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replace electrical systems natchezblue at 8:06am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1066 I need to replace the electrical systems for a catalina 22 and 25. Some of the old wiring is still
Water Tanks replacement Jim22315 at 8:00am 05.09.05 Bigger Boats 1/1191 My cb 1980 28 has two 25 gal. water tanks, port and starboard. The port on I have tried to repair,Sp
Yacht Speciaties Binacles Phil DeGaa at 7:53am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1169 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 37.5 with a Yacht Specialties binnacle and wheel. The plastic top sectio
1995, 35.5 Standing rigging tune Ozana Halik at 7:51am 05.09.05 Big Boats 4/1026 I tuned the standing rigging, but I think I need to do further adjustments since the boat goes faste
Simrad WP30 started binding Seattle Scott at 7:08am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1497 Unit is two years old and yesterday started binding or catching when disengaged, meaning difficult t
My 1980 Catalina 22 Tim Alexander at 6:55am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1206 Loving my C-22! I've owned "Simpler Times" for six years....Getting ready to head to the San Juans t
Lowering the Salon table texastom at 6:35am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2170 Learning more and more about our Hunter 375 thanks to this site. I have a question about how you low
Standing Rigging Art Femenella at 6:30am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1076 I have a 1988 Mark II Catalina 30 TRBS. I think the standing rigging is original. I have the mast do
Mast Bend Craig at 6:28am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/902 Can anyone give me the correct mast bend on a 34ft hunter....Its a 1987. I moved the boat to my new
Xantrext Truecharge 20 and fuses David W at 6:03am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1762 I installed a Xantrex Truecharge 20+ on the weekend. I have a Trojan group 24 deep cycle and a start
Marina Gulf Coast So. Fla ian19147 at 5:46am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 0/924 Can anyone recommend a small quiet marina somewhere between Port Charlotte and Marco? We have a 42'
From the Same FineFolks Who Brought You Gatorade Rick Webb at 5:45am 05.09.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1087 Looks promising
Leaking inside rzxtc at 5:23am 05.09.05 Smaller Boats 5/1118 I discovered recently a leaking problem inside the bote, it is inside , on the port side, in the cab
Outboard mount block Adam18929 at 5:19am 05.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/969 In yet another case of "Shipwrites Disease," I have come to a standstill in getting my boat in the w
Drain cap stuck Harry at 5:17am 05.09.05 C&C 4/2058 Hi Peggie. Not sure this is your area, but may be. I cannot get the deck cap for the waste tank budg
H35.5 sail raising revisited T J Furstenau at 4:23am 05.09.05 Big Boats 0/765 Getting the main up can be difficult and I know that this has been hashed before, and rehashed just
Engine Panel Cover for 96 Hunter 280 Tim at 4:17am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/994 Anyone know where I can get an Engine Panel Cover for a 96 Hunter 280. Spartech Marine no longer mak
THREE SAILORS RESCUED, SEARCH CONTINUES FOR TWO SA Tom at 3:55am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/979 Been a very busy week for the Coast Guard...PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Three sailors were hoisted from a sa
Kiwi Prop Paul at 3:44am 05.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1008 I'm intrigued by the Kiwi Prop, just mentioned in another post, especially at the price quoted. Any
Main Sheet Cleat Rick at 3:41am 05.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1518 My C30 is set up with a self tailing #16 winch on the right and left cabin top to use on the main ha

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Custom font for boat lettering (1) Whatfiero1 at 11:19am 04.02.21 Is this font shocking
LiFePO4 conversion Renegade135 at 11:15am 04.02.21 I like your approach of separating the LIFEPO4 batteries from the alternator. It seems the alternato
Spring Cruise 2021 jssailem at 11:03am 04.02.21 My friend Rufus has a little less promising outlook. Take it all with a gain of salt to season your
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 10:58am 04.02.21 Hi Terry. It is Good Friday and 70 minutes before noon. SO I looked at the weather on Windy and ther
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 10:57am 04.02.21 While my comment is only from reading about other sailors' success ..... We do have a young couple
Secondary fuel filter removal Tom J at 10:54am 04.02.21 No need to loosen the bleed screw. The fuel system is self bleeding.
1986 Capri 18 sailboat. Need spreader ends caps. any help please! jssailem at 10:43am 04.02.21 Welcome to the SBO forums. You will be more likely to find the part you need if we use the term "Spr
Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:42am 04.02.21 If that's the new filter in the picture, the threads are visible in the center. "righty tighty, lef
Secondary fuel filter removal dhandzy at 10:41am 04.02.21 You should be turning it clockwise looking down. You have been tightening it. Hope this helps. Chee
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:37am 04.02.21 I see what you did there. clever.
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:36am 04.02.21 Makes sense Jon. There are many ways to skin the cat. For the OP it sounds like he has a solution th
Re-powering! jon hansen at 10:34am 04.02.21 ships of course do not use their propulsion engines to make electricity.
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jssailem at 10:33am 04.02.21 Under what circumstances might the line help? Reasonable query. The Life sling prides itself at be
Re-powering! jon hansen at 10:30am 04.02.21 it's good friday. John the OP is a great lakes sailor. with no coral, chain is not needed. that sa
Secondary fuel filter removal Justin_NSA at 10:27am 04.02.21
Re-powering! jssailem at 10:23am 04.02.21 I have said that this adventure in repowering is a great opportunity for the OP to explore his boat
Its funny Friday! SFS at 10:16am 04.02.21 When I first glanced at the pic on my phone, I thought "He might need that outboard that's on the ba
Its funny Friday! SFS at 10:13am 04.02.21 Or, "I didn't know 4x4 meant 4 feet of elevation surrounded by 4 feet of depth".
Custom font for boat lettering jssailem at 10:03am 04.02.21 Just be sure you get the letters large enough of the Coast Guard to read through their binoculars. I
Unknown email request jssailem at 10:01am 04.02.21 Too Funny Scott. :biggrin:

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