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Lubing a Kiwi Prop Levin at 9:34am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3043 Hello all, Has anyone here ever greased a Kiwi Prop? I have my boat out of the water to get it re
Re-plumbing philliz at 9:24am 04.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3187 Hi I am new to this site and new to boating so any help would be great. Last year we bought a 19
Stern rail perch seats with split back stay? caguy at 9:18am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3087 I would like to make some perch seats and was curious how you worked around the split stays. I can m
Returning a Carter 33 to water allanmcinnis at 9:11am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 0/61 I have a Carter 33 "THALES", She stripped down for a full retrofit and life took over. She is now a
H37C Standing Rigging (4) Ed Schenck at 8:25am 04.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2843 Yesterday I pulled some rigging off of my old Kenyon mast. I brought home the backstay and one each
Endeavour 37 rgallagher at 8:23am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4247 Is this a boat that one could sail from Florida to the Bahamas and on to the West Indies?
Exchanging a PHC LBA for a Jabsco on Hunter 28.5 Larry.M at 8:07am 04.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4383 My 86 Hunter 28.5 has a Jabsco head which I would like to upgrade to a Raritan PH-II LBA or a PHC LB
Rust removal from arch console Ivan at 7:55am 04.10.11 Big Boats 8/1954 The stainless steel "console" that is attached to the underside of the arch in my H356 houses the co
hunter vision Derek Dumas at 7:29am 04.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1560 hi im new to this site i have owned my 1990 32ft hunter vision for 2 years and i have never reefed t
Nissan 8 hp 2 stroke Sailing Gator at 6:20am 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/11614 I have found a Nissan 2 stroke 8 hp Long shaft. It is electric start. I like the weight (68 lbs).
faux teak non-skid MB at 6:11am 04.10.11 Big Boats 5/3120 Has anyone tried to install any of the faux teak products themselves and if so which one - flexi-tea
Restoring a 71 Mac Venture 21 got a few ??? dohcdelsol93 at 5:57am 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/12023 I'm picking up a neglected venture 21 later today so long as i can find trailer tires on a sunday in
Raytheon ST4000 Plus auto pilot Paul17512 at 5:38am 04.10.11 Catalina 30 12/12674 Does any one use the Raytheon ST 4000 + Autopilot? I have an opportunity to purchase a 1999 model
Sail Boat Purchase Bedwards at 4:32am 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3261 My wife and I are looking at a 96 270 Catalina. This will be our first purchase of a sail boat and w
Upper Shroud Chainplate Failure (1) Anonymous 121765 at 4:16am 04.10.11 Catalina 30 8/7207 PASSING THIS INFO ON: I received this from Catalina Direct. It was from a sailor that had his chai
Ship o Fools 37c med2463 at 10:13pm 04.09.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1606 We are cruising west FL and went through a drawbridge same time as another 37c (sloop rigged). Boat
MacGregor 25 Transom Access? ChockFullOnuts222 at 8:44pm 04.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4204 I just pulled out my new-to-me 1983 M25 today, and took inventory of the work she needs before launc
To Race Or Not To Race shipwreck66 at 8:37pm 04.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2082 Your opinions pls> As I approached my marina today the winds were gusting around thirty mph. The loc
Roller furling cover mbreitba at 8:05pm 04.09.11 Catalina 22 4/3036 I've got a 1977 '22 and have (I believe) a CDI roller furling. I'm going to have the boat outdoors
Has anyone installed stern rail perch seats on Cat 27? caguy at 6:54pm 04.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/44 I would like to make some perch seats and was curious how you worked around the split stays. I can

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Stopping engine jviss at 1:24pm 07.28.22 for someone like me the black art of electricity is now darker It's not so hard to learn if you wa
Drain/holding tank for small shower (4) rickortega at 1:22pm 07.28.22 Progress!!..? Old floor removed, surfaces cleaned and dry(ing), sanded (boat filled with dust), epox
New Battery ShawnL at 12:58pm 07.28.22 Last year I had a small panel that I used to just leave on the cockpit bench on the port side. It d
Seawater strainer o-ring (1) Two Sails at 12:52pm 07.28.22 I might be totally wrong about this but I think this is what you need. If you go to the website yo
Seawater strainer o-ring Two Sails at 12:49pm 07.28.22 Here is an illustrated guide to standard o-rings. Find the number of the o-ring that you need and
New Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 12:49pm 07.28.22 Thank you for the post! Actually, I have the voltage drop calculated...probably not a lot of loss i
Seawater strainer o-ring (1) sailcapt340 at 12:48pm 07.28.22 I might be totally wrong about this but I think this is what you need. If you go to the website you
Seawater strainer o-ring Two Sails at 12:47pm 07.28.22
Seawater strainer o-ring sailcapt340 at 12:36pm 07.28.22
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches (1) PhilaSailor at 12:36pm 07.28.22 Thanks for the insights ! My Lewmar 42's are black, not chrome in the cockpit. I'm having my dec
Seawater strainer o-ring (1) Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 07.28.22 Here is an illustrated guide to standard o-rings. Find the number of the o-ring that you need and g
New Battery w4swk at 12:18pm 07.28.22
New Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 12:10pm 07.28.22
Stopping engine Paulam at 12:09pm 07.28.22 for someone like me the black art of electricity is now darker
Seawater strainer o-ring rgranger at 12:06pm 07.28.22 measure the diameter and if you have calipers, the thickness and then order what you need here http
Stopping engine Benny17441 at 11:21am 07.28.22 That is incorrect, at least for most engines. Turning off the key will shut off the regulator, but
Solar for H34 Artey1 at 10:56am 07.28.22 Go to someone who does this for a living. Atlantic Towers sells kits. Garhauer could probably assist
AC Wiring Question (1) tym2 at 9:48am 07.28.22 207730 This is my current AC panel with one main breaker. My water heater is wired directly to its
AC Wiring Question (1) Hayden Watson at 9:28am 07.28.22 Another consideration is control of circuits. It is convenient to be able to turn devices on or off
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 9:27am 07.28.22 I am not a licensed engineer so I have no official comment on the practicality of the information.

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