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Plastic Portlight FourPoints at 4:35pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1831 I have a plastic portlight on the starboard side of the hull in the aft berth. This was scuffed so
New Chartplotter and Depth Guage Installation (9) RJD at 3:41pm 05.12.14 Catalina 22 9/1812 Got a chartplotter and depth gauge for Christmas so I had no choice but to get out the saw, fibergla
Lost My Rudder!! TikiByCC at 3:19pm 05.12.14 S2 8/1836 Good Afternoon, CC here ,Me ' my wife our 2 girls ' Chi-chi our Chihuahua live on our
Roller Furling Question (4) DHaranSailor at 2:04pm 05.12.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1880 Hello Again! I just did one last practice rig before putting into the water for the summer. I ha
Chain plates crossection misha93 at 2:02pm 05.12.14 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/10070 What is the cross section dimensions of each of the six chain plates on Hunter 36-81? Thank you all
Push pit tubing diameter on h340 GCR at 1:46pm 05.12.14 Big Boats 5/1763 Does anyone know what the diameter of the tubing that makes up the push pits is?
paint name? sailer74 at 1:15pm 05.12.14 Day Sailers 5/1046 The new to me 222 has a paint covering the rub rails and hatchboards. Its a brown treatment that is
37c Thru-hull Advice please kwaai at 12:57pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1294 I am planning to take s/v Kwaai out of the water and put her on the hard for a front to back rebuild
37c New 12 volt Head - very happy kwaai at 12:43pm 05.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/637 :D Since gaining ownership of s/v Kwaai I have had the pleasure of working on the head. I have had a
Excess corrosion rkuhn1174 at 12:35pm 05.12.14 Big Boats 2/1155 I am a new boat owner and noticed a lot of corrosion on all metal fittings in the boats hull. I was
Raymarine rudder poition sensor installation for 83 oday 28 (1) Euphoria2011 at 12:03pm 05.12.14 Bigger Boats 0/999 Anybody have a Raymarine Rudder position sensor installed on their Oday 28? I have found out that t
Air Intake Element Joe Mullee at 11:43am 05.12.14 Big Boats 21/3521 My engine is a1983 Yanmar 3GMF. The spongy air filter element was removed from the air intake silenc
Bimini logistics Gene Neill at 11:38am 05.12.14 Catalina 22 14/3411 My boat came with a Bimini top, which has no mounts installed at this time. The wife and I finally d
Tensioning the Jumper Struts BEFORE Stepping up the Mast jmason at 11:32am 05.12.14 Cal 1/2408 I'd like to properly tension the jumpers on my 1971 CAL-21 BEFORE I step up the mast. A sailor with
Catalina 27 rigging Details Maynestay at 10:36am 05.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/772 We have acquired a very fine vintage Catalina 27 -- 1979 that has some rigging challenges. Can
rudder for Catalina 22 explorer at 10:29am 05.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/821 Hi Guys I have had my Cataline 22 since 1992 - sailing on an inland lake in the Cape of Storms (Wes
I finally figured it out:) (3) gitpicker2007 at 9:57am 05.12.14 Catalina 22 6/1368 While working on the cockpit drain valve, I kept looking at a large green hose lying in that area of
Propeller selection cclxxxz at 9:07am 05.12.14 Pearson 1/1219 Hello, Please forgive me if this topic has been discussed before, but I'm looking for help selectin
Halyard color coding ami342 at 8:24am 05.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/8957 I need to replace my halyards on my Oday 22 and was wondering is there a standard color used for the
squeak at low RPM's dlewis812 at 8:00am 05.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/2180 launched the boat last week. about to leave the marina heard a noticeable squeaking from the engine

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1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 06.28.23 Be really really careful when using a pressure washer. I had a lot of leaks later that season. Rebed
Shooting some video in the harbor kappykaplan at 2:19pm 06.28.23 Nice video, Tom. No critique. :beer:
Spring lines nitrogenase at 1:57pm 06.28.23 Breast lines would normally attach to the midship cleat to a cleat just alongside on the boat? Witho
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 1:57pm 06.28.23 Splash, splash, splash... Does she swim?
ST4000 auto pilot jviss at 1:54pm 06.28.23 Oh, we never include you when we say "we." :biggrin: Ha, ha, thank you!
Spring lines Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 06.28.23 All I could suggest is that you snug up on your breast lines to prevent the spring lines from becomi
Refrigerator and freezer volume on Legacy 94, 40.5? CbKl at 1:18pm 06.28.23 Hi SV Maverick, I too have tired refrigerator compressor. Was slow to cool then abruptly stopped wor
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:14pm 06.28.23 w of my EE buds.
1x19 cable for standing rigging? (2) rgranger at 1:08pm 06.28.23 Well you are talking about a Mac 25. Not nearly as much stress on the rig as a larger boat. There
Hours on Transmission 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:44pm 06.28.23 Thanks Captains .......... LOL never that low to see that. Check it out tomorrow. Cheers
ampacity of disconnects High Current at 12:43pm 06.28.23 What a lot of folks don't realize is thatheat-shrink adhesive butt splices are used on nearly every
ampacity of disconnects Maine Sail at 12:36pm 06.28.23 For an intermittent load like a holding tank pump they're definitely OK. For continuous loading I
Hours on Transmission (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 06.28.23 Or am I missing something ? If you are missing something, move over as I'm in the same boat :laug
ST4000 auto pilot (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 06.28.23 So sorry to have disturbed you. You certainly didn't disturb me per se, it's just that we see so
Hours on Transmission Calif. Ted at 12:10pm 06.28.23 Should be engine hours shown on lower portion of tachometer, sometimes difficult to see, I have to b
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 06.28.23 Once the hardware is off, it is easy enough to cut out the remaining bolts with a hole saw (no guid
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. JimInPB at 12:03pm 06.28.23 Since they are Philips head, they will self center a small drill bit, That will give you a pilot ho
Outboard depth in water. Benny17441 at 12:00pm 06.28.23 2022 Tohatsu 6hp sailpro with 25" shaft. My motor mount has 3 locking positions. Pictured is the se
ST4000 auto pilot Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 06.28.23 Who's "we?" Oh, we never include you when we say "we." :biggrin:
Oil/Trans Oil Types for 2002 Westerbeke with JS Trans Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 06.28.23 I have read the manual w/r to JS Trans oil and it says SAE20W-20 or SAE30W. Yanmar GM engines wit

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