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Installing spreader lights john karuzas at 3:07am 09.26.05 Big Boats 0/1179 Can any help with the wire routing for spreader lites. Would like to tap into the existing anchor/de
Propane solenoid Tom Chastain at 2:58am 09.26.05 Big Boats 2/796 I see in the archives that several owners have replaced the solenoid for their propane. I need to d
unstepping masts Tom at 2:49am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/981 It is about time to haul and this is my first time with this boat. How do I get the mast down withou
Anyone have info on the Boat fire/sinking catalina Alex 2740 at 2:46am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1042 We were coming back from a few days at the island yesterday and I heard the tail end of and interact
FUEL Ron Roman at 2:30am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1178 It's getting time to pull the boat for the season. I filled my tank (38gal.) two years ago. When I p
Hughes 38': Hull-Identification-Number Location? Dana M26D at 2:30am 09.26.05 Ask All Sailors 4/3193 I'm in the process of purchasing a 1980 Hughes 38' and the surveyor did not locate the HIN. The surv
Portal Gasket Material SailorDance at 2:16am 09.26.05 Other Sailboats 1/916 Hello, I'm looking for a source to replace the gasket material on our 1990 Caliber 33. We have the
Great day sailing Jeff Prideaux at 2:06am 09.26.05 Smaller Boats 12/921 We had a great day sailing Sunday on the York river in VA. This was the first time I had taken the
water in the bilge for a month after launching th jrsail87@altell.net at 2:02am 09.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/812 After launching in the spring water collecs in a the bilges and stops coming in after a month or so
Mariner Owner/operators Manual??? frank bristol at 1:42am 09.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/872 Good Morning, New owner of a 19' Mariner 2+2 1972. Can anyone tell me if there was a owners/operato
Here is a strange question... Tim McCarty at 1:42am 09.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/822 I have a 2005 Cat 310. Just painted the cradle. Does anyone know if there is any kind of relations
Rub rail coming OFF !!! Marc at 1:04am 09.26.05 Big Boats 3/827 Have you folks ever experience this or a friend of yours, I was taking a Hunter 340, 2000 year model
Headlining recommendations? Cat-a-tonic at 12:54am 09.26.05 Other Sailboats 2/883 Have any Prout owners had a good job done on replacing the headlining in their Quest/ Snowgoose/Even
Short in Navigation Lights Solace at 12:17am 09.26.05 Big Boats 1/892 The navigation light circuit breaker trips after a few hours of beating into the wind. After a few
Limited water intake into toilet cmorin at 12:17am 09.26.05 Catalina 30 4/1212 When I wet bowl pump the head, very little water comes into the head, the seacock is open. When I f
Inverter installation aquaholic1 at 11:40pm 09.25.05 Big Boats 8/1221 I recently purchased a 1000W inverter and want to install it in my Hunter 33.5. There was no manual
taking down mainsail with inmast furling linda logue at 11:15pm 09.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1264 This is our first sailing season. How do we take down the mainsail to store for the winter when we
Air Filters on Yanmar Allen14034 at 10:35pm 09.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/5290 I have a 3GM30F Yanmar. You Yanmar owners will know that the air filters are made of a spongy mater
Critters blocking thru-hull chief14326 at 10:16pm 09.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/776 I have a 89 Cat 30 and have been having a terrible time this season keeping my engine raw water inta
reconnecting Atomic 4 exhaust john pahl at 9:12pm 09.25.05 Other Sailboats 9/2217 My rebuilt Atomic 4 is back in place, making final connections this week.I don't recall a gasket be

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1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:05pm 11.04.20 I had no idea that plain ol' plastic thread-barb hose fittings could be impossible to find any more!
Universal M25 Bad Noise, Engine Stop ontherocks83 at 4:23pm 11.04.20 #3 As for the damper plate they can be a pita of a job with the boat in the water. Easier to pull
End of the Season (1) Hunter216 at 4:11pm 11.04.20 @cb32863 Optical illusion due to camera or is that a really steep- long ramp to the water?
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Tally Ho at 4:00pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Hunter216 at 3:51pm 11.04.20 Rudder damage, but hull intact. As the surge fell back, she settled gently to this spot. Perhaps t
Hunter 23.5 Rear Berth Crazy Dave Condon at 3:49pm 11.04.20 If you pass through the VA mountains you get to see a view of two mountain ranges , steak grass fed
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild Crazy Dave Condon at 3:43pm 11.04.20 I do own a n scale stink potter
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 3:36pm 11.04.20 Nice, thanks guys. Interestingly that's right across the river from another marina I intended to vis
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. duality at 3:15pm 11.04.20 the air draft for the 380 is 56'0". subtract your mast length from that then add the draft (7'6"??)
Chipped varnish jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.04.20 i have rebbeca's book on the desk here right next to my copy of 'high performance sailing' by bethwa
Questions for 26S owners Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 11.04.20 Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794 Good maintenance information on this one.
Chipped varnish dlochner at 3:07pm 11.04.20 You can fix it. It will take a long time to build up that 10 coat original build plus 36 annual mai
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Stu Jackson at 3:03pm 11.04.20 I did scour that site, just not the normal info people are looking for Here's what I'd do: Find t
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:58pm 11.04.20 This one is on a really nice trailer... and it comes with pub lights..:biggrin: https://www.sailboa
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:55pm 11.04.20 The M is usually outside my budget too. Here is one https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/87794
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta dmax at 2:55pm 11.04.20 It's tough to see your baby like that but it seems your on the path to recovery - glad to hear Progr
Questions for 26S owners rgranger at 2:54pm 11.04.20 That's the kind of thing you reminisce about some day when sitting on the front porch of the nursin
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 (2) Dan Wray at 2:47pm 11.04.20 Just some guy, in some cases this would do it but to get to everything on the transom one has to cra
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.04.20 The measurement depends on the trailer... As an aside, a friend acquired a boat in San Diego and had
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? JoeWhite at 2:35pm 11.04.20 Yes, one can easily be fabricated such that when the VHF audio output is energised it will turn on a

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