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unknown cockpit canvas drazlou at 4:48pm 10.01.12 Catalina 30 14/2220 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 11/6913 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 4/3035 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 5/1384 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 10/2916 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 2/1303 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 2/1288 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 9/10592 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 19/13956 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 11/4247 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 5/1690 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 4/2346 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 27/4847 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 5/2042 How is this boat?
Alternator quit working, I need some help scorpio77 at 11:04am 10.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1664 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 10/1779 In past years I have unstepped my mast and stored my boat and trailer (Hunter 260) in indoor storage
New Owner needing Operator Manual keepsailin at 10:15am 10.01.12 Big Boats 2/1160 Hello all! Well, I just acquired a 1997 Hunter Passage 450 without any documentation nor access to t
Capacity of a 1975 Cat 22? fido911 at 10:09am 10.01.12 Catalina 22 2/1243 Please help! My sailing club is planning a short cruise down the ICW (Approximately 3 miles) for a
Fiberglass question paulh1 at 9:30am 10.01.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3485 Ok, dumb question. My fiberglass container says don't apply if under 60 degrees. What if you apply i
Anchor Rode Locker Bill Roughton at 8:29am 10.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2308 Has anyone come up with a way to store an anchor and rode on the O'Day 27? I can hang the anchor fr

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Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help BroncoJohn at 5:02am 03.19.23 I wanted to provide a final update. I replaced the external tank sensors that with new ones and repl
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 03.19.23 Nicely done. On our 37 the door opens into the aft cabin, and it has the metal pinch bracket to hold
mast lights BigEasy at 11:02pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. BigEasy at 10:48pm 03.18.23 There is room for the door to open into the rear cabin, I think the European boats are made this wa
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:53pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. HI 'Dave. All good sugges
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 03.18.23 The Raritan Marine Elegance is the top rated macerating electric toilet Raritan Marine_Elegance Pro
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. dlochner at 8:07pm 03.18.23 It is always safer to have a door open into a room rather than out of a room, unless the door leads
Second Battery dlochner at 8:05pm 03.18.23 Separating the house and start/reserve batteries is a good idea. The Blue Sea Add a Battery Kit is a
Passport Renewal dlochner at 8:00pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. This greatly facilitates cr
Second Battery SycloneDriver at 7:48pm 03.18.23 I much prefer to use separate batteries for start and house. Use two battery switches and some form
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 03.18.23 Do you want to stay electric or go manual ?
37C Deck flexing from stanchions DianaOfBurlington at 6:40pm 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems chuckwayne at 6:28pm 03.18.23 my fluxgate was under the nav station..... I'm replacing my 4000+ with an evo the control head (no A
Macerators Sailm8 at 4:52pm 03.18.23 That's not the acual one I bought. It was only $20 and I bought 2. Have never used the second one.
mast lights Terry Cox at 4:42pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet L
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems RoyS at 3:47pm 03.18.23 I have a different boat but mine is under the galley sink inside the cabinet. Very accessible.
Grounding log JamesG161 at 2:22pm 03.18.23 I will post this again and again.:biggrin: I am an expert in Lightning protection. I was taught ma
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 1:37pm 03.18.23 Will do! Thanks
Passport Renewal capta at 1:01pm 03.18.23 I believe that any State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) was developed to ease the pressure on the p
Screwed Up Cetol Project capta at 12:55pm 03.18.23 After wood gets wet, it raises the grain and should be lightly sanded again. One gets that deep, ric

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