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Talk me down from a decision (1) RECESS at 5:38pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1607 I have been looking at some 22' to 25' sailboats and thinking about the stern lettering. I am down t
tuning your rig GKuffner at 4:37pm 05.05.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/3885 I just launched my boat on the weekend and stepped the mast the next day. I have a question regardi
110v Wiring rlgales at 4:12pm 05.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1185 Will someone please tell me the color coding for the 110v wiring on my 88 O350? Black, Blue and Bro
A sailor is born (2) Cpt. Jon at 3:40pm 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1535 We had our baby 'Kirsten' on friday morning. We got to the hospital at 5am and she was delivered by
Charging Issue jeffmacdonald at 2:25pm 05.05.09 Catalina 30 4/1435 History Spent night on the hook. Next morning boat would not start. Friend came out brought me new b
Issues with over powering a boat breweraz at 1:06pm 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 In a recent response I was told to "watch out as the motor was overpowered for my boat" I appreciate
Sliding Hatch & Spring refit (6) Bilgewater at 12:20pm 05.05.09 Smaller Boats 0/964 For the spring refit I finally got the sliding hatch fixed. I made new wood runners for under the ha
hull / keel crack islandsail at 12:05pm 05.05.09 Big Boats 9/2723 I have a 1984 hunter 34 with iron keel- there is a separation of 3/8s to 5/8s inch in the front of t
Standing Rigging Larry14133 at 11:45am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1372 I have a friend with a fractional rigged racing boat who is in the process of replacing all his soli
Velvet Drive/Cables bobtigar at 11:43am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1537 I replaced the shift cable and am not sure whether I have it adjusted properly. I understand that w
want Y-36 nav seat (1) Barefoot at 11:14am 05.05.09 Yamaha 2/2175 I am looking for the curved nav station seat for a Yamaha 36. Attached is a photo of one. Notice tha
Motor Bracket Weight Limit KENNYN at 10:36am 05.05.09 Pearson 1/1403 I Have An 18' Pearson That Came With A 4hp Evinrude. I Want To Upgrade To 8 Or 9.9 Hp But Can't Det
CNG vent jebenz at 10:22am 05.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1444 I have '87 Hunter Legend 37 that has been recently surveyed for insurance purposes. One of the surv
Inverter / Converter Difference MrBee at 9:33am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1941 I bought an Inverter to run my laptop . Turns out The boat we bought has a "Converter" already on it
Help to install Shore power ? MrBee at 9:29am 05.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/6713 Good morning all, I know ALL the info is on this site some place but putting it all together from di
maybe a dumb question.... jsin_7 at 9:16am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1068 I am about to wire.... not re-wire my mac 26 when i got the boat it had wire everywhere that had bee
need help new catalina22 owner kenb at 8:50am 05.05.09 Catalina 22 2/2239 maybe someone could tell me what I have / in a sail bag was a canvas cover /it looks like it would e
Leaky keel bolts jjgizara at 8:04am 05.05.09 Big Boats 4/1852 1994 37.5 legend. two of the keel bots are leaking. If I remove the nuts and seal with 5200 will thi
Sheets Mac 26S Miller26S at 7:58am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1314 I just bought a 1992 26S but there are no sheets on it. Coulld someone please tell me the lenght and
Leaving Mac (1) Valentina at 7:21am 05.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1276 Hey, fellows. I just wanted to say a big THANKS to all of the participants in this forum for your he

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Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ jssailem at 8:33am 07.03.21 I had nothing on my boat when I purchased her. I bought the EV100 package. I believe the Sensor and
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) Rich Stidger at 8:23am 07.03.21 Two fixed size wrenches (I can't recall the proper name) are best. Nothing to adjust and large flat
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ kloudie1 at 8:21am 07.03.21 RAYMARINE Rotary Rudder Reference Transducer \| West Marine
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 8:11am 07.03.21
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ (1) kloudie1 at 8:08am 07.03.21 If you don't have a rudder position indicator hooked to the ST 4000+, it will be difficult to "tune"
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 8:08am 07.03.21
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ JamesG161 at 8:04am 07.03.21 Flux gates need calibration too. Their position was set to avoid interference from large metal obje
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ jssailem at 7:50am 07.03.21 Fred, over the years that fluxgate compasses have been in use, sailors have come to recognize that t
LED Anchor Light sail sfbay at 7:46am 07.03.21 Might check with Catalina Direct: Navigation Lights (catalinadirect.com)
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ nveater at 7:36am 07.03.21 My fluxgate is off center and I haven't noticed any problems. When you state the boat is not trackin
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) jssailem at 7:29am 07.03.21
LED Anchor Light JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:23am 07.03.21 I have had bad luck with replacement bulbs and eventually just replaced the whole fixture with one d
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance LakeOntario270 at 7:18am 07.03.21 I purchased an open end wrench 1 7/8" from Amazon that fits my box perfectly and use a small pipe wr
Bleach in water tanks BigEasy at 7:10am 07.03.21 Sanitize my tanks annually as per instructions from Peggy Hall's book. Bleach is added to filled ta
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed sail sfbay at 7:09am 07.03.21 econnors......you are on the right track!! Ditto Siamese..........Main Sail's procedure.....wet san
Bleach in water tanks dlochner at 7:09am 07.03.21 For under $20 on Amazon you can get a Total Dissolved Solids meter which will yield an estimate of h
Bleach in water tanks dLj at 6:54am 07.03.21 I do not like the taste of Cl so I avoid adding it after cleaning. A water filter is a good idea for
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Hayden Watson at 6:53am 07.03.21
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Ken Cross at 6:51am 07.03.21 There are more than 2 parts to this. Distance from the compass is also dependant on which direction.
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging ShotgunSlim at 6:49am 07.03.21 When doing line to line work, I have always used paracord on both ropes. I tie several clove hitche

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