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Wiring a Cabin Light HisRoyalDoogness at 12:52pm 11.25.10 Catalina 30 2/1702 My main cabin light over the pull out table stopped working. Replacing the bulb didn't work,so I bou
Dog Island adventure (18) RECESS at 12:06pm 11.25.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4153 There were many things that could have gone wrong, but at every turn they all seemed to go right on
painted hull maintenance olddude at 11:20am 11.25.10 Big Boats 5/1492 I am a new owner of an 83 hunter 34 and also new to this forum. The hull on this boat has been pain
custom Arch NYSail at 7:32am 11.25.10 Pearson 1/1491 Hello all... Have a P36-2 and want to put an arch off the stern for solar panel as well as hanging
My latest "Points East" cruising articles out. Roger Long at 5:44am 11.25.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1946 My latest cruising stories are out, two pieces in the current issue of "Points East". You can read
Keel position at dock or mooring sharps4590 at 4:43am 11.25.10 Catalina 22 27/7727 Being new to this wonderful activity I've acquired and read lots of books on it. In the book most r
S2 11.0 keel and balast questions quarteringbreeze at 3:30am 11.25.10 S2 2/2042 Hi all, I'm looking at a S2 11.0 (on the hard) aand Inoticed wated dripping from a few spots in t
361 Salon Table Lower/Raise Lober at 11:56pm 11.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2215 Survey of a Year 2000, Ben 361. Very difficult to lower salon table. Once down, the white lower fl
An attractive nuisance. (1) caguy at 6:22pm 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3763 Here's a query for the egg heads of the group. Sorry I meant technically adept. I am hoping to insta
Too Many Blisters!!! rpell46 at 4:56pm 11.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1768 Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving. I know what I see and know what I have to do.......But, I need to
Seaward Hillerange AADIVER at 3:51pm 11.24.10 Catalina 30 11/10719 The '83 I just bought has a new Seaward Hillerange propane stove which previous owners never used.
Reverse Polarity with load only Lober at 2:18pm 11.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4051 Encountered on 2000 Ben 361 during survey. Reverse polarity light on. After further look, it only
Airmail 2000 windward54 at 1:55pm 11.24.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/4232 For all of you that use Airmail 2000 for your e-mail, there is a new version available for downloadi
Fair Winds and Happy Thanksgiving!! Winkfish at 1:33pm 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1632 This is an Irish grace my wife's aunt in Cork taught me a few years ago: "Some hae meat that canna
Cockpit Cover on DS II GG8616 at 12:55pm 11.24.10 Day Sailers 2/3705 I just purchased the 1977 DS II and am interested in getting a cockpit cover or boom tent to leav
Cap for Galley water tank chumpy36 at 12:51pm 11.24.10 Catalina 22 3/1649 Anyone know where I can get one? Catalina Direct says they don't exist anymore. thanks Jason
re- upholster Passage 42 eianm at 12:50pm 11.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1328 We have decided to freshen up Bellringer, our recently aquired 1991 passage 42 with an entire new se
Tiller for O'Day 23 Golden Road at 12:35pm 11.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2779 I'm going to need a new tiller for this 23, as its rotten and the foward end is snapped off. Can som
Wow !!! Maine Sail at 12:34pm 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4227 OK this is NOT sailing related but I think we can all respect folks at the top of a sport who push t
Side tanks in O'Day 272 CBSanford at 12:10pm 11.24.10 Bigger Boats 5/3215 My new-to-me O'Day 272 has built-in side tanks for water and waste. I bought a manual to research th

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What to do about missing inboard motor? MikeHoncho at 10:39am 07.27.22 Hi Mike, what RPM are you pushing for 6 kts ? I figure my fuel consumption at 2800 RPM and 5 .5 kt
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? drewlamparello at 10:37am 07.27.22 DM me - #29 who is this request addressed to?
Solar for H34 SoSound at 10:27am 07.27.22 I'm not sure it's too far over the top in terms of electrical capacity. I added two flexible solar
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system jssailem at 10:17am 07.27.22 Remember for every inch of movement you will have to move 24 inches of line. Moving that much line
Chainplates for Drogue jssailem at 10:13am 07.27.22 The loads from a properly sized drogue can be exceedingly high and there can be a lot shock loading
Chainplates for Drogue All U Get at 10:05am 07.27.22 It would be proper to ask this question to someone from Australia or New Zealand since they routinel
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system dlochner at 10:03am 07.27.22 Is the goal to achieve higher backstay tension or to make it easier to get backstay tension? With i
Seawater pump for A/C 4Winds at 10:02am 07.27.22 I had similar problems with my 5 year old air conditioner. It started with HPF Error occasionally
How tall? jssailem at 9:58am 07.27.22 That would depend a bit on the trailer. You would need to measure it on the trailer to safely judge
Chainplates for Drogue dlochner at 9:53am 07.27.22 It seems to me that the way he is describing it, the attachment of the chainplates is to the hull s
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:44am 07.27.22 @JRacer: I hear you. Ours was completely shot: we couldn't even take it off of the D-ring; we had t
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system JRacer at 9:37am 07.27.22 FYI, on my 310, the backstay adjuster is the factory setup and provides sufficient leverage to apply
Crazy Chicago Mac Race Jumpstart at 9:37am 07.27.22 About 10 years ago I did one where we put the chute up at the start and took it down at the bridge.
Bow ladder for First 35 (3) jssailem at 9:35am 07.27.22 I carry a plastic 2 step that I set on the dock to aid in boarding our boat. Made by rubber made, i
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) jssailem at 9:23am 07.27.22 It sounds like you feel you need a lot of backstay force. You feel the D Rings are able to handle th
Bow ladder for First 35 shemandr at 9:23am 07.27.22 I don't know of anything specifically for that application. Without going custom this is what I wou
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: jssailem at 9:11am 07.27.22 While not unusual on small boats to locate thru hulls in nearby locations, it is important for the h
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: (1) sail sfbay at 9:08am 07.27.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might post a photo of the sea cocks
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system anastas at 9:08am 07.27.22 @JRacer and @shemandr : Although these plates are designed for a different application (attach backs
Replace faucet in head tips Ed Caldwell at 9:07am 07.27.22 I eventually (and carefully) pried up the countertop after disconnecting all the hoses. Lifting it

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