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Catalina 27 (1989) Gooseneck help (2) ccsailor at 5:45pm 08.05.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/992 I'm a fairly new owner of a 1989 Catalina 27 and had some questions about the gooseneck. Please see
START PROBLEM WITH UNIVERSAL M25 NICK1951 at 1:48pm 08.05.18 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3747 Hi All, I recently, installed a Cole Hersee 24059BP on my glow plug circuit. It reduced the preheat
Replacement Solar Panel Hunter 410 ciaranlinnane at 8:09am 08.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1019 Could someone possibly give me an indication as to the location of the regulator for the old Solar p
type of wood used in the hunter 37 legend series riversloth at 8:07am 08.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1142 I'm in the process of buying a 89 37 legend. Most of the woodwork still looks really good but there
Anchor Rode Return Marie T. Murphy at 8:01am 08.05.18 Big Boats 27/2461 PLZ, on my '97 H376, the rope anchor rode coming off of the windlass on weighing the anchor tends to
anchor washdown on H376 ( '97 ) Marie T. Murphy at 7:16am 08.05.18 Big Boats 15/1080 PLZ, I have an H376 ('97) with an anchor washdown spigot in the foredeck anchor well. I do not know
TS Debby + Kermit in 2018 JamesG161 at 7:15am 08.05.18 Weather and Forecasting 19/5453 INVESTigation 97 has kicked in the tracking models that show it heading toward England!:confused: T
1982 25' busted pintle (1) bgillis at 7:52pm 08.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 7/839 Had a great day sail that didn't end so well. I got the 25 2 weeks ago and got 2 sails out of it bef
Another sinking... shemandr at 6:09pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1406 Details are a bit fuzzy but it appears that a Buzzard's Bay 25 sank in last Wednesday night's race
The worst call you will ever get.... (5) Sailingaway22 at 3:13pm 08.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 31/2673 So last Saturday My son and I took Buttercup(C22) out for a wonderful day of sailing on a local lake
New Mast Crutch (4) w4swk at 3:04pm 08.04.18 Catalina 22 0/411 I finally got around to building a proper mast crutch. First and foremost, I give all design credit
Rigid Boom Vang Failure jviss at 2:00pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 25/4472 Sailed from Tarpaulin Cove to Edgartown today; wicked windy and wet! Gusts to probably 30, maybe mo
Bimini on a trailerable john6206 at 1:40pm 08.04.18 Trailer Sailors 17/3527 Hi all, Recently acquired Capri 18 came with a Bimini. Previous owner said that the boat can be s
Mild Boat Porn & terse Marina Review (7) rgranger at 12:12pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/581 Just completed a few days at Hilton Head Island and (of course) I visited most of the Marinas. The
Carbon Monoxide alarm ???? mikej21 at 11:05am 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1627 Hi everyone, I have a 2005 Hunter 33 named Ripple. Recently while the engine is off and I am away f
Query ref Rudder to engine linkage bar (2) Pobinr at 10:17am 08.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/416 Hello I just brought a MacGregor 26X with Yamaha 50HP outboard I noticed the 'Rudder to engine linka
Sink Drains and Seacocks/Thru Hulls Ward H at 9:23am 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 19/5273 Hi All, I just installed a Raritan toilet that uses pressurized fresh water. So now I have two seaco
Did anyone ever rebed the forward hatch on a 212? JimInPB at 7:32pm 08.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/370 The forward hatch on my Hunter 212 leaks when it rains. The gaskets look like they seal. If I duct
Engine / transmission problem Weasel at 6:51pm 08.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1271 Hey Guys ' Ladies, Beneteau 331, Yanmar 3GM30F Transmission, Kanzaki KMZP-1 (Integral throttle / s
Blind Bay Today (1) Charles Erwin at 5:49pm 08.03.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/890 154510

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Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:53pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? rgranger at 3:21pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way?. Greg From the photos it looks like the Ke
Winch placement (3) Tally Ho at 3:19pm 05.11.24 I have a different boat, so I cannot comment on mounting specifics, but on Tally Ho, my primaries a
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 3:17pm 05.11.24 Expensive inverters can get to 90+ efficiency but they are $pendy https://www.e-education.psu.edu/e
Whale Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 3:12pm 05.11.24 You have good unit, now that you have found the O -ring.. A former owner installed a manual pump o
Major Sun Storm Alert ! kappykaplan at 3:05pm 05.11.24 Dammit Jim... Tks, Dammit Jim! Appreciate the heads up. :beer:
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.11.24 This is a SECOND Solar Alert. d and took 5 minutes to download. :yikes: Dammit Jim...
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 1:51pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way? Do you plan to replace the shaft at the end o
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:17pm 05.11.24 I notice a slight jiggling of the coupler and shaft when idling (resonant frequencies?) It is a ma
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.11.24 there has got to be a law against that sort of thing One can hope for KARMA.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 11:17am 05.11.24 The deep scarring from the set screw is a concern, however, not visible to the naked eye is the wear
Can't find the fresh water leak ... artboas at 10:57am 05.11.24 Little late now, but I find that using antifreeze is much safer than blowing out lines. There are lo
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 artboas at 10:47am 05.11.24
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery jssailem at 10:22am 05.11.24 An exceptional video.... It is terrific to see you active in your brilliant life and sharing your k
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? jssailem at 9:34am 05.11.24 Would you say that is because of the ease of deployment and dowse if it is a furler? I would say,
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 9:32am 05.11.24 As others have pointed out, use of an inverter adds inefficiencies by converting DC to AC. More inv
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 05.11.24 Turns out that the previous owner had removed the key between the coupler and the shaft 8 years ago

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