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Winches rsotomayor at 7:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1092 Need to replace the stripper rings on a Lewmar 40 self tailing winch. The top cover is supposed to
Electriacal Problem rgnewleaf at 7:08pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 1/974 After haul out and back in the water at the dock, without shore power. I turned on the macerator pu
Gaff rigged mainsail help Kestle at 6:55pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 0/711 I am sailing this weekend on a gaff rigged boat, and it has been years since I handled the main on o
Bought 2 of these solar panels Jared1048 at 5:48pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1137 The cost on these are half of what the Kyocera 140 watt panel is. Hopefully the quality is just as g
schooner39 schooner39 at 5:38pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/620 Can any one tell me where I can refill my CNG bottle in northern California; specifically, in the ea
Passage 42 holding tank reotime at 5:30pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 12/2997 Has anyone replaced their 35 gallon holding tank on a Passage 42. If so, what materials and could y
Before I drill holes in my boat, (1) Ward H at 4:58pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1612 is this a bad location for a single loop hand hold? We dock bow in and get on the boat via a sho
Chesapeake Sailors Wanted! Doc_holiday at 3:45pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1380 The Sippy cup is coming up for the night of aug 1 into the morning of the 2nd. It's a family friendl
Do I need a backing block? (2) judsonj at 3:37pm 07.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1275 Hey Folks, I have a V22 that is newish to me. I have been out a few times and love the boat. I al
Need new Bimini cover njlarry at 3:19pm 07.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1203 While sailing up the Delaware Bay the Bimini top cover decided to go for a swim. Now need a replacem
Question for main sail Newport Bob at 2:33pm 07.16.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1710 I have a Balmar 60 series and the mc-614 regulator installed. For the batteries have three separate
cutting life line mmsailor at 2:18pm 07.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/1265 Due to the length of our dock it is hard for my wife to get on and off of our boat . She either has
Cat22 owners near CDA Idaho Cat22novice at 1:20pm 07.16.14 Catalina 22 1/638 Hello everyone! I am in need of some help with my Cat 22. Is there anyone on here close to CDA Idah
New head sail for hunter 290 SteveH290 at 1:13pm 07.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/906 I'm looking into getting a new head sail for a hunter 290. It has the standard factory jib. I want
bilge water mortyd at 1:07pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 8/1225 i seem to have more water in my bilge this year than in past years, but it's been a very rainy year.
SparCraft vang fittings keep breaking! DallyCally2 at 12:49pm 07.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1266 The lower Vang fitting on a SparCraft system is to weak. I have broken two of them. They are a softe
Water Preservation Jeff10528 at 12:19pm 07.16.14 Big Boats 2/679 At one time I recall several products at marine stores intended for this purpose, but lately just on
Bow Thruster for Hunter 45cc Bill in VA at 12:11pm 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1069 I'm planning to retro-fit a bow thruster on my 2007 Hunter 45cc. I understand that Hunter offered t
M 25 XP runs too cold Hayden Watson at 12:02pm 07.16.14 Catalina 30 6/1199
Priming raw water pump zrod at 11:39am 07.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1055 Hi. I have a hunter 340 1999 with yanmar engine. I am looking for a solution for my raw water pump

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Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some
Its funny Friday! (1) jssailem at 7:43am 05.05.23
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:31am 05.05.23 Bricks? Exactly ! Wth. Catalina contracted out their keels. I know that the C22 keel was cast iro
First Aid Training? MikeHoncho at 7:11am 05.05.23 As a paramedic for almost 30 years I agree that training is a must due to isolation and limited reso
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.05.23 I've had two failures on automobiles where the oil pressure switch failed and oil came out of the el
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 7:05am 05.05.23 Interesting useful discussion, just one somewhat unimportant point to make. nce its just a switch t
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 7:02am 05.05.23 Yes, excellent article, Dave, thanks. But I don't think the regulating relays will prevent the volt
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 6:58am 05.05.23 "It's important to use the right sealant in any application....." and then provide links to the dat
Old bilge: water in keel Siamese at 6:55am 05.05.23 Bricks?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 6:52am 05.05.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today!
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 6:43am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
What sealant to use? Dave at 6:43am 05.05.23 Good points are being raised. At the moment I'm thinking something along the lines of a generic st
What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 05.05.23 The fundamental question administrators should be asking is - why take the risk? Every forum i am
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:15am 05.05.23 Commonly referred to as alternators most motorcycles do not have an alternator, they have stators.

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