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Mildew on cabin sole? (2) JohnnyMac at 5:43am 07.16.11 Big Boats 1/1417 After the winter lay up, flooring in cabin sole had what appeared to be mildew stains. I took a bilg
First sail - Oday Mariner 31seahorse at 5:42am 07.16.11 Day Sailers 2/1790 Hello Members, Yesterday, my wife and I sailed a borrowed Mariner for the first time. We are not
Departure Roger Long at 4:55am 07.16.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5068 Departure for my long cruise is 1000 tomorrow morning (Sunday, July 16). My list: To Do: Put on Cu
ICW PERCHER at 4:31am 07.16.11 Big Boats 6/1743 Not sure if this is the place for this question. We are heading down to the ICW from Lake Ontario l
Spinnaker Details... Smithy at 2:08am 07.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1686 So I have the chute, I have the pole, and I have lines. The one detail that has evaded me is, just
Which outboard for new macgregor 26m sailinwannabe at 10:27pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2023 Will take delivery of new boat in 6 weeks Have not commited to any one outboard yet Evinrude ETEC 60
M25xpb woes oldguy at 8:58pm 07.15.11 Catalina 310 17/4938 have been running my 310 with no engine problems for 10 years (500 hrs) and now i'm going crazy. eng
Bimini window obrock at 8:04pm 07.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2273 Got a 31, great boat, just one thing the window in the Bimini is is forward of the wheel ?. Hunter
Looking for older Catalina 22 Mast, complete blenderbob at 7:46pm 07.15.11 Parts Search 3/2198 Hi, Just got an older Catalina 22 that had a disagreement with a tree limb and was demasted. Any
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 7:16pm 07.15.11 SSB and Ham Operators 1/7023 We need to start a net here ??:dance:
non skid color restore rmfordone2010 at 5:46pm 07.15.11 Smaller Boats 2/1227 I have a 81 Hunter 22 that has good gelcoat on the deck but the non skid surface needs the color res
Do I need a winch on the mast O'day 26 John Stevens at 4:52pm 07.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2440 I bought and O'day 26, haven't sailed it yet. I've noticed some of the 25/26 O'days have a winch on
Benny 331 - jabsco shower pump Greg McKenzie at 4:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2067 Our boat is 10 years old this year so there is wear ' tear and systems/processes need to be updated.
looking for Injector repair Jim Seamans at 3:38pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2263 Well, its about time for my injectors (been 9 year) to be inspected and repaired if necessary. Looki
When it rains, it pours... Brian D at 2:17pm 07.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2603 Dear Ishmael, Two weeks ago I talked about how my motor whats to drink sea water instead of gasolin
Sailboat junkyards? Jared1048 at 2:16pm 07.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1532 Anyone know of any? I need to replace my for and aft hatches and they are almost $400 each! Ch
solar power load vs charge excel sheet doehunter at 2:12pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1132 I was actually looking around the forums to see what I could find on the Raymarine ST 1000 autopilot
New Owner Bart34 at 1:22pm 07.15.11 Lancer 1/1467 Hello everyone. I am a new owner of a 76 Lancer 25. This is my first sailboat and my family and I
fried alternator? javelin at 12:50pm 07.15.11 Catalina 30 5/1722 My grandson, 10, inadvertedly shut off the main switch from all to off WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.
I got a new toy yesterday! doehunter at 12:13pm 07.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2226 I bought a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I haven't been to my boat with it yet so I have no plan on

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Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 6:54am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they m
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 6:52am 10.12.22 I firmly believe the 80s and early 90s "new design" is peak C22. What was different about the "new
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. jssailem at 6:49am 10.12.22 BoatZincs sells a corrosion reference electrode (A portable silver/silver-chloride electrode for per
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 6:43am 10.12.22 More like 15,000 but who's counting. :thumbup: Practical Boat did a review in 2000 that stated th
Advice on instruments Cederholm at 6:38am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at
Advice on instruments leo310 at 6:38am 10.12.22 Talk to you local dealers as they may have a package deal that fit your wallet. AS for your Cat 30 I
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:15am 10.12.22 Further, there is no excuse for the boat builder to have made this disaster of a design. Yet they ma
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 6:13am 10.12.22 Wait for the inevitable panic situation when there is no time for the eenie meenie to choose throttl
Advice on instruments Parsons at 5:53am 10.12.22 David's advice is great, but I think he means "VHF" not "CB" in the bullet point below. He has many
Advice on instruments shemandr at 5:04am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:03am 10.12.22 Dave, I don't know for sure what anode material is on the boat. I suspect it is the original, pro
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. (1) SycloneDriver at 4:54am 10.12.22
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 4:52am 10.12.22 Do you know for certain that you do not have zinc anodes? In your research you have probably learned
Advice on instruments David in Sandusky at 3:40am 10.12.22 our approach is minimalist but has served us well for 23 years and over 7,000 nm: - Depth guage. - H
Advice on instruments Captain Larry-DH at 1:40am 10.12.22 If you want to integrate the autopilot With the chart plotter, buy both from the same brand. Yes I
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 1:27am 10.12.22 TS Karl continues to hold and rain. It may pass into the Pacific in few days and then strengthen.
Advice on instruments Ward H at 10:52pm 10.11.22 @Kings Gambit What eCharts were loaded on your Axiom? I chose the Axiom 7 with Navionics charts.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. Tally Ho at 8:58pm 10.11.22
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 8:51pm 10.11.22 I recently, in August, upgraded my Raymarine instruments/displays. New weather station at mast head,
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.11.22 If your '97 has the same deck colour as my '99 Hunter, the colour match is the same as white gel coa

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