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O'Day 40 traveler?? LouisMK at 8:14pm 05.05.22 Bigger Boats 5/995
Rhodes 19 wiring rbaevergreen at 5:20pm 05.05.22 Day Sailers 1/1058 I'm working on adding an electric bilge pump to my Rhodes 19. I've been assembling the pieces as I f
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting (3) acudavid at 2:41pm 05.05.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/825 I bought a Catalina 30 a few months ago. It's original Atomic 4 was replaced with a Universal Diese
Anchor Light Keith P at 2:04pm 05.05.22 Parts Search 0/378 Would a 4 inch surface mount anchor light fit on a 27 foot 1987 Pearson mast head?
Webasto fuse location. 89Vision32 at 10:37am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1774 We have a 16000btu webasto fcf air conditioning. We use it nearly everyday at shore. This morning my
Hoisting an Alternate Sail on a Furling Mast (1) dkinzer at 9:16am 05.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/433 I was reading through the manual for the Selden furling mast on our H41DS and noted that it says: "
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 capta at 8:09am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2185 The other post with the same name brings up an interesting question for me. I didn't want to hijack
Pleasure Craft Operator Card dandan88 at 7:25am 05.05.22 Ask All Sailors 3/755 For anyone looking to take the get their Pleasure Craft Operator Card here is a link with a 40% off
Generator shanker at 9:26pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1696 I've been out of touch with generators. it used to be that the Handa was the cream of the crop for p
ISO: Hunter 28 Mast cboyle88 at 8:58pm 05.04.22 Parts Search 3/1707 Hello, I have a 1992 Hunter 28 the top few feet of the mast was damaged in a storm as well as one sp
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... sunlover at 5:43pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3008 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 4:39pm 05.04.22 Day Sailers 43/8008 Hello to forum members. I am new to forum. I just bought a used Hunter 90. The hull has several long
New owner! Play d'eau at 3:19pm 05.04.22 Catalina 275 13/3359 Just saying Hi! We just purchased a Catalina 275 Sport. Exciting times! We will sail mostly on Lak
Insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/781 Hello again This time to consult with you regarding insurance that covers my boat, ect in the Baham
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement MikeHoncho at 12:47pm 05.04.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/964 The upper bearing/bushing located just under the seat that supports the end of the rudder post is pr
2004 Hunter 240 Mast DMERAJ at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/564 Hello all, I am in need of a Hunter 240 mast. I live in Ohio. I am struggling to find one... any adv
Pedestal Compass, True North? BAD ORCA at 11:32am 05.04.22 Ask All Sailors 51/7130 Are pedestal compasses set to true north typically? I was trying to identify magnetic interference
ODay 35 keel bolt mister_j at 11:26am 05.04.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1582
Month Manufactured heluse at 11:02am 05.04.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1002 So here's a quick question that has been bugging me for a decade. I have been wondering what month m
Mariner 2+2 (1) El Pinguino at 10:55am 05.04.22 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1738 Hi. Just bought a 1976 Mariner 2+2. She looks in good shape but I would like to know what I should l

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Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 2:52pm 07.02.25 In other word, if I have to replace the radial I will need to support the rudder so it doesn't fall
Urgent Hood furler question Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 07.02.25 When I did it, I would tie a halyard around the base of the drum so that I could use it to support t
Urgent Hood furler question (1) Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 07.02.25 Yep, several times. See attached diagram.
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 2:24pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Shower Sump Pump Woes (2) Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 07.02.25 My final solution: All of you were correct. The Whale Gulper 220 pump is the way to go. I opted fo
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 2:01pm 07.02.25 The 50 amp breaker that I'm refering to is in a sup panel the feeds my dock. There are 3 50 amp bre
Small draw on starter battery Don S/V ILLusion at 1:43pm 07.02.25 Probably some parasitic load which is always on but will draw more current as voltage decreases beca
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Daze at 12:44pm 07.02.25 I've run my preventer on our 49 for the last 7 years whilst circumnavigating from the forward mid c
Small draw on starter battery JoeWhite at 12:02pm 07.02.25 Could you show where you are noticing this current? Do you have a separate battery monitor for the s
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 11:44am 07.02.25 I'm confused...one 50 amp breaker serves several pedestals? Is that top breaker the one thats trip
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard jackhart at 11:39am 07.02.25 A lot of folks learned with the new Blackstone griddles that if you turn the propane tank on very sl
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 11:37am 07.02.25 An electrician came out this morning, he is also a club member. He didn't really want to replace th
Deck scupper size PaulK at 11:25am 07.02.25 Maybe you should try to not get so much water on deck? 3/4" should be plenty for clearing spray. He
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Zencra at 11:24am 07.02.25 yes I have done this and it's no where near 1/4"
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Zencra at 11:21am 07.02.25 I've run my preventer on our 49 for the last 7 years whilst circumnavigating from the forward mid cl
Solar controller overcharging batteries FastOlson at 11:08am 07.02.25 Maybe the problem is not that new electronic parts can fail initially, but that the vendor is basica
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 10:50am 07.02.25 I think I stepped on some toes today when I got into the main breaker panel. Apparently I spoke to
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard SV Temenos at 10:36am 07.02.25 That is interesting I wouldn't have expected that. I converted my generator over to propane and it
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Don S/V ILLusion at 10:34am 07.02.25 PULL FROM OCEAN/LAKE. . . . It probably is not wise, but do people ever have hose in Texas or Flori
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Justin_NSA at 10:23am 07.02.25 Another thing I did/do besides my onboard filter system; I filter the dock supply with another filte

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