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Boat owner (1) paulj at 1:32pm 03.25.17 Catalina 310 13/1960 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 9/2385 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 2/605 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 3/772 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 11/6771 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 5/3498 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 20/2192 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 3/887 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 9/740 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 13/2028 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 19/3492 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 28/1337 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 9/992 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 10/2272 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 24/2260 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 1/965 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 13/1688 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 0/268 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 9/843 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 3/698 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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Head treatment Calif. Ted at 8:19am 06.23.24 I've been using Odorlos (liquid) for a couple decades now, there is no "head" odor on my boat. If th
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. ShawnL at 8:04am 06.23.24 There's nothing "wrong" with having a hank-on jib or genoa. People have been using them for a (real
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. shemandr at 6:46am 06.23.24 Here's a directory. Warning: This is not a secure site. http://www.allaboutsalvage.com/marine/cali
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. shemandr at 6:39am 06.23.24 There are marine salvage yards. But I don't know of any outside of Florida and the NE. Maybe a loc
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 6:04am 06.23.24 Many thanks to you both for checking in. Very useful thinking from both of you and much appreciate
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. justsomeguy at 5:40am 06.23.24 relatively inexpensive good new components. Check out CDI roller furlers.
Thermostat (1) UpperPintle at 5:35am 06.23.24 Did you resolve your engine thermostat question? I also have a M5444 and the manual specs running t
Head treatment thinwater at 5:22am 06.23.24
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 4:30am 06.23.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff mains
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:14am 06.23.24 Yes, I found my issue but the toilet still does not work. I covered the air intakes on the solenoid
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.23.24 How is the sheave attached to the bracket? My Lewmar pedestal has the sheaves riding on a pin, held
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 3:43am 06.23.24 My iPad has several apps. Aqua maps is one. Coastal Explorer, which I used on a PC and PC Laptop no
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 1:54am 06.23.24 I have found that my M25XP is very sensitive to any loss of coolant. I installed a coolant overflow
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) philiefay at 10:20pm 06.22.24 Having done some research.. I have read about others drilling a 6" 3/8 inspection port under the ped
Downsizing to a 260 SoSound at 9:39pm 06.22.24
Head treatment rgranger at 9:03pm 06.22.24 Please explain with links. This could be interesting. I can think of a few possibilites, but I'd li
Head treatment thinwater at 8:35pm 06.22.24
Mobile navigation app jssailem at 7:46pm 06.22.24 My iPad has several apps. Aqua maps is one. Coastal Explorer, which I used on a PC and PC Laptop now
Invest 92L shemandr at 7:01pm 06.22.24 Today in South Florida there were basically random showers including some zitt/boom events but no wi
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 06.22.24 After some head scratching and looking at the wiring diagrams the one explanation I can find is that

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