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Holding Tank Vent Charcoal Filter jviss at 6:47am 10.10.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/7695 I came across this in a recent thread here, and had never heard of it, or considered it before. We
Removing lead slug from centerboard Pearson21 at 6:47am 10.10.18 Day Sailers 5/852 My 1960/61 Pearson Electra (#19 hull) has a rigid centerboard/keel containing about a ton of lead. T
Anode Universal M25XP pullark at 7:56pm 10.09.18 Catalina 30 5/1715 Hi All. Just wondering if the water-cooled exhaust manifold on this engine has an anode somewhere? I
1988 26D through hulls leaking (1) Ms Hope at 5:13pm 10.09.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1436 I have an 88 26D and she has two through hull penetrations below the water line. They both leak jus
Fresh water coolant loss when not running..? Chenega at 4:58pm 10.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4423 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 4/6994 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 106/8080 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 18/2046 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 5/659 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 2/668 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 4/1818 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 2/2713 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 9/1878 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 19/1097 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 7/1632 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 0/477 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 1/991 Folks. Friend has an 81 catalina 25 swing keel. This season when he pulled the boat out of the lake,
Shift cable replacement (2) Deleted member 117556 at 5:10pm 10.08.18 Catalina 310 10/1142 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 5/515 To all our Canadian friends!
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Paul8 at 4:04pm 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 22/8446 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near t

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Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? (4) ArnoldAlden642 at 3:01am 04.04.24 These are the best I have at the moment.
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 2:54am 04.04.24
Solar / lithium question mermike at 2:35am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of batt
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:57am 04.04.24 One thing I thought of doing is install the resistor with a jumper wire around it with a switch in
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:51am 04.04.24 Was there just last week Intriguing summer cabin marcham, yours? :)
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:47am 04.04.24 On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cove @ Wallace Island. Very simil
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 9:30pm 04.03.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the lifel
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 9:14pm 04.03.24 By the way ,the 5411 is a very easy engine to rebuild and would be a lot cheaper than what you are p
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler rob452 at 9:10pm 04.03.24 Yeah, that is my plan C - hoping someone saves me from getting there..
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 9:00pm 04.03.24 I was wondering if anyone has ever used a wireless Bluetooth grill thermometer to measure temperatu
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 8:44pm 04.03.24 After using a good gear puller and a lot of heat I finally decided I needed a new shaft and resorted
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05pm 04.03.24 You need all new tires. I would recommend new stems as well. I would suggest looking at tractor s
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 7:54pm 04.03.24 At least you did not pull out. On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cov
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48pm 04.03.24 The quick connect is new and was pre wired by Catalina Direct I only had to attach the female end a
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 04.03.24 The drop is at my volt meter which is on the switch panel wired to the Guest switch. I only get the
Stuffing box question. Blitz at 7:12pm 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Solar / lithium question Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.03.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then A
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:10pm 04.03.24
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:09pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:08pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d

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