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No power AC cabin electric outlets Clydo at 12:34pm 02.04.20 Catalina 310 20/5903 Last week up at boat ( 100 miles away) in hurry to get back and beat traffic someone put small read
HDPE (RudderCraft) rudder without bottom paint Hayden Watson at 11:45am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/807 I am looking into replacing my fiberglass on foam rudder for an HDPE rudder made by RudderCraft. Th
Sabre 36 Survey & General Info? SailingWithSons at 10:24am 02.04.20 Sabre Sailboats 4/4468 Hello Everyone, I am hopefully soon to be the owner of a 1985 Sabre 36 center board. My primary que
O'Day 34 rudder replacement Dan3121 at 9:52am 02.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2389 I have the opportunity to buy a 1981 O'Day 34 that looks to be in good shape except for a cracked ru
Traveler theory (2) jimshipsky at 9:10am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 59/13345 My current understanding of traveler use is you can use it to ease the mainsail to leeward to reduce
Cabinet doors wont latch; leaky windows Jimski at 8:41am 02.04.20 Catalina 30 7/1318 I am not kind to my Catalina 30. Much of my sailing is racing in Galveston Bay. Trying to eke out
Hunter Passage 42 1995 Scallywagger at 7:46am 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1650 Hello everyone. I am thinking Terry might answer my question before others. I would like to replace
Best Bilge Pump? AlastairLC at 6:39am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 71/12624
Fluid Film RoyS at 5:48am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2808 I recently decided to have my pickup truck treated with Fluid Film to arrest corrosion of the underc
New owner of a Yamaha 25-2 (5) seatane at 8:24pm 02.03.20 Yamaha 1/1554
Mystery wire on alternator Jeffinjax at 6:52pm 02.03.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2603 Now that I have your attention, there really is a mystery wire on the alternator. On my Volvo Penta
Just joined...1977 S2 9.2A 1911tex at 2:19pm 02.03.20 S2 3/995 Second owner....1st had the boat since new. Above average condition and will enjoy doing all the th
Trailer bunk ideas (4) polyneux at 1:24pm 02.03.20 Trailer Sailors 18/4730
Zarcor companionway doors on your Hunter? (2) BlowMeAway at 1:21pm 02.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4218
Catalina 30 shaft log Al17265 at 1:17pm 02.03.20 Catalina 30 1/847 What is the OD of the shaft log on a 1988 Catalina 30?
Kirie Elite Feeling 720 (1) Drinky Crow at 1:00pm 02.03.20 Racing 4/3298 Seems to be a few on Lake Ontario, what's it rate (PHRF)? Its got a HN (French rating) of 9.5
Hinges for lockers?! (5) ScottySailor at 12:16pm 02.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/543
Marina Fire in Alabama (1) rgranger at 9:35am 02.03.20 Sails Call Lounge 2/820 Have you all seen this story...? https://www.waff.com/2020/02/01/survivors-discuss-tragedy-jackson-
1970 O'Day Widgeon Restoration (4) BDuchon at 8:27am 02.03.20 Day Sailers 8/6714 Two years ago I took ownership of a 1974 (I believe) O'Day Widgeon. The boat was free but needed a
Threats of Water Ingress from the "Deck?" Kings Gambit at 7:13am 02.03.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4015

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Universal M25 will not start jssailem at 7:58am 03.04.25 Your injector pump is not like your fuel pump. It is a boost pump. You need to have fuel in the pump
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 7:48am 03.04.25 Yes, looks like something to store large flat panels: companionway hatch boards or a table.
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:40am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of
Bowsprits and Spinnakers shemandr at 7:05am 03.04.25 My MFG Bandit 15 had a launch tube molded in the deck that ran from the bow (Horizontal surface) to
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 6:29am 03.04.25 The reason the gooseneck slider is locked is because everyone has adopted the cunningham method of c
SSB ground Plane Option spadaforaj at 6:28am 03.04.25 Connected to thru-hull, but I need to check the integrity of the line this spring
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 6:09am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
Universal M25 will not start Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 03.04.25 A new split coupling will probably cost about the same as having the machine shop remove a little m
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 4:43am 03.04.25 If you have fuel all the way to your injectors with no air bubbles then make sure your glow plugs a
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 4:38am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of l
Aft cabin shelf (1) east coaster at 4:21am 03.04.25 Found it
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:11am 03.04.25 One more thought on BMS's. The forums are full of stories of failed BMS's where the underlying cell
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:05am 03.04.25 A lot in the ways in which lithium batteries are approached should have also existed with lead batte
Aft cabin shelf east coaster at 3:58am 03.04.25 My 2002 310 came with what they call a cocktail table. About a couple of square feet of table top wi
Aft cabin shelf colemj at 2:50am 03.04.25 Is it possible they were used to store a table and leg? Mark
Aft cabin shelf kappykaplan at 2:33am 03.04.25 Tks for posting. Sorry to say I haven't a clue, but I'm sure someone else will chime in.
Aft cabin shelf (1) Captain Starlight at 2:32am 03.04.25 230073
Aft cabin shelf kappykaplan at 2:15am 03.04.25 Can anyone tell me what the rails and the round device above the shelf in the aft cabin are for and
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation kappykaplan at 2:13am 03.04.25 SailKote is what I use. :plus:

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