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Alternator B+ To Starter Post Or Combine Post NICK1951 at 12:59pm 04.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 28/9155 Hello Maine, I am getting ready to upgrade the wiring on my 1984 Catalina 36, M 25 Universal dies
Hunter 306 Raw Water Intake Grill Yorshire Rose at 12:27pm 04.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1066 I'm a new owner of a Hunter 306 and the previous own has removed the raw water intake grill (outside
Replacing stand up blocks Indysailor at 11:27am 04.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1019 One of the original stand up jib sheet blocks on my boat has failed. Thirty five years; not bad, I g
mast stepping system "picture heavy your warned" (7) allen-deckard at 11:18am 04.19.15 Catalina 22 9/2171 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/picture.php?albumid=3175'pictureid=23961 http://forums.
Isolating Gas Tank DavidGC at 8:44am 04.19.15 Catalina 22 16/2774 Even though I was looking for a new style for a while, I just bought a 1983 model (just e-mailed the
stepping mast efr272 at 8:36am 04.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1461 When stepping the mast does the order of which you attach the shrouds and stays matter?
Islander 30 Diesel Engine??? Ropeburn at 6:38am 04.19.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1037 In regards to an Islander 30 and or Islander 30 Bahama, I believe it has a diesel engine. At first I
Rocna Anchor suitability Cjdaley at 6:31am 04.19.15 Big Boats 8/3050 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 and am thinking of switching to a Rocna 33 anchor. Would like to speak to
Dewdrop Dewdrop at 5:25am 04.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/668 Any Oceanis 300 owners here?
Location of Fuel Tank for Outboard Scituated at 3:32am 04.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/845 I have a 1974 C22 that i picked up last year and fixing up for this season. It was brought to my at
Raymarine Dragonfly Slogfish at 9:56pm 04.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1183 Ok well I'm down to just a couple of thing left before I can put my boat back in the water. I just f
Bottom painted. ready for launching this week. (3) Juice6576 at 8:15pm 04.18.15 Big Boats 4/842 Checked on the boat today. Bottom is painted. We installed the ships name graphics on the hull and
Hunter 36 stuffing box (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:29pm 04.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4301 I was just contacted by a friend with a newer Hunter 36. He wants to change the packing in the stuff
Poly Fuel Tanks KenzieToo at 6:28pm 04.18.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1636 I hear pros and cons with regard to Polyethylene fuel tanks leaching gas fumes. I would like to put
Cast iron keel question. a65sailor at 6:02pm 04.18.15 Big Boats 7/2251 Has anyone had success with Rustolem rusty metal primer under Interprotect 2000E on a cast iron keel
Removing Hull Stripe Tape FlimFlamII at 4:28pm 04.18.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1197 Any ideas on the easiest way to remove old hull stripe tape?
Mold in gelcoat Mark Maulden at 3:42pm 04.18.15 Ask All Sailors 22/14446 Was a bad boy and didnt wash the boat over the winter. I now have some mold in nonskid and some smo
Islander 28 Portlight PeteOC at 3:39pm 04.18.15 Islander 9/5165 Greetings all. I am a newcomer to this site. I sail a 1984 islander 28 out of Greenwich Cove in Rh
Wheel for a stanard Horizon ds45 transducer MLampner at 3:13pm 04.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/659 Several of the teeth on the wheel in the transducer have been broken off. Are there replacements ava
new method of tying to dock (2) allen-deckard at 1:47pm 04.18.15 Catalina 22 5/1102 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/picture.php?albumid=3175'pictureid=23947 http://forums.

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Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 11:50am 11.14.23 Thanks for all the replies. Glad to hear it is something simple!
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kloudie1 at 11:46am 11.14.23 Look for a clamp like this: Morse Controls Throttle Cable Brake - for 30, 40 & 60 Series Cables (sai
Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 11.14.23 S so The wires connect at their other ends to various other metal tabs or metal fixtures. One head
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? dmax at 11:43am 11.14.23 You have what's known as the Catalina smile - doesn't look too bad, thought to be caused by improper
Grounding wires (2) bob45 at 11:35am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?
Grounding wires bob45 at 11:34am 11.14.23 so The wires connect at their other ends to various other metal tabs or metal fixtures. One heads a
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kappykaplan at 11:25am 11.14.23 Look for a cable clamp on the throttle cable. Should be able to tighten just a little.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) mermike at 11:18am 11.14.23 Your mounting method is a more accurate approach. My sensor is bolted to a stud on the back of the a
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding Stu Jackson at 11:14am 11.14.23 The adjustment is usually inside the pedestal, not necessarily on the engine, while there could also
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 11.14.23 What is strong-track? Tides Marine Strong Track system for mast hardware, which makes raising the
Convert partial battens to full battens jssailem at 10:46am 11.14.23 @Roland5048 Strong Track is a system to replace the standard mast track for the main. The system use
Where to look for a raw water leak. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 11.14.23 I have heard and saw alot in my lifetime as an investigator and as a sailboat dealer but to sacrific
Where to look for a raw water leak. Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 11.14.23 On another forum I was informed of where to locate the starter relay and will replace that today.
Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 9:44am 11.14.23 to what do these wires attach on the other ends?
Coolant flush AndyL at 9:32am 11.14.23 If you are just trying to get the coolant out of the heater loop, we used a cheap liquid transfer pu
Convert partial battens to full battens Roland5048 at 9:13am 11.14.23 I was talking to the rigger last night about adding strong-track What is strong-track? I agree wit
Grounding wires dlochner at 9:13am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:10am 11.14.23 My observation that the voltage is being limited led me to assume that it was due to heat, but you'
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB RitSim at 9:01am 11.14.23 I had that engine on my C30. I drained the heat exchanger, drained the water muffler and then put t
Replace main or genoa first? jssailem at 8:41am 11.14.23 I would replace the sail with signs of the most aged cloth. While bagginess is a trim issue as the c

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