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2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 06.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/783 2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 --- CANADA Bruce Grayson and I
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 12:48pm 06.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/456 I have a Xantrex Freedom 2012 charger/inverter connected to a Xanbus System Control Panel (SCP). Th
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (1) Shagdance at 10:41am 06.05.23 Catalina 310 9/720 Need to replace the back side of the Nav Pod that houses the engine guages. Seem Ocean Equipment is
I am still hove-to in the marina jssailem at 10:10am 06.05.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/806 Yes while my heart yearns to be out cruising, SV Hadley is resting in her slip - engine less. Today
Perkins md22 coolant resevoir (1) TimFromLI at 9:55am 06.05.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/612 My perkins TMD22 does not have a coolant overflow reservoir. I just replaced all the hoses, flushed
June 2023 As Cruising season gets under way... jssailem at 9:54am 06.05.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/501 The next couple of weeks look to be nice for those who seek early summer cruising adventures. Nice d
LED lighting. (3) LaDonaMina at 9:16pm 06.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/791 Recently I upgraded all my old incandescent fixtures to LED and added some under cabinet LED light b
looking for water level sensor hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 7:02pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 8/393 level
Anchor light..... NYSail at 6:44pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/780 Hell all, So anchor light is original 18 years old with an aftermarket LED bulb plugged in. Going u
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 5:04pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/488 Does anyone know which shroud is longer on a 1979 S2 9.2C, the forward or the aft shroud? I failed t
Daysailer 3 roller furling drgbanks at 3:16pm 06.04.23 Day Sailers 9/785 I'm raising the jib for the first time. The boat has a two piece Schafer marine roller furling. On
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 (2) Sands Riddle at 1:05pm 06.04.23 Parts Search 5/714 The part that attaches the boom to the mast for an in mast furler cracked. It is not repairable and
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 8:49am 06.04.23 Catalina 22 8/898 So my primary dilemma is I'm always taking wife/child out with me on the boat while trying to get be
Engine Control (5) xavpil at 6:45am 06.04.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/984 Hi friends. I have Morse control engine on my 1980 Cat 27: one shifter for speed and one for gear. I
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (6) reefsider at 9:06pm 06.03.23 Catalina 22 9/807 Hi, I Started this boat 6 or so years ago. Did a ton of work and had it in the water for 2 seasons
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade jemill at 7:30pm 06.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/614 Hello All, While opening my 2006 Hunter 38 for the season, my well meaning daughter washed one of th
Omega Capri Mast Step (boot) (2) philiefay at 7:24pm 06.03.23 Smaller Boats 0/932 This is a long shot but somehow the foot of the mast on my Capri (1982 Mod 1) has gone missing. I h
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 2:09pm 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1242 I am considering putting a jam cleat to my aluminum boom. My concern is attaching it with stainless
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (2) lsavocchi at 11:57am 06.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/833 When I got back to my mooring today It looked like I was leaking oil. I popped the hood off the engi
Screens for Windows (3) DaveJ at 9:23am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 11/1183

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Rudder crack dmax at 3:06pm 06.06.24 You might be able to get something for the SS rudder stock, probably would have to clean it up first
Water Pump Impellor kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. :plus:
Rudder crack shemandr at 3:00pm 06.06.24 Be gentle. mbefus probably has an aching wallet in his hip pocket.
Rudder crack mbefus at 2:53pm 06.06.24 With that much steel hoping I can at least scrap it.
Edson Pedestal Screws Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 06.06.24 @sailcapt340 Suggest a well stocked Ace hardware, West Marine store or Fastenal store. As for Hu
Color-matching gelcoat (1) jssailem at 2:07pm 06.06.24 I am beginning to think there is a gene for color matching That is a possibility. There is a genet
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 2:00pm 06.06.24 Thank you Dave, Yeah, same screw all the way around the pedestal top (10 or so). With so many
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 1:50pm 06.06.24 Also it looks like this is what my local chandlery has in stock. Is this sufficient or should I buy
Edson Pedestal Screws dlochner at 1:45pm 06.06.24 Hard to tell from a photo, they look like #10 self-tapping screws. Nothing special about them.
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? karellen at 1:42pm 06.06.24 If the boats had air conditioning, the factory install drains condensate into the bilge. One common
M-12 Oil Change dmax at 1:40pm 06.06.24 Yeah, the bracket fits M-18 and M-25 so like was said earlier, you might not need it with the 10 HP
Water Pump Impellor karellen at 1:37pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. Then you can get on a regular s
Rudder crack dmax at 1:34pm 06.06.24 You might find someone but more likely you'll have to pay someone to take it away.
Rudder crack (1) mbefus at 1:27pm 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 1:15pm 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. backing plates on a deck not built to wi
M-12 Oil Change odaydokay at 1:13pm 06.06.24 Word of advice: look into replacing your alternator bracket with the upgraded version - the origina
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 12:54pm 06.06.24 Mine came apart too. A couple of times. I think over the years the back and forth motion of the bo
Moving the traveller questions PaulK at 12:47pm 06.06.24 You will also need more mechanical advantage to trim the sail. If you're moving the sheet attachmen
stripping cetol from teak odaydokay at 12:44pm 06.06.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or H
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery SPLETS at 12:23pm 06.06.24 Rod thank you so much for all your help!! You are such an incredible resource as most of us are do

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