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Where to purchase stern rub rail cover Jskosmo at 3:02pm 02.02.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/639
Teak slat replacement video on youtube OWI at 9:42am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/809 For everyone looking to replace teak slats in the cockpit, i have created a short video on how i did
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:47am 02.02.21 Big Boats 3/1444 im going to have my dealer install a generator. i know catalina uses puma generators. i hear they ar
Emergency Tools Bill19233 at 6:05am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2245 I'm way behind on "January sailing in Texas" videos. We left the dock for 10 races in January, only
OYE ! sailme88 at 5:05pm 02.01.21 Ask All Sailors 5/613 Yesterday I get word that my Hurth tranny isn't too bad. Needs a gasket and bearing kit. Today marke
How Many Galvanic Isolators sail sfbay at 4:59pm 02.01.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 New 1984 boat to me has two (2) 30 amp and one (1) 50 amp shore power connections and NO galvanic is
Catalina 22 canin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 1:04pm 02.01.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1544 hello working on a rehab Cat 22. need a bunch of things. mast plate, rudder tiller assy, cockpit cu
Fortress anchor on 331 (1) sf34dtw at 10:19am 02.01.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2577 I currently have this anchor on my 2002 Beneteau 331 (see picture). It is a great anchor and I do no
Cat Tails? CherylZZ at 7:09am 02.01.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/4459 In response to Don's message on fractional rigs and tell tails, I would like to know your opinion on
Hunter 430 Mast Future Boat Owner at 9:58pm 01.31.21 Parts Search 14/2051 Looking for a complete mast with standing rigging for a Hunter 430
Does anyone know the total length of sanitation hose required for C30? snoopy_ at 7:11pm 01.31.21 Catalina 30 6/959 Does anyone know the approximate length of sanitation hose required if I wanted to replace it all?
Repair or replace SH depth gauge/speed indicator (1) WDS at 1:50pm 01.31.21 Catalina 22 0/14 This unit was bulkhead mounted on my recent purchase, think I must replace... Suggested options, thi
Newly designed outhaul deployed (1) CaptainRan at 10:37am 01.31.21 Smaller Boats 6/1191 I installed my new outhaul design and took it out yesterday. I really like it. The blocks give a 3:1
Oceanis 37 loose stanchion JimmyB57 at 10:27am 01.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1663 I've seen several posts regarding loose stanchions, but can't seem to find an answer. Beneteau tech
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? Rob Benson at 9:40am 01.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1238 There are two screws that are seated on top of what appears to be a small teak base about 1.5' aft o
Forward head will not stop filling Roger Holloway at 9:39am 01.31.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1362 Hello all. I have a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. My forward head keeps filling as if I have the fill switch
Advice on Headsails - jib/genoa Rob Benson at 9:32am 01.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2071 I'm the new owner of a 1986 Hunter 28.5, shoal draft, 4' keel. I will be replacing the jib, which I
Fall Sailing 2019 ShotgunSlim at 7:33am 01.31.21 Catalina 22 1/614 Just a little inspiration for all us working on our boats and waiting for good weather: 9IlduhUWR0c
Dufour 40E Performance BarryL at 5:57pm 01.30.21 Dufour 2/2947 Hello, Is this forum still active? I am interesting in learning more about the 40E Performance. Thi
M-25XP Running Too Cold? Sail Savannah at 5:51pm 01.30.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/1010 First post, long time reader. Learned a ton from you all! I bought an '88 Catalina 30 MKII 2 months

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Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (3) Nonixskis at 5:22am 03.18.25 So what you're saying is that finished product using the existing floor boards as the sub floor wou
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line yelkenli at 7:46pm 03.17.25 It will be by hand. I will go with the larger and in polyester double braid. Thanks for all of the f
Any reason not to go with 6mm for clew reef line Tally Ho at 7:40pm 03.17.25 Do you have the reef line run to a winch? Or are you pulling it by hand? pulling by hand may be ea
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:10pm 03.17.25 On my C36 with M35B engine, I use same filter set up. There is no heat shield. All works OK with pl
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dlochner at 5:58pm 03.17.25 I was going to revisit this later, when we had some more concrete decisions, since this conversatio
Source for bulk ring terminals? dlochner at 5:54pm 03.17.25 Back to the original question about sourcing terminals. Waytek Wire is a good source for bulk purch
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Davidasailor26 at 5:53pm 03.17.25 Ways I, personally, would use this app: "Hey, I am at my boat and need to turn her around in her s
Source for bulk ring terminals? dlochner at 5:52pm 03.17.25 Yes, depending on which die is used. The smooth heatshrink die does not crimp as securely as the d
Hydro of CNG tank - HELP smokey73 at 5:51pm 03.17.25 Thanks, I will try giving them a call.
Source for bulk ring terminals? dlochner at 5:42pm 03.17.25
Hydro of CNG tank - HELP Will Gilmore at 5:42pm 03.17.25 Arrowhead Industrial Services, Inc. 3537 South NC 119 Graham, NC 27253 CA1998040008 IA01 Joe Cassid
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) jssailem at 5:25pm 03.17.25 I chose to use a Racor 500MA when I installed a replacement for the original Ford Diesel Motor filte
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 4:47pm 03.17.25 What kind of crimper are you using? I forget the brand, decent crimper. I bought it from Mainesai
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 4:23pm 03.17.25 All great points and thank you for them. I grew up boating and spent a significant amount of time o
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Foswick at 4:21pm 03.17.25 I was going to revisit this later, when we had some more concrete decisions, since this conversation
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? JoeWhite at 4:11pm 03.17.25 On my C36 with M35B engine, I use same filter set up. There is no heat shield. All works OK with pla
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Calif. Ted at 4:10pm 03.17.25 I replaced the filter assembly for one with a metal bowl a few years ago. The metal bowls ~ $100, wh
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 3:31pm 03.17.25 ring terminals \| McMaster-Carr Well i'll be! Ha...i never thought of my go to hardware store. Th
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 3:28pm 03.17.25 Newark electronics , Hamiltom Marine are two reputeable sources Thank you. I will check them out.
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 3:27pm 03.17.25 I have been using a rachet crimp tool on all types of terminals. Just a part of the project rebuild

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