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How to use Butyl Tape e714753 at 5:22pm 12.22.11 Catalina 22 11/3407 I am ready to start rebedding and installing all of my deck hardware on my 22. I just finished the t
Throttle Arm problems 85/Mac/25 at 12:37pm 12.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1713 I have a 1986 Johnson 15hp long shaft outboard on my Mac 25. It works great. But the throttle arm w
Shroud Tension Question cb32863 at 12:34pm 12.22.11 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3363 Need some help with a definition so to speak. The O' Day manual for my 25 says that the upper shrou
Broken rudder - need dimensions Hunterdk at 10:03am 12.22.11 Big Boats 7/1333 Hi All My rudder broken and I need the lenght to rebuild it, any source ? Well a new rudder would
S2 9.2C Blue Mesa Colorado Barnacle Bob at 9:35am 12.22.11 S2 1/1288 Ahoy, I am looking to contact the owner of a S2 9.2C sailing Blue Mesa in Colorado. Any info would h
Merry Chritsmas and Happy Holidays to all woodster at 9:29am 12.22.11 Ask All Sailors 14/1985 everyone have a great holiday ...am leaving Georgia in a few mins to go down to Fairhope Al and Pens
Propeller problems Peter Lynch at 4:34am 12.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2941 Hi all We have a four year old Hunter 27 on Sydney Harbour. We love it! However, last year we
1995 MkIII Deck Light skookumchuck at 8:46pm 12.21.11 Catalina 30 1/1389 Does anyone know where I can source a deck (spreader) light bulb for a 1995 MkIII? It is a long neck
cabinet construction glitch (2) doehunter at 8:32pm 12.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1512 I successfully made all the pieces to assemble a cabinet in the head in my 26S. Made from 1/2" oak
Trickle charger problem? DAVA390 at 4:52pm 12.21.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5191 As some of you may know or emember, over last winter I repaired the lights on my Precision 18 i boug
Spinnaker Setup for an S2 8.0B? BitterGnat at 2:07pm 12.21.11 S2 3/1729 Since I have the mast down and at home, I've been wraslin' with the idea of rigging it for a spinnak
Florida Keys agaliha at 1:48pm 12.21.11 Destinations 12/6735 Anyone have recent experience using the ICW between Marathon and Biscayne Bay with a boat that draws
Landlocked wanna be cruiser looking for advice. joatmon67 at 1:44pm 12.21.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3456 Any formerly land locked cruisers out there? Want to tell me how you got started? We looked into c
old 8D battery Navicula at 1:42pm 12.21.11 Big Boats 3/1154 I have just pulled the 2 batterys from my boat........they have not been used in 4 years, they are 8
Mast For O'Day 20' CPseudonym at 1:40pm 12.21.11 Parts Search 3/4444 DRMarine.com has the mast and everything else needed I know, got them bookmarked. Have not called th
Vang attachment point Quoddy at 1:09pm 12.21.11 Ask All Sailors 33/9111 I want a powerful vang for vang sheeting. The present one is attached to the boom as far aft on the
Forum border static not dynamic. Water Runner at 11:27am 12.21.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/13446 I think it would help out those of us with less than perfect eyesight if we could enlarge the text a
Coil Or Braid Your Dock Lines? Sail123 at 11:15am 12.21.11 Ask All Sailors 57/16198 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXJpZUQc0jU Last year I coiled but next year I am going to try brai
Need owners manual drbobfarra at 10:40am 12.21.11 Pearson 4/2215 I just purchased a 1990 Pearson 27 and I would really like to look at an owner's manual. Anyone know
So what are buying the hole in the water for Christmas? RECESS at 10:26am 12.21.11 Ask All Sailors 28/3963 So what are you buying the hole in the water for Christmas? I think Santa is bringing some goodies

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Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. All U Get at 9:53am 03.07.22 They are removable with the right tools.
Forum search kclancy at 9:49am 03.07.22 Of course I figured it out just after posting my note. Sorry! Getting old stinks!!
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? LloydB at 9:46am 03.07.22 you are trying to justify a money pit in the water that you cant work on in the location it's at, so
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:43am 03.07.22 As a point of info, my 1980 C-30's holding tank appeared to be factory - the hull number was written
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? dlochner at 9:41am 03.07.22 Take a look at Seaward Yachts. They are popular in the skinny water of the Florida and Gulf Coast.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 9:27am 03.07.22 To give an update on the solution - After a little bit of time I was able to get in touch with Hark
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:26am 03.07.22 Victron Monitors have an on off relay that you can program for whatever you want... Like shut off
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 03.07.22 To give an update on the solution - After a little bit of time I was able to get in touch with Harke
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:16am 03.07.22 Under the settee is where Catalina almost always puts holding tanks. As I said earlier, 25 gal is
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? cagreen75 at 9:11am 03.07.22 After looking at their website I noticed so many RED FLAGS that I would never buy these. The warrant
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 9:07am 03.07.22 Interesting. Unless you have external regulation I think typically you charge the AGMs with the alt
86 Hunter 25.5 cagreen75 at 8:54am 03.07.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. Tom J may be right as I'm not seeing any limber
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 8:48am 03.07.22 Victron Monitors have an on off relay that you can program for whatever you want... Like shut off t
Dual band/marine vhf antenna ctrout at 8:35am 03.07.22 I found that the Comet CA-2x4SR is specifically designed for wide band coverage in the ham through t
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jssailem at 8:33am 03.07.22 Some times the build process has the wires attached to the boat using wire ties. This means they sta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 8:13am 03.07.22
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. JoeWhite at 8:12am 03.07.22 It may not cause problems, but I would pull them out. If you have enough length left over to grab on
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:04am 03.07.22 So these cells may actually have a capacity of close to 310 Ah, but their quality and lifetime are p
Any known concerns with this specific motor? ambler at 7:39am 03.07.22 I have a 1982 Catalina 22 with that exact Evinrude since 2013. It has run well up until recently whe
Any known concerns with this specific motor? captcoho at 7:37am 03.07.22 I'm not in a rush to buy a motor, but I am concerned about items being in stock. Here are some pics

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