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What is this through hull in '83 Catalina 25 originally used for? (1) JetLaggedChef at 9:04am 11.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2943 There's a through hull (pic attached) on the port side of my transom above the water line that has a
REPLACING TOPPING LIFT ON HUNTER 26.5 SAILINGSMALL at 8:13am 11.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/518 I recently purchased a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and all of the lines were old and dirt caked. I restrung the
Rudder post repair swank at 8:13am 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 1/375 I have a 1980 Catalina 30. The rudder shaft is worn and there's excessive play in rudder. I have bee
CNG Refill All U Get at 7:28am 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 0/649 Hi all, Just a service update for those near or traveling through Norfolk, Va., we got a refill fro
DC Wiring - Neutral Wire (1) JetLaggedChef at 6:40am 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 32/8777 I've just purchased a 1983 Catalina 25 with only basic electric systems (only cabin lights and navig
Compressor Replacement planoron at 6:17am 11.08.18 Ask All Sailors 4/772 Well I think the old Alden Barbour freezer unit on my Hunter 380 has locked up. My question is: Ha
Fixed Port Lights Replacement cookcwayne at 6:00am 11.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/907 Trying to locate replacement port lights, framed, for a 1974 Catalina 27. Does anyone have any idea
Tiny leak (2) HMT2 at 8:27pm 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 3/491
Drilling rudder to drain water before freeze up RBilly at 7:47pm 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 11/3586 I have an '83 O' Day 28 on Georgian Bay , Ontario, Canada. Just had a survey done and showed higher
Ericson 35 Cooking stove 1973 Douglas pm at 7:20pm 11.07.18 Ericson 0/1500 Can anyone share the OEM Propane Cooking stove model that Ericson used ? Hull #305. I am trying to p
Russian Sailboat (1) lehighsail at 6:26pm 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 46/6777 158243 Saw this sailboat last week. Don't know if I would want something like this. Doesn't really
Electric engine kill on M-18? Jimski at 2:04pm 11.07.18 Catalina 30 12/1299 I just replaced my engine kill cable in August. The cable broke last week under not-so-significant l
Davis Mk25 Sextant Red_Dog at 11:26am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 10/2024 I'm looking to purchase a sextant before next season. My knowledge of the sextant is of limited theo
Hunter 280 Batten ends Miken at 9:17am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/472 I am looking for the triangular batten ends that go on my mainsail. I keep loosing these when I take
Wind time pics. (3) Lemon Drop at 8:23am 11.07.18 Catalina 22 3/605 Hello to all, I just wanted to share some fun wind time pics., I finally sailed with someone able t
Lewmar Hatch, Replacement Handle (2) Jeff Jellick at 7:58am 11.07.18 Big Boats 2/1557 On our 2005 Hunter 45 CC both of the handles on one of the Lewmar Hatches in the Main Salon broke of
Rare Find hawkcole@gma at 6:53am 11.07.18 Racing 3/644 Back in June I rented a chicken house / need to get many thing out of elements ! While getting to kn
Winch removal and lube Macgregor 26X. Capt Fred at 6:38am 11.07.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2073 Trying to remove winches. Anyone have a good technique for doing this? Have already lost a wrench
What is the fate of the Dollar sailboats? (5) TomY at 4:23am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1024 Is this what's for dinner? oard on my sons $1 sailboat. We just hauled it for the season. I 'winteri
Sail Coatings Sailboat.Sequoyah at 4:04am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2944 Morning, hearties. Sequoyah's foresail was removed for Hurricane Florence. I have it at my house. Wh

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Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 5:17am 05.31.24 I was worried I might be over propped. I have no idea what prop that is except that it is a 2 blade.
Love Hate relationship (1) Gene Neill at 5:11am 05.31.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under i
Bilge water question Ward H at 5:01am 05.31.24 I have a MKII, aa 93. I agree with the others, the corrugated hose coming in from the left in the pi
Are your PFD's ready? sailme88 at 4:49am 05.31.24 I keep the PFDs in a clear walled storage bin ( several actually). They stay dry and out of the mild
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 4:25am 05.31.24 The flag bracket itself is cut in a half moon shape ( a tad too deep) to fit over the stainless pipe
Chain plates Hunter 49 isaksp00 at 4:19am 05.31.24 Would it be feasible to cut the old chainplate just below the rub rail, then slide the top half up a
Engine fire dlochner at 4:10am 05.31.24 . I then have another 200A MRBF fuse where the alternator wire connects to the positive charge buss
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 4:05am 05.31.24 In neutral, I am able to rev the engine from idle to high RPM with no hesitation or issue. When I s
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 4:04am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 4:00am 05.31.24 It shouldn't be running that cold. Is the smoke black when in gear? Any oil sheen on the water?
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 3:58am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 2:39am 05.31.24 Another thought . . . What does your exhaust look like in gear and out of gear? You may have a mixi
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 2:21am 05.31.24
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 11:58pm 05.30.24
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 10:07pm 05.30.24 Terry John, Mast is out, that's, I'm doing rigging replacement and solving or investigating this was
Damned generator JamesG161 at 8:55pm 05.30.24
Damned generator dLj at 8:03pm 05.30.24 I finally just started pulling on the cables and finally found that the previous owner had the cabl
Bilge water question catsails8 at 7:57pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sin
Are your PFD's ready? (1) PaulK at 7:56pm 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in see
Damned generator dLj at 7:52pm 05.30.24 So there are four cables that are hooked onto that main engine solenoid. It was not an easy task to

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