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Stability Site Finished Roger Long at 8:54am 02.19.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1296 The stability site is now finished, at least for now. I might go on to some more advanced topics su
Wing Keel repair TomC23572 at 8:21am 02.19.09 Catalina 22 1/93 My boat sat in some shallow water and rocked a bit. It wore the rubber like coating off of both sid
Onboard generator? SeacretSailor at 8:17am 02.19.09 Ask All Sailors 74/8946 I'm buying a new sailboat next month (1979 C'C 29) that's been completely refurbished by the PO and
hatches Papa Bruce at 7:41am 02.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1344 I have a 1993 H30. I got a line caught under the hatch that is above the galley and proceeded to ste
Science fair project in bilge Banooma at 7:39am 02.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1732 My boat is sitting on the hard, and we're pulling out of a relatively mild winter. Back in October
Fitting A Catalina 27 Holding Tank WaveSlapper at 7:24am 02.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/8822 Hello, Looks like I posted this in the wrong forum. Can anyone in this forum help? http://forums.sbo
deck organizer removal Reframingham at 6:10am 02.19.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1395 Does anyone know how to remove a deck organizer? It is apparenly mounted with 5200 on phillips bolt
replacing the "halyard" for dining table on a 376 windsock1 at 5:40am 02.19.09 Big Boats 12/1900 That internal "halyard" inside the compression post which raises and lowers the table in the salon h
Boat full of rainwater Napa Ed at 11:40pm 02.18.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2146 I always read the claims section of Seaworthy where they show boats underwater at the slip for one r
lip nick cresy at 9:54pm 02.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1092 does anyone know how i can get my hands on "assembly for o'day. 18.5 javolin?...i bought this 1971 c
Doing a Catalina 27 Head and Holding Tank right WaveSlapper at 6:51pm 02.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/69 Hello, I just bought a Catalina 27. This plumbing is not Kosher so we need to fix it before anyone s
statistics for ericson 30+ charlie Pash at 5:07pm 02.18.09 Ericson 2/4840 :cry:There does not seem to be an entry for the ericson 30+ similar to the 28+ but a little longer w
ST50 Knot Meter BungalowBill at 5:04pm 02.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1835 Just wondering if anyone who has upgraded recently has a working ST50 Knot meter for sale. I had mi
inverter vs. 12v laptop power supply BobT at 4:19pm 02.18.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1754 I found a 12vdc laptop power supply matched to my old dell. It works like a charm. Less than $50 fro
Dodger Oday 25 jhussey at 4:12pm 02.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2669 Any one have thoughts on Dodger Oday 25 b1978, We bought this Oday back after 30 years, purchased in
Should I change the Holding tank? Hal B at 3:30pm 02.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/4307 I have purchased a raritan PHII to replace the oem Jabsco on our 95 Catalina 30 MKIII (which we just
Synthetic Oils???? (1) rpell46 at 3:08pm 02.18.09 Catalina 30 11/1491 As a new 1991Catalina 30 owner, I am wondering if there would be any benefit to using a fully or ble
Help with cutlass bering fireski at 2:32pm 02.18.09 Yamaha 2/2155 I have a 1977 25' Yamaha. When I engage my transmission and the shaft spins I am getting a vibration
Lighting Wiring Issue CaptainJB at 2:03pm 02.18.09 Big Boats 3/1036 I have a 2002 - 356. I have recently developed a problem with 2 lights There is a very small ceili
New Venture 21' Owner with questions nameaneh at 12:59pm 02.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1565 Hey everyone out there... I apologize but I have a million questions. I just bought my first sailbo

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Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch Hello Below at 11:56am 06.18.21 So I guess I am going to have to drill up through the boat grp and into the tube. Good luck jasonc
Relay for always on MC-614 Maine Sail at 11:46am 06.18.21 The MC-614 only turns on when the brown wire sees a +12V signal. It gets wired to the ignition switc
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days nveater at 11:45am 06.18.21 Just an FYI- I got a new mainsail cover from this site this year and am very pleased with the fit an
BELT DUST Maine Sail at 11:43am 06.18.21 After a six hour trip which ended up taking eight, there is only a very fine dusting. This is after
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Ward H at 11:43am 06.18.21 What was the condition of the zinc on the old HX? On my M25-XP, there was a sticker on the HX
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 06.18.21 I am contemplating replacing them with much stronger stainless steel. Would the benefits of having
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch (1) jasonc33 at 11:23am 06.18.21 Well update I have a panel in aft cabin and on inspection the bottom of that forward arch foot plate
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 Mike Oldak at 10:59am 06.18.21 time to share the cost of a marine electrian before something happens
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch chuckwayne at 10:52am 06.18.21 That's how my similar Hunter arch is wired on the 356.
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X? Wade Gizzy at 10:44am 06.18.21 You are correct, albeit cost does not appear to be factor in this thread. It would be interesting
Boat Explosion in Greenport MikeHoncho at 10:40am 06.18.21 there are 2 important things to consider... LEL. & UEL and THEN what's in between..... many have pa
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (1) jmce1587 at 10:26am 06.18.21 Keeping in mind what I had to do on my H31 chain plate/rod repair and looking at your sketch photo,
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Charles Erwin at 10:11am 06.18.21 My opinion of course -- the old bolt , the one you broke, might have been more brass than bronze.
Towing a Cat 22 LakeShark at 9:54am 06.18.21 Could you possibly work out meeting the owner 1/2 way and paying gas? with so many C22's out there
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 9:54am 06.18.21 Thank you for the replies I am now going to look at the starboard side in aft cabin, as far as I kno
Anchor chain joiners thinwater at 9:50am 06.18.21 When under load they are engaged (as you noted) but don't do anything more to hold the sides togeth
Catalina 22 Keel Configurations LakeShark at 9:46am 06.18.21 On the gulf coast of Florida, six inches can make a HUGE difference. It gets stupid thin here. I
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 9:35am 06.18.21 195348
When 11 knots is really 25 knots jon hansen at 9:29am 06.18.21 nice photo, Gene
When 11 knots is really 25 knots (1) Gene Neill at 9:05am 06.18.21 GREAT post, well done! :thumbup: You'll like having a 75 jib for days like that. And if you find a

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