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Mystery Vent? Catalina C30..Newbie Question Dream Chaser at 2:22pm 07.17.11 Catalina 30 3/1812 Hello, I am a very new owner of a 1984 Catalina C30 Tall Rig...I have a very weird question regardin
"Not Under Control Lights" Warren Milberg at 1:15pm 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8383 Recently, I was paging through one of the old classics in my boat book library, Chichester's "Gipsy
H34 Ice Box Questions Joe Mullee at 12:38pm 07.17.11 Big Boats 0/912 I recently added a Norcold refrigeration unit to my H34. Now I'd like to try to improve the insulati
My first on-the-river-rescue DAVA390 at 11:56am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2307 So, Saturday afternoon on busy Middle River.We launch about 4:00 P.M., gonna sail close for a while.
Unattended Consequences shipwreck66 at 11:13am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1638 A question for you Hunter 41 owners. Yesterday as I way walking down to my boat I passed our local m
Merriman Pedestal parts? wufibugs at 10:33am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2807 Need a fuel leg. Anyone know of a bone yard that might have a Hunter 31 Merriman pedestal?
What gets you boiling? All U Get at 10:15am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 37/7573 Hi all, Lately we've been offered fresh lobster and have refused mainly because we don't have the me
Sospenders - bobbin expiry ambiguity BobM at 10:13am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2648 Was anyone else confused by Coleman owned Sospenders practice of printing a rather ambiguous date on
Please Explain The Hot Rag Test & Vinegar Rinse Joe Mullee at 9:38am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3779 Nine years ago I replaced all my sanitation hoses with SeaLand hoses. Over the last few months the h
I'm looking for a part... sj01 at 8:58am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1459 Could anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for the little black bumper feet that go o
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 8:53am 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 2/1241
How to rig a 17 daysailer--Please help dmccreary at 8:11am 07.17.11 Day Sailers 4/17944 I was given a 17 foot oday(1978 I think), it had been sitting in a yard for about 10 years, I have c
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 7:53am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1398
An issue with rare boats merlinuxo at 7:52am 07.17.11 Morgan 4/3090 Needed a new mainsail cover and a complete bimini. With modern(ish) production boats this is not muc
2 fuse blow g5665 at 7:17am 07.17.11 Yamaha 0/1362 Hey people Today i went out with my Y25 and when i tried to turn on the engine on the way back to
Antenna Coax Short Update r.oril at 7:04am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1424 The new Shakespear Antenna arrived and I tested it with the meter, no short.:D Sitting with the mas
New to us Catalina 380 taylort100 at 6:40am 07.17.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1935 After looking and having a few surveyed, we finally took possession of our Catalina 380 2 weeks ago.
ordor when flushing forward head captron at 6:27am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3643 Peggy, about 3 months ago I just completed replacing the holdiong tank and all sanitation hose fro
raising the rudder BJW at 5:35am 07.17.11 Catalina 22 9/4260 Good morning everyone, I have a '74 and I find that raising the kickup rudder by using the rope a
Air Conditioning on a 34 Oday pcjrusso at 4:42am 07.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1512 I know there are many posts out the on AC on a 34 Oday. Can anyone send me pictures so I can unders

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Loose Strut Repair Question mikeracca at 8:51am 06.30.22 Loose means tighten the bolts and call it good. cracked fiberglass means it has been loose for a wh
Hello Tedd at 8:50am 06.30.22 Welcome to the forum! It looks like you have a great boat to get you started. You'll want to check
Wouldn't it be cool... SBO Police Bot at 8:43am 06.30.22 Reminder; If you don't have anything nice to say please keep your fingers off the keyboard.
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven mikeracca at 8:43am 06.30.22 Hmmm If I have to hook it all up myself, how do I 'vent' it? see my post above for a quick descr
DOWNWIND Tedd at 8:40am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Since polars are geared toward racing it'
DOWNWIND jssailem at 8:36am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Yes. Polars can be based on the hull, r
Wouldn't it be cool... Maine Sail at 8:32am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 8:25am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilg
Fridge/freezer use John T1594 at 8:20am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilge
Mystery beneath my prop strut vwjim70 at 8:11am 06.30.22 Yes, not 5200.. What should I use? Cabosil?
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 7:39am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Boston day trips/motor boat dmax at 7:33am 06.30.22 There are numerous islands in Boston Harbor. Outside if you head north, Marblehead, Salem, Glouceste
DOWNWIND shemandr at 7:20am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? For example in lighter wind you may depl
Wouldn't it be cool... (1) Maine Sail at 7:11am 06.30.22 That's a great idea! What inspired you to do that? How did you mount the external rectifiers? In
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 6:53am 06.30.22 Well, that's what is essentially happening anyway, as the diesel sucks enormous amounts of air, and
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 6:39am 06.30.22 If you want the alternator to run cool rip out the internal rectifier and build an external rectifi
Wouldn't it be cool... Maine Sail at 6:37am 06.30.22 If you want the alternator to run cool rip out the internal rectifier and build an external rectifie
Wouldn't it be cool... Justin_NSA at 6:36am 06.30.22 If I remember correctly, the integrated regulator on my '99 Cadillac was water cooled.
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? jviss at 6:33am 06.30.22 You do - but remember you will not be going at power boat speeds. A grounding in sand or mud will
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 6:32am 06.30.22 :badbad: That makes too much sense:hook2: Well, that's what is essentially happening anyway, as th

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