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Boat owner (1) paulj at 1:32pm 03.25.17 Catalina 310 13/1752 Who owns this boat? paulj :hook2:
Keel Pin Hole - How much wear and still repair? (1) rustyw007 at 1:15pm 03.25.17 Catalina 22 9/2277 I've read up on many (likely not all) of the keel repair posts - great information. I'm wondering i
Recent study shows... Brian D at 11:44am 03.25.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/585 That blowing second hand marijuana smoke into your carburetor will cure Ethanol clogging. :worthles
New to Sailing 321machinist at 11:44am 03.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/745 Can anyone give me a value for a 2000 26x with trailer and 8hp motor, radio. boat looks to be in ver
TROUBLE BLEEDING YANMAR 3YM30 jamesplatz at 11:28am 03.25.17 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/6454 I have a Catalina 309 with 1008 hours on an engine that has been well maintained. Repeated bleeding
Question - Boat rested on Swing Keel... (2) Gillingham at 9:01am 03.25.17 Catalina 22 5/3353 Hi Catalina 22 Swing Keel owners We are concerned about something that happened with our swing keel
Why can I see the boat lettering through my transom? greeneyedjack at 7:16am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2073 1984 O'day 28. Just beginning to refit after a few years of neglect. Down below in engine compartmen
B423 Stack Pack Joyeux at 7:09am 03.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/816 Having just experienced a dismasting, I have the opportunity to change the boat's rigging. I did hav
Baffled again All U Get at 6:02am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 9/710 Hi all, I've been baffled by a few systems on our boat but this one might be slowly unveiling its s
Question about Racor filters AXEL at 4:50am 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1819 Which Racor fuel filter/water separator for Universal M25XPB? Specifically which flow rate and filte
New Oceanis 45 - additional equipment to be chosen Opty at 11:16pm 03.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3203 Hi all, I just signed sell of my Oceanis 46 and want to buy new Oceanis 45. List of ''extras'' is no
Any input on the 3M sealant products ? C22BC at 6:55pm 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 28/1265 I'm looking to deal with a leak on my new Cat 25 , I think it's the pan /deck joint in the front of
eBay steal (1) Jacomo Sailor at 6:52pm 03.24.17 Catalina 22 9/971 134591 Got this awesome Sailor's Tailor cover from eBay a few days ago. I was planning to have one
Outboard in transom cutout sjburk1 at 6:24pm 03.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 10/2143 This may have been beat to death already, but I have an '83 27 Tall rig with the outboard cutout tra
Advice The Iceman at 5:55pm 03.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2169 Hi everyone need some advice and recommendations, I just purchase a Mac 25 , with a 7.5 Johnson for
Muffler kampuniform at 4:39pm 03.24.17 Yamaha 1/923 Just curious about the standard set-up on a Yamaha 33'. Lift, or water lock muffler. I'm in the fi
Propellor removal Hunter 34 jwerkjr at 4:11pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1625 I am having a heck of a time trying to remove my prop. Before I do any damage I thought I'd ask firs
28 Oday manuals shadowthecat at 4:09pm 03.24.17 Ask All Sailors 0/248 Hello, former Hunter owner who just purchased a 1986 28ft Oday. Does anyone know where I can get an
Unidentifiable wiring (1) jwerkjr at 4:00pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/792 Can anyone help me identify this wiring on my Hunter 34? The black wire with the double point connec
Stuffing box ? (1) jwerkjr at 3:53pm 03.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/670 I have a stuffing box (picture attached) that does not look like what I have seen in the books I've

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Air Conditioner Vents (1) karellen at 2:00pm 04.23.24 I have a 356 (very similar) with AC and ducting in salon and v-berth. The aft cabin has a 4 inch ro
Instead of PropSpeed dlochner at 1:28pm 04.23.24 PYI has a new product, Crystal Prop. Same idea as Prop Speed, but much less expensive. The zinc pa
Instead of PropSpeed capta at 1:25pm 04.23.24 One summer in Powerboat's in Trinidad the Propspeed folks were applying their product free for those
Santana 21 design info needed prairieclover at 1:15pm 04.23.24 We have a 1972 Santana 21, too. Put it on the water last summer after a long time in storage. We ha
Access to windlass marchem at 12:52pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker w
Access to windlass marchem at 12:48pm 04.23.24 Yes Thanks. Didn't want to have to tear into that if I didn't have to.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 12:44pm 04.23.24 My yanmar 2gm20 had a manual lift pump that worked reasonably well depending on the position of the
Access to windlass east coaster at 12:34pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker wa
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:15pm 04.23.24 M-25's had numerous pulleys from the factory. You need the one with three tapped holesley was that
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open Ringydingydo at 12:14pm 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 12:03pm 04.23.24 Yes
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open shemandr at 11:44am 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Maine Sail at 11:39am 04.23.24 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cr
Windlass and thruster Battery question Maine Sail at 11:32am 04.23.24 The only batts we installed for thrusters are Odyssey TPPL AGM's
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (2) Hayden Watson at 10:54am 04.23.24
Instead of PropSpeed (1) Rich Stidger at 10:48am 04.23.24 Hows about this? Or? Or? https://www.rustoleum.ca/-/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Product/RustoleumCA/P
Instead of PropSpeed Drinky Crow at 10:27am 04.23.24 ok never mind https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bronze-prop-treatment.198841
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 04.23.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. My windlass is powered from the house
Windlass and thruster Battery question Mark Maulden at 9:55am 04.23.24 What are your house/start batts?
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 9:00am 04.23.24 H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since the 18K BTU looks tough to install. Fans

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