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Dumped the Sherwood for an Oberdorfer pump Bob4203 at 5:45am 08.13.14 Catalina 30 13/3552 Geez, what's with these Sherwood Raw water pumps? I started up my M-18 only to find I had no water c
Diesel fuel question - marine or auto? holdech at 5:03am 08.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/7391 Once I get more familiar with diesels I'm sure this will be obvious but it's often best to ask. Is t
Dexron II or III? Jongleur at 7:37pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 1/891 The diesel place sold me Dexron III. Is this okay? Everywhere I read that you should only use D
Impeller housing Jongleur at 7:35pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 8/1561 A couple of impeller questions: Why were 2 bolts longer than the other 2 bolts on my oberdorfer im
Location of main dc fuse - 1985 hunter 40 todturner at 7:30pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/1273 I have a hunter 40 I have owned for 20 years. I was changing the 4d batteries under the aft berth,
Adjustable backstay for a 355? TommmD at 7:29pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/844 Anyone have an adjustable backstay? Is it worth it on a fractional rig? I'm still sorting out rig
South shore of Manitoulin Island (pics) (5) ed on manitoulin at 6:57pm 08.12.14 Destinations 10/4995 Not the most popular area to sail, but close to home for me! A few pics from last weekend....spent a
Transducer question (2) repawn at 6:06pm 08.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/803 Time for another ill informed question. I followed the cable from my depth gauge to this: ound thi
Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/834 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11667 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1056 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/931 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1451 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3838 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1374 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4
Walkabout rescue North of Hawaii Joe Snuffy at 10:02am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1004
Spinnaker tack attachment Rummerful at 8:42am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 5/2008 The prior owner put an attachment point on the anchor roller. The anchor line can chafe on it, so I
Fair lead for anchor line Rummerful at 8:39am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 12/2228 While at anchor, the only fair lead is to the cleat in the anchor locker. Has anyone added a cleat o
9.1 tuning guide/assistance mike C16582 at 7:14am 08.12.14 S2 3/1808 brand new rod rigging for my 9.1 (std rig) I've bottomed out on the upper shrouds (turnbuckles) an
Slam Bang (3) Roger Long at 5:33am 08.12.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 4/3212

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Problems with cdi furling jib (2) sailingdude92 at 2:50pm 08.29.23 Here are photos of the cdi furling mechanism
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 2:41pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? jpia at 2:41pm 08.29.23 Folks, I have an 18' Marlow-Hunter daysailer that I purchased in 2021. I need some gelcoat attention
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 2:29pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks JBP-PA at 2:16pm 08.29.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 2:14pm 08.29.23 Thanks... I guess kitche pans are not Anodized. Good to know. I think they usually are! Maybe
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 2:12pm 08.29.23 Thanks... I guess kitche pans are not Anodized. Good to know.
How do I describe this or better yet find one? rgranger at 2:08pm 08.29.23 Binimi... Bonomi... lets call the whole thing off...:biggrin:
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 2:08pm 08.29.23 Why do you think that? Have you had a bad experience? I have cleaned Aluminum with it and didn't
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 2:04pm 08.29.23 Barkeeper's friend is death for aluminum! Don't do it! Why do you think that? Have you had a b
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 1:58pm 08.29.23 Recently I have come to really appreciate a Snap Stick What if you tested the Snap Stick out on
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 1:58pm 08.29.23 I used carburetor cleaner spray but only because I had some already in my shed. I didn't research
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 1:55pm 08.29.23 Oh, an anodized aluminum mast, I presume? Mine's painted. Yes.
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 1:55pm 08.29.23 Question - soak it in what? I used carburetor cleaner spray but only because I had some already i
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 1:53pm 08.29.23 Soaked the rag in carburetor cleaner spray Oh, an anodized aluminum mast, I presume? Mine's paint
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks rgranger at 1:50pm 08.29.23 Some guys on here made track cleaners they can run up the mast. Yeah. I got that idea from here a
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks stickinthemud57 at 1:41pm 08.29.23 A track cleaner does a great job of refreshing SailKote. Soak it and run it up and down the track
Gonna pull the boat... rgranger at 1:40pm 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks dlochner at 1:25pm 08.29.23 That's an interesting analysis. So, where is the dirt coming from? Wind blown dust, spider poop,
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 1:23pm 08.29.23 I confess my "issue" here is that I wouldn't mind at all having a couple of those white vinyl winch

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