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head gasket question capta at 8:42am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/429 A very simple job has gone strange. Pulled the head and changed out the thermostat housing w/o a pro
Boat Pulls to left when Motoring markwbird at 8:10am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 25/3349 I recently hauled my '84 Hunter 34 to do a bottom job. I did it myself. Sanded. painted. Buffed.
dinghy lites and registration #,s redhead78 at 6:35am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1482 Hey all I bought a dink at defender and was wondering about run lts, and reg #,s and how to attach.
Spinnaker banding tube hewebb at 4:01am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1872 I have been searching for a spinnaker banding tube for several weeks on the internet. I have yet to
45 cc WATER TANK SIZE carefree at 11:06pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 7/1209 Anyone know the gallon break down for the three water tanks in then 45cc? Adding a water maker and i
Yikes! Video of capsizing 22(?)' sailboat George in AK at 10:49pm 04.03.17 Trailer Sailors 5/3164 Looks like a late-model Catalina, but I could be wrong. Any thoughts as to their list o' mistakes?
Air filter replacement SailorguyRob at 9:40pm 04.03.17 Catalina 30 7/2485 Hello all. I have the Universal M25 XPB and when I looked at the air filter, it seems to have a mesh
SoCal Catalina Surveyor Snowtanned at 8:53pm 04.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/385 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in the LA/LB area who has expertise surveying 1990's-era Cata
Glassing over a removed thru hull. What glass should I use? lost soul at 8:37pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1981 I have removed a 2 inch diameter thru hull fitting in my fiberglass sailboat. The hole is underwater
Bow thruster battery jeremyotto at 8:16pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/517 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43. Someone told me that the bow thruster battery only charges when either th
Maybe a confusing Battery question, anyone?? wilf at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 38/5094 After the problem on another post about my fridge, another puzzling question arises, after tracing m
Neutral or reverse when sailing? Jack999000 at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/5285 Hi I have a hunter 41ac with a 3 blade fixed prop When under sail, should I let it spin freely of ha
charging wet batteries onboard Captmayhem at 8:02pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 3/381 I've just installed a 30W solar panel and controller on my 23' O'day , everything seems to work, sho
More 34 core repairs (3) Sefuller at 7:10pm 04.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/941 One of the remaining areas of wet core I needed to address on our boat was the helm seat. The emerg
Lake Champlain Canal rajhnsn at 5:00pm 04.03.17 Destinations 17/7432 Has anyone done the Lake Champlain Canal from NYC to Burlington? Where do you have to take your mas
Happy Monday! Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 4:40pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 0/342 A cure for monday office blues... 40.5 goes racing against big boats... aavZQJzt9OM from Seattle..
2005 H 44 Interior Cushions FREE Marc14857 at 2:37pm 04.03.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/588 I have a complete set of interior cushions 2005 H 44 that are in very good condition and are free if
Singlehand Suggestions - Hunter 25 WiscoSailor at 2:31pm 04.03.17 Smaller Boats 26/4329 Hello, Anyone have experience rigging a Hunter 25 (or similar sized small boat) to be more friendly
New-to-me boat-buying exasperation! justsomeguy at 12:24pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 46/2590 I've identified a beautifully staged IP35, 1990/'93, but am dealing with a recalcitrant owner WRT a
Isolating starter battery jmkinsfbay at 11:56am 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/851 Having read a Maine Sail reply in the past (Beneteau starter batteries are not isolated from the hou

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Engine fire artboas at 4:30pm 05.29.24
Engine fire artboas at 4:23pm 05.29.24 I cannot be sure, but everyone, please take a look at the attached pictures of the fire aboard my o
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 4:14pm 05.29.24 Catalinas typically have a Garhauer rigid vang. I don't understand why it wouldn't lift the boom w
Tank display panel replacement karellen at 4:08pm 05.29.24 I think Hunter was still using the Snake River tank monitor in 05. If so, check the sites for Tank-E
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? scouper at 3:07pm 05.29.24 Is there a channel in the cabin ceiling that runs from the location you drilled the hole to one of
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 05.29.24 Catalinas typically have a Garhauer rigid vang. I don't understand why it wouldn't lift the boom wh
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 jdrutten at 2:21pm 05.29.24
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 =

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