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Seeking shortest & slimmest AA batteries yammy at 10:07pm 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 23/9437 Does anyone know which brand got the shortest ' slimmest AA batteries (i.e. 49.2mm x 13.5mm)? The st
Water from engine compartment bobcranmerbrown at 9:39pm 05.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1973 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 with a Renault diesel engine. The stuffing gland is leaking so lots of water
water pump help (2) krivalsi at 3:46pm 05.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1339 I have a 1988 Catalina 28. Engine is Universal M3-20. My mechanic pulled the coolant water pump
VIN # pacerow at 3:03pm 05.14.14 Irwin 0/1662 Two questions. Since the VIN# wasn't placed on the transoms until 1972, where would I find it on the
Installed depth finder (8) RDS2012 at 3:01pm 05.14.14 Smaller Boats 7/1058 Used two 165 degree concealed cabinet hinges. Think it will work.
Flooded cabin in 192 Jerry Shenkman at 1:55pm 05.14.14 Day Sailers 1/1022 Hi; I am new to this forum. I bought an O'Day 192 im Jan/14 to use as a day sailor. Today I opened
New Style Windows & Balanced Rudder Questions -C25 Kper at 1:10pm 05.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1312 What year did the new style windows make it into the C25? And... How can I distinguish a balanced ru
did the heat damage my forestay and lifelines? RonRelyea at 12:56pm 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1818 Some of you may recall that last month, my boat (on the hard) was bow-to-bow with another boat that
Stem fitting help (2) Minnesail at 12:43pm 05.14.14 Catalina 22 9/1894 There's an odd thing on my stem fitting: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t5YHeWpDldE/U3PFf730tyI
Bent swim ladder bobjames at 12:11pm 05.14.14 Catalina 310 7/2218 Over the winter and possibly due to the shrink wrapping process, my swim ladder is bent to one side
Hood furler...need help (1) kito at 11:36am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 Can someone tell me if there is a piece missing in the photo of the Hood furling system? Seller does
Cat 28 MK2 Half Model Oston at 10:43am 05.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 Hi everyone... I am trying to get the hull drawings for my Cat28 MK2 2004.. I have tried Catalina
Fin or Swing? Kper at 10:26am 05.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1080 Looking at two C25's tomorrow - one is an 86 SK with dinette and professional built trailer and the
Yanmar 3gm30f Water Pump Impellers smoothsailing at 9:36am 05.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/3745 HUNTER 1997 340 My Yanmar is a fresh water cooling system. Is there a difference between the
Trip to Princess Louisa YVRguy at 9:23am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1121 After 15 months as new sailboat owners my buddy and I just finished a trip to Princess Louisa Inlet
fresh water impeller scott754 at 7:52am 05.14.14 Ask All Sailors 24/3703 Years ago when I bough my O'Day 30 I was told at a diesel class to replace the fresh water pump impe
Tensioning the Jumper Struts BEFORE Stepping up the Mast jmason at 6:37am 05.14.14 Smaller Boats 0/724 I'd like to properly tension the jumpers on my 1971 CAL-21 BEFORE I step up the mast. A sailor with
Soft deck in H17 mark2 at 6:11am 05.14.14 Day Sailers 1/1249 I have read many of the forum posts about cracks; we have had very little cracking problem on our H1
Acquiring used main sails for the 8.0 jlillie at 4:37am 05.14.14 S2 0/799 Does anyone have a list of main sails from other boats that closely match the 8.0 sail demensions: 2
Beneteau first 25s Swing Keel geofboole at 4:17am 05.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2313 Has anyone had problems with keel rust? Mine is brand new and where the folded keel meets the bottom

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DIY Electronics? jviss at 12:59pm 08.12.23 Now, if I could only get a great deal on a NMEA2000 to SIMRAD SIMNET adapter cable. Yikes! They ar
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 12:29pm 08.12.23 Been many, many years since I worked on that furler on my 33.5; however, it appears that the black
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing BigEasy at 12:24pm 08.12.23 Been many, many years since I worked on that furler on my 33.5; however, it appears that the black p
Topside Teak Trim (1) capta at 12:08pm 08.12.23 Nothing beats the richness and depth of a great varnish job. Most of the time we remove the wood, as
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 11:46am 08.12.23 Finally got some decent weather in the weekend to deal with this. Is this black disc just operating
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement tbowling049 at 11:41am 08.12.23 If you are going to change your cable/chain assembly also (highly recommended) let me know and we c
Topside Teak Trim Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 08.12.23 If you are starting from new, look into using clear epoxy and they will look like wet varnish for y
30' C&C prop shaft strut jssailem at 10:20am 08.12.23 To get the internal diameter for the Strut you need to remove the old cutlass bearing. It is a pres
30' C&C prop shaft strut ChuckCleElum at 10:10am 08.12.23 Has yours failed? Looks like it was welded once. Looks to me like your measuring the cutlass beari
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.12.23 but I should have stated something differently True. You didn't "understand" what I wrote, yet yo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:03am 08.12.23 Yep, there 'tis. What make of engine is it ? Just curious as to why you decided to remove the eng
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:50am 08.12.23 Can you take any underwater close up shots of what you've got down there ? Always helps. No I don
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 08.12.23 Can you take any underwater close up shots of what you've got down there ? Always helps.
30' C&C prop shaft strut jssailem at 9:42am 08.12.23 Has yours failed? Looks like it was welded once. Looks to me like your measuring the cutlass bearin
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue jibes138 at 9:42am 08.12.23 I had a fuel leak once and eventually traced it to a hose that also cracked like yours. Replacement
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:41am 08.12.23 Yep, there 'tis. What make of engine is it ? Just curious as to why you decided to remove the engi
Sailing post heart attack kappykaplan at 9:41am 08.12.23 "Better living through chemistry." Yep! I call 'em miracle drugs.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:38am 08.12.23 My primary bilge pump is located behind the engine bulk head on a shelf. Is that where your friend h
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jibes138 at 9:34am 08.12.23
30' C&C prop shaft strut (2) ChuckCleElum at 9:32am 08.12.23 Chuck... C&C has been out of business since 2018. New parts are not being built. I would think they

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