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"Simple" wiring question Db421 at 1:02pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 29/5685 I'm re-wiring my simple DC wiring and can't seem to get started. I have a 10 hp outboard electr
Catalina 320 Prop Size freid59 at 12:11pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2597 Looking at a Catalina 320 to buy and the current owner changed the prop from a 2 blade 13 inch to a
Ryobi Li One-plus batteries dying on board BobM at 11:43am 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6190 I left a couple of one plus lithium batteries on board for a few days and they are totally discharge
Adding Air Conditioning to a 1999 h420 therobesons at 11:16am 08.12.12 Big Boats 2/1114 Our boat came with the ducting and vents for AC but i do not know where the AC unit would go. Has an
Masthead light- deck electrical connector (1) prob at 10:29am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/5905 Hello all, I'm looking for the male portion (mast base) electrical connector that screws into the
Fiberglass repairs...old damage. vizwhiz at 10:21am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2468 I had posted a couple of these pics elsewhere in other people's posts, but thought instead it would
H310 fresh air vent question canyon at 8:34am 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 Can some tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air vents that are inside the cabin sole ceiling. I w
Core Material around port lights? rajhnsn at 6:57am 08.12.12 Bigger Boats 10/1763 We removed, rebeded and reinstalled the starboard salon port light on our Oday 35 last weekend. Whe
Help with a Binding Lewmar Folding Wheel mukilteomaniac at 10:18pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1035 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo
Help - Lewmar Folding Wheel is Now Binding mukilteomaniac at 10:17pm 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1884 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo
Damaged Sliding hatch paddy4699 at 7:25pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2869 We just purchased a beautiful Catalina 22 , Circa 1986...but we found that the sliding hatch runners
Sculling Ken Prichard at 5:35pm 08.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/8630 I notice helmsmen who constantly have the helm in motion, more so with tillers and more so as the ai
Do I Need A Solar Charge Controller ?? (2) Maine Sail at 5:14pm 08.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 21/11674 I get asked this question quite often and the answer is almost always a resounding, yes. There are
Reconfiguring main sail halyard hunter111 at 5:09pm 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 Has anyone reconfigured the main sail Halyard so that one can lift the main cell from the cockpit ar
Rebedding Stanchion (1) gpd955 at 4:56pm 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/1796 If anyone needs to do this, I did it today and chronicled it so others can use it. It's only one way
Raymarine wheelpilot assembly help needed jibes138 at 4:05pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1270 A friend had his wheelpilot fall apart where the two races and ball bearings and nylon ball separato
Icom Mic Wiring Diagram rpell46 at 4:02pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 4/4238 Hi everyone, My ICOM Commandmic II (157B) plug got crushed and I need to replace it completely, (don
Catalina 27 bilge leak (1) haynie5 at 3:55pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2213 I have water coming through the fiberglass in the bilge. Is it from a crack in the keel to hull joi
Stem Forestay Clevis Pin Size - 36Ft 1984 vela at 3:07pm 08.11.12 Big Boats 5/2041 Hello, hopefully somebody has info or can point me in the right direction for the dimensions of the
cockpit light Peter M at 2:39pm 08.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2763 Cant find replacement bulb for the cockpit light attached to the front of the pedestal steering colu

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New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 7:50pm 05.10.22 Ok, so today went pretty good. I was able to get the diesel filler hose out of the boat, but I misse
Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? Tally Ho at 7:32pm 05.10.22 It is a set of valves that isolates the hydronic cabin radiators from the domestic water loop, so y
Sailing the Heel shemandr at 7:25pm 05.10.22 :banghead:
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber skunther at 7:14pm 05.10.22 Thought maybe there was some sort of magic trick to get the thing out. Just bought the new ones.
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Tally Ho at 7:09pm 05.10.22 Here on Lake Michigan, where we have a somewhat limited season and no salt, my answer is not very o
rigging help in Florida Steve_Catalina at 7:07pm 05.10.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state?
ISO: Hunter 28 Mast sail sfbay at 7:06pm 05.10.22 Used mast suppliers: Used Sailboat Masts and Booms (usedboatequipment.com) Used Masts and Booms - S
Sailing the Heel Tally Ho at 7:04pm 05.10.22
ISO: Hunter 28 Mast cboyle88 at 7:01pm 05.10.22
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Crusty Ol Salt at 6:51pm 05.10.22 Such a sad story and at the same time, such a cool story.
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening dlochner at 6:42pm 05.10.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather informa
Dutchman "Twist"? Scott T-Bird at 6:37pm 05.10.22 I think mine is slightly different. I'm not exactly understanding your set-up. When I remove my sa
MacGregor 25 Classification stickinthemud57 at 6:29pm 05.10.22 Makes sense. From the website: "One design is a form of racing where all boats are virtually identi
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains Crusty Ol Salt at 6:14pm 05.10.22 Check this I inspect and test HVAC systems for a living. As I walk the job site, I always keep my e
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 6:07pm 05.10.22 I've been watching this system on Windyty since Friday, the day after I put my boat in her slip. I
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Davidasailor26 at 5:53pm 05.10.22 That system has kept it silly windy even as far west as the Chesapeake for days. Must be a pretty s
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:44pm 05.10.22 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/watch-after-getting-hit-by-a-rogue-wave-crew-of-sailing-vessel-get
Edson brake install! Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 05.10.22 a wheel brake that was mysteriously removed for some reason they also routed the data cable for
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber dlochner at 5:15pm 05.10.22 What's your time worth? ;)
MacGregor 25 Classification Davidasailor26 at 5:06pm 05.10.22 So, although there is a PHRF base rating for the model, it does not appear to be in the US Sailing O

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