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Y Valve Shower sump Ted Pinelli at 1:03pm 08.03.15 Catalina 310 5/2423 As a new 310 owner I will most likely have many questions. Here is a couple; I rebuilt the shower
46'-6" Used Roller Furling Unit JHoward at 12:24pm 08.03.15 Parts Search 0/734 I need a complete unit with a 46' 6" overall length ('I' dimension), good condition please.
Any Out-of-the-water Issues? sandiegosailor99 at 12:01pm 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/666 I am looking at a Hunter 37 thas has been on-the-hard for four years. Can anyone advise if this is
Main sheet rose8878 at 11:01am 08.03.15 Catalina 30 17/2092 On my 1985 30', my main sheet run from the boom blocks to the mast through a block down to a block a
Ship Fire Off CApe Ann kloudie1 at 10:33am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1885 Friends sailing north of Boston right now are reporting a ship, maybe tanker, afire around Cape Ann.
H34 aft cabin cushion layout lovetorenovate at 10:11am 08.03.15 Big Boats 4/955 If you were redoing your cushions - would you change anything about the cushion layout for the aft c
O'Day 27 shaft seal leak cookcwayne at 9:35am 08.03.15 Bigger Boats 6/1058 Have a drip from my shaft seal about 10 to 15 drips per minute is this normal and if not quick fix
Hunter 30 "G" 1987 TRAVELER replacement??? steveebryant at 8:36am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1196 Dear Sailing Friends, I want to replace my 1989 Hunter 30 "G" traveler. I would like your re
Leak in bilge rdamon03 at 8:30am 08.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1082 My 1987 C-30 started leaking water into the bilge. The leak seemed to be coming from an area on the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Bill19233 at 8:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1812 Last weekend it was working fine, this weekend my ST60 wind didn't work. You really get used to havi
Anchor Shackle Pin Rob19574 at 8:08am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2060 Hi All - I noticed the shackle pin to my anchor was loose this weekend (shackle that attaches the
Sailrite bad customer service/hot knife questions lovetorenovate at 7:55am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 36/7343 Sailrite alternatives/hot knife questions I was planning to spend all week re-doing my interior cus
New Halyards kirkandsue at 7:54am 08.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/895 Seeking advice: We have a 1977 Catalina 27 with the original cable halyards. The cable on the jib ha
Nice shot! (1) Jackdaw at 7:51am 08.03.15 Racing 43/10708 Well-known yachting photographer JH Peterson snapped this great shot of us getting some upwind readi
Squeeking auto pilot & Engaugement lever releases WhiteNow at 7:44am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1236 The auto pilot is squeeking a bit..... It's about 6 yrs old.... does the belt become dry. Secondly
Windlass problem GWG at 7:32am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1568 I'm having a problem with my Quick Antares windlass on my B40. It does a fine job with chain, but w
Yanmar 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 7:00am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1135 Yanmar had replaced their 3YM30 with the 3YM30AE. It has larger bore, lower max rpm and better torqu
Day Shapes Rleiby at 6:24am 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1073 Does anyone fly Day Shapes on the Great Lakes? ie. Flying a Cone when motorsailing. Is this just an
$25 Boom Tent (1) Canyonkeeper at 5:42am 08.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2257 So keeping our 1979 Cherubini in East Hampton this summer and the sun has been strong. I researched
Aft Chainplate issue on 28.5 jbuckhaults at 5:18am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1301 With my boat is out of the water I noticed that tension on the split back stay had lifted the deck s

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 12.10.23 From all the symptoms you described, that could well be responsible for your problems, particularly
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 4:19pm 12.10.23 Or you could disconnect the genset alternator, remove its battery, and run the genset off the house
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 3:44pm 12.10.23 I hope that was not the case. There are explicit warnings against moving the compression release le
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION kappykaplan at 3:18pm 12.10.23 For some reason, most likely me trying to make things tidy in the engine bay, I had run the hose un
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 3:05pm 12.10.23 Ok. So I am really trying not to tear up the sole but on the port side I can feel just a little give
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:54pm 12.10.23 So perhaps I've found why I have reduced RPM's under load. I had to change the fresh water pump out.
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 2:53pm 12.10.23 Im buying my wife a new secondary bildge pump for Xmas This in my estimation is a perfectly viabl
H49/50 battery replacement Johann at 2:48pm 12.10.23 I would suggest, running the engine with the battery fully charged and use a multimeter to see what
Adding above water line thru hull.... Rick Webb at 2:02pm 12.10.23 Run the hole saw in reverse first to get through the gelcoat. If accessible drill about two thirds
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bi
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 1:53pm 12.10.23 Sounds like you've got one dull hole saw. Mind you, all it takes is one or two cuts through the gl
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 1:49pm 12.10.23 Good point. Does your starting Lithium have a bms, what is it's high voltage disconnect? I'd monitor
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 1:25pm 12.10.23 Understood. And that was exactly my point about the knees on Lith. My understanding is that you d
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 12.10.23 other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O Now that is how to score points with t
Adding above water line thru hull.... DArcy at 11:56am 12.10.23 It sounds like you have a solid plan, other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 11:56am 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bim
Bilge pump capta at 11:54am 12.10.23 Most beep bilge sailboats mount their bilge pumps on a shelf type fitting that will bring up the pum
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 12.10.23 Then once down enough, finish the job going through the fiberglass. Sounds like you've got one du
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 11:25am 12.10.23 It doesn't actually take prolonged winds, but you'll rarely notice it on floating docks. Just front
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 11:08am 12.10.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario

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