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INSTALLING NEW WINCHES (7) drewsyntax at 7:29pm 09.27.18 Smaller Boats 5/2355 Hi Guys - Picked up a pair of new old stock / out of the box sheet winches for the H23. Attached ar
Tach gives erratic reading Harlan at 6:12pm 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1152 99% of the time my tach reads fine but on rare occasion it will suddenly jump up and down. Motor is
Oday 322 genoa track blocks (2) David11038 at 1:24pm 09.27.18 Bigger Boats 14/1745 Looking to replace my genoa track blocks on my 322. Any idea for sources?
Bilge Pump For Sail at 9:31am 09.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2379 I just recently purchased a '86 H 25.5. When I opened the bilge access I found a white ribbed hose
Hell Froze Over Simon Sexton at 9:13am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 2/710 For nearly a month we've been waiting for decent weather down here in Texas. Lo' and behold, it's h
The perfect sailboat mciron9 at 7:20am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1077 having never sailed,but ithinkican, I have entered the " almost ready to sail, needs new owner" dime
Winter Sail Storage lehighsail at 7:04am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 10/877 On another thread I saw a comment about storing a main sail by rolling on a piece of pvc. Is this a
Can't Prime Head lostintime at 6:49am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1368 Good day all! I have a 1977 Catalina 30. I recently had to replace a cracked fitting on the head. I
Refrigeration question 1980Cat30 at 6:30am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2497 Good morning all, I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and need to put some type of refrigeration in it. I am n
Boom connection to mast Cecil A at 10:27pm 09.26.18 Sirius 21/22 11/9514 I'm a new owner and sailor. Please forgive my use of the wrong terms. I have a Sirius 21. I'm not s
Fresh Water Pump Compression Fitting (1) KZW at 7:13pm 09.26.18 Catalina 310 10/2086 The picture shows on the lower right what I believe to be a broken compression fitting at the output
A UNIQUE C22...with a treasure trove of modifications.. Presenting.. "BOAT" (7) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 09.26.18 Catalina 22 25/3156 Evening all ! A current thread mentioned a uniquely modified early design Catalina 22. While I have
Help locating petcocks Mark Maulden at 4:41pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1089 I need help locating a petcock or drain cock or stop cock..call it what you will. Pipe end is metri
Rocking the Boat dlochner at 2:53pm 09.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/1329 20 years ago a guy started a project in the Bronx. He gathered under privileged kids in one of the p
Flickering House Lights HMT2 at 1:33pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 38/6114 Greetings All, Things are good on my boat...for the moment, hope things are great on yours. I am cu
Boat Capsizes: Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies. (2) rgranger at 10:00am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2675 Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies after sailing boat capsizes at Boat Harbour I ran across this
Suspected rear seal leak on Yanmar 2GMF Reg M at 9:51am 09.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/1194 I have had a small drip which appears to be coming from the area where the bellhousing connects to t
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 8:39am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/13775 I know its been discussed before but things are always changing. Also, this is not a discussion of
Hurricane Rosa East Pacific JamesG161 at 8:37am 09.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 10/1464 This formed in the 2018 East Pacific active area again. This is area that has threatened Hawaii wi
Deck hole cover/cap? (1) sroberts at 8:20am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/547 I'd like to replace my hatch-top sheet grabber with a flush cap or small plate, yet I've not been ab

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Navigation Instruments Power Outage imagine504 at 6:03am 08.26.24 My previous boat was struck while docked, and fried. It did not sink--some boats do. BoatUS totaled
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove jviss at 5:48am 08.26.24 For years I have been thinking of designing a gas toaster - one you could connect to your propane su
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine jviss at 5:42am 08.26.24 Yes, what Dave says. Racor fuel filters and Wix oil filters. Wix are probably the best, and I beli
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Tally Ho at 5:24am 08.26.24 Soak the bread in alcohol and light it? Maybe not. I have used the wire pyramid one but collapsed
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine dlochner at 5:07am 08.26.24 The best prices I have found are from Niemiec Marine in CT. Good service Good prices. Yanmar fuel f
Propane Outboard Issue caverun at 4:05am 08.26.24 Can't believe that's a 2 year old motor! looks like new. How long is the warranty on those?
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From sailme88 at 3:46am 08.26.24 O.K., here's a trivia quiz for you. In the old Dick Tracy comics, when ending a conversation on hi
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 dlochner at 1:53am 08.26.24 Why would you want to limit the traveller movement? When it is at the ends of its range, the travele
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine KCofKC at 1:33am 08.26.24 Toad Marine, Catalina Direct etc., they can provide them. But like some one mentioned you can assem
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 1:29am 08.26.24 You have a couple of problems. First the wiring harness connector plug shorted out, there is where
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 08.25.24 Now you're just being contrary. For example, if someone tells me "go to "A" dock and tie up at sl
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon higgs at 7:29pm 08.25.24 Another reason to join a yacht club.
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? higgs at 7:27pm 08.25.24 Going downwind a lot of centerboard boats go a bit faster by raising the center board. When day sai
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove JBP-PA at 6:38pm 08.25.24 A telescoping marshmallow fork works well. It's flat so it doesn't warp your toast. When collapsed i
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 5:59pm 08.25.24 It is true. Clean fuel supplied to a diesel engine that has a source of air and compression will run
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 08.25.24 I went to shut off the fuel line before pulling the line and it was in the 90 degree position. Nooo
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 08.25.24 awww good times :laugh::laugh: .................................. to be followed by about 6 mont
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage ManicFarmer at 5:01pm 08.25.24 I just got back from the boat so I figured I would report back, despite the embarrassment. I went a
Its funny Friday! RussC at 4:37pm 08.25.24 More Funny signs siness where large crates came in from time to time that were only to be lifted w
Atomic 4 1978 carburetor Peter Cashin at 4:33pm 08.25.24 Well I do currently shutoff my fuel tank when I leave the boat. That's not a problem. I guess I ha

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