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Sprite manual request vincent wesner at 10:10am 06.09.14 Day Sailers 1/3572 :confused: Looking for Sprite owners manual and /or rigging directions or something similar that wou
A taste of (safe) reality... Brian D at 9:50am 06.09.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/7230 Very well done and right to the point! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHixeIr_6BM
What is this access for? (2) XCIIGTWhipple at 9:42am 06.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/724 I am still working on getting the oDay 19 finished. Good news is the topside is now water tight aft
Man hospitalized after being thrown from capsizing sailboat (1) Jackdaw at 9:36am 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1357 http://media.mlive.com/chronicle/news_impact/photo/15161739-large.jpg http://www.mlive.com/news/m
inverter location lake city at 9:17am 06.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/890 Where is the inverter located on my Cat 28? I cannot find it in the battery compartment.
How to Refinish 1986 Pearson 303 cabin veneer Mitchgb1 at 8:19am 06.09.14 Pearson 3/2027 During a harsh winter the deck plates which penetrate the cabin and fasten to bulkheads leaked water
newbie jumping in feet first slopoke at 8:09am 06.09.14 Day Sailers 7/824 Hi all, I just recently bought a beautiful little O'day 22 from 1976 that is in great shape for he
Best reversible prop? Sjvaun at 8:01am 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/3254 Looking for info on the best replacement reversible prop for my Oceanis 373. I'm pretty good at han
Big Winds in Vancouver (1) YVRguy at 7:38am 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2433 Gale force winds last night in YVR - Blowing directly into False Creek. This poor guy didn't fare s
Reef Points Long Story at 7:30am 06.09.14 Catalina 310 8/1990 Three part question here but all related. Anyone have the 2nd and or even third reef point in thei
Sink Pump ???? 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:32am 06.09.14 Catalina 310 9/1332 HI All: Summer is really struggling. I have a weird problem with my sink pump. When you turn on the
Radio Interference Piratenorm at 5:35am 06.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1341 Good morning. I installed solar panels in my Catalina 30 last season and have experienced severe int
outboard bracket Benutc at 4:27am 06.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/860 Want to cruise the Intracoastal, etc, for LONG trips. Worried that my Honda 50 will wear out. :cry
Wash Down Pump Installation Piratenorm at 4:12am 06.09.14 Catalina 30 4/1004 I have a Mk 1 30 Catalina and the usual small-ish anchor well. I have it pretty filled with deck-mou
H34 Fixed Ports Refurbishing (2) Dave19957 at 4:06am 06.09.14 Big Boats 2/922 I recently re-did all four of MILKY WAY's fixed ports. A few years ago I had a local glass company
Crib Boards samiamtx at 3:31am 06.09.14 Catalina 22 1/971 i want to put weather stripping on my crib boards but cant see any products on Catalina direct anybo
Grunert fridge replacement rtmccue at 2:50am 06.09.14 Big Boats 1/779 Has anyone replaced the Grunert refrigeration system ? I think I will stay with the same system
38 engine noise norbszczurek at 12:23am 06.09.14 Big Boats 5/1431 While under sail we are experiencing noise that almost sounds like the engine is still running. Upo
Toilet installation trapoc at 10:57pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 7/1092 Can someone direct me to someone who has info on installing a permanent toilet in my H26. Thanks Cha
Let's talk Furling Jibs Admiral at 8:49pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/782 I have a Cat 30 with regular headsails. I am wanting to go with a furling jib and need an education

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Twin coil water heater dlochner at 4:22am 10.18.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, inc
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 9:47pm 10.17.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours.
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 10.17.22 And if you get hot dipped, run it through the gypsy several times both ways. Make sure there are no
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 10.17.22 Go to a wine store and get a spray can of nitrogen. Couple quick shots in the can and put the lid on
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.17.22 I've had luck with simply leaving normal, ablative bottom paint and one part barrier coating in the
Leaking thru hull Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 10.17.22 Glad to hear you're hauling out. I had the same issue. I was able to nearly eliminate my slow leak w
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 10.17.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, incl
How many impellers? SycloneDriver at 7:06pm 10.17.22 Your impellers probably failed, as you guessed, due to high back pressures. Time will tell.
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:43pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements? I replaced one shortly
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:40pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones y
Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery artboas at 6:19pm 10.17.22 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
How many impellers? Tally Ho at 6:00pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones yo
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 5:48pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements?
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 5:31pm 10.17.22 Hot dipped galvanized chain is dull and has lots of irregularities in the zinc coating. So, when t
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s
engine: belt too much slack and water drop RitSim at 5:23pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the se
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 5:03pm 10.17.22 Haul out on 10/26. Thanks for the advice!
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. Gene Neill at 4:53pm 10.17.22 JGuy, did you ever come up with a solution? See posts #24 and #26

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