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Pedistal compass paulj at 2:43pm 03.08.09 Catalina 310 3/1743 Finished installing compass.... http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/Compass?authkey=Gv1sRgCMmF2ZXkq
H36 and spinnaker Andreas7699 at 2:36pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 8/1865 Hi. I have just mounted the gear for a spinnaker (symmetric) but not tested it yet, the sail is wai
zinc GarEi at 1:38pm 03.08.09 Pearson 1/1707 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. I only have room for a 3/4 inch wide zinc on th
Depth Sounder transducer Replacement rozanski2 at 1:34pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 2/1229 I've replaced my depth transducer on a P42 and have no idea how to get the wire back to the helm uni
40.5 Wash Down Pump Michael G at 1:33pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/927 I would like to install a wash down pump in the anchor locker on my "93 40.5. Any information on pum
h28.5 mast mainsail slide cover Mike-and-Tracy at 12:41pm 03.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3357 I recently bought a 1988 h28.5. While removing the mainsail, I noticed that the plastic piece that
Placement of shoot thru hull tranducer on O'Day 25 swing keel Mike Whalen at 12:39pm 03.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1974 Greetings, S/O gave me a Unidine depth finder for B-day. I have a 25' with swing keel. Seems like I'
Port Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. seadaddler at 12:33pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2698 Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. Any one a member and keep their sailboat at the Charlotte Yacht Club,Flo
Plastic pipe. What's it called? Ted at 12:29pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4470 My boat (1983 vintage) is missing some water pipe fittings. The previous owner never got around to f
Sailing around clearwater. Fla.? biorapper at 12:06pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3798 I did an archive search and found very little information. Planning a trip in early April, I think,
Why Not To Paint Your Prop (with copper based paint) (1) Maine Sail at 12:04pm 03.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/15444 When we bought this boat the PO had been very upset with the bottom paint job they had done in Flori
Edson Steering Chain and Cable Tha Gaol at 11:52am 03.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1537 Edson lists 10 different chain an cable replacement part numbers http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinest
Heat Exchanger Zinc Witzend at 11:23am 03.08.09 Catalina 310 4/2625 The Westerbeke # is 011885 1/4" x 1.75" Does anyone know if the Standard 1/4 zinc they sell at West
Auto pilot installation ranchu56 at 10:29am 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/1270 Raymarine below deck auto pilot To all, I've been offered a below deck autopilot. On the Raymar
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware - HELP Twister Sister at 8:54am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1880 Help: I have a v ery vintage Venture 2-24 which I purchased prior to last season. On our first out
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware Twister Sister at 8:52am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 Help: I have a very vintage Venture 2-24 (73) which I purchased prior to last season. On our first
50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1741 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/47091 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ
Raymarine S1 autopilot Benny at 7:36pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 40/15186 Been replacing our unit with an S1 model. It comes with a rudder position sensor that we thought we
hurray!!! Cpt. Jon at 6:13pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1713 We are camping out at last! Hard to imagine we had a snow day earlier in the week and are now spend

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LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 6:45am 02.24.22 Interesting, indeed. I'm new to the topic of LFPs, but I have some thoughts. I thought one of the
Tow Vehicle Question. Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 02.24.22 Once a VW brought in a large catamaran to be repaired into my dealership
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rick Webb at 6:32am 02.24.22 What laws exist and what laws are enforced are two separate questions. It is a very minor inconveni
Expanding Hardening Foam Ben4195 at 5:54am 02.24.22 Thinwater, can you explain why you're not a fan of deck injection? Not to hijacka thread, but I hav
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 5:52am 02.24.22 Oh the joy of finding Previous Owners were not really boat savvy and that boats some how survive. @
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION jssailem at 5:33am 02.24.22 Bronze valves are generally tough units. The corrosion most often is a result of surface dripping.
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 5:29am 02.24.22 Where did you get it Jim? I found only one on ebay (need 2) , others, looking same would not ship to
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:15am 02.24.22 How are you planning to do that? I originally was thinking the same thing but.....
Lift arm for freezer- Legend 40.5 fero at 5:05am 02.24.22 I just replaced mine. 15" 40lbf. What lbf did you use? Ken 30 lbf 20in extended, 12in compressed.
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 4:05am 02.24.22 Daaah, my bad. I meant Bronze. Its a Groco Valve (I've changed the title)
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 3:57am 02.24.22 All states have that it's called the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and it protects peo
USCG Registry versus State kappykaplan at 3:43am 02.24.22 Now it's time to merge the two threads . . .
USCG Registry versus State Rick486 at 2:41am 02.24.22 Interesting comparison chart, and thank you. Gotta say, while my state, Oregon, looks pretty good,
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Rick486 at 2:35am 02.24.22 Don't forget to register your dingy if you have one, and it has a motor, even electric. IIRC, even
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 2:02am 02.24.22 Here are some numbers I found under the V berth. That looks like a Coast Guard documentation numbe
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:38pm 02.23.22 Mike, Do NOT connect it at either end. Here's why: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5078.msg4315
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 10:06pm 02.23.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:52pm 02.23.22 Update. I have been working on the boat a little at a time. I have been cleaning bilges and cleanin
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:24pm 02.23.22 You mentioned using Simple Green for cleaning the exterior. One word of caution. If you have any
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Stu Jackson at 8:56pm 02.23.22 What is "reasonable" may be debated but without probable cause your person, home, car, boat cannot

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