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Coronado 15 DJ Geiger at 4:39am 09.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/3104 I am considering buying a used Coronado 15 that is all there except for the Rudder and the Centerboa
Next year cruising plans - ideas? Bfranchini at 4:22am 09.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/967 After having spent the whole summer honing our sailing skills on Lake Saint Louis near Montreal, we
Yanmar coolant fluid change timangiel at 4:10am 09.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/19278 I have a Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2Gm engine with heat exchanger and antifreeze/coolant on one side
Hunter 38 - Saloon Deadlights (1) Sergey Vetrov at 8:05pm 09.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1461 Hello fellow Hunter 38 owners. I have purchased Sirocco (Hunter 38 2006) more that one year ago. Abs
Location of Cockpit drain outlets (1) drdanj at 7:59pm 09.19.16 Big Boats 4/1339 The original specs for my 1983 Catalina 36 show the cockpit drains exiting down below the transom, u
Replacing water pressure pump Knot @ Work at 7:24pm 09.19.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1501 My fresh water pump is actually working just fine. I had run out of water!
Universal M-12 deisel does not start jrocheleau at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/826 I have a 1984 Oday 30 and have had starting problems for the last several years. The starter switch
Oil leak from engine plug? (1) jcote75 at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Catalina 30 1/689 Hello everyone, I have a m25xp and it started to leak from a few place during my last vacation. oi
Re-Bed Chainplates - how do I remove it? adelboat at 7:07pm 09.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1401 Am writing about a 2001 Catalina 36MKII. I have re-bed the chainplates on most all of my prior boats
Digital Radar Opinions kimelmore at 5:51pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 6/857 I am currently shopping for a new digital radar for my Catalina 380. I have decided to place it on a
Water heater configuration...... NYSail at 5:37pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1131 so my last thread I was speaking about my preasure release value releasing. So I replaced the valve
Marine Radomes $iRe408 at 5:13pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1044 Hello again Mac owners. My next question I have is in regards to Marine Radars. I have been reading
Hunter 26.5 front hatch seal Dionysis at 4:25pm 09.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/458 Does anyone know where I can get a replacement seal for my front hatch. I have a water leak coming i
correct lewmar portlight new323owner at 3:55pm 09.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/867 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. I need either a gasket for or a new Lewmar portlight sized 25.5 X 7.5. As
1988 H23 side windows source fstopf4 at 3:40pm 09.19.16 Smaller Boats 8/1208 I have a 1988 H23. The side cabin windows are slowly crazing. This summer the Starboard side cracked
Yanmar 3GMD Water Drains From Engine Under Sail tomgrigsby at 2:08pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 9/979 I have a Yanmar 3GMD, raw water cooled, and a siphon break around the exhaust elbow. When under sai
Advice on cutting a hole here? JosefR at 1:49pm 09.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 62/6138 http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/holding-tank-vent-clogged.181515/#post-1326136 I
oops forgot prop redhead78 at 1:23pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/799 I am thinking also of kwi feathering prop, I currently have an old 2 bladed sailor blade Red
pictures (5) redhead78 at 1:19pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/357 here are pics of old windlass and furler Red
new prop redhead78 at 1:04pm 09.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/454 hey all where did the summer go...oh well fall is here and I'm getting ready for a few upgrades and

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Hunter 25 transom Saver Occasional Heeler at 11:59am 04.16.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 04.16.24 I have a set that hasn't been installed yet if you need some pics or have questions about it
Compressed Natural Gas Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 11:35am 04.16.24 Thanks Greg. It won't thread the other way.... At this point, giving these seem to be just popping
Topping Lift Appears Short Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.16.24 Did you already run the line ? Any chance it is caught on something inside the mast? Can you me
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 11:07am 04.16.24 I would think if the lift pump is weak then you could get fuel starvation at the injector pump. Thi
Hunter 25 transom Saver (1) rgranger at 10:59am 04.16.24 You don't need a special transom saver. Take a line around your OB and back to the winches. Put a
Topping Lift Appears Short jssailem at 10:57am 04.16.24 A clever carpenter once told me; (as I was opening a manual to get the length of a piece of wood...)
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:51am 04.16.24 I have seen the Honda on that list in use. It is very quiet
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:50am 04.16.24 Here is a nice review of quiet portable generators https://www.bestreviews.guide/quiet-generators?o
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.16.24 I looked at your modification link and don't understand it. Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 10:42am 04.16.24 Hey there Skipper J You raise an excellent question. Firstly, I discovered not all folding cleats
Compressed Natural Gas Terry Cox at 10:30am 04.16.24 Would anyone be able to share a source where I can get mine refilled? We have a local fill source
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Mark Maulden at 10:18am 04.16.24 So, I have a Uniden back-up VHF at the chart table. Somewhere between five and seven years old. So,
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 10:15am 04.16.24 PS. If you do decide to convert, I might buy your empty tank if the date stamp on the tank is curre
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 10:13am 04.16.24 I see from @Tally Ho post that you may have cng stations around. Now figuring out who will let you
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 10:09am 04.16.24 I think you will find getting someone to refill it may be difficult. For someone else to refill it
Compressed Natural Gas (1) Tally Ho at 10:06am 04.16.24
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 9:43am 04.16.24 Agreed . . . but only if the OP has a rigid vang with a gas piston vs a block and tackle. Once I a
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Hello Below at 9:29am 04.16.24 Actually, I agree with Terry above. With the vang equipped boom, you don't need a topping lift to s

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