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3gm30f heat exchanger stuck! PGIJon at 5:49am 10.19.15 Big Boats 20/5551 My engine began overheating this weekend. This morning as part of my detective work I decided to beg
Inspection port Tim22 at 5:11am 10.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/961 Hi all I would like to install a small inspection port in my holding tank but am concerned about the
Yanmar ysb 12 sailor tucker at 12:36am 10.19.15 Parts Search 2/803 looking for a stud for a rocker arm stand for a yanmar ysb 12, hoping to find some one parting out a
Replace fuel tank hvbaker at 7:33pm 10.18.15 Catalina 30 6/2862 Anyone replace their fuel tank? I am interested as to how you secured the new tank to the hull.
Electronic flares rpwillia at 6:32pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2455 At the Annapolis Boat Show I saw a lot of vendors hawking these cheesy flashing white LED's and a se
Airmar transducers and winterizing Scott B at 5:18pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 3/627 Was up at the boat today doing some of the final winterizing and tarping. A couple years back there
Mooring issues? mrudman850 at 5:12pm 10.18.15 Catalina 22 5/796 Hi and thanks for the responses to my numerous questions about my newly acquired 77 C22. I'm planni
Cracking gel coat around mast pulpit. (2) thetailwind at 2:13pm 10.18.15 Catalina 22 12/5494 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1987 Cat 22 and have a question concerning the urgency of repair about
Max prop pitch question Rick486 at 1:38pm 10.18.15 Big Boats 0/608 My boat is a 44DS with the Yanmar 4JH4E. I have had a 15" diameter Max Prop since the boat was new a
Charger orientation (1) capta at 1:34pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 5/609 Is there any reason why this 80 amp Charles solid state charger must be oriented vertically? We coul
Butyl tape for sealing valve ? MORNING LIGHT at 1:19pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/659 I need to remove and re-seal the intake water valve on my boat. I read that butyl tape does wonder f
America's cup final today RussC at 1:10pm 10.18.15 Racing 0/493 I just happened to accidentally fall upon the fact that the final was this weekend in Bermuda, and a
Broken swing-keep cable + other swing keel questions Gillingham at 12:35pm 10.18.15 Catalina 22 13/5729 Hi Catalina 22 Owners, We have a Catalina 22 (a Jaguar 22 here in the UK) from around 1980 (could b
Beneteau 411? njlarry at 12:13pm 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4123 Admiral and I are very impressed with the Beneteau 411. Enough to consider leaving our current love
Is standard garage door tall enough for c22 on trailer rustyw007 at 11:47am 10.18.15 Catalina 22 33/8638 Hi, Will the C22 on a trailer fit through a standard garage door? I went and looked at a C22 this
Hauling problem? Sailorman52 at 10:51am 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 4/656 I just hauled my boat, usually an uneventful experience. This time my 36' Hunter went from the trav
Ysb 12 yanmar part sailor tucker at 10:17am 10.18.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/517 Looking for a rocker arm stand stud for a ysb 12 yanmar hoping to find a motor for parts or some one
Fuel fill h37c JHoward at 8:37am 10.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1023 Topped off the tank with 10 gal of diesel yesterday, dock hand had trouble getting fuel into hose op
New boater eavesdropping / 120v twist lock (1) Skipper at 8:02am 10.18.15 Ask All Sailors 47/7860 3 parts here, but related. A stunning comedy of potential tragedies this weekend. For the last mont
Cabin sole separating (2) Rasselas36 at 7:25am 10.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/760 I have a 2004 Hunter 36. My cabin sole is separating and I need advice as to how I can repair it.

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Winchbit driver Davidasailor26 at 9:10am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized arthur.goldberg at 9:06am 08.29.23 Thank you @Tally Ho , my friend and I will try that.
H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 08.29.23 With everyone so concerned about the addition of a weaker connecting link to a chain rode, has anyon
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated

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