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Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 (1) Media again at 7:19am 08.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/1708 Purchased Northern 29 (built 1981) equiped with Universal Atomic Diesel Model 5411, cools with raw f
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:58am 08.09.23 Bigger Boats 8/1021 Took my very nice ODay 28 to a marine for some work that had all steel docks. Single handed the tri
Watches (2) jviss at 1:11pm 08.08.23 Sails Call Lounge 37/4154 Anyone else into watches? I always wanted a high end watch, a Rolex or an Omega. So, about 13 year
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation (3) mbaker267 at 12:52pm 08.08.23 Catalina 22 8/581 I have a 1976 Cat-22 that appears to have the original keel winch. The winch handle rotates clockwis
What is the meaning of this? sailboatracer at 11:45am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/329 In the following text, what does DWSA/DISP mean? I assume that SA/DISP is sail area to displacement.
30' C&C prop shaft strut ChuckCleElum at 11:30am 08.08.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/769 I have a 1973 30' C%C - need a replacement prop shaft strut! does anyone know of a used one, the des
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 9:41am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 12/680 Just installed a Shurllfo Aqua King II (model 4158-153-E75) fresh water pump. We were told that it
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 9:22am 08.08.23 Smaller Boats 10/863 Looking at a 2002 212. It has a hull crack from the shear line down to the keel and has a mirroring
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 6:00am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 15/720 Hello, On my hunter I have a fridge in AC with water cooling. This type of compressors usually take
engine will not get up to temp. brad minda at 11:04pm 08.07.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/780 85 Catalina 30 univ. m25. did some major work on the engine such as new motor mounts, new trans, cle
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (2) colocass at 3:47pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 7/422 Hello, I have recently acquired a vessel (Leif 8') made by Shell Boats LLC, made in 1987. I am pr
Miami to Bimini Rkelly44 at 2:57pm 08.07.23 Destinations 0/734 I am having a difficult time tracking down a bareboat catamaran from southern Florida (Miami) to Bim
Instrument panel (2) Rkelly44 at 2:50pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/560
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. Dave at 1:39pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 2/375 Folks, Just a gentle reminder about selling items in the forums. Forum rules prohibit advertising i
Hunter 45 CC Enclosure KILOTRADER at 12:54pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 0/6 In October of 2004, my wife and I bought a 2000 Hunter 45' CC in New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain.
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:52pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/417 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:51pm 08.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/5 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
c 16 leak bankshortonia at 12:30pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/395 just bought a late '80's C 16 and have a significant leak but can't find it. The plug in the back i
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) Justin_NSA at 12:27pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/614 Since we can't sail because of the drought, I'm catching up on some projects. I need a jam/clam clea
Searching 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:43am 08.07.23 Catalina 310 0/19 Anyone looking for a fresh water Catalina 310?

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New Cat 22 owner David W at 2:55pm 09.25.24 I picked up the boat last Sunday. Some of you veteran towing peeps might find this amusing but I lit
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard BigEasy at 2:52pm 09.25.24 They have a very good reputation and do not want to risk that by doing things half s. They eith
Would you put your money where your mouth is? kappykaplan at 1:29pm 09.25.24 You'd be surprised at how many boats of all types are in Arizona!
1987 Hunter 31 boom insert replacement parts quadrille38 at 1:24pm 09.25.24 Check the SBO store in the by boat model.
Standup blocks (1) thinwater at 12:20pm 09.25.24 Ward H had a good suggestion. Personally, I had a self tacking jib on my last boat and I NEVER used
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser Stu Jackson at 12:15pm 09.25.24 Years don't matter. Engine hours do. Our 35 year history with our C34s shows around 1500 engine ho
What is this paint? Captain Larry-DH at 11:45am 09.25.24 Looks to me like the original nonskid paint wore off or was partially taken off. Putting aside any q
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 11:43am 09.25.24 I agree with Richard19068. Slap some paint on it and move it to where you plan to keep it. Enjoy
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Kermit at 11:39am 09.25.24
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine Kermit at 11:39am 09.25.24 Miss Piggy in Eye of Storm Piggy starts at 1:50. Enjoy! rEATqBw-b2Y
What is this paint? Tally Ho at 11:26am 09.25.24
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 11:20am 09.25.24 @Kermit :facepalm:
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 11:16am 09.25.24 That said, if you still have an ammeter in the cockpit panel and you have what are now-normal elect
What is this paint? (1) duncan14 at 11:13am 09.25.24 Thank you all! Is it possible to put non-skid on top of that, without removing anything? Just to mak
Would you put your money where your mouth is? Richard19068 at 11:07am 09.25.24 Funny, but the place is in Arizona so I doubt the reference means much to most people there.
Dyneema chafe protection Richard19068 at 11:06am 09.25.24 Any ideas on what to use for chafe protection on 6mm seems? What are "6mm seems"?
My rudder broke off wardk at 10:32am 09.25.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like r
What is this paint? shemandr at 10:21am 09.25.24 It looks to me like some tried to remove some paint with a solvent. And then gave up. You can't sa
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Kings Gambit at 10:12am 09.25.24 Discussion came across as an urgency to get the work done in 30 days for insurance. No insurance, no
Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 09.25.24 Would any Catalina owners dare go there You'd be running one hell of a risk. Locate his e-mail a

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