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Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/735 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/261
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/350 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/442 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/744 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/321 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/197 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/268 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/574 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1015 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1804 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/487 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/570 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1473 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/313 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/566 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap PEMS at 5:59pm 10.17.25 Catalina 310 5/432 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions MeandmyCal29 at 5:10pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/488 Hey, folks. I've finally let stupidity take over and broke my vow to never own a boat. I was given a
Bookmarks unclejack3 at 1:56pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/502 Hi. I can save a thread by saving a bookmark but where can I find them to retrieve it? Thx

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Cleaning a Diesel Tank jibes138 at 4:28am 11.30.25 Would Dawn soap work to remove the scum? Seems like a go to detergent for oil spill cleanups as well
Introduction - Ballenita kloudie1 at 3:58am 11.30.25 Congrats on the boat; she looks to have been well kept. Welcome to the forum!. Lots of great info t
Introduction - Ballenita kappykaplan at 3:12am 11.30.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer:
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Paceship.org at 9:20pm 11.29.25 This is creating a good list of boats to consider. So far the Seawards are looking promising, even
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (3) max_sailing at 6:40pm 11.29.25 27) Using feeler gauges, we made minor adjustments to the engine port-aft position until the gap on
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (4) max_sailing at 6:21pm 11.29.25 16) Installed the new RD-22-A-4 damper, using new screws from Westerbeke part # 200443. I couldn't
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (9) max_sailing at 5:59pm 11.29.25 Installation Process:235655 235656 8) Removed the 6 bolts that hold the transmission mounting plat
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 4:20pm 11.29.25 Saw this and said WOW.. Teach your children to sail... That way, they will never have any money for
The cheap batteries Davidasailor26 at 3:25pm 11.29.25 Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, isn't it ill advised to charge batteries below freezing as it
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 1:45pm 11.29.25 Not unheard of. The working are unguarded and the switch can stick on. The switch can be poorly pos
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 11.29.25 Thanks for the link @Captain Larry-DH . Before reading this article, I had never considered how haz
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident thinwater at 12:11pm 11.29.25 I wrote an article on electric winch safety once. There is no or very little guidance from the manuf
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:52am 11.29.25 It looks to me like the previous owner needed to replace the batteries and since he was selling the
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? PaulK at 11:47am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboa
The cheap batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 11.29.25 If your batteries are disconnected and in your basement you probably won't even need to charge them
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 11:18am 11.29.25 You might want to check out these boats, and compare yours to theirs A "transatlantic mini sailboat
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident capta at 11:09am 11.29.25 My condolences to his family. At first glance, it appears that the placement of the winches has not
Top Down furling for solo sailing ricksoth at 10:42am 11.29.25 Joe - this is exactly where I'm heading now I think. The 72mm unit from Selden is around $900 and f
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Will Gilmore at 10:31am 11.29.25 Check out the Hake Seaward line of trailerable sailboats. My Mariner 19 CB was MORC rated. Keep in
Top Down furling for solo sailing Joe at 9:44am 11.29.25 If you're going this direction, with the continuous line furler-torsion line luff arrangement, I wou

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