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Cat 310 or 320? HowLin at 2:39pm 05.30.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/14900 I'm sure there have been previous posts and seen a couple but I need to ask. Moving up from a 28 ft.
wiring dilemma dutchy at 2:25pm 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2995 I have been trying to wire a CD/AM/FM marine stereo into my hunter 34. I found a marine cable that
Question about Jib on a H22 drumbeater at 2:13pm 05.30.11 Smaller Boats 6/1710 Another question from our first use of the boat last week. Our jib keeps getting hung up on the b
Adult size butt for porta pottie hz293 at 1:50pm 05.30.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3527 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 which has a marine head that is a direct to the water flush and has no msd
need some roller furler advice (1) Captnkev25 at 1:44pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3120 HELP!!! This winter I sent my 150 Genoa to the sail maker for some love. He washed it up put on some
73 ericson 27 JeffAllen at 1:15pm 05.30.11 Ericson 1/4029 I'm restoring an abandoned Ericson 27. The bracket that connects the spreader to the mast is broken
My first on-the-river breakdown DAVA390 at 1:08pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 51/11416 Hot and sunny in Baltimore today, we realized it would be slow going in light air. We had to go out
Matching interior color of Pearson 10m (1) theredboat at 12:57pm 05.30.11 Pearson 0/1194 I'm doing some work near the head of my pearson 10m and filling up some holes where old hoses used t
Pink stuff lingering seadoggie at 12:19pm 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2920 After placing pink antifreeze in our fresh water system, it is very hard to get it out. Does anyone
Tricky reverse gear on Universal 5424 CalebD at 11:53am 05.30.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3005 In less then a week I'll be visiting a friends 32' Endeavor that has a U 5424 engine with wheel stee
water smells like ..... : ( sailsail at 11:45am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2247 Midway through the season last year had a problem with hot water ...smelled like rotten eggs. I did
Anchor Locker dividers 96 Beneteau 440 otisdude at 11:07am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3137 Hi, I need advice. I have a 96 Beneteau Oceanis 440 (ex moorings boat) and I need to divide the cock
Setback Roger Long at 10:26am 05.30.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 25/8445 Even though my list has been getting shorter, I've been starting to panic since there is an awful lo
seacock nipple leak njl at 8:15am 05.30.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5398 Hi - this is my first post. I'm hoping someone can give me some good advice. I recently bought a
Thank you, Maine Sail dbecker68 at 8:00am 05.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3454 I posted this last night on the "Ask All Sailors" forum, thinking I would reach the largest audience
got the admiral out on her 1st overnighter! doehunter at 6:19am 05.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2302 Finally. And I discovered that I really like night sailing. We went to lake Conroe, just an hour
Rebedding Deck Fittings and Misc. Fly4hire at 6:03am 05.30.11 Big Boats 1/1278 I recently purchased a very clean fresh water 2002 356 that had an excellent survey. The surveyor di
Genoa hangs up on spreaders Wayne Spanier at 5:48am 05.30.11 Catalina 22 27/7920 Help! When I am coming about into the wind, and my 150 genoa is moving from one side to another, it
Where are we on world map? Ken13559 at 5:12am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1469 Anyone know of a website where we could put a pin to indicate our home berth? It'll be good to know
SPX-5 install where? Ken13559 at 4:52am 05.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/873 I've got a new SPX-5 for my H326, now where should I install the Course Computer? I can think of onl

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looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:46pm 08.19.22 You are wise on a swing keel but do check the boat out. Obviously this is a boat you want and fix
16A breakers (1) mermike at 3:43pm 08.19.22 A picture of the front of your panel would help. These might work. Never mind, you need the switchin
DC electric panel troubleshooting dlochner at 3:42pm 08.19.22 Welcome to SBO. The float switch issue is probably a failed float switch. These have notoriously sh
Mattapoisett boatyard fire kappykaplan at 3:39pm 08.19.22 Saw this on the local news tonight - very sad.
315 Battery Meter Stu Jackson at 3:37pm 08.19.22
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. Shadowwalker at 3:34pm 08.19.22 Consider what it would cost to do the work first because the value of the boat is less than what yo
O'day 20 mast step (2) rgrgoode at 3:21pm 08.19.22 Here is what I came up with, the old step bolted to a new step
Bimini for my 1987 (2) sail sfbay at 3:08pm 08.19.22 If you really want a pre-fab bimini ALREADY sized for your sailboat do an internet search on "Pre-fa
Going to Rio (1) DArcy at 2:25pm 08.19.22 After a couple of days training in Chester, several Optis sailed across Mahone Bay to Lunenburg. The
I got a free southcoast 22 (1) skipperdee at 2:19pm 08.19.22 Can't thank you enough for the good advice. I went with JD green mixed with a little bit of black en
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:10pm 08.19.22 Sounds like you would be happier in an RV and not sailing. Sailing is about the trip, not so much t
315 Battery Meter leslie894 at 2:02pm 08.19.22 John, are you suggesting you do NOT have a manual for your boat? I strongly urge you to obtain one.
Bimini for my 1987 Chuck Powell at 1:58pm 08.19.22 Thanks for info. I can't believe some company hasn't supplied Bimini for an O Day 272 le and knows a
Not my mast?? brockangelo at 1:45pm 08.19.22 It's worth mentioning that the mast cradle that goes on the transom is nearly essential. And raising
315 Battery Meter Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 08.19.22 Brilliant! Thanks for finding that schematic. John, are you suggesting you do NOT have a manual fo
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 11:32am 08.19.22 So, yes the chain did fit in the gypsy. But, we originally only had 20 feet of chain and as soon as
315 Battery Meter leslie894 at 11:26am 08.19.22 Skipper John, it all depends on what position your selector switches are in. If the engine selector
Western Lake Erie BrianH at 11:24am 08.19.22 N.C.Y.C. Lasalle, Mi I am pretty sure you need to be a member there. It is right next door to To
Western Lake Erie BrianH at 11:19am 08.19.22 Where do you sail out of? What Marina would you recommend? I sailed out of Toledo Beach Marina. T
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode buddybear at 10:55am 08.19.22

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