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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 18/5306 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 10/3704 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 23/12194 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 jon hansen at 4:09pm 01.11.23 i'm up here in the rust belt. i can get that fixed easily. metal fabricating shop owner buddy of
H240 bulkhead thickness isaksp00 at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Maybe consider the recessed fittings that screw onto the back edge of the shelf's support bracket or
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Thanks for the replies. Here are some answers: The picture I showed was only to illustrate the ang
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dLj at 3:45pm 01.11.23 Boat I am looking at is in England. OK, you shouldn't have need of a license beyond what your coun
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 3:31pm 01.11.23 @RitSim, if you don't already have one, you might want to considering getting one of the Raymarine A
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Tally Ho at 3:23pm 01.11.23
Movie for Winter Season kappykaplan at 3:22pm 01.11.23 Round the World :plus:
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 3:22pm 01.11.23 all my grease guns have adjustable nozzels. you can set them for different pressures of grip to th
Bearing Cap rusted tight jon hansen at 3:21pm 01.11.23 all my grease guns have adjustable nozzels. you can set them for different pressures of grip to the
Spider Cracks in gel coat Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 01.11.23 I would recommend checking the core under the cleat. My guess is that the cleat bolts leaked and let
Busted Mast sbrogden at 2:57pm 01.11.23 If I had to take a guess I would say a plastic block would be the fastest/easiest. With wood you'd
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin (1) RitSim at 2:54pm 01.11.23 You should be able to connect a Garmin radar to a Garmin chartplotter. I have had issues with conne
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

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