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Hooking up ex-admin at 1:03pm 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 54/3551 One of the most enjoyable aspects of sailing is to pick out a destination, have a wonderful sail the
Los Coronadoes Levin at 12:42pm 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/994 Hello everyone... So I have a question for those who live in San Diego and go sailing to the Coro
Breaker Quietude at 12:29pm 01.22.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 I recently purchased a 1991 32s5, and am trying to figure out the systems. There are 3 breakers unde
AGM batteries instead of wet cells? David at 12:11pm 01.22.06 Catalina 30 7/2249 I have been using 2 Group 24 wet cell batteries in my 1985 Catalina 30 and despite best efforts at k
Prop, shaft or transmission vibration? Mark15053 at 12:11pm 01.22.06 Big Boats 8/2686 Hi,I own a Catalina 36 with a Universal 25 and Hurth transmission when it is under power there is q
Wooden spreaders on a 1984 30??? Windsurfinwilly at 11:58am 01.22.06 Catalina 30 3/1824 I'm considering buying a 1984 Catalina 30 and it has wooden spreaders. Isn't 1984 a little late for
240 vd. 23.5 Brian9674 at 8:47am 01.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1005 What are the biggest differences between the 240 and the 23.5. I solo sail most of the time from a
sailing across the gulf David Carl at 8:46am 01.22.06 Morgan 5/2399 I'm helping a friend bring a 33 O/I across the Gulf from St. Pete to Pensacola in about 3 weeks. I'v
Gel batteries Joe S at 8:35am 01.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1044 Has anybody had experience with the new gel batteries? Good or bad, my chief complaint is the pric
Second Propane Tank Jeff at 8:33am 01.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1117 After adding propane furnace to Deja Vu I would like add morepropane capacity. Any C30 owners who h
CDI extendo prop John at 2:44am 01.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1237 HI guys I have a 1988 TR with a m25 xp and I would like to change from my three blade prop to a tw
not clear on previous storm post scuba01 at 1:31am 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 5/980 On a previous post on what to do when a storm comes up I was not clear on the answers. A lot of long
Using windlass with a second anchor Larry Jackel at 12:45am 01.22.06 Big Boats 8/1431 My 2005 Hunter 44 came with a Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic Windlass. My primary anchor is a Delt
looking for parts Joe Newman at 11:32pm 01.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/917 I am looking for a prop, prop shaft and strut for a '79 h30. if anyone has any info, (phone numbers,
Rudder Rubbing on 331 Pat Campbell at 10:54pm 01.21.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1136 I have a 2001, B331 and over the last season I've noticed a squeaking sound when the wheel is turned
Boat Slips in Florida nick at 10:31pm 01.21.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1248 I hear all this talk about boat slips getting fewer and higher priced all the time, but has any one
Diesel Engine problem Norm H at 9:54pm 01.21.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1775 Here is my problem.I have put a deposit on a 1993 31' Beneteau and part of the boat check was to ha
Rub Rail NYSail at 9:39pm 01.21.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1105 Hello all,I am in the process of replacing my rub rail. I am purching this from D ' R for my Pearso
Smooth Bottom Leo at 7:54pm 01.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2374 My bottom is not smooth...my boat that is...Our boatis up on the cradle for the winter and so are
Help Me Select a Boat keith at 7:43pm 01.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2896 After a boat show one of our club members (who really likes my Beneteau 351) offered to purchase it.

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Exhaust hose replacement JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:27am 06.01.21 Even with moving the compressor (not recommended) you won't be able to complete the job. There are s
Transmission bracket issue JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:21am 06.01.21 this is just a maintenance item. Sand and paint. In general I do some touch up painting on my boat e
Shorten the transducer wire from the Garmin G-wind masthead sensor jeepbluetj at 12:16am 06.01.21 It is not a N2K wire. The GND10 converts the analog signal to N2K. They typically come with a fiel
Looking at hunter 30 MikeHoncho at 9:48pm 05.31.21 There can be confusion with people calling the 2gm20 a 16 or a 18 ho engine . It is the same engine
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Tom J at 9:44pm 05.31.21 For this alone, I would pay any price to be free of these arrogant, ignorant, power boating jackass
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 05.31.21 My 300 hr Beta35 does this. Driving me crazy. I have glow plugs..
Questions Regarding Electroscan and My Current State of Mystification Billy_Pilgrim at 9:07pm 05.31.21 This is just tremendously helpful information--thank you all for taking the time to lend me assistan
AC Condensate Drain Oprion JRT at 8:22pm 05.31.21 My AC unit sits forward of the fresh water tank. The water pump for the AC sits under the drawers
Another Electrical Question (speakers) BarryL at 8:17pm 05.31.21 Hey, The watt numbers for the speaker is the maximum watts they can handle. If you exceed that numb
Brightwork (2) Orbweaver at 8:13pm 05.31.21 Well, I'm calling the tiller done: 48 While I had it apart I used some metal polish on the hardware
Another Electrical Question (speakers) Mark Maulden at 8:04pm 05.31.21 The speakers need to match the output of the stereo. If you drive 40 watt speakers with a 100 watt
DC Wiring (1) Orbweaver at 8:02pm 05.31.21 I made a LOT of progress today on the wiring. The house and outboard wiring is all fuse protected ri
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 jon hansen at 7:37pm 05.31.21 thanks for sharing
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2020 and 2021 Terry Cox at 7:34pm 05.31.21 Spent the Memorial Day weekend on the water. A bit on the cool side, but wonderful weather absent mu
Looking at hunter 30 Ralph Johnstone at 7:33pm 05.31.21 Sorry @MikeHoncho , missed your point that the engine is pre-1983 2GM? (13 HP @3400) as opposed to a
Looking at hunter 30 Tally Ho at 7:08pm 05.31.21
H170 centerboard bent straps.. What is it supposed to look like? (2) rcairflyer at 6:31pm 05.31.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new 170!! I assume below is what you are referrin
Looking at hunter 30 (1) MikeHoncho at 6:21pm 05.31.21 2gm and the 2gm20 are different displacements
Marking anchor rode (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 05.31.21 You might want to return to my original comments which was quoted. I asked a question, I did NOT d
Running wires for electronics Flip Rutledge at 6:19pm 05.31.21 Thanks for your comments. wondering how you open up the compression post? I had my mast off and wa

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