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Getting Closer to Launch Gudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung ...3TacksontheWater at 6:50am 05.17.23 Catalina 22 8/642 Last weekend's project was to replace the OEM 1/2" gudgeons with CD's retrofit 1/2" kit with the sta
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 9:03pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1462 Hi everyone, I'm planning to take the boat up to the Puget Sound area from Portland, OR at the end
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 7:13pm 05.16.23 Catalina 30 16/881 215744 Just saw this. Any tricks on dealing with this aside from pulling out the whole cabinet and m
2004 Raymarine C80 Display (1) MichaelStacy at 3:07pm 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1372 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? I have the
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff PeteT at 2:16pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1079 I purchased the 3.5HP for the dinghy. It was used and supposedly out of the shop. Oil Site glass was
Harken Furler maintenance Tim22 at 1:50pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/382 My Harken Mark IV unit 1 lower drum has developed a bad squeak when rotating which I would like to
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 1:45pm 05.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/634 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Als
Keel Bolt Cleaning Lee Hadjiosif at 12:15pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1084 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What i
Grunert AC450 Refrigeration Nauticlops at 11:57am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/534 Hello, The next thing on the list to repair is my refrigeration system. It's been struggling to
Great Deal On Transom Shower Accessory (1) jviss at 11:29am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 1/310 The Scandvik stainless steel transom shower covers are available from Defnder for 58% off, at $41.17
Water heater sailmandan at 10:46am 05.16.23 Yamaha 8/482 Anybody have ideas on location of a propane hot water heater on a yami 33 Trying to avoid going with
Y30 Settee Problem gouldx at 10:41am 05.16.23 Yamaha 6/517
Water Leak fishman at 9:17am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/255 Just posted a water leak problem on my 45CC. I forgot to say that I also checked the manifold snd t
Fresh Water leak fishman at 9:08am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/704 I have a 2006 Hunter 45CC. I have checked the water heater, both heads, the toilets connections bot
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Tedd at 4:45pm 05.15.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/1427 I'm thinking of anchoring overnight in Coward's Cove, at the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser Ri
Insurance question xavpil at 4:23pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/683 I am contemplating buying a 2014 Catamaran, 36'. I never owned a boat this expensive and therefore I
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) MysticBlue at 1:42pm 05.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/2568 1996 Hunter 336 Shoal Draft Wing Keel Yard Chronicles Day 5: 6 months after our survey haul out we
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 12:47pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1994 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 4:23am 05.15.23 Tartan 6/785 @Sean K , maybe you can help me with this. My mast gate, the widening of the slot for the sail slid
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Johnb at 8:55pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1779 About 10 years ago I bought a lifetime supply of Odorlos. I seem to be living longer than expected a

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starter parts number for Yanmar 4JHBE Rick486 at 2:56am 06.04.24 Any one knows the parts number for Yanmar 4JHBE ? or where I can find the parts list? Google Yanma
Got a great grill? (5) jssailem at 10:27pm 06.03.24 PNW guys aren't doing Salmon steaks? Crabs? We already know about Corned Beef. Yes we use our g
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (1) SV Maverick at 7:49pm 06.03.24 Finished my holding tank project. The tank from Triple M was not made to the proper dimensions despi
Difficult Wheel Steering SFS at 7:45pm 06.03.24 I know you said the wheel brake was disengaged, but you may want to check the guts of the autopilot.
Got a great grill? shemandr at 5:50pm 06.03.24 PNW guys aren't doing Salmon steaks? Crabs? We already know about Corned Beef. And you low coun
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. shemandr at 5:45pm 06.03.24 Continuing in my Luddite ways, the Mrs and I always enjoyed the flickering warm light of a kerosene
Help with seized fresh water pump PlaneTom at 5:38pm 06.03.24 I replaced mine when the raw water pump seized, I just decided to do them both. The fresh water pum
Got a great grill? (4) Tally Ho at 5:38pm 06.03.24 I have an ancient Force 10 propane grill on a rail mount on Tally Ho. I remove it unless I am going
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Terry Cox at 5:31pm 06.03.24 Hi Ted. Fam got me a Luci several years ago to supplement lighting where we needed it. Great product
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Davidasailor26 at 5:27pm 06.03.24 I would rather have a permanent installation but a hanging camping light or tent light would cert
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 The stops for a leisurely pace would probably be Barnegat Inlet and Sandy Hook, weather permitting.
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 5:26pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: So
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:26pm 06.03.24 When is your trip? Are you in AC now? I will be in Cape May this coming Friday and reach AC on S
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:24pm 06.03.24
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:47pm 06.03.24 Thanks Mark - The boat is in the water currently. Bob
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) Skipper John at 4:41pm 06.03.24 225234 Sorry to be late to the discussion... on our 315 we found that two of the Lewmar winch handle
Difficult Wheel Steering Mark Maulden at 4:40pm 06.03.24
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker Drinky Crow at 4:36pm 06.03.24 So, this is under v berth where there is no hull liner? Could it be leaking where wiring for nav lig
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:34pm 06.03.24 Thanks guys.. I will recheck all of the things you've mentioned. Fingers crossed... Best, Bob
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. stickinthemud57 at 4:33pm 06.03.24 After trying a few I found this one that I like a lot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811SB7SQ

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