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Another keel bolt question! Fishlips at 8:43am 08.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/2004 New to forums. Recently purchased a 1981 Catalina 27. Great boat, very happy. Trying to get some thi
Stainless Cleaner Jongleur at 8:43am 08.24.14 Catalina 30 9/1582 Search doesn't seem to be working. While reading Mainsheet magazine there was an article on a st
Replacing sails paddy4699 at 8:37am 08.24.14 Catalina 22 6/1390 Our 1986 C22 needs new sails. Any recommendations, suggestions on who to go to for these sails woul
Jabsco head question - backpressure krivalsi at 8:04am 08.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2576 Last year I installed a new Jabsco head manual pump (29120-3000) on my 1988 Catalina 28. Everything
Hot Water Heater for 1987 C36 (1) down_shift at 6:43am 08.24.14 Big Boats 3/1200 I have an original 6 gal 1500w hot water heater by Atwood that leaks. The Seaward F600 at Defender.c
Soon to be... newbie 310 owners. SailFysh at 6:00am 08.24.14 Catalina 310 11/2640 Hello all, After 15 years my wife and I have decided to get back into sailboat ownership and it l
Water Lock Muffler (2) Jongleur at 10:07pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 1/844 It's either a Water Lock Muffler, Water Lift Muffler, or Accumulator. Anyway, it's leaking. Any
It Wasn't All Work (3) Jongleur at 9:59pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 2/1209 We did go to a nice place overnight. Dockton. Had a nice motor. Not much wind, until we tried to
Handhold Rebedding (2) Jongleur at 9:51pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 0/892 Just one more I forgot. I rebedded my exterior handholds. I used the butyl tape and countersun
Window Temporary Fix (3) Jongleur at 9:44pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 1/835 One more thing? This is the temporary fix for the windows to make them watertight in the Pacific
So I'm planning to sail to Annapolis... Piotr at 9:12pm 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3795 So I'm planning to sail to Annapolis -UPDATE ... on Sunday of the Labor Day weekend, stay on the mo
Cleaning Diesel Tank Exterior (2) Jongleur at 8:51pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 1/807 Bear with me. I'm rather proud of how clean I got this.
Scrum Board (1) Jongleur at 8:45pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 4/848 Here's how I keep track of jobs on board. Column on far right is "done".
Bow Roller Fix (4) Jongleur at 8:41pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 7/1319 Agonized over this fix for quite a while. Turns out it wasn't too bad. Now have the nicest bow r
Reboot button (1) There and back again at 8:38pm 08.23.14 Smaller Boats 2/953 I needed a full day of Sailing like I had today in my little Catalina, especially after the crazy we
New Hinges on Engine Access (4) Jongleur at 8:34pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 2/1028 Has anyone else done this? Replaced the hinges on the engine access doors. Put them on the side
Seat Locker Covers (2) Jongleur at 8:25pm 08.23.14 Catalina 30 0/688 Here's the new Coroplast seat locker covers. I absolutely love them! Also a pic of the stuff I rep
Panda generator fresh water flush Rob38 at 8:08pm 08.23.14 Big Boats 0/858 I recently read an article suggesting that all panda generators would be well served by running fres
Service manual for Yanmar JHE - '85 H-40 kenackerman at 6:28pm 08.23.14 Big Boats 7/1199 I'm in the process of closing on an '85 H40. The current owner (he's the second owner) does not have
Don't Pay the Ransom dptransom at 6:11pm 08.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/951 Hello! My girlfriend and I are currently preparing our Morgan 382 for an extended cruise to the C

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Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23 215660
No More Dinghy Butt dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23 @Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23 Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 12:11pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? jssailem at 11:48am 05.14.23 Below is a picture of my stuffing box for my 1980 Oday 30. Always left a small pool of water in th
O'Day 28'. Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 05.14.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was? Dwyer made the mast on my '25
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Project_Mayhem at 11:44am 05.14.23 "DNS66" is a good option for that if you use android devices. Edit: it installs without "rooting"
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 05.14.23 Made me wonder.. are there any diesels that use an oem hall effect sensor for a tach ? Obviously yo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:42am 05.14.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? skunther at 11:38am 05.14.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 11:38am 05.14.23 Btw..are any of you old enough and/or have been online long enough to remember "newsgroups?" --Peg
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:34am 05.14.23 PS: What galvanization is left? Actually, there may be some left. The innermost layer of hot dip
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 11:07am 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? The Yanmar tachs do not work off the Alternator, unless the boat has been
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 11:01am 05.14.23 As others have noted, you have a PSS Shaft Seal. PYI recommends changing the bellows, the black rub
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 10:56am 05.14.23 I can't count the number of "My tach isn't working when I'm plugged into shorepower!!!" questions t
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 10:48am 05.14.23 This assumes that the tach signal is from the alternator and not a separate mechanical source. Mad
Stuffing box- dumb question? ggrizzard at 10:32am 05.14.23 Not to pile on but... The repair will require a haul out. Then, if you are of a mind to learn what
Non Skid; Black Spots colet at 10:10am 05.14.23 Try acetone. It works well removing carbon grease rubber types of marks.... such as shoe sole scu
Non Skid; Black Spots colet at 10:10am 05.14.23 I had the same issue, I think. I removed the black by using a good boat soap, a medium bristle brus
Non Skid; Black Spots colet at 10:09am 05.14.23

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