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replacing waste pipe (1) Matt Olfson at 5:20am 07.09.12 Catalina 30 2/1157 The tabs on the cap where I pump out the holding tank broke off. I took the screws out of the deck a
260 Reverse issues Lucky Day at 9:56pm 07.08.12 Smaller Boats 2/1276 260 Reverse issues Our hunter 260 is equipped with a 9.9 Evinrude outboard that it is linked the
Generator Helllllp dy180 at 7:56pm 07.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/990 Anyone have any information on the nexgen 3.5 it is the Next Generation diesel kubota marine gene
i need batteries for my Hunter 320, need suggestions! seanymph at 5:54pm 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1806 we have to replace the batteries in our 320 Hunter and have heard gel batteries by odyssey are the b
Venture 17 venture47804 at 5:15pm 07.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3218 Hello, I need some help/advice.. I have been given a venture 17, was told everything is their to
Coronado 15 rotating mast mod (3) walt at 4:51pm 07.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/9787 I put this mod in this forum since the implementation is significantly copied from the Macgregor rot
Rudder Repairs (8) rgranger at 4:49pm 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1978 Kick up rudders are nice... but! When it is in the up position you need to steer with the outboard,
FanCausing TV Signal Interference GorillaToast at 4:49pm 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4060 I had a 12v fan connected to my Accessories breaker, and when it was on it would cause digital inter
Opinions about topping lift rubbing on main sail JonnyQuest at 4:26pm 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 26/9993 So after rigging my topping lift (another thread) to make it adjustable and to keep it attached to t
What to do with the fuel fill for new tank install? Cool Beans at 3:35pm 07.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2779 Just like I do everything else, I tend to close my eyes and cannonball into the deep end of every pr
Breaker panel Hunter 37 location? Strega at 2:38pm 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/821 I need to check for a possible blown fuse in a 1990 Hunter Legend. Just bought the boat and can't fi
Battery Charger Problems JeffThompson at 2:06pm 07.08.12 Big Boats 5/1175 Finally decided to replace my 8D battery with two 6 volt golf cart batteries after reading all the p
Aquasignal Series 25 Light Wiring dawg2 at 1:40pm 07.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4390 I installed a new AquaSignal series 25 anchor light on my mast. The previous one was burned up and
Boat cleaned and new name put on today (1) dawg2 at 1:27pm 07.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3387 Cleaned and scrubbed inside and out. When we picked up this macGregor the inside had a lot of mildew
Racor fuel/water separator Jim Beck at 1:18pm 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1644 Just had a Racor 500 installed to replace the factory installed primary fuel filter on my H33. Just
Need forward berth measurements Jack - La Paz Mx at 1:10pm 07.08.12 Catalina 30 4/1412 Our Cat 30 has lived in La Paz Mexico for the past 14 years. We live aboard for 5-6 months each win
Capsize screen McZube at 12:59pm 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1381 I found a spec for my H31 that gives a Capsize screen of 2.03 What's a capsize screen? Thanks.
shipping a steel cradle Alethea9 at 12:31pm 07.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2043 We may need to ship our steel cradle for a 30 ft. Catalina about 50 miles by land. . .we can sail th
Rudder bearings how did this ever work??? (2) Cmp1110 at 11:01am 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1327 Dropped the rudder on my 85 28.5 as suspected top bushing was loose from the hull but as shown in th
Selling my 71 UPSGUY at 10:18am 07.08.12 Catalina 22 15/2019 I listed my 1971 c22 for sale on Craig's list NY for a really reasonable price and yet can't find a

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Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Joe at 10:19pm 01.30.23 Egmont key is quite a way, 45 miles or so, from the mouth of the Anclote river. My friends' kept th
Repair around Cutless Bearing jon hansen at 9:47pm 01.30.23 fixing that little chip and some gelcoat repair, 10,000? i would have never guessed that much. so
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 01.30.23 Here's some interesting test data Watertight Connector Test - Practical Sailor
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be
Repair around Cutless Bearing jssailem at 4:59pm 01.30.23 Looks like someone tried to repair it before without permanent success. Proper repair would necessit
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 4:25pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. Much easier than what I found! :beer:
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay JohnnyMac at 4:16pm 01.30.23 Thanks, Benny! Speaking of Dinks. Do you have a recommendation for someone to work on small outboar
National Documetation Portal jssailem at 3:58pm 01.30.23 I believe this is the official USCG link for name search. I found my boat on this link. https://cgmi
Oday 302 keel surface jibes138 at 3:51pm 01.30.23 I think the original casting had a defect and they used compound to fill it and fair it. Probably w
Oday 302 keel surface Tally Ho at 3:45pm 01.30.23
hunter 49 steering quadrant. artboas at 3:45pm 01.30.23 thanks Art, and yes your spot on again. My linkages we're all loose but I found that a few years ag
Beneteau First 24 Question Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be p
National Documetation Portal kappykaplan at 3:21pm 01.30.23 Nowhere nearly as user friendly as I recall. It's all redacted and you need to be very specific in
Oday 302 keel surface dmax at 2:49pm 01.30.23 The 302's keel is defintitely lead (I had one).
Oday 302 keel surface jssailem at 2:39pm 01.30.23 Looks like the fossilized remains of a Wiwaxia or A partial consumed anode. in the image it looks
And this is? walt at 2:26pm 01.30.23 I have never seen anyone claim this except you.[ and Nigel Calder facepalm: My quote was modified

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