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What's the best way to clean diesel exhaust soot? patrickkidd at 9:16am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/23605 i recently had an engine exhaust leak near the transom of my Catalina 30 and now most areas in the l
Head Venting Issues BayMan at 7:32am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1926 Pumped my aft 25 gal holding tank after it was completely full. I know- i waited too long. Got bac
Dinghy Power Advice - Lehr Propane OB? (1) BlowMeAway at 7:19am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 55/8320 124315 We recently found and purchased a used, well maintained, Quicksilver 270 Dinghy, 900 lb. capa
Mast out of plumb (Mac 25) Piotr at 6:50am 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2170 It all started with lose rigging (still dealing with the after effects). Then I remembered the mast
Turnbuckle Boots (1) catalanc at 6:43am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 19/6950 Hello all, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII (new to me) and I am getting her ready for launch. I step
newbie lightning protection? rpludwig at 4:50am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 69/11741 new here, new to my C-22... Regarding lightning protection, I searched and found some older posts o
bow roller on 2004 Beneteau 323 too short.... new323owner at 2:52am 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/919 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323. It's factory bow roller is too short; this makes deploying and retrieving
Installing a Genset in our 41DS Nodak7 at 9:38pm 06.04.16 Big Boats 16/3156 I have decided to install a Genset on our 41DS. Right now I am looking very seriously at a Kohler 6K
(Another newbie question) My keel sounds like a haunted house. Texas Gun-Man at 8:33pm 06.04.16 Catalina 22 9/2076 This question sounds so silly, or elementary, that I didn't want to actually put it out on the forum
Raising the mast catcapt at 8:02pm 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2297 Hi. I have had cats for 40 years but am new to monohulls. Just got an Oday 22 and plan to take it
New owner of a Macgregor Venture 25 1977 (1) Pascal1968 at 4:24pm 06.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/10926 Hi everyone. I just bought this boat and I have tons of questions lol. I saw on the web few picture
Did You Ever Notice... Squidd at 3:42pm 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 1/426 That one of those plastic caps from a water bottle...is "exactly" the right size to stopper up your
Keel Hanger Pippen at 2:21pm 06.04.16 Catalina 22 11/1150 Hi guys, I am in the process of cleaning up my keel and noticed cracks in the gel coat around where
410 Aft Locker Leak Sailgunner at 1:25pm 06.04.16 Big Boats 12/1849 There was a partition between the two aft lockers. Mine has disintegrated due to moisture. I have
Chart plotter 101.... NYSail at 11:23am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/575 so my 12 year old standard horizon chart plotter died. Time to get a new unit and have been consider
Cruising guide for Southern BC Richard19068 at 10:11am 06.04.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 42/6646 Hi, We're chartering for two weeks out of Nanaimo this summer. First time sailing around that area.
Chart plotter 101.... NYSail at 9:36am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1223 so my 12 year old standard horizon chart plotter died. Time to get a new unit and have been consider
Looking for charts for Newfoundland and Labrador Claude L.-Auger at 4:34am 06.04.16 Ask All Sailors 0/342 Hi all, In the final stages of preparation for a 3-month cruise from Montreal down the St-Lawrence r
I have a venture 224 . sjstewart at 4:34am 06.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/4105 I have a venture 1972 224 and I was wondering on the registration the hin # says 2244 does that mea
Batteries dawniewilson at 4:07am 06.04.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3144 at the risk of sounding like a lubber...I have a question. With a house and start battery, do I need

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Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 12:17pm 04.14.24 From what I see in some forums, some of these engines wired the glow plugs directly through the keys
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid (1) Fred at 12:05pm 04.14.24 Actually its on page 97 of the manual that I found online (pg 26 of my paper manual)
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 11:57am 04.14.24 Also what confuses me is that the schematic symbol I posted implies 5 connections on the solenoid. I
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) DArcy at 11:49am 04.14.24 That's a good video. I was taught (and still use) the full wrap but also with a full figure 8 before
Entering Canade with children. MikeHoncho at 11:48am 04.14.24 Keep being defiant, I'm sure that will go over well with the authorities. :banghead::banghead::bang
Entering Canade with children. jssailem at 11:09am 04.14.24 I think the Canadian cell service provider that appears on my T-Mobil phone is Rogers. There are a c
Entering Canade with children. Stu Jackson at 11:03am 04.14.24 I"m defiantly going to give it a try. and it was the same contact as the three on the wall. Keep
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid jssailem at 11:01am 04.14.24 Where do you find the image of the solenoid? Looking at the Universal engine manual I did not find a
Catalina 34 Interior Stu Jackson at 10:55am 04.14.24 its an 1988 Teak oil works just fine on my 1986 C34.
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 10:16am 04.14.24
Entering Canade with children. MikeHoncho at 9:49am 04.14.24 Mike, good luck with that. last year we tried several times from a cell phone. After about 1/2 hr.
Santana 21 design info needed LloydB at 9:00am 04.14.24 Search the threads on this site for no traveler rig and you will find various examples of boom end r
Entering Canade with children. Mark Maulden at 8:59am 04.14.24 https://www.niagarafallstourism.com/plan/border-crossing/#canada-usa-border-update minors need a bi
Catalina 34 Interior Guystapo at 8:56am 04.14.24 its an 1988
Removal of washer dryer SV knot that bad at 8:22am 04.14.24 Thanks so much for that! Do you know how we get it out of the boat?
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:04am 04.14.24 As you walk around any marina you'll see a lot of examples of "If you don't know the knot, tie a lot
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:53am 04.14.24 1st prize goes to: well a few of you! To clarify, the boat performed well on a short cruise, summer
Portlight Glare Question ggrizzard at 7:27am 04.14.24 Dave, the tinted lenses look "black" vs clear lenses.
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04am 04.14.24 Use only teflon tape on the threads, NO sealant or gasket. You may need a gasket (rubber) between t
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) Ward H at 7:03am 04.14.24 Glad to see the APS tutorials are still around. They produced several. Thanks for posting.

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