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fuel filter replacement (1) Tartan 30 at 10:29pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3780 Hello, I am thinking about replacing the ancient Racor 200fg filter on my Yanmar 2gm. The stainle
Documentation placard ad (1) weekendrken at 7:58pm 10.16.18 Catalina 30 10/2734
7.3 head 1979 WRobRich at 3:46pm 10.16.18 S2 3/1146 This responds to an oooooold posting that I'm inexplicably locked out of, so can't respond there. I
Bypassing vent loop at toilet Fly By Night at 2:28pm 10.16.18 Catalina 30 14/2033 I will be changing out the toilet and hoses over the winter, and was wondering if there is any reaso
Dinghy Depth Finder Parsons at 1:55pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 18/4783 Do you have an electronic depth finder on your dinghy to help exploring for the big boat, or would s
Still struggling going close reach Valerio at 1:16pm 10.16.18 Big Boats 38/4218 Wind between 18 and 22 gust near 25, low waves, the bottom is around 20 feet. H 41 Seldom roller mai
Anyone have experience with Totalboat bottom paint? PropellerHead at 12:08pm 10.16.18 Smaller Boats 28/8311 Planning on parking my 23.5 in a slip for a couple of months so I figure I need to finally paint the
Embarrassing Experience With my Windlass!! Lee Hadjiosif at 12:04pm 10.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1225 Just purchased a 2006 Jeanneau 42 from Croatia and needed to deliver it to Cyprus about 1200 nm. I d
Fishfinder deal Razrburn at 11:41am 10.16.18 Sails Call Lounge 11/1281 Noticed a decent deal on a Fishfinder, I did a bunch of research on them lately(months) Seems Garmin
Can a new macerator pump be smelly? newsailor130 at 11:37am 10.16.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/2304 Hello Peggie and all. My boat mechanic installed a new Jabsco 18590-2092 macerator pump to pump out
Macerator Through Hull and backflow question jonelli at 10:51am 10.16.18 Catalina 30 13/5959 Hey All, I'm just really curious: I have a Johnson TA3P10-19 Mfg# 10-24453-01 macerator pump. As f
H30 Transmission Gbulloss at 8:06am 10.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/403 I have a 1982 H30. I need to rebuild the transmission. Can the transmission be pulled while the b
Engine swap sailnoproblem at 7:13am 10.16.18 Engines and Propulsion 17/4159 OK guys/gals, I think I have had enough of my Universal Atomic 4, and want to replace it with a Dies
Engine Blower Hunter 340 ger123 at 4:50am 10.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/816 Hello! Have someone installed a engine blower on a Hunter 340? I want to install a blower an lookin
Swing keel hanger bolts replacement greg_m at 12:36am 10.16.18 Catalina 22 3/1698 Hi guys n gals... has anyone replaced the keel hanger bolts on a very pre-85 swing keel model before
Yamaha 26 Owner's Manual Lady in Red at 7:21pm 10.15.18 Yamaha 4/2570
Possible water in rudder Canonshooternb at 5:28pm 10.15.18 Big Boats 15/4401 I have just taken my 1991 Hunter 35.5 legend out of the water over the weekend. on closer inspectio
Ericson 28-2 Fuel system karoulia at 4:23pm 10.15.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/845 Have just acquired a 1989 Ericson 28-2. While checking all systems, for the life of me I can't find
Maintaining Volvo M.D. 2020 goofeyfoot at 3:34pm 10.15.18 Engines and Propulsion 10/1209
Just Another Manic Monday (1) Kermit at 1:53pm 10.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/895

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:40pm 10.06.24 It has been way over a decade, and I do not recall the exact model. The story was either here or th
O'Day 25 Boat Stands FDL S2 at 6:33pm 10.06.24 I have an S2 7.3 (24ft) that draws 4ft and I use 4ft stands.
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 5:44pm 10.06.24 I've personally seen a boat sink because the lazarette lid opened in a knockdown allowing a massive
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:36pm 10.06.24 If you mean 'no reports', you might want to change the wording to "very seldom" ... as there was a*
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:32pm 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 5:16pm 10.06.24 There are some boats that have access to the lazarette lid from the inside. In that case the tie do
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 5:14pm 10.06.24 Do you have any cites for this or are you thinking of a problem wih the late 80's 302 model? It ha
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 4:42pm 10.06.24 Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. That's the problem. With a two bladed prop, bo
Starter motor burned up? (3) BTC1984 at 4:41pm 10.06.24 Update: I started this thread after replacing my starter and smelling something odd, like a burning
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 4:34pm 10.06.24 I believe it can be. I understand that failing sealant at the keel / keel stub joint lets water seep
Deck Core Repair PaulK at 3:49pm 10.06.24 We repaired large sections of rotted core in the cabintop or our J/36 (just about everything under t
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 3:44pm 10.06.24 @aftica_1 Nice progress. Go sailing, enjoy the boat and keep an eye on the keel issue, specifically
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 3:38pm 10.06.24 should the trailer become uncontrollable and swaying violently, to accelerate pulling the sway unde
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Had friends who were building new home on Jordan River their home was elevated 22ft and yet had
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 JasonArthur at 3:37pm 10.06.24 Good luck! I assume that the offer is contingent on satisfactory sea trial & survey. Hopefully ev
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 BigEasy at 3:24pm 10.06.24 Thanks BigEasy, Caboteur and Tally Ho for the information and advice. Very helpful and valuable.
Insulation Timm R Oday25 at 3:23pm 10.06.24 When it came time to replace the original tan burlap . We chose an indoor /outdoor carpet . As the
What's the story on the 280? chp at 3:18pm 10.06.24 Do you have a two bladed prop ? Yes. Is that what causes the turbulence on the rudder. The prop is
TD 14 (1) BigEasy at 3:15pm 10.06.24 Storms that traverse "loop current" (highlighted in yellow) become "turbo charged".
TD 14 BigEasy at 3:05pm 10.06.24 My office had 42 feet of Storm Surge in Katrina. But point taken about Surge. Amazing. Had frie

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