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Maptech charts All U Get at 4:56am 07.19.17 Ask All Sailors 2/308 Hi all, Our Maptech charts are well used and the little spiral wire has caused the pages to pull ou
Hatch boards wing15601 at 4:19am 07.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/678 Thats what I call them, the three pieces of wood which block entrance to the cabin of a sailboat. Wh
Keel crab All U Get at 11:02pm 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/6121 I was just about to invent this. Now where do I get one. 1535941013115768 All U Get
Top 10 action items to check David Kelsh at 8:19pm 07.18.17 Catalina 30 12/2011 I am excited to have recently purchased a 1985 C-30... Going to be creating a punchlist to start goi
Newbie to the Catalina 22 fleet. jelofam at 7:59pm 07.18.17 Catalina 22 38/2610 My wife and I just up graded from an old 1969 Baymaster 18 to a 1977 Cat 22 hull #6832, we are namin
BIMINI INSTALLATION ON HUNTER capseaquel at 4:58pm 07.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2130 Have a Hunter 336 with a pedastal mounted main sheet. Want to install a bimini but because of the m
injection pump assembly splax at 3:38pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 9/1241 I have decided that the issue with my 3GM30F is that a weight on the governor has broken off the sha
double block replacement splax at 3:35pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 0/336 Well, the aft-most double block for my furling line has disintegrated and there doesn't seem a way f
Condensate pump noise tbilyeu at 3:09pm 07.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1671 The AC unit in the forward berth of my 2014 Beneteau OC 45 works great. However the condensate pump
Coronado 23ft Rudder Head Replacement? Craiggers at 3:05pm 07.18.17 Parts Search 1/750 Anyone know where I can get a rudder head for my Coronado 23? I believe it's a 1973 Coronado. I too
Marine Elegance head issues? (3) scottdube at 2:00pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 8/1426 Last August I upgraded our main head to a Marine Elegance to make the Admiral happy. We love it and
Trying to sell my 26M. Any advice would be helpful? Thanks css77 at 1:15pm 07.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/680 Trying to sell my 26M. Any advice would be helpful? Thanks
Hunter 41ac. A/c cooling pump (1) Jack999000 at 1:01pm 07.18.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/724 I would like to know what the white valve is on the end of cooling pump for the a/c sea water coolin
Converting ZF 10 transmission to ZF 12 AlexC at 10:48am 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1507 I'm trying to figure out what to do as far as a replacement transmission. Currently have a ZF 10M (
Passage 456 boot stripe discovery at 9:49am 07.18.17 Big Boats 5/725 Is the big blue boot stripe gel coat or paint? My 2002 fades very soon after I compound and polish
Swinomish updates? forbin at 9:31am 07.18.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 46/7315 Hey, Looking at the possibility of going through the Swinomish on Saturday or Sunday this weekend..
FIRST TIME EVER OUT SAILING corystemp at 8:37am 07.18.17 Smaller Boats 35/3767 Ok. I know there is a million things I most likely did wrong in this video. I know so be nice. This
Furling Mainsail Trim and Bridge Center sheeting bob_pattison at 7:46am 07.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1263 All, We've had many owners having issues with trimming furling mainsails with the Bridge system. Bel
Battery charger temperature sensor ... Scott T-Bird at 6:13am 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 17/875 I clipped the oversize ring off the end of the supplied temperature sensor (Sterling Procharge) so t
Final Engine Check.... 2000 H380, Questions - Transmission. viper at 5:53am 07.18.17 Big Boats 7/843 Well in the last week or so have had mechanic again check out the engine. Engine 500 hours.. 36-40Hp

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Leaky windows Berkeley 30 at 1:59pm 05.29.24 I have a Catalina 22. Same window type, you would have to build up the glass around the edges, if t
Leaky windows danooxnard at 1:43pm 05.29.24 I have a Catalina 22. Same window type, you would have to build up the glass around the edges, if th
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 1:35pm 05.29.24 Call over the other boating neighbours to party and feast on hot tamales, chili and curry then show
Leaky windows kappykaplan at 1:19pm 05.29.24 I think I'd need to get a larger frame fabricated and I think it would be very expensive. Know any
O'day 23-2 Topping lift shemandr at 12:23pm 05.29.24 Assuming good sails and running rigging, when a gust hits the boat will dip some, accelerate and com
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? kloudie1 at 12:18pm 05.29.24
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 12:08pm 05.29.24 Also, when pricing parts, get them from a Kubota dealer, not a Universal dealer. Often 1/4 the price
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:01pm 05.29.24 BTW, the built-in fire extinguisher installed at the factory failed to work.
Companionway leaks? Ralph Johnstone at 11:58am 05.29.24 Only way to find the source of the leak is to go high tech on this one. With the companionway butto
The falling c - Clip Davidasailor26 at 11:41am 05.29.24 To keep the boom from swinging at anchor or mooring I just tie a thin line to one of the main sheet
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? Sail22Capri22 at 11:27am 05.29.24 Is there a channel in the cabin ceiling that runs from the location you drilled the hole to one of t
Love Hate relationship Sail22Capri22 at 11:21am 05.29.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under it
O'day 23-2 Topping lift jssailem at 11:15am 05.29.24 More sail area higher up translate to more heel and thus slow down the boat? I do not believe A =
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? jssailem at 11:08am 05.29.24 I am convinced there's life in the engine does there come a point where one cuts losses? And even
Love Hate relationship pclarksurf at 10:46am 05.29.24 Or there's the portable solution of a beach umbrella! It fits the winch handle just perfect!
Damned generator (1) JamesG161 at 10:44am 05.29.24 If you can tell us the model and download the manual yourself we can move to the next step. Here i
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 10:36am 05.29.24 Care to share the deets on your setup? Absolutely-- I happened to have a gift card at West Marin
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 05.29.24 sail area which translates to more power. Two, the shape is aerodynamically more efficient More sa
Damned generator JamesG161 at 10:32am 05.29.24
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 10:20am 05.29.24 Good test. Yes, it is ready to be replaced.

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