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Diesel tank clean-out port Joe5917 at 9:19am 02.26.16 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2606 I plan to cut a hole in the fuel tank of my Catalina 320 and install a SeaBuilt inspection/clean-out
Rigging tension Pearson 35 Kalo at 7:29am 02.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1397 I am searching for standing rig tension specs. I have 1/4 forstay, aft and shrouds and 7/32 sways.
CT-33 Meter Readings Ajay73 at 10:48pm 02.25.16 Musings With Maine Sail 0/562 Just want to understand the two scales of the meter on the CT-33 Moisture meter. If there is a read
Cruisair on 473 - Noisy SettleMeDown at 6:01pm 02.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1911 Our Cruisair in the main cabin is quite noisy. It cools and heats fine, it's just loud. We never rec
When to Replace Opening Hatch Seal? Neil McDonald at 4:54pm 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/493 The plexiglass on my Bomar extruded opening hatch over the V birth has cracked and needs replacement
Mac 21 Ceiling Paint Help RichieR at 4:49pm 02.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2343 Hi, so the cabin ceiling of my Mac 21 is flaking like crazy. So id like paint it. Has anyone done th
Compression post on a Pearson35 (4) gcastillo3 at 4:38pm 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4661 120027 Hi! I own a P35 1977 hull #367. I inspected the compression post and block and by the looks
Mainsalil Reefing b.nelson at 2:06pm 02.25.16 Catalina 310 5/1571 We have the standard single line reefing that is hard to winch in tight. Has anyone installed block
Repowering my H26 Fred at 1:59pm 02.25.16 Smaller Boats 44/7317 With encouragement from the admiral, I am looking to repower my '96 H26. She is concerned about bein
Plastimo ORC+ Cruiser (4-person) Liferaft in Canister Kings Gambit at 1:58pm 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1702 Has anyone here had experience worth noting (i.e., deployment, use, re-certification) with this Fren
PM scam Justin_NSA at 6:07am 02.25.16 Sails Call Lounge 28/4422 How does this happen? I just got a PM on SBO from someone named 'Grace' wanting me to hold onto her
I'm rich! I'm rich! Jackdaw at 5:48am 02.25.16 Sails Call Lounge 15/1360 I just got an unbelievable offer from fellow user @thegirl2016. Seems she needs to get 5.5 MILLION d
Should I varnish? (3) Richandhelen at 5:20am 02.25.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1699 120017 The attached is the teak pull from my companionway sliding horizontal component. When I notic
Sea Trial and Survey Friday kimelmore at 11:11pm 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/890 We have an appointment Friday morning for the Sea Trial and Survey on the Catalina 380. We are explo
Fuel Guage Sending Unit Rick D at 7:36pm 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1741 I have just replaced my third sending unit (Moeller) in about five years. Any similar issues? Fixes?
cockpit drain?? frankies56 at 5:25pm 02.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3340 Hello friends, this question goes out to the 37 cutter owners are you happy having just two drains i
Lost My Diagram for Standard Horizon 2150 to Garmin 441s Bad Obsession at 3:33pm 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 23/2017 I lost my wiring diagram to wire the Garmin 441 so to my new Standard Horizon 2150 with AIS and DSC.
NMEA 2K instruments for Universal M25? OS2Dude at 3:21pm 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1090 A quick search did not yield any hits, so here goes: We have a 1985 Catalina 30 mk I with a Univers
good deal or not? (1) Don Crowther at 2:16pm 02.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/936 I came across this battery. Can anyone tell me if 2 of these would make a decent house bank? I know
Fitting a Rocna on a French built 423 or 393 or 473 Breezydays at 1:30pm 02.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3088 Does anyone have experience of fitting either a Rocna or a Manson Supreme on a 423 or 393 or 473 ( I

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:05am 09.22.23 Did the little green feller say how thick the putty was when the transducer was pressed into the pu
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:04am 09.22.23
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 10:47am 09.22.23 Hi all. An update here. My exhaust hose has a loop and mufler was not backed up with water. I foun
Just a bit too much heel and helm capta at 10:45am 09.22.23 I'm not sure what edge you are talking about, but you certainly make a lot more leeway when sailing
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 10:31am 09.22.23 Old Singers are great machines! My mom's 1951 model is very strong. I currently have the walking f
23.5 unsinkable??? CrispyCringle at 10:29am 09.22.23 Im not sure what the fixation is on an unsinkable sailboat. But everyone has their own list of perso
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (2) patbratton at 10:06am 09.22.23 We sailed with the spinnaker using the Precision Turtle bag for the first time. Jessie liked how it
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 10:01am 09.22.23 Yes, this is the plan at this point. I had a fuel problem in 2020 when because of COVID the marina
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 9:38am 09.22.23 FYI - For the Volvo Dripless Seal I noticed many of the Beneteu have a cooling port directly into t
Universal M-18 not starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 09.22.23 It would appear that the engine fuel pump is dead. Is there any way to have someone crank the eng
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 09.22.23 I was going to tell friends it's for DIY colonoscopies, That's gross :yikes: ! Got any more like
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.22.23 This has been pretty well covered already. In a nutshell, forced water is needed for powerboats to p
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 9:08am 09.22.23 Yeah, I just bought an endoscope/borescope on Amazon for $30. It has a wireless connection to my And
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 09.22.23 Yep, The Volvo Penta Shaft Seal almost looks too good to be true! No cooling water necessary. I t
In hull transducer Johann at 8:45am 09.22.23 Then a moment of silence for those poor unfortunate souls, because if they wanted to mount a throug
In hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 09.22.23 clean area, apply enough putty down, insert transducer in Did the little green feller say how thi
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) RSHunter27 at 8:30am 09.22.23 I installed a pillow block bearing in front of my Johnson. Along with a flexible shaft coupler, I'm
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 8:03am 09.22.23 If @Tally Ho recommends the Volvo Penta shaft seal, that's about as factual a report as you're goin

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