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Anchor Question frmreilly at 5:09pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3519 My Pearson 323 came with a good-sized Danforth anchor which the previous owner told me was a seconda
portlights wall nuts at 4:02pm 04.06.09 Cal 1/2104 SOS I NEED HELP GUYS AND GALS i HAVE A 1981 CAL 31 WHICH NEEDS NEW PORTLIGHTS, ALL 4 ARE IN BAD SHAP
Headliner Material (perforated cushion type) zds at 4:01pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2290 Checking out some boats around the marina recently, I noticed a foam-like headliner material that ha
Cell Phone Video Rick D at 3:41pm 04.06.09 Destinations 1/4 Don't know if this will come out. I took a quick cell photo while sailing in Long Beach, CA last Sat
sailed yesterday!! troutsmoustang at 3:40pm 04.06.09 Day Sailers 7/1979 went out yesterday in SC and had a great time. winds were about 10 mph. I have not sailed in 16 ye
Burning Alternators jimberg at 2:39pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 5/2313 We have replaced two alternators on our Catalina 380, which is equipped with two 4D commercial batte
Reefing Mainsail jimberg at 2:09pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 4/1965 What is the best way to secure the first and second mainsail luff reefing cringles to the boom? Does
SS windows? RBDUFFER at 2:07pm 04.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1487 Hey guys, does any body know of a SS replacement window for the fixed windows on the 84-85, 37c?
Boom Wiggle jwieneck at 1:40pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 2/1304 I noticed last year when I was sailing to my winter harbor that by boom was rotated a bit. Where th
MacGregor 26 Owners on the Chesapeake rbillymac at 1:06pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/136 Hard forum to choose since looking specifically for MacGregor 26 owners and on the Chesapeake. My m
Construction photos of a '97 356 windsock1 at 12:45pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 2/1183 After I received help from a lot of you in locating that PVC conduit for cockpit wiring going to the
Compass light JCDSAIL at 12:31pm 04.06.09 Catalina 310 2/1825 Recently noticed that my compass does not have illumination. Is this light connected to the interior
321 walk-through transom seat pkdailey4 at 12:17pm 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1433 What do you do with yours when your not using it ? It seems like there was absolutely no forethought
1981 Cal 31 portlights genovese at 12:15pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3389 Hi to all. We're trying to eliminate heavy leaks on the four fixed portlights. Anyone knows where to
Anchoring in Public Waters- TimCup at 11:51am 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 24/9338 I didn't want to hijack another thread, and I've got some questions about anchoring so here goes:
How to fix a broken swing keel cable? nimwegen at 11:43am 04.06.09 Catalina 22 4/7451 How to fix a broken swing keel cable if boat in the water? I checked the cable for the swing keel o
Tiller handle Catalina 30 1979 Hermit Scott at 11:43am 04.06.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1495 My boat was converted to wheel steering long ago. I found the tiller in it's cover hidden away in th
Mast Boom and rigging topinglift at 11:42am 04.06.09 Irwin 1/2059 New member Looking for cut lengths for Mast Boom and Rigging as i am buying a 34 foot Irwin without
extra water tank in 331 Finney at 11:27am 04.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1426 We have a 2001 Ben/ 331. It rides a little bow down with a full water tank. I'm thinking about try
Corpus Christi Hermit Scott at 10:49am 04.06.09 Destinations 6/3575 The Admiral and I have been hanging out downtown and the marina area trying to get a feel for the ar

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Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? Skipper John at 11:50pm 03.03.22 Just for the record, the prop shaft on the 315 also is 1inch.
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? Monheganlover at 9:13pm 03.03.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 9:00pm 03.03.22 No clear winner for a new LPG stove. Some are close dimensionally, but no perfect replacement for th
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Johnb at 8:56pm 03.03.22 You do know that price is per cell so 4 of them are pushing $3500?
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:50pm 03.03.22 Marketing. I've bought lithium cells off eBay and Amazon, most have ludicrous capacity claims. They
New to us Hunter 40.5 (2) SV Maverick at 8:49pm 03.03.22 Access for horizontally mounted vertical windlass. Power cables. There is already a label on the pan
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? DArcy at 8:42pm 03.03.22 The biggest question I have is how this could have 310 Ahr capacity, in the same size that most oth
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) SV Maverick at 8:39pm 03.03.22 Progress.
Catalina 310 Prop Shaft Diameter? marchem at 8:39pm 03.03.22 I need to know the diameter of the prop shaft on my 2002 Catalina 310 and can't determine where to
New Battery power flare replacement thinwater at 8:39pm 03.03.22 Only if you assume that goofy arrangement was what I was referring to. I was thinking that such a
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:35pm 03.03.22
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:32pm 03.03.22 That's just 4 cells, you also need a BMS to properly charge the battery. If you just hook it up wit
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? DArcy at 7:59pm 03.03.22 That's just 4 cells, you also need a BMS to properly charge the battery. If you just hook it up with
Boom extension for lifting....... (1) DArcy at 7:46pm 03.03.22 I think you made the right call using the crane. I can tell you a 2x6 supported on each end by two 2
Black Water Tank Smell DArcy at 7:20pm 03.03.22 Peggie's book is worth getting. I bought it years ago when I wanted to replace the hoses and tank on
New Battery power flare replacement Tally Ho at 7:07pm 03.03.22 I went with the Ocean Signal EDF1 after nearly getting blinded by testing it at the boat show. It h
Yanmar 3GMF brand new fuel injector question Ralph Johnstone at 6:41pm 03.03.22
Any known concerns with this specific motor? Joe at 6:40pm 03.03.22 My first choice is this one, the Tohatsu 6HP Sail Pro Long Shaft with Alternator but no idea when t
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Maine Sail at 6:21pm 03.03.22 I came across somebody talking about combining four of these 310 Ahr, 3.2V Li cells into a 12V pack

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