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Snapped Cable to Swing Keel Mike at 5:58am 12.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1052 Before heading out a new crew member tried to hoist down the swing keel, well he turned the handle t
running rigging threaded thru boom Dennis Brooks at 5:56am 12.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1954 I have been replacing the running rigging on my Hunter 23 (1987). I replaced the haylards with no pr
Merry Xmas Don Guillette at 5:27am 12.21.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1750 Shipmates: I hope all you sailors have a Merry Christmas and a great new year. All you guys that are
Filtering questionable water for drinking abroad Alex 2740 at 5:08am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/966 Good day to all,We recently sailed south to Mexico and are going to continue further south for som
1978 Pearson 31 Jubilee13133 at 3:45am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 0/1542 Are there any memebers who race this model? I am looking for suggestions on the running back stays,
Shoal Drafts????? seadog at 3:30am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 3/915 Greetings: I have a E23 that has a swing keel. Does anyone know if Ericson made any othe
remote boat monitoring adam at 3:10am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 2/798 Anyone own remote boat monitoring gear? Any thoughts?Adam
Exhaust Diameter Paul Meyer at 2:33am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/2030 I will be changing the exhaust on my Catalina 27 before next season. It currently has a 6hp Petter
winter projects Justin_NSA at 1:42am 12.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/933 I plan to do some improvements, restoration, etc this year on my 26S. Plans are to expand the electr
Keel Smile Repair Keith at 1:30am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1805 I need your help. I have to repair the keel joint on my Hunter 31. It has some cracking and I want t
New Instruments sailme2 at 11:56pm 12.20.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1765 Ahoy all...Here's today's burning question(s).I need to replace the instruments on my P30...depth,
where is the autopilot linear drive on a 343? rols at 4:13pm 12.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2323 Hi. I didn't get the autopilot (ST6001) installed at Beneteau, I'm having it done here (possibly a m
Forward Hatch replacements dave kuchenbecker at 3:20pm 12.20.05 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1624 I just purchased a Ranger 33. We looked at several. One that we looked at had a forward hatch that
We are interested in buying another O'Day (280?) Anthony at 1:15pm 12.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1477 We may be interested in purchasing another O'Day, hopefully a 280. I did not see any advertised fo
What is this fitting for? BarryL at 11:00am 12.20.05 Ask All Sailors 27/2293 Hello,Does anyone know what is the purpose of the U bolt in the attached picture? I have a leak fr
Information Request Rob at 10:56am 12.20.05 Other Sailboats 3/981 Hello, I currently own a Tanzer 22 but looking for a step up. I'm looking for a boat review or any
Calculating stereo power load on 12V systems dwayne13628 at 10:24am 12.20.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2050 Hello all. I am trying to calculate my projected power loads, but I am having a problem calculating
Radar question Travis at 9:14am 12.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1031 Hi, we have a small radar problem. When we start the system it goes through the normal warm up perio
Holding Tank, repair or replace? Emery at 9:01am 12.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1207 The inlet elbow for my holding tank on my 29.5 is corroded away. Does anyone have information on a
davits Ted at 8:57am 12.20.05 Big Boats 16/1311 I looked over all the Passage 42's listed on Yachtworld (at least 40). Only two had dingy davits.Wh

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DC Wiring Orbweaver at 6:33am 05.25.21 Those fuses/terminals are already on the way, although I'm going with 40A for the house and 50A for
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck Dfed at 6:31am 05.25.21 Looking to replace my line. Great photos and discussion! Thanks for posting this.
Sabre 34 Centerboard Outeast at 6:27am 05.25.21 Dave, thank you for directing me to the Sabre Group. There is a wealth of knowledge and I found disc
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 6:26am 05.25.21 Thanks for all the help. I am lost on one point. We are NEVER running both batteries at the same t
Behavior of marine batteries Ward H at 6:20am 05.25.21 Clarification. We have 2 batteries (1 and 2). One 5 years old, other 3 years old. We have AC charge
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:20am 05.25.21 My Hunter 50 is a tall rig, non furling main. I have owned the boat for over 5 years. It is a wonder
Behavior of marine batteries jssailem at 6:16am 05.25.21 Should I change both including the new one that is 2 years old? Batteries are funny beasts. When y
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 6:15am 05.25.21 @Scott T-Bird I am not following your reasoning. We are nor miserly nor cheap, just careful and pru
Shore water feed Terry Cox at 6:10am 05.25.21 From the picture, to me, it appears all you need is a standard residential style water hose gasket i
Deck wash jssailem at 5:57am 05.25.21 It is a push me pull me question. Your pump will state the lift specification. i.e.Priming Capabilit
Buying a Hunter 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 5:51am 05.25.21 As for the boat handling heavy seas, we are Great Lakes sailors and have been out there in some angr
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 5:48am 05.25.21 @Scott T-Bird I am not following your reasoning. We are nor miserly nor cheap, just careful and prud
Pop quiz shemandr at 5:42am 05.25.21 We had a sub cut through the Offsoundings Regatta fleet off New London once. No one wanted to tack
Pop quiz mermike at 5:40am 05.25.21 They let us know they were there and to maintain 500 yds distance.
Defender Marine got hacked Dr. D at 5:38am 05.25.21 Defender for me has been a great resource. I will continue to shop and buy from them..... sure they
Length of stock winch handle Parsons at 5:36am 05.25.21 I think the OP's original question was that he could not measure anything as he is more than 1,000 m
Deck wash Jimongee at 5:29am 05.25.21 Thanks again Tfox2069 -and to all who responded. So I get it. Run my flex line under the floor pan
Length of stock winch handle RoyS at 5:11am 05.25.21 Make certain you have clearance for a longer handle to swing.
DC Wiring LakeOntario270 at 5:08am 05.25.21 Add this Blue Sea battery fuse to your batteries and you will sleep better. I used a 150 amp fuse w
Looking for a source for this part: DougM at 5:04am 05.25.21 Many people are surprised to learn that Lowes carries this sort of stuff. In the hardware isle you

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