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where is ground wire ? Lalibert� Denis at 2:09pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 2/1396 Hey everyone I'm new on this forum I bought last year a catalina 25 and I'm happy to find this catal
Lewmar 65 Electric Winches capta at 1:42pm 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/998 Has anyone here dismantled a Lewmar 65 Electric Winch? Did you find adequate instructions anywhere?
Mast wiring shanker at 12:37pm 05.24.13 Smaller Boats 24/4800 I checked my mast and steaming lights last night while my boat is still on the hard and ran into som
swing keel pin replacement ancbob at 11:56am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 3/1092 Purchased new housings and pin for the boat and hit a bit of a snag. the aft threads in the boat hul
help removing U bent keel lock bolt jmczzz at 11:55am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 50/7650 lock bolt out-need advice/trunk repair ' locking keel Discovered my keel lock down is bent pretty b
New to sailing Spideywi at 11:52am 05.24.13 Irwin 6/3012 I have a 1974 Irwin 28 and have done my first sail in her. I noticed the propeller spins even when t
Speed and fuel range Algis at 11:49am 05.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/6124 I just purchased a 205 Hunter 27 with a yanmar 2GM-20F engine. I plan to motor the boat from St. Lou
Bilge Blower for Yam 25 alturaam at 11:42am 05.24.13 Yamaha 10/2702 My bilge blower located under the port aft vent makes a lot of noise when running. My sense is it i
Going rate for surveys SailMaster at 11:28am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 3/773 Hello all, I was quoted 14.75 a foot for an insurance survey. That sounds mighty pricey for a ser
Willcox Crittenden head srainmann at 11:18am 05.24.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2414 Im trying to get some information on a Willcox Crittenden ' co toilet. It says type 4,then under th
installing cunningham for a 30 Ben Albritton at 9:22am 05.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2015 Does anyone sell a kit for the cunningham for the Catalina 30? It seems like the bottom block ha
What if i like teak handrails Ben Albritton at 9:17am 05.24.13 Catalina 30 6/1512 Catalina direct is sold out of the 10 loop teak rails. Where could i obtain this product? I know it
Swing Keel "Preventer?" StanFM at 8:00am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 8/1559 OK, this is probably nuts, but I've been mulling over the swinging keel thing for some time now. I'
Hatch gaskets Ken Secor at 7:37am 05.24.13 Catalina 22 8/3054 The forward hatch and lazarette hatches have high density rubber-like gaskets. They appear to ser
Wind Generator Tower Mount Bushings Tim R. at 7:34am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1236 I have been searching the last couple of weeks for replacement bushings for my Air Marine wind tower
cabin leak rusted truck at 7:11am 05.24.13 Bigger Boats 3/1023 This is my first boat a 1984 30 ft O'Day, I'm new at this and trying to do everything myself. I have
I have found my leak, and it is... Brian S at 7:00am 05.24.13 Day Sailers 2/1057 My starboard side window. Needless to say, I am not in the mood to pull the boat, so I can remove
Mac bump trailer mod walt at 6:59am 05.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1187 there are lots of good ways to deal with this issue, here is one way and what I did (including the n
expansion ports gettinthere at 6:36am 05.24.13 Ask All Sailors 24/5256 I have a Garmin 3210 chartplotter. It has only one input port, RJ 45 jack. I have my radar going int
SBO/Hunter Animated GIF (1) Bob Poff at 5:31am 05.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1027 For those of you who have a webpage for your boat, here's a little animiated GIF that I made from pu

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Y30 Settee Problem gouldx at 7:18pm 05.16.23
Keel Bolt Cleaning Bob S at 6:33pm 05.16.23
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 6:30pm 05.16.23 The foam should make a significant difference, less so the bubble wrap (R-1?) as it needs an airspac
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Tally Ho at 6:18pm 05.16.23
Crack in mast post base fiberglass MikeHoncho at 5:55pm 05.16.23 Search my threads for the same issue but for my 78. I documented it fairly well. The base on my was
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna MikeHoncho at 5:49pm 05.16.23 Where do you sail? Do you need longer distance? As for wires in the mast, I have the original lights
Stuffing box- dumb question? NYSail at 5:33pm 05.16.23
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 5:19pm 05.16.23 That looks like a feeder opening for a bolt rope.
O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 5:09pm 05.16.23 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Al
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff Joe at 4:58pm 05.16.23 Looks like you can get the owner's manual here: Here's a link for the parts catalogue I have a Toh
Y30 Settee Problem mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23 Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
Fresh Water leak Claude L.-Auger at 3:47pm 05.16.23 Peggie has a very valid point. To make sure it's coming from your system, you could put some food co
Keel Bolt Cleaning jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23 If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
Water heater sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23 Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23 Now once I get a serpentine kit, I will be upping that limit a fair bit. :beer::biggrin: I underst
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 2:56pm 05.16.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Harken Furler maintenance sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23 On my Selden Furlex there are 2 notches on both the upper and lower portions of the furler. Designe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23 I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 2:29pm 05.16.23 @BigEasy , while the long pause has caused frustration, I have been directing my energy in other en

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