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Hose replacement Admiral at 8:35pm 07.19.14 Catalina 30 1/983 While checking everything out in the boat's interior I found that the cockpit drain hoses are oozing
sunbrella uv protection on 100 jib sailorsteve1 at 7:54pm 07.19.14 Smaller Boats 4/1049 i have a problem with the jib on an 87 capri 18 i just bought. the jib is on a cdi furler and it see
Sail repair in SF bay area. salestosails at 7:16pm 07.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1056 Have a Beneteau 311 and just experienced a small tear in my jib. Along the leech. Does anyone know o
Cabin Floor Upgrade (5) Derik_G at 6:11pm 07.19.14 Catalina 22 11/2042 Made a sample piece of what I'm thinking of for a cabin floor. After I paint the inside I will put
Too much smoke to sail? Ray Bowles at 5:24pm 07.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1236 I sail on the Columbia River behind Grand Coulee dam in northeastern Washington. Because of the fir
Fuel gage Brad Woodward at 4:09pm 07.19.14 Catalina 30 4/1353 So I start my boat up to go out sailing yesterday and the fuel gage needle goes from E to below E. I
2005 Hunter 33 Where does Icebox drain to? Sarona at 3:52pm 07.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1247 Does anyone know where the icebox drains to in a 2005 Hunter 33? I have followed the drain hose but,
H2 Time for Maintenance. T_well at 3:32pm 07.19.14 Smaller Boats 9/1194 I have come to the realization that I will have to do some maintenance this fall. I plan to find a b
Diameter of the guard on C30 pedestal? longterm at 1:55pm 07.19.14 Catalina 30 7/1296 I'm about to buy some gimballed drink holders for my C30, and there is a choice of guard diameters:
hunter 38 Sailingnat at 1:55pm 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1766 We are upgrading to a bigger boat from catalina 28 and have looked at Catalina and beneteau but just
Mainsheet Magazine? Tim C350 April IV at 1:20pm 07.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1830 Haven't received any 2014 Catalina Mainsheet magazines and I'm told some others are having the same
How to realkoalat at 12:21pm 07.19.14 Big Boats 7/1468 I'm installing a water maker on my Hunter 466 and want to fill all tanks with the fresh water withou
Thickness of Windows Tom23254 at 9:27am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1120 Does anyone know the thickness of the 4 side windows and the big windshield in the front of a 1990-1
looking for a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 walt.shepard at 7:34am 07.19.14 Parts Search 1/1294 Does anyone have a used poptop cover for a Catalina 25 they would sell me? i'd be very grateful. Wa
H-30 Cockpit drain screens. newage1461 at 6:11am 07.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1316 I have the standard strainer covers over both cockpit drains. They have slots about 1/8" wide across
Open thru hulls doctorbill at 8:08pm 07.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1665 So this seems to me to be a simple question of physics, but here goes. When I open a below waterlin
Macgregor Venture 23 / Outboard Weight Bruce.Arnold at 7:15pm 07.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1133 Quick question, tough to find an answer on this one. What weight motor can be used safely on a 1979
mast height allen-deckard at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 4/4868 I know the mast on a catalina 22 is 25' but what is the height from waterline to top? I never had
Sail numbers CCrane2299 at 6:08pm 07.18.14 Catalina 22 10/1344 I've been reading what I can about our boats and I've read that just over 15000 have been built. Min
Launch day (2) balboa20#6 at 3:35pm 07.18.14 Balboa 1/2800 I all, An update regarding my year long effort to bring my 1968 Balboa 20 back to life. launch, sai

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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
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 08.30.23 There's your problem right there : he RH side, rather than the LH side like mine : 219399 Just pl

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