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Heat Exchanger Brackets (3) SimiSAilor at 10:38am 01.06.15 Catalina 310 20/6390 I have put on about ten engine hours since some major work on the cooling system. The big items were
Retrofit Fuel Locker Partition in pre-85 C-22? CloudDiver at 9:10am 01.06.15 Catalina 22 19/5157 I have seen that the newer C-22's have an isolated fuel locker in the port lazarette that is in agre
Boomvang sailnoproblem at 8:55am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2697 Open for suggestions. I am a very and repeat very novice sailor. I am learning as I go. Have been us
Abita beer Eddie7045 at 7:07am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/1861 Finally got a taste of Abita beer in, of all places, a Cajun restaurant in the SF Bay area. I got to
Wish there were more active members here Don Lucas at 6:56am 01.06.15 Big Boats 42/5356 Since it is an internet minefield on other forums to be a Hunter owner I wish there were more owners
Hunter 30-2 FernandoHunter30 at 6:27am 01.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1373 I'm looking for a Hunter 30-2 and would like to know what's the height of the boat with no mast from
Historic Pictures of the USS Arizona Anonymous 121765 at 6:26am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/1750 A pal sent me this link chronicling the life of the USS Arizona sunk at Pearl Harbor. These are e
Winter Driving Rant... Maine Sail at 6:24am 01.06.15 Sails Call Lounge 22/7502 Sorry to vent but why, oh why don't people understand that "All Season" tires are NOT all seasons wh
Capacity of trailer winch question davidmhull at 5:52am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2401 This may seem like a stupid question but here goes. I just had my trailer galvanized and I need a wi
Battery capacity pabraam at 5:33am 01.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1091 What is the rule of thumb for the required (or minimum) capacity of a battery-bank in order to be ab
Compression post and Swing keel Leak LarryH at 5:26am 01.06.15 Smaller Boats 8/1236 My 1999 H260 is on the hard for bottom paint, and i need to drop the board for repair, checking the
wiring diagram for autohelm3000... NOT the ST version! centerline at 10:13pm 01.05.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2552 I know its a long shot but im hoping someone has a link to a wiring schematic for a autohelm 3000...
Hull cleaning NiceBeny at 9:28pm 01.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1695 Any ideas on products to clean hull at the waterline, a thin layer of dried on greenish growth. Non
tv and shelf mount (4) splax at 7:50pm 01.05.15 Big Boats 2/1029 Hello. Last year I tightened the nuts on the bolts from the jibsheet-car track and thought I should
Rub Rail Boomvang at 6:48pm 01.05.15 Bigger Boats 8/1857 I need to replace the rub rail on my 34' O'Day. The original material or something very close to it
Fuel tank cleaning About Time2 at 6:00pm 01.05.15 Catalina 30 20/6142 All, Looking for some information on cleaning a diesel fuel tank? I currently have a 17 gallon al
Ranger 12' (1) jdgmbi1 at 4:28pm 01.05.15 Ranger Boats (WA) 108/41365 DISCLAIMER: I know enough about sailing to be dangerous...no actually not even that much. I ha
washing machine for a 473 Tag team at 2:22pm 01.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1028 Has anyone fitted a washing machine to a 473 in the aft starboard cabin and if so was it difficult?
1977 Cat 27 deck/hull joint danvon at 2:07pm 01.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2224 Hi all- I have a very small leak (right about midships if that matters) that looks to be coming th
Stainless Steel Shaft vs. Bronze Prop buddyshea at 1:34pm 01.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/4433 Had to replace Hurth Trans on my 1985 - 27' Catalina due to salt water getting in. Discovered that s

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Help Identifying model Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 06.07.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in 7
Best Chart Plotter Solution Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 06.07.23 Interfacing - Im not sure how to get all device to talk to OpenCPN, ie Seatalk, wind depth, Etherne
Best Chart Plotter Solution Screen Saver at 6:40pm 06.07.23 Thanks good to know. Yes one of my proffered options is very similar, but PC not Mac using 15.6" IP6
fuel gauge Ralph Johnstone at 6:36pm 06.07.23 Will be testing it this weekend Thanks Rick Please follow up. The results would be interesting.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Ralph Johnstone at 6:34pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? An excellent question. I would expect the raw water pump on
Newbie High Current at 6:32pm 06.07.23 A couple of pointers. When we purchased our first boat, I attended a Power Squadron seminar, which
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? Greg
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:48pm 06.07.23 That is correct. It is the stainless steel rod that secures the chainplate. I have been in touch wit
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) jdrutten at 5:18pm 06.07.23 You might need to double check your engine serial number (on the faceplate at the front of the engin
Best Chart Plotter Solution jssailem at 5:04pm 06.07.23 Anyone using a PC product (such as OpenCPN or equivalent) at the chart table I am using OpenCPN on
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. MikeHoncho at 3:48pm 06.07.23 sounds like a lot of cranking....consider leaving the inlet valve closed until it starts.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) MikeHoncho at 3:43pm 06.07.23 Look it up on Toad Marine. I would assume a new pump would come with a impeller and gasket. There
SS Rod popping sound smokey73 at 2:40pm 06.07.23 I am not sure the OP is talking about rod rigging per se. I think he is speaking of the stainless s
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:34pm 06.07.23 If sailing I would try to reduce pressure on the rig till I could find the cause. Might even take a
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:30pm 06.07.23 I admit, I got lazy and didn't give the explanation. There are degrees of bad mix and matches. When
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:29pm 06.07.23 You might quick check the length of the rods. Using the main halyard as a tape measure from mast hea
Battery Switch Confusion jssailem at 2:20pm 06.07.23 @Dudenhoeffer Dave speaks wise words. But why you may ask. Batteries are very helpful. When one is
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:04pm 06.07.23 All the batteries in one bank should be of the same type, manufacturer, and age.
SS Rod popping sound dlochner at 2:02pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) dlochner at 1:59pm 06.07.23 The service manuals and parts catalog for diesels are often online and free to down load. Try a sear

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