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Hunter Miami????????? seadaddler at 4:16am 02.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1799 Went to Miami sailboat show on Sunday and thought I read that the new Marlow Hunter 37'40 would be
Cabin Fans EmeraldBay at 1:42am 02.16.15 Ask All Sailors 17/5254 Morning All from Scotland, Any advice on the best cabin fans? Have heard good reviews about hella
Eating crow,(and it tastes like chicken) CaptDon01 at 1:21am 02.16.15 Catalina 22 22/5128 OK, I got some crow to eat...... :redface: But you ain't gonna get me to chow down that easy. You
webling to accessible specifications via hull number PekuHako at 12:09am 02.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/821 weblink to accessible specifications via hull number Do you know if there is a link, where you can
The dogs of SBO: Chuck (2) Phil Herring at 11:00pm 02.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 17/3445 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Replacing nylon slides on Hunter 23 mainsail jmac2270 at 10:25pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1236 Anyone know where I can find replacement nylon slides for the mainsail on a 1985 Hunter 23? Thanks,
Styrofoam seadude at 10:04pm 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1170 Dear Forum members Recently I've became, happy owner of MacGregor 25. 1981 Year of production.
Adding copper sulphate to anti-foul paint Akapeterc at 9:38pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 1/1401 I've been told that if you and copper sulphate to your anti-foul paint it makes it last a lot longer
Need Advice on Autopilot Drive Unit Doug in Lakeview at 9:33pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1012 Hello from cold Chicago, We are upgrading marine electronics this winter and have narrowed our sel
Racing C400 MkI fin keel RonWG at 8:04pm 02.15.15 Big Boats 0/1053 In the process of buying sails to do some racing and looking for some guidance. I bought this boat
Down East? How's it going. shemandr at 7:20pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 2/779 Looks like a rough night off New England and actually south as far as Cape Hatteras. For me, the Cr
Fiberglass Hulls 1981ZigZag at 6:51pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2252 Which sailboats have thicker hulls, and Which are better....
What is this? (1) lpolliard at 4:59pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1553 No clue. Don't tell me it's a beer opener.
Drip less shaft seal cooling hose fitting repair cstonedent at 4:34pm 02.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1876 I have an 02 B311 with Volvo drip less shaft seal. Last fall trying to remove cooling hose, the hose
jib downhaul e714753 at 3:37pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/5494 I want to add a jib downhaul to my 22. Yes I have a hank on jib sail and would like to know the part
Water entering my 2002 hunter passage 456 aft lazerttes discovery at 2:53pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1049 I'm getting a pretty sizable amt of salt water in my aft lazzerette, placed rags around the engine e
weapons on boat Yellowjeepman at 2:40pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 49/5480 I have only traveled in southern U.S. Waters. If I decide to sail over to the Bahamas do I need to n
Oil lamps????? (1) woodster at 2:13pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4071 ok here is one for everybody i have a gimbaled oil lamp in the salon and i went to the boat the othe
Battery Charger Assumptions Brian D at 1:59pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/916 This will be simple. I "assume" when a battery charger has three banks, and the charger is rated at
Balmar Smart Gauge question - Maine Sail? holdech at 1:52pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2490 From all that I've read, this appears to be an excellent product but I'm curious how it works with a

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Engine raw water thru hole location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock
Fresh water cooling system kloudie1 at 10:34am 06.16.23 If the cap is good and there are no coolant leaks around it, then you can check the fluid level in t
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's plas
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:08am 06.16.23 What you're looking for is a bronze coupling : PT thread (coupling) which is not kosher but 99% of
Engine raw water thru hole location Ward H at 9:33am 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 9:27am 06.16.23 Rich knows, he sent me instructions on timing belt installation
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 06.16.23 A thought for when you are hauled, see if you can alter your piping to fit this arrangement : stan
Merit 22 owners Centex at 9:15am 06.16.23 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. The set-up
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Nichole340 at 9:13am 06.16.23 I feel your frustration and wish you well. As a side note I was wondering, would having a Sea Tow,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:07am 06.16.23 Wishing the best, John.. May Rudolf Diesel smile on you today! A good German beer will be in order!!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L TimFromLI at 8:02am 06.16.23 Rich, I just replace the timing belt on my VP MD22 it was fairly easy. see the thread here: https:
Newbie muzik311 at 7:34am 06.16.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller boa
Fresh water cooling system TimFromLI at 7:33am 06.16.23 Generally there is a drain plug on a low point on the engine block for draining coolant also drain
Newbie muzik311 at 7:28am 06.16.23
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 7:04am 06.16.23 Here is a picture of the Blue Seas breaker I installed about 20 years ago. Surveyors approved of it
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 7:02am 06.16.23 https://www.hodgesmarine.com/blu8100-blue-sea-8100-elci-gfci-panel.html Or https://www.amazon.com
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 6:39am 06.16.23 Correct is when the system is cold and yes does have the recovery tank above the cap in one of the s
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 6:12am 06.16.23 Good morning, I believe we have restricted flow at the through hull due to a failure in the valve mo
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue (2) JamesG161 at 4:15am 06.16.23 This is the most likely set up for your MD11C the water flow from part #54 to the exit of the boat
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:19am 06.16.23 0830 Friday morning we go at it again. Good luck! :beer:

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