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A/C Water Strainer (3) KZW at 3:35pm 10.04.14 Catalina 310 4/1580 Water Strainer Does anyone know of a source for the water strainer shown in the pictures? The str
Control Cable Lubrication LakeOntario270 at 3:17pm 10.04.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1007 I have a 1996 Westerbeke that has 3 control cables. A throttle cable, a shut off cable, and a trans
Yanmar 2GM20F Mixing Elbow jrezab at 2:36pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2316 I am replacing the Mixing Elbow on my 1986 Pearson 303. There is a stainless steel connecting piece
Wind Instrument display not reading doctorbill at 2:14pm 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2205 My Raymarine ST60+ Wind display is not pointing to the wind although it is displaying wind speed. I
Replacing teak simonphillips at 1:12pm 10.04.14 Catalina 30 9/1874 Hi, been lurking on the site for a long time and picked up lots of useful hints and information. Now
Electrical Systems/Battery SG (1) jrevkin at 12:13pm 10.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1305 I'm surprised there is no electrical systems forum, so I'll post here. I have 2 battery banks. One
Hot side of exhaust of an Atomic 4 DougBaker at 11:09am 10.04.14 Catalina 30 2/1021 Looking for feedback. Just rebuilt the hot side of the exhaust and ended up with water trying to bub
Mac25 leak Jack Bernard at 8:20am 10.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1301 I am somewhat new to my 1984 MacGregor 25. I have a leak. It may be the pivot bolt and am planning
Why pull boat in winter versus leave in water ? Delawaredave at 7:25am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 55/20020 Newbie. 27 footer. Bohemia River, Chesapeake Bay, MD. Seems most people in our marina pull boat
Engine coolant NYSail at 6:43am 10.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2208 Hello all...... I will be changing my engine coolant this winter and was wondering about different b
Winterizing with In-Mast Furling kenvail at 5:03am 10.04.14 Big Boats 17/5040 I'm approaching my first northeast winter with my new-to-me 2006 Hunter 38. It has a huge mainsail a
HIgh Tide Roger Long at 4:19am 10.04.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2729 It was a wild and loud night here listening to a combination of astronomical and wind driven high ti
PHRF rating adjustments Ted at 8:41pm 10.03.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4304 Assume for a moment that a sailboat was designed for a specific geographical area taking into consid
Victron 600s negative voltage reading (2) rexabbot at 8:08pm 10.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/7723 I have had my Victron 600s for a couple years in my motor and it has worked fine. Today I moved it
advice needed,Dock side tension for larger/oversize shrouds Water Bill at 6:20pm 10.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2623 we replaced our 9/32nds uppers, headstay, backstay and 1/4 lowers and cutter/inner forestay with 5/3
Widgeon questions DianeLT at 4:45pm 10.03.14 Day Sailers 5/1100 Hello, I am a new Widgeon owner. I bought a boat in reasonable condition, but I note that the hole w
Hunter 19 - any owners out there? caslegers at 4:28pm 10.03.14 Smaller Boats 1/641 I'd love to connect with Hunter 19 owners! Just got a 1993 - great condition, very excited. Need
Hunter 19 jammed swing keel/centerboard caslegers at 4:25pm 10.03.14 Smaller Boats 1/1779 New Hunter 19, 1993 owner - would like some help on a number of topics... experienced Lightning sail
Main Sheet Rigging caslegers at 4:23pm 10.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/607 I'm a Lightning sailor who just acquired a Hunter 19, 1993. I would very much appreciate a photo of
Need Hatch Cover for 25 Lehooks at 3:23pm 10.03.14 Day Sailers 4/1248 Big storm took my sliding hatch cover to the deep last night. Does anyone know of a derelict 25 tha

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How do I sail from one point to the other? xavpil at 8:17am 09.09.23
How do I sail from one point to the other? David in Sandusky at 8:09am 09.09.23 Every boat has a different capability to sail into the wind. With a shoal draft keel, and jib sheet
Cooling water temperatture gauges on Yanmar 3YM20 (1) Rich Stidger at 8:04am 09.09.23 If the gauge always reads full scale (240F) then that would indicate that there is a short in the se
Spontaneous combustion Siamese at 7:46am 09.09.23 And then there's spontaneous human combustion.... Ohhh....I hate it when that happens.
Florida Marina reconciliation? dlochner at 7:24am 09.09.23 Is the new boat on the Great Lakes now? If so you should be aware that you only have a month before
How do I sail from one point to the other? dlochner at 7:22am 09.09.23 @xavpil is headed towards Florida, so he will be dealing with ocean inlets and currents. Conditions
How do I sail from one point to the other? Leeward Rail at 7:11am 09.09.23 it is best learned in a structured and organized manner rather haphazardly in a forum. I can't agr
How do I sail from one point to the other? shemandr at 7:04am 09.09.23 Hopefully Xavpil has a compass that he can see from the helm. Compass is a very powerful instrument
Spontaneous combustion jviss at 7:00am 09.09.23 And then there's spontaneous human combustion....
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 6:48am 09.09.23 This happed to a neighbor from fresh bark mulch. It was caught in time to prevent a disaster. Not j
How do I sail from one point to the other? High Current at 6:47am 09.09.23
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 6:44am 09.09.23 Another storage option is a covered metal garbage can filled with water. The oils will continue to
Cooling water temperatture gauges on Yanmar 3YM20 kloudie1 at 6:33am 09.09.23 Most likely not a Catalina item, probably added by previous owner .. The gauge itself should have ma
Spontaneous combustion Bob S at 6:32am 09.09.23 This happed to a neighbor from fresh bark mulch. It was caught in time to prevent a disaster. Not ju
Spontaneous combustion dlochner at 6:10am 09.09.23 Another storage option is a covered metal garbage can filled with water.
How do I sail from one point to the other? dlochner at 6:08am 09.09.23 The wind is not your only concern and it is the easiest to manage. In coastal and ocean sailing tide
Spontaneous combustion thinwater at 6:06am 09.09.23 Electrical - more specifically, unfused battery cables, IMHO The one fire I actually saw start wa
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information tkwhalen at 6:06am 09.09.23 I don't have any pictures but I repaired mine twice back when I had an 85 "40". It is no fun. As you
How do I sail from one point to the other? Tally Ho at 5:56am 09.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 5:53am 09.09.23 Like Nate I would be happy to discuss with you what I did. One difference is I decided to use a lith

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