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Lifting an M-25 rbmcintire at 10:24am 03.01.11 Catalina 30 2/1875 Lifting a M-25 I am in the process of removing the plywood in the bilge floor and the last keel bol
AArrrghhh! me spinnaker colors done run together! MasterandConniver at 10:19am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5710 Just bought the boat, P.O. put away an almost new light nylon spinnaker wet a year ago, instead of m
H240 Door to swim ladder? WTA at 8:50am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 5/1424 Has anyone added a short "door" to the back of the cockpit on the H240 where you access the swim lad
jack lines paphman at 8:42am 03.01.11 Catalina 22 7/5285 Do any of you use a jack line on your boat? If so how have you hooked it up? We have thought about
No more H25 WTA at 8:41am 03.01.11 Smaller Boats 2/1456 I was just window shopping at the Hunter Marine website and it looks like they have discontinued the
Coverting winch to electric sailor5017 at 7:40am 03.01.11 Big Boats 5/1672 I'm considering converting the Lewmar 44 halyard winch to electric. Any advise from someone who has
Ohllson & Rice 1 hp outboard > ANYBODY (3) MFREED at 7:18am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4235 Hi I have an Ohllson ' Rice (O'R, Orline, Ohllson) 1hp outboard ( 1964' ish ) on my Annapolis Diisc
Bermuda Sailing Ducati at 4:32am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1667 Taking a long weekend in Bermuda (Mar 31-April 4) and was looking to do anything sailing related.
Drilling into the gel coat chichiflys at 4:08am 03.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1863 Hello, Whats the best drill bit to use on gel coat? I am replacing my teak grab rails on the cabin
water leak joseschneider at 3:40am 03.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1687 Dear fellow Mac owners, I have been chasing a water leak in my Mac for two years, and am now really
Auto gen starter eianm at 2:21am 03.01.11 Big Boats 0/1118 I thought I had posted this question, but couldnt find it- has anyone installed or even researched f
Shore power 3 stage chargers and AGM's Chuck Creel at 1:59am 03.01.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3742 The AGM batteries in my boat gave up the ghost on me last week end on a short overnight trip. The 2
catastrophic steering failure Mark Maulden at 10:40pm 02.28.11 S2 4/1984 Being pretty new to this forum, and back into sailing after 12 yrs, and now on my third S2, I rememb
Boom brakes AADIVER at 9:48pm 02.28.11 Catalina 30 0/1330 I'm looking for an inexpensive but effective boom brake. Any suggestions and pictures?
1979 L25 Hand Holds (3) Steve22116 at 7:01pm 02.28.11 Lancer 0/1882 Good evening all. I've had "add additional hand holds" on my to do list for awhile and decided to re
Favorite Sailing Photos (6) RECESS at 6:16pm 02.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2934 Post your Catalina pics. With spring upon us there has to be a lot of cameras clicking away. It is
Redoing cushions Buena Vela at 6:01pm 02.28.11 Chrysler 2/6026 I am not in my27 Catalina yet and want to reupholstering the cushions, does anyone have measurements
Rudder binding up madmax at 3:46pm 02.28.11 Bigger Boats 12/3603 Last November I moved my boat from Maryland to a friend's dock on the Delaware River in Essington, P
Were is the domestic water filler doctek1 at 3:45pm 02.28.11 Irwin 2/2970 Just bought an Irwin 10/4, for my purposes in SW Florida it seems to be the perfect boat. My proble
Balmar for a Westerbeke 30B3 on a 361 suttonski at 3:13pm 02.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1302 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and would like to install a Balmar alternator ( ser

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Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? PlaneTom at 7:00am 08.26.22 I went through this when we bought our 310, there was no plug for the knotmeter transducer. I called
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed RoyS at 6:55am 08.26.22 We have had a few of these at our family lake house. There is usually a drain plug about mid way alo
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed andyshaw at 6:31am 08.26.22 Thanks for the help. Dave, your thinking is pretty much right down the lines of what I suspected, b
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Siamese at 6:31am 08.26.22 Definitely use MaineSail's advice for cold storage of batteries. The key to leaving them on the b
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? jssailem at 6:09am 08.26.22 When you did the install, did you keep the manual or have a reciept for the transducer or the thru h
Convert Ice to Fridge (1) Hayden Watson at 6:05am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the b
Hunter 466 - Floor layout jssailem at 6:05am 08.26.22 He lists his boat as being in Guadeloupe. Besides the heat and the mold, it is possible his boat w
Mast gate (sailgate) for 29.5 Hunter 1994 with ZSpar mast jssailem at 5:51am 08.26.22 @JHS Dave knows of what he speaks. The SBO shop is an extension of the SBO forum. The owner is a ret
Fuel gauge sender dLj at 5:46am 08.26.22 Just to throw some more out there. The best fuel gage with direct readout I've ever had on a boat w
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 5:42am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b
Convert Ice to Fridge JBP-PA at 5:42am 08.26.22 Another option is to get one of the many portable refrigerators around. Engle and Dometic are the bi
1986 Mac 25 JBP-PA at 5:28am 08.26.22 It may come back to its normal shape, but even if not it can still be fixed. Fiberglass can always b
Convert Ice to Fridge kloudie1 at 5:02am 08.26.22 The box on the 34 has pretty good insulation.. Note the position of the evaporator box in Denise's i
321 air conditioning install SycloneDriver at 4:53am 08.26.22 Congratulations on your "new" boat.
Barient winch retaining clips? JPonHudson at 12:42am 08.26.22 I am having the same issue with my Barient 10p winches. What size circlip do I need?
Protecting My House Batteries in the Winter Dalliance at 11:20pm 08.25.22 My batteries (flooded lead acid) are fully charged at haul out. I completely disconnect them, just
Seawater pump for A/C JamesG161 at 10:40pm 08.25.22 Freon is back Click on Blue link above That is a DuPont trade name. It got a bad reputation, in th
Clock and barometer installation advice (2) Dalliance at 10:30pm 08.25.22 Mine are mounted on a piece of solid mahogany with a single angled hole in the back at the top. It
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 jssailem at 9:59pm 08.25.22 Steven, it is difficult to guess at these things. Even though they are the same design and sometime
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 9:43pm 08.25.22 Nice work... Before you put her back in the water, you might identify on the shaft inside the boat w

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