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How much oil does a Universal M25 diesel need OS2Dude at 5:49am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/11400 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25 diesel inboard. The engine manual does not say how
Sense 'Dock and Go Peter T at 3:32am 05.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1753 I have a 2011 Beneteau Sense which I have to say is superb. However, it has a Dock and Go mooring sy
Masthead Light? Anyone have photo? Macboy at 9:39pm 05.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1552 We pulled off our masthead light tonight for some LED installation but found it to be a 270 degree u
Oceanis 36cc zinkanode bowpropeller carlager at 9:11pm 05.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/755 I will be taking our Beneteau Oceanis 36cc on the. hard next week to clean and paint the bottom. T
Skeg Bolt Location OS2Dude at 8:28pm 05.19.15 Catalina 30 2/837 During the hual-out portion of the survey, it was found that the skeg was lose. (The part that hold
Electrical connection putty? (1) John_F at 6:29pm 05.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1767 I have a Beneteau 31. The electrical connections from the mast that connect on the cabinroof look to
Cat 27 dodger richstar100 at 5:58pm 05.19.15 Parts Search 0/560 I'm looking for a used dodger to go on my 1984 Catalina 27.
Wood for Restore DHaranSailor at 4:38pm 05.19.15 Ask All Sailors 20/4022 Hello all - Been working on my Wayfarer and getting ready to start replacing the wood that is rot
Crack in mazt Gina Hopen at 4:13pm 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1768 I have a Crack in my mast just where the port spreader attaches. Can that be welded?
Fridge compressor (4) EuphoriaHunter34 at 4:07pm 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1399 Hi there, First time poster (however I suspect this will be the first of many posts asking for he
Bastardized catalina 22 (4) islanderrage at 3:50pm 05.19.15 Catalina 22 27/7294 Ok so i have been out of sailing for +10 years and i was looking to get back into it with a little C
I'm looking for an owners manual 37Stories at 3:46pm 05.19.15 Parts Search 1/755 I am trying to locate an Owners manual, for a 1976 Ericson 36C. If anyone knows where I can find one
Charleston Spar Furling Mast Manual for C-310 (1) KZW at 3:08pm 05.19.15 Catalina 310 1/2219 Charleston Spar was kind enough to forward a copy of their C-310 furling mast manual. This was not i
I need help finding ,owners manual 1976 36C 37Stories at 2:12pm 05.19.15 Ericson 2/2476 Hello , I am trying to find an owneres manual for my 1976 Ericson 36C Freedom Hull. Any ideas , wisd
Marine battery choices Milton.Audas at 1:20pm 05.19.15 Catalina 22 8/1065 Looking for advice on marine batteries. I have an outboard with an electric start (I know, 'luxury'
New owner of an old Cat 30 Pete02093 at 1:19pm 05.19.15 Catalina 30 2/1024 I have recently lost my mind and bought a 76 Catalina 30 :-) I'm 3 weeks into it, and have already g
Wire Rope for the dagger board Greg Deans at 12:54pm 05.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/827 Does anyone know the type of wire rope that I need to replace the one that goes to my dagger board.
Mac 25 Interior Upholstery Carel3041 at 10:55am 05.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1535 I need to replace all of my interior cushions, mats, etc. Does anyone know of a good source for the
Furling Head Sail needed for C27 std lillypad at 10:53am 05.19.15 Parts Search 0/588 Hi all, I want a furling head sail for a Catalina 27 standard rig. send me a PM or email if you happ
keepers on turnbuckles walt at 10:52am 05.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4583 Im putting a roller furler on boat and it will have a turnbuckle inside the drum at the bottom. S

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC
Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro
Legal Question Rick Webb at 1:37pm 10.13.23 Absolutely, the US Coast Guard and other similar law enforcement organizations are empowered to enfo
Precision 23 dock size Crazy Dave Condon at 1:36pm 10.13.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 1:34pm 10.13.23 It looks like the Erie chart has at least one additional more detailed chart available, do you have
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 1:10pm 10.13.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in nat
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 12:50pm 10.13.23 Yeah... I would want a little more detail than the 10 NMi scaled chart. Interesting that most of ou
Man the Boats... kloudie1 at 12:41pm 10.13.23 Wishing yall the best! We'll have a partial eclipse here in Louisiana and the weather is forecast t
Man the Boats... kappykaplan at 12:08pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. Is Hadley ready to take you?
Columbia keel question Crazy Dave Condon at 11:23am 10.13.23
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 11:09am 10.13.23 Don, I looked at some of those earlier but couldn't find one written in Taterese. Thanks. Capta, I

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