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Three blade vs. two blade rpell1@msn.com at 10:35am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 17/2031 Hi all, I'm in the process of finalizing a purchase on a 1997 Cat30 MKIII. My previous boat, a 199
Massasauga Provincial Park Fred at 10:23am 06.18.18 Destinations 9/3124 We are planning to spend some time in the Georgian Bay, Killbear / Parry Sound area this summer. W
Glow Plug Heater Circuit Issue M18 Diesel (1) Loose Ends at 9:34am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 42/4068 I have been chasing my tail with this Glow Plug Heater issue, and I could use some ideas. Problem is
Cat 30 a good first time boat? David Perlis at 9:12am 06.18.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1751
Marinco locking ring broke odaydokay at 8:33am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 26/3914 No sailing weekend is complete without breaking something, right? This time it was the black plasti
H34 Anchor Locker Door (1) mnmpizza at 8:16am 06.18.18 Big Boats 19/3410 I've searched and don't see any write-ups on this: My anchor locker door is very spongy. I removed t
Hunter 26 Rams Head (1) jbreland at 7:47am 06.18.18 Smaller Boats 8/1118 MY hunter 26 is missing the rams head (for reefing) on the gooseneck. It is a Z spar mast and boom.
Volvo builds a self-docking yacht... nat55 at 7:16am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1192 What could go wrong? Certainly couldn't be any worse than some of those megayacht parking fail vide
Fresh water pump issue 1951seayalater at 6:50am 06.18.18 Big Boats 18/1738 1998 hunter 42, fresh water pump came on by itself, all faucets were off, water tank full, and no wa
How Do You Know Your AIS Transceiver Is Working? jviss at 6:37am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1606 I have a Vesper XB8000 class b transponder. The weekend before last I know it was working, as a nei
Hull cleaning AwwShucks at 6:27am 06.18.18 Catalina 310 14/2060 So I was trying to dock alongside a pier at a local marina where I am getting some work done and the
Halyard Measurements Plymouth Sailor at 5:51am 06.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/950 Does anyone know what the width of a halyard is for a Cherubini Hunter 25 1976? Your wisdom appre
NC coast marine surveyor needed oakbuilder at 5:22am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 2/301 I am a newbie and have a boat in mind in NC. This is a pre-purchase survey and so I need a very good
Spinnaker size Catalina 350 Cmp1110 at 4:06am 06.18.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/661 Do any 350 owners out there have the specs for an asymmetric spinnaker? I am trying to shop a used o
Water Witch bilge sensor SettleMeDown at 9:01pm 06.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1522 The Rule float switch to be replaced has two gray wires. The Water Witch has three wires (red, white
Catalina 387 heater hose leak TomGo at 6:58pm 06.17.18 Big Boats 7/1877 New 387 owner. Loosing engine antifreeze into the bilge. Isolated the leak to a plastic T fitting
Nicro Powervent 3000 Troubleshooting jviss at 6:14pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2801 Greetings, I have two Nicro Powervent 3000 solar powered vents. They do not work. I bought replac
Weekend of learning! (1) Jackdaw at 5:46pm 06.17.18 Racing 0/469 This weekend WYC had World-class coach Andrew Kerr in for a series of classroom and OTW training ses
Dripless shaft procedure uralite at 5:15pm 06.17.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1478
Mainsheet system and reeving (6) kbgunn at 4:35pm 06.17.18 Catalina 30 17/8939 My 1986 Catalina 30 TR/SK has mid boom sheeting and a Garhauer traveler. The main sheet setup from t

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HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 09.11.24 :laugh: " https://photos.app.goo.gl/FEQj73etb61HAKXUA " You killing me
Water tank cleaning moe_1200 at 1:10pm 09.11.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is to
Rudder flaps shemandr at 1:09pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in f
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 1:03pm 09.11.24 Amazon has a number of fittings for pressure washers that allow you to get into difficult places. W
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.11.24 My intuition says that with only the cutless bearing and shaft log serving to hold the flange in po
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 12:50pm 09.11.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX alumin
Engine Alignment Johnb at 12:24pm 09.11.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone and also @kloudie1 for many valuable contributions. I do wo
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 12:11pm 09.11.24 I think having to go forward in bumpy conditions, to raise a spinnaker and then douse it with a sock
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 09.11.24 Absolutely the worst invention in the pumpout industry. Edson should know better. Yes, using the no
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access PaulK at 11:46am 09.11.24 Good to know. Looks like it should make updates more readily and more widely available.
Rudder flaps (1) Johnb at 11:42am 09.11.24 The sky will not fall if you don't replace the flaps, but if you want to preserve the original desig
Any S2 8.5 owners? jssailem at 11:26am 09.11.24 Know your trailer/boat heights. Avoid low clearance issues, especially off the Interstate.
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If the
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 10:47am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If ther
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:39am 09.11.24 Blended with this good sounding news is the fact that Francine is going to be a hurricane with 90 mp
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Richard19068 at 10:25am 09.11.24 Reading over your post #10 again. It indeed looks like this "after market" block was added by the
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 10:22am 09.11.24 See the post "Recommission the freshwater system" in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's a "st
O'day 22 Bilge ox_inthewild at 10:22am 09.11.24 I have the same issue with my bilge. I'm using a shopvac, but some people hve told me they installe
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:08am 09.11.24 Really, nozzle seals are the bigger problem. A tiny air leak destroys vacuum and flow rates. Easy t

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