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Forum update coming VERY soon Phil Herring at 6:34pm 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1888 Thanks to invaluable help from @Davidasailor26, @jssailem, @Meriachee, @Justin_NSA, and @Brian D, we
Glow Plugs Jac123 at 5:57pm 08.03.19 Catalina 30 4/1629 My new to me 89 Catalina 30 with m25xp has been starting with no problem. I engage the glow plugs fo
New Cushions for the Cabin 2011 B40 Beneteau40sailor at 5:42pm 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1230 Need to recover the cushions. What is the best material to cover them? Chris
Questions regarding V24 vs. V224 BravoGolf at 5:35pm 08.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/654 I have a 1972 Venture 224. The mast appears to be bent more than it should and the keel appears to
49 port setter arm removal mdaitz at 4:14pm 08.03.19 Big Boats 0/338 newbie question. I am having salon cushions redone and need to remove the arm rests on part seteee t
Yamaha 6hp shift issues Full Circle 473 at 4:04pm 08.03.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/626 I have a 2010 Yamaha 6 hp F6LMHA. Motor runs great but is difficult to shift. Both forward and reve
Vent line maintenance RNC725 at 12:40pm 08.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/540 How often does everyone check their vent lines and /or make sure they're not clogged? I'm talking ho
Please help ID this freshwater tubing (2) Ilanortho at 11:36am 08.03.19 Big Boats 15/2177 Trying to install an under-sink Pentek slimline filter canister to the cold water tubing that exists
Hunter 18.5 side stays getting shoddy Revv up at 11:23am 08.03.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1268
type 5 pfd maintenance? (1) RussC at 9:52am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1272 I've had my type 5 pfds for a couple years now. having never "deployed" it, I decided to test it out
Hunter 146 Mystery Line (1) Hunter146Owner at 9:19am 08.03.19 Day Sailers 4/1401 I have an "extra" halyard that I am not sure what it is for: " or so below the top of the mast. My b
B361 cabin floor replacement John Dibb at 8:49am 08.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/781 I have a 2002 B361 which had some water in the cabin sometime before I bought it. There is some colo
Nigel Calder: Replace Your Generator by using your main engine Genesis V at 7:50am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/6788 Recently I attended a information session with Nigel Calder detailing replacing your generators with
Strange Head Issue (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:23am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 Good morning all, We started having a strange Head issue about two days ago and I'm a little baffle
Propane system re-design CYQK at 5:22am 08.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1524 Replacing the propane system Would you use copper tube or rubber?
Fog your motors for storage! Skipper at 10:51pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2535 Local broker's story: All powerboats, but applies to us. A little Regal 24, Volvo inboard V8. Boat s
Lehr outboard propane bottle, how hot? SoSound at 9:57pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 14/877 I just tried out my new Lehr propane outboard for the first time. Overall, a great experience (minu
1983 Hunter 34 companion way instrument pod mrhappy at 4:49pm 08.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/600 All The above the companion way instrument pod has seen its better days. Would anyone have a source
H 23.5 Anchor Locker Drain Thru-hull Repair and Replace (2) CrispyCringle at 3:11pm 08.02.19 Smaller Boats 3/1404 This is just a little piece of info for the next guy doing a anchor locker thru-hull repair on a H 2
Stay/shroud tension sbcwolff at 1:22pm 08.02.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1538 How much slack is too much on shrouds? We have upper and lower shrouds and a single spreader point

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Catalina 385 weight? KCofKC at 12:20pm 10.24.24 Steven, yes, the first C-30 I loaded was 14.5K, not what I was expecting for sure.
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 12:13pm 10.24.24 Thanks much, Skipper for the reply.????
Hood Swivel BrianQ at 11:58am 10.24.24 I have a hood swivel from an 810 LD or 800 SL furler but the dimensions would be greater than what y
30 amp Circuit breaker Johnb at 11:36am 10.24.24 Useful to know - that is a very good price.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission DArcy at 11:35am 10.24.24 That is great marketing. Throw out a few catch phrases that can be searched on the internet but lead
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 10.24.24 Enclosed is a picture of a identical boat that does not have the issue The identical boat doesn't
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 10.24.24 1) Try adding a temporary piece of clear tubing to the fuel system as close to high pressure pump a
Catalina 385 weight? stevenhagberg at 10:31am 10.24.24 I have a Catalina 30. I have had two of them actually, a 1977 and a 2001. The design weight is 10,2
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 kloudie1 at 9:35am 10.24.24 Should be able to re-secure the vertical part in the mounting bracket.. Prop Strut for C-42 with Cut
Centerboard pin cover plug? jssailem at 9:32am 10.24.24 then hot glue it in so it could be removed with a heat gun. Is this below the water line? I suspec
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:32am 10.24.24 Disconnect the intake line from the thru-hull (close the seacock first!) or just cut it and re-rou
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 dmax at 9:15am 10.24.24 There may be access from inside the hull though it is often buried in glass, but worth checking.
What is this stuff on my hull? Will Gilmore at 9:10am 10.24.24 Looks like black coral ? Which opens the question, where has the boat been kept? Black coral is n
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 jssailem at 9:01am 10.24.24 I'm going to check with the Mfg to see if they have a record of what was installed. Good luck.. 1
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Don S/V ILLusion at 8:53am 10.24.24
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 KGarvey at 8:27am 10.24.24 Great information, it slides up and down so smoothly that it must be the 2- piece strut. I'm going
Sail boat blocks and load factors jssailem at 8:22am 10.24.24 Ok I said you have to figure out the force on your running rigging. Wind Pressure per Square Foot =
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 7:53am 10.24.24 V&J sounds like your attacking the issue logically. e engine temp. Your description suggests the eng
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (2) dmax at 7:45am 10.24.24 Most struts are one piece with a T at the top to secure them to the hull - hard to imagine one like
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 7:45am 10.24.24 Do you know what the model number of the furler is? I have no idea, this thing ,I am told, was a v

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