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Parts Needed Terry22666 at 12:53pm 06.13.06 Smaller Boats 4/990 I'm considering an older 22 but it has some missing, and or broken parts such as the brackets attach
Air Conditioner Size Jason Alexander at 12:47pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1696 Hello all,I have a catalina 28 and I was thinking of buying an 5000 BTU air conditioner. Is this
winching technique question Eric14428 at 12:56pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1324 Newbie here (again) - I have Lewmar one speed non-self-tailing winches. I'm having trouble with the
House battery replacement question Bob F at 2:47pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1075 One of my 2 8D house batteries is bad and I'm considering going to 6v hooked up in series. Can I rep
Attempting to match / locate P28 cockpit stanchion JimEaster at 2:43pm 06.13.06 Other Sailboats 1/940 I am attempting to replace a P-28 stancion that was bent when a mast, from another boat, fell on the
New Spreader for My Ericson 29 Frank at 1:52pm 06.13.06 Other Sailboats 0/1074 I just discovered today that the tip of my port spreader is severely damaged by corrosion. It needs
Q for owners of models with fiberglass pedestals - Clark at 2:49pm 06.13.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1062 especially the H280/H29.5; how did you install a wheel lock? And an autopilot? All the stuff I've se
RV AC units Dave Amspacher at 3:14pm 06.13.06 Big Boats 0/917 Recently there was a short post regarding the use of RV AC units as opposed to house or marine units
Yanmar exhaust elbow replacement Don at 2:52pm 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 14/7429 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F on a Hunter 35.5. The PO cut an opening in the rear so access is good. My pro
Motor Lift (1) Bob at 10:05pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1184 Has anyone added a Motor Lift to their H 44 AC? I have a Nissan 4 stroke weighing in at 87 lbs. I ha
bow thruster catalina 34 mk2 Andrew Thompson at 9:55pm 06.11.06 Big Boats 1/1937 Has anyone any information on fitting a bow thruster to the Catalina 34mk2?Size of thruster and bes
capri 26 spinnaker John at 10:33pm 06.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1035 What size asmetrical spinnaker works on a capri 26. I am looking for one on ebay and am uncertain o
Dead Batteries? Battery Charger? Todd C. Ciehomski at 10:40pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/867 I'm hoping someone can help me with a very frustrating problem. After staying on the boat over the
3rd battery connections jeff at 10:41pm 06.11.06 Big Boats 4/1087 I have a 3rd battery which was connected to the original two battery system when I bought the boat,
Removal of H260 outboard motor mount (1) Dan O at 11:43pm 06.11.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/946 I have a hairline crack in the starboard outboard motor mount of my 1999 Hunter 260. I plan to remo
Electric Bilge Pump GreatScot17735 at 12:15am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1098 Can you empty all bilges with one electric pump. Are there tunnel connection between each bilge. I
Repowering complete. sonofasailorsailing at 11:05pm 06.11.06 Ask All Sailors 0/951 Ta-da! Repowering our Glander Tavana is just about complete. When we got to the boatyard on Saturday
Aluminum holding tank Dwayne Hillier at 11:00pm 06.11.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2214 Hi, I'm in the niddle of rebuilding my (new to me) sailboat. This boat has never had a head before,
Masthead Light GreatScot17735 at 12:22am 06.12.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/897 Out radio antenna is on an angle bracket inside the mast that positions the antenna in the center of
Bilge pump Richard Shay at 1:02am 06.12.06 Big Boats 4/875 I have a 1983, 34' Hunter. My question is that under the engine there is an area where water and oil

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Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 5:04pm 07.03.21 As opposed to leaving the fuel contaminated soil where it was...... where it was degrading anaero
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 5:01pm 07.03.21 Yea, found a few things but not like I don't other boats. Thought I'd reach out and see if anyone ha
San Juan 28 sail sfbay at 4:59pm 07.03.21 Have you done an internet seachbon "San Juan 28 sailboat" to see what data, articles, reviews and th
Too much mast rake Will Gilmore at 4:58pm 07.03.21 I paid a bit more attention while out today and noticed that on a close haul the forestay begins to
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:48pm 07.03.21 An ablative paint will release copper as the boat sails. Most boats aren't sailing... they usually
LED Anchor Light Ward H at 4:48pm 07.03.21 Www.Marinebeam.com has a few options for LED bulbs and complete fixtures.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:24pm 07.03.21 loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate Has that shown to be a truly big factor when the
Outboard Motor conundrum. twistedskipper at 4:23pm 07.03.21 There are Catalina forums on this site where you might get more answers from those who know. https:
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 4:22pm 07.03.21 When a gust hits and the forestay sags, the jib becomes more full and more powerful just when you d
Too much mast rake shemandr at 4:16pm 07.03.21 I agree that too many sail trim guides go too far with the theory side. Once the vectors come out -
New guy with second boat Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 07.03.21 @Gutshot just in case you don't already know, D and R marine is an excellent source for O'Day parts
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:05pm 07.03.21 That only works on the volatile components, a small fraction of the residual hydrocarbon mass. As
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 4:05pm 07.03.21 It also says the loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate. I tried explaining that before
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 07.03.21 It says that 95% of the copper contributed by anti fouling paints occurs during passive leaching, n
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 3:53pm 07.03.21 In the end this is the issue, where in the water does the copper end up. An ablative paint will rel
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:52pm 07.03.21 Learning to sail your boat rather than reacting to your boat is the adventure. When you are ready
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:48pm 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the t
LED Anchor Light KZW at 3:48pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steami
origo 2000 knobs ggrizzard at 3:28pm 07.03.21 Here's a longshot, but possible... You might try your local ACE Hardware or similar. I have seen ass
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Tedd at 3:18pm 07.03.21

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