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Holding Tank Vent Charcoal Filter jviss at 6:47am 10.10.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/8077 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 5/886 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 5/1788 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 13/1524 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 20/4633 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 4/7073 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 106/8428 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 18/2143 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 5/696 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 2/705 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 4/1946 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 2/2787 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 9/1916 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 19/1212 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 7/1830 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 0/487 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 1/1007 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 10/1207 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 5/529 To all our Canadian friends!
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Paul8 at 4:04pm 10.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 22/9021 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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Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? Not Too Shabby at 8:02pm 05.26.24
P42 Engine removal advice (2) juznip at 7:35pm 05.26.24 Here are the pictures. I am guessing the sink and fridge freezer compressor will have to be removed
Tinting windows: before or after sealing inside gasket? danooxnard at 7:33pm 05.26.24 Thanks for the info. I am ordering some to have on hand. Dano
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue Tally Ho at 7:28pm 05.26.24 Using a flexible fairing of some sort over the stub / keel joint (soft to the touch) may be a good i
Shallow draft keel H37C Tally Ho at 7:14pm 05.26.24 Thanks Greg for your opinions. Yes, I understand that a deeper keel improves upwind sailing. Yet, o
Shallow draft keel H37C petehansell at 7:05pm 05.26.24 Thanks Greg for your opinions. Yes, I understand that a deeper keel improves upwind sailing. Yet, on
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail Sailgunner at 6:20pm 05.26.24 Not a big deal. Mostly Cosmetic.
Merit 22 owners (1) emh56 at 6:19pm 05.26.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy duck21 at 6:18pm 05.26.24 My boat was produced before the official Hunter arches were added to the boats (my boat is a '96).
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy duck21 at 6:14pm 05.26.24 Hi all! I ended up going with a shallow hole and a little bit of paper towel in what remained. Ever
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 5:40pm 05.26.24 225039
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (6) Coloradonosea at 5:32pm 05.26.24 225055
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 5:28pm 05.26.24 That's perfect. Thanks Dave!
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue Qorgyle at 5:26pm 05.26.24
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue Don S/V ILLusion at 5:24pm 05.26.24
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 5:22pm 05.26.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 5:13pm 05.26.24 It turns out to be a very easy fix ... I didn't realize that the cable needs to be clamped in just t
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup (1) SoSound at 4:59pm 05.26.24 Congratulations on your First 285, and welcome to the Forum! The first boat that we purchased was a
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? twodzusfittings at 4:40pm 05.26.24
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:11pm 05.26.24 As a former now retired Catalina/Capri dealer, drop the mast. Once an owner of a Capri 22 asked Fr

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