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Remove dodger? Endurance2010 at 6:38pm 04.22.10 Big Boats 12/4123 Does anyone really believe the dodger does much? I have a dodger that is a real eyesore on a newly
Maxwell 14 single - speed winches Tallgrass Sailor at 6:20pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/5917 Has anyone recently either overhauled or disassembled, cleaned/lubed and reassembled a Maxwell 14 wi
Help needed to find right slide & shackle for 23 Hunter wanda nicol at 6:04pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1255 I'm looking for help to find a slide 5/16 x 1 1/16 and shackle 1 5/8 x 1/2" for at 23.5 Hunter sailb
Curt of Port Henry, New York, a question (1) Shoaldrafter at 5:02pm 04.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1032 Curt, So how is the bridge construction? Can you sail under it yet? Or is the lake still frozen
Replacing sheave for jib halyard on P-303 (1) pinta27 at 4:57pm 04.22.10 Pearson 2/58 Hoisting the jib has been getting progressively harder each year, and I believe the sheave has eith
sailing the Gulf tmccall at 4:36pm 04.22.10 Smaller Boats 1/1905 we just bought a 1986 model Catalina 25 and are only moderately experienced sailors having owned a 2
mast griffinrv6 at 3:39pm 04.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1251 I am a new owner of a Hunter 27. After rigging the mast, I have a bow in the mast to the aft. I am
Useless fiberglass (2) Roger Long at 2:48pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2858 My boat (1980 Endeavour 32) originally came with this impressive but questionable looking fairing ar
Electrical Question seanshine at 2:38pm 04.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1768 I've been trying to fix my bow lights.... dammit. Gary and I worked on them last Saturday and the tw
Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System George Spiva at 2:30pm 04.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/8030 Is the Beneteau USA Syselios Parts Order System active? I filled out the UserID and Password request
6.9 hatch slides TrePojkar at 1:55pm 04.22.10 S2 3/1852 Does anyone know where to obtain a new set of the black plastic slides for the main hatch on a 6.9 S
Vacuum Gauge Installation Question Al - s/v Persephone at 1:36pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2265 I got a 1606 vacuum gauge kit for my spin-on Racor filter (R20P elements). It comes with _very_ gene
I Want to Buy A Catalina 309, But Hunter 306 Much Less Money? sigbear at 12:27pm 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 41/29978 I have been looking to buy a 2003-2007 Catalina 309/310, however, it seems the used Hunter 306 are m
Fellow member warning Tim R. at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 28/4961 Back in the fall I offered to send a prop to a guy for him to use on his boat. The agreement was th
Profurl Furling Rick2413 at 11:44am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3813 I installed a Profurl furling system last year and so far am really impressed with its quality. The
Help in identifying this hunter (1) Charisma at 11:43am 04.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1797 Hi Guys. My wife was at a seminar this week in Tampa, while there she came across this boat. She swe
Denatured Alcohol Brands and Prices Blue Nose at 11:32am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 13/7069 I have to say I love my Origo pressureless alcohol stove. I have been buying the soot-free denature
Sailing performance with centerboard Mark Ferrick at 11:14am 04.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2319 I have a 1975 Hunter 30 keel/centerboard that happens to leak at the base of the pendant tube / hose
DSC Radio Safety Alert Chuckbear at 10:06am 04.22.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1505 This is a copy of an email that we have just sent out to all of our subscribers. Up until yesterday,
Alternative woods for teak? Smiley at 9:56am 04.22.10 Catalina 22 13/8101 What are alternative woods to teak on a sailboat? I know plastic is used for the cabin crib boards,

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Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 9:02am 06.01.22 Is that because of the potential current draw? I'm interested in this too. @mermike - could you el
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 8:58am 06.01.22 The Victron Smart Orions do not have a setting for reduced current, it would always want to put out
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 8:56am 06.01.22 I took it off yesterday and parts were hard and sticking but much of it was a white soupy mess. I'l
Charging from a tow vehicle Tedd at 8:56am 06.01.22 ...you should not use the trailer wiring or 7-pin plug to power the DC-DC charger. Is that because o
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 8:46am 06.01.22 I do a fair amount of these installations with RV's, and you should not use the trailer wiring or 7
EV 100 autopilot drive belt Calif. Ted at 8:42am 06.01.22 Older Mark 1 wheel drives are black, gray wd's are Mark 2, they take different belts. I have purchas
Max prop issues fstbttms at 8:35am 06.01.22 concur, but better he gets correct settings for the engine/trans, so this is fixed just once. The
Max prop issues pipedream at 8:33am 06.01.22 concur, but better he gets correct settings for the engine/trans, so this is fixed just once. The y
Single-handed docking BigEasy at 8:25am 06.01.22 Oh I like that! So let me see if I have this right... you approach the dock and slip this line ove
EV 100 autopilot drive belt jssailem at 8:22am 06.01.22 :plus: i3DGear is a solid shop for some parts. He makes parts 3D printed. Is a designer and he stand
EV 100 autopilot drive belt Hayden Watson at 8:12am 06.01.22 If you are trying to keep an autopilot working it is a good idea to benchmark this web site. Autopi
Vagabond 17 - (Standing Rigging Unknown) (1) SteveG_Esc at 8:06am 06.01.22 Is this what you have on your stays? .. and it leave a little play in the tension. Hi, thanks fo
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:02am 06.01.22
Best Marina in San Diego? AlastairLC at 7:58am 06.01.22
Galley faucet replacement DRhoads at 7:42am 06.01.22
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 7:38am 06.01.22 Update: This was very easy to do! I took Tx+ and wired it to Rx+ and Tx- to Rx- on the NMEA0183 to S
Furling System CF-700 kappykaplan at 7:32am 06.01.22 @circa1971la , that line looks like a jury-rig to keep the furler main housing from rotating when th
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Maks_s at 7:27am 06.01.22 First of all thanks for your responses! Hull liner, cool good to know. I see some waste and hope it'
Launching Wind Song Summer 2022 kappykaplan at 7:25am 06.01.22 Congratulations! Wind Song looks great! :beer:
Furling System CF-700 circa1971la at 7:16am 06.01.22 Sorry I updated the post with photo. Let me know if you can view it. Thank you !

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