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Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 12:01pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 12/826 So, I'm confused. First, the LED replacement bulb I bought for my anchor light, a Dr. LED Polar S
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 8:59am 07.18.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/2717 I'm sure this has been answered here, but I've searched and not coming up with answers yet. I have
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement BTC1984 at 7:28am 07.18.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/3142
Oday 19 Rudder (3) boardmanlake at 6:43am 07.18.23 Day Sailers 3/951 I am restoring the tiller handle and rudder for my Oday 19 that I recently purchased and ran into a
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 12:19am 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/758 Hi All, I recently replaced my water heater because it was old and I had a coolant leak which turned
Gelcoat repair (1) elcojo2 at 8:10pm 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1315 I have try to performed a gelcoat repair using spectrum repair kit for catalina sailboat. Follow th
exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 7:21pm 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 5/364 muffler seam to leak water into bilge, where should I look to find where leak is coming from.
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don Guillette at 4:37pm 07.17.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/2676 I've had some interesting phone conversations over the years and this one was high on the interestin
Macerator thru hull not in use Jason and Dina at 2:18pm 07.17.23 Catalina 30 3/550
Topside paint McPhee at 11:12am 07.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/1101 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match. T
Water proofing zippers.... NYSail at 7:15am 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 11/810 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 07.17.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/922 I'm about replace an MSD porta pottie. The current vent hose is old and barely reached the last time
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 4:56am 07.17.23 Big Boats 6/731 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend.
Marine air unit will exhibit a loud buzzing noise after it reaches temp and fan stops discovery at 4:39am 07.17.23 Big Boats 0/5 Unit runs fine for days but then after a cycle it makes a loud buzzing noise after cycle and it grow
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down discovery at 4:33am 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 4/493 My aft air conditioner unit will operate normally for days then after a cycle and fan is off exhibit
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery BTC1984 at 6:25pm 07.16.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1353 When I'm connected to shore power I turn off my batteries switch. My cabin lights work fine if the
Why is there not a specific forum for Catalina 27 ? BTC1984 at 6:16pm 07.16.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/888 Cat 27
Clean main sail cover (3) zinahewitt at 5:57pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 12/798 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Look
Ground isolated from water (1) PK123 at 3:28pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/386 I posted previously about the short life of my zincs and am thinking that this is perhaps something
skylight replacement turk397 at 2:30pm 07.16.23 Big Boats 0/446 Hunter 33.5, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?

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Sugar scoops are for pretty girls, not ducks! Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 09.23.24 PM.. Looks like you are writing the headlines for ClickBait. Updated from "Sugar scoops are for pr
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? walmsleyc at 6:50am 09.23.24 You likely have 2 problems .. Firstly, the 2 hoses are zip tied to each other. As well, you might h
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 6:35am 09.23.24 Thanks I'll keep soaking it over the next week. I'll buy the press and work the problem as you reco
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? American_Mainsail at 6:19am 09.23.24
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge (1) Scott NIelsen at 6:14am 09.23.24 I had to replace the holding tank on OLD CROW after I purchased her as the suction connections had r
Thru hull repair (3) Tally Ho at 5:59am 09.23.24
Galley and propane help in an old catalina east coaster at 5:53am 09.23.24 Also the hose from solenoid in the locker must be continuous, no breaks to attach other propane devi
Fan inside fridge/icebox Scott NIelsen at 5:48am 09.23.24 I installed the system on OLD CROW my Hunter 37.5 that marcham described as OLD CROW just had a very
Thru hull repair dLj at 5:39am 09.23.24 Was planning on scraping out all the rotten wood I can access with the hole and filling with epoxy
Non skid cleaner issue thinwater at 5:07am 09.23.24 I used up a bottle over a period of years. I can't say that I ever had a problem rinsing. Didn't sh
Lubricating outhaul car/track Morgan donor at 4:58am 09.23.24 Disassemble, clean, and Mclube the turning block sheave and pin at the back of the mast as well. The
info on catalina 22 LakeShark at 4:41am 09.23.24 @fishingaz there is a ton of information out there but for the history I would start with the book i
Looking for Procedure to change Engine Coolant on Yanmar 4JH4E marcham at 4:34am 09.23.24 Do you have a water heater? If so, all the coolant in those hoses also need to be flushed. I use 2
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard marcham at 4:31am 09.23.24 To the OP: Sorry for your troubles, but welcome to boating. Surprises are part of the game. 1. Do
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge Terry Cox at 4:23am 09.23.24 Hi, Yes. I can see the hose. There is also some wire hanging, not sure if its 10 gauge but i will t
Non skid cleaner issue Robert Strickland at 4:09am 09.23.24 Following.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard sailme88 at 3:29am 09.23.24 Scott-T-Bird refers to sandblasting.... DON"T do that.. either soda or glass bead...there is an op
Engine Compartment Blower senang at 3:13am 09.23.24 We have a 2005 H38 owner version, engine extraction fan is under berth in aft cabin. This is a Hunte
Upgrading and Bedding Chainplates Not Too Shabby at 10:18pm 09.22.24 Hey George! Great question. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up replacing the rigging within the fi
Fan inside fridge/icebox marcham at 9:29pm 09.22.24 It's a pretty good setup actually.... just one compressor and evaporator plate instead of two. When

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