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cabin lights question squansteve at 2:55pm 08.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2809 Hello all. :confused: Does anyone have advice concerning DC cabin lights on a 34' MKII? When i swi
Battery Charger Replacement butchrobbins at 2:20pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3081 :confused:I need to replace my battery charger. However, it is a 30amp and I can't find one. I was
H22 keel inarathree at 2:18pm 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 2/1175 I bought an H22 three weeks ago. The po stated that it needed bottom paint and should have the keel
Hand Held VHF Radio connected to Mast Antenna? estopa at 2:08pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2253 Is it possible to operate a handheld VHF connected to a full size antenna located on the mast? I kno
auto-pilot location butchrobbins at 1:45pm 08.12.10 Catalina 310 3/1878 I have a Raymarine autopilot and it looks like lightning got it. :cussing: Where does the "brain" fo
Hunter 41 AC roan at 1:38pm 08.12.10 Big Boats 6/6330 Hi: I am thinking of upgrading my H 33 2006. It has vertical battans and shoal keel. I am thinking o
Help! I need measurements Fogcutter at 1:34pm 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1050 Hello, Is there anyone out there that owns a 1966 or 67 O'Day Ospray 16 footer. I need to know the e
Campbell 3 blade prop Andr� R. at 1:12pm 08.12.10 Big Boats 9/2190 I'm in the process (actually it's getting higher in the chain of things to do) to get a 3 blade prop
1993 Port Screens Jeff at 12:54pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1445 I'm reading from the archives and the Lewmar website that ports made pre 1996 can't use the newer st
building a mast raising system barryheath at 12:14pm 08.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2041 I have a 26C (1989) and am now unable to raise the mast myself. I know there are raising systems ava
Stick it to the Man per the Man! Fnovak at 11:45am 08.12.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/5524 Free! (almost) Florida Boat Registration Stick it to the Man per the Man! I just renewed my sailboa
Bread for cruisers Ross at 10:35am 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2528 If you enjoy fresh baked bread and if you have an oven you can do this with minimum mess: Mix 1 1/2
Rudder thickness and design lbyonkers at 10:26am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 5/3463 What is the maximum thickness of the Idasailer HDPE rudder below the water line? Also, what if you
Spreaders... tgrace at 10:00am 08.12.10 Ericson 2/3460 Greetings.... I noticed yesterday that the spreaders on my Ericson 35 (76 vintage) were coming off
looking for cradle dimensions for O'Day 28 burnhamn at 9:51am 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1050 I am moving my 1982 O'Day 28 to a club that requires a folding cradle, and so I need to have one mad
Raymarine Autopilot John6212 at 9:43am 08.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4484 I have a 2006 Hunter 45CC and the Raymarine Autopilot works intermittently. It will work for a while
Mystery Through hulls (1) Mselv1 at 9:40am 08.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 39/11346 Hi I am a newbie to both the forums and to my '76 H27. So I must profess ignorance on this issue. Th
Cutlass bearing larryw at 8:55am 08.12.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5325 Was just informed via a buyers survey (I'm the seller) that the cutlass bearing on my OC400 is simpl
H260 Vang bracket Sublime at 8:08am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 9/2810 In case I'm calling it by the wrong name, it's that bracket you always forget to slide onto the pin
stainless cleaner FourPoints at 8:07am 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6457 came across this product yesterday, they were advertising on one of the forums (this one I think) ht

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Thru-Hull Stats Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.18.22
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? Brian D at 10:07am 05.18.22 I don't have a Hunter, but my control cables are 13'. Wanted them to be shorter (tried 11') but that
Thru-Hull Stats dlochner at 10:00am 05.18.22 A high quality properly installed through hull will seldom if ever fail and flood. The failure mode
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:45am 05.18.22 This one is 8 ft.
Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? BOSSailor at 9:35am 05.18.22 I have not had to replace mine so I'm not certain but I believe I read somewhere that each cable has
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 9:29am 05.18.22 I'm switching to a surface mount device and I'll install it below the battery isolators on my Benete
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend MikeHoncho at 9:14am 05.18.22 Thanks fellas this is all great advice, now time to get to work sniffer this out!! Question: does t
silly question on gas detector MikeHoncho at 9:11am 05.18.22 Short answer No. We produce methane which has a vapor density (weight) of a little more than 1/2 th
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend FDICsailing at 8:59am 05.18.22
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 8:17am 05.18.22 The site is BENETEAU USA. To get a username and password you need to contact a Beneteau dealer (any
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! Davidasailor26 at 8:16am 05.18.22 Hey, is there a link to Beneteau spare parts site you can provide me? The site is BENETEAU USA. To
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 8:10am 05.18.22 I am no expert on any of this, but two things helped me as I was upgrading to all LED fixtures. 1)
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 7:55am 05.18.22
Anchor roller Wasi1961 at 7:39am 05.18.22 Thanks for the question. I recently purchased a 1980 hunter 33. Looking g to install bow anchor rol
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jssailem at 7:24am 05.18.22 Just like boys... Lines will be lines... If they can get in trouble and get caught on something, the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Joe at 6:56am 05.18.22 Tape a length of batten or a stick to the top of the light case so it extends out in front of the p
Bottom Paint? (1) tfox2069 at 6:54am 05.18.22 So here's a screenshot of the lowest cost ablative bottom paint package from a very large marina in
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 05.18.22 Further to what @Project_Mayhem said.. We have a 1987 Catalina 22 We started using a slip, but the
Trailer for a Fin Keel? RichardSprince at 6:48am 05.18.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wo
Bottom Paint? Joe at 6:16am 05.18.22 I'm in San Diego. My last bottom job in 2018 for my 27 footer was done by local boatyard. I paid a t

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