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water pump short cycling gettinthere at 2:37pm 10.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4950 I have a Jabsco fresh water demand pump. Recently, after several years of use, it has been short cyc
Beneteau 323 depth transducer correction factor Paul8 at 2:28pm 10.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2882 I need to know what the depth correction factor is for a 2007 Beneteau 323 (transducer depth).
Paddle wheel thaeni at 12:27pm 10.25.17 Ask All Sailors 2/603 Does anyone where I can get a replacement paddle wheel for a Navman 3100. I have searched everywhere
Scorched Plug (1) Sailgunner at 12:15pm 10.25.17 Ask All Sailors 40/4713 The dock hand at the last marina I was at must have shorted my plug. The cord works but would you u
Motor Size for Catalina 22 Steve Miller at 11:42am 10.25.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/13346 I have a Catalina 22 and am looking to buy a new motor. Berth is in Boca Ciega Bay by St Petersburg
1GM10 winterizing Bob 04 H260 at 10:29am 10.25.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/568 I'm winterizing a 1GM10 (no fresh water cooling) and thinking 2 gallons should be good. How does tha
TS Philippe or Invest 93 or PTC 18 JamesG161 at 10:20am 10.25.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/780 Just as you might have felt tropical 2017 was done.:badbad: The only big area of Tropical Heat pote
Cockpit leak flando at 9:08am 10.25.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/631 After repeatedly finding water under my aft berth cushions I decided to track down the origin of the
Wire diagram Amos Cape at 7:59am 10.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/666
340 Ice Box Size for conversion? bamabaxter at 7:58am 10.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/654 I am going to convert my 340 icebox to refrigeration. I measured and got somewhere in the ballpark
Seized engine cylinder head removal hunter healer at 7:16am 10.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2658 Thank you everyone for your messages on in seizing my yanmar 3gm30. I have one last option and I pur
Catalina 22 Events in 2018 EditorC22NSA at 4:46am 10.25.17 Catalina 22 1/701 If you have a Catalina 22 regatta (or a club open regatta with a Catalina 22 start) or Catalina 22 c
Break out the calculators... again... Brian D at 9:06pm 10.24.17 Sails Call Lounge 37/2059 1 + 4 = 5 2 + 5 = 12 3 + 6 = 21 5 + 8 = ?
Woodworking with Holly Gene S at 5:24pm 10.24.17 Ask All Sailors 14/933 The city is chopping down a Holly tree and I snagged a 5" round by 20" branch. After running it thro
hunter 380, want to increase jib size Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 4:30pm 10.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/979 Hey, I am interested in a new head sail. What experiences are out there to increase to a 130, 135 he
Companionway Maintenance p369 at 4:24pm 10.24.17 Smaller Boats 2/557 Hello All, Has anyone had any luck or experience with replacing the wood strips around the companio
Moving to Jacksonville FL area 40Tudor at 3:06pm 10.24.17 Destinations 14/2164 We are moving our 30 Catalina MKII from the upper Chesapeake Bay aria to the Jacksonville Fl aria ne
Volvo MD2030 sail drive rubber seal replacement nightowle at 2:31pm 10.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/6557 What is your experience changing the engine bed/sail drive seal as well as the hull seal? Did you d
Help me choose a new compass (1) Kermit at 1:37pm 10.24.17 Smaller Boats 115/13124
Fuel or engine oil leak Kommy000 at 1:35pm 10.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2435 Hi, So after changing oil and fixing the belt situation and engine noise thanks to all the replies o

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing east coaster at 3:45am 06.26.24 Have a 2002 310, same engine and alternator. The voltmeter on the engine panel under reads by as muc
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing NYSail at 2:36am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. morbidfollower at 10:08pm 06.25.24 another option would be a small boat harken furler. You can't reef the jib but you can open fully an
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments rgranger at 7:49pm 06.25.24 Why food coloring and not koolaid? koolaid is sticky
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:42pm 06.25.24 @TomY - Both programs do most of the same things, just differently. For example, the way they displa
DC breaker/switch panel questions dlochner at 7:21pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing dlochner at 7:09pm 06.25.24 Maybe tomorrow I will drop anchor at my local Harbor Freight Tools and get a voltmeter. An accura
Best Place to post " boat for sale" RitSim at 6:28pm 06.25.24 I have used Sailboastlistings.com. More importantly I used the sale of my last boat as a learning ex
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 06.25.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full thr
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Rich Stidger at 4:14pm 06.25.24 I don't recall the brand of window material, but I purchased it from Sailrite. I don't think it was
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Terry Cox at 4:03pm 06.25.24 What thickness do you recommend for Strataglass or similar clear vinyl for a dodger? Our last plas
DC breaker/switch panel questions kappykaplan at 3:52pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 3:24pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I t
In-mast furling mechanism is slipping on Hunter 33 JamesG161 at 3:13pm 06.25.24 Check this link for most info on IMFurling In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 2:15pm 06.25.24 Yes, 5 devices per account. Company support is very good to excellent. Over the weekend I posted an
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 2:06pm 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then I w
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 2:00pm 06.25.24 As tight as my wallet when my wife walks into a jewelry store
Furler woes Davidasailor26 at 1:53pm 06.25.24 Dyneema would probably work for the pennant too, and that you can splice yourself.
Bomar hatch hinge pin RitSim at 1:40pm 06.25.24 PB Blaster and plastics don't mix well
Furler woes JoeWhite at 1:32pm 06.25.24 Bob, yes, leave the pendant at the bottom installed. Remember that my solution is only to test if yo

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