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Catalina chain plates barrym2 at 8:20pm 10.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1639 So I am reading about Catalina 34 chain plates and what a lot of good information. My question is si
My friend and dock mate was killed last night. finding41 at 7:05pm 10.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1599 I received a call this morning form his 17 year old daughter telling me that he was killed in a moto
1980 hunter 27 Lusitano at 5:23pm 10.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1450 Hello Mariners, Can anyone tell me what the core of the rudder is made Of?I have a couple blisters
Need the name of a part c130king at 4:47pm 10.16.14 Catalina 310 4/1319 On the M25XP there is a hose that comes out of the heat exchanger that goes up the rear bulkhead of
Norcold Refrigerator Power Supply DRIFTJIM at 4:25pm 10.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1541 I have a faulty power supply on my refrigerator Model NORCOLD SCQT-6407. This unit is no longer supp
Freshwater Hose Size michaeel at 3:08pm 10.16.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2270 Anyone know what the diameter is on the freshwater hoses in the 309? I have the part number from Se
Hand rail replacement (3) tcwaltz at 2:24pm 10.16.14 Bigger Boats 3/1337 Not sure if I've ever posted this before but I have an awesome solution to teak hand rails on the to
Excessive play in Edson wheel hub - not sure how to fix. (3) holdech at 12:03pm 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2530 On our Aloha 32, I can rock the wheel back and forth (at the rim) almost two inches. It's and Edso
Anchor Roller SqPeg at 11:59am 10.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/938 I just bought a Vision 32 and the anchor roller is shot. It appears that the shaft it rolls on is we
Diesel fuel in the bilge zekeflash at 11:36am 10.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/4614 I am having a problem with diesel fuel in my bilge (1986 Catalina 27). The service dept. at the mari
Shower Sump Pump Circuit Hello Below at 11:31am 10.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1036 In my 2012 Hunter 33e, I have a shower that drains into a sump box and is pumped over the side above
Edson wheel - extreme play from oversize/worn hub. (3) holdech at 11:00am 10.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/1731 On our Aloha 32, I can rock the wheel back and forth (at the rim) almost two inches. It's and Edson
Davit Placement stollo770 at 8:53am 10.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/823 Hello, I just got finished building some davits for the stern of my 1979 Hunter 27. They are measur
Hunter 37.5 Spinnaker Scott NIelsen at 8:02am 10.16.14 Big Boats 15/6014 I am looking to add a spinnaker to my 37.5. The mast has all the halyard and pole lift running appar
Buccaneer 18 sheets Gobsmacked at 7:38am 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2269 I'm replacing the main and jib sheets on the Buccaneer 18 we bought to sail in SW Florida during the
H26 Boom-Replacing Lines (1) BrianW at 4:25am 10.16.14 Smaller Boats 12/1470 On my H26, I managed to pull one of the lines through the boom completely out! I looked at the H26,2
Is my endcap shot? (2) The Garbone at 3:15am 10.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1368 Had my boom end caps cleaned up to powder coat as the are from 1978. This is the end near the goos
Lifting a 22ft Sailboat JanS48 at 9:24pm 10.15.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2175 Greetings, I've a 22ft Seafarer and I have access to a public boat lift if you can believe it. The b
Looking at 272LE Mike from Beeton at 8:26pm 10.15.14 Bigger Boats 9/3431 Greetings, I'm looking to move up to a 272 from my Sirius 21 and have a few questions on the 272'
Pearson 27 rudder gudgeons Slade1948 at 7:05pm 10.15.14 Pearson 2/1725 Does anyone know where I can get new rudder hudgeons or have my old rudder gudgeons refurbished,

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How do you prove you can sail a boat? Scott T-Bird at 12:25pm 07.25.23 The simplest solution is to just go ahead and get the ASA or US Sailing certificate that they want.
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 11:28am 07.25.23 I am at work at the moment however there is a T pipe from the macerator with one pipe connected to t
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator kappykaplan at 11:21am 07.25.23 I noticed that there is also a flexible pipe coming from the galley area. What is this for? Do you
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Richard19068 at 11:20am 07.25.23 Can you post a link to their website that shows what they mean by "some sort of certificate"?
Well...the time comes to all of us.... kappykaplan at 11:07am 07.25.23 So sorry to hear, Dunlookin. May she fare well with the scrapping.
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 11:01am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outl
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 10:58am 07.25.23 I should have mentioned that I did email them, stating my experience and that I did receive a certif
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 07.25.23 There are many of us who are competent sailors who have never taken a sailing course who are mor
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator George Braun at 10:49am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outle
Electric Sailboat Drives kappykaplan at 10:49am 07.25.23 There is a paddle which doesn't work very well as it runs on Wheaties and is becoming outdated. I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 10:41am 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission is
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Scott B at 10:39am 07.25.23 Did the exact same thing with mine 15 yrs. ago. Poly tank, took out hose fitting into tank and inst
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Rich Stidger at 10:34am 07.25.23 Easiest- Remove the input hose from the macerator. Connect a short piece of PVC pipe with a glued ca
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 10:30am 07.25.23 Great idea. I need to take mine off for rehab also.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? capta at 10:21am 07.25.23 I would just tell the person asking for your experience to go sailing with you on one of their boats
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.25.23 Burn no bridges..... .......................... or toilets :yikes: .
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:12am 07.25.23 Cool! Perhaps goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: Be 100% sure that mount is solid and secu
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 10:07am 07.25.23 I have convinced myself that I have a hybrid boat. I carry a very small electric trolling motor that
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 07.25.23 I did change the fluid out of the transmission this year, as the previous owner had put in the wron
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:28am 07.25.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dro

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