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single line mainsail reefing system rlewczuk at 7:11pm 02.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/10409 I was looking to install a mainsail reefing system for my C27 (1990 stnd. rig).I came accross a syst
Mac 25 Slide in/out Galley abk at 5:48pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3787 Would anyone have a photo or plans for a slide out galley that came with a Macgregor 25, I have a 19
Wanted - Macgregor 19 DHKillen at 2:25pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1698 Looking to buy a Macgregor (Mac 19) motorsailor. Midwest freshwater use prefered. Any leads??
O'Day 23 measurement needed Paul In Boston at 1:27pm 02.03.10 Day Sailers 2/1467 I'm trying to understand if my Catalina22 swing keel trailor with bunks will accomodate an O'Day 23
Who Owns this anchor? Mike H. at 7:35am 02.03.10 Big Boats 25/3425 In October, a guy on a boat a few slips away from us was doing some work on his boat with a helper.
Biomimicry (1) r.oril at 7:30am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2963 My wife saw this information on the shape of a whales flipper. Question, would this work on a rudder
Cleat placement,toerails and line chafe (3) jtmccue at 7:13am 02.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/4673 My H28.5 is in a new marina and the aft tie-up posts are beyond the length of the boat. In the old m
launch sites Jackaonville kerrd at 6:44am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1580 I have an ODay 25 centerboard I'm looking for a good Launch ramp on the St Johns river to launch the
Binimi dkinnear at 3:43am 02.03.10 Big Boats 0/1433 I am looking at replacling the folding support binimi with a fixed support system on my catalina 400
Midship cleat Albanach at 2:03am 02.03.10 Catalina 310 5/4040 Has anyone had experience using either a genoa track midship cleat or used the aft lower shroud chai
wooden dinghy 1Goldie at 11:53pm 02.02.10 Big Boats 9/3092 Need a dinghy for our 36' Hunter. Anyone using an Eastport Pram...optional sailing dinghy you can bu
Securing Fuel Container billyc13 at 10:17pm 02.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/12318 Any suggestions on the best way to secure a 5 gal. plastic fuel container to a forward stantion woul
Tightening rudder packing nuts? ish at 6:51pm 02.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 12/9266 I've had a persistent leak from the rudder shaft since early last year. I had planned to haul out i
Com-Pac 16 Bimini Tedstur at 6:46pm 02.02.10 Com-Pac 0/7001 I am the new owner of a 1979 CP-16. Just picked it up this past weekend and couldn't wait to get he
Windless Problem / Hunter 45 CC 2006 and newer Jeff20919 at 3:43pm 02.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1804 Has anyone experienced any problems with the SL Sprint Atlantis 600 Windless that Hunter installed o
Saltwater Intrusion into Diesel Engine Honeyman at 1:22pm 02.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/10799 Aside from the exhaust riser not being high enough, what are other conditions under which saltwater
Selling my boat in Texas toohotjoe at 1:03pm 02.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2181 I'm selling my 2001 Beneteau in Texas to a buyer in Texas. She is registered with the US Coast Guard
New here... Have a Mac 22' (2) 76Mac22 at 12:30pm 02.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/4187 Hello. Just thought I would introduce myself. I have a Mac 22 that I got last Fall and hope to get
Chafe All U Get at 10:14am 02.02.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1618 Hi all, I'm having a minor brain cramp, what's the name of the plastic wheels on the shrouds above t
cushions, back rests, etc jorge fife at 9:50am 02.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 23/4093 I need your advice as to what thickness, and what kind should I ask for, for re-upholstering the mat

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Webasto fuse location. JamesG161 at 1:11pm 05.05.22 Sounds like a Compressor issue that exceeded its Lock Rotor Amps. My 16kBTU, LRA= 40 Amps. Sympto
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 1:05pm 05.05.22 says it is not for salt water. The reason why is the RO cartridge will die quickly, but we are tal
Webasto fuse location. Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 05.05.22 Go to your A/C unit and check for 120V and go from there.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 1:03pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 1:00pm 05.05.22 Or invest in a few paper CHS charts to see what's going on. These are almost unheard of in our mar
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 05.05.22 I suggest that the OP crack a copy of Chapman's to avoid anyone having spend any time typing a repl
Pedestal Compass, True North? Parsons at 12:58pm 05.05.22 ... but as soon as you travel a few miles laterally, the variation between true North and magnetic
Cracked hull (5) SailorHunter at 12:44pm 05.05.22 Thanks for the replies and welcome. I am attaching a few pictures as suggested by Dave. As I menti
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:33pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:29pm 05.05.22 Stu, time to switch to decaf. Decaf might help some, but I find myself mysteriously drawn to his l
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 12:07pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 11:36am 05.05.22 Just take care when at the NE end of Puget Sound, GPS should be OK because it calculates true north
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.05.22 Quite often, questions asked on boating forums become useful to others because they raise "granular"
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 11:00am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.ama
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... tfox2069 at 10:47am 05.05.22 Good question. Ocean Planet Energy was the US distributor until last summer. They stopped because t
Generator kloudie1 at 10:44am 05.05.22 Note that there is no real standard for the noise rating of the generators.. Many use a measurement
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Hello Below at 10:43am 05.05.22 Mainesail, my intent was certainly not to question your experience. Believe you me I am one of your
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Johann at 10:43am 05.05.22 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
2004 Hunter 240 Mast DMERAJ at 10:40am 05.05.22 Thanks for your response. I contacted US Spars and they said that it has to be custom ordered, it ta
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out kappykaplan at 10:38am 05.05.22

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