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Need Cat25 Maststep ASAP!! theblaircircus at 7:08pm 04.29.10 Smaller Boats 1/111 Hello, Does anyone have a mast step for a Cat25. Catalina Direct is on a three week back-order!!!! I
Gasket in Lewmar port light insamji1 at 6:48pm 04.29.10 Catalina 310 0/1935 I just installed a new gasket in my Lewmar port light. Defender Industries ordered it for me direct
rub rails for a pearson wanderer 30 ZephryWanderer at 6:45pm 04.29.10 Pearson 0/1678 i am thinking of adding rub rails on my pearson wanderer 30 i just have no clue where i could get th
Best first mate Bill Roosa at 5:55pm 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 35/6227 I'll bet that I have the best first mate in the group. Bev bakes oatmeal cookies while under way. N
need a mast for my 22 bobmundle at 5:35pm 04.29.10 Catalina 22 0/1058 my 1979 22 catallina is in need of a mast. anyone know where I can start looking for a used one? thx
need a mast for my 22 bobmundle at 5:35pm 04.29.10 Catalina 22 1/1333 my 1979 22 catallina is in need of a mast. anyone know where I can start looking for a used one? thx
The oil rig explosion has me... jackhartjr at 5:19pm 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1553 ...wondering about SailorTony...I know he worked on the rigs and my first thought when I heard about
What th #%@(&^%@$&^ do they put in this stuff? Roger Long at 2:41pm 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3460 I buffed my topsides with my new Makita yesterday. First with 3M rubbing compound which gave me a n*
Annapolis Sailing supply locations ?? MrBee at 11:34am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2015 hello all Me and the wife will be in Annapolis on May 8th during the "Spring sales event". No
need springs barrile at 11:32am 04.29.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1326 I have an 85 Hunter with a Maxwell #7 winch. The springs are shot and I need to get new ones and Max
Need a trailer for '78 Catalina 22 fixed keel prayermama at 11:12am 04.29.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3668 Please help! I just received a DONATED 1978 Catalina 22 fixed keel sailboat for my nonprofit to use
installing thru deck fitting stx203 at 10:56am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2536 I am about to tackle putting a "waste" thru deck fitting for pumping out the holding tank on older O
2008 Hunter 216 Launcing Options blsheldon at 9:11am 04.29.10 Smaller Boats 2/1515 Our yacht club has a crane for launching small keel boats, but there is a question if the 216 is str
removing old letters shadowing stx203 at 9:02am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3933 replacing registration numbers on my "new to me" 77 Oday 25. Has an off white hull, after removing t
Fastest you've gotten your boat? Too Late Now at 8:59am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 12/2792 Without current or waves. Just straight up sailing it. 7.4MPH here. Full main, 150% Genoa, wi
Fort Lauderdale - help, where do I go with my boat? Trevor23800 at 6:37am 04.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2591 Hello Fort Lauderdalians, or those in the know - I am currently anchored in No Name Harbor on Key Bi
Another racing H31 TR6 at 8:22am 04.29.10 Racing 10/3748 Just completed the annual Semiahmoo 2 day regatta up here in the PNW. For the 3rd consecutive year S
parts boat Gary Meckes at 7:43am 04.29.10 Day Sailers 2/1534 Would anyone have a Daysailer II parts boat that would sell me a deck plate for the inspection port
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 5/3789 Why don't sailboats, like power boats, have 1" stainless steel tubes rather than flimsy lifelines?

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 2:27pm 06.12.22 Don't ya love it when a plan comes together? :beer: Here's to all future boat projects going so s
Paper Charts dlochner at 2:25pm 06.12.22 The oft raised argument that GPS jamming might happen is silly since electronic charts work just f
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 2:21pm 06.12.22 Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Paper Charts CarlN at 2:18pm 06.12.22 As long as you carry up-to-date electronic charts on more than one device to have redundancy (e.g. c
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 2:05pm 06.12.22 Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? BarryL at 1:46pm 06.12.22 HI, I have B&G gear on my boat (and on my previous boat). I have CMAP and Navioncs charts. both cam
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 1:05pm 06.12.22 The primary reason for only one negative connection to the engine block is to keep the engine out of
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? Head Sail at 12:56pm 06.12.22 I'm using Navionics charts with Raymarine chartplotter. I am in a well charted area so I haven't up
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:56pm 06.12.22 the second image is a birds-eye view looking down at it.
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:55pm 06.12.22 Hi Ralph, Thanks for your note. It's the stock Yamaha prop shaft thrust bearing that mounts to a
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 12:50pm 06.12.22 Is this bearing a part of the Yanmar engine or an add on for your particular installation ? lso,
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:32pm 06.12.22 The only way I see there might be a connection between the two batteries is through the alternator
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 06.12.22 Having a defined procedure for managing your boat system is essential and safe. I was looking at t
Grounding two isolated battery banks Ward H at 12:20pm 06.12.22 The only connection between the neg terminal on the two batteries is the engine block. The only wa
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:17pm 06.12.22 I too am learning about LiFePO batteries, the first thing I've learned is you can't treat them like
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 06.12.22 Is this bearing a part of the Yanmar engine or an add on for your particular installation ? matic t
Spinnaker use "cruising style" Hollyberry at 12:14pm 06.12.22 The point I was making is that in a breeze that tack line would put a strong side-load on the pulpit
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 12:06pm 06.12.22 Notice that in this image your tack line is outside-loading the bow pulpit... I'd say you need to r
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dlochner at 12:02pm 06.12.22 The charting companies are using the same primary data from NOAA. The difference is whether there is
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (1) Hollyberry at 11:51am 06.12.22 206192 Notice that in this image your tack line is outside-loading the bow pulpit... I'd say you nee

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