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Almost Ready (1) rgranger at 6:50pm 03.12.13 Trailer Sailors 63/15804 Almost Ready - Pivot Pin Removed The P.O. glassed over the pivot pin so I need to get out my chisel
Access plates to Fiberglass tanks (1) BobT at 6:46pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1267 The new Old Boat has glassed in tanks for fuel ' water. (It's a 1979 Gulfstar 37) Physically clean
winches teacher63 at 6:38pm 03.12.13 Smaller Boats 10/1602 I am adding a winch to my Hunter 23 for the main halyard. I am leaving the one on the mast. What s
Heater rant Jared1048 at 5:11pm 03.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1120 So when I was looking at my boat the broker was quick to point out the Wallas diesel heater and said
deck step. Mcksailor at 5:02pm 03.12.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1702 Cut the step off my deck due to rott in the core. Plan on using the gray transom board material for
Exhaust flange and Mixing Elbow Jon4399 at 3:03pm 03.12.13 Big Boats 10/3983 The joint between the exhaust flange and mixing elbow failed on my Yanmar 3HM35. I want to replace t
Storage Area Closeouts for 23.5 chris8541 at 2:58pm 03.12.13 Smaller Boats 2/946 I need two of the rectangular-shaped plywood closeout panels that cover the storage areas in the aft
H41 AC & DS, Couch removal Capt Morgan at 2:14pm 03.12.13 Big Boats 5/2835 Any Hunter 41 AC or DS owners have experience removing the couch, starboard side ahead of the nav st
ok to use auto inline filter in outboard? newsailor72 at 1:54pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/3311 ok to use this kind of filter for my 6hp tohatsu http://www.ebay.com/itm/K-N-Inline-Fuel-Filter-1-4-
C270 Fin verses Wing keel question CalCat at 12:35pm 03.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 19/4500 I'm getting ready to move up from my Capri 22 to a C270. My 22 has the wing keel that only points 'o
Yan Impellor replacement Capt Morgan at 12:14pm 03.12.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/6182 I am about to replace the raw water pump impeller on my Yanmar 4JH4E engine. The prior owner of thi
Brightwork Csbyl at 11:43am 03.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/960 I recently purchased a 1967 Tempest, in surprisingly good shape, though the brightwork does need som
H34 mast wires rsears54 at 10:51am 03.12.13 Big Boats 3/1108 Has anyone found a good waterproof connector for the instument wires in the mast? Mast is currently
Suncor lifeline mechanical fittings RobG at 9:53am 03.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2006 Time for new lifelines and I've been looking at the Suncor kits or ala cart fittings of the mechanic
Autohelm fitting on Oceanis 331 garygee at 9:35am 03.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3212 Hi folks Im fitting a autohelm onto a Oceanis 331. Its a linear drive direct onto the quadrant but
In-Hull transducer pewwind at 8:46am 03.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2088 I plan to purchase a digital depth sounder and I want to mount the transducer,INSIDE, up in the bow
O'day 20 sails Sastevenson at 8:10am 03.12.13 Day Sailers 1/1565 Hello friends, I am I'm need of some used sails for my o'day 20 year 1977. I am currently set up w
O'day 20 sails Sastevenson at 8:10am 03.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/641 Hello friends, I am I'm need of some used sails for my o'day 20 year 1977. I am currently set up w
Dodger window cleaning YVRguy at 6:59am 03.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/8891 I purchased my boat a couple of months ago and one of the items I'm just now addressing is the dodge
Masthead connections on O'day 192 Brian S at 6:46am 03.12.13 Day Sailers 4/2383 I realize this is a long shot, but... Does anyone happen to have a picture showing the backstay c

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buzzer alarm upgrade JoeWhite at 10:44am 04.06.23 In most cases a 12 volt relay can be used that is energize by the temp or pressure switch, and it's
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:34am 04.06.23 Is the backstay a questionable mod? Or something closer to the newer design? (Catalina revised it
Long distance boat ownership Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:26am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 04.06.23 I've launched a C22 without a tongue extension so depending on the ramp, its not a must but it's def
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 10:13am 04.06.23 Thank you for the help, I'll look into it Bob
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 10:12am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 10:06am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 9:56am 04.06.23 ...The money adds up fast. My $4200 boat had an additional $10k of expenses in just a year. Again,
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 9:55am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 9:54am 04.06.23 Additionally would need to have someone clean the bottom monthly (?) I think that would depend on
buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:53am 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it soun
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 04.06.23 Here's what I used when I re-did my instrument panel, a bit shy of $300.00: Cole Hersee Dual Alarm
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:51am 04.06.23 We are considering keeping it in the water and using it for vacation (as well as maintenance) assum
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 04.06.23 Use @dmax 's Dual Alarm Combo and you 've got a Cadillac alarm system. The new temp and press sen
Long distance boat ownership JamesG161 at 9:43am 04.06.23 Also make friends of sailors, where the boat is stored. They can do photos, etc for you. Jim...
Potential first boat for me? Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 04.06.23 This is an extremely helpful list of relative expenses. You can also visit the Catalina Direct webs
Any idea what this is for? JamesG161 at 9:33am 04.06.23 It mounted a piece of Teak or in my case Corian counter top, to keep people shoes from damaging you
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ward H at 9:33am 04.06.23 Here's a photo of the location of the temp switch on the thermostat housing. The yellow w/strip wire

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