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CDI Furler hinmo1 at 3:52pm 09.06.19 Smaller Boats 2/850 I am likely to purchase a 2003 C18. Apparently the original owner removed the OEM furler (hmmm?) A
Long Island Sound getting high winds today (1) Captain Larry-DH at 3:29pm 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/564 My mooring is exposed to the east ....fetch is many miles. I just checked from shore and the boat i
holding tank backs up sunwindsea at 1:19pm 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1513 After flushing WC (the jabsco WC with a hand pump) into the holding tank, in a few minutes about a g
Rigid coolant hoses, is this normal or do they need to be replaced? (2) Jazz at 12:42pm 09.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/3211 The engine is a Universal 25xpbc on a 2001 Catalina 310. I'm needing to replace 2 worn hoses, so I f
H34 Hot Water Heater Breaker Amps? mnmpizza at 10:49am 09.06.19 Big Boats 5/590 Anyone know the Amperage on the Hot Water Heater on the H34? Thanks, Shannon
Tack setting 110 jenny Clydo at 9:32am 09.06.19 Catalina 310 9/1485 To prevent halyard wrap my 110 tack is about 10 inches above bow rail. Great vision but think it sh
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 8:56am 09.06.19 Weather and Forecasting 11/1919 NOAA beginning to track an small disturbance off West Africa. This is a West moving disturbance. Tw
An extra 1000 kilo of cargo. Performance? garymalmgren at 4:46am 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 3/589 If you added an extra 1000 kilograms of stuff aboard, I wonder if it would effect the sailing perfor
Asym spinnaker Joe Perez at 10:43pm 09.05.19 Parts Search 4/939
Hunter L37.5 - autopilot! aybabtme at 8:42pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 3/1089 Hi there, I've searched the history and saw multiple topics on this question, but years have gone an
Keel winch failure... and repair... (2) dbk0630 at 8:02pm 09.05.19 Catalina 22 25/6601
Catalina 28 ... water in bilge CFitz at 6:56pm 09.05.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2870 What could cause water in the bilge while sailing? Before we went sailing today the bilge was dry. W
Which one? Meriachee at 6:47pm 09.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/1540 In the 2.5 four stroke category, the two apparent front runners are the Honda and the Suzuki. Both
H380 not pulling water thru Puesta del sol at 5:11pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 8/1100 Helping a friend with a problem. Ran the boat with thru hullclosed. Now not pulling water through. S
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG & FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS Jeff Jellick at 4:10pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 10/3306 We have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC with a SEA - FIRE Extinguisher in the Engine Room. Can anyone who has a
Has This Ever Happened to You? (1) sail sfbay at 2:18pm 09.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1629 Last night while berthed at Pier 39 in San Francisco my wife and I were awakened at 1 AM to hear sea
Cruising Sail options Milton.Audas at 12:34pm 09.05.19 Catalina 22 10/1991 Interested in thoughts and recommendations for replacement sails on the '81 Cat 22. Mostly used for
Two-tined Fork Boat Symbol RobertLangdirect at 11:08am 09.05.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1857 Any idea what sailboat uses a two-tined fork as a logo? It happens that their main is the 100% jib
Screen Glue for Gray Portlights Naiad36 at 10:32am 09.05.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/891 I have a 36 with all opening Gray Ports. I've even ordered some replacement parts for them on this v
Hull number information DRhoads at 9:54am 09.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/740 I just received this message from Marlow-Hunter about hull numbers and thought I would pass it on to

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Gearbox dipstick Blitz at 9:22am 07.27.24 I should also clarify that the work I had completed at East Coast Transmission was only expensive si
Ghosting with a Code Zero jssailem at 9:19am 07.27.24 Enjoyed the video. :biggrin:
Boat Mocs jssailem at 9:10am 07.27.24 I love Keens. They have an open-toe box to prevent pinching, and the toes are covered and protected
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. (1) jssailem at 9:05am 07.27.24 My education on my boat about exhaust developed these specifics. You need to inject the water into
shower drain sump pump question JamesG161 at 8:52am 07.27.24 Bad for marine life. Not true with a cup of Clorox ! Clorox rapidly reacts to kill Bacteria etc.
Boat Mocs Ward H at 8:52am 07.27.24 My favorite boat shoes are Teva sandals with toe caps. They have great traction even on wet decks,
Boat Mocs Jacktar at 8:51am 07.27.24 7 dollar water shoes have best non skid and are cheap/.
Boat Mocs Ward H at 8:45am 07.27.24 Nowadays I use my Keen 'walking shoes' and their sole compound and tread pattern seems fine for sai
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 07.27.24 We found 10 Thu hulls on our Boat. The full parts list is very complex so I had to create a Spread
shower drain sump pump question NCBrew at 8:40am 07.27.24 Pour some Clorox or Bilge Cleaner in the shower drain. Jim... You should not put Clorox in the pu
shower drain sump pump question (2) Hello Below at 8:17am 07.27.24 The duckbill valve is listed as a Rule 1240R. It is probably specific to the Rule 20DA pump. And i
shower drain sump pump question ggrizzard at 7:57am 07.27.24 It seems to me the only difference between the OP's setup and the 98B system is a check valve in th
Is this a good price? Hello Below at 7:50am 07.27.24 I only checked against west marine which was of course more expensive but wanted to see if I went w
Gearbox dipstick dlochner at 7:49am 07.27.24 As noted by Sailcap340's photo the line is the upper/lower limit. So the line is the correct level
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. WayneH at 7:48am 07.27.24 The raw water in the bottom diagram drains into the muffler only and that is the siphon break. Once
shower drain sump pump question (1) JamesG161 at 7:21am 07.27.24 The pump is a centrifugal pump, any water left in the hose between the pump and the highest point o
Boat Mocs Hello Below at 7:19am 07.27.24
shower drain sump pump question JamesG161 at 7:11am 07.27.24
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. (1) Whitby-42 at 7:04am 07.27.24 This image pretty much explains everything I need to know except one thing I'm confused on is in the
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling (1) Tally Ho at 6:44am 07.27.24 Great idea Greg & a video to boot! Will investigate reflexite further. I guess it is called Refec

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