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Cowl Vents (1) CaptGregg at 3:33pm 01.14.13 Catalina 22 17/2605 Hello All, I cannot find any information in my pdf library where the two cowl vents on the port si
VHF slowdog at 3:10pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1188 I have a VHF radio that the knobs are gummy can you fix that radio is only over one year or so
How good an investment is restoring your boat? jfrench at 2:46pm 01.14.13 Catalina 22 39/4585 http://www.chipford.com/cost.htm Want proof of the return on your investment and hours of labor?
Wow! NOAA Charts in PNG format rgranger at 2:39pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1886 Hey All I stumbled upon this website today. It has NOAA charts in PNG format. If you have a poste
Quuestion hummingbirdbassist at 2:35pm 01.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/894 I was milling around on boat today, and remembering it has been on The hard 4 yrs, but before put o
Two 6v house batteries wiring deangraham at 1:57pm 01.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/927 Hi, I recently had a problem with the two 6v house batteries I have in my hunter 29.5 and have remo
Battery Position for shore power deangraham at 1:34pm 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1162 Hi there, I have a hunter 29.5, I have always had the battery position set to off when the boat is
1998 Hunter 410 Stern Rail Diameter jsmac at 1:31pm 01.14.13 Big Boats 4/1257 Hi All, I wish to purchase an 9.9hp outboard motor mount for my 1998 Hunter 410 and don't know the
2002 Hunter 356 Captpete12 at 1:05pm 01.14.13 Big Boats 4/1543 I am coming close to purchasing a Hunter 356. She has in mast furling, Raytheon GPS/Map/radar, elec
Boom Kicker or Topping Lift agprice22 at 1:01pm 01.14.13 Catalina 22 9/1501 Well? Which do you prefer and why? I am thinking of adding one or the other, and I thought I'd get s
what do you think? aluminum better than zinc? Tricia at 10:59am 01.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3516 http://threesheetsnw.com/blog/2013/01/why-non-zinc-anodes-are-a-good-idea
1986 35 ft Oday original transducer stowe18 at 9:49am 01.14.13 Bigger Boats 4/1376 I have the original transducer - which is datamarine. Looking to upgrade the existing depth and spee
Hatches- Clean and cover (1) Dan D at 8:59am 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1039 I brought home my 4 hatches that need cleaning and polishing- has anyone used a product that worked
float switch gunk (1) gettinthere at 8:52am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1109 What is this on my bilge pump float switch bracket? pocket that is usually dry, only gets rain wa
V 21 display Portland OR Boat Show mcfast at 8:44am 01.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/venture21class/photos/recent/1631798550/view
Propane conversion worth it? tmiller1116 at 8:32am 01.14.13 Catalina 30 11/5414 We live aboard an '83 Catalina 30'. We have an alcohol stove/oven (Origo 6000) which works fine...
MArine Air Water circulation kjretlaw at 7:50am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1796 I have an issue with my AC unit, every time I clean out the screen for the seawater pump it fails to
Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger & Altenator (8) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:19am 01.14.13 Catalina 310 36/8808 Engine Cleaning, Heat Exchanger ' Alternator The Engine in General So here is what my engine looked
Solbian SL80L x2 or x3, Genasun vs. Morningstar controller marujo.sortudo at 6:09am 01.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2739 I am looking at installing 2 or even 3 Solbian SL80L panels to provide solar for my 220 Ah Concorde
SSB Install on a Boat with No Back Stay? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:59am 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 32/6145 I am interested in learning more about Ham and SSB radios. Most of the time from what I have seen th

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Bimini mount solar panel install advice chuckwayne at 9:48pm 06.15.22 that approach worked on our 356. it's tricky to get thru the tube junctions and you might run a fish
Lectrosan install oday 35 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:45pm 06.15.22 The LectraSan is obsolete...the current version is the ElectroScan Raritan ElectroScan Promo Sheet
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? (1) Tally Ho at 8:37pm 06.15.22 Does anyone know if this Raymarine i60 wind display can get wireless signal from a TacTic T120 trans
Wire Size mikeracca at 8:33pm 06.15.22 Are you familiar with Ohm's Law: I = E/R It was proposed in 1827 and is still used today. Bigge
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Benny17441 at 8:30pm 06.15.22 What is your Draft, 5' or 6' 6"? From the specs the shallow draft boat has a mast height of 57' 4"
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS (3) Tally Ho at 8:14pm 06.15.22 Right now, I am using these 3M Command hook cord holders for 4 lines on each side of my cabin top.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 06.15.22 2) Any ideas what might cause this? Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is n
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 06.15.22 Have you used the alternator bracket to take up or supply slack to the belt you are using ? rry, bu
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 7:36pm 06.15.22 Maybe give Catalina Yachts customer service a call. They may have an idea for a solution.
Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 06.15.22 There gets to a point where the bigger wire will actually have just as much loss as a smaller wire.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? SycloneDriver at 7:17pm 06.15.22 Diodes are only used because of the dc relay. When the relay shuts off it induces a spike (generate
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark Len Ingalls at 7:12pm 06.15.22 Heat with clothes iron: How to Remove Water Stains From Wood
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 6:59pm 06.15.22 Connects to pedestal with 1 bolt which also serves to hold the anchor piece for the trans and accele
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 6:44pm 06.15.22 Your instrument pod was discontinued in 1999 when the one in the link on my prior post was introduc
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:44pm 06.15.22 The Buck Algonquin prop puller works well. After pulling the coupling replace it with a split coupl
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:43pm 06.15.22 Ya probably have a giant burr on the shaft where the set screw point was pushing. That is keeping t
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:41pm 06.15.22 Cut the shaft or use-a buck Algonquin coupling puller..your coupling is straight not tapered. There
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark dlochner at 6:37pm 06.15.22 Try wiping with a microfleece cloth. If that doesn't work try cleaning with a paper towel dampened w
Helm seat on 280 Clark at 6:30pm 06.15.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang sec
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:25pm 06.15.22 Be sure you DO NOT get any Pb on the output seal or you will be rebuilding the gear box.. Thanks!

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