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Upper shroud chainplates: what was Catalina thinking?? Gene Neill at 5:11pm 05.04.14 Catalina 22 12/6216 I've been pulling all my interior teak out this week, sanding it down and Cetol-ing it. It's lookin'
Oceanis 411 Swim platform locker Waterman19 at 5:03pm 05.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2033 Can anyone tell me what the small locker is for on a 2000 Oceanis 411 that is located on the port si
34/35 Genoa Track Bolts njlarry at 2:26pm 05.04.14 Bigger Boats 5/1004 Both my Genoa tracks are leaking badly and need to be removed and re-caulked. An impact wrench made
O'Day 322 or Catalina 30T WellDrinker at 1:53pm 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2604 I want to get back into sailing after several years absence. I had a CS 22 for about 4 years and lov
Diagnosed and fixed my first electrical problem... Davefromoregon at 1:11pm 05.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/844 I have a 2008 343. Last night I noticed that the galley lights wouldn't come on but everything else
What did i break?!?! (3) Cambo at 10:18am 05.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1524 I was attempting to remove the oil filter today, it is in a brutal spot on my boat and I managed to
Hardware bedding, factory rubber gasket. LoveTwoSail at 10:09am 05.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1146 In removing several deck hardware items from the boat to seal for leaks, I have found a piece of rub
Want to purchase Jerry21707 at 10:06am 05.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1323 Hello all. I'm new to this so I hope I post this in the correct forum. I want to purchase a Catalin
BVI's Fresh Water rfrye1 at 7:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4161 I'm headed back down to the BVIs for a much anticipated 10 day bareboat in a few weeks. I haven't be
Strange thing happening to keel (1) Dunham at 6:14am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1636 We are experiencing something strange looking on our keel. See picture. We've been told that it ma
1994 Humter 29.5 fuel shut off timangiel at 5:47am 05.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/883 I have a new to me 1994 29.5 which was just launched for the season. It has a Yanmar 2GM20F engine.
Baby-Stays for raising Mast on H26 Bungalow Bill at 4:08am 05.04.14 Smaller Boats 2/1043 Does anyone out there have the exact specs (length mostly) of the baby-stays that are used with the
NOS Gas Stove/Oven caguy at 1:02am 05.04.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1858 I was at salvage yard today and came across a NOS gas stove with NOS tank 2500 PSI. Two gauge regula
Yanmar 2GM throttle issue nestorph at 8:21pm 05.03.14 Islander 4/3364 Still getting familiar with my I-30 having come from an I-28 with an Atomic 4. During my first seas
Propeller nut woes... (2) The Garbone at 7:26pm 05.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/2339 Put a new propeller on my 1" shaft. The old propeller was held on by two nuts and no cotter pin. I
Taking Venture 2-22 off trailer for paint...questions... tidal9 at 7:04pm 05.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1319 I plan on taking my Venture 2-22 off of her trailor for bottom paint. The plan so far is to bring h
SOS light Ken Cross at 7:01pm 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4595 Our current USCG regulations now allow USCG approved (SOS flashing) lights for night use. (And an S
Spinnaker Set Up Tobydaisy at 6:52pm 05.03.14 Catalina 22 4/991 The lake is still frozen, but, I am beginning to rig my new to me '74. I bought an asymetrical spi
Hard Starting Yanmar Rich M at 6:43pm 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/2127 I have an 85 28.5 with a 2gm Yanmar that is starting the apparently typical starting issues of an ol
Radar installation help wcletien at 5:57pm 05.03.14 Catalina 30 18/2464 I recently purchased a Raymarine a78 chartploter/radar/sonar system for my 1983 Catalina 30. I have

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1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Leeward Rail at 6:23pm 05.19.23 Using the old V shaped wire sheaves and 10mm 2 part Dyneema core with a polyester braid cover line.
Holding tanks q's fred1diver at 6:03pm 05.19.23 Just sent Ronchi an email for a replacement tank, waiting for a reply
Engine Alinement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:47pm 05.19.23 Hi @Dan Anthony and welcome to the site. You're in the right place. I don't mean to piss on your c
Wench upside down? stickinthemud57 at 5:39pm 05.19.23 They can go either way. Perhaps on a trailer that is not original equipment. I have never seen, no
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 5:21pm 05.19.23
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 5:20pm 05.19.23
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Ralph Johnstone at 5:11pm 05.19.23
Engine Alinement jssailem at 4:54pm 05.19.23 With the damage you report, the mount settings you are trying to match may have been out. The cause
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round Gene Neill at 4:53pm 05.19.23 Gene if you knew what it cost to build a house in the Keys you'd understand why we're downsizing !
Engine Alinement Davidasailor26 at 4:25pm 05.19.23
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Davidasailor26 at 3:59pm 05.19.23 @Davidasailor26, What filter do you have? I found a spare filter element that looks just like, bu
ST60 wind machine cable SycloneDriver at 3:58pm 05.19.23 I think so. Update What I found is a very long seatalk cable. Sorry
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 05.19.23 As a data point, here is my filter when I changed it a couple weeks a (new on the left, old on the
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages jssailem at 3:43pm 05.19.23 Especially with a 34' boat and 15lb anchor. Head Sail, He has a #15 Rocna. That would be a 33lb an
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 Joe at 3:32pm 05.19.23 Did you inspect the boom end for any possible fittings. I'm assuming this topping lift is for boom
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Hello Below at 3:26pm 05.19.23
Wench upside down? Rick Webb at 2:49pm 05.19.23 They can go either way. Ideally the strap should be horizontal to the boat.
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Rick Webb at 2:48pm 05.19.23 Wondering if it was not pulled all the way up to the bow chock and the winch strap over tightened
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins Traveler7 at 2:10pm 05.19.23 Sounds like you are nesting. Making your comfort retreat. That 1000watt (8-10 amp load) microwave
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:02pm 05.19.23 Not the Facet pump I was referring to which is cylindrical and has a removable bottom to allow acce

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