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Cam Cleat Lost Parent at 4:48am 03.24.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4851 Can I use a cam cleat on my Catalina 30 to hold the headsail sheet instead of tying around the cleat
fuel fill hose versus exhaust hose .... woodster at 4:00am 03.24.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2120 ......is it possible to use fuel fill hose for exhaust hose with out any problems on a wet exhaust s
a few useful mods/additions finished up.... (12) centerline at 11:16pm 03.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/8446 so many things that ive upgraded and modified on the boat this winter that its nearly a new boat....
question about water depth around queen mary (1) newsailor72 at 10:29pm 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/7029 so i'm looking at the noaa chart around queen mary, am i reading it right? some of the water depth i
Beneteau 393 single handed Gatch30 at 8:13pm 03.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6262 First post......for many years I have sailed Hobie Cats, Lasers, and Lightings on inland lakes of Oh
Submersible pump JamesRay at 7:39pm 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1561 Any recommendations for a good submersible pump for cleaning up the deck of my bust at a marina with
Engine Instrument Panel Relocation, 1984 C27 KingAirDriver at 7:22pm 03.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 26/4413 I have searched here and a hand full of other places, and cannot find any definitive information/pic
Stainless tubing Lost Parent at 7:18pm 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1461 I want to replace the teak handrails on my Catalina 30 with stainless 1 in tubing , any ideas on how
Bottom Refinish wufibugs at 6:36pm 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2136 There have been quite a few threads of late dealing with keel issues and bottom paints. I am a bit c
Blisters after Rustlok application cjfj at 5:42pm 03.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1130 yesterday I finished grinding down the keel, applied Ophso and then 3 coats of Rustlok. Today I noti
Sanitation Hose Fittings Marc14857 at 5:12pm 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 Changing out my sanitation hoses and wanted to replace the 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch hose fittings. Looks
3GM30F Problems Pheidingsfelder at 3:28pm 03.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 47/10182 Some of you may remember a thread I started a while back on my H34 3GM... http://forums.hunter.sa
Manual Needed - Sovereign 17 or 18 Thog at 2:47pm 03.23.13 Trailer Sailors 3/3908 Hi all, I'm a new owner of a used Sovereign 17' (5.0 meter) sailboat. I'm looking for anyone who mig
Trex color Sastevenson at 1:32pm 03.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/806 I know I recently saw discussion in a thread about the color of trex that is recommended in replacem
Bow Thruster for '92 Hunter Legend 43 sawimp at 10:01am 03.23.13 Big Boats 9/2316 Hi, I would like to install a bow thruster on my '92 Hunter Legend 43. Does anyone know of a Legen
Bow Thruster for a Legend 43 sawimp at 9:58am 03.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/665 Hi, I would like to install a bow thruster on my '92 Hunter Legend 43. Does anyone know of a Legend
Waste water pump JamesRay at 9:17am 03.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1480 I just bought a Catalina 25 and am discovering new things on it everyday I go out. There is a jabsc
varnish problems gettinthere at 8:50am 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 16/4616 I've been using Flagship varnish on my exterior teak since 2008. Applied several coats with no probl
Head Sail for H260 shanker at 8:38am 03.23.13 Smaller Boats 3/1171 My headsail was destroyed in a wind storm last year and I have a sail locally that I could buy. I am
New Slip (1) kloudie1 at 8:28am 03.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1296 With some luck, this will be a temporary location while my old marina (had been there since 1978) re

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Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22

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