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Which Antifreeze? sigbear at 8:11am 09.04.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3330 The owners manual for my 2009 catalina 309 Yanmar engine calls for Texaco or Havolin Antifreeze whic
Shortening a 30 amp dock elec cord Rodd at 8:09am 09.04.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1331 I need to replace a 25 foot Marinco old style 10-3 yellow cord. In my basement I have a perfectly g
the good, bad, or ugly on H450 Richard Olden at 8:04am 09.04.14 Big Boats 1/901 We are looking at a 2000 Hunter Passage 450. Anyone with information on things to look for?
Operation of C250 Swing Keel jeremiah2911 at 7:59am 09.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1351 1995, water ballast, swing keel. How to raise and lower swing keel? Most literature describes a winc
Headliner cleaner Outeast at 7:36am 09.04.14 Pearson 0/725 Can anybody tell me how best to clean the headliner of a 34-2. I'm not sure of the material used. It
Sailing and Transmission lever Jim D at 6:17am 09.04.14 Big Boats 9/2184 Hi again Question on 2001 h410. Where do you place the shift lever selection when sailing and engin
RPM Issue Solved (2) SawyerCurt at 6:07am 09.04.14 Catalina 310 3/1588 I am sure folks with more diesel experience than I have will know the answer right away, but I wante
Ice Box Insulation RoyS at 6:00am 09.04.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1904 Has anyone investigated the amount of original insulation around the ice box in a H33? Has anyone at
need bigger anchor richk at 5:02am 09.04.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2301 Just bought a new Marlow-Hunter 37 with a delta 22 lb anchor. I'm not comfortable with it; it doe
Replacing Diesel with Electric Engine TriSwiss at 10:06pm 09.03.14 Ask All Sailors 74/14786 I'm curious if anyone has considered replacing their old Diesel Engine with either an Electric Engin
Water Leak Discovered Piratenorm at 8:24pm 09.03.14 Catalina 30 3/1180 I have discovered the source of my long-annoying water leak, but I don't know what's the reason. My
Super Disko 45 (Really) colinhulse at 6:19pm 09.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/5391 Anyone know anything about a steel hull 45 footer called a 'Super Disko 45'. There is one foe sale n
Cushion Material Needed knotycal at 6:15pm 09.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/668 I have a 1997 36 CC Clipper. I've gone and lost my cushion cover to the interior seat, section port
H340 - Where to keep spare anchor? Robby in WA at 4:37pm 09.03.14 Big Boats 8/1404 Where do you guys keep you stern/spare anchor?
Yanmar Starting Issue - H380 Capn D at 3:52pm 09.03.14 Big Boats 12/3102 First off, thanks to Ed Schenck for the drawing and information on Yanmar's starting problem. We ha
Selling a boat----Wiring Lost Parent at 3:25pm 09.03.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1506 If I am selling a mid 1980s boat do I have to upgrade the 110 volt wiring before selling
Warning buzzer question BioAndy at 2:52pm 09.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1228 Hello fellow sailors, I had an issue with my fuel system this past weekend. I sail a 1976 Pearson 36
Kittiwake Fittings kimbo9591 at 12:04pm 09.03.14 Kittiewake 2/1803 Can somebody please inform me what the original winches were on the sailboat and what they could be
Cutting & Drilling - Rules and Warnings Macboy at 11:30am 09.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/663 Dad and I are going to be tinkering with the new (to us) boat all winter. The PO installed a DIN mou
Nicro Marine Solar Day/Night vent jonelli at 11:24am 09.03.14 Catalina 30 28/11186 Hey All, I have one of these vents in my cabin ceiling: http://www.westmarine.com/buy/nicro-ventil

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Water heater capta at 11:34am 05.16.23 When I had a trimaran I had a propane fridge/freezer partially mounted so that any leaking propane w
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 11:29am 05.16.23 Thought it might be the tank itself but I hear the pump cycle every five minutes or so If you do n
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 11:21am 05.16.23 There is purpose to clean the power cord because if you dont the gooey dirty cord gets all over you
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 11:10am 05.16.23 Not only did he consume all the beer, he fashioned a hat out if the empties Were those Bud Lite c
Water heater Riptide33 at 11:09am 05.16.23 Mine is located aft of the motor. Above and behind the packing gland.
Water heater sailmandan at 11:07am 05.16.23 Where is your h2o heater located? Dan
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 11:03am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
Water heater jssailem at 11:01am 05.16.23 Dan.. Why would you elect to carry two types of energy consuming systems onboard (Propane and Diesel
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 10:53am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:39am 05.16.23 @BigEasy And baking Artisan Sourdough bread. 215723 Now if I could just get back on the boat.... W
Fresh Water leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:27am 05.16.23 Fresh water in the bilgemay not have anything to with tanks or plumbing...it could be rain water tha
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:27am 05.16.23 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 10:22am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) jssailem at 10:19am 05.16.23 I wondered, due to the new release of Disney's Little Mermaid, if it was some how tracking undersea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 10:07am 05.16.23 . His plan is to complete the rebuild this week with any luck have the engine running in the shop
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds P12nash at 10:00am 05.16.23 I pulled mine apart and removed the ballasts. I then glued led tape lights to the reflective panels
Fresh Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Aye ! And therein lies the problem :angry:.
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 9:28am 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 9:26am 05.16.23 I'm trying to track down the source of the same issue. Thought it might be the tank itself but I he

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