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VHF radio COCKPIT Plug bobcat30 at 6:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 3/1328 The VHF plug in the cockpit does not make a good contact to the female end of the cockpit mic. I se
Water Pressure System drbobfarra at 5:58pm 04.25.12 Pearson 2/1534 I just sailed my 1990 27' Pearson from Milwaukee to Montrose Harbor in Chicago. This is my first sa
Unconventional Bottom Paint rgranger at 5:43pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5305 Hey All I'm hoping for some advice on the use of graphite bottom paint. I've read a lot about it o
Bronze cleaning Ted at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8627 I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean my cast bronze seacock before I reinstall it. The surfac
Stainless grab rails O'day 28 (2) tcwaltz at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Bigger Boats 8/2258 As much as I like the look of teak inside my boat, I'm not a huge fan of it on the outside. The pre
rail mounted engine aliebnick at 5:01pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1411 I have a 1986 Hunter31. I am looking to mount my dinghy's 2011 6 hp Mercury outboard engine on my st
Teak floor in the cockpit John Rushing at 4:58pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 3/4014 I have a Hunter 34 and was wondering if anyone out there has put teak floors in their cockpit. Did
Pearson 303 transducer location GarEi at 4:50pm 04.25.12 Pearson 5/2289 This is a question for Pearson 303 owners. I am replacing my thru hull depth sounder transducer. Her
Triple Rope Clutch bobcat30 at 4:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 5/1785 I need to remove the Triple Clutch on the PORT side of the cabin top. I undid six bolts and it wi
Perko waste deck fitting redhead78 at 4:15pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1829 I installed a perko, 1.5" waste deck fitting on my boat. Do I need anty other adapters or anything f
Bilging and more ... navigateur at 4:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1159 I'm working my way from bow to stern .. bilge, bilge pumps, electrical, AC, DC, batteries, charging
bilge water Beeg at 3:52pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2706 Just acquired a Cat. 25 swing keel. Haven't owned a boat in 35 years. Boat sat in cradle several yea
New Instruments and GPS at Helm Ronald10239 at 3:22pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1243 Modifications to my Yacht Specalities pedistal guard (12" o/c x 1" to 9.5" o/c x 1.25) to accomodate
Mast Rake Siamese at 2:56pm 04.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3703 The mast on my 309 has a pronounced rake. Sorry, about the lack of pictures, but we'll see if it ge
Caution: Leaking Knotmenter fittings for ST60 series artboas at 2:53pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 23/12193 Ok, it's been awhile since I wrote a really contraversial topic... so here it is. There is a serious
Trailering with the motor lbyonkers at 2:49pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1402 I have replaced the original motor mount with an adjustable one. I attached it with a 3/16 x 12 x 12
Bimini for 1977 22' Oday captined at 2:02pm 04.25.12 Day Sailers 3/4303 Cheapest way to install a Bimini on a 22' Oday 1977, any ideas, does anyone have one, so I can get s
Hunter 25.5 help Jeremy21515 at 1:51pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3160 Model 25.5 I am preping this boat after having laid it up for 14 years. My son took it to the Abacos
Recommend an engine compartment blower smoothsailing at 1:41pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7334 Hi All, I'm looking to replace my engine compartment blower. It's old and draws much to much cur
Wanted: Navico DS200 & DL200 instruments (1) achassell at 1:38pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2827 Having just launched our Catalina 27 for the season, I've discovered that I can't use the sensors fr

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Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 01.11.23 I was thinking the same thing. I'll remove the pivot plate and see if I can determine how long a wo
Movie for Winter Season Marmalade at 2:35pm 01.11.23 Round the World
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 2:13pm 01.11.23 Regarding your cleat, I would inspect the backing being used. I suspect it is either fender washers
Movie for Winter Season berner73 at 2:11pm 01.11.23 Paul, For those of us who are from the first half of the last century, WTF is rtw? ready to wear?
BAD FUEL can spoil your day jssailem at 2:06pm 01.11.23 I focused on Diesel in this document. Mainly because I have lived through the experiences, and a few
Movie for Winter Season ggrizzard at 1:43pm 01.11.23 Paul, For those of us who are from the first half of the last century, WTF is rtw?
Spider Cracks in gel coat ggrizzard at 1:34pm 01.11.23 A great source for gelcoat repair info can be found at the "Boatworks Today" YouTube channel. Andy
BAD FUEL can spoil your day Captain Larry-DH at 1:30pm 01.11.23 Relevant thread drift - How about ethanol, phase separation, and outboards. People have been blown
BAD FUEL can spoil your day Captain Larry-DH at 1:21pm 01.11.23 snip You can get on your radio and declare a Mayday, this may solve the problem, but invite new is
New sailing toy for Christmas ifmdalvey at 1:16pm 01.11.23 Our site supervisor at Habitat for Humanity said "Every day is Friday and every meal is a banquet".
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Alan Gomes at 12:17pm 01.11.23
Question about main panel breakers jssailem at 12:09pm 01.11.23 Andy I am not sure the bend is manufactured, more likely bent during install to facilitate the insta
BAD FUEL can spoil your day Dalliance at 12:05pm 01.11.23 Good write up. This is an interesting and appealing system. It might be overkill for my own rather
BAD FUEL can spoil your day jssailem at 12:00pm 01.11.23 Take care of your fuel in the first place and it will take care of you. I agree. I did passively
Question about main panel breakers Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 01.11.23 does anyone know if those would fit? If you showed a picture of the rest of the panel, maybe we c
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD SeaCure at 11:50am 01.11.23
Busted Mast sbrogden at 11:46am 01.11.23 I'm not sure why you could'nt add two inch pad under the pivot plat in the hull I was thinking th
New holding tank SeaCure at 11:44am 01.11.23 Many years ago I bought a lightly used SeaRay 270 with a Thedford Porta Pottie hooked up to a macera
Busted Mast Timm R Oday25 at 11:44am 01.11.23 I'm not sure why you could'nt add two inch pad under the pivot plat in the hull
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 11:28am 01.11.23 Send a pic of how the mast is stepped on this boat (base of mast) Here's the bottom of the mast an

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