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replacing Catalina 270 feul tank johnareeves at 9:51pm 03.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/817 I have a 1996 Catalina 270 which appears to have the original aluminium fuel tank installed. It is w
Diesel filter redunculous at 9:09pm 03.09.15 Big Boats 12/2221 I recently I had a mechanic stop by and we talked about fuel filters He recommended replacing the s
swing keel rlawson1 at 8:01pm 03.09.15 Parts Search 0/731 Olympic Dolphin 23 already checked with Mars Metals no luck. Can't find anything on sailboat data. A
Swing Keel rlawson1 at 7:46pm 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2061 Can I retrofit another boats swing Keel to my boat. I cannot find a keel or keel plans for my boat.
VHF Mast head antenna Rwrohlfs at 7:37pm 03.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1603 I ordered and just received this antenna from Catalinadirect.com for my Cat22. Anybody know the size
Interesting Vessel (1) Windborne at 6:04pm 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1639 Saw an interesting vessel on the water yesterday. A tri-hull flying a gaff rigged mainsail but notic
Offer on 1993 30T/Legacy Designation bretts9669 at 5:06pm 03.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/958 I've made an offer on a 1993 Hunter 30T in great condition, which has been accepted. I'm also a Cata
Settee Top Removal Trick? (1) SteveB at 4:57pm 03.09.15 Big Boats 7/1165 Is there a trick to removing the top of the settee over the holding tank (see pix attached)? One ove
Wallas heater location on Hunter 380 tstryker at 4:56pm 03.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/844 I want to install a Wallas diesel heater on my 98 Hunter 380. I was wondering if any 380's or simil
I had a Hunter 310 Survey today, need opinions hlanni1 at 2:15pm 03.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/3900 I am going through the process of a potential purchase of a 2000 Hunter 310. Massey Yacht Sales of P
Deck Core Under Sea Hood?? StPeteSailor at 1:53pm 03.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1023 I have a 1988, 35.5 Legend. Finding a leak at the interior base of my companionway and doing some
Surge brakes and trailer extensions jwilcoxon78 at 10:47am 03.09.15 Trailer Sailors 27/7999 So I replaced the old surge actuator and drum brakes on the Majic Tilt that came with my H260 at the
Installing a transponder Sunday Sailor at 10:38am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2123 I've seen a few ways to do this but can you give me any suggestions on something that's fairly easy
Restoring Iron Keel - Belt Sander? PDReynolds at 10:33am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 15/4795 Hi All, My 2006 Beneteau is in need of a keel re-work this year. I am planning on getting the kee
Safe hose/charcoal (?) filter Richandhelen at 9:42am 03.09.15 Big Boats 6/868 We were made aware that our dockside hose is not "drinking water" safe. And it seems that the hoses
Dinghy slats Brian D at 9:30am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1196 My Mercury dinghy has wooded slats for flooring. One of them broke but is still intact. My concern i
Trailrite trailer help shaubby at 8:40am 03.09.15 Catalina 22 12/4249 Hi all, I'm rebuilding a 1983 Trailrite trailer for a Catalina 22. The trailer has drum brakes wh
What is this? (4) cajon409 at 8:16am 03.09.15 Big Boats 3/856 Yes under my jenny connected on both end of this bottle is hose to my exhaust manifold from the jenn
survey, how old is your steering cable? njlarry at 7:17am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1773 How old are your steering cables? Wondering if I should replace mine even though they look fine. Co
Sea Frost Relay, Acr 7610 Replacing Battery Isolator, Altern NICK1951 at 6:25am 03.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1912 Alternator D+ stud Good Morning Maine, I am replacing my battery isolator (.8 volt drop) with a

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Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 9:04am 10.24.23 This one comes with a snow plow...:D:tongue: nk: 220941
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 9:00am 10.24.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? -Will This kind-a goes with the 8-track
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:37am 10.24.23 Well, I see it as a recommendation to change it out ... but that doesn't seem to be what the poster
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:28am 10.24.23 Think it through.....
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronz
Max prop for a Catalina 315 Scott T-Bird at 8:19am 10.24.23 Max prop experience on a Catalina 315 Not sure what you want to know. Mine is at least 20 years o
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Rick486 at 8:19am 10.24.23 Contrarian view. I owned 3 sailboats over 38 years with traditional shaft seals composed of a bronze
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 10.24.23 Usually, they say not to re-use the set screws. Once positioned, they are good for only one use and
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft jssailem at 7:27am 10.24.23 All of what is said above are possibly factors to your spray issue. Shaft alignment. Looking at the
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 6:18am 10.24.23 Thanks Dennis, Did you find the original table too big for the space? I made a smaller table for ou
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:47am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 5:43am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong souther
Lantern Advice Jim Legere at 5:32am 10.24.23 Mantle lamps - Aladdin, Coleman or Tilley - are too bright for a small boat cabin IMHO. If you like
Rough night - storm surge shemandr at 5:25am 10.24.23 The worst night I ever spent on a boat was in the municipal marina in New London. A strong southerl
Lantern Advice dLj at 5:09am 10.24.23 If you've ever experienced the light and heat from a Coleman lantern, you'll know the difference. T
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 4:39am 10.24.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't lo
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:09am 10.24.23 A load tester like that probably works OK for testing your batteries for golf cart use, but is less
Lantern Advice (1) Jim Legere at 4:04am 10.24.23 I second what Terry Cox says above. In order to get decent light for reading (and the consequent inc
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 4:03am 10.24.23 All the batteries in one bank do not degrade at the same rate. I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V
House Battery Condition Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.24.23 I run a 36V Golf Cart with six 6V batteries and whenever it feels a sluggish I conduct an individua

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