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shorepower rossluxon at 11:27am 12.31.11 Ericson 2/4726 I have a 1978 erickson 34 and must put in a replacment 3 post 1 switch breaker for shore power...any
Solar Vent Installation ShotgunSlim at 10:29am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1572 Has anyone installed a solar vent on the forward curved hatch of a 1986+ C22? I'm the lucky recipie
O'Day Burgees (1) ruidh at 9:32am 12.31.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3869 The O'Day Sailboat Owners group on Facebook has designed a burgee for O'Day owners to fly proudly. T
New Genoa loupizzarello at 9:11am 12.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1321 I need to replace a genoa on a 311. Any suggestions for the sail that will give me the best performa
1988 432 cabin lights CHM at 8:12am 12.31.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2384 There are rectangular recessed fluorescent lights in the cabin. They appear to be from Hella. I ha
Astrial Christian Sailing at 7:38am 12.31.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1569 Anyone ever heard of this brand of boat?
Consensus on what to do with extra sails. Joel H. at 7:23am 12.31.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1863 This spring will be starting my second season with my, clean/solid, 1978 C27. The boat was raced o
Compass Location Doc Nixon at 6:40am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 1/1170 Where is the best place to mount a compass in the cockpit of my 1972 C-22? My eyes are not what they
Bulhead wood Doc Nixon at 6:34am 12.31.11 Catalina 22 7/1784 I'm a new owner of a 1972 C-22. I assume the bulkheads are plywood, but how about the faces? Can I s
last sail of the year mccauley13 at 5:09am 12.31.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2635 Went out yesterday afternoon expecting to sail - 55 degrees and NNW winds 12 to 15. Yeah. What happe
Along Again and Sailing Roger Long at 4:24am 12.31.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1947 Barbara flew home after a couple of days of enjoying Beaufort and a rental car trip to Savanna. The
O'Day 23 winches heymagic at 7:07pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 40/14348 My boat has a pair of Enkes AR-18 winches. If anyone is familiar with these, I have a couple of ques
Bene 361 babystay and dinghy on top luken7 at 6:51pm 12.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4044 Or the 361 owners, that baby stay takes up vital space on the deck where I would like to place the d
New outboard motor on the way toddco at 3:02pm 12.30.11 Trailer Sailors 22/8361 I ordered a new long shaft Tohatsu 4 stroke 8 horse w/electric start this morning. I have just doubl
Heel savon17 at 1:25pm 12.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 38/7205 My wife ' I recently learned how to sail and bought a nice O'Day 20 to sail in Narragansett Bay, RI.
Advice on Replacing The Swing Keel Cable? The Gentle Way at 12:46pm 12.30.11 Catalina 22 4/1940 I recently aquired "The Gentle Way", a Cat22, she needs works but she was FREE!!!!! Any advice on h
Sequitur in Puerto Eden Sequitur at 12:19pm 12.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1896 We have arrived in Puerto Eden, and we are taking a break as a severe frontal system comes through.
Is a Cat 22 Seaworthy Enough for Florida to Bahamas passage? The Gentle Way at 10:51am 12.30.11 Catalina 22 3/7791 I'm new to the forum and new to sailing. A few years ago I had the bug to buy an older sailboat, but
3rd reef arrangement Morning Haze at 10:17am 12.30.11 Big Boats 8/5409 Hello everyone, I want to make use of my 3rd reef in the main sail as we sail in the Gulf of St-La
HELP Need loads of questions answered. julianna at 8:59am 12.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2125 Hi everyone, I have two Macgregors and one I'm having so much fun refurbishing. but I have a few que

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FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery artboas at 12:00pm 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower artboas at 11:52am 09.26.22 I have just double checked with Marinco. They concur that the 2 phases from a 50 amp dock feed shoul
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues JamesG161 at 11:29am 09.26.22 Look here for the HOW To... Seacock & Thru-Hull Primer/Pre Information by Compass Marine How To Jim
halyard wrap Roadking Larry at 11:12am 09.26.22 Just make sure that whatever you do don't take it to the winch. A few years ago a friend of mine had
First 405 Rudder Parts (2) APP314 at 11:04am 09.26.22 Hello Adam, I'm not familiar with the First 40.5 but in the 38 the upper bearing is held in place wi
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 10:40am 09.26.22 I mean the lense. It blew off in pieces during Hurricane Fiona.
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.26.22 Hmmm.... I'll have to think on that. I agree that the vang is most important when the traveler b
Hunter 25 hatch cover rgranger at 10:26am 09.26.22 By cover do you mean a cloth cover or a new lense?
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 10:24am 09.26.22
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Parsons at 10:22am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:11am 09.26.22 Ah well , working on getting ready for Ian if if shifts west. Either way we will get a storm surge a
Electric panel Hayden Watson at 9:35am 09.26.22 An update. ... l learned a lot and all your help was much appreciated. Having a basic understandi
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 9:32am 09.26.22
Structural Foam Mark Maulden at 9:31am 09.26.22 Wondering if you really need the strapping since you are foaming. Could they cause micro chafing pi
Modified Traveler 23' Hunter jssailem at 9:24am 09.26.22 Congrats. Should help you smoothly trim the Main sail.
Electric panel dLj at 9:08am 09.26.22 The follow-up is very much appreciated! Thank you! dj
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:58am 09.26.22 Thank you so so much. would you happen to have the dimensions. also did it fit through your bulkh
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 8:52am 09.26.22 I replaced it with Aluminum. It was a replica of my old one that I pulled out. Love the new one Jam
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 8:51am 09.26.22 The way it is built allows the middle of the Hull to sit between the 2 pieces.
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 8:48am 09.26.22 That is basically it. By doing one end at a time the boat is stable because half is on the trailer

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