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Fuel Tank question Alansails at 5:39am 07.26.13 Catalina 310 17/3519 After our trip on our 310, which had been flat sailed on an inland lake-engine had only 130 hrs on a
Maxwell Winch replacement letsgo at 5:31am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5485 1984 h34. My Maxwell Winches need repair/replacement. I don't race the boat. The price per unit can
1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor letsgo at 5:15am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/695 l have a 1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor. Worked until this season. Fan runs but does not cool th
Matrix+ AIS GX2150 Ken13559 at 10:34pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3461 Anyone uses this Standard Horizon GX2150 vhf? Appreciate feedback on how good/bad the AIS perform? I
Introduction Tedd at 10:05pm 07.25.13 Sailing Motorcyclists 8/140822 I'm not sure I quite qualify for this forum, because I don't actually have a sailboat! But I am ser
Bottom paint ?? adamskeith at 9:14pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 11/1999 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 that I plan to sail in fresh water . There are so many bottom / ant
Connecting two chains for windlass use (2) Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/16623 In the past I have used a connecting link like in the first picture below. You peen over the four p
Broken rudder hold down cable. Roadking Larry at 7:34pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1509 After having a fine afternoon on the boat doing a little maintenance and adding a tiller tamer, ever
Large hatch and top hatch (1) Jtbarker at 7:32pm 07.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1485 Hi, I wanted to see if there is a company that makes plexiglass hatches for my 1982 Catalina 22. The
Blew a diesel hose higgs at 6:23pm 07.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/4801 Blew a fitting and it sprayed diesel all over my bilge. Not gallons, but enough to smell. What do
Speed and Sail Trim. geehaw at 5:58pm 07.25.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/10562 Last weekend I was out in about 20 knot winds. I weas sailing with a reefed main and a genoa. Heel w
Powering A/C at anchor GeorgiaBII at 5:19pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/4017 I've got a 5000 btu window A/C unit installed in my cabin into the lazerette. I'm thinking a 800/900
NMEA Mux (multiplexer) recommendation? jviss at 5:13pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4201 I need a NMEA 0183 Mux. I have been putting it off for years, toying with the idea of converting to
Added 235w Solar Panel to H33 (15) sea_casper at 3:32pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4529 Deciding to go Solar, I observed that the best buys in Solar Panels per watt are those in the 200-25
Help with identifying my old Jib Furler (1) jrowan at 2:59pm 07.25.13 Catalina 30 1/1134 Hello, I am trying to repair our jib furler which now has a broken lower drum plate. I cannot orde
Does anyone recognize this Brand & model of furler? (1) jrowan at 2:57pm 07.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1634 Hello, I am trying to repair our jib furler which now has a broken lower drum plate. I cannot or
Fixed A-Frame Mast Raising System (1) kpgraci at 2:16pm 07.25.13 Ask An Oday Owner 16/17983 Stepped the mast yesterday using a gin pole and wire bridle for baby stays...I'm still not happy wit
engine size and shroud length billdoherty at 1:08pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 8/1807 a friend has an old johnson 25hp. Will the 25.5 be capable of handling the size, weight and power.
Hunter 25.5 owner's manual Happy Daze at 1:04pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/8065 Does anyone know where I can get any type of owner's /tec/spec guide for an "85 model 25.5 actually
12/120V Portable Refrigerator/Freezer cscott at 1:01pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2387 Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer Just purchased a Dometic CF-35 Refrigerator/Freezer to use on my

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Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 dbk0630 at 5:22am 04.12.23
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (3) Deleted member 117556 at 5:22am 04.12.23 I actually would love a better picture of that towel holder location and mount:) See attached the
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? glanrock at 5:11am 04.12.23 Cracks are just cracks in the gelcoat. No swelling or anything to indicate blistering. I'm going to
Holes in rudder? (1) jodyjuli at 4:29am 04.12.23 I had one guy say this looked like Thor's hammer. Not the stock Tiller and it covers up the hole in
season begins, the lakes are open jssailem at 4:20am 04.12.23 Thanks Jon. That is one Grand Ship.
Please critique my masthead antenna! danooxnard at 4:05am 04.12.23 Nothing wrong with the stay connection. They are double swaged nicro presses. As for the antenna, I
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? dlochner at 3:48am 04.12.23 Going to have to work on the chain stopper, maybe thru-bolt something to the roller assembly Thi
Fuel tank gasket NYSail at 3:39am 04.12.23 Thanks!
Please critique my masthead antenna! Apex at 3:16am 04.12.23 forget the antenna: to all the c22> is that the correct stay terminations? I would expect swaged
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation JamesG161 at 3:05am 04.12.23 There should be tiny air holes at the seam point. That seam should be between the handles. Heat g
Reefing Sail Trim Joe at 10:30pm 04.11.23 The method used for those types of masts is to tie the outer end of the clew line around the boom di
Macgregor 25 forestay length ? Joe at 10:14pm 04.11.23 Here's a page of data that might help you. On entry is "estimated forestay length". Otherwise it's m
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 04.11.23
Please critique my masthead antenna! Mark Maulden at 9:00pm 04.11.23 I would relocate the antenna. The base (which is a big coil of wire to make electrically seem longer
Boom Vang (7) lakesurfsailor at 8:56pm 04.11.23 @lakesurfsailor can you take a photo of the existing mast foot and mast plate/step at the rear. D
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation jssailem at 8:41pm 04.11.23
Please critique my masthead antenna! Captain Larry-DH at 8:32pm 04.11.23 @Gene Neill I think your instincts are correct, as insinuated by your questions. Clearly your curre
Reefing Sail Trim watercolors II at 7:44pm 04.11.23
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? LouisMK at 7:37pm 04.11.23 Going to have to work on the chain stopper, maybe thru-bolt something to the roller assembly
Please critique my masthead antenna! BigEasy at 7:19pm 04.11.23 As VHF broadcast range is mostly determined by height , I'd leave it This is my old antenna, whic

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