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What are the weaknesses of a '88 Catalina 30? shfrantz at 9:48am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1859 I have a contract on a '88 Catalina 30 (Hull No 5210) that was commission 1/88. It has spent most of
Maximum Outboard Motor HP samsd at 9:24am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2418 I am interested in purchasing a used MacGregor 26. The one I am looking at apparently needs a new mo
Practical vs theoretical hull speed bodyfat2 at 9:17am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1178 Does anybody have any anecdotal maximum speeds per wind speed they can share? I am considering a kn
Help! GFI Reset Galatea at 8:43am 06.29.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1504 Help!I have a French built 1998 Center Cockpit. Whenever the power at the marina drops out for a
Replacing decals dressler at 8:40am 06.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/813 Where can we get decals for our 29.5 Hunter? I would like to replace the original pin stripes, hunte
Boom Vang Bob Garcia17513 at 8:24am 06.29.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1009 I just purchased a 91 26C and it came without a boom vang. How critical is this piece of equipment?
Catalina 30 Mark III interior Pat17356 at 7:50am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1122 Does anyone know if it is possible to convert the dinette model to a settee model in the Catalina 30
O'Day 37 Flying Wasp II at 7:48am 06.29.04 Other Sailboats 4/1142 Gents,I was sailing the other day in my newly purchased '79 O'Day 37 with a Perkins 4-108. I went
Windex 15 vince11981 at 7:45am 06.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/1214 I have a Windex 15 that I bought from Cat Direct and I want to install it on the mast of my 1987 C22
Shrinking head space Peddler at 7:44am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1180 My Aft head used to hold 50 gallons. Today I can only get about 10 gallons into it with a hose from
Bimini Top for Hunter 27 khiggins at 7:26am 06.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/4054 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. I am searching for a Bimini top and have found the available solutions lim
Boat speed on a Oday30 with the 5416 diesel? Tim at 6:56am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/902 I have lost significant boat speed after some bad fuel problems. I can't get enough RPMs under load
Frilight Comet Halogen Lightbulb Replacement Help! OkieDokie350 at 6:37am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1443 Hidey,Well, can't seem to pop the interior light fixture apart enough to extract the halogen lightb
'glued' pumbing lines BarryL at 6:17am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1486 Hello,My new to me 1986 Newport 28 needs some improvments in thehead system. The toilet does not
Strong Onion smell Leviosa at 6:01am 06.29.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3096 Peggy you must be tired of answering these questions and yes I really need to buy your book...I have
Battery Charger for a 310 John J6388 at 4:39am 06.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1042 Has anyone replaced the stock Charles charger on a 310? If so which model did you pick? Did you ha
Impeller lube? John T1594 at 4:25am 06.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1353 I would like to know what others recommend '/or use for lubrication when the engine water pump impel
Filling in gouges in the hull Paul17588 at 3:25am 06.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1044 I would appreciate any advice out there on the best products, materials and techniques for filling i
Looking at 1973 41ft Columbia Pilothouse Sharpie at 3:02am 06.29.04 Columbia 5/9109 Hi, I was wondering if anyone could give me some pros/cons about the Columbia 41 Pilothouse. I am lo
Jib sheet jams-up under load gball at 2:51am 06.29.04 Day Sailers 2/1345 Hi all,My wife and I were just out on our h170 this past weekend and I noticed something: the jibsh

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AC/DC Grounding Question dlochner at 5:18am 01.19.21 Calder says the purpose of connecting AC and DC grounds is to provide a safe path to AC ground for
AC/DC Grounding Question mermike at 5:12am 01.19.21 I'd suggest a ground bus as David says. There's no way to attach all your grounds to a single bolt h
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 4:54am 01.19.21 Thanks. I think I found the thread you are referencing here: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/thre
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:50am 01.19.21 The windward foil probably wasn't deployed because they didn't think they'd need it. Then - surpri
Prada cup on TV ifmdalvey at 4:48am 01.19.21 You can watch it all on Youtube, either a 30 minute highlight show for two races or 3 hours for the
Coming soon - Automated Docking Assistance kloudie1 at 4:27am 01.19.21 I think Beany Toe has (had?) a system with joystick control as well.. It has a rotating saildrive (t
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need kloudie1 at 4:17am 01.19.21 Welcome, JT.. Lots of good info here on the site. The boat looks like a keeper under the "patina"..
LITTLE TO NO WIND (1) nybor at 3:31am 01.19.21 Regarding the lack of wind. Here is yet ANOTHER brilliant idea of mine..... I have explained to them
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 1:18am 01.19.21 The retaining ring that holds up the rudder is a tough plastic ring with a bolt through it, and the
O'Day 27 Prop jibes138 at 1:11am 01.19.21 Is it possible to add a potentiometer to your circuit to lower the RPM's of the electric motor? In
Rudder collar assembly (1) David in Sandusky at 1:03am 01.19.21 Here is a picture including the rudder assembly.
Rudder collar assembly David in Sandusky at 12:56am 01.19.21
Below Deck Autopilot Deleted member 117556 at 12:20am 01.19.21 I have a 2005 C-310 with a wheel Raymarine autopilot. It won't hold going to weather in true wind s
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top MikeHoncho at 11:12pm 01.18.21
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 10:17pm 01.18.21 Benny, thanks for your post. This was what I was thinking of but without the pressure switch. T
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Mark Maulden at 10:09pm 01.18.21
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back JamesG161 at 9:49pm 01.18.21 Injector exhaust elbows rust through. Possible for sure, just don't clean off the rust inside to h
Prada cup on TV twistedskipper at 9:43pm 01.18.21 I concluded when watching the replays that the eventual capsize must have been due to being suddenly
Sail Rigging Questions - I have never sailed - 24ft Laguna Windrose MikeyJ at 9:40pm 01.18.21 189128189129189130189131 I had a similar setup on a San Juan 21. I never used it for reefing the sa
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm take.yvr at 9:26pm 01.18.21 Hi Chris, Thanks! Yes. I have the same access panels and it should not be difficult to remove the fo

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