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Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 7:19pm 05.19.24 Catalina 30 21/2086 I am new to the sailing scene and just recently (1 month ago) purchased a 1989 Catalina 30. I am hav
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 12:01pm 05.19.24 Catalina 310 7/1633 Has anyone found an alternative fresh water pump to the Shurflo Aqua-King II 3 gpm pump for their C-
inline blower question brad minda at 10:24pm 05.18.24 Catalina 30 4/645 I plan on replacing the inline blower for the engine compartment. As I live 2 hours from the marina
cost of 3YM30AE NCBrew at 8:51pm 05.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/29 Does any one know the cost of a new Yanmar 3YM30AE
Fabric search (1) BulldogTim62 at 1:37pm 05.18.24 Catalina 22 18/1758 I'm looking to buy some Navy blue with little gold dots fabric wholesale by the yard, anyone have a
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 7:21am 05.18.24 Big Boats 9/1233 I have a crack in the companionway hatch and the only way to remove the (plexiglass/lexan?) seems to
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly (2) B343ME at 6:22am 05.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/579 Need help fixing a Beneteau Oceanis 343 In Mast furlinh boom assembly. Was not rigged properly at t
3YM39AE cost NCBrew at 2:59am 05.18.24 Ask All Sailors 7/2572 what is the cost of a new 3YM39AE
Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts AldernyRace at 7:34pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 4/369 Hello, I have just purchased a 1989 Beneteau 285 wing keel. The surveyor said the keel nuts shoul
Another Seahood removal (1985 H31) (5) mavexe at 5:38pm 05.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/496 Only took about three hours to remove the hood on H31. Used a flat metal bar to get the parts arou
Raymarine wind instrument wiring fred1diver at 4:35pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1091 Hello everyone I am currently installing a wind instrument on top of my mast, all is done on the ma
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! Very Small Rocks at 4:15pm 05.17.24 Catalina 22 3/2332 We just put our '81 Catalina 22 in the water, but have not gotten the boom and running rigging set u
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 2:59pm 05.17.24 Big Boats 10/1071 My friends 37.5 has an interesting 3 cylinder Yanmar engine on it. It is a 3H xxxx i just need some
What are these treasures? (1) Tally Ho at 1:47pm 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1031 I had a very slow sail today (~5 knots of wind), so I set the AP and started sorting through some of
How to keep open sika flax? NYSail at 8:17am 05.17.24 Ask All Sailors 17/969 So once open, does anyone have good tips for preserving solar flex / caulk? We always seal and cove.
Hunter Legend 33 - 2005 - Cruising Chute / Asymmetrical Spinnaker Size jasonc33 at 1:20am 05.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/370 Hi all apologies if this has been asked before I did do a search but could not find anything that an
Cover for Hunter 18.5 (3) abouttime at 9:11pm 05.16.24 Smaller Boats 2/400 The previous owner of my Hunter 18.5 passed away a few years ago and I purchased the boat from his
Epoxy vs Varnish Plymouth Sailor at 4:37pm 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 17/2065 Dear Sailors, I recently built a bar using red oak as a top and finished it with a clear epoxy made
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? duck21 at 6:41am 05.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/758 Hi! A quick bit of context: I'm in a northern climate where the water gets hard, so we haul out eac
out haul cleat colin59 at 6:19am 05.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/768 Hello, have a new to me H290 and just setting up the running rigging for the first time after haul o

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Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 7:40am 06.28.25 Awesome replies. Thanks everyone! Colemj, The boat is a Catalina 270 (not 250) with a Perkins M20 d
Wood floor inflatable on davits Banooma at 7:32am 06.28.25 Thanks, it's good to know. Interestingly enough, the Newport owners manual includes no such warning-
Electrical on O'Day 22 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:29am 06.28.25
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 WayneH at 7:01am 06.28.25 OK, Maybe I'm just lucky. I have had my boat since 2011, never bought fuel from shady places and nev
New dodger leaking through the seams ...3TacksontheWater at 6:23am 06.28.25 I asked the canvas worker (was fit to existing frame) and he merely texted me a pic of a bottle of
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:12am 06.28.25 You might croak at the cost :yikes: they would quote. I have two 85-gallon tanks. They wanted $2500
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:06am 06.28.25 I don't know the Catalina 250, but when I looked it up, every source said it had a 6gal portable tan
New dodger leaking through the seams thinwater at 5:54am 06.28.25 Seam tape only works on waterproof, not water repellent, fabrics. Mostly, it won't even stick. And i
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 06.28.25 As a rule of thumb shrouds should be tensioned to 15% of their breaking strength, which is dictated
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 5:18am 06.28.25 Thank you
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry kappykaplan at 5:10am 06.28.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Here are a couple of links to download resources on this forum that may
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:04am 06.28.25 Good luck with that. Be careful about taking an adversarial approach. :banghead: A softer approach
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site Here's the direct link to the do
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:22am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:18am 06.28.25 Do you have the owners manual. It has the circuit diagram for the AC switching system. You have to
Ranger 12 - rescue jssailem at 10:30pm 06.27.25
New dodger leaking through the seams jssailem at 10:27pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canva Neither have I. Perhaps it is the size of the needle
New dodger leaking through the seams Hayden Watson at 10:23pm 06.27.25 I have never seen taped seams on boat canvas.
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:21pm 06.27.25 Those look in good shape!
Ranger 12 - rescue (3) rhsc912 at 7:18pm 06.27.25 Last photos for the night. I promise :) and yes it very much feels like Christmas in June! Boat #4

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