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Engine mounts Soaring eagle at 2:54pm 08.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2369 Anyone have any thoughts on replacing motor mounts ??? I have a Yanmar 30GM in a cat 320 . Yanmar
Heat exchanger clamp Tom J at 1:11pm 08.15.14 Catalina 310 8/2474 I had another heat exchanger clamp break. Ordered 2 new clamps from our local Universal distributor
Alternator and tachometer cutting in and out 4arch at 12:47pm 08.15.14 Big Boats 9/5652 I recently unplugged from shore power with batteries full, motored about 5 hours, and dropped the an
Dismasted! (2) KrustyKrab at 11:38am 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 24/3550 Is what happens when you don't use your mast-raising shrouds. Trailer sailors know what I mean. I
Hatchboard bag Canvasback at 11:38am 08.15.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2747 Hey skippers, curious to know how you stow your hatchboards. All comments much appreciated!
Macgregor Venture 22 Mast needed njbaker at 9:57am 08.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3054 Hello all. I just purchased a 1983 Venture in great shape but...I do not have a mast! Can anyone
battery relocation bryan crites at 9:54am 08.15.14 Big Boats 7/1740 Any ideas on a better battery location for a hunter 1984 34. I am cosidering moving them to a much e
Mast tuning specs AZTom at 9:42am 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/844 I recently purchased a 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 321 with in-mast furling. Can anyone help me find the
Raymarine Auto Tiller Pilot Remote twodzusfittings at 9:03am 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 1/856 Has anyone installed a RF remote to their Raymarine St1000 or ST2000. If so are you experiencing any
Wheel Nut wflowe2 at 8:53am 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2093 Friend Lost the steering wheel nut on his 1989 Hunter 30. The shaft is 1" SS and the nut was not met
New to me 272 on Seneca Lake (1) agprice22 at 8:40am 08.15.14 Bigger Boats 1/889 We have had a few wonderful days with our 272 refurb project! We have redone most of the boat, and w
Adding ball bearing upgrade to a cdi furler dkyvars at 7:53am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 5/2038 I have a cdi jib furler on my Catalina 22. Can I add ball bearing upgrade to it?
Toe Rail Help (1) repawn at 6:48am 08.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3192 I am repairing the leaks on my boat and have to remove the toe rails on my Oday 22 - there are 5 scr
340 Refridgerator slr295 at 6:07am 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/975 My Adler Barbour original gets cold but freezer not cold enuff to make ice Had tech look it over mo
Twin wheel helms Peoplevalue at 5:32am 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2033 Hi All Sailors I have just purchased a second-hand Dufour 425 with twin wheels at the helm (the fi
Orientation of chain plates MaryEllaRose at 5:24am 08.15.14 Catalina 22 8/2163 I'm in the process of re-bedding my chain plates and need information on how to orient them in relat
shaft tube Tom Fisher at 5:21am 08.15.14 S2 4/987 I've got a leak in the shaft tube of my S2 11 meter sloop. Water leaks from the shaft tube aft of th
leaking chain plates Tom Fisher at 5:15am 08.15.14 S2 7/2214 I've got a 1985 S2 11 meter aft cockpit sloop. I've had occasional leaks at the chain plates. The de
Venture Educated Guess When Catalina 36 #1700 Was Built? rardiH36 at 7:50pm 08.14.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3405 Per the title subject line, anybody know how to find out when Catalina 36 Hull#1700 was built? I am
How to stop a new 4 stroke engine. rs8684 at 7:25pm 08.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1436 Having had a 2 stroke engine my entire sailing life, I have always stopped the engine, when done for

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Gulf Storm Potential (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:21pm 08.30.23 Data Buoy #42099 recorded a 34 foot wave before succumbing to the hurricane. :yikes: how are you
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:58pm 08.30.23 Not much for updates this week, I have been doing a little work on Luna, her starter kicked the buck
Wooden block under mast step. LakeShark at 3:45pm 08.30.23 I recently purchased a catalina 22. The hull and deck are in great shape, but a previous owner inst
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Stu Jackson at 3:27pm 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exam
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 3:17pm 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a conne
Where to put AIS antenna? Techstyle at 2:58pm 08.30.23 My AIS transmitter/receiver is mounted near my Radar tower at 10ft from WL and has integrated GPS. I
Gulf Storm Potential WayneH at 2:58pm 08.30.23 Data Buoy #42099 recorded a 34 foot wave before succumbing to the hurricane. :yikes:
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 2:47pm 08.30.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone for the info and idea. My hope is that the wrapped temp fix will suffice for
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 2:33pm 08.30.23 [QUOTE="skunther, post: 1797173, member: Upsizing a connecting link seems a good compromise as it in
Drifter block positioning? dLj at 2:22pm 08.30.23 The foot of this sail will be 15' (6" shorter than the standard genoa for this boat). I set the bl
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 08.30.23 Are you saying that this is the way petroleum NPT fittings are made up from the initial assembly,
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season Zinger88 at 2:07pm 08.30.23 Making the rest of us jealous...:cool:
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:51pm 08.30.23 Thanks Dave!
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses dlochner at 1:48pm 08.30.23 Depends which lines. The long hoses from the engine to the HW tank, it is not necessary to buy the Y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 1:44pm 08.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone Interesting approach. Seems like it might work. Are you saying that this is the w
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 08.30.23 The trick is to find a sealant which will not be affected by the diesel fuel. One possibly good c
Looking at a c22 need advise (7) newcat22 at 12:47pm 08.30.23
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 12:35pm 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how thing
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems (1) Techstyle at 12:25pm 08.30.23 Like others have said this problem is well documented and easily fixed. you can start by cleaning a
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 12:15pm 08.30.23 I bought sensor for my fresh water tank to replace the original from Aliexpress for $22. Just need

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