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26D Interior Chris Blubaugh at 11:48am 11.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1332 My 26 D has a carpeted interior. Do owners keep this carpet in place or do some sail without it? I
Condensation, insulation solutions Cat30 Sugaree at 10:59am 11.30.11 Catalina 30 6/2312 Hello all, I am a new liveaboard with a 1986 Cat30, discovering the joys of condensation as the n
Any thoughts on entry level sounders? dscribner at 10:04am 11.30.11 Ask All Sailors 22/3694 The sounder set into the bulkhead hasn't worked since we've owned the boat. Currently we check depth
Roller furling brand on "80" 30' Ternang at 8:53am 11.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1352 Bearings on my roller furling were frozen when I bought the 1980 Hunter 30' last summer. Have the re
M30 water in oil Mac Smith at 7:36am 11.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1058 My Perkins Perma M30 had water in the oil. I was told I needed to replace the head gasket, which is
Lancer Electrical Control Panel AtlanticAl at 10:11pm 11.29.11 Lancer 1/3170 I am rewiring the 28 right now. I dont need a bigger control panel, as only things i am adding is a
Hunter 23.5 / 240 Miami msezerino1 at 8:33pm 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 6/1542 Anyone who owns a 23.5 or a 240 and lives in the south east Florida ? (Miami) I'm looking for a sea
S vs. D Brian Buzz at 8:24pm 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6049 Hi Maybe you can help me on my next purchase. I am thinking of buying a new (used) Mac 26 classic. I
H336 in MO abinkc at 7:26pm 11.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1259 What is the length of the jib halyard for an H336 1996 model? The halyard leads all the way to the
New to me cb32863 at 7:18pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 9/1565 Brought home a 77 O' Day 25 over the weekend. Was quite the trip and there is more here if you want
Puerto Montt to Cape Town Preparations Sequitur at 6:33pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1616 We are still in Puerto Mont, and still preparing to continue south through Patagonia, Tierra del Fue
Hydro lock unexplained Genesis1986 at 6:05pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/4411 I have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1986 with a 21 hp Univeral diesel. One day in August I went to start t
192 Ballast atrometer at 5:05pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 2/1091 If I understand this correctly, the lead ballast (400#s) in the 192 is in the KEEL/CB HOUSING - the
What is it? (1) sunwindsea at 4:50pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/2340 I am slowly restoring my 1979 C30. I thought at first this was a deck cover, but now I'm wondering i
sail size DonCS at 4:17pm 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 2/1221 can any one give me the measurement of the foot and the luff of the mainsail for the hunter 22?
Halyards on Furled sails Nodak7 at 4:06pm 11.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/14261 Don, in your book there is a number of references about using the Halyards to trim the fore and main
O'Day 192 Roller Furling atrometer at 2:13pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 8/6468 I'm told the roller furling that was standard on the 192 didn't work well at all, and that most owne
235 Cabin Decal S&N235 at 2:10pm 11.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3583 I am trying to locate a place to purchase a new cabin top decal to replace our weathered decal for t
windvane/stern ladder for H33-C Redbeard33 at 1:44pm 11.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2152 For those H33-C owners, do any of you have a windvane rigged for use on your boat? I have thought of
Location for a horn BillyK at 12:58pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5990 Where have you installed a horn if you did hard mount it? This past season there were a couple of

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New Battery power flare replacement JamesG161 at 5:53am 03.03.22 I have one. I wonder why they FLOAT, the STROBE sends SOS in Morse, and are USCG approved? Jim...
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice dlochner at 5:49am 03.03.22 If you haven't yet visit MarineHowTo.com to read the excellent articles on batteries, charging, moni
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 5:27am 03.03.22 Depends on the particular alloy. Bronze used for prop shafts and struts contains zinc. https://en.
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar dlochner at 5:16am 03.03.22 FYI, bronze is copper and tin, not zinc. Depends on the particular alloy. Bronze used for prop sh
New Battery power flare replacement (1) thinwater at 4:48am 03.03.22 Note that these flares transmit a horizontal beam of light, like and anchor light, and thus must be
New Battery power flare replacement jviss at 4:44am 03.03.22 A distress strobe must be 50-70 hz. 120 hz. is only for signalling attention, Are you sure of thes
New Battery power flare replacement thinwater at 4:35am 03.03.22 Is there something like this that can be mounted on top of the mast, and on the top of the radome?
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:02am 03.03.22
Vision 32 side ports? zephyr070 at 12:38am 03.03.22
PNW Current Atlas App david.jade at 12:00am 03.03.22 Just note that the borsboom tables do not use official CHS tidal data as the basis of all the calcul
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:56pm 03.02.22
PNW Current Atlas App Tedd at 10:13pm 03.02.22 @Hello Below , Those are some great links, thanks very much! I had downloaded the CHS publication b
PNW Current Atlas App Tedd at 9:55pm 03.02.22 Thanks, @david.jade . I probably will buy the app as it does seem to do what I want. Since I'm betwe
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 9:45pm 03.02.22 Well I took a trip out to see Luna today. She had some water in the bilge that my new bilge pump em
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 9:37pm 03.02.22 True, pure bronze is copper and tin but I think if you look you will see that many shaft struts are
A Windlass for my 28' BigEasy at 9:26pm 03.02.22 Had a similar dilemma when I owned a hunter 33.5. It had a shallow anchor locker and to further com
Any known concerns with this specific motor? jon hansen at 9:17pm 03.02.22 https://www.evinrude.com
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 03.02.22
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Richard19068 at 8:40pm 03.02.22 FYI, bronze is copper and tin, not zinc. True, pure bronze is copper and tin but I think if you lo
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Benny17441 at 8:37pm 03.02.22 My only comment is that the alternators in these small engines are practically useless, in a sailboa

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