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How to Use CNG Adapter dancrosswis@gmail.com at 6:25pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/798 Hi Folks, We had a good Memorial Weekend cruise visiting Door County (WI). Great food with lots of
Knocked out a few DIY projects today (3) rgranger at 5:42pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 3/790 124509 124510 124511 124509 124510The first is an auto pilot I got on eBay. It seemed to be workin
Replacing muffler Therapyg at 2:57pm 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/983 1983 O'Day 34 with a universal diesel. Having some trouble with black sooty smoke when motoring. One
Replacing manual bilge on Catalina 250 Scott Dufford at 2:26pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/729 Looks to me like I have to remove the rear bulkhead to get at the bilge. Somebody said I can do it t
He's Back (how to launch your Trailer Sailor) pateco at 1:43pm 06.09.16 Trailer Sailors 5/1271 Almost as funny as the docking video. FPeetFWRVxo
Removal of engine shazam at 12:37pm 06.09.16 Catalina 30 14/4608 I'm afraid I must do a complete rebuild on my Universal Diesel 5411. Any advice on how to remove it
New larger scuppers SFS at 12:08pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/500 I've discovered my scuppers are leaking into the cabin (1983 H31). While fixing the leak, I'm think
worried about stress cracks (2) donelanc at 11:48am 06.09.16 Bigger Boats 6/1421 lost my mast and boom in sept of last year. I bought a salvage boat for the mastI and it's in goo
How far has anyone sailed on a Hunter 25 circa 1970ties? Plymouth Sailor at 11:21am 06.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1047 Looking to hear about any long distance adventures on a Cherubini 25. The furthest I've been thus f
NEWPORT 27 HELM PEDESTAL (1) ATB at 10:50am 06.09.16 Newport 5/1874 124497 Does anyone know the manufacturer of this helm pedestal. It is on a 1973 Newport 27?
Electric upgrade Robert Stevenson at 8:54am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/541 The boats PO admitted that the ac line was romex and should be stranded. The light on the panel flas
O`Day 30 Bathroom Questions Robert Stevenson at 8:50am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1878 Water is leaking out of the center of the bathroom faucet. Where can I get a replacement faucet that
sailing club/boat options enad at 8:44am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 4/838 joining a local sailing club in nyc; 3 different clubs with different fleets: colgate 26 J24 melges
Don't want to remove sea hood on my 1983 H31 SFS at 7:04am 06.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/850 I have some companionway hatch slider issues/leaks. Been reading threads on the topic for 24 hours
Zink replacement on Yanmar YGM20F Canonshooternb at 6:21am 06.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/894 I have recently purchased a new to me boat with a Yanmar YGM20F engine that has a heat exchanger. I
Will Batteries Die If Not Used? Maine Sail at 4:52am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1089 I just had the opportunity to test this on an AGM battery. Lots of dock-talk suggests that a battery
Does Anyone Recognize This Hydraulic Motor Tilt Unit? (2) caguy at 11:32pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/519 I just bought a 1989 Mac 26D sailboat. It is pretty well equipped. I've attached a picture of the
pump out fittings SOCAL C50 at 10:00pm 06.08.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1260 The previous owner installed a thru deck for the pump out and I am routing the fittings and hose and
Help me find my Hunter please. TBass at 7:57pm 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/105 Hey folks, new member here who hopes to stick around for years to come. Asking for some networking a
GFCI TRIPPING tbilyeu at 6:35pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1398 My 2014 Oceanis 45 has a GFCI under the port helm in the 110V 50 amp circuit. I have come back to th

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How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? dlochner at 11:04am 03.14.24
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 11:00am 03.14.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Simple Anchor rode markings Bob S at 10:55am 03.14.24 I have 100' of chain and 200' of nylon. We usually anchor in 15' plus 5' of freeboard so it's pretty
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler NYSail at 10:54am 03.14.24 I am assuming this is for the cabin top as I would think an aft arch typically used for solar panels
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Roland5048 at 10:52am 03.14.24 I once used muriatic acid to descale my old YSB-12. Don't leave it in very long, less than five min
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 03.14.24 if it seems to be overheating despite normal water volume throughput what would I investigate as po
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 03.14.24 I'll take the jib with an anchor as a backup any day What's your strategy for using both of these
Battens or no battens? DRhoads at 9:41am 03.14.24 I have had one for two seasons and the only issue I have is the first pocket catches when coming out
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 9:03am 03.14.24 heh. I found a bunch of links when searching on a big computer. Dunno why nothing came up on the i
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 8:30am 03.14.24 I use scrap bits of brightly colored ployester knitting yarn because it's free. I don't have a windl
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? captain69 at 8:20am 03.14.24
House Battery Upgrade Help JBP-PA at 6:26am 03.14.24 @gouldx , that is close to what I would think would work. Everyone's needs are different though. I w
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? THECUSCUS at 5:31am 03.14.24 You do not say what month you plan to go. From my experience (4 trailer trips to the Keys), it is w
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 4:07am 03.14.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help w
Descaling Yanmar 2GM shemandr at 3:49am 03.14.24 The de-scaler that is most popular is Barnacle Buster. It is caustic. I assume it's an acid. I

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