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Motor mount concerns laughing chance at 8:37am 04.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1686 I recently purchased a '84 Catalina 25.....It has a 9.9 hp Yamaha 4 stroke outboard that originally
Good boat for offshore solo sailing? ChrisRamsey at 8:16am 04.06.10 Ask All Sailors 16/26977 Hey everybody, I'm getting ready to start looking for my first boat. I plan on spending the next
the boat is finally off the trailer Carolyn1964 at 7:58am 04.06.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1345 Well it only took three weekends and about 200.00 extra dollars to get my 25 foot Venture off the tr
Replacing wheel mounted auto helm jk kudera at 5:39am 04.06.10 Big Boats 3/1523 I will be doing a lot of solo sailing, I need to replace the wheel mounted autohelm unit that I have
macgregor 26s vs hunter 260 hawk232 at 5:15am 04.06.10 Trailer Sailors 27/42104 I sorted through multiple pages of search results last night and never found a comparison. For the m
Slap Silencer Andreas7699 at 4:13am 04.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2827 Hi. A few questions about the silencer. Is it easy to dry and store? It seems big, heavy and it als
Freeze Plugs? Mac26 at 9:18pm 04.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1753 I put my 1990 MacGregor 26S on a boat lift to clean the bottom and there are two holes (about 2") ne
Seeking a roller furling for a Hunter 30 bobsellie at 7:02pm 04.05.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2031 I'm thinking about putting a roller furler on my '76 Hunter 30. Does anyone know where I might get
does anyone know what this is (2) lionbob1965 at 6:37pm 04.05.10 Day Sailers 1/1464 12 ft long
deck cracks roger10055 at 5:55pm 04.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1952 i have a venture 21 with gel cracks around the mast tabernacle. should these be repaired or ignored?
topping lift bad_com_pany at 5:44pm 04.05.10 Smaller Boats 3/2023 quick question here the "line" that connects to the end of the boom and goes up the main mast on the
Soft spot in hull cunclerich at 5:38pm 04.05.10 Smaller Boats 10/5142 I have a 23.5 that sits on its trailer. Today, I noticed that near after port trailer bunk the hull
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Recommendation stephen Penny at 5:32pm 04.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2607 Planning to purchase an asymmetrical spinnaker for the San Francisco bay for my Hunter 31. Any recom
AutoHelm 3000 S2 Henry at 4:27pm 04.05.10 S2 4/3094 Does anyone know how and where I can get my auto polite repaired, Autohelm 3000. Thanks Henry
Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Butyl Tape (32) Maine Sail at 4:02pm 04.05.10 Musings With Maine Sail 180/192043 Over the years, especially in the last few weeks via PM's/emails, I have been asked how I bed deck h
vibration bdnack at 3:40pm 04.05.10 Big Boats 7/2014 Have a 2003 model with a Yanmar 3JH3E. The boat presently has a Maxie folding prop. When we purchas
Chips and Scratches Marc14857 at 3:36pm 04.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2279 I want to repair a few minor chips and shallow scratches in the vertical sections of my hull using o
What are these mast parts for? kirbyc1goo at 3:33pm 04.05.10 Trailer Sailors 15/6994 Hi, i have a 22' 1974 Helsen that was given to me. I havent sailed these bigger boats before which
Bow stress cracks (3) Tom and Sue at 3:15pm 04.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1421 Greetings all! We have a 2009 H31 we purchased last year. After haul out last year I inspected the
Minifish repair psychotiller at 1:40pm 04.05.10 AMF 5/10144 I need to cut a hole to install an inspection port in my old Minifish that is full of water. I can'

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LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 7:41am 05.27.22 @Maine Sail Do you have any suggestions as to the max current that I should set my Ample 105 which
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 7:40am 05.27.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 7:36am 05.27.22 I understand that the absorption changes as the batteries fill, but until you hit the absorption vo
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help sesmith at 7:32am 05.27.22 It will be a great trip. You may want to find a more experienced friend to help you. As others men
Best Marina in San Diego? Kings Gambit at 6:57am 05.27.22 Does anyone have a recommendation for marinas in San Diego? Thanks. If you are thinking of relocat
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement joelm100 at 6:44am 05.27.22 Heads up: I did a swap with the galley on my H380 and had trouble matching European thread and PEX
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! Siamese at 6:41am 05.27.22 Sometimes it's hard not to think of your boat as a ticking time bomb.
Catalina 350 Upgrade Electronics jssailem at 6:39am 05.27.22 1) Is any of the current wiring and GPS compatible with a new unit? It may be. Depends on the wiri
Anchor rollers ice breaker at 5:42am 05.27.22 I replaced mine with a trailer bed roller that you can source at most any recreation store for about
Catalina 350 Upgrade Electronics LakeOntario270 at 5:37am 05.27.22 Similar problem, old chart plotter. Tossed the plotter for a new Raymarine Axiom 9" plotter and sta
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! SycloneDriver at 5:02am 05.27.22 Looks fantastic! Good job and welcome back.
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 4:54am 05.27.22 What brand? Sorry it took me so long to respond. It's a U.S. SPARS # Z400E.
Intake Silencer SycloneDriver at 4:48am 05.27.22 Yeah, yeah, the same place that sells checkered paint. Checkered paint, that's a good one.
Removing the mast Bob S at 4:32am 05.27.22 Looks like the hardest part will be removing all the tape on those electrical connections. I am assu
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:55am 05.27.22 Her answers are peaking and she doesn't want anyone else peeking, maybe. -Will
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! sailme88 at 3:23am 05.27.22 The seamless re-install of the sink and countertop looks great.. Sail Drive?
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:17am 05.27.22 The panel looks great! :beer:
Stumpah question of the day ! sailme88 at 3:14am 05.27.22
Never thought I'd post this... but I am back in action! NYSail at 3:00am 05.27.22 Great boat. I started with a 1976 Cal 34 III. Westerbeke 30 with a v drive. Encapsulated keel with t
Catalina 350 Upgrade Electronics Paul Mermelstein at 10:43pm 05.26.22 As David said, your current devices are NMEA0183 which is analog while the new standard is NMEA2000

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