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Electrical schematic v2-22 chefmike at 6:19am 01.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2242 Would like to get the lights on my new V2-22 working, but PO cut the wires off flush when he gutted
CG Cutter's Superstructure (1) higgs at 5:42am 01.07.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3499 Got this photo from a CG cutter in Key West. Hope the leaves can be seen clear enough. I thought t
plumbing Craig at 7:58pm 01.06.10 Lancer 1/1779 I have a 29' 1979 lancer and am replumbing the drain for the shower into a sump pump and was wonderi
Battery charging cdkell at 7:13pm 01.06.10 Catalina 30 12/3630 When connected to shore power should the battery selector switch be set to both? How about while the
C MAP NT+ charts jdgrnt66 at 6:52pm 01.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1349 I currently have a Raytheon Pathfinder RL70C radar/chartplotter that came with the boat. It is the
Water Ballast Analysis (From another thread) druid at 6:00pm 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 104/19905 Thought I'd start a new thread on this so the Poor Soul asking about trailerable 25-footers doesn't
1966 Columbia irishseadog at 4:55pm 01.06.10 Other Sailboats 2/4880 Ahoy, I am new to this site and am looking for fellow owners of this fine little vessel. She's a 196
12 volt problem on port side of boat jake&stacey at 4:08pm 01.06.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1318 all the lights on my port side of the boat will not work..... traced the wire and i loose it the v b
Depth Finder fireone at 3:35pm 01.06.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1499 I have purchased a hawkeye D10D depth finder. I plan on mounting on inside surface of hull forward o
2010 Rendezvous for the Salish Sea for the Pacific NW Crusers bubba at 2:36pm 01.06.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 14/223828 Is there anyone interested in having a Rendezvous for this group ? I am thinking about Susia Island
Mirage 24 Information Mirage 24 Crew at 12:37pm 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 4/5949 Greetings.... My family has owned a Mirage 24 for about 33 years and sadly we have not used it all
Air Head Toilet CYCLEPATH747 at 11:08am 01.06.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3584 Hello Peggy, I am purchasing a Stabicraft 859SC, and the present owner fabricated an aluminum fra
Dinghies & tenders B Kropf at 10:13am 01.06.10 S2 3/1787 I will be buying a dinghy this summer and need some input. My boat is a S35CC. Any ideas what to get
Fuel Tank Vent Question jibes138 at 9:33am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2444 The fuel tank in your boat needs to be vented while fuel is being drawn from the tank, but how about
3 amp discharge kerryb at 9:21am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4454 Well, I am still tracing down my amp draw and have it kinda isolated to the alternator wires. I pull
1977 Hunter 30' - help & info Hornman at 8:46am 01.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/7747 New to this forum and new to sailing for the most part. I recently was able to aquire a 1977 Hunter
Anchoring a Beneteau 323 sheetmusic21396 at 8:14am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1982 I am currently traveling to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas on a Beneteau 323 with a swing keel. An
Whats the best windlass for my boat ? pkdailey4 at 6:27am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2298 What windlass is the best application for a 2000 Beneteau 321 ?
Lower shroud Chainplate replacement Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 01.06.10 Catalina 30 8/6370 Hi to all members, I'm brand new to the group. I have a 1980 C30 MarkII of which I,ve owned for 20
Sails B Kropf at 5:25am 01.06.10 S2 5/1961 Want to know how most sailors store their sails? Do you uses a stuff bag or take time to fold them,

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Pleasure Craft Operator Card jssailem at 8:25am 05.05.22 Welcome Dan Dan to the SBO forum.
shroud tension Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 05.05.22 @Walton Stanley take a couple of photos of the current shroud adjusters. Did any of the boats com
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dandan88 at 8:24am 05.05.22 In Canada all operators of a pleasure craft need proof of competency. A pleasure craft operator card
Single-handing a Catalina 310? jssailem at 8:13am 05.05.22 She be looks pretty. Key is to find your way of docking with her. Then practice. Only come into the
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 8:02am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.amaz
Single-handing a Catalina 310? (1) PlaneTom at 7:56am 05.05.22 Docking gets my vote for the trickiest part. As someone's tagline reads "don't approach the dock an
Generator capta at 7:53am 05.05.22 I have the new 2KW model and can say it is very quiet. I don't have the amount of experience as @ca
Single-handing a Catalina 310? PlaneTom at 7:52am 05.05.22 Tom, my wife and I have been using a mid ship spring line led from a cleat on the jib track for doc
Single-handing a Catalina 310? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 05.05.22 Docking gets my vote for the trickiest part. As someone's tagline reads "don't approach the dock any
Single-handing a Catalina 310? marchem at 7:30am 05.05.22 As others have said, sailing the 310 single handed is not difficult, and some have suggested modifi
Mounted VHF Radio drewlamparello at 7:28am 05.05.22 I'm looking to install a VHF on board with an antenna mounted at the mast head. I found a Cable ins
Generator dLj at 7:23am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw
Generator capta at 7:08am 05.05.22 I'm not sure why, but even the other models of Honda gensets are considerably noisier than the 2kw m
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Hello Below at 7:05am 05.05.22 Read the reviews first. As a Professional electrical business Renogy by a very long shot is the lea
Need help selecting Chartplotter/Radar to go with Raymarine instruments Tin Kicker at 6:57am 05.05.22 I found a sale on a B&G Vulcan 7" for $600 and am moving it to the new boat. It is GREAT, especially
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:50am 05.05.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 6:47am 05.05.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jssailem at 6:40am 05.05.22
Painting fiberglass boxes around steering wheel, O'Day 28 1985 Project_Mayhem at 6:40am 05.05.22 Thank you that is great advice, I do have an I/R gun as well. I bought the boat over the winter an
Ammeter replacement questions mikeracca at 6:35am 05.05.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC

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