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A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 8:10pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 37/13030
Catalina 18 Trailer Launch Questions Ajay73 at 7:41pm 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 18/4406 The questions I have are for those that trailer launch their C18's. I have a 2003 C18 on a Trail Rit
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Johninerie at 5:39pm 04.25.19 S2 10/3722 I am looking at buying a 1983 S2 9.2A and I noticed the head door was sticking slightly in frame Is
170 Mast Head Sheave Replacement, easy Shorefun at 5:16pm 04.25.19 Day Sailers 0/527 I got the pieces from Dwyer yesterday. I was expecting a fight with stainless pins peened in place.
ENGINE PANEL QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 3:15pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 6/1457 On my engine panel I have two push buttons. One is the glow plug and the other is the start button.
TEMP GAUGE. twodzusfittings at 3:04pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 3/572 It's the last of the gauges for the motor that needs attention. Its not working. I'm connected throu
OK, SOMEONE KNOWS THE ANSWER twodzusfittings at 3:02pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 26/2433 I have to remove the two mid rails to clean, lay butyl tape to seal and replace the mid rails. Howev
Replacing exhaust hose on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 1:25pm 04.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/480 Hi, I need to replace the exhaust hose on Hunter 290 as it is cracked and leaking when the engine is
Beach Cleaning dlochner at 1:20pm 04.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1379 Saw this article today on a project to clean beaches of micro plastics. Cool idea, a beach vacuum. B
Psych!!! topcat0399 at 12:25pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 2/415 Email notice that my new Aysm order is SHIPPED!! Yeee HA! Watching the snail pace like movement fo
Bilge Pump Power Source Sailboat.Sequoyah at 12:23pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3277 I've searched for this question but haven't found it anywhere in specific (which may be due to the s
Electric Mast Stepping (1) Smiling Couple at 11:54am 04.25.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1341 I love the Catalina 18 but getting a little old to manually Step the Mast. The Norther Freight 2500
Windvane on 356 or 36 Court at 11:10am 04.25.19 Big Boats 2/703 I just purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. I have a Navik windvane from a previous boat, Yankee 30. While th
Solar Panel Breaker CYQK at 6:21am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1816 Designing my solar system and was wondering what you did for circuit protection Should there be a b
Racing Port Huron to Mackinac - MaidenDetroit at 6:12am 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/28 Hello Sailors! I'm wrapping up a film I've been working on about sailing and parenting (while racing
Asymmetric sheet size? caverun at 6:00am 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 14/2032 The asymmetric spinnaker that came with my H240 has 3/8" sheets- these have always seemed too heavy
US Inmarsat-C users: FCC will withdraw as account authority 22 APR 2020 Brian D at 8:12pm 04.24.19 SSB and Ham Operators 0/1511 This posted on the Cruisers Forums *************** US Inmarsat-C users: FCC will withdraw as accoun*
Need door for aft head (main cabin entry) for 2005 H41AC bobatkins at 7:47pm 04.24.19 Big Boats 5/747 One of my crew fell through the door to the aft head (from the main cabin) on my 2005 H41AC and turn
Per in my 07 Catalina 350 (1) Kingofcary at 3:29pm 04.24.19 Big Boats 6/1388 hi all .. I have a 350. See the attached pic of a piece of pex tubing for the galley sink. Note the
What is a faired keel worth? markwbird at 1:26pm 04.24.19 Racing 24/4714 I opted not to take the time to fair my iron keel this time around due to life and stuff. I am cons

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Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 08.17.24 I have an M20 on my 30 ft Oday. I too had an issue where I could not get my revolutions up over 2000
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel kappykaplan at 2:25pm 08.17.24 Does the 1900 instead of 2500 rpm indicate anything that would necessitate the glow plugs to restar
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel kappykaplan at 2:25pm 08.17.24 My question is why do I have to use the glow plugs to restart, and is this normal? Based on my 3-c
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? TonyDz at 2:19pm 08.17.24 Thanks for the additional info. The toilet and control came together as a single item purchased fro
H41 inner forestay? (1) Windpilot at 2:08pm 08.17.24 I had to go back and reread our conversation and realized that our conversations took place on my Ha
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Dalliance at 1:14pm 08.17.24 my pump will be replaced for similar issues; look like the tabs on the housing are loose. If I pu
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:58pm 08.17.24 The instructions for the Smart Flush panel were written for a different toilet--Raritan's Marine Ele
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair (4) Adam.Butler636 at 12:54pm 08.17.24 A few pictures pleas would help I introduced that boat years ago. When you post pictures, post
Preferred helm wheel cover? jssailem at 12:26pm 08.17.24 I've thought about a fancy wrap for the wheel. But then I always wear a sailing glove as managing th
6mm DIN 776 equivalent. (3) jssailem at 12:13pm 08.17.24 My experience is with the Lewmar V3. Looking at the Lewmar Catalog https://www.lewmar.com/windlass
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore dLj at 12:12pm 08.17.24 I spent two years where I kept my boat in the water instead of hauling it. Yes, it's less expensive.
Do I have a stringer problem? (1) jssailem at 11:39am 08.17.24 This image appears to show deterioration of the wood due to moisture. Suspect this has come from wat
Do I have a stringer problem? jviss at 11:37am 08.17.24 First of all, great pictures and explanation. Thank you! You know, these boats, and most contempor
6mm DIN 776 equivalent. Hello Below at 11:32am 08.17.24 I am shopping for a vertical windlass in the 500W range and many of them list the windlass as 6mm D
Install Air condition in hunter 38 ggrizzard at 11:14am 08.17.24 "I would caution that if you decide to have a contractor do the installation, be sure he does these
Install Air condition in hunter 38 BigEasy at 11:06am 08.17.24 Unfortunately in hunter 38 there is not installed air condition. Is it possible to install an A/C?
Looking for an Autohelm course computer Rick D at 10:59am 08.17.24 I purchased one on e-bay and kept my old one as a back-up. Search for Autohelm Course Computer repai
Install Air condition in hunter 38 ANGELS at 10:58am 08.17.24 Thanks for your answer
Do I have a stringer problem? (4) JohnnyP at 10:57am 08.17.24 I went down to the boat, cleaned up the bilge to take a better look, and took some more pictures. I
Looking for an Autohelm course computer jviss at 10:56am 08.17.24 Looking for an auto helm course computer, ST 6000, ST 7000, or 6000 or 7000 almost any older auto h

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