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Transmission Neutral Detent sjsflyer at 7:42am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 24/3137 The neutral detent seems harder to find than it should. Sometimes resulting in starting in gear or
Surely a hole in the hull wont sink a boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3534 I have an old SR Mariner water speed sensor installed. As far as I know it doesnt work. I also notic
Do you have your veterans ID card? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:38am 06.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/2039 Have you taken advantage of military discounts that civilian businesses today are offering? There wa
Holding Tank Troubleshooting sjsflyer at 7:33am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 12/1942 The holding tank seemed to empty ok using pump-out station. Using macerator pump offshore we couldn
Hunter Passage42 Main Saloon Berth Scallywagger at 7:20am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2279 Hello. Since buying Casper my Hunter Passage42, I have had great difficulty in making the bed up wit
Humble pie & damaged gear for Race 2! Scott T-Bird at 6:48am 06.24.19 Racing 18/1778 We had a great day on Saturday for sailboat racing! Stu @lehighsail and @Ward H joined me for the 2
Pearson 36-2 rudder stuffing Joe Perez at 8:09pm 06.23.19 Pearson 5/1872 Does anyone know how you access the rudder stuffing box on a Pearson 36-2? I see a housing under the
Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 Windlass Cat36Amoore at 7:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1234 I have a Lewmar Pro-fish 1000 on my Catalina 28 MKII. Came with the boat. I believe it is 8 year o
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 4:58pm 06.23.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/938 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Manual pump mavourneen at 4:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1019
Location of fuel gauge Rxsail at 4:16pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/606 1992 Hunter 30t I believe that it once had a fuel gauge. There is wiring in the starboard lazerett
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 3:43pm 06.23.19 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2171 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Opinions on hand held vhf radios pumpkinpie at 2:14pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/4217 I'm in the process of purchasing safety equipment and looking into the hand held vhf radios. Any op
Main sheet purchase ratio for a Hunter 28.5 Red_Dog at 1:07pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1552 Got home from the boat this morning after two wonderful days of sailing. My main sheet though is dri
unidentified stainless cable (1) John G. Davis at 12:20pm 06.23.19 Day Sailers 4/1120 I found this in the bow of my new to me daysailer 3. It is about 2 feet long with a ball on one end
J/22 North Americans - looking at a start (3) Jackdaw at 11:31am 06.23.19 Racing 7/1524 WYC hosted the J/22 North Americans this last weekend, with 39 boats attending. As you would expect,
M 25xp b starter relay njlarry at 11:17am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1329 Anyone know either the Kabota or Universal part number for the M 25xpb starter relay? Many thanks in
Replacing Hunter 23.5 Windshield Chris Flanagan at 11:13am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 10/1617 Over the winter I purchased a replacement forward windshield through the Hunter website anticipating
What to do with old pre-mix (fuel)? Tedd at 11:10am 06.23.19 Trailer Sailors 37/4779 We bought a Mac 26C two years ago. I was way pessimistic about fuel consumption and way optimistic a
Out with the old instruments, and in with the "new", for $200 (3) Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.23.19 Catalina 22 13/2725 Our 87 Catalina 22 came with non-functional Signet Depth, Speed, and Wind Direction units. The cost

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Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring (1) Will Gilmore at 4:34am 08.29.24 There is always the bow thruster. There's a product called a jet thruster that is basically two thr
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring sailme88 at 3:46am 08.29.24 This is SBO, a broad clearinghouse for sharing on a wide spectrum boats. It seems that many differen
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation GIUSEPPE at 1:43am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 12:39am 08.29.24 I will say that she does a really nice standing turn. Since the cutaway moves the CLR aft, it means
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 08.28.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 08.28.24 the high-side pressure is 160psi. Normally my propane pressure has always been about 90-100psi. T
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring capta at 8:54pm 08.28.24 I've owned and operated some vessels that didn't obey my commands when I ordered them to go astern.
An A-Frame Question JoeWhite at 8:37pm 08.28.24 It is not an exact science. The lines on the left and right hand side are to prevent the mast from s
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring higgs at 7:53pm 08.28.24 I had a full keeler for almost 20 years and once I learned her idiosyncrasies I could put her into a
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) JoeWhite at 7:18pm 08.28.24 This is the best photo from the album with mfg name on it. It appears to be TPA model 300. Zoom in t
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 7:04pm 08.28.24 Oops, I goofed. Unfortunately I have discarded it. It was on 1999 catalina 36 mkii. I wonder if they
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:43pm 08.28.24 Rich, I have listed the mfg in the text Here is a copy of that text. The regulator is Dickinson, L
Seaward 25 rudder sesmith at 6:35pm 08.28.24 You might try the Seaward Facebook group. Maybe someone there could take some pics and get you some
What kind of propane regulator to use? shemandr at 6:26pm 08.28.24 When my regulator on my H356 failed I went to considerable trouble to get the drop in replacement, i
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West (1) sesmith at 6:17pm 08.28.24 I'm a little late to the party. Not sure if you've already made your crossing. When we were up the
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 6:14pm 08.28.24 Rich, I have listed the mfg in the text Here is a copy of that text. The regulator is Dickinson, Lo
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 5:55pm 08.28.24 @JoeWhite - It looks like you installed a single stage regulator like the original. The original re
What kind of propane regulator to use? JoeWhite at 4:46pm 08.28.24 Here is what I did. https://mei1970.org/saillavie/LPG_gas_regulator_installation Be sure to visit t
Wheel to tiller kappykaplan at 4:00pm 08.28.24 Can I just use the emergency tiller connection with a longer tiller? Maybe. I'd be concerned abou

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