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Fire Port (1) jsalley at 11:42am 06.02.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1493 When I had my USCG Vessel Safety Inspection this year, the inspector suggested I add additional fire
How to find a used genoa? FlbkRoxie at 10:24am 06.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2565 After sailing a few summers in San Diego Bay we have decided that our jib is just not cutting it. Th
Catching seaweed on my swing keel Wayne Spanier at 9:49am 06.02.13 Catalina 22 0/832 Out today on the Hudson River, and lots of seagrass floating around. Other boats seemed to pass thr
Keel wire rope bermuda1961 at 8:47am 06.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/787 what is the length of the wire rope from the keel attachment point to the cabin crank winch? Are the
Sails Needed Morgan Webber at 7:38am 06.02.13 C&C 1/1797 I just launched my (new to me) C'C 24 and decided that I need to up grade the sails now. No time to
some post some good pictures of them sailing today allen-deckard at 7:32am 06.02.13 Catalina 22 19/2114 Its raining and dreary the last two days and I'm stuck inside. Someone post some good pics of them
how to add a starter only battery Jimongee at 7:18am 06.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/833 Hello, I have a 2002 356. It currently has 2 12v batteries. I want to add 3rd 12v battery for engi
12v circuit destruction!!!!!!!! duality at 6:43am 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 38/9734 i got to my boat yesterday and to my surprise i lost almost all of my 12 volt equipment. Items lost:
Real Newbie.... Clutch installed backwards ? (1) Delawaredave at 5:20am 06.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1241 Newbie. Just bought Hunter 27. On port side are two clutches (marked jib and main) - when engage
Faucet water pump not pumping but running... (1) Delawaredave at 4:42am 06.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/802 Newbie. Hunter 27. Faucet water pump was working fine, now not. The pump is running, water
What RPM for Yanmar in continuous operation ? (1) Delawaredave at 4:35am 06.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/18004 Newbie. Hunter 27. Yanmar 1GM. What RPM do you run for "general cruising" ? Looking at my manu
Jib sail trouble pjclmft at 10:47pm 06.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2008 I bought a Catalina 27 and I'm excited to sail. But when I attached the sheet. To the foresail and p
Keel Bolt Leak TJM8187 at 8:37pm 06.01.13 Catalina 22 6/1705 Have an 1988 with a wing keel. I found today that one of the keel bolts has a small leak. Is this co
Boat launching jimmac99 at 7:28pm 06.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2116 When launching the 26M does one really need to remove the trailer lights? Thanks from one who is
Interior wood cleaning and maintenance luv2sail67 at 6:11pm 06.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1094 Hi - we have a 2010 Hunter 38, and find that the interior wood streaks and lacks lustre when wiped d
Movie with Go-pro alabamaranger at 5:17pm 06.01.13 Catalina 22 3/1009 Filmed with Go-Pro Hero 2 and edited with Sony Vegas. Not sure if I posted this before. Enjoy http
replacing yanmar ys8 with a gm20 Builder Bill at 4:24pm 06.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1424 Has anyone replaced there ysm8 with a gm20? I have a 1980 27 Watkins.
Music (1) agprice22 at 4:18pm 06.01.13 Catalina 22 2/979 Here is my solution for music on the boat. It's bluetooth, so I play the music through my iPod touch
tricks to stuck props????? bigsick at 2:20pm 06.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1921 Changing from a 2 blade Martec to a 3 blade Campbell Sailor. Can not get old prop off. Have tried
What does "Steaming" mean CARICKA at 1:50pm 06.01.13 Catalina 30 11/3770 I just purchased a used Catalina 30 (1984). One of the switches on the DC control panel is labeled

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:37pm 07.19.22 207463 An actual "hole in the wall" burger place on Isla Holbox. They were closed, so I don't know
Hard wiring an inverter jviss at 9:31pm 07.19.22 I think you would be looking at a 50A breaker, like the Blue Sea Systems 285-Series, and wiring it t
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:29pm 07.19.22 It is also the gearbox vent . Absolutely essential that it does not become plugged ! Right. it do
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 9:25pm 07.19.22 Robertson?
Hard wiring an inverter Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 07.19.22 How about finding a cigarette lighter rated at 500 watts and do a search on wire size for that draw
Hard wiring an inverter jviss at 9:24pm 07.19.22 How about finding a cigarette lighter rated at 500 watts Because there is no such thing. Cigarett
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Hayden Watson at 9:21pm 07.19.22 R404A I hate ice makers but we worked on many of them and just as many seem to have had pink slime.
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 07.19.22 I bought the unit I posted the link to for a freezer on my C30 and it uses R134a. It is correct tha
Dropping rudder 35s5 (2) Alfa at 9:19pm 07.19.22 Agree wth Mechone, wrong sequence. You have to remove weight of the ruder from lower bearing, quadra
Signet SL172 instrument jviss at 9:10pm 07.19.22 There's a nice, refurbished one on eBay right now for $130 or best offer, plus $15 shipping. How ca
Battery Wiring Diagram Stu Jackson at 8:57pm 07.19.22 I'm on a mooring all season and the only source of charge is when I motor or motor-sail for the day
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead sail sfbay at 8:48pm 07.19.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your nee sailboat!! One method to find the leak(s) is t
Halyard choice opinions... higgs at 8:42pm 07.19.22 It has been a few years since I did business with this site, but I was happy with the results: CAJU
Swim platform ram Ralph Johnstone at 8:40pm 07.19.22 Wow. Must be nice. Thanks. Maybe if you include a few pictures of the assembly and it's problem,
Hard wiring an inverter higgs at 8:35pm 07.19.22 How about finding a cigarette lighter rated at 500 watts and do a search on wire size for that draw
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves higgs at 8:28pm 07.19.22 When on the hard, close the valve and the lube it from underneath.
Sailors awning (1) higgs at 8:14pm 07.19.22 This is my awning. It zips into the dodger. The problem with it is I cannot use the mainsail when
Signet SL172 instrument Leeward Rail at 8:02pm 07.19.22 Southern Cross Marine in Pensacola "might" have my old display but not the transducer. There has t
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Leeward Rail at 7:55pm 07.19.22 R404A I hate ice makers but we worked on many of them and just as many seem to have had pink slime.
Signet SL172 instrument WayneH at 7:51pm 07.19.22 Southern Cross Marine in Pensacola "might" have my old display but not the transducer.

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