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Repowered with a "V" drive Mike H. at 10:31am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 4/509 I'm going to look at an 86 Catalina 36 for sale that was repowered with a Yanmar 3jh with a "V" driv
Yanmar 4jh3e impeller removal leemarkadams at 10:10am 04.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1375 Hello all and what is the best and easiest way to remove the impeller from my yanmar 4jh3e engine as
C&C 24 Manual mhinnc at 9:33am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 3/2509 Hi all. I recently bought a 1980 C'C 24. I'm looking for a manual and info about certain aspects o
Masthead light repair Irishmike at 8:57am 04.07.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1198 my masthead light and steaming light are not lighting. Besides replacing the bulbs is there a way to
Draining H260 Water Tank Chuck C. at 8:50am 04.07.19 Smaller Boats 18/2306 Does anyone have a good system to drain/flushout the water tank? I'm pumping (and pumping) all the
Changing antifreeze marchem at 8:13am 04.07.19 Catalina 310 22/3765
Adding a second reef to H260 Chuck C. at 7:21am 04.07.19 Smaller Boats 28/3879 As anybody added a second reef point to their mainsail? Just wondering if its worth the effort and
110 power situation. NYSail at 3:50am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 15/886 so last weekend I was changing an outlet. When I put the power back on to test I inadvertently hit t
Gravity discharge holding tank (2) NYSail at 3:31am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4056 Hello all, So completed holding tank co version. Beneteau has such a tight under the sink area plus
First 235 Drinky Crow at 2:45pm 04.06.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1272 I see poking around web there was one boat w/a deeper lead keel designed by Lief Bailey. Mars was to
Anybody have a winch to sell (3) Jacomo Sailor at 12:42pm 04.06.19 Catalina 22 10/2286 I'm looking for a winch to match this one. It was installed on the port side of the mast on my 84 C2
Dinghy Electric Outboard sail sfbay at 11:04am 04.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/621 I have a Achilles Inflatable LEX96 (9'6") 74 lb dinghy and considering replacing my 3.5 hp Tohatsu
Catalina 310 owners on Lake Michigan Paul Ducham at 8:07am 04.06.19 Catalina 310 8/1563 The 310 is on my next boat short-list. I'd value opinions about the boat's motion comfort from any o
The Canvas Store GoingTwice at 6:45pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3127 Anyone ever used The Canvas Store in NY area for re-skining Bimini and dodger? Price is right, but
Backing plate for outboard - no room to install ZackB at 6:28pm 04.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/433 Irwin 28.5". No room to work to install backing plate in transom. Was thinking of putting backing pl
Volve D2-55 wont circulate raw water Pacata at 4:58pm 04.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2398 I started the boat and noticed the exhaust was not discharging water as it should, eventually it sto
Getting close to launch (1) cb32863 at 3:46pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/479 Well, for most of us up here but, the U of MN sailing team is out practicing. They sail out of the s
Failed Paint Job Survey (1) Plymouth Sailor at 1:59pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1077 Taking a survey of those who may have had the same issue as I. Painted with oil based enamel, rolle
Catalina 310 Mattress Replacement Jacksail at 1:53pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 12/3727 Has anyone replaced the original forward berth mattress on a 310? If you didn't buy the same kind, w
Yanmar YSM8 Transmission FlimFlamII at 1:33pm 04.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1590 The last few times out I've had difficulty shifting into reverse. It will go in but I have to use a

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CNG Stove nwsearle at 12:23pm 11.07.24 My previous boat had a CNG stove/oven and at one point I considered getting one of those adapters.
CNG Stove nwsearle at 12:22pm 11.07.24
drinking H2O hose maintenance? kappykaplan at 12:20pm 11.07.24 We ate dirt, too!
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 12:18pm 11.07.24 Sounds like you had an awesome fall vacation! :beer:
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 11:21am 11.07.24 I've been doing the late leaver out of Burnham for the past few years. We've had some great sailing
P42 radar mount Dan Kelly at 11:11am 11.07.24 Interested Just purchased a B&G Halo 20. Seems too big for the mast. Any opinions?
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (10) jssailem at 10:42am 11.07.24 Wrapping this up. We are again home in Oregon. We arrived to brilliant colors in our own back yard.
Macgregor 1995 26C keel stuck up stickinthemud57 at 10:39am 11.07.24 You are very welcome! I'm glad to here you have resolved the issue. There's no such thing as overki
Overturned Mac???? stickinthemud57 at 10:34am 11.07.24 Supposedly you can open the ballast tank valve and use the boat speed with the large outboard to dr
drinking H2O hose maintenance? jssailem at 10:00am 11.07.24 Were we that much tougher with superior immune systems Yes. We played away from parental supervisi
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 11.07.24
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Jnovva at 9:40am 11.07.24 Glad to help, I've also received a lot of good advice on this forum.
Plumbing kloudie1 at 9:21am 11.07.24 Qest Compression Fittings
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:51am 11.07.24 I greatly appreciate the photos and the effort you put into this. You did a great job with this. Tak
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 7:32am 11.07.24 The only problem is that we're forced to take our boats out of the water. There's still plenty of g
New Windows for Oday 272 (4) Iriegal at 7:24am 11.07.24 I attached my photos below. It was not really as difficult a process as I had feared. With some em
How to rig a dinghy for a Catalina 28 LloydB at 7:19am 11.07.24 If the dingy is hanging on the stern as the pictures show how would you get back on the boat when yo
A little dingy dmax at 7:14am 11.07.24 "I paint aircraft as my vocation" - if you're familiar with Imron, Awlgrip makes a similar paint tha
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak john2 at 7:09am 11.07.24 our mast was without weep hole. Over time the mast sealed with dirt and started leaking in the bilg
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (6) Jnovva at 7:08am 11.07.24 228309 228310 228311 228312 228313 Height from top of bunk, that may vary depending on your tr

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