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running back stay jdgrnt66 at 6:09am 01.04.10 Big Boats 6/2011 alright. winter is here so time to work on the boat. i now have a great spinnaker for those great d
Changing Halyards? Scott C. at 2:08am 01.04.10 Islander 2/2658 I have a bosuns chair and was wondering how to change my halyards on my I 28? They are old thats the
Hola NW's keithshunter at 9:07pm 01.03.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/6170 Hello, I'm new to the NW and new to sailing. I want to plan a cruise to the San Juan's this summer a
cut transducer cable keithshunter at 8:23pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3552 Can I cut my transducer cable to reroute it and then reconnect it without any adverse affects ?
color code for running rigging??????? woodster at 7:57pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/8092 just wondering if there is a color code for the running rigging ....i am planning to replace all and
Cruising Spinnaker rigging mdmitch at 7:22pm 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1972 Happy New Year my fine fellow Mac sailors, I have a nice cruising spinnaker that I like to fly wh
Water Pump jorgefife at 5:12pm 01.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1584 I am now repairing stuff that is not working/not working as it should I came to the water pump issue
thanks for the info ronaldwredman at 4:02pm 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1311 Thanks for the web link, she's an '71. Is there any resource available to trace a boats former owne
Winter storage on the hard?!?!?! (2) Manny at 3:59pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3426 Hard mud, hard ice? :eek: :doh: Manny
How big of an inverter for microwave? Bad Obsession at 3:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 19/27416 If I was going to put an inverter in my boat to run my microwave occasionally while at anchor what s
Cruiser under 25' ? Florida sail at 1:41pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 34/11737 After sailing my Rhodes-22 for several years I am ready to move up to a boat that I can cruise more
RC Sailing Squadron at 1:40pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 28/11590 As the winter deepens along with the depression that comes from having a sailboat sitting in a slip
Ship Board Head Joker Valve (1) BroadReach at 1:36pm 01.03.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/6397 Peg, I recently (last summer) installed an Atlantis A5 electric head. After a few days I noticed tha
Help me decide on main & genoa halyards Rich Stidger at 12:43pm 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 23/14927 I think my twelve year old original halyards are up for replacement. I have come to this conclusion
Turnbuckles RBone at 11:35am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 16/9492 What's the best lubricant for the threads on the rigging turnbuckles? Rich
Moving TV Driller B at 11:02am 01.03.10 Big Boats 2/1542 I would like to move the TV mounting position in my 2006 Hunter 41DS for the short wall in the salon
Kindle for sailing Rob19574 at 10:12am 01.03.10 Ask All Sailors 9/13063 Hi all - I just received a Kindle for Christmas from my wife and thought about starting a thread on
mac 26 yes or no bruce and bernadette at 10:05am 01.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2563 Hi everyone. The best to all in 2010. I am in Mexico looking for a place to put a mac 26 that I pl
hull # 256 ronaldwredman at 9:43am 01.03.10 Pearson 1/1524 What year was this boat made?
MKII Galley Ken at 9:34am 01.03.10 Catalina 22 16/2936 Anyone out there own a 1997 or newer MKII ? We've made the jump to a MKII and my beloved "Last Penn

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Protecting your face and skin from the wind shemandr at 3:47pm 04.28.22 I'm also a veteran of numerous nitro touch treatments and have endured the scowl of dermatologists f
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 3:27pm 04.28.22 Yup, meant 12g. I should know better... :) Still not right. Residential is typically 12ga for 20A
Not sure what I need (2) Hgproks at 3:25pm 04.28.22 Here are some more pics. This is how I got the boat. I'm finally getting some time to go over it and
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 3:25pm 04.28.22 Winnebago EKKO Owners Funny, that was not my first guess.
Fuse or Breakers? jeepbluetj at 3:24pm 04.28.22 ... I think you are applying residential wiring practice here: 14ga for 15A circuits. This rule d
What kind of wood??? jeepbluetj at 3:21pm 04.28.22 To my eye it sure looks like Catalina was using the same interior wood and finishes on all boats in
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Garbonzo at 3:19pm 04.28.22 Winnebago EKKO Owners
Galley sink drain leak (1) Calif. Ted at 3:18pm 04.28.22 The sink drain on yours appears to be a 3.5 inch kitchen sink drain to which the forespar sink drain
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 3:17pm 04.28.22 That looks great! Would you recommend the foam teak you used? If so, what brand is it?
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? Len Ingalls at 3:17pm 04.28.22 https://raymarine.app.box.com/s/rvhycb6x1brzo64921k5tsqwv2ica3j6/folder/1517486581
Not sure what I need shemandr at 3:13pm 04.28.22 In pic 16595 that seems to me to be the mainsheet cleat on a swivel. That's where I would expect it
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak Project_Mayhem at 3:11pm 04.28.22 On my 25 the holes for the centerboard plate lead right inside the keel. I discovered this when fuel
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 3:07pm 04.28.22 The epoxy is not really the problem, that's pretty straight forward. The issue is water coming throu
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? jviss at 3:03pm 04.28.22 https://www.defender.com/pdf/253654_INSTALL.pdf And?
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? Len Ingalls at 3:00pm 04.28.22 https://www.defender.com/pdf/253654_INSTALL.pdf http://www.busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/rayST4000plus_mk2
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 3:00pm 04.28.22 I would like to put my navigation lights, deck lights, chartplotter, wheel pilot and a couple other
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 2:50pm 04.28.22 Regarding living on a smallish boat I would recommend not filling the boat with comforts and necess
Not sure what I need (3) Hgproks at 2:44pm 04.28.22 Thanks again for the help. I took some more pics. I think I need something like the Genoa car that w
Line Bags (3) jmce1587 at 2:43pm 04.28.22 I like to use my line bags to keep all the lines led aft in one place. Before these they would wind
Fuse or Breakers? BAD ORCA at 2:31pm 04.28.22 This. I was going to say make sure you current protect the feed to your switch panel. Sure, it's co

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