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Cooling mixing Tee (2) burnswelds at 12:49pm 05.22.15 Catalina 30 3/874 Hello all, I replaced my old PVC mixing tee with a brass one . Now I cannot get cool water to flow t
Gray portlights morganoutisland at 11:00am 05.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/845 Hello all, I'm about to install 5 new gray portlights. The outside of the ports stick out about 4"
Have you removed/replaced your hot water heater? Bob4203 at 10:47am 05.22.15 Catalina 30 9/2159 I have to replace my hot water heater in my 1988 Mark II. The dimensions of this Seaward (Atwood) si
Coronado 23 manual blueskysailingclub at 9:45am 05.22.15 Columbia 2/1792 Looking for the manual for a 23' coronado. I have seen it before. Can you help? Henry
C22 New Style "Stormwatch" Purchase and Refit Leeward Rail at 9:37am 05.22.15 Catalina 22 305/58356 Hello all, At the suggestion of other forum members, this is a thread that will document the proj
Port Lights 1986 25 MacGregor tj15830 at 6:59am 05.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/809 I just bought a 1986 MaGregor 25. The port lights had one big piece of acrylic across both light on
New FCC Radio License Printing Procedure Brian D at 6:52am 05.22.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3685 From a post on SSCA Forums ------------------------ New FCC Radio License Printing Procedure by
Gas spring slowdog at 6:52am 05.22.15 Parts Search 0/970 Looking for a gas spring part#173271 for a OMC motor bracket
Trouble reconnecting the forestay FasterHorses at 5:32am 05.22.15 Bigger Boats 8/2060 I need advice and in a hurry..... Our '84 O'Day 39 needed to have the forestay disconnected in or
Looking for a photo hunter of port in black plastic st nick at 5:03am 05.22.15 Ask All Sailors 1/897 i have seen a Hunter with euro style black plastic and black windows mounted in that space ! Can a
Mast Re-Wire Apex at 4:38am 05.22.15 Bigger Boats 6/1651 Sorry for those that have been through this over-and-over, but looking for specific info on wiring s
small little bumps at waterline Ken13559 at 1:57am 05.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/941 I've lots of small little bumps at around waterlines. What is it? Should I be concerned?
Best spray on / spray off deck cleaner for sailboats bradleyheathhays at 8:40pm 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 32/7670 What's the most effective spray on / spray off deck cleaner for sailboats? Possibly something sold
New steering cable and control box Dave123H at 7:36pm 05.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/690 Dear all, I urgently need to replace my steering cable and control box on my Macgregor 26X (1996)
Hot water turk397 at 6:48pm 05.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1571 Has anyone figured out how to turn down the heat on the hot water tank. It appears to be fixed at 1
Garmin blue chart SD card info. hodge3000 at 4:59pm 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1238 HELP! I'm planning to go North to Desolation Sound from Vancouver B.C. shortly and my SD card hasn't
My boat is leaking mmother at 4:22pm 05.21.15 Day Sailers 10/2076 We purchased an O'Day 192 last fall and sailed her a few times before winter set in. We launched her
mast stepping mmsailor at 4:17pm 05.21.15 Smaller Boats 2/694 Getting ready to step the mast on our 23.5 for the second year . Last year it went very smooth , mu
deck plug . mmsailor at 4:13pm 05.21.15 Smaller Boats 2/687 Having trouble with mast light . If I test the deck plug I get 12.6 volts at the plug . If I remove
Replace or No? Thru Hull, Ball Valve (1) ericgfx01 at 2:14pm 05.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2342 Just picked up a new to me 1979 Catalina. Looking at the sink/icebox discharge and just want to conf

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topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 12:06am 12.18.23 Matt, I would love to see the photos of your engine compartment with the 3YM30AE, layout, space arou
Prop rotation question Ken13559 at 12:00am 12.18.23 I've 2GM20F with KM2P. Looking from stern to forward direction, the prop rotates ClockWise CW when g
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ken13559 at 11:51pm 12.17.23 Ken, can you take a close up photo of your existing hose to show its condition ? I believe your bo
How's my hull? Gene Neill at 8:35pm 12.17.23 Yeah, even savvy guys have trailer bearings burn out now and then. It happens. Fatally damaged hulls
Prop rotation question dlochner at 7:42pm 12.17.23 Scott, you're in a rabbit hole. What we all call a transmission is really a reverse gear as it chang
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:33pm 12.17.23 Yeah, I think I'm mixing up the "hand" issue. I'm looking at my right hand and making a twisting tu
Prop rotation question dlochner at 7:21pm 12.17.23 CW is a right rotation. Always start at 1200. Yes, this another of those boating things that is conf
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:16pm 12.17.23 As Dave says, your prop is right hand unless someone repowered with a strange engine. The Kanzaki d
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:00pm 12.17.23 When I had my hub off, I am able to rotate the blades independently. They instruct to put the hub b
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 6:52pm 12.17.23 Like almost every single Catalina model, there is an active owners association: Catalina 320 Intern
Prop rotation question kloudie1 at 6:46pm 12.17.23 As Dave says, your prop is right hand unless someone repowered with a strange engine. The Kanzaki do
Prop rotation question (1) dlochner at 6:32pm 12.17.23 Left hand rotation is not common, I would be surprised if your boat had LH rotation. The rotation is
Prop rotation question jssailem at 6:29pm 12.17.23 Can you find a stamp on the hub with the prop detail. Something with an L or R should indicate the s
Battery charging (2) dkinzer at 5:23pm 12.17.23 My 2007 H41AC has a large solenoid switch on the back of the panel that has the big battery switches
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? jssailem at 5:00pm 12.17.23 Sure looks plausible from what you describe. If a leak can happen it will. It may be just a hose tha
How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 4:41pm 12.17.23 Yeah. I understand how my approach could come off as overcautious. When I towed my boat home (I'm ne
Battery charging sailing gal at 2:10pm 12.17.23 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last s
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 1:42pm 12.17.23 This is what happens if you don't use ten-gel on the threads. The anode decays from the screws inwa
Battery charging jssailem at 1:06pm 12.17.23
Battery charging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 12.17.23

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