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Fresh water coolant loss when not running..? Chenega at 4:58pm 10.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 20/3772 westerbeke w58 After running and engine cools down, I loose about a pint of coolant in overflow t
Knysna Owners jewel at 4:53pm 10.09.18 Kittiewake 4/6644 Knysna Anyone own a Knysna? Just purchased a 2011 48 foot beautiful Knysna and would like to conve
Hurricane Michael Roland5048 at 12:32pm 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 106/7190 To all our friends on the Alabama/Florida gulf coast. Please be safe and get the heck out if you ne
Adhesive Decking(or give me an idea) jroon at 11:54am 10.09.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1739 Hello! I have just taken ownership of a 25 ft O'Day that has had a repair to the fiberglass surroun
Forestay questions (1) itchybro at 10:27am 10.09.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/609 Dear hive mind, I seek your counsel. I recently had a a forestay disaster. I need to replace the cr
Mast Pins for O'Day 19 GerryG at 8:40am 10.09.18 Parts Search 2/531 I purchased a 1982 O'Day 19 yesterday and one of the pins that hold the mast in place was replaced w
Hunter 216 rig tension and masthole update (2) Hunter216 at 4:12am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 4/1513 The following is a 2008 conversation about this topic and I thought I would provide an update due t
Catalina 18 vs Capri 18 Ajay73 at 2:48am 10.09.18 Smaller Boats 2/2408 I understand from what I read that Catalina changed the name of the Capri 18 to Catalina 18 in the y
Back filling toilet Gross!! Cruisin30MKIII at 8:05pm 10.08.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1518 Hi all. We have a Jabsco head in fwd stateroom. When flushing, it growls and bubbles then back fills
Aluminum Zincs? Ken Cross at 7:07pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1031 Last time I hauled my boat I talked myself into trying aluminum zincs. From what I read they should
O'Day 19 Drains and Windows GerryG at 7:05pm 10.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1435 I just purchased a 1982 O'Day 19. There was about a half gallon of water sloshing around the inside
P42 Passage - extra sleeping berth (3) Puesta del sol at 6:31pm 10.08.18 Big Boats 0/447 Tired of raising and lowering the table for a bed? Decided to make an easily storable and installabl
Catalina 25 hull cracks (3) Cruisin30MKIII at 6:11pm 10.08.18 Smaller Boats 1/928 Folks. Friend has an 81 catalina 25 swing keel. This season when he pulled the boat out of the lake,
Shift cable replacement (2) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 5:10pm 10.08.18 Catalina 310 10/913 Wondering if anyone has replaced their throttle and shift cables on their 310? My shift cable faile
Happy Thanksgiving Richard19068 at 4:31pm 10.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/440 To all our Canadian friends!
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Paul8 at 4:04pm 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 17/6550 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near t
170 Plastic Repairs (5) Shorefun at 3:51pm 10.08.18 Day Sailers 2/677 I went through three 50mL MA300 glue packages today. I bought a more expensive metal dispenser ($25)
Hot water pressure relief valve All U Get at 3:45pm 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1119 Hi y'all, Had a little water over the last two weeks in the aft bilge and been tracing the drips.
Florida boat owners. Any experience with Mack Sail? jssailem at 11:56am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1337 Visited with Colin of Mack Sail here at the Annapolis boat show. He talks a good talk. Anyone have
Shrink factor on Leather Chafe Sleeves? CloudDiver at 11:49am 10.08.18 Ask All Sailors 3/516 Hey everyone, sorry I've been a bit absent from the forum the last 6 months. New job, new small bus

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need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 4:09pm 08.14.23 Pretty sure this is sensor for a WEMA system with a 400 mm rod. Visually check out this site for w
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? JamesG161 at 4:07pm 08.14.23 SBO shops has yours. H420 Solar Jim...
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 4:06pm 08.14.23 Pretty sure this is sensor for a WEMA system with a 400 mm rod. Visually check out this site for wh
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 3:51pm 08.14.23 Gotta plug the traditionalists: the classic brightwork really shines over good preparation and a q
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 3:50pm 08.14.23 They're great visually but also a nice safety feature, and often a convenient place to tie things t
Check my wiring diagram? kappykaplan at 3:45pm 08.14.23 Thanks so much! All the input we received here was very helpful! We have a great group of sailors
Spreaders Eclectic at 3:43pm 08.14.23 Had a quick look at your model/year on Sailboatdata.com. The drawings listed include a spreader and
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 3:42pm 08.14.23 do they get in the way of the pop-top enclosure? Nope.
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 3:42pm 08.14.23 :plus: Thanks so much! All the input we received here was very helpful!
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 3:41pm 08.14.23 Conditions requiring lights can sneak up on you. In reduced visibility, e.g., fog, when motoring,
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 3:39pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler?
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 3:35pm 08.14.23 You should get a blanking plug for the speed wheel through hull and remove the speed wheel/insert bl
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? dlochner at 3:32pm 08.14.23 It may not be original -- I'm just going by what the PO told me. Though, as I've said I haven't se
Owners Manual search RBand at 2:58pm 08.14.23 Are you sure it is not the 15? I found this one https://sailseas.com/Bergen/docs/Coronado%2015%20
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? ShawnL at 2:50pm 08.14.23 It may not be original -- I'm just going by what the PO told me. Though, as I've said I haven't see
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 08.14.23 The sticker on the top of the sensor is labeled (WEME-SYSTEM) W2-400 Water sensor, 400mm, 1996-3
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 (2) rgranger at 1:50pm 08.14.23 Alas, it has been determined this information is on a "need to know ONLY" basis and hence the probl
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? dLj at 1:48pm 08.14.23 Ok, so first - I know nothing about your boat and what a 10 watt panel might be doing that would mak
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 08.14.23 Mine hasn't worked for 20+ years. So what? Maybe you could remove it and replace it with a piece o
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? dlochner at 1:45pm 08.14.23 10 watts of solar is pretty much worthless, it is only .8 amps. Over the coarse of a good day of sun

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