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BVI Charter Co. needs 45' provalorbrent at 7:25am 08.06.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/842 I have a new, small, growing Yacht Charter and Yacht Management company in the British Virgin Island
Battery Combiners vs Isolators Bill Murray at 6:58am 08.06.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1913 My 1999 H410 has an electrical system composed of a house bank of 2 4D batteries and 1 SRM-24 starte
Boating amongst the plastic trash Ctskip at 6:08am 08.06.08 Ask All Sailors 30/1897 I just viewed a program about a large plastic/trash dump and it's circling the pacific from Japan to
Fairlead Tracks Ken Prichard at 5:47am 08.06.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2773 How is the correct distance, from the center line, determined for locating jib fairlead tracks? I've
what is this? LordNelson at 5:34am 08.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/802 someone gave this to me and i have no idea what it came from. does anyone know what it is?
what size drain plug? RNC725 at 4:37am 08.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/982 bought a standard drain plug for the water ballast, it appears to be a bit too small? What the heck
Cabin sole Randy Church at 3:34am 08.06.08 Big Boats 1/1027 Another cabin sole post-agghhh!! Have searched the archives but nothing on this particular method o
Keel up or down on the mooring? ODay25 Capt at 8:53pm 08.05.08 Catalina 22 8/2292 Sold the O'Day and bought a 22 swing keel. New Haven is a choppy harbor and the boat is on a mooring
Keel up or down on mooring? ODay25 Capt at 8:50pm 08.05.08 Smaller Boats 6/2540 Sold the O'Day and bought a 22 swing keel. Wanted to know if the keel should be kept up or down when
Tidal Grid MarkieMark at 8:41pm 08.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1052 Hello All, just bought a 76 22 Oday. I am thinking of using the tidal grid at the marina. Any issu
Mast stepping boatsaremike at 7:49pm 08.05.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1437 I just purchased a 27 ft Catalina 1981. I'm a new sailor and don't really understand some of the te
Hunter 29.5 Small Port Light Screens Joe Karner at 6:31pm 08.05.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1193 The four smaller opening port lights in our boat carry the brand name "PYHI". I would like to repla
nice sail david at 6:27pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 3/1163 Had a good time sailing last week. A couple of REALLY windy days! Fortunately, I was able to find
Home Again sailaway78 at 6:15pm 08.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1136 Back at the house, after helping a friend bring his new to him boat home from Panama City, Fl. Mamm
Change... it's coming to your computer soon Phil Herring at 5:58pm 08.05.08 Ask All Sailors 25/2007 I'm sure you've noticed that our forums, boat info, home pages, and classified ads will go down from
Spinnaker help Lou & Ann at 5:54pm 08.05.08 Catalina 30 0/922 How do I attach the tack line to the spinnaker clew and keep it from chaffing on the jib when tackin
1984 Oday 26 Draft jbrosser at 4:42pm 08.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4154 As a first time buyer, one of the vessels I'm looking at is a 1984 Oday 26. In doing research, I fo
H240 Question/Help: Synchronizing the tiller and outboard jerryc at 3:51pm 08.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1275 Hi, After the 1st outing on the Chesapeake, it became clear I need to get the outboard mechanical
Trailer PDecote at 3:43pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 6/1327 I launch my boat in a place where I can't always slide the boat easily off the rugs of my boat trail
HULL SCRATCH PDecote at 3:38pm 08.05.08 Day Sailers 10/2516 When I brought my 170 up on the trailer (after adjusting the rear slides on the trailer) I got two s

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Raw water impeller. Justin_NSA at 5:03pm 05.19.21 Isn't that the same thing?
Traveler jksirius at 5:02pm 05.19.21 Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it.
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... heritage at 4:51pm 05.19.21 That is a nice diy battery box. What amp hour cells are those, and what bms are you thinking of usi
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... TimFromLI at 4:50pm 05.19.21 You might want to screw in a couple of fender washers to compress the insulation and give you a litt
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 4:42pm 05.19.21 That part unfortunately is the fresh water impeller. I am after the raw water pump impeller which i
Engine panel troubleshooting JoeWhite at 4:41pm 05.19.21 You can test the oil pressure circuit by turning on the ignition switch and unplugging the two wires
Engine panel troubleshooting Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 05.19.21 First check is to ensure the contacts in the oil pressure sender switch are CLOSED when the engine i
Raw water impeller. (1) sail sfbay at 4:23pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! Is the original OEM part discontinued or you do not like the price from this
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Ward H at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum! I also moved up from an O'day 25 to a C30 Tall Rig. My Genoa was measured ou
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. sail sfbay at 3:59pm 05.19.21 Owner's manual: You might contact these Capri 26 owners listed on this site: CatalinaOwners.com Ow
Best genoa for Catalina 30 shemandr at 3:39pm 05.19.21 LIS is known for light winds in the Summer until the afternoon breeze settles in. Nevertheless, as
Best genoa for Catalina 30 Stu Jackson at 3:34pm 05.19.21 Jib Size Selection 101 Jib Size Selection Good luck, have a great season.
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Jackdaw at 3:27pm 05.19.21 OK..........I tried poorly. No worries! The 25 is a j/24 knockoff, a raceboat with 3.5 feet of hea
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. sail sfbay at 3:15pm 05.19.21 OK..........I tried poorly.
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 CaptainRan at 3:15pm 05.19.21 I would attach the main halyard to the motor to haul it up. Part of the joy of a sailboat is making
Best genoa for Catalina 30 (1) sail sfbay at 3:14pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum!! To confirm what size sail fits you sailboat measure the luff (leading edge o
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Jackdaw at 3:07pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Capri 26!! An internet search could not find
33.5 reefing configuration Don Crowther at 2:51pm 05.19.21 Have you downloaded the manual? If you haven't you can download it on this site. On page 34 I think
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:47pm 05.19.21 Maine Sail, I have a Balmar charging 3 Deka 8D gel batteries. How should my "belt manager" be set?
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:41pm 05.19.21 SeaHawk Biocop TF

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