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Want to add a starting battery Major at 4:35am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/887 Did any one setup a 3rd starting battery ? If so, what do you reccommend.
LEWMAR PORTHOLES and SCREENS captainhappy at 4:31am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1840 I have a Hunter 30 (1990) with Lewmar portholes. I am interestedin getting new screens for my po
Lewmar Portlight Leprechaun at 4:30am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1182 Ben, We own a Catalina 25- 1987 and she has lewmar portlights installed both port and starboard,abov
Georgian Bay HSA Rendezvous 2005 John Vasey at 4:28am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 0/889 We have 2 great events planned for 2005!Tonch Point, Beausoliel IslandJuly 15, 16, 17, 2005D
Cleaning Sunbrella Bob at 4:25am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1121 I was fortunate in that the previous owner of our 1988 Catalina 30, had custom made sunbrella (pacif
Catalina 27 Standing Rigging Norton Brooker at 4:19am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1415 Anybody have the lengths for the standing rigging for a Catalina 27
How best to stay onboard Tony5898 at 4:13am 03.14.05 C&C 3/1942 I am looking for advice on safety. I am anticipating that I will be sailing solo most of the season
Barient Winches - Replacement parts Daniel at 3:35am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1893 Ben: I have a 33.5 Hunter 1991, with main Barient winches. Since Barient is out of business, where d
Grease Dragonfly at 3:27am 03.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1196 I have Lewmar grease to service my winches, Peggie recommends SuperLube for my head, someone recomme
Lewmar 40 rotates wrong way with load on it Pete at 2:56am 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/994 For starters, they are 25 year old Lewmar 40's. Is there a replacement pack for the gears? Or do
Bottom paint for Great Lakes John F at 2:38am 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1498 Help! I bought an '84 C22. This will be my first time with bottom painting. We'll be sailing her
15 MM tubing for water supply David Hoch at 2:22am 03.14.05 Smaller Boats 6/1170 My 2005 260 has 15 mm water supply lines - I'm installing a pump and proper faucets - anyone know wh
Calling all stereo electronic experts for help Rick Evans at 2:18am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1361 I replaced my 5 year old JVC cassette tape AM/FM receiver with a new JVC CD player and AM/FM receive
Dating of Lewmar winches David at 2:05am 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1190 Ben, in an answer to a previous post you mentioned that all post-1995 Lewmar winches are super easy
Raritan Lectra/san installation in a 37C Frank Bean at 1:48am 03.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/886 Is there anyone out there that has installed a Raritan Lectra/san in their 1981 Hunter 37C Cherubini
Rigging mainsheet traveler opa8589 at 12:14am 03.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1724 We have a 1987 Hunter 31'. Can anyone help me out in rigging the mainsheet traveler? The traveler sy
Rig tensioning - looking for specs - Pat Hillard at 12:02am 03.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1649 I own a 1987 O'day 272 LE. She sails differently on each tack. Also, the roller furling gives too
Sunbrella chenille fabric Ken13507 at 11:50pm 03.13.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2078 I recently read that Sunbrella had a new chenille fabric. Does anyone know where I can find it onli
Transducer Removal CPT Tom at 11:38pm 03.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/977 I am attempting to remove my Raymarine ST40 Depth Transducer to replace it with a ST60 unit. Appare
Internet at sea Bad Obsession at 11:21pm 03.13.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1182 I am trying to find a way to be able to go on-line while at sea with my laptop. Where I cruise I ha

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Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 (2) Sea&Air1 at 5:51am 03.10.21 I just noticed the mast step is aimed slightly off-center. Is this normal?
Two new toys for testing antennas Don S/V ILLusion at 5:31am 03.10.21 Not unless you are getting RF on the separation cable
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 Sea&Air1 at 5:30am 03.10.21 Project Mayhem, Thank you. I spoke with Rudy about the chainpates. He was very helpful and sugges
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy rgranger at 5:30am 03.10.21 I could be wrong but that looks like it'd be difficult or impossible to launch at most ramps. :pl
Swing keel Mac 25 (1) rgranger at 5:23am 03.10.21 191368 If you are missing this hole, it is likely that the PO glassed over it to prevent water from
Gel coat scoring and rough spots Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 03.10.21 Private message sent to poster for additional info. Frank Butler is deceased and Gerry Douglas has
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles RoyS at 5:19am 03.10.21 I would buy new ones from Yanmar. Keep the old ones for emergency spares. I purchased an injector te
Two new toys for testing antennas All U Get at 5:08am 03.10.21 Just doing a little wire removal of dead lines left in the bundle behind my navigation panel. I nea
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles mermike at 5:04am 03.10.21 Yes, the manual calls out the torque and I have a torque wrench. Don't do what I did and screw up
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? dhjay at 5:01am 03.10.21 You may well damage the shims while removing the injector pump. Just measure their thickness and pur
B323 fuel pickup fullbore at 5:00am 03.10.21 How about some photos of the tank and pickup tube. Seems odd that the tube isn't removable. Try c
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? All U Get at 4:55am 03.10.21 Here we go, my money is riding on the high stakes game of boat repair. Did Sue approve of this and/
B323 Head fullbore at 4:54am 03.10.21 Are the torn segments part of the white Dacron sacrificial UV cover? It deteriorates fairly rapidl
Anti Corrosion Tape RoyS at 4:53am 03.10.21 I have been experimenting with gaskets made from sheet silicone which I purchased on Amazon. I would
B323 Head fullbore at 4:51am 03.10.21 I just responded to your other email. Sounds to me like that captain wasn't very good at delivery,
Swing keel Mac 25 justsomeguy at 1:36am 03.10.21 Where is swing keel lock bolt on Macgregor 25 It is not far from the pivot bolt. Should be above/s
Anti Corrosion Tape Project_Mayhem at 11:45pm 03.09.21 You could try non metallic washers around the screws. This should provide a small gap between the ma
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? Project_Mayhem at 11:37pm 03.09.21 The thing I like the most on my boat is me :biggrin:
Advice requested re. 1976 O'Day 22 Project_Mayhem at 11:28pm 03.09.21 With cracks like that I'm wondering if the lower chainplate bracket is bending under load or if the
Mirage 24 - Looking to buy Project_Mayhem at 11:07pm 03.09.21 Look for signs of leaks inside. You'll most often see staining on wood surface if there was a leak.

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