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Looking for Star Blue Fabric Beau at 12:34am 03.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/869 Hi,Called Catalina, talked with Chris in parts, trying to locate the original fabric to make interi
Spongy Deck Restore Project maccauley123 at 1:15am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 19/2612 I own a 1971 Ericson 29 that has some spongy areas on the deck. Not large and don't appear to be st
1985 Evinrude Yachtwin 8 charge output specs. RobG at 1:35am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 E8SRLCOB S# C0476570 I have the SELOC manual that includes this motor but none of the schemitics se
Battery Charging Options bcwave at 2:13am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1436 I've got a 26' Pearson with a late model Honda 8 hp 4 stroke auxilary. While I would love to have he
water heater 1991 cat 30ft denny11926 at 2:14am 03.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1052 JUst bought a 91 30ft catalina. The water heater needs a new element, but my question is how do you
Next Tuesday or Wednesday.... TimHayes at 3:37am 03.06.07 Day Sailers 15/1428 Hmmm....extended forcast shows next Tuesday to have a high of 74 and 8 knot winds out of the south s
Cushion advice Chris & Lenore - Mac 26S - Teliki at 3:57am 03.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1007 Hello everyone,It's time to replace the cushions in our 26S. There are two "design options" for
2007 Diesel Fuel changes cause problems??? coonrya at 4:49am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/989 I have been told that changes in the formulation of diesel fuel that began distribution in January 2
Hunter Closing in UK yks Alan at 5:04am 03.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/871 Luhrs Marine Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Hunter Marine Corp in the US, is to shift the manufacture of*
changing a plastic through hull Brad9210 at 5:41am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 29/7424 I just purchased a 1988 Catalina 30. It has a cracked through hull. I was told these are easy to c
San Diego Charter DC1417 at 5:53am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1253 I'm renting a 22' from Harbor Island Yatch Club in San Diego for a day sail in April. Any suggestio
Sherwood Impeller Bad Obsession at 5:45am 03.06.07 Catalina 30 1/1541 I am getting ready to replace the impeller in my raw water pump for the engine on My 1990 Catalina 3
Boat Transport Russ at 6:14am 03.06.07 Smaller Boats 4/971 I need to move my Hunter 260 from Boise, ID to Minneapolis, MN. It is on it's own trailer. Any sug
BoomKickers jaydog5000 at 6:05am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1062 Has anyone added on of these in place of there topping lift? What are the benefits of not having to
Windlass installation Dan Jean at 5:56am 03.06.07 Big Boats 21/3217 I will be installing a windlass this spring and I was wondering if anybody ever used welding cable f
Water Heater Question Bad Obsession at 5:54am 03.06.07 Catalina 30 5/1133 I have heard, in the past, about a sacrificial annode inside of a water heater. I have a 6 gallon At
Sailing South Florida Dan B at 7:04am 03.06.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1274 I am headed to Fort Lauderdale for a vacation at the end of the month. I will be spending some time
H42 Passage CNG to Propane Conversion Ron at 8:23am 03.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1631 My boat has a CNG stove/oven and I want to replace it with Propane. Anyone done this task and can h
Rigging Questions for a Beneteau 44 Mast? Barry Rogers at 8:26am 03.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1258 Would anyone have the mast rigging diagram for a 411 showing spreader and support cables and such. I
Sailboats & Planes Don Guillette at 8:29am 03.06.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2196 Rick D: Good to hear from you. We are tucked up against the mountains here in Tucson at 3400'. Not e

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Recommendation for a good TV Sailfanatic at 8:07am 06.11.21 You do want to use a 12 v tv. Plugging a tv into an inverter is an energy hog unless you live on sho
Question about Jib Furling System Sailfanatic at 8:03am 06.11.21 I own a 1987 O'Day 272. The UV cover on jib/genoa began to un-stitch so after much research, lowere
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install marchem at 8:02am 06.11.21
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? Sailfanatic at 7:58am 06.11.21 You want to use a good marine3 varnish with UV protection. Even the amounts of sun that get through
Dometic porta potty leaking chp at 7:55am 06.11.21 Yup, tried that already. Didn't get anywhere. This is actually the second time I've had a problem wi
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations Ron20324 at 7:52am 06.11.21 Does anyone know of a fill up station near NY? We are purchasing a boat and cannot find a filling s
12v Fridge/Freezer ronhanson01 at 7:27am 06.11.21 Fridge mode mine uses about 1ah once cooled down
12v Fridge/Freezer MikeHoncho at 7:22am 06.11.21 Their limited insulation makes them energy hungry.
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? jssailem at 7:18am 06.11.21 Suprisingly, TB posted this persons Adventure with Varnish, today. aFaIFMyG98M
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:16am 06.11.21 Please do NOT varnish your cabin sole witjhout some sort of non skid on it. it's dangerous I was s
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners jssailem at 7:11am 06.11.21 Steve Seal is a good resource. We talked about Cal's when I was repairing mine. Nice write up about
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? SFS at 7:07am 06.11.21 I want to reiterate the importance of what John said above: Please consider how slippery the finish
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 jssailem at 7:04am 06.11.21 Sounds like a fun day. All the pleasurable events save one. Boats. Climbing masts. On the water ad
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install jssailem at 7:00am 06.11.21 Does it help describe what you are trying to accomplish?
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:57am 06.11.21 Is that your new baby Leo? So Cute... Isn't there a Canadian Law about that behavior?
cooling system flush? 04 raw water cooled yan 1GM10 coming from salt water.? (1) Alan Gomes at 6:56am 06.11.21 I note that you are using that engine in fresh water. So really, you have nothing to worry about. I,
What Varnish for Cabin Sole? FastOlson at 6:51am 06.11.21 You may well find that using one varnish for all of your wood is easier for a number of reasons, too
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:48am 06.11.21 195065
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 6:47am 06.11.21 195064
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install (1) Closing Time at 6:38am 06.11.21 That helps. See the Seatalkng Manual and AP install diagrams. They show the physical position on th

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