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Lost power to all my guages ! (1) Buzzlovelace at 5:36pm 03.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1384 I lost power to all my guages ! temp, fuel and tac. idiot lights all at once I believe, Motor still
M25 Engine rebuild issue? Capt.JDavis at 4:49pm 03.17.15 Catalina 30 5/1558 After how many hours these engines begin to require rebuilding? I mean at what hr mark an M25 eng
Sumner ris at 2:59pm 03.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/932 I talked to him the other night and he was anchored in the northern part of the 10,000 islands south
34 Jib measurments njlarry at 2:44pm 03.17.15 Bigger Boats 2/987 I am looking at some used jibs for my 34 but can only find the J foretriangle measurment of 14.0. An
P30 Handrail replacement DanS at 1:21pm 03.17.15 Pearson 1/1852 Ok, I have a dilemma. I just took the handrails off of my 1972 Pearson 30, Hull #189. They did not c
Salt water in battery compartment Steve s at 1:10pm 03.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1401 Have a 393 and when shaft is turning salt water leaks down into the battery area. Any thoughts ?
Oil pressure/alarm combo sending unit (1) Skipper at 12:24pm 03.17.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1197 Many control panels have both an oil pressure gauge and an oil alarm. Here's an older rebuilt Univer
Thoughts everyone! rdrake at 11:36am 03.17.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1535 Hey all, found this on CL and was thinking of trading the guy a couple of firearms for it. Sails ar
White vinegar vs lemon juice IH82BL8 at 9:49am 03.17.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/7418 I assume white vinegar is recommended to kill bacteria because it is acidic. Wouldn't lemon juice b
best place to have cushions recovered? gitpicker2007 at 9:25am 03.17.15 Catalina 22 8/3541 Does anyone have any advice on recovering all my 1981s cushions? They're totally original and frayi
Leaky Thru Hull in Seattle 1 Salty Dog at 9:12am 03.17.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1688 So, ( of course) after making the final payment and signing on the dotted line, I was messing about
Oh S--T what was that noise Rick Templeton at 8:38am 03.17.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2507 It happened coming into the LA harbor last Monday. Loud metallic bang, engine sound changing drastic
Bottom Paint jhastie at 8:34am 03.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/939 I have a 1992 26S. Does anyone know what the black bottom paint was used by the factory on my boat?
Replacing Elbow with Ebay unit... Thoughts? PGIJon at 7:09am 03.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 15/3782 I would like to replace my exhaust elbow. Any thoughts on using the following versus an Yanmar Orig
Rocna on Bowsprit (2) dj2210 at 4:02am 03.17.15 Catalina 30 8/4604 I finally got a chance to fit the Rocna 10 to my C30 tall rig. Haven't used it yet but will see how
Greetings from Cartagena (Spain) juanfran at 3:16am 03.17.15 Day Sailers 15/2657 Hi All, One month ago I bought a 1998 hunter 170. It only needed some work to do and I really enjoy
1992 Hunter Legend 35.5 DearPrudence at 1:41am 03.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4405 Hello I'm looking at said boat this weekend. From the description, this is a very well cared for bo
Webinar on Tips & Tricks for First Regatta JTulls at 7:56pm 03.16.15 Racing 0/2197 Navionics is doing a number of free webinars -- most are on fishing, but a handful are sailing relat
Just to show the northern folks there is hope. (2) Roadking Larry at 7:45pm 03.16.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2678 We were pushing the high 70s Sunday. wind was light and fickle at best but at least we were on the w
homa made mast ups? piedpiperIII at 7:25pm 03.16.15 Catalina 22 5/857 I made a mast up myself years ago and it went with the boat, now its time to make another. I know th

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Newbie Intro jviss at 3:00pm 10.20.23 Got my license. Sat for all three tests, passed them all, so licensed Anateur Extra. Not on the ai
Engineering Help Needed (2) Tater at 2:46pm 10.20.23 :worthless: Here you go! The wind was too high today for testing. All should remember that aesthe
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 2:46pm 10.20.23 Yeah, the expenses would be going up somewhere between geometrically and exponentially. But I think
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 2:43pm 10.20.23 @jssailem Oh good call will do that now... it can sit all night and then haul out is at 2 tomorrow a
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.

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