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Catalina Rendezvous May 4-7 Roche Harbor (1) LeoLambert310 at 11:02am 03.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/844 Reminder for the dates... May 4-7. Roche Harbor Marina, San Juan Island Points to note: If you have
Cooling water hose in Yanmar 3GMF (2) BGR at 10:49am 03.26.17 Big Boats 12/1204 I have been replacing the cooling water hoses in my Hunter 34 (1985) Yanmar 3GMF. The last one I nee
Mac 22 Main Halyard block tim_kd7jz at 9:18am 03.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/516 I want to replace the main halyard block on my early 80s Mac 22. It looks like a Harken 2644 is the
Westerbeke starting panel Pat at 7:09am 03.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1383 yesterday in shutting off the engine the entire key/Westerbeke panel at the aft end of the cockpit o
Rudder Post in Sirius 28 Jim PaON at 6:45am 03.26.17 Sirius 21/22 0/768 Hello Sirius boat owners! I saw that this thread is for 21/22 Sirius but just in case anyone has exp
What Should I be Looking For? scruffy95 at 6:16am 03.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1063 I am a potential future 1980 Hunter 33 owner. I am the skipper of a new Sea Scout ship here in Balt
Stuffing Box Corrosion? Jim 5757 at 6:09am 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2765 Has anyone had any success with coating the bronze stuffing box to prevent the green stuff?
Heater hose observation Mark Maulden at 5:40pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/753 a yr or so ago, i redesigned my fresh water and raw water circuits on my engine. I had a heat excha
Dinghy Davit? Briggy G at 5:30pm 03.25.17 Catalina 30 9/1195 How do you mount your Dinghy ? Do you have a davit ? Do you like it? If not a dingy, do you have ot
Video for new sailors (or not ;) ) RussC at 4:48pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 26/4256 Be sure to watch to the end. the last guy to recount his feelings of the current voyage is sure to a
Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc Briggy G at 3:54pm 03.25.17 Catalina 30 8/2185 Universal 25. Any suggestions on things to keep an eye out for when doing this? Close through hull,
Autohelm ST4000 control replacement?came withiut Briggy G at 3:50pm 03.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/675 Hello All! Any idea where I can get a control replacement ? Boat came without. No luck on eBay. Any
NiCd rechargeable batteries AA & AAA capta at 1:54pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 16/918 I'm really getting tired of alkaline AA ' AAA batteries. The old tech rechargeables aren't a whole l
Boat owner (1) paulj at 1:32pm 03.25.17 Catalina 310 13/1269 Who owns this boat? paulj :hook2:
Keel Pin Hole - How much wear and still repair? (1) rustyw007 at 1:15pm 03.25.17 Catalina 22 9/1883 I've read up on many (likely not all) of the keel repair posts - great information. I'm wondering i
Recent study shows... Brian D at 11:44am 03.25.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/473 That blowing second hand marijuana smoke into your carburetor will cure Ethanol clogging. :worthles
New to Sailing 321machinist at 11:44am 03.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/559 Can anyone give me a value for a 2000 26x with trailer and 8hp motor, radio. boat looks to be in ver
TROUBLE BLEEDING YANMAR 3YM30 jamesplatz at 11:28am 03.25.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/5068 I have a Catalina 309 with 1008 hours on an engine that has been well maintained. Repeated bleeding
Question - Boat rested on Swing Keel... (2) Gillingham at 9:01am 03.25.17 Catalina 22 5/2674 Hi Catalina 22 Swing Keel owners We are concerned about something that happened with our swing keel
Why can I see the boat lettering through my transom? greeneyedjack at 7:16am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1558 1984 O'day 28. Just beginning to refit after a few years of neglect. Down below in engine compartmen

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older Raymarine L760 Instrument (1) jviss at 3:54am 05.23.23 215991 Here's the manual: hsb2 Fishfinders Owner's Handbook
Port light surround Hunter Legend 45 shemandr at 3:50am 05.23.23 Maybe the lesson should be - don't irritate the Mrs?
I was so close ... mermike at 3:47am 05.23.23 My motto: we do it right 'cause we do it twice
Carbon fiber mast prep for painting jviss at 3:38am 05.23.23 I recommend contacting a carbon fiber mast maker and asking them. Two that I know of are Composite
Buying new flares this year? Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 05.23.23 From what I've been told, the flares are unlikely to go bad that fast, and will likely still work f
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jon hansen at 11:28pm 05.22.23 the OP's question about when his boat begins to "flood" ! well, it's going to sink
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jon hansen at 11:16pm 05.22.23 Rule 1500 gph pump. manual, page 4, "danger" paragraph. did you read that paragraph? if you think s
New Fuel Sending Unit (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 05.22.23 how about cutting a spacer out of starboard or some fuel impregnable material and placing it betwee
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 05.22.23 SmartPlug (the manufacturer) calls that part the "inlet." I believe what they would call the plug i
older Raymarine L760 Instrument Joe at 9:31pm 05.22.23 Looks like you need to open the case to I.D. the wires. bummer.
Engine Alinement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 05.22.23 When I first removed the original mounts they were bedded with what I believe was 4200. Ahah! So
Buying new flares this year? jonelli at 9:04pm 05.22.23 I'm no expert, just a coastal local sailor. But, I have lots of expired flares, and one time during
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? dLj at 8:47pm 05.22.23 It would be cool if there was a way to determine the condition of the chainplates; maybe ultrasonic
Carbon fiber mast prep for painting dLj at 8:29pm 05.22.23 Don't really know the answer, but it seems to me blasting with a soda blast media would work well wi
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full FastOlson at 8:27pm 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. This is, for all intents and purposes, an almost new boat. Refer to th
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 05.22.23 What else could it be??? I'm assuming (what else can I do ?) that the bend was aft of the shaft l
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Dalliance at 7:30pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 7:27pm 05.22.23 Im in the San Francisco Bay. Ive had my boat in the slip for about 11 months now and was feeling laz
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 05.22.23 Scott said: I installed the Scad TM1 and am really happy with it; however, I found the calibration
Slow sump pump with backflow Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08pm 05.22.23 I think his opening sentence has thrown us a bit. I believe he meant that after replacing his toilet

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