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Murphy's Law Team118 at 3:23pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2178 No questions here, just some plain old learn by my mistakes ramblin's... I took the boat out yeste
Over powered by the jib? How do I know? joes new addiction at 3:17pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 32/10129 This has happened a few tiimes before, but until now I've been putting it off as "pilot error", but,
In mast furling issues on hunter e33 GreggL at 2:56pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/4166 I seem to be having an issue with my in mast furling setup. The problem seems to be two fold and has
Rubber button with raw water impeller (1) Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 08.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2227 I just replaced my impeller for my Volvo MD22L-B. I had put in a new pump about 16 months ago and w
"Simple" wiring question Db421 at 1:02pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 29/6278 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 4/2860 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 18/6878 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 2/1199 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 17/6340 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 11/2682 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 0/912 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 10/2093 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 2/1154 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 2/2007 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 6/3042 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 13/9963 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 21/13358 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 2/933 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 4/2024 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 2/1327 A friend had his wheelpilot fall apart where the two races and ball bearings and nylon ball separato

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Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 02.05.23 Found it. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fixed-vs-free-wheeling-prop-updated.107118/?hig
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 02.05.23 Anyhow still working on solutions, such as an alternate short distance coupling ete. Time for som
Lewmar windlass drum removal Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 02.05.23 Lewmar website will have the user/service manual for your windlass once you have identified it. J
Meet your new Forum Administrator jfgy at 11:17am 02.05.23 Thanks Phil for your excellent work. All the best to Dave for carrying SBO forward. Excellent choic
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 11:16am 02.05.23 Glad to see some progress!
Missing boom LloydB at 10:52am 02.05.23 My keel boot sits in the middle of my boat and the top of the cavity of the boot is about 16 inches
Lewmar windlass drum removal Hello Below at 10:30am 02.05.23 Although I cannot identify the model of your windlass from your pics, I believe the more recent ones
Lewmar windlass drum removal dlochner at 10:05am 02.05.23 What is the brown stuff inside the handle socket? There may be a screw beneath it that screws into t
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:56am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
mooring pendants Will Gilmore at 9:56am 02.05.23
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 9:35am 02.05.23 i have a brake on my shaft. custom made i suspect. goes around the coupling. locks the 2 bladed pr
Evaluating a South Coast 26 PaulK at 9:35am 02.05.23 Just a boat handling point-- the side decks seem quite narrow, which might make going forward to hoi
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:34am 02.05.23 Also, the the rigging runs thru the same drain. Would have never thought of that
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:31am 02.05.23 Just seemed the outside pressure would be greater. So when sitting still it wouldn't drain. But I'm
Perko vs. Vetus shell ventilators dLj at 9:28am 02.05.23 I have no experience with the Perko but looking at the Perko web site for these, they are doing the
Missing boom kappykaplan at 9:27am 02.05.23 Water seeks its own level. My sink drain is below the waterline. Water doesn't back up, even when
Missing boom PRoberaon at 9:18am 02.05.23 Can anyone explain " the sink drains thru the keel, how would it drain just sitting still in the wat
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 9:18am 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Battery starter ... Davidasailor26 at 9:03am 02.05.23
Battery starter ... shemandr at 8:19am 02.05.23 Yeah, that.

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