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Forepeak Teak Finish Panel (2) garyg at 1:40pm 04.20.13 Morgan 1/1969 I own a 1970 Morgan 33 and I designed and fabricated a teak forepeak panel to finish off the origina
Lewmar Folding Wheel (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:52pm 04.20.13 Catalina 310 12/2865 Today is day 2 with the Lewmar folding 32" wheel and I love it. One of the best comfort upgrades I'v
Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1132 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2343 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7307 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1510 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1403 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en
Rudder Rivet(s) John Danz at 7:56am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 17/2657 I just bought a used Catalina 22 that has been sitting on a trailer for about four years. Eeverythin
H37 V Berth Closet jphud at 7:52am 04.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1356 Has anyone reversed the hinge set up on this door, or changed the door style? Access is difficult wi
packing gland oldguy at 7:43am 04.20.13 Catalina 310 3/1313 so my 10 year old 310 shaft seal has an excessive drip rate that I can no longer slow by tightening
Surge protectors FourPoints at 6:07am 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4544 Don't use them says the coast guard. http://mobile.tradeonlytoday.com/news/detail.php?id=524618
Portlight lens Gemsailor at 3:33am 04.20.13 Smaller Boats 4/1196 Recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 and need help finding a replacement portlight lens. Checked with th
I learned about sailing from that.... Nrmlspeed at 12:50am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 9/1212 The title is appropriate for this story. When I was learning to fly I always looked forward to readi
Combining the 2 incoming 220v cable into one Crystal TLV at 12:12am 04.20.13 Big Boats 7/1320 This will be much more convinence for me as the Y connection on the incomming cable maks a lot of tr
h40.5 bilge pump switch edguy3 at 10:49pm 04.19.13 Big Boats 5/1280 Can anyone tell me where the manual bilge pump switch is located in a 1995 h40.5? Thanks in advance
U Shaped Dinette N28678 at 8:42pm 04.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1893 I have a 83' with a U shaped dinette. Ive seen other boats built the same year with L shaped dinett
Old Schoolers (2) rgranger at 7:22pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2266 Hey I need some knowledge from those of you who have been around longer than I I'm almost done re
First time fiberglass repair - Should I try? (2) pearsoncommander251 at 6:48pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3774
Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net - Ham Radio Net for boaters. KC9SGV at 6:46pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1200 The HF frequency is 7.268 MHz LSB, just after the Waterway net on the ICW. VHF 2M in the Chicagolan
line cutter on saildrive jbinbi at 6:10pm 04.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 I am wondering how to get a line cutter on my saildrive. This is my first experience with a saildriv

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Cat 30 Windlass jssailem at 5:44pm 05.04.23 The Vertical windlass will draw the chain in wrap it around the windlass 180 degrees and spit it out
Bow chocks justsomeguy at 5:42pm 05.04.23 Thanks. You might get some chafe gear on there.
Cat 30 Windlass jssailem at 5:42pm 05.04.23 Look at the Lewmar V1or V2 windlass depending on the weight of chain and anchor. You can rotate the
What sealant to use? Dalliance at 5:29pm 05.04.23 Damn. I am saving that post. I wish more people realized the details you put in that post. Unfortu
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? BigEasy at 5:06pm 05.04.23 How about a dripless shaft seal? Dry bilges are great: The 373 should have a Volvo "dripless"
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 4:55pm 05.04.23 On that point, my Suzuki is EFI. It does not actually require a battery to run. My assumption is the
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Tally Ho at 4:47pm 05.04.23 You are looking for something like this. https://www.westmarine.com/jabsco-snap-fit-port-clips-1073
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 4:15pm 05.04.23 I've read about BMS dumps and other phenomenon that I have no understanding of We all know, or sh
Old bilge: water in keel Tally Ho at 4:12pm 05.04.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 3:59pm 05.04.23
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Lfarquhar at 3:29pm 05.04.23 The stuffing box is dry. The water is coming in with the rain at the midship stanchions and perhaps
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 3:17pm 05.04.23 Copy. Here's what I found on the subject (a few different sources). I thought they needed some supe
What sealant to use? Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 05.04.23 3M 5200 is the sealant of choice for marine use but you have to apply it correctly This is so very
What sealant to use? artboas at 3:09pm 05.04.23 Damn. I am saving that post. I wish more people realized the details you put in that post. Unfortu
Alternative to bimini (3) RussC at 3:06pm 05.04.23 Ours is known as the conestoga :). lightweight nylon with a sewed in pocket on each end to hold seg
Reverse Polarity artboas at 3:05pm 05.04.23 Testing at the inverter is a bit more involved and the link from dlochner does indicate another pot
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? LaDonaMina at 3:01pm 05.04.23 The boat does have limber holes but are located under the sole at opposite ends at a distance where
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 3:01pm 05.04.23 My sole intent in posting that article is to emphasize that a typical fire extinguisher is inadequat
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 2:57pm 05.04.23 When I bought my H44DS in 2008 she came with the main engine exhaust underwater. Apparently Hunter
Third summer, boat wont sail capta at 2:54pm 05.04.23 Sailing lessons came before the boat, chose to do the instructor sailing cause surely I am missing

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