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Mac 25 Bulkhead Compass Installation Sam at 2:21am 04.06.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1700 Hey everyone, I need some help installing a bulkhead compass on my 1983 25. As we all know, for a c
Hate to admit it but I like the new catalina's ted at 1:42am 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1704 Went to a boat show last weekend and went aboard a 38 and 42 Catalina. (never been on a catalina bef
Stantion caps ... way to apply so they stay? Jim Dort at 1:41am 04.06.04 Big Boats 6/828 My 420's stantion caps often pop off the stantion when jib halyard or dock line rubs against them.
Homosassa Sprongs Florida Marinas ??? fred at 12:40am 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1521 I will be relocating to Homosassa Springs Florida and would like to find a marina for my sailboat (o
The Gale Sail Gary Wyngarden at 12:36am 04.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/3772 I'm looking at options to get my sail area small but still efficient for planned trips north. I'm co
Icebox insulating blanket Tammy at 10:49pm 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 1/10938 Here is the information on an insulating pad for the icebox. I found this ad in an old issue of Poi
Bolt widget at end of cable shrouds Rich Lewis at 9:36pm 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 1/817 My jib forestay is too long by a couple of inches even after tightening the turnbuckle to the max. T
Mariner motor weight Wayne Randolph at 8:31pm 04.05.04 Day Sailers 2/988 I'm going to replace an old Chrysler 9.9 elec. start (c. 70 lbs.) with a new Toyhatsu 9.8 elec. star
Questions on depth sounders! Dennis at 8:25pm 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 13/3382 Want to get an electronic depth meter but not a through hull type! That leaves transom mount, or in-
internal vs external regulators Bert at 4:03pm 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 6/2822 Hello FolksI am looking for an output performance graph for an automotive internally regulated alte
Power Thruster Jeff Serene at 2:54pm 04.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1139 Has anybody tried the Power Thruster for a 50 hp motor on a Macgregor 26X. I am interested in learin
Teak Color Mike DiMario at 2:05pm 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1231 I have just completed a new teak enclosure. The new teak looks much more brown and the original look
Cheapo Refrigeration Follow-Up Bob Camarena at 12:48pm 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1040 There was a 1/1/21 posting on Cheapo Refrigeration by Nelly about using the guts from a dorm refrige
Larger Catalina sterns versus older version Ted Mendes at 12:17pm 04.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/948 I am interested in purchasing a used Catalina 42. For the 1995 model and onwards the stern were made
Adding transmission oil Tim Pinkham at 11:28am 04.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1198 Hello,I drained the transmission oil last fall but had trouble adding the new oil back in. It goes
Removing rust specs from fiberglass Bruce at 11:22am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 9/2664 I just bought a boat that has rust specks or flakes on it. Any idea how to remove them?Thanks
Dings and scrapes... Mark Crociati at 11:16am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/872 Can anyone recommend a fix for a hull I'm about to paint for dings and scrapes? Should I use "Gel-c
Thru-hulls... Mark Crociati at 11:11am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1301 I'm considering replacing my thru-hulls, seems cheap enough, has anyone replaced them before and if
Water filling the bowl Rodger at 11:05am 04.05.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2230 Hi All, I just became the proud owner of a 1981 Catalina 30. It has a Raritan PH II manual head. Whi
Radar up Mast-hunter-290 nick maggio at 9:41am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/879 I already ran the cable from the helm to the out side bottom of the mast and as soon as the weather

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Measuring for a new sail sloughsailer at 10:28am 10.14.20 When I have ordered sails the sailmaker would come to my boat and measure it himself. If there was a
Measuring for a new sail Dave Groshong at 10:19am 10.14.20 You really do need to measure with the rig up.
How to Post a Spreadsheet? Meriachee at 10:17am 10.14.20 Chevy, Oldsmobile, and Buick were all made by General Motors. My '62 Olsmobubble was made by GM? I
Transponder installation Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 10.14.20 Welcome to the site and welcome to the 21st century. Depth sounders are always mounted in-hull whe
Transponder installation (1) AndreNJ11 at 10:05am 10.14.20 I gather from your question, you are concerned the hull may be greater than 1 1/2" near the bottom.
where would you expect to find aftermarket voltage regulator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 10.14.20 I found that the ignition wire from the motor start button had broken loose This has to be the si
The kind of year it has been capta at 9:59am 10.14.20 Nice. When did you move up to a 40 footer? lol
Who doesn't like to watch things blow up, Bob S at 9:44am 10.14.20 That's one way to go fishing!
What Brand of Folding Propeller is This? SFS at 9:43am 10.14.20 I've been looking at a ton of Google pictures, and nothing matches. Some models of Martec look simil
Isolating Batteries Head Sail at 9:41am 10.14.20 Am I missing something here? Yes, a wiring diagram. Your friend needs to do that first so you und
The kind of year it has been Jackdaw at 9:33am 10.14.20 Very nice. I see you also have a 36.7 in a different location. Seems that the 260 gets the lion's
Moving to the Dark Side Benny17441 at 9:29am 10.14.20 Ouch, on the new Burn Rate. Hope is Trawler. good luck.
The kind of year it has been (2) Sailavie1 at 9:22am 10.14.20
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head Slider at 9:03am 10.14.20 It can be done! I did it on a 323 that was a 2007 model. Ordered the parts from the mast maker. It
The kind of year it has been Alan Gomes at 9:00am 10.14.20 More 2020 weirdness. I quite often post sailing pictures and vids to my FB account, most often raci
What Brand of Folding Propeller is This? markwbird at 8:48am 10.14.20 Kinda sorta similar to a Martec.
The kind of year it has been Jackdaw at 8:47am 10.14.20
The kind of year it has been Justin_NSA at 8:33am 10.14.20 Nice! Very nautical pattern. I got a rise out of folks when I mentioned replacing my old worn out c
Battery Charger seems to drain the battery? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 10.14.20 I hate guessing games without some clues like resting voltage or fluid density measurements of the e
What Brand of Folding Propeller is This? Jackdaw at 8:06am 10.14.20 That is the SMALLEST bladeset I've ever seen on a folding prop. The hub is half of it!

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