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On anodes.... Warren Milberg at 12:46am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1948 I recently submitted a question to BoatUS expert Don Casey: Do-It-Yourself Guru. My original quest
Location of wiring for VHF radio JoeR at 12:46am 01.07.07 Bigger Boats 1/980 I am refurbishing my "new" 1986 model O28 and want to locate my VHF radio directly above the small n
J36 BALSA CORED HULL ? Gill at 12:49am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1680 I am thinking of purchasing a "81 J36 with some water intrusion around the rudder post into the bals
Bonding to Engine Mount?? walmsleyc at 1:40am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/895 My Legend 35 (1987) has a bonding/grounding wire running to the forward port engine mount bolt. The
Moisture Meter Captain Dave at 1:56am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1281 Anyone out there know the Price of a Moisture Meter of the type used by Marine Surveyors? Might not
CNG Tank Valve? walmsleyc at 3:26am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/970 Does anyone have a CNG tank from their Hunter (or other boat) that they no longer use? Converted to
Another Battery Question Nereussailor at 3:39am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 2/890 After doing a lot of informative reading, I still have a question about golf cart batteries. In Nige
HL 35 Hatch and Port Dimensions Randy Trautman at 5:17am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1209 Can someone provide me with the cutout dimensions for ports and hatches? I am in the process of buy
fuel waste & water fill caps Terry at 5:24am 01.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1106 Hi, would someone pease tell me if there is a source for the black plastic deck fill caps that came
finding an unusual festoon bulb Persy at 6:35am 01.07.07 Big Boats 7/886 I'm trying to find a very small festoon bulb for my boat12v1wabout 25mm x 5mmI've been searchi
Replacing the I-Beam O2Addict at 6:17am 01.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/891 I have removed the compression post, and the trim, and am now trying to remove the rusty I-beam from
retrieving the halyard clip at top of mast Rick Cioppa at 7:50am 01.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/5409 Anybody have a trick to retrieve a halyard sheet at the top of mast?
Hard Lessons Learned - Christabella & Starlet Chuck at 8:18am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/806 The current (01/2007) issue of Latitude 38 describes the events leading to the loss of two American
Gulf Loop Current forecast Franklin at 8:57am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1385 Here it is Tony.
opinion on prop pitch/soot from yanmar sb8 pethia at 9:09am 01.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2447 I have a yanmar sb8 which appears to start up and run just fine. If however, I run the engine almos
Interior cushions made for Catalina 36 windy24518 at 9:23am 01.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2248 Can anyone recommend a cushion manufacturer/supplier for a Catalina 36. We have a 1998 Catalina and
Displacement = Weight ? Ted at 9:21am 01.07.07 Other Sailboats 3/851 I am trying to determine the weight of my boat. The o'day site has the displacement of the 22' o'd
How to Crank the Swing Keel on a MacGregor 25 Michael at 9:48am 01.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2372 I have a 1984 Macgregor 25. It appears that to put the Swing Keel down that you just crank counter
Irwin 44 or 46 Ron Gerdes at 10:18am 01.07.07 Other Sailboats 11/8533 I would like to get any feedback on the 44 or 46 Irwin. I am considering buying one for cruising.
Yanmar problem nick cameron at 11:37am 01.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1429 My H33 is now 2 years old and the engine (Yanmar 3YM30) has done 240 hours with no problem except th

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Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time sailme88 at 5:08am 02.06.21 Ok, so you tried to fit on a smaller trailer. Was the a float on or crane?
Just cruising along... danstanford at 2:39am 02.06.21 Congratulations Clay, they are getting a powerful advocate!
Rusty Keel Bolts njlarry at 1:40am 02.06.21 Lead or iron keel? Stainless or galvinized bolts? Your lucky Catalina is still available for help an
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot windsurfer at 1:28am 02.06.21 No, no, I meant antifreeze. That way the bolt won't get frozen in the quadrant. :stir: This happe
butyl caulking Ralph Johnstone at 7:39pm 02.05.21 You'll find that butyl is a sealant and not a caulk but a sealant. The stuff between teak floorboa
Rusty Keel Bolts TimFromLI at 5:46pm 02.05.21 Me too, on my beneteau. I have the new stud and nuts. I am still trying to find a socket to fit it a
Found a 2003 C310 (7) JRT at 5:36pm 02.05.21 Shipping was fast, they arrived 3 days later but the weather has not been good to take them out and
Sailing by machine learning PaulK at 4:58pm 02.05.21 Part of the joy of sailing is that you - YOU - get to pick how much technology you want. Do you jus
Navigation Lights Jacktar at 4:52pm 02.05.21 Yep 30 feet, and they do not notice the anchor lite up there so I put a cheap solar yard light in th
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 (1) PaulK at 4:15pm 02.05.21 Just found this in the photo contest. Do you want to go camping or cruising?
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 4:13pm 02.05.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? (2) Rob Benson at 4:07pm 02.05.21 Here are the images I promised as we investigate the mysterious fixtures that reside behind my jib w
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:06pm 02.05.21 In process update. Holy crap this is a PITA. I got all but three bolts out and one bolt head sheare
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.21 Justin has hit the bullseye. Do you like orange juice or apple juice? The two boats are quite diff
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor (2) sf34dtw at 3:40pm 02.05.21
Just cruising along... JRacer at 3:28pm 02.05.21 Always enjoyed the TX Circuit Stop there at LCYC with the J24. But, that ramp is brutal!
Cargo Ship snaps in half PaulK at 3:05pm 02.05.21 It was a 40 year old ship. It would be great if they could examine the wreakage and see if the kee
Sea Shanties Will Gilmore at 2:45pm 02.05.21
Connecting old NAVMAN instrument to modern chartplotter (2) take.yvr at 2:42pm 02.05.21 I talked with engineers at Yacht Devices. They confirmed that their multiplexer has no problem handl
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 2:14pm 02.05.21 Those strips are not how they did it. I said "better" -- (not that RV plugs won't work or weren't

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