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Bombard mini Ax Nimbus at 5:15am 08.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3530 I have a Bombard Mini Ax dingy that is about 8 years old. The seams are, as best I can understand, h
260 Auto pilot recommendations? (1) soling42 at 4:58am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 9/1879 Upgraded from our well equipped 24' coastal cruiser to a 260 w/o an auto pilot. Any positive/negativ
Marine sanitation lharry at 5:48am 08.24.06 Other Sailboats 1/916 I am looking for a way to cintact Peggy Hall. Does anyone have an URL for Peggy?
Swing rudder sheering pin Roger F at 6:41am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 9/1695 Has anyone replaced the white sheering pin for their swing rudder. I have a '04 H240 and we had our
New storm Franklin at 8:09am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 1/998 Just thought I would share this. I see we have a new storm brewing near Grenada so I thought I woul
Autohelm ST 4000 Autopilot problems Don at 8:56am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1279 I have had continuing problems with my ST4000. The control head was corroded which I managed to clea
Martec Folding Prop Rick9619 at 6:33am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 14/4548 Hey gang,Question for ya. I just got a 2 bladed folder from Martec to replace my fixed pitch sea an
Pet peeves NautiDuck at 7:38am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 30/2150 Summer doldrums setting in, so it is time to build a list. Here are my sailing pet peeves:Sailors
Widgeon Aux. Motor Mount MSchneider at 7:26am 08.24.06 Day Sailers 1/1354 Does anyone have any experience and/or recommendations for an auxilliary motor mount to put on a Wid
A problem with wiring of two starter batteries? Jim Dort at 10:54am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 Anyone see a problem with the following wiring?I wanted a back-up starter battery, not one only av
Is this wiring of two starter batteries OK? Jim Dort at 10:51am 08.24.06 Big Boats 8/885 Anyone see a problem with the following wiring?I wanted a back-up starter battery, not one only av
Sliding hatch cover John at 10:27am 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 4/1389 I need to replace my plexiglass sliding hatch cover on my Hunter 22 c/banyone know of where to get
CanaFlame S H Frantz at 10:17am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1158 I have come into possession of a "CanaFlame." From the little I know of this heating device, it rel
Propeller Shaft Packing Glands Hale Meakipe at 11:06am 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1452 Is it possible to replace packing gland material while the boat is in the water? It doesn't seem li
sail cut down for furler maineman at 12:31pm 08.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1133 Hi, I have had conflicting advice regarding adapting a 150% genoa for use in a CDI furler. Can a 15
C25 Swing Keel cradle dementions (1) Capn Jack at 11:52am 08.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1049 I am looking for cradle/trailer dementions for a C25 swing keel. I have been able to locate them for
I Want this Guy on My Boat When the Pirates Attack Rick Webb at 11:40am 08.24.06 Other Sailboats 7/1304 Argggh
I got an idea...it will revolutionize sailing :) Franklin at 1:47pm 08.24.06 Ask All Sailors 31/2058 I just got finished watching Failure to Launch. A good moving but not really much about sailing...h
H26 leaks found Rob19626 at 1:57pm 08.24.06 Smaller Boats 3/1205 After 2 months of cruising the San Juan's, Gulf Islands, and Desolation Sound area of BC I feel more
gelcoat repair heysteveh at 9:55pm 08.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/925 I returned from a 3 day trip to the north channel last weekend. Unfortunately we ran into some 20-3

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Accessing the raw water pump? sail sfbay at 8:52am 07.10.21 Installing an inspection port is a great idea!! You can never have enough of these. Buy them here:
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? Leeward Rail at 8:50am 07.10.21 Yes, solar powered. I've used that system in the hot summer days in Arizona with no problem. Yup.
Gelcoat sail sfbay at 8:44am 07.10.21 You will have to color match since gelcoat naturally fades and oxidizes over time, making darker, mo
Disassemble cabin lighting (1) DayDreamer41 at 8:39am 07.10.21 Hunter vender list https://www.itc-marine.com/product-category/lighting/reading-lights
Legend 45 1986 mast wiring sail sfbay at 8:37am 07.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! These threads discuss methods to run new wires down the mast without removin
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? JamesG161 at 8:34am 07.10.21 Other thoughts? What else did I miss? Each Boat and it's Captain may face this situation and not j
Disassemble cabin lighting kbgunn at 8:26am 07.10.21 Thanks for helping out somebody in five years. What's the brand as it's hard to read? There isn't
Looking for replacement tachometer Volvo Penta 2002 sail sfbay at 8:23am 07.10.21 Find aftermarket tach for $90 for your Volvo Penta D1-20 18 hp diesel engine here: Volvo Penta Tacho
G10 Material for Mast Step FastOlson at 7:52am 07.10.21 Did you enlarge the rain-drain hole in the back part (or front) of the spar bottom? And add a silve
New H240 sail sfbay at 7:45am 07.10.21 I looked at the front of the mast above the base and did not notice anything that looked like an att
Arguing with insurance company FastOlson at 7:43am 07.10.21 Speaking of "risk", the advice to check bilge pumps for actual operation is spot on. Also, since a c
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 7:39am 07.10.21 Find the 6" round recessed Taylorbrite light part number on page 6: taylorbrite broch (lci1.com) t
Looking for replacement tachometer Volvo Penta 2002 kloudie1 at 7:34am 07.10.21 Lots of tachometers available that might help ya. Not recommending this one, but it can take differe
6" round fluorecsent sail sfbay at 7:25am 07.10.21 Find the 6" round recessed Taylorbrite light part number on page 6: taylorbrite broch (lci1.com) th
Arguing with insurance company Kings Gambit at 7:02am 07.10.21 Here in CA we have small claims court for claims $10,000 and under. No lawyers, at least theoretical
Shaft packing life expectancy? rpell1@msn.com at 6:28am 07.10.21 Thank you all for the information. So, the consensus is to leave it be until it needs to be replace
Looking for replacement tachometer Volvo Penta 2002 sail sfbay at 6:25am 07.10.21 What Volvo Penta engine model and serial number if you have it? Once you know that then you can loo
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? Boomer2it at 6:07am 07.10.21 Interesting.....Thank you Since you asked: Hard cold start may be addressed with the addition of a
mast raising pole attachment patbratton at 5:28am 07.10.21 Not on all 240's or 260's. Both my 1998 240 and now my 1998 260 use a different mast base that has 2
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jssailem at 5:28am 07.10.21 I will get a battery tester so I can do a battery load test. Through my years of boat ownership I

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