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Leaving finally sailaway78 at 8:50pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2421 Well, after sitting here on my duff for seemingly months, finally going to get out of here tomorrow
Mounting a wind vane & mast float on 146 esterhazyinoz at 8:26pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 15/8649 I noticed some photos posted on this forum showing some owners (146/170) that have a mast float and
Fiber glass work under keel blueberry at 8:02pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2892 I have my 31 foot Irwin sailboat in my backyard on trailer. I would like to do fiberglass work und
What Digital Depth Sounder to use? estopa at 5:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 5/1753 I need to get a depth finder. Was looking into this one, Humminbird HDR 610 In-Dash Digital Depth S
Leak at the top of the mast ridetheocean at 5:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1480 Hello Folks, I have a 1995 Hunter 336. I have seen an interesting problem arise this winter due t
Sail upgrade for O361 bsmith15 at 4:34pm 03.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1439 I have a O361 sailing on an inland lake. The Neil Pryde sails are wearing thin and it is time for a
fastening external sail tracks okawbow at 3:39pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1573 I have removed the damaged external sail tracks from my Cheoy Lee 31 mast and boom. They were fasten
Cabin Heater Tank (1) Roger Long at 2:44pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/3106 I discovered that my main fuel tank is just a few inches too low for gravity feed to the Newport die
Keeping 3M 4200 Ken at 2:04pm 03.10.10 Catalina 22 2/1438 I'd imagine will work just as well for other brands. Like everyone else I once had one heck of a ti
Hatch interior trim gregreinhard at 1:03pm 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2108 I need to replace my headliner on my 1986 Cal 28. There is a small 14"x9" Lewmar hatch with interior
Advice on an old Oday22 (2) Sloopy Sails at 12:53pm 03.10.10 Day Sailers 7/1681 Hello all, I have come across a neglected O22 and need to pick your brains. Right now it is sitting
Finally got inside today... Tom Hoffman at 12:23pm 03.10.10 Trailer Sailors 36/7061 Well, after considerable waleing and knashing of teeth, I got inside the boat and like many of you
Halyard (1) All U Get at 11:47am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4248 Hi all, I'm going to use a 7/16 line for a halyard and would like to splice it on a shackle. The pr
Sail Ties Vision 36 Mike H. at 11:18am 03.10.10 Big Boats 2/1164 We have a 1994 Vision 36. It has the stayless rig and flys a H U G E main. The reefing system is s
260 owners manual nickm0317 at 11:06am 03.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5705 Can anyone help me with a downloadable copy of the Hunter 260 owners manual? I recently purchased an
Lazy Cradle paulj at 10:45am 03.10.10 Catalina 310 11/6033 I'm in Sidney BC this week having my Lazy Cradle installed. Have given up on the Ducthmen main sail
How do I know when holding tank is full? Dupree at 9:42am 03.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/32921 That's probably a total newbie question, but then I AM a total newbie with this stuff. I've never ha
Fuel tank clean out and sender (10) Jim D at 7:24am 03.10.10 Big Boats 1/1456 I thought I would post some pics of my Fuel tank access port along with a fuel sending unit. If you
Installing a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:46am 03.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1421 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P
Installing a Classic 3 blade Maxi-prop pwoznicki at 6:45am 03.10.10 Pearson 1/1713 Is anyone familiar with the blade angle settings (in degrees) for a 3-blade Classic Maxi-prop on a P

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Battery options Davidasailor26 at 2:33am 02.22.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems mforum at 11:09pm 02.21.22 I suspect air in the system more likely than blockage since there has been no over heating in the 3
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:47pm 02.21.22
Catalina 27 keel Joe at 9:41pm 02.21.22 Pretty common issue with all first generation 27's and 30's. Check here: catalina smile repair
Battery options (1) mikeracca at 9:40pm 02.21.22
Battery options Tom J at 9:18pm 02.21.22 You don't say what size the 6v batterie are. I have four 6v golf cart batteries wired in series/par
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:57pm 02.21.22
Defender Sold DArcy at 8:37pm 02.21.22 It's sad to see a family company like Defender get bought out. I can't afford to shop at defender wi
gel coat cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 02.21.22 The only thing that will repair gelcoat defects is gelcoat. Check here for post #6 and follow the li
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:26pm 02.21.22 It does have a plastic drum, but spins freely without the pawls in place
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 02.21.22
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Jaxn at 7:22pm 02.21.22 is that one of the winches with a plastic drum? Those can expand when the wrong lubricant is used a
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:22pm 02.21.22 Perhaps the pawls are worn out slightly and new ones would be slightly large and fix the issues, I w
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:20pm 02.21.22 Thanks all, the foam was a grease cleaner I found in the bilge from a previous owner. I replaced th
Updating Interior w LED Mikes 87 at 7:19pm 02.21.22 I replaced all the lights in my 87 MKII with LEDs a few years ago, it really cuts down on the power
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 7:14pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? dlochner at 7:13pm 02.21.22 Clean them up first and replace the pawl springs and pawls. Mineral spirits is a good cleaner for gr
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:07pm 02.21.22 Venture capital comes to rape and pilage not grow the business. Thus West Marine has gone down the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? garymalmgren at 7:03pm 02.21.22 Hi Lavatiger. First thing I would check is the pawl springs. Cheap and easy to replace. Click on th
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Tom J at 6:54pm 02.21.22 Any marine consignment stores near you? When I lived in Florida there was a great consignment shop

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