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Removing Thru Hulls on 1971 27' Catalina GREG at 7:09am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/875 NEED ANY INFO ON HOW TO PROCEED AND WHAT TO REPLACE OLD GATE VALUES WITH AND INSTALL INFO THANKS GR
Dinette / Berth Vic Castleton at 7:02am 01.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1180 Is the dinette on this model readily convertible to a berth ? the 86 I have bought doesn't seem to b
Lazy Jacks paphman at 6:56am 01.03.06 Smaller Boats 9/1534 I have seen a few Cat.22 with lazy jacks, but have never used them. Does anyone have these on the 2
42 miles north. Doug at 5:32am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 0/917 Tom my last boat required hatch covers so the air conditioning would work. Even up here in Canada it
Instrument lights skipper737 at 5:25am 01.03.06 Catalina 30 4/1397 Does anyone know where to get the little replacement instrument lights for the engine instruments .
Freshly Peeled Bottom-- Now What? Chris at 4:47am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2500 Last fall my bottom was covered with hundreds of small blisters. 19 years ago it had been covered wi
failed thru hulls slgas at 4:46am 01.03.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/988 Has anyone had any problems or heard of problems with thru hulls failing on 2000 model 50's? We had
Insurance for a 20 year old boat? Bob Rutland at 4:34am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1864 It's time to renew my insurance policy on our 84 H31. Thanks to the very active hurricane season her
Bottom Work on The Hard Herb Parsons at 3:31am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1005 Within a month or so, my Coronado 35 (currently on Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana) is going to the
Headroom for 45 hunter legend Rod at 3:03am 01.03.06 Big Boats 2/1148 What is the actual headroom on the 45 Hunter Legend? I have seen it posted as anywhere from 6'4 to 6
New lagoons Alex Padilla at 2:55am 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/704 For anyone that has not heard the new yet. Lagoon has unveiled two new Lagoons. The new Lagoon 420
1979 MACGREGOR VENTURA JONATHAN at 1:49am 01.03.06 Other Sailboats 0/871 A LADY HAS REQUESTED I SELL HER SAILBOAT ON EBAY. I AM UNFAMILIAR WITH THESE TYPE OF SAILBOATS HOWEV
smoke vs clear acrylic tom h at 1:03am 01.03.06 Ask All Sailors 15/5381 Quick answer. Today only. I have smoke plexiglass on my 5 hatches, with teak sides. They should b
Macgregor 70 Dennis at 12:37am 01.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/7136 Ive heard rumors that Macgregor is building a new Mac 70 footer, and that a few are already around!
Ranger 28 sails Danny Hales at 12:13am 01.03.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2548 Bought a Ranger 28 tall mast sloop and has a add on boom .Not original. Mainsail is incorrect fit in
Catalina 27 - outboard motor questions Joe23603 at 12:11am 01.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6926 Just bought a 1979 Catalina 27 and it needs a new outboard. 2 questions: I found a good deal on a N
I have a complaint Ross at 10:40pm 01.02.06 Ask All Sailors 54/2912 Many of the members of this forum post a request for information or help and then vanish never to be
Water heater Catalina 30 Otie8607 at 10:08pm 01.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1917 Any ideas on replacing the water heater on my '89 Cat 30? Should I cut an access in the fiberglass u
First sail of 2006 Larry Long at 8:12pm 01.02.06 Destinations 8/2358 Our sailing club has a tradition of sailing on January 1st to start the year out properly. We had r
Replacing Perkins 4-108 Sun Seeker at 7:49pm 01.02.06 Morgan 6/2776 We are about to pull our engine and are curious to hear from others who have done the same. I'd like

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So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 3:48pm 05.27.21 I have a question about your condenser. I can imagine how you sealed the PVC end caps and connect
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 05.27.21 When I first got mine (~450hrs) it smoked some on cold start, had a mechanic (long retired, unfortun
Behavior of marine batteries (3) Tally Ho at 3:35pm 05.27.21
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? garymalmgren at 3:34pm 05.27.21 Good job on the AC build, Portajon. You have pulled off a real winner. Your presentation could do w
Last straw DArcy at 3:09pm 05.27.21 Its a bad look. but not entirely unexpected. Sorry, I was never a fan of his brash and, at times,
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 3:08pm 05.27.21 I don't know a lot of folks who sail here who aren't up North now. Right now I'm content to sail on
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 3:00pm 05.27.21 Our SOP when we encounter an anchor alarm is to fire the engine, pull the rode in and then reset th
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? (4) portajon at 2:58pm 05.27.21 Photos
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? jon hansen at 2:57pm 05.27.21 not even taking on water
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? ggrizzard at 2:54pm 05.27.21 My water heater locale is different and, I don't have an engine access hatch in the cockpit floor.
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) jon hansen at 2:52pm 05.27.21 194616
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker dlochner at 2:51pm 05.27.21 Is there anything I can currently do aside from replacing the corroded positive wire to troubleshoo
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? (1) jon hansen at 2:48pm 05.27.21 194615 that's the fleet at the school i once headed
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:47pm 05.27.21 Can't wait for the install. It fit perfectly where the water heater had been. A 6" return duct
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? jon hansen at 2:42pm 05.27.21 you really can't come up with a crew? those are detuned highlanders. you can't tip them over. snag a
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? ggrizzard at 2:42pm 05.27.21 Can't wait for the install. Oops, and there it is (sorta). Gotta see the other part.
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 2:41pm 05.27.21 Oh and thanks for the tip about moving forward for weight distribution.
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:40pm 05.27.21 2763875027258373
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 2:39pm 05.27.21 Probably could use an 8ft step ladder and see all four corners of the state. ...I couldn't help.!
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:33pm 05.27.21 2741493306163212

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