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H34 sea hood Jim szczublewski at 2:51pm 08.25.19 Big Boats 3/696 Hi Attempting to remove the seahood from my H34 and wondering if anyone knows if there are screws h
Hey all.. Newbie here (1) ChrisB691 at 12:57pm 08.25.19 S2 5/1575 hey all...just got a 1979 9.2a uncle gave it to me.. it was my cousins.. he passed away..uncle took
Head Question Kevy at 12:48pm 08.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 9/1492 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone with a 320 has replaced the head with a Jabsco household size? Ou
Replacement fuel filters for universal m320 peterbud at 12:43pm 08.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/748 I know some time ago there was some discussion on replament fuel filters. If someone has that inform
When to Cast Off Tyemac at 9:50am 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1656
New Outboard Motor Advice Needed kclancy at 7:10am 08.25.19 Catalina 22 18/2824 Hey Gang, It time for me to buy a new motor for my C22. I currently have a Honda 5 hp, but it is l
Water heater element replacement Tucker67 at 6:16am 08.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/703 Good morning, my issue is that I have an strong smell coming from my hot water heater. The water h
Using drift sock to raise sails LordNelson at 5:26am 08.25.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1774 Has anyone used a drift sock or sea anchor when solo to keep boat into the wind to raise sails? When
Specific Question - Standard Horizon Chartplotter/VHF Kevy at 9:16pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 4/829 Hi all, I have a SH CP300i chart plotter and a SH GX2100 VHF on our Hunter 320. They work well eno
12v EMP nfg2u at 8:45pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 24/3796 Has anyone ever installed a 12v EMP to protect from lightning strikes? I have seen these on the mark
Low Lead Genoa Cars and Genoa Foot Blocks Ward H at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Catalina 30 15/3334 Good Evening, I want to replace the non BB OEM low lead genoa cars with Garhauer BB cars. The OEM ca
Catalina Capri 16.5 Trailer mwoodmansee at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/641 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 9/1720 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 11/3177 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 90/8842 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 29/3611 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 52/4629 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 5/2043 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 25/3611 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 107/11243 Keeping in mind the 5-7 rule..... what do you normally go with in a well sheltered cove, little to n

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Overturned Mac???? walt at 3:40pm 11.06.24 Supposedly you can open the ballast tank valve and use the boat speed with the large outboard to dra
Overturned Mac???? Hayden Watson at 3:40pm 11.06.24 The boat has water ballast so once it flips and is flooded, it has no righting moment so the weight
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Rich 35.5 at 3:38pm 11.06.24 once done using, drain standing water from it, and leave the ends open to air out. Closing the sys
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Apex at 3:13pm 11.06.24 once done using, drain standing water from it, and leave the ends open to air out. Closing the syst
Winterising Project_Mayhem at 2:13pm 11.06.24 You would make a great Procurement Officer. :beer: That's one fancy name for a buyer. I'm VERY goo
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 1:04pm 11.06.24 I'm wondering if that would be a better option for my display or TV screen instead of the microfibe
Steering cable dlochner at 12:53pm 11.06.24 If you have an Edson steering system, the first stop is the Edson website and their support section.
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Justin_NSA at 12:45pm 11.06.24 So it sounds like I needn't do anything with the hose other than stow it. It stays in my dockbox. BT
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 12:24pm 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after us
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 11:39am 11.06.24 I've used resume free tape you can get from Mcmaster. I've actually looked at the surfaces after usi
Overturned Mac???? Richard19068 at 10:22am 11.06.24 ... Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and then was towed to
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 10:07am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rathe
drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 10:03am 11.06.24 I'm half way in to @Don S/V ILLusion's camp. I do use an RV filter, which is mostly carbon at the ou
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Hello Below at 8:54am 11.06.24 If this is on your mind, you should act upon this concern. Only then can you again find ZEN. A per
Varnishing difficulties. LloydB at 8:51am 11.06.24 Use the tack cloth like a feather duster over the surface to attract the dust off the surface rather
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 8:42am 11.06.24 Definitely get the plastic strainer out of the engine compartment. Here is my set up. A bronze Gro
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:31am 11.06.24 I have a Camco TastePURE Water Hose (Contains No Lead, No BPA & No Phthalate) I bought several year
drinking H2O hose maintenance? jssailem at 7:49am 11.06.24 I'm wondering now if I should be treating the hose If this is on your mind, you should act upon th
Steering cable Joe at 7:29am 11.06.24 What kind of system is it? Figure that out, then you can do a more knowledgeable search on You Tu
Steering cable jssailem at 7:06am 11.06.24 Welcome to the forum @Newport28 Unless you just want to spend money on your boat, follow the advice

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