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CONNECTING ST4000 TO GARMIN 76? AXEL at 4:18am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1473 Has anyone here done this? From what I can gather, all I should have to do is connect the brown wire
Solar panel draining my battery? KennyH at 5:02am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/10602 My battery has a switch to disconnect all connections while at the dock and not being used. Only th
Bilge pump thru hull location (Legend 35) walmsleyc at 5:37am 06.21.06 Big Boats 3/1011 I've just purchased a Hunter Legend 35. The bilge pump thru hull exits from the port side storage c
Vehicle hitch question HueyDr at 5:47am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1291 I have been actively looking for a 25' Catalina for about 3 months now and, like an idiot, only yest
Owners manual alymar at 6:00am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/936 I just purchased my boat and it came unrigged. I've had sail boats before but would like to see a of
Broken Throttle Lever rvh3 at 6:12am 06.21.06 Catalina 30 2/1688 I'm a brand new owner of a 1986 Catalina 30 that unfortunately has a broken throttle lever. I've tr
traveler installation Mike at 6:12am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1236 I am installing a deck traveller on my O'day 28 this weekend. It is a Garhauer unit complete with ri
Origo 5100 NautiDuck at 6:19am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1849 In the archives there are quite a few posts about the Origo alcohol stoves but not about the portabl
traveler installation Mike at 6:14am 06.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/882 I am installing a deck traveller on my O'day 28 this weekend. It is a Garhauer unit complete with ri
Raymarine S1 Wheel Pilot Bad Obsession at 6:59am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1703 I bought a Raymarine S1 Wheel Pilot. It is SUPPOSED to be EASY to INSTALL....it isn't!!!!! The dir
'85-89 Cal 28-2 and 33, how many of us are there? Rich at 7:53am 06.21.06 Cal 38/5519 I'm trying to pull this topic out of Smitty's post about leaking dorade boxes. I've been wondering
Replacement jib for 23.5 Chris Cummings at 8:26am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/982 We lost our jib in a storm this past weekend. We would like suggestions of who to buy a replacement
FORESTAY TENSION odayray at 7:38am 06.21.06 Day Sailers 3/1016 I use a Loos tension gauge to tension my rig. The starting tensions leave the forestay with a great
PROP SELECTION JC at 8:42am 06.21.06 Other Sailboats 3/721 LOOKING FOR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPS, CURRENTLY HAVE 2 BLADE FIXED, 13X ?. WITH YANMAR 2GMF 16
Try This Randy at 9:46am 06.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/747 Try this website. I've been thinking of changing props myself. Same boat, same engine, but I get m
Transducer install Bill at 10:07am 06.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1815 Iam installing an "in the hull" transducer this weekend in my M 26, any recomendations as to locatio
Replacement winch (1) Gary at 10:08am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1122 I am looking to replace this winch-that brings up the "centerboard". I think some told me that this
Laguna 26 (1) Lagunaz at 10:11am 06.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/4656 Any one else out there with a Laguna, Windrose or Balboa Sailboat you can learn more about their his
Dodger top ffronk at 10:30am 06.21.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1946 Has any one installed a hard dodger top to the Rasmus? We need to replace the soft top on our 1975
Facet fuel pump Sonny at 10:44am 06.21.06 Catalina 30 3/2253 I might have to replace the Facet electric fuel pump for my Cat 30 m25xp. Had a quote of over $200

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What's in your toolkit? OS2Dude at 7:52am 06.22.21 I started with a WM toolkit and built up from there. Start with the basics and you will build a nic
What's in your toolkit? dLj at 7:52am 06.22.21 I always struggle with how to manage socket sets. because the plastic organizers they are sold with
What's in your toolkit? sailcrazy1 at 7:51am 06.22.21 Over the 20+ years we've cruised, our tools have expanded and changed a lot. Now we use a small 10"
tachometer not accurate LeslieTroyer at 7:44am 06.22.21 My boat is a 1988 C30 with a M25XP which has the 3-bolt crank pulley and I have been in contact wit
H410 Start Battery (1) JamesG161 at 7:44am 06.22.21 From the Owners manual...
Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island jssailem at 7:43am 06.22.21 Great write up. Sounds like a lot of fun. Nice outing for those that are not mad crazy about boating
Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island Terry Cox at 7:31am 06.22.21 I can get underway even with me crew still racked out. Yup. Arose at 4:30 A.M. before the alarm we
What's in your toolkit? Parsons at 7:31am 06.22.21 I've always said that the reason my slip is so shallow is not silting, but the accumulation of stuff
What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 7:23am 06.22.21 I find that the hardest part isn't deciding what I need ... the hardest part is organizing what I n
Lewmar Coastline size 70. Removing the hatch cover. Msweetnam at 7:12am 06.22.21 Paws & Chill is a 1999 Hunter 420 with center cockpit. The hatch over the aft cabin is a Lewmar Coa
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install kloudie1 at 7:12am 06.22.21 How about using an oval stainless plate with the footprint of the old windlass and drilled for the n
What's in your toolkit? Rick Webb at 7:11am 06.22.21 When I grab wrenches and sockets to go work on a boat I always try to grab the six point one especia
Repower H45CC? Msweetnam at 7:09am 06.22.21 I haven't but I have read that you have to dismantle the engine as the boat is assembled around the
Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? flightlead404 at 7:08am 06.22.21 I turn it off on the dock, and also I have an inline on/off device at the boat end of the hose also
Cutlass bearing. sail sfbay at 7:04am 06.22.21 In case you did not see this thread from Maine Sail on replacing a cutlass bearing: (1) Replacing A
Selden B & R rig Cap shrouds tfox2069 at 7:03am 06.22.21 Its where you tie off your courtesy flag pennant from your lower spreader.
Selden B & R rig Cap shrouds DayDreamer41 at 7:02am 06.22.21 Used to secure lines on which you would fly flags and or banners, there should be little turning blo
What's in your toolkit? DougM at 7:02am 06.22.21 After owning the boat for several years, I have accumulated enough small tools and spare fittings to
What's in your toolkit? glendris at 6:58am 06.22.21 These are all great suggestions. My overriding philosophy is look at every part of your boat (mechan
Whats wrong with my legs? flightlead404 at 6:57am 06.22.21 Its a 2007. The table top itself does not fold like the one pictured above, its a single solid piec

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