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Depth sounder replacement (1) shank at 5:25pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 14/3844 I purchased a 87 C22 a few weeks ago and it has an old 2" depth sounder and Raymarine ST40 next to t
rusted Yanmar 3gm30 engine mounts toliver at 4:50pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3496 Does anyone know what the approx. cost of replacing (4) rusted Yanmar 3GM30 Engine mounts would be o
Seneca Lake 6/26/16 agprice22 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 5/371 Nice day for sailing on Seneca Lake, NY Hx8G3T03mG8
Motoring Control mrudman850 at 3:17pm 06.26.16 Catalina 22 15/1005 Launching our 1977 C-22 tomorrow for the first time. Have a 4 HP Yamaha four-stroke. Do you folks
stolen hatch Oday 20 Agustin at 1:26pm 06.26.16 Parts Search 2/732 yes believe or not the hatch door or little vent that goes on top front got stolen at the storage pl
Anybody else have a bad (medical) reaction using Cetol? RussC at 1:20pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/717 I decided to try out this wonder finish that I keep hearing about called Cetol on my Vic 18 teak. so
Catalina 27 Traveler upgrade questions sashaproctor at 1:18pm 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3359 I've just pulled the traveler apart on my 1976 Catalina 27 to refurbish the teak that it sits on and
29.5 frameless window replacement Jim Watts at 12:46pm 06.26.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1156 Considering doing all 3 myself. Have seen posts referring to archived posts detailing this subject.
Hunter 27 Cherubini Missing V Berth Cushions Dana Shields at 11:05am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/698 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini, and it is missing its V-berth cushions. Does anyone know o
Bad knock Ilanortho at 8:58am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 6/869 Posting again; Bad knock I thought was transmission on Hunter 34 Yanmar 3GM30F/ KM3. Engine realigne
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Ilanortho at 8:49am 06.26.16 Big Boats 7/1700 Hi; My Maxwell winches are nearing end of life; I have rebuilt - lubricated- then last summer and I
Pelican thread size bman88 at 7:06am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/767 I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I lost one of the two pelican clips on the starboard side. From the remaini
Part identification and Parts missing. (6) Joeniver at 6:50am 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 2/637 Dear Sailboat Owners members: First, let me know if I am in the right spot! Chrysler (TMI or WELCRA
Squeaky impeller? scottmellloyditude at 6:38am 06.26.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/993 I recently changed my fresh water impeller (early Sherwood) and the first time I took the 27' Catali
Loss of power in forward. 1mcarlson at 6:35am 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/856 Last night I was motoring back to marina in 2 to 3 foot swells and no wind on Lake Michigan. After a
Grinding Bottom Paint (1) mfourn20 at 8:47pm 06.25.16 Catalina 22 2/818 I've started the process of grinding/sanding off many layers of bottom paint on the Catalina 22 I ju
Oday 28 main sheet lyricpekka at 7:40pm 06.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1211 My new ride is a 1980 Oday 28. I'm looking at the mainsheet layout, a 4 to 1 set up, traveller at th
Universal M35B, the dreaded Sherwood G908 and its Oberdorfer replacement mlaver at 7:34pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/3500 This follows a thread I posted to the (wonderful) Catalina 34 list last fall. The background is that
Come sail away...God Bless You! BlowMeAway at 7:17pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/409 My simple contribution to the beautiful family lost at sea near Sanibel, FL. My heart aches, new les
Polyurethane thinning ejet9999 at 7:14pm 06.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/9505 I know Pettit says to thin the topside paint with"120 brush thinner" but at the price I thought I wo

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Terry Cox at 11:46am 09.13.23 Been a solo sailor for years, even with crew on board. Our boat has an electric windlass and a shall
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 09.13.23 There is no simple solution to this problem unless you want to rebuild the anchor locker and then ex
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 11:22am 09.13.23 What you are referring to is a DIN connector . I do not believe that is correct. The 5 pin DIN's
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. MikeHoncho at 11:17am 09.13.23 Regarding AC power....I would consider not removing the AC circuits or capability. Most owners use
Mast up winter storage Sailor Sue at 10:59am 09.13.23 Thanks for all the responses. The consensus seems to be that lots of people store boats with the ma
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Benny17441 at 10:54am 09.13.23 A most distinctive characteristic is weigh, a Mercury 9.9 HP 4 stroke engine will weigh around 85 l
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 10:52am 09.13.23 What you are referring to is a DIN connector . DIN is a set of european standards that specify the
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:33am 09.13.23 The windlass doesn't pull the boat, it picks up the chain from the bottom until the catenary is gon
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:25am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and ja
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Rich Stidger at 10:15am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and jam
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:11am 09.13.23 I deleted the sound, but it does get idea across of the Ride they get inside the aircraft. Heroes f
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 10:08am 09.13.23 A quick movie on the Hurricane Hunters flight into Hurricane Lee,''
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:05am 09.13.23 Yeah its the strong wind/current situations that will be a problem. I certainly don't want to pull
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:01am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done wit
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:40am 09.13.23 So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailri
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.13.23 made sure full water flow is getting to the pump Are you able to see how much water is coming fro
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:30am 09.13.23 Do you trailer with a single axle? Sorry to go off topic. No need to be jealous or worries about
Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23 219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac

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