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replacing a transducer ramajama18440 at 4:29am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1180 my depth meter lcd doesn't work any more. the depth meter stills alarms but i don't know to what de
family daysailer Erik B at 5:26am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 11/4066 CAn anyone give an opinion or comparison of the Vanguard 17 Nomad, Hunter 170, or Catalina Capri 16.
catalina 30 gate stancion Terry at 5:25am 04.03.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1131 I am replacing bent stancions and I have strugled to find the the nut on the inside of the cabin for
B331 Refrigeration Gerald at 6:11am 04.03.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1060 I recently purchased my B331 and the refrigeration is not quite up to snuff. I had my technician che
sink drain through hull scottish at 3:41am 04.03.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7797 Sailors, I have a stupid question. How does the water drain from a sink through the hull is there a
Gear Ad Endorsement Gary Wyngarden at 3:37am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 0/750 I had a set of Bottomsiders left over from the Hunter 33.5 I sold three years ago, and wanted to sel
SDS Battery Monitor John at 6:46am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1116 I have an SDS battery monitor on 2 batteries on my Catalina 30TR, 1983. In preparation to launch I h
It's been a couple years Mel BE at 6:25am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1265 or s since West Marine bought BoatUS catalog sales. Has anyone seen much change? I was in our local
Barberhauler with a 110 jib Rick9619 at 6:24am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1050 I was reading the Febuary issue of SAIL which showed up finally and was intruiged with the article o
rigging tention steve rainey at 6:17am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1343 What happening if your rigging tension is to loose? Is it just a performance problem?I'm worried ab
rudder water cindy15934 at 7:25am 04.03.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1268 We wondered if there was water in our rudder. We drilled three small holes in the bottom and water
mast trim katay at 7:03am 04.03.07 Big Boats 19/1642
ID?BIN Number forsail746 at 8:09am 04.03.07 Morgan 4/1706 Hi, Does anyone know where the BIN Number or ID number is located on an early 1970's or late 1960"s
World's Largest Power Sailer? Capt H2o at 8:05am 04.03.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1046 156' and 25 knot (29 MPH) cruise 29 knots (33 MPH) max under powerhttp://www.nigelburgess.com/brok
Mains'l Slides and Reefing John J. Frank at 8:22am 04.03.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/902 I am in the process of reworking my mains'l reefing system and remembered that when I went to reef t
270 sails nyblx at 8:54am 04.03.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/899 I am planning on replacing the original sails on my 270 and aminterested in hearing from others abo
Rigging Question from a Newbie tomcat2k at 11:28am 04.03.07 Seidelmann 5/1550 Two Questions1) There is a vinyl covered wire leading aft from the top of the mast that has a small
Boat Graphics & Lettering Boat US Seadaddler at 11:19am 04.03.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1052 Any one use boat graphics ' lettering Boat US.I would love to hear from anyone that used them.
Odays on the Delaware River Denise at 10:48am 04.03.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/854 I'm wondering if all or any Oday Owners would be interested in a Oday Picnic/gathering sometime this
Engine starting procedure paulj at 10:36am 04.03.07 Catalina 310 4/3354 2002 C310 #192I just checked the owners manual and it does not have engine operating instructions.

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New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit CrispyCringle at 3:43pm 02.22.21 For symmetrical spinnaker rig- I have a 23.5. Very similar boats, except for the size, of course. My
VHF antenna problem dleckenby at 3:41pm 02.22.21 You mentioned you checked the PL259 connector. How many do you have? On my C30 I have 4. One at n
Modern Design Anchors TimFromLI at 3:41pm 02.22.21 I bought a Mantus after watching all of those videos and reading the reviews. I haven't tried it yet
VHF antenna problem jssailem at 3:37pm 02.22.21 @dleckenby Do't beat yourself up too much. For most of us this is a learning experience. That is t
VHF antenna problem dleckenby at 3:32pm 02.22.21 Good news - I found the problem and have fixed it. The problem was the PL259 connector that attaches
Plastic packing box Art12050 at 3:21pm 02.22.21
Modern Design Anchors senechals at 3:15pm 02.22.21 We have a 35 lb mantus and 100 ft of 5/16" chain on our 310. Love the mantus because it sets and ho
Yanmar 2QM20H engine mounts (1) sail sfbay at 3:11pm 02.22.21 Is this what you found? You can purchase them from your favorite chandlery and ask them to verify t
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 02.22.21 It doesn't care - it's designed to hold its entire weight Yes, the keel and keel stub are designe
Modern Design Anchors Cat 310 #1 in GA at 2:59pm 02.22.21 We have a 35 lb mantus and 100 ft of 5/16" chain on our 310. Love the mantus because it sets and hol
Grounding plate porosity sailhappy20778 at 2:54pm 02.22.21 Bronze is also non-magnetic. Just a FYI... Can you give me a bit more information on where this is
H30T (93) Rainwater in swimming platform lockers Moodymike at 2:52pm 02.22.21 Might perform a water test from shore water hose to isolate the leak point. Just spent the morning
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 02.22.21 I don't think its ever been changed. If it hasn't been changed since 2009 and you don't know the
eye candy (1) Rick486 at 2:42pm 02.22.21 http://www.qclassyachts.com/images/home/slider/02.jpg Q class. you learn quickly to hold on with y
eye candy (1) Rick486 at 2:39pm 02.22.21 http://www.sailingtexas.com/Pics7/picpearson28119a.jpg pearson triton She's the one that turned my
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Thaniel at 2:34pm 02.22.21 My last question is does anyone have any strong recommendations for running rigging colors? I was g
Seeking rudder blade Catalina 22 AaronD at 2:11pm 02.22.21
Marking anchor rode MikeHoncho at 2:11pm 02.22.21 Chain or line? Zip ties for the chain and I used red whipping thread on my line. Single bar is 25ft
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom smontgom at 2:08pm 02.22.21 And given our protected location I am not at risk for it bouncing up and down repeatedly hitting the
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom smontgom at 2:06pm 02.22.21 The Hunter rudder has never grounded....that was my huge concern the first time I saw the present bo

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