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Raritan electroscan question rudyturner at 2:37pm 09.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3738 Did I see somewhere that the Electroscan is not legal on inland lakes? BH
Replacing 1994 26C Keel Cable Perew at 2:33pm 09.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1373 My Keel raising cable broke, Got a new cable, but now the challenge is to raise the boat enough (saf
Fuel tank sender unit Richard19084 at 2:31pm 09.27.15 Catalina 310 3/1050 My current fuel gauge permanently reads minus empty with or without the ignition turned on. Does any
Finished control panel (2) Windtherapy at 10:51am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1038 Just finished running all new wires every where, adding a few goodies and now just have to hook up t
2 questions (2) Windtherapy at 10:32am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1273 By the photos attached, I have a few questions. 1. Water fill hose--how does one get those specia
Trimmer's nightmare (1) Sublime at 9:57am 09.27.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1810 There was a race Saturday. Here is the path of one of the boats due to incredibly shifty and variabl
Interior cushion specs1985 27' Cat jwarrenlaycock at 9:56am 09.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1291 Can anyone help me find out where the actual measurements of my cushions are located? I need to reup
Java to Retire (1) Jim Seamans at 9:53am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2411
A4 exhaust leak - Hot side Forrest15112 at 9:19am 09.27.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1193 I have a fresh water cooled A4 that I recently discovered has a leak in the hot side of the exhaust,
Tunes on board Karyon at 9:06am 09.27.15 Smaller Boats 10/1438 I would like to install a stereo on our 23.5, I was just thinking of going to walmart and get a $50.
Roller furling twist on hoisting.. Kopite at 8:29am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4390 Hi, I have a harken roller furling on my Catalina27. It works perfectly, and has been nicely s
Super Moon 25yearslater at 7:17am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2720 Who is heading out tonight to view the Super/Blood/Eclipse of the moon tonight. Let's see the pictu
O'Day tinted cabin windows--removal & reseal Windtherapy at 7:09am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1313 Has anybody removed and resealed the cabin tinted windows on their O'Day and if so, what did you use
twisted (1) richk at 7:00am 09.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1242 This is repeatedly happening. Any ideas how to keep it from happening?
Cabin floor/sole Repair Ilanortho at 6:36am 09.27.15 Big Boats 7/2050 Hi again; 1986 Hunter 34 main main center cabin floor has water damage discoloration that is too de
Rocna on H44-45 Richandhelen at 5:03am 09.27.15 Big Boats 3/1074 As anyone put a Rocna 33 kilo on the bow roller of a 44-45? How is the fit? Deployment/retrieval? Th
Best place to install GPS on Benetau 321 rsotomayor at 8:41pm 09.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/979 Would like some input as to the best place to install a GPS on a 321. At present time am using a
Blue Smoke Tim22 at 2:26pm 09.26.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/3243 Sorry if this has been covered before. I have gone through many of the old posts, and while there is
Racing Our Hunter 340 Bill19233 at 12:15pm 09.26.15 Racing 5/1744 We were able to get our Hunter 340 into all 8 of the GBCA Rum Races on Galveston Bay this year. We h
original C22 model halyard and sheet lengths? jmczzz at 10:00am 09.26.15 Catalina 22 12/3656 Before i'm told to go search or read the manuel let me say I have tried those options and several ot

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Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.16.23 The extensive pitting is likely from galvanic corrosion over many years. :plus::plus: Most likely
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 10:49am 10.16.23 With heat exchangers, the ends are designed to keep the water inside the unit. The sleeve is design
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can

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