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Galley water faucet replacement. Do I need marine grade? Bob4203 at 5:44am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 11/7467 "when it rains it pours"!!!!!!!!!!!! Aside from my issues with the water heater wiring, something el
C&C 41 Rig Tuning dptrain at 5:11am 05.11.15 C&C 1/2051 I am looking for rig tuning information for a 1987 C'C 41. I have owners manual but it has no rig t
water in oil burnswelds at 2:36am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 7/948 Good morning All, yesterday I started up my 5411 for the first time this season. I replaced my wate
Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/9505 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/784 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1911 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/987 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/840 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1081 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1516 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/609 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/2986 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2480 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/987 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/569 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2409 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/764 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?
Painting hint using interlux brightside Bfranchini at 2:24pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4337 The weather is finally good enough to start painting the boats so I decided to practice on Puffin, o
Packing material size a65sailor at 12:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 4/876 I wondered if anyone knew what size packing I need for an 83 H34 packing gland. Thanks.
salon cushion covers Emanuela at 12:20pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/743 Does any body know the amount of material needed to cover the cushions on a 473 Beneteau oceanis sa

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Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:40pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine. I be
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:35pm 10.20.23 How long is the cranking to start the engine when cold ? Do you know what the voltage at the start
keel bolts Dave at 2:25pm 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 2:25pm 10.20.23 Looks good. Might put some Krill oil or PBBlaster on the nuts. Let it soak. Might help to ease their
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:19pm 10.20.23 All good points. I suppose I could mount these clutches in the cockpit. If the halyards are cleat
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 2:15pm 10.20.23 Somewhere I read that long-term use of a rope clutch in the same rope location damages the rope cor
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 2:04pm 10.20.23 I'm very late to the party, but for future googlers, VC17 is very easy to remove. It dissolves with
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) fourwhitesocks at 1:41pm 10.20.23 Here is my quadrant :) Looks the same as @dmax posted. Funny thing about the Oday 28 it got all of
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 10.20.23 Those lights just look like two big tassels... I mean, hassles. Really busty... Ah... I mean, dusty
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup kloudie1 at 1:12pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine.
Odd Sailboat ads Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... Dear Sir, Would you consider an offer of $3.28 fo
Mast Trailer duality at 12:27pm 10.20.23 i sold a 52' mast and they brought it back to texas on a mast trailer, thought i had a picture. ill
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 12:22pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... beer::beer::beer::beer:
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 10.20.23 How is the market for buying a boat that is on Lake Tahoe? It wouldn't surprise me if they cost a l
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.20.23 It has developed a habit of spewing lots of white smoke on initial cold start up. How long is the
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday dmax at 11:27am 10.20.23 Put a hydraulic jack under the rudder and you can let it down slowly.
Mast Trailer LloydB at 11:20am 10.20.23 What makes your mast unsafe to leave it with the boat. I ask as a trailer sailor I think my mast is
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 10:24am 10.20.23 Ok thank you, I do remember it has to be stabilized to slow the fall for sure. Unfortunately it's
Invest 94L capta at 10:02am 10.20.23 With a little luck, hopefully we can close out the '23 hurricane season unscathed. That's the sor
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:37am 10.20.23 My wife wanted new lighting fixtures for our vaulted living room fixtures and she bought these.

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