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Recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27 So Cal Catalina at 4:16pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/2877 I have recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in decent condition, but could use some mi
Shower drain leak/rebedding Bryan9 at 2:49pm 06.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/575 Our 2006 Beneteau 323's shower drain developed a leak, as attested by discoloration at the bottom of
A brisk sail Dennis Kitchen at 1:53pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 28/2438 Video was taken on the 24th of May with local winds calling for 26mph with gusts to over 40. This is
I'm Interested in buying.. Marty at 11:09am 06.01.17 Day Sailers 1/714 I could make use of another one of those Blue Mesh Bags and a set of seat cushions that are in great
Plywood repair from leaking portlight nestorph at 9:21am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/797 Please direct me to the correct forum if this question doesn't fit here. I have two leaky portlight
Fresh water distribution manifold sgbridge98 at 8:58am 06.01.17 Big Boats 20/5093 I cannot turn the valves in the fresh waster distribution manifold under the sink in the galley. I
Cayenne 41 Sailboat?? Ropeburn at 6:34am 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 9/3258 Need some information on this boat. It appears to be fairly narrow, and built in Europe. How does it
Yanmar keyswitch Apex at 4:52am 06.01.17 Bigger Boats 9/1982 my keyswitch gave up to uv beatings. anyone know of a source for replacement? looks like a simple
Air in fuel hose new installation rblevens at 8:30pm 05.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/720 Been replacing a motor in my H37C and a new 500 Racor filter, too. The engine finally run well for
Oday 25 rigging question.. Douginmd at 7:30pm 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1603 I have a (new to me) Oday 25 that has adjustable blocks on the port and star board sides which is af
MMSI FCC or What! StargazerP303 at 6:42pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 27/2856 Note: I am not an expert here but was tired of the lame reasons given for MMSI usage and fee's that
water from hot water tap has sulpher smell Franzcat at 6:26pm 05.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1892 I have a Catalina 30 that I bought used and have been working to get back into shape. The water hea
Eight bells - Bert Foster Jackdaw at 1:35pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/613 WYC loses one of its greats. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/05/31/eight-bells-bert-foster
Wayward Star: reinforcing the cockpit (2) ilance at 12:25pm 05.31.17 Catalina 22 9/965 I finally got my epoxy order! The Git Rot kit was absolutely DEVOURED by the petrified plywood in t
H26 Stancion stern rail seat size ? jbreland at 11:51am 05.31.17 Smaller Boats 1/338 OK I obviously cant spell or type. Topic was supposed to be H26 Stanchion rail size, or stern rail s
Proper water tank reading here? (1) JosefR at 11:46am 05.31.17 Catalina 30 16/1384 137199 My physics ain't that good, since I never had any, but I was wondering if you stuck a SCAD se
O'Day 20 Centerboard CHris F at 11:14am 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/817 I think that the centerboard on our "new to us" 1976 O'Day 20 is not extending fully - she does not
Long time sailer returning to the water Steve Atkinson at 7:43am 05.31.17 Catalina 22 17/946 My son Ethan just purchased a 1983 Catalina 22, his first large boat after sailing a sunfish for 10
Bentteau 373 engine won't turn over Peter M at 6:40am 05.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2595 My 373 with Yanmar 3ym30 wont start on first turn of the key. Sometimes it takes 7 or 8 times before
Florida bound wyctoronto at 6:34am 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1476 Getting a second anchor and rode for the trip south and requesting feedback on how much chain most o

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Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 9:46pm 05.17.24 OT6q7tVgg-4
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 9:44pm 05.17.24 I think I found data on the engine. I think it is original to the boat, but has a high output altern
Epoxy vs Varnish dLj at 9:29pm 05.17.24 I like the black... dj
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25pm 05.17.24 Not able to find either the 3H or the XXXX listing in an article published by Torrensen Marine. The
Epoxy vs Varnish (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.17.24 beautiful but I would have killed myself 5 times over if I did that to my steps. Heck, I've slid do
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 8:44pm 05.17.24 Final Update. We got it all working. The problem with the Depth instrument was that it has to be man
Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts rpwillia at 8:30pm 05.17.24 On a friends 385 we did replace her bolts. These are a hardened hi tensile steel and not stainless.
How to keep open sika flax? thinwater at 8:16pm 05.17.24 The other "trick" is to find more uses for Sika and 3M polyurethanes. Around the house. Fixing shoes
23.5 outboard motor Tom L at 8:16pm 05.17.24 I have a 23.5 and have used two different old outboards on it. The first is a 1993 Tohatsu 9.9hp 2
Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts AldernyRace at 7:56pm 05.17.24 Just sent them an email. Will see. Thanks
Raymarine wind instrument wiring dLj at 7:44pm 05.17.24 Hello everyone I am currently installing a wind instrument on top of my mast, all is done on the m
Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts FastOlson at 7:38pm 05.17.24 Should I contact Beneteau? First place I would start, since they are still in business.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 7:31pm 05.17.24
trailer my boat to florida MitchM at 6:31pm 05.17.24 check out the shippers bid board UShip. Uship escrows the $ payment and you don't
Epoxy vs Varnish MikeHoncho at 6:27pm 05.17.24 I think this is as close to an infinite life expectancy you're going to find : cloth under the th
Epoxy vs Varnish (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:55pm 05.17.24 I hear the boat lives in a barn and all the water backgrounds are photoshopped in. ALRIGHT, alrig
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 3:57pm 05.17.24 "NEIKO 20713A Digital Tachometer, Noncontact Laser Photo Sensor with 2.5 to 99,999 RPM Accuracy, RPM
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1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting Clutch Cargo at 3:19pm 05.17.24 I used G10 sheet stock for my backing plates when I replaced my through hulls and valves with seaco
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