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Old Perko Brass Light Cataholic at 3:14pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2003 Hi, I recently bought a 1978 Catalina 27 in awesome shape that came with a Perko Brass lamp. Does a
26s centerboard specs, measures maxsoto at 2:46pm 04.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/834 Hi, by any chance someone has the centerboard specs for the M26s?? I did an online search, and was o
Battery Charger Tripping Breaker nickroskam at 2:37pm 04.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/11186 I have a 2 battery Guest battery charger wired directly to a breaker on my panel. The boat is curren
Black gunk in bilge not oil? mescyc at 1:38pm 04.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/6827 I am getting some kind of black gunk in the bilge and it is not oil or fuel. what the heck is it?
Replacement of Apparent Wind/Speed Mast Unit (2) lojohope at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Day Sailers 5/920 Over 25 yrs ago I iinstalled a wind/ speed unit on my Oday 26. The unit since failed and I can not r
Toe rail covers - there must be a better option Skipper at 1:29pm 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 12/8543 Hi, They want $1,400 to $1,900 for canvas toe rail covers for my 30-foot boat. I mean, it's just
Xintex Seafire controller module (1) VelaFella at 12:46pm 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1128 I'm looking for the location of the Xintex Seafire brain-box/controller module. It's called the Engi
Inverter Location Ideas - Hunter 34 Tom-in-Annapolis at 12:03pm 04.01.13 Big Boats 11/3071 I'm going to install a small (600W) inverter and looking for ideas installation location on the Hunt
Installed flotation and plywood support Drevi17546 at 11:45am 04.01.13 Catalina 22 31/4600 I have a 1977 22 which still has installed insulation that probably does little to keep the boat afl
Adhesive / sealant Peter Fridman at 11:33am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1394 I used silicone on a plexiglass to fiberglass (screwed ) in order to avoid leaks. It does not work.
Adhesive/sealant required for plexiglass to fiberglass Peter Fridman at 10:13am 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/9114 I have a leak coming from a fixed to the side, plexiglass window (?) which was recentlly removed in
Inflatable dinghy repair nestorph at 10:07am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1300 I have a 9 1/2 inflatable roll up that I haven't used for a number of years. I had repaired some sma
PolyGlow - Better than wax? Blue Hull at 10:01am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1839 I have been thinking about trying an Acrylic polish like PolyGlow this season as opposed to the trad
Replacing Motor Mount on O'day 222 jerseygirl at 8:15am 04.01.13 Day Sailers 23/5103 Hello: I am trying to install/replace my outboard motor mount on my O'day 222. Has anyone done thi
Removing painted stripes and name twdevore at 8:03am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1762 I'm looking to remove the painted stripes and names from my boat. It's old and looking bad. I'm sear
Engine alignment on O'Day 28 Rag Doll at 7:53am 04.01.13 Bigger Boats 8/1627 My question is, should Shaft to Engine alignment be made with the boat in the water or would it be a
Disaster in dry dock! DorineJohn at 7:39am 04.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1941 Our Hunter 39 sustained major damage last week while up on land for maintenance and bottom painting
How is the Bungee Rigged for the Centreboard on H146/H15 esterhazyinoz at 6:41am 04.01.13 Day Sailers 0/965 I would appreciate it if any H146/H15 owner sent me/posted a photo of the rigging of the bungee on t
Raw water pump in OMC saildrive. Chris Patterson at 5:31am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/4331 Can it be true that you have to pull the motor in one of these animals to change the raw water impel
Spanish Virgin Islands jroddy at 5:19am 04.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1410 I am looking for any Recent experience with sailing Spanish virgins.. I realize the area is less bui

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10 guage to 16 guage? JoeWhite at 7:34pm 07.03.22 Gentlemen, thank you for your feedback. I have learner much on these forums. This is what they ar
Windlass on an 11A Mark Maulden at 7:30pm 07.03.22 Yes..i split mine fore/aft. The stbd side was glassed into the deck along with more layers on the d
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings adamv at 7:29pm 07.03.22
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? jssailem at 7:29pm 07.03.22 I link a transducer to an AIS system. The system has a WiFi Gateway. My pc laptop and iOS iPad con
10 guage to 16 guage? Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 07.03.22 Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump dis
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 7:23pm 07.03.22 Engine compartment blowers for diesels are applicable while under way not at start up like gasoline
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings Tally Ho at 7:21pm 07.03.22
Are you ready for OSCAR DArcy at 7:15pm 07.03.22 I think I'll wait until they come down in price a bit. I'm a bit surprised they don't mention shippi
Hunter 26 taking on water twalker H260 at 7:14pm 07.03.22 In order to find the leak you will likely need to recreate the conditions in which you found the wat
MacGregor 25 Decks Giro at 7:07pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? Tally Ho at 7:05pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
Windlass on an 11A jssailem at 6:56pm 07.03.22 Oh. Appears they did a good job of it. Would think you would need to reinforce the forward half.
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 6:54pm 07.03.22 No. It is fielders choice.
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 6:50pm 07.03.22 Well, the operation is about to begin. Question came to mind, does it matter if the bilge pump disc
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 6:50pm 07.03.22 You've posted this three times already. You don't need to. Why? Because many of us read the new
Windlass on an 11A Mark Maulden at 6:08pm 07.03.22
10 guage to 16 guage? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:01pm 07.03.22 Califonia and the earthquakes shook the house, damaged the wiring. I'm sure wave action on your h
10 guage to 16 guage? jssailem at 5:56pm 07.03.22 Your fine Greg. You were likely connecting solid copper wires with the wire nuts. That is what they
10 guage to 16 guage? Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 07.03.22
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 07.03.22 Originally I had no exhaust fan and the engine compartment heated to over 175 F. This was way too h

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