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Anchors pumpkinpie at 1:17pm 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2908 .
Spyder scraper for bottom paint removal. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2894 I just saw a reciprocating saw attachment for use as a scraper. Has anyone tried one of these for r
Extending temperature sensor cable on Sterling battery charger marchem at 11:07am 09.15.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1402 Sterling Power 50A battery charger. I'm using the temperature sensor, but the cable isn't long enou
Waste Tank Hand Pump (2) wgshaw at 7:53am 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/884 Dear Sir or Madame, I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat with a waste holding tank and a manual pump-o
Leaking Hatch catalanc at 5:32am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/687 Hello Everyone, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII with a Bomar hatch forward (20x20). Pretty sure the
Xantrex Link-1000 Terry Cox at 7:53pm 09.14.19 Big Boats 4/1400 Just a note to share my "duh" moment. Admiral, granddaughter and I headed out for a few day cruise a
Sailing today (3) FDL S2 at 6:44pm 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2634 All this talk of dinghys and heads makes me want to ask: Did anyone else get out sailing today? We
Engine Model ID??? Bill Ernst at 2:27pm 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 6/864 I have a 3 cyl. Universal diesel in my 1982 Allman 31. I am trying to determine the model number.
Phase Separation - !@#%^&* Ethanol (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:11pm 09.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 29/3273 I decided to empty a dinghy tank that has had ethanol gas in it for about 60 days.. It was treated w
mattress grid CYQK at 10:36am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2257 Which company makes the plastic grid for under mattress air cirulation? Do they work?
Annapolis Show re visit CYQK at 10:20am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 31/2649 Been 4-5 years since attending Had a great time Has the show stayed the same? Worth going? Thks
Amp Meter Guage Know Egrets at 8:24am 09.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1216 Hello. Any one know where to get AC amp meter guage for 2003 426? It is analog 1.5 inches in size. I
Fuel supply for genset...... NYSail at 2:30am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1046 So making plans to reinstall my Onan genset. When originally installed it had a small fuel filter (r
A whale of a time? garymalmgren at 9:37pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1150 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/two-men-found-dead-inside-six-metre-catamaran-central-queensl
Whale Supersub automatic bilge pump? Steve L22188 at 7:17pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 2/605 Anyone have any experience with this automatic bilge pump? Looks like a good option for the bilge i
Island Packet 31 strengths and issues Windhorse at 6:04pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/9375
On the hook tonight (2) rgranger at 5:56pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 3/613
Sailboat Brand? (1) JamesG161 at 4:35pm 09.13.19 Sails Call Lounge 19/2297 Can anyone spot the maker of this ?50' boat? it has a back stay.
Windlass Problems Waltsailor at 4:14pm 09.13.19 Big Boats 30/4218 Having problems with my windlass on just purchased 386. Every thing seems to work fine as I raise o
Cushons RolfSail at 3:09pm 09.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/533

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Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Terry Cox at 5:31pm 06.03.24 Hi Ted. Fam got me a Luci several years ago to supplement lighting where we needed it. Great product
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Davidasailor26 at 5:27pm 06.03.24 I would rather have a permanent installation but a hanging camping light or tent light would cert
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 5:26pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: So
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? I will be in Cape May this coming Friday and reach AC on S
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:24pm 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:47pm 06.03.24 Thanks Mark - The boat is in the water currently. Bob
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) Skipper John at 4:41pm 06.03.24 225234 Sorry to be late to the discussion... on our 315 we found that two of the Lewmar winch handle
Difficult Wheel Steering Mark Maulden at 4:40pm 06.03.24
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker Drinky Crow at 4:36pm 06.03.24 So, this is under v berth where there is no hull liner? Could it be leaking where wiring for nav lig
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:34pm 06.03.24 Thanks guys.. I will recheck all of the things you've mentioned. Fingers crossed... Best, Bob
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. stickinthemud57 at 4:33pm 06.03.24 After trying a few I found this one that I like a lot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811SB7SQ
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.03.24 are you suggesting I run a new wire from the circuit breaker box? I tried that once and did not fin
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 3:36pm 06.03.24 Found this, might be of some assistance: J88_QuickTuneChart_2022_FINAL.xlsx (quantumsails.com) And
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kloudie1 at 2:58pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: Sol
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 2:23pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 1:44pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the p
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 1:35pm 06.03.24 Do you have a 12-volt plug in the cockpit? I will look around but I have never seen one. it seems
Shrinking rudder foam? (1) Dubo at 1:18pm 06.03.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 12:56pm 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the to

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