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Hot Water Heater bigdogjerrys at 10:12am 09.13.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1151 I have a 85 Cat 30 New M-25XPB engine. How does my water heater (in port cockpit Lazarette) get con
Fun for sale ads Ken Cross at 9:50am 09.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/506 I thought this was funny. I found a sailboat ad titled: FREE 30' Sailboat!! 1977 classic racing yac
Easy way to add antifreeze womble at 8:25am 09.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1224 I plan on keeping my boat in the water this coming winter and also plan to keep sailing. I am consi
Updated C310 IA Membership List Posted SawyerCurt at 8:02am 09.13.17 Catalina 310 2/688 I've recently updated the C310 International Association membership list with all the current C310 a
Single Line Reefing jviss at 7:16pm 09.12.17 Tartan 14/5375 I learned today, quite by accident, that the single line reefing system on the Tartan 3800, with spa
post irma/harvey et al! Captmayhem at 7:14pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 10/967 So I would imagine there are going to be a huge number of boats up for sale over the next few months
Cockpit drain modification Track4ever at 6:08pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 16/4146 I am planning to replace the original cockpit drains on my '76 C22 with l 1/2" stainless steel drain
Keel cable inspection....I'm glad I took a minute to look Megaro76 at 4:58pm 09.12.17 Catalina 22 5/769 IMG_2476 by Megaro76 posted Sep 12, 2017 at 7:54 PMso I wonder how close this was to breaking....I'm
Ahoy from Inconceivable mhans at 4:50pm 09.12.17 C&C 6/1468 Greetings All, New member. Anyone else driving a Corvette? ~Hans
Tartan 3800 Pictures jviss at 4:26pm 09.12.17 Tartan 5/2068 At the mooring in her new home in Westport, MA At Mooring In Westport 9 SEP 2017 by jviss posted Sep
TUNed FOR RACING jeff buchanan at 4:12pm 09.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/582 I have a 35.5 hunter legend 1985 year. since buying the boat I am unable to figure the tuning of thi
So they dropped my boat! Ron Inglis at 3:24pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/4128 I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday for a refit, on a travel-lift. They managed to dro
So... they dropped my boat! Ron Inglis at 3:17pm 09.12.17 Fantasia 35 2/2122 I was having my Fantasia 35 hauled out yesterday, for a refit, on a travel-lift. They managed to dr
Table Mirwin at 2:52pm 09.12.17 Catalina 310 3/941 hey guys... I know there has been discussion on this topic so please be patient! After all, we did
St Thomas USVI odd hurricane damage to hull (2) Richard19068 at 1:08pm 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 7/993 140794 My brother lives on St. Thomas USVI and said there were numerous boats with damage like this
Replacing 4D with 6v - Charger Question rfrye1 at 11:41am 09.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/794 I'm replacing my 2-4D house (wet) with 4-6v(wet). My '98 Hunter 376 still has the OEM Freedom Heart
H376 Cowl Vent (hood) Replacement (1) mlpayne at 10:51am 09.12.17 Big Boats 6/1424 I lost one of my dorade (pvc cowl vent) hoods and need a replacement. Any help to be appreciated.
Looking for advice before purchasing O'Day25 jimkauffman at 10:31am 09.12.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1395 Small boat sailer considering purchasing a 1977 O'Day 25 from owner in Saugatuck, MI. I live in Eva
Sabre 28 breaker panel Alexander DiMartini at 9:05am 09.12.17 Sabre Sailboats 3/1652 just purchase my first sailboat 1977 Sabre 28. Very excited but have some work to do. Wanted to cha
ooops! too much water loss in my batteries Mike Meier at 7:19am 09.12.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1553 I have Rolls 4000, 375 amp batteries purchased in Oct. 2016 and the Annapolis Sailboat show. This w

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Leaking port lights Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 07.25.24 As per @Project_Mayhem. Also exactly "where" is the leak coming from ......... the gasketed surfac
1987 P31-2 Ralph Johnstone at 12:37pm 07.25.24 https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=raymarine+st+4000+cover&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=706-153696-57349
There is lust in my heart rtetu at 12:25pm 07.25.24 I feel badly about some of the replies you received, as many were quite inaccurate. We own one of t
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 12:19pm 07.25.24 Engine still running, I turned off all the load and voltage jumps to 12.6 but does not increase bey
Boat Mocs (1) FastOlson at 12:12pm 07.25.24 Decades ago I bought Sperry Boat Shoes, because they were the "thing" to have for sailing. Expensive
Couple found dead in life raft Thaniel at 12:06pm 07.25.24 At least one source stated that the "amateur" conversion from traditional power to her "eco" system
Boat Mocs Dalliance at 11:29am 07.25.24 West Marine used to have a house brand that I loved. Not sure which manufacturer made them, but I sw
Another lithium conversion about to start... dlochner at 10:43am 07.25.24 Read this article by Rod Collins, aka MaineSail. This is the safest and easiest installation I have
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement JamesG161 at 10:29am 07.25.24 I had the same Roller type as you. But when I had a new IMF MainSail made, the Maker told me the.
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement kloudie1 at 10:14am 07.25.24 The axle can be removed by grinding, drilling or cutting.. punch it out of the clew fitting.. repla
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 07.25.24 Note that the Aircraft Carrier who picked them up was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement LloydB at 10:06am 07.25.24 My clew is a grommet but if you need to replace yours you probably would be best to go to the origin
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 10:00am 07.25.24 remember the Crew was Quarantined for several days as a precaution. This is a picture of that even
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 9:52am 07.25.24 Are you flushing with fresh water or sea water via a remote intake pump? If fresh water, are you t
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners CrispyCringle at 9:41am 07.25.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 07.25.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:38am 07.25.24 To get within 10% of breaking would be about 2800 lbs! Multiply that by 4 side stays and and you wo
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 8:37am 07.25.24 I will say that although I agree with what @dlochner says for the most part, Im unsure about tight
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 8:34am 07.25.24 Since you have swept back spreaders, adjust the forestay to get the mast foot right. Then adjust the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 8:20am 07.25.24 3/16 wire has a breaking strength of about 4800 lbs. You won't be able to get anywhere near there wi

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