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Catalina Capri 16.5 Trailer mwoodmansee at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/612 I have inherited a Catalina Capri 16.5 sailboat that is currently on blocks for storage. I want to
Bedding With Screws catalanc at 7:06pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1591 Appears to be strong consensus for using butyl tape to rebed stuff with bolts. What about screws?
Saltwater in Holding Tank bulabro1 at 1:18pm 08.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3044 I have a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The aft head has a valve to dump overboard or into the holding tank. Th
Hurricane Dorian <-- TS<--TD 5 <-- Invest 99L JamesG161 at 12:25pm 08.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 90/8378 This was done by NOAA as a Red Alert or Future Hurricane by Wednesday Morning. The tracking models
Engine Hours and Maintenance Done to date JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:56am 08.24.19 Catalina 310 29/3350 So I got a little curious about how others engines are holding up. We now have 2,165 hours on our en
Looking to Start Sailing LakeMan at 8:08am 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 52/4390 Hi there, I joined this forum to get some help from experienced sailors. My wife and I have been rea
Vacuum Gauge for Fuel Filter jviss at 6:54am 08.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1990 I have a Racor R230 fuel filter. I'd like to fit a vacuum gauge to my system to monitor the filter.
New to me 1986 Catalina 22 (1) Lazy1 at 5:54am 08.24.19 Catalina 22 25/3552 Hello and thanks for all the info I have already found here. I found this thread very helpful Attach
Rode Courtesy (1) MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 08.23.19 Ask All Sailors 107/10597 Keeping in mind the 5-7 rule..... what do you normally go with in a well sheltered cove, little to n
Reefing set up with US Spar boom z360 (6) AlliGrace at 5:57pm 08.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1285 Hi all, Just wondering how other owners with the same boom type as mine rig their reefing system .
B20 manuals KeepDreaming at 4:31pm 08.23.19 Balboa 1/1573 Hello, I am looking for links for a Balboa B20 manual. Looking at a purchase for a restoration proje
Wall Fabric Alternatives? (1) SteveB at 1:44pm 08.23.19 Big Boats 3/898 Time to replace the fixed windows. Sneaky leak rotted out bottom of portside cabinets (see pic). Wi
Base of Compression Post 1984 H31 (6) MY first one at 12:35pm 08.23.19 Big Boats 5/1341 I have found all these posts very informative and it has helped me begin the repairs on my compressi
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 11:48am 08.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 4/955 This disturbance is being tracked, but several models and sources we watch are not in harmony. But.
H240 headsail blocks (1) Offpiste at 10:22am 08.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1083 Hello fellow H240 owners I recently purchased a lightly used 2003 H240. Everything in excellent con
Fore and Aft Anchors Brian D at 8:25am 08.23.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5044 I know that when setting an anchor one should use a scope of 7:1 ~ 10:1 based on conditions of the s
Hidden Nooks Off of the Atlantic Tradewinds at 12:55am 08.23.19 Destinations 4/1008 Looking for some nice waterways off of the Atlantic that lead to small fishing/boating village(s) o
Tropical Depression 6 <-- Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:08pm 08.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/996 A disturbance near South Florida and the Bahamas has kicked in tracking models. The windy part is o
Three boats at leeward mark - What to do? (2) Davidasailor26 at 8:12pm 08.22.19 Racing 16/2121 Coming into a leeward mark this evening I think I unnecessarily gave up a big chunk of time. Lookin
New trends for interior cushions Valerio at 4:47pm 08.22.19 Big Boats 7/889 Hi to all, i have not been lately to a boat show. What the new boat are using for interior cushions

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Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:44pm 09.12.24 And I am so glad that the Maryland solution uses fix stations and not a cart I have to lug around. T
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:40pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of year
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:39pm 09.12.24 1. Answer.... Yes, I use an oil extractor to draw the oil from my Perkins 50HP diesel engine. It doe
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:37pm 09.12.24 I assume that you would use the internal threads that are provided to fit the cap ... no? Yes.
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? kloudie1 at 1:35pm 09.12.24 As an Injun-ear, there are prs and cons. Both work well when properly executed.The primary load is d
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:34pm 09.12.24 This whole thread is only one of many reasons I got rid of my traditional marine heads and went to
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E (1) sailcapt340 at 1:32pm 09.12.24 I use this style for my Yanmar 3GM30F on my 340. still going strong. Plenty of suction and the tu
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 1:22pm 09.12.24 Where is that gauge installed? It does not appear to be located on the standard instrument panel sh
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 1:16pm 09.12.24 I guess the point of the thread was a complaint specifically about pump out carts. I've never used
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (1) sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 09.12.24
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) jssailem at 1:12pm 09.12.24 Raising the bar on PPE to handle the dreaded :poop: pump-out.
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass c1Josh at 1:10pm 09.12.24 Odaydokay, I rebuilt mine last winter. It needed a new lens, main diaphragm and a refill with oil. I
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 1:02pm 09.12.24 Good to hear from you. :clap::beer: How close were you to the storm? Any stories to tell?
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? jssailem at 1:01pm 09.12.24 Not true. Keel-stepped masts are easier to design (in my opinion). The deck structure can be a lot
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 12:59pm 09.12.24 All good here!
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 12:53pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of years
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (3) jssailem at 12:52pm 09.12.24 Ok... I am going to venture outside of the box. The hose you're looking for as a replacement could
Prefer to trailer john6206 at 12:47pm 09.12.24 THIS has been on my mind a lot lately. Small Craft Advisor has a axiom that says that right about 1
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Scott T-Bird at 12:24pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don't
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (3) smokey73 at 10:44am 09.12.24 Here are the pictures I promised. As @Ralph Johnstone noted, you need to find out all the things th

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