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Brass in my 27' transom Buzzlovelace at 6:37am 04.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1801 Good Day! Today I was installing a Stern Pulpit safety rail in my 1971 Catalina 27'. When I was dril
Stainless Tube vs. Lifeline Ken Kindrick at 6:12am 04.29.10 Big Boats 5/3785 Why don't sailboats, like power boats, have 1" stainless steel tubes rather than flimsy lifelines?
Our Maiden Voyage (2) CaptDon01 at 5:10am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 3/1533 My Firstmate and I hosted our "trailer-sailor" friends, (The SoCal Potter's), for a weekend sailing
boom hight piedpiperIII at 4:56am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 2/1471 I bought my 1989 cat22 just over 2 years ago from a man that never sailed it, He bought it used and
Morgan 43 info needed 321NYOKA at 8:16pm 04.28.10 Morgan 0/2331 I recently purchased a 1985 Morgan 43CC, there are no owner manuals on board. Does anyone have a Mor
H376: Correct cutless bearing size? finleydc at 7:23pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2076 Trying to find factory info on correct cutless bearing for Hunter 376. My 376 owner's manual says c
Latest brainstorm (1) Roger Long at 6:13pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1940 Having experienced the incredible heat gradient in the cabin while testing my new cabin heater, I de
Dinghy Numbering Nodak7 at 6:09pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1915 I have to place numbers on our inflatable dinghy. Has anyone got a suggestion as to the best paint t
How much wind is too much rameek at 6:08pm 04.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3003 Hey guys, I'm brand spankin new to this site and need a little info about the Mac 26M I bought 6 mon
Let's talk antennas again Brian D at 5:43pm 04.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5941 Well, I want to play with my HF on my little 27 footer but don't have the funds or needs to put a la
5 Yr. Old Boat, 40 mi or 1000 mi. On Eng., Which One? sigbear at 5:24pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1857 I am looking at several 2005 used sailboats (Catalina) and was curious about low mileage on a 5 yr.
It's a Centerboard, OMG! (5) armesy1954 at 5:23pm 04.28.10 Smaller Boats 9/2257 It's been a while and a lot of stuff has impeaded my progress, but the ol' girl is up, I cut off the
jiffy reefing piedpiperIII at 4:41pm 04.28.10 Catalina 22 3/1854 I have a 1989 catalina22 and my question is, does anyone here use the jiffy reefing system? Do you h
Non-Marine Small Propane Stove: "No" or "Yes But"? rardiH36 at 4:31pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7900 I'm seeking info/opinions about cons of using a light duty non-marine small propane stove in the cab
s2 6.9 vs cat 22 kss57 at 3:19pm 04.28.10 S2 1/2074 Need a little help. I am looking at buying a boat and have narrowed it down to either the s2 6.9 or
Tiller pilot pagas at 2:52pm 04.28.10 Destinations 5/3441 Any thoughts about choosing either an Autohelm 1000 or a Simrad 10? Thanks
auto helm Jeff75 at 2:26pm 04.28.10 Catalina 310 5/2695 I know there was an older thread regarding the installation of the Raymarine auto helm. Anyone have
Xantrex Charger TrueCharge 20+ MarineMonster at 2:08pm 04.28.10 Big Boats 11/10092 We have been using a Xantrex Truecharge 20+ 20a since we bought the boat. I went to the boat last Mo
Looking for a used main/jib for a 22ft helsen kirbyc1goo at 12:56pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2132 Hello, I was given a 1974 22ft Helsen a few months back and am almost done restoring it. The only p
boat insurance what for? digitek718 at 12:56pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 40/11669 So I have geico (ancient mariner), insurance on my oday 25..I called the insurance company so I coul

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Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 06.10.22 I think you are overcomplicating this. I would go one step further to say you are waaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up AaronD at 9:19am 06.10.22 CatalinaDirect recommends that the pop-top be secured by 4 dogs (vs. the original 2) - if you move y
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up LakeShark at 9:17am 06.10.22 @brockangelo Yup those are the jammers I use. They work great but do settle back about 1/8-1/4 inch
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit Jacktar at 9:16am 06.10.22 browse the threads , you will come across someone who did it and provided pix too I bet.
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing quadrille38 at 9:05am 06.10.22 Thank you VERY much for the documentation! Where the heck did you get that level of detail? If I
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up brockangelo at 8:57am 06.10.22 That's good to know about the cover; I don't have one, but have looked at those in the past. And goo
Trailer extension rusted in place LakeShark at 8:57am 06.10.22 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get it to budge?t soak in lube, heat, pull, etc.. When
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up LakeShark at 8:41am 06.10.22 Anybody know of any serious issue with doing that? I imagine it will add a couple of pounds to the
Wire Size Justin_NSA at 8:34am 06.10.22 I think you are overcomplicating this. You only need one panel where the C/Bs are the switches. Sta
Back pressure in sanitation line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:03am 06.10.22 What brand/version hose did you buy? IT"S WHITE SMOOTH 1.5inch PVC ANTI ODOUR SANITATION HOSE. 148
Wire Size rlongfield at 7:31am 06.10.22 I trust that you are planning to have a breaker for each device and not one breaker for all... I'm
S2 8.0 complete boat Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 06.10.22 Soft decks are so much more comfortable to sit on :biggrin:
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Ward H at 7:02am 06.10.22 @jmczzz After the middle of next week I'm available to help install your jib on your furler. If you
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:55am 06.10.22
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Ward H at 6:29am 06.10.22 Then I would have filled the mast somehow to hold the conduit in place while I drilled the holes th
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS jssailem at 6:13am 06.10.22 Yes, you can do a temporary fix. Lots of boat owners have done that. Cover the boat with a tarp...
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 06.10.22 You can also add a drying agent to speed up the cure time, albeit I have not. Thank you for the ba
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing ice breaker at 5:56am 06.10.22 I never tried this, but a tech from one of the AC manufactures, told me that if you reside in colder
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 5:49am 06.10.22
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe RoyS at 5:12am 06.10.22 I am surprised that your exhaust hose is 1-1/2". Most are 2" throughout. You could (at great expense

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