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Solar Panel seagal27 at 4:27am 01.24.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 I have a catalina 27 and am looking into purchasing a solar panel. i would appreciate any suggestio
Universal engine part sales jibes138 at 10:49pm 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1366 Does anyone know of a source to get new or used Universal parts for reasonable prices? I won't name
Replacement Fridge Lid NorthstarTim at 9:43pm 01.23.09 Catalina 30 0/1464 Hi, We have a 1984 Catalina 30 and are in need of a new lid for our fridge, all the insulation is s
Catalina C320 S1 Autopilot overload? Mybigblue at 8:30pm 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3351 Catalina C320: Our S1 Raymarine Autopilot drops out under an easy 15k breeze (I presume thermal over
Hunter 45DS rayjanine@aol.com at 7:44pm 01.23.09 Big Boats 6/5749 Hi: I am interested in buying a 2008 Hunter 45DS and would like to hear from those that bought on
centerboard seaveymarine at 2:17pm 01.23.09 Irwin 4/3166 I have a 1978 irwin 37 center cockpit ketch with a shoal keel. I just purchased the boat and found o
1989 Hunter Vision 32 Microwave langg at 1:40pm 01.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1880 Does anyone know where i can find a Stainless steel microwave that will fit where the existing one s
310 fridge robert hadley at 1:33pm 01.23.09 Catalina 310 9/4045 Has Catalina put out any service bulletins on how to get at the fridge compressor? I have a leak at
8 Outboards... Warren Milberg at 12:35pm 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1886 Fearing my new dinghy might be underpowered, I plan to get a rig like this one: http://www.snopes.
New Columbia 27' Owner - Jib Dimensions? Captain Jaz at 11:31am 01.23.09 Columbia 8/3645 Firstly, I'd just like to say Hi to everyone, and that I'm glad to of found such a useful site. I li
Portable DVD player (2) walt at 10:59am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1247 Too much time on my hands??? Ive had a portable DVD player on the boat partly so that my kids will g
Venture 22 Keel theland39 at 9:57am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1349 I'm looking to buy a 1971 Mac 22, good rigging, rough gelcoat. I'm not planning on winning beauty c
Cool photo application Merry Prankster at 9:03am 01.23.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1292 CNN created a combined, 3d, multi-view, cool, web photo of the moment of inauguration. Does anyone
Fairleads and horn cleats on Mac 25 Deck dancing bear at 8:56am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1974 It seems all Mac 25s have a set of fairleads and cleats on the deck. Does anyone use these? I supp
Lightening, as in weighing less dancing bear at 8:12am 01.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1505 I am thinking about taking some excess cabin weight out of the Mac 25, and wonder about others exper
Yanmar 3GMF oil change nemo99 at 6:55am 01.23.09 Big Boats 8/6619 Hi; I have a yanmar 3gmf and change oil in the engine by inserting a small tube into the dipstick h
Fiberglass Repair (1) jaymenator at 8:28pm 01.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2816 What is the best way to repair pitting? I have several areas topside with some pitting as shown belo
Hand Held GPS Shooter II at 8:27pm 01.22.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/2913 Looking to get a hand-held GPS for use on the Chesapeake. Anybody have any recommendations for brand
Low profile vent Hunter 34 dperreault at 7:00pm 01.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2202 Does anyone know where to get the low profile vent for the Hunter 34 , year 1983 -1984 ? It was onc
Swing Keel locked or unlocked? Chic questions tanya09 at 5:28pm 01.22.09 Catalina 22 7/3308 Just purchased a 85 Cat 22. I had the bottom painted last fall and had the swing keel and bolts che

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Adding portable general. Bob J. at 10:20am 02.10.22 Using a portable generator to charge batteries especially FLA or AGM works until one hits 80% SOC. A
Flexing Floor higgs at 10:17am 02.10.22 One possible solution is expanding foam like Great Stuff. My Irwin 32 (1973) simply had a glass cab
Adding portable general. Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 02.10.22 It would be better if the generator put out like 100A of DC, or your shore power charger could put
No way out markwbird at 9:47am 02.10.22 Could be a clogged drainage hole somewhere.
Thru Hull Backing Plates Tom J at 9:21am 02.10.22 But, here's the odd thing, there's about a 3" circle that had been machined to make the hull thinne
Thru Hull Backing Plates dLj at 9:07am 02.10.22 The wood is in very good shape even after being exposed to small amounts of water over the past cou
Adding portable general. jviss at 9:06am 02.10.22 For several years I have been thinking it would be cool to have a dinghy with an electric drive and
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 9:00am 02.10.22 @dlochner beat me to it - and he even referenced our good friend Rod's excellent instructions. Full
Adding portable general. Hayden Watson at 8:56am 02.10.22 The summer is Florida is very warm. I would like to cool the boat in the afternoon. I have a wind
110 V Circuit Breaker for B361 jviss at 8:16am 02.10.22 Don't you hate when someone asks a question here and then abandons the thread? No questions answere
Rudder shutter David in Sandusky at 8:15am 02.10.22 It's certainly worth correcting a fouled rudder surface. I doubt very much that your prop is the pro
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 02.10.22 If you do this, be sure to a fillet around the edge of the plate to avoid a sharp corner. Do you m
Haul out the water sail sfbay at 8:05am 02.10.22 I just got a quote for $644 for a Hunter 46 haul out. Suggest getting a quote from the boatyard that
Saloon or Salon... rgranger at 7:51am 02.10.22
Thru Hull Backing Plates kloudie1 at 7:37am 02.10.22 Instead of wood, use G 10 glass material epoxied to the hull .
In hull transducer question. Jacktar at 7:33am 02.10.22 find a spot of hull forward of keel, always nice to see shoal coming rather than going!
In hull transducer question. Zinger88 at 7:28am 02.10.22 No pics, but I've used "shoot through hull" transducers under the V berth, and just aft of the volc
Saloon or Salon... dLj at 7:23am 02.10.22 I much prefer using the term saloon. dj
Thru Hull Backing Plates DeniseO30 at 7:17am 02.10.22 You may want to first determine if it's the hull grid linerliner with the depression and the hull
Ford 20 information (2) landhort at 7:13am 02.10.22 Yes, I've checked that site out and have downloaded their info. I'm still uncertain of how the trav

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