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Catalina 36 cushion reupholstery or replacement GregC at 6:19am 11.23.04 Big Boats 2/1645 I recently bought a 1983 catalina 36 that needs the cushions replaced. I'm looking for suggestions a
OVER 22KNOTS ON A SMALL BOAT IKE at 6:10am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/875 I own a 22 foot Oday fixed keel sailboat(600lbs ballast) displacement 1800lbs, that I regularly sail
lighting arrester coffee at 5:52am 11.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1047 does anyone out there have a view on lighting arresters on sailboats? i have heard that they work w
Model differences Wayne12085 at 5:47am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 3/885 Can anyone tell me if there were any manufacturing differences (or other) between the Hunter 26 mode
Hey Seattle area wanna be racers Seattle Scott at 5:46am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1154 Check out the link to the shorthanded sailing asso. I and a buddy did the Blake Island race this mon
sanitation hose replacement ge8679 at 5:11am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/826 I am replacing the 1 1/2 inch hoses in the head with white flexible hose I purchased at West Marine.
Wheel or tiller steering Kevin B at 4:51am 11.23.04 Ask All Sailors 40/6578 While being laid up with a bug over the last couple of days I read through lots of back issues of sa
cutlass bearing size gary8041 at 4:30am 11.23.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1153 I think i have to replace my cutlass bearing. I have a 1982 h27. does any one know the size I should
Autopilot on a 240 Drew at 4:19am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 4/850 Anybody ever put an autopilot on a 240? I'm looking at the ST1000 - it seems worth the price for a
Bow Leak Rick Hilimire at 2:45am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 6/966 I have a leak when it rains and it seems to be coming in from the deck somehow near the bow. The car
Russ! Where are you? jmcclain at 2:30am 11.23.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/955 Did we offend you in some way? This is a subject that interests many of us and we want to have a bet
backstay attachment bill feemster at 2:17am 11.23.04 Big Boats 3/923 My Hunter 34 has a split backstay with each stay attaching to the deck by3/8 in. U-Bolts with small
Oday 25 Centerboard Problems Terry at 2:17am 11.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1937 I recently purchased an 80 Oday 25. My centerboard is stuck in the up positiona and even after clean
bent rudder post. steve at 2:12am 11.23.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/891 I was sailing my 1978 H27 with my brother in June and we hit bottom. At the time there did not appea
Mast Base Pin David Hoch at 12:56am 11.23.04 Smaller Boats 9/1615 Folks,On my 2005 260 I'm having some trouble pulling the mast base pin out once the mast is lowere
interior deck finish alvin at 10:36pm 11.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/792 I bought a used boat that had some interior fiberglass repair but it was not sanded or finished. Wh
Blue water live aboard David Willingham at 10:23pm 11.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1171 Hi all,My partner and I have owned our 390 for 2 years (2500 miles), we have cruised to Isles of Sc
Errata vs erratum jcherubini at 10:13pm 11.22.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/12377 Just as a point of order--- should not the plural of 'forum' be 'fora'?Any Latin scholars out ther
V-Berth Bedding Bad Obsession at 10:11pm 11.22.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1053 I am looking for an affordable bedding system for the V-Berth of my Hunter 22. Something that can b
Vented loop location jcherubini at 10:10pm 11.22.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1783 Peggie, thanks for your reply that somehow went to the archives before I got to read it!I am insta

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Changing Rub Rail On H270 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:04pm 02.08.21 How long is it? Can you take a side view of the boat? Rob, yes construction is same. Once I se
More 3D printing (1) DArcy at 2:55pm 02.08.21 I think this is key to durability of printed objects. A printer that just pukes out plastic, concre
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short shemandr at 2:44pm 02.08.21 I'm no Maine Sail but 20 amps seems like a lot. Are you sure there isn't something bigger on that c
Purchasing a Trailer - Cat 22 Retractable Keel LakeShark at 2:35pm 02.08.21 Lake Shark Could you provide me a bit more detail about the one on your trailer? Thanks in advance
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short DArcy at 2:35pm 02.08.21 Coming from the guy that is chasing down "orphaned wires" - please don't do that. Multiple POs of my
More 3D printing rgranger at 2:33pm 02.08.21 GE has been aggressive in incorporating it into aviation, remember the next time you fly there is p
COVID good for the shipping industry...? (1) rgranger at 2:25pm 02.08.21 When did they put a container port on the north side of the bridge? Did they do a lot of dredging?
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dlochner at 2:24pm 02.08.21 I had assumed both the main and echo circuits would be open when the I/C isn't running. I think n
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dluks at 2:22pm 02.08.21 If the switch is in the Both position, current will flow to both batteries. Do you have an ACR or
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated JoeWhite at 2:20pm 02.08.21 To test if the switch is at fault, lift the solar panel charger lead and the battery lead off of the
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short rgranger at 2:19pm 02.08.21 Sounds like a mouse made a home someplace behind a panel. Running down a short can be a real PITA.
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dluks at 2:16pm 02.08.21 A couple thoughts - How are you getting your voltage readings, from a voltage meter on the panel o
Changing Rub Rail On H270 rgranger at 2:15pm 02.08.21 260 & 270 are same hulll. Picture of damaged rub rail please. Introduced boat and sold them. Hey
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated dlochner at 2:10pm 02.08.21 In theory, unless I'm fundamentally misunderstanding something, the charge current from the charge
Both battery banks receiving charge despite being isolated Davidasailor26 at 2:01pm 02.08.21 A couple thoughts - How are you getting your voltage readings, from a voltage meter on the panel or
Gauges! JoeWhite at 1:59pm 02.08.21 To reduce the lightbulbs burning the gauges I inserted 2 diodes in series with the 12v circuit. This
Changing Rub Rail On H270 (1) sdillonjr at 1:36pm 02.08.21 260 & 270 are same hulll. Picture of damaged rub rail please. Introduced boat and sold them.
Fusing to busbar dlochner at 1:28pm 02.08.21
Fusing to busbar Tim22 at 1:18pm 02.08.21
Fusing to busbar (1) Ward H at 1:15pm 02.08.21 I did something very similar as @dlochner. Lined up some ANL holders and connected them with a coppe

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