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New lifelines dj2210 at 6:25am 01.10.13 Catalina 30 9/2477 Time for new lifelines on my C30. Has anyone used the Catalina Direct double deluxe kit? I priced ou
Chartplotter with or without a sounder Beartrap at 4:56am 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1109 Gang, Any thoughts or preferences on whether to use a combined chartplotter/depthsounder or keep t
Nigal Calder Miami Seminar CYQK at 3:49am 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1210 Hey Nigal Calder is set to put on an electrical seminar at strictly sail in Miami in a few weeks.
campbell sailor prop / H356 sailmaster39 at 8:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 6/2379 I`m sure this has been addessed before but I would like feedback regarding the campbell sailor prop.
Window covering ideas (3) BrokeNotBroken at 7:57pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1435 I tried to make some window coverings for my Mac and thought I had a pretty good idea. However, the
New (old) H27 owner...and a REALLY dumb question... puddlejockey at 6:48pm 01.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 15/2256 Hi all, My wife and i are (probably) picking up an '82 Cherubini H27 that we found in pretty good
Centerboard Pin replacement O'dat 25 danlisa0529 at 6:19pm 01.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4167 What is the usual time frame for having to change out a centerboard pin, wedges, and plates on an O'
sea water pump Jacques C at 6:08pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 25/3457 I recently replaced the impeller in the seawater pump and its v belt. (1983 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gm30f
Sirius 21 Cockpit Decking (3) rspeers at 5:12pm 01.09.13 Sirius 21/22 0/4981 Check out this custom Sirius 21 Cockpit Deck. It fits like a glove, and is one Sirius improvement.
new headsail for the Morgan 28 Jim 5757 at 5:04pm 01.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3656 Well folks, it's high time to replace the headsail on our Morgan 28 OI. The original 135% Morgan sa
Did Water Colors sell? Kermit at 4:32pm 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2275 There was a boat listed for sale in NY State named Water Colors. Do y'all know if it sold? Dang th
Reattaching Forward Reverse Cable to transmission BillCat30 at 3:23pm 01.09.13 Catalina 30 0/1104 The cable that runs from the binicle to the transmission came loose where it was attached to the tra
Vee Berth Delamination Help david_deland at 1:44pm 01.09.13 Catalina 22 16/3027 I Recently purchased a 1972 Catalina 22, and after restoring the inside about 50% I'm ready to tackl
40.5 anchor locker Marco Garcia at 1:19pm 01.09.13 Big Boats 9/1511 Hello All, Happy new year... Hope all your projects come true!! My 93 40.5 (40513) does not hav
galley box - cross link MrBill_FLL at 1:14pm 01.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/913 nice for small boats: http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=148634
Wrench for water/waste tank inspection plug, "+" shaped (2) NorthStar at 12:36pm 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2960 Is there a source for the "+" shape wrench that fits the plastic access bungs in the aft water tank
Flexofold on our H466 (3) Mikem at 12:35pm 01.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1061 Our H466 on the hard at Yachtfish Marine, Port Orchard, Wa., with its new bottom paint and three bla
Keel Bolt Torque Nightrider at 12:31pm 01.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1185 I diid work on the swing Keel of My Cat 22 and need to Torque the 4 Bolts... However I donot know th
Gunni/RubRail CYQK at 11:39am 01.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/828 Gunni Didn't know how to PM so will just post it this way Ordered the same rubrail as you from Bar
38C mast size sailandtail at 11:35am 01.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1065 Does anyone know the size of a 1980 Catalina 38C mast. I need cross section and height if possible.

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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 6:53am 11.29.22 Although our recently acquired B361 has always been in fresh water and pulled each winter, the PO ne
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) jssailem at 6:50am 11.29.22
Watermaker RoyS at 6:33am 11.29.22 Another long distance cruise issue is trash accumulation. How do you long distance cruisers handle t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders RoyS at 6:24am 11.29.22 I'm just wondering....... How did we get from free fender covers to death by flaming arrow? The tra
Change taps didiercat at 6:17am 11.29.22 Welcome aboard! lots of good info on the site. The taps change just like those in home plumbing. T
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (4) jssailem at 6:13am 11.29.22 Nice clean repair and procedure @Hollyberry . No matter the brand, all boats need to be inspected f
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 6:13am 11.29.22 To close this out. Reviewed all my invoices. Nmeimac marine shipped me the incorrect pump a year ago
Change taps didiercat at 6:08am 11.29.22 I have had our 40.5 for 23 years and in the course of ownership, I contemplated changing the faucet
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 11.29.22 My mistake forward Are you talking about the steaming light on the front of the mast half-way up o
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? Lu Sea at 5:59am 11.29.22 When the top of the sail is jammed in the mast, we alternate pulling the inhaul back in a few feet a
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 5:57am 11.29.22 As for the 14.2v, anything over 13.8v (3.45v/cell) with a short amount of absorption time will get a
Boat is Hibernating jssailem at 5:41am 11.29.22 Like Real Estate, sailing is all about Location, Location, Location.
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.29.22 Thanks for that. Actually, the purpose of the bungee is to keep enough tension on the system when n
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 5:23am 11.29.22 doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a high output alternator and at 14.2 you're a fair way of
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 4:50am 11.29.22 I don't particularly like the push-to-reset breakers Hi George. What is improper about push-to-res
Boat is Hibernating kappykaplan at 4:49am 11.29.22 I delivered my boat for hibernation last week.
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 3:46am 11.29.22 Interesting discussion; Conclusion - there's not a "rubber seal", just sealant which some suggest to
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 1:47am 11.29.22 I have 560Ah LFP and a group 21 AGM start battery. I have all loads isolated and charge them both t
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit Zencra at 1:44am 11.29.22 no, it opens into the starb cabin in the small double door wardrobe. the panels and shelves in this
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 11.28.22 It's a trailerless boat that I'm trying to get out of a slip? Yes. You said that at the start of t

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