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Wheel to Tiller Conversion on I-28 revir92 at 8:15pm 10.01.12 Islander 7/3983 Just purchased an Islander 28. Love the boat, but... the wheel pulpit takes up half the cockpit! Not
Trailer modification (5) jorg027 at 7:57pm 10.01.12 Smaller Boats 4/1353 I just brought her in for the season. Each year I stress about the boat going on the trailer center
Electric head pump wont turn knotcarin at 7:18pm 10.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1047 Ahhh....boating....you gotta love it. I fixed the air lock in the water system and attempted to u
inner forestay replacement mike b. at 6:14pm 10.01.12 Catalina 22 5/1500 I have a 1990 Catalina 22 and need to replace the rigging. The marina owner said that Catalina sugg
unknown cockpit canvas drazlou at 4:48pm 10.01.12 Catalina 30 14/2002 My 1994 C30 came with a dodger and no bimini. It did have a canvas cover in a bag that looked like i
Any other 385 Owners out there DebbyandBruno at 3:36pm 10.01.12 Big Boats 11/6687 Like another thread going for the 355, I was wondering if there are other 385 Owners out there that
Just bought a Catalina 27 for $2,000.00 Hull #1666 smprincipal at 3:23pm 10.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2951 OK , So I used to live on a sailboat in my youth, having moved from Long Island where I was sailing
How does the freezer work? DebbyandBruno at 3:21pm 10.01.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1304 Hi there We are new to the boating world and have a silly question. I haven't been able to remembe
B & R Rig Tuning Mark Nooney at 2:20pm 10.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2728 Hi I have a H31 with the B ' R rig. Is there any information available on the shrouds tension from
Propeller Size and pitch Gerry Cashion at 1:54pm 10.01.12 Bigger Boats 2/1221 O'Day 28 owners, I have been trying to find out what is the standard fixed 2-bladed prop for a 1983
DMI Instruments gholker at 1:49pm 10.01.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1195 My DMI knot meter stopped working, shows 0.0 knots, has power and my depth meter reads between 4ft a
Learing experience - which way to turn Mark48 at 1:37pm 10.01.12 Racing 9/10357 Well, I will probably get a few "you idiot" for this but I am trying to use this as a learning exper
wiring for GPS to Vhf Blitz at 12:59pm 10.01.12 Musings With Maine Sail 19/13487 Maine Sail and others: What type (size, source,etc.) do you use to hook up your GPS to your VHF? I
Jiffy Reefing fogram at 12:33pm 10.01.12 Catalina 22 11/4032 I was out sailing a couple of weeks ago and the wind rapidly changed from a consistent 4-5 knots fro
H 426/44/45 Generator Dave112 at 12:25pm 10.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1632 I have a Hunter 44AC that dos not have a generator installed and am considering installing one - I u
Bulge in the cabin floor Amason Grace at 11:43am 10.01.12 Catalina 22 4/2253 My 79 swing keel has an slight bulge forming beneath the cabin floor, close to the electrical panel.
H34 Seacock changeout info needed dqb24 at 11:35am 10.01.12 Big Boats 27/4547 1984 H34...newly moved from fresh water (Lake Michigan) to brackish water (Chesapeake) a year ago (2
Macgregor 26M kitxu at 11:34am 10.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1949 How is this boat?
Alternator quit working, I need some help scorpio77 at 11:04am 10.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1585 Hi guys, Yesterday while motoring, I had a broken sea water hose, It splashed salt water all ove
Covering up for Winter tgrass462 at 10:32am 10.01.12 Smaller Boats 10/1654 In past years I have unstepped my mast and stored my boat and trailer (Hunter 260) in indoor storage

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Volvo penta d2-55 raw water pump leaking dlochner at 4:51pm 11.08.22 Yes there is a seal in there. There should be a rebuild available from a Volvo parts dealer.
European boat owners: Tell me about your holding tank fitting jssailem at 4:50pm 11.08.22 almost everything I've found on the boat so far has been U.S. units. Clever Poles...
What is the proper response? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:48pm 11.08.22 So to confirm, do we have a situation that looks like thiswith you as the white boat and Leeward as
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area jssailem at 4:47pm 11.08.22 @rgranger Fresh water? Not Salt Water?
Solar Confusion mermike at 4:43pm 11.08.22 They can safely handle 80 amps? Try the Circuit Wizard at http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com. (Note:
New Instruments redlegmsg66 at 4:42pm 11.08.22 So based on what I am reading so far I am thinking a Zeus 3 at the helm, a Vulcan at the nav station
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:38pm 11.08.22 Ray, Let me see if I understand this for starters: The course was unusual (to most of us) because
What is the proper response? Davidasailor26 at 4:33pm 11.08.22 We really need a better diagram to show who was windward and leeward, when there was an overlap and
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:31pm 11.08.22 OK, Let me help out as I did not explain everything. I am a 31' boat, the other is a 36' boat and sl
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 4:27pm 11.08.22 Its a vetus manual winch. Dont know much about it, I bought it used, off a classified site. Its been
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 (1) rgranger at 4:24pm 11.08.22 They are not line of sight like a VHF ... so you can mount it any place that is convenient. Conside
What is the proper response? Apex at 4:23pm 11.08.22 .......OP was probably wrong to prevent Leeward from sailing his own proper course, assuming Leewar
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area rgranger at 4:19pm 11.08.22 This won't work for most people but here's what I'm planning to do with my trailerable boat, which
What is the proper response? Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 11.08.22 I reached power pole B first and rounded it and the other boat came behind and was leeward of me. I
Hunter Vision 32 1989 heritage at 4:14pm 11.08.22 Hi under the better late than never, I just installed a bigger anchor roller and a manual winch. W
New toy alert! For those who like to watch their boat/harbor from away. Davidasailor26 at 4:13pm 11.08.22 Now the only problem is to find a Pi. They're pretty sparse, it seems. Indeed. This site keeps tra
Do not lick this Toad! rgranger at 4:13pm 11.08.22 ded the second sign.:biggrin:
7:1? rgranger at 4:11pm 11.08.22 It doesn't take "a very big anchor", it takes a very good anchor and the proper rode. A 140# anchor
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 3:54pm 11.08.22 It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier t
New Instruments WayneH at 3:46pm 11.08.22 I have an older Vulcan 7 with built in wifi. We use the shared screen with a tablet in the cockpit.

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