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Airmar transducer issues Sefuller at 3:26pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/337 Following up on my previous question about using my old transducers with my new Zeus2, I called B'G
Prop Shaft diameter and zinc locations Roughwater 33 wsmac at 3:07pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 0/373 Hello... trying to help out someone who recently purchased a Roughwater 33 and likely needs some zin
My new 310 shipping cost Frank H at 2:59pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 0/718 Milage is about 760. Prices for shipping ranged from $3860 to $3095. I found that if your boat is on
Oil pressure "Y" Tdaddy2000 at 2:39pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 30/3810 Hello All, I would like to add a "Y" to the block of my M25xpb where my oil pressure sending unit si
Halyard Exit Plates on Charleston Mast Tdaddy2000 at 2:35pm 06.19.17 Catalina 310 0/562 Hello All, Any leads on halyard exit plates for a Charleston Spar mast? This plastic plate which bro
Documentation Scams (1) lrschultz at 1:42pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/414 Any sailor documenting his vessel should be alert for 3rd party spam for companies who will manage d
Expo Solar Sailer ArleneT at 12:17pm 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2646 I have a 1994 expo solar sailer, 14'-6". In a blow it was rocking at it's mooring and the mast sawe
Cabin Led lights (2) Tim22 at 10:33am 06.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 21/3974 I am thinking of replacing some of my small round cabin lights with led's. ( see photos) . Any sugge
387 Diesel Leak (1) csdurand at 10:32am 06.19.17 Big Boats 2/968 Hi All, I am a new Catalina 387 2006 owner. During delivery the diesel tank leaked (we think from
New sailor outboard question DHaning at 10:23am 06.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1038 I am a new owner of a Mac 25. It has a 1990 Suzuki outboard on it. It has not been started in at lea
H376 Fuel/Engine stop-shutdown cable replacement rfrye1 at 9:31am 06.19.17 Big Boats 6/657 Looking thru Archives for answers to my question, nobody actually discusses the process of this job.
Atomic diesel model 15 11 hp engine issues hunter healer at 9:30am 06.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/560 Hi there! I recently installed a new thermostat because the overheating lite came on when the temp g
Five most important things for a trip via the ICW to the Bahamas? AlexC at 9:27am 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 55/6346 This fall, I'll be making my first trek down the ICW, and then to the Bahamas. My wife asked me "Wh
Checking in! Eberline at 9:18am 06.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2860 Hello! I am new to sailing and just bought a MacGregor 26D. Looking forward to learning from all o
Lifting Davits for Dingy outboard Chuck Reynolds at 8:23am 06.19.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1222 I sail a Catalina 400 MKII and looking for a lifting davit for my 6hp outboard. I've seen one on an
New Catalina 310 owner Frank H at 8:06am 06.19.17 Catalina 310 16/3901 Hello Mates I'm a new Catalina 310 owner and new to the 310 forum. She is a 2000 and is being picked
Trying to find out how to ocontact Adler / Barbour Stephen Dale at 7:08am 06.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1445 I have a Hunter 320 and need my Adler / Barbour compressor services in Benicia, California - between
Collision at sea Warren Milberg at 7:07am 06.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/4128 I know this is a sailing blog, and I mourn the loss of life in the recent collision of the US Navy v
Japanese tanker collides with US destroyer. Justin_NSA at 6:01am 06.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 35/3029 The missing sailors bodies were found in flooded compartment. Sad news. Pray for the families. USS F
Macgregor 25 Family of 5 Jcro001 at 9:30pm 06.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/4688 I have sailed before mostly on dinghies but also have some experience on yachts. I am looking to buy

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How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:26am 06.29.24 YES! There is an easy trick. Get a couple small supermagnets. They work through aluminum. Tie a t
Bronze rudder part (6) GarEi at 8:15am 06.29.24 OK I got back to the boat and made the repair. The Pearson 303 has bronze rudder mounts in the skeg,
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:08am 06.29.24 Hi Joe, thanks for your input, yes I contacted Catalina about the problem and they wouldn't admit th
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port David in Sandusky at 7:52am 06.29.24 Prop walk = a pull to port is a normal consequence of the way our propulsion systems are aligned. I
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Joe at 7:27am 06.29.24 Have you contacted Catalina Yachts for their input? It it's an ongoing issue then they would have m
3gm30f injection pump rack control stuck kloudie1 at 6:53am 06.29.24 Welcome aboard ! The shop manual is unnder "owner Resources" and "General Downloads" scroll down in
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:51am 06.29.24 Tropical Storm Beryl is forecast to be 2024 first Hurricane. There is a Second Tropical wave follow
Downsizing to a 260 bmorr at 6:42am 06.29.24 I am 82 and still enjoying my Hunter 26. The only thing I have modified for my age is adding a bar u
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 6:42am 06.29.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and download
Downsizing to a 260 bmorr at 6:38am 06.29.24 Is the 260 a good downsize move for me? Have owned numerous sailboats over the years and currently
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 6:30am 06.29.24 The tropical Atlantic looks very warm, as does the Caribbean and that tongue of warm water in the G
Mobile navigation app jssailem at 6:23am 06.29.24 Sure looks like a map glitch.
Hypalon cleaning (2) sailcapt340 at 5:37am 06.29.24 Now, I use Aurora Speed Clean for my Achilles Dinghy. My dinghy was in need of a real good cleaning
Invest 95L shemandr at 5:16am 06.29.24 Jim & John, looking at the OHI it looks to me that the North Atlantic doesn't have as much heat as f
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 5:16am 06.29.24 Speaking of glitches... after following this thread, I decided to visit the App Store and download
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 5:09am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Rich 35.5 at 4:26am 06.29.24 If its an air cooled model, check the coils, they may just be filled with dust and lint... With t
What are these screw things called rgranger at 8:19pm 06.28.24 It is a pretty safe bet that the bolts are seized beyond all non-destructive attempts at removal. A
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 7:55pm 06.28.24
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