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Brand of watermaker and airconditioner zzmeyer at 7:42pm 08.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/700 Does anyone know the brand of factory installed watermaker and airconditioner? Are spare parts avai
Jib hauldown line? Gene Neill at 6:24pm 08.07.14 Catalina 22 32/5537 Anybody use one? If so, what diameter line is it, and where do you cleat it/tie it off? I had one
Mac26m trailer question foursail22701 at 4:42pm 08.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1410 Hi everybody. The rubber "cap" at the end of the guide posts on my original Mac 26m trailer has fal
sailing vacation in the Apostles! sdstef at 3:41pm 08.07.14 Bigger Boats 4/1343 Chartered an Island Packet 27 from Superior Charters at Pikes Bay Marina. Enjoy the video! And tha
Aerial video of "sailing" the Hunter 23 Paladin27 at 3:04pm 08.07.14 Smaller Boats 7/1207 I use sailing in quotes because it was an absolute DEAD night on Lake Michigan. Which was probably
New owner of an Islander 34 northernfred at 12:26pm 08.07.14 Islander 3/5043 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and am the proud new owner of a 71 Islander 34 in need of restoration.
tablet navigation c_witch at 12:11pm 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1737 Does anyone use a tablet and app for navation? Ive switched to a samsung galaxy tab 3 and gpsnautica
The right Inverter jokl1959 at 11:56am 08.07.14 Big Boats 2/1382 Hi all Inverters have made some strides in the last years and I have been thinking about installi
Shaft packing replacement 25xpb BrassRat at 11:50am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 3/1250 BrassRat is repowered with a 25xpb. I asked a mechanic to replace the packing. He told me there is i
Selden Rodkicker Hydraulic strut tahomathundr at 11:42am 08.07.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1605 The hydraulic ram on my 2006 C309 has failed again. This will be the 4th one and this last one only
replacing a 2GM20F with a 3GM20 Rick R at 10:51am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2173 I have an opportunity to replace the Yanmar 2GM20F in my Hunter 326 with a Yanmar 3GM which would be
YSM 8 riser nipple, Y25 (1) harryjak at 10:43am 08.07.14 Yamaha 1/1797 My water injection elbow failed on my YSM8, ordered up a new elbow, lower elbow that comes out of th
USCG Documentation Ron Allen at 10:08am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1171 Does anyone have the figures for the USCG documentation forms for the Catalina 30 ? I need the Gross
Head Games Meriachee at 9:07am 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1487 Yesterday our almost new head started acting up. The pump handle works just fine on the "inlet" sett
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 9:00am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/961 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 08.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/649 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
galley cabinet lastchance at 8:49am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 2/921 I just purchased a C-30 with a Yanmar 2GM engine that needs to be pulled. Does anyone know if the ga
3gm30 on 355 smoke on up rpm +2200 rgarand at 8:43am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/804 Hi all sailors, I have looked thru previous threads to no avail... Bought a h355 last year, engine h
Mounting Garmin 50s Chartplotter H34 (2) Dave19957 at 6:47am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1471 Now that I have my new Garmin Echo Map 50s Chartplotter, I need to mount it. I haven't found anythi
Pinning the Mast Newport 17 gburling at 6:22am 08.07.14 Newport 7/6542 I am a beginner/novice sailor. My boat is a Newport 17 (1978) in better than average shape for its

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Sourcing window lenses jonelli at 9:05am 08.28.23 I'm not sure they're different. I just replaced mine with the CD lenses (I have 1987), but accordin
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 08.28.23 I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. As I always say, start simple and work you
Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 8:47am 08.28.23 The power impact driver took the screws out like a knife going through butter. And I have a new tool
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 08.28.23 My biggest worry now is the keel and the keel bolts. def going to get a haul out and have the keel
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 8:30am 08.28.23 I wonder about the "volt signal" terminal. Does that mean one can only monitor one battery's voltag
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? jssailem at 8:22am 08.28.23 starting up the engine saw a glassy film on the water which is highly likely the missing antifreez
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? capta at 8:11am 08.28.23 First thing I'd do is check the oil. If it isn't milky, then move on to tasting whether the water th
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 8:11am 08.28.23 It's a Yanmar 3GM30F. I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. The one recommended in
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 jssailem at 8:07am 08.28.23 :plus: with @rgranger on the specs. You want to be smooth in chop you need a boat that will be bigg
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 08.28.23 WHAT IS THE ENGINE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Try a pressure test before tearing into pulling the HE as you coul
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 7:32am 08.28.23 Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or just better to have two smaller alts
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 7:24am 08.28.23 In a few years I'll take a loan and buy a nicer boat when I know more about what makes a good sailbo
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Scott T-Bird at 7:03am 08.28.23 Speaking directly about the Catalina 30, I think it would be very difficult to find a better boat in
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00am 08.28.23 my engine alternators (I have two). Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.28.23 If you scroll down on the "sailboatdata.com" page for the boat you are looking for to the "Sailboat
Groko K backfills somewhat and handle moves CrispyCringle at 6:41am 08.28.23 Thanks all. Great suggestions. Peggie, thanks for all of your info. I dont think the unit is very
DIY Electronics? jviss at 6:36am 08.28.23 ^^^ @Davidasailor26
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 6:22am 08.28.23 Make sure the hose is top quality. The "volcano" the keel cable comes up through is below the waterl

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