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1977 Catalina keel crack Taz at 11:15am 11.16.09 Catalina 30 0/1367 There is an article in the Catalina knowledge base by Roger Dupre concerning the keel crack problem
Leaking Forward Hatch YorkshireLad at 10:55am 11.16.09 Big Boats 1/1197 The 'new-to-me' H40.5 has a leaking forward hatch - it's the large Bowmar hatch over the v-berth. T
rebedding windows newboatowner at 10:35am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1815 I need to rebed all of the windows on my Catalina 30. Is there a specific gasket available? What i
Need new plastic rscottweiser@gmail.com at 10:30am 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1366 The plastic cover for my ignition switch and gauges has become cloudy and I cannot read through it.
Smokey engine Texas Lake Sailor at 9:45am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2083 After motor sailing last weekend for about 4 hrs as I returned to the slip I started to lose power a
Corrosion at the entry nipple to my holding tank panamajim at 8:53am 11.16.09 Big Boats 6/1700 I have corrosion on my Ezell 35 gallon holding tank at the nipple that exits the tank with 1 1/2 ID
Westerbeke Radman at 8:21am 11.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1517 I am deciding between to 411's. Does anyone have any strong opinions about issues with the Westerbek
Sticky throttle/shifter Mike H. at 7:49am 11.16.09 Big Boats 10/2792 The throttle shifter on my 94 Vision 36 is very hard to operate. It's a MV shifter, one lever operat
HawkSpeed Prop & Shaft Antifouling Rich Stidger at 7:35am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8689 Does anyone have any experience with the HawkSpeed product? I have resisted the use of PropSpeed du
Relocating the Valves for the Water Holding Tanks ProfDruhot at 7:34am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1136 I own a beautiful Catalina 36 MKII and I find it incomprehensible that there wasn't better engineeri
What anchor size for my Hunter 42 rocna 33 panamajim at 7:29am 11.16.09 Big Boats 5/5676 I have a Hunter 42 passage and I am thinking of buying a Rocna 33 which is kilos. Is this overkill?
TackTick Wireless Wind Instrument Vinny at 6:16am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/2526 In the past on this and other forums as well I have been negative of the TackTick Wind Instrument th
My winter project for grandchildren Capn Ellis at 6:09am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1296 My cousin gave me an Achilles inflatible. It has wear but the tubes are sound. I have a 26' Hunter
Painted bulkhead problems? (2) emergpa1 at 5:45am 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3287 So here is the final, finished interior. I painted the bulkheads as most of you guys already know. I
Leak below anchor locker mikew1229 at 5:10am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/1720 When I removed the access cover for the space forward of the vee-berth on my 1983 Hunter 34, I found
Fitting a SPX-5 autopilot in a 306 sknell at 4:35am 11.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1444 I am fitting a Raymarine SPX-5 Autopilot in my 306 but cannot find the (Red) power cable that is all
This Captain makes it look easy! dserrell at 10:37pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1828 1
AC Electrical Problem Prime Time at 8:08pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4440 Hi, I am having trouble figuring out an AC electrical problem with my new boat. The boat is on t
Replacing wind transducer wireing in mast John and Georgie at 7:32pm 11.15.09 Big Boats 4/2117 I am replacing the wind transducer and cable on my 1990 P42. My question, would it be better to pull
Universal Diesel M4-30 nancishouse at 6:11pm 11.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1456 I need a photo of an installed heat exchanger, if anyone has one. Or perhaps a page out of the engin

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Beneteau 361 new owner Tally Ho at 4:36pm 08.17.21
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 (1) SandyFrank at 4:31pm 08.17.21 197263 83 days after ordering they have arrived! Got my 1/2 starboard and should be installing thi
Catalina 27 mast issue (1) sail sfbay at 4:28pm 08.17.21 Welcome the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Thanks for posting a photo. Try unscr
Alternator shutoff switch? (1) ScottySailor at 4:26pm 08.17.21 Disconnected positive wire from both house and start batteries still power at the alternator turned
Alternator shutoff switch? SandyFrank at 4:22pm 08.17.21 Gotcha I just did that but was hoping there would be a switch. Or at least an inline fuse but I th
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 4:15pm 08.17.21 Not an O'Day owner here. But from your diagram it looks straight forward. No, there isn't room on
Alternator shutoff switch? ScottySailor at 4:02pm 08.17.21 Disconnect the battery Gotcha I just did that but was hoping there would be a switch. Or at leas
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. sail sfbay at 4:00pm 08.17.21 Interesting the rigging diagram is silent on the outhaul that is attached to the clew of the mainsai
Alternator shutoff switch? srimes at 3:58pm 08.17.21 Disconnect the battery
Furling mainsail - anyone have any experience of trying to replace with a standard non-furling sail? sail sfbay at 3:47pm 08.17.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread that you might find helpful: Converting
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. rgranger at 3:44pm 08.17.21 I always thought that those sayings were a bit off because they didn't include the maintenance and
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. Leeward Rail at 3:33pm 08.17.21 Hahaha I heard it was hours of boredom interrupted by moments of panic I always thought that thos
Beneteau 361 new owner Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 08.17.21 Welcome, and congratulations! +1 for this site for things like thru-hulls and other parts like that
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. rgranger at 3:00pm 08.17.21 What's that quote? "Sailing is 90% boredom and 10% sheer terror. Congratulations Jack. Are you g
Mast Help - Hunter 27 rgranger at 2:57pm 08.17.21 Your mast came from Kenyon Isomat in Charlotte NC. Now called Starcraft. Follow @sail sfbay sugges
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 2:43pm 08.17.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You will find this site is great so
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 2:38pm 08.17.21 So first up...were can I get a complete set of bronze through hull fittings, plus lever valves for t
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ sail sfbay at 2:29pm 08.17.21 ..........You probably really will want to have regeneration (or "hydrogeneration," as some manufact
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. Will Gilmore at 2:29pm 08.17.21 What's that quote? "Sailing is 90% boredom and 10% sheer terror. Congratulations Jack. Are you go
Dish Soap Rinsing Rick Webb at 2:15pm 08.17.21 Let the dog lick them clean.

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