder describes it as going around the long arc, good enough for me. His explanation of WHY it
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions RitSim at 10:23am 03.27.23 If you do replace them, consider that bottom cushions are generally firmer than back cushions. Also
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 10:20am 03.27.23 Thanks Peggie.
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 10:17am 03.27.23 I couldn't really tell if @PK123 is talking about a flexible gasket inside the trim ring or if he is
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 03.27.23 A bunch of racket about nothing. "If you use silicone on gel coat you can't repair the gel coat bec
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 9:59am 03.27.23 I'd start by identifying the ports? What make? They may be a custom fit for the port manufacturer

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