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packing gland oldguy at 7:43am 04.20.13 Catalina 310 3/1311 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 17/4541 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 9/1211 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 7/1316 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 4/1887 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 20/3773
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
Topping lift slowdog at 3:47pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 10/6918 What do you snap the topping lift to on the end of the boom ? Someone put a eye bolt on the end of t
Tiller Pilot for Hunter 23.5 tallswede at 3:39pm 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 20/6083 I would like to know if any of you have used a tiller pilot on your 23.5 and how you mounted it. I'm
Cheoy Lee 44 window needed. Kilolani at 1:39pm 04.19.13 Parts Search 2/3508 The Starboard window on the side of the aft cabin broke. Anyone know how to get a new one?
Need help for my Cygnus 20 eddy62 at 1:04pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3240 Just purchased a Cygnus 20. I have tried everywhere online and found very little on it except for a
Looking for Flojet Parts (1) Bad Obsession at 12:38pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1809 So I was working on my fresh water system today. I took the filter off and I ended up breaking the
More proposed boat fees RECESS at 11:31am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5942 Like this is not expensive enough.
anybody know what's with D&R Marine? Mr. J.B. at 10:40am 04.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1247 when I go to the web sight I geta box that says I need a user name and password?
Anchor roller design questions holdech at 9:14am 04.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/9890 I have a commercial roller that's about 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. I realize it needs to ove
Compression Post ChiTownSail at 9:03am 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 1/833 Anyone with a small hunter ever remove their compression post? I am wondering the construction and

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Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 11:10am 05.04.23 First thing to do would be to check and see if the inverter output wires are connected properly at t
Reverse Polarity dlochner at 11:06am 05.04.23 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Reverse Polarity JoeWhite at 11:06am 05.04.23 Are you using an extension cord that it's ends were replaced? If so may be they were reversed. You c
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 10:18am 05.04.23 If you like doing this sort of thing it's great fun. . :) awesome job. But I have too many things
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 (2) Mark15231 at 10:15am 05.04.23 I milled some mahogany and maple into T&G boards and glued them to the cabin floor of my 1976 Ericso
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:15am 05.04.23 also get the impression from Peggie that you'll get an indication as to when your joker valve start
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 10:11am 05.04.23 When I do we'll dinghy by to say hi. Please do! I don't know that I'd be sailing to Cisco, it's k
Third summer, boat wont sail LakeShark at 10:03am 05.04.23 Do any of those spare-parts boats have a spare keel? Many do. Racers if they have room and are o
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 10:01am 05.04.23 What material keel, some googling showed the keel is fiberglass...
Do You Recognize This Anchor? Bob S at 9:55am 05.04.23 That's kinda scary to drag like that. Couldn't see a thing. Used my cell/Navionics to see what dir
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 9:51am 05.04.23 Yes, it is a tabernacled mast step. Every sailboat (Catalina 30's included) in the upper Santa Cruz
I need your Knowledge on Rudders Clay Smith at 9:41am 05.04.23 My new rudder for our H430, not installed cost, ?$5200. I bought the Rudder through this site.;)
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 9:40am 05.04.23 Great article and great thread. We've been running a 200AH SOK for the past year as our house batt.
Third summer, boat wont sail rgranger at 9:25am 05.04.23 ..as a lot of racers keep a "spare" boat. Do any of those spare-parts boats have a spare keel?
I need your Knowledge on Rudders jviss at 9:19am 05.04.23 Right on this site, rudder for 420 shoal draft: $4,969.69. Rudder But there are other reasons to b
I need your Knowledge on Rudders Clay Smith at 9:17am 05.04.23 Possibly. The vertical splits are more typical of a water logged rudder. The question becomes then,
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? jviss at 9:12am 05.04.23 It could be a repair using shortened shrouds . It also could be an owner/rigger design improvement.
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Apex at 9:11am 05.04.23 @Apex Did you see it on a Catalina 30 or a C&C 30? I ask because the C30 MkII mast is built like
I need your Knowledge on Rudders Clay Smith at 9:10am 05.04.23 I'm curious about the plan to go forward if that is the decision. Will the boat be at that marina?
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 9:10am 05.04.23 Thanks, but I'm trying to minimize the things hanging off the stern! I prefer the "yachty" look and

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