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Catalina 25, not really in love we5coopers at 1:38pm 12.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/7665 Hi there! We have a Cat 25 after having owned a SJ24. I must say it is quite different and I rea
Free sailboat Bill sanders at 12:26pm 12.28.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/2274 This year only use my newport 17 once, and it was for two hours! If someone wants a free sailboat an
Filling water tank with shore connection? hdhr289 at 10:41am 12.28.13 Ask All Sailors 30/11412 Is there a reason (other than cost) that Hunter or other boats do not normally provide a means on ne
Random thoughts! Dan Hill at 9:50am 12.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1028 Being on a shoestring sailing budget I like many do as much of my own repairs and upgrades as possib
Compass Wiring arlouper at 9:12am 12.28.13 Catalina 22 6/7319 My C22 did not come with any instruments but someone was nice enough to get me a nice big bulkhead c
Standing Rigging '88 302 Mackaroni at 7:43am 12.28.13 Bigger Boats 3/941 I am about to take a 302 to survey, but I was curious if anyone has a ballpark price on what it woul
Generator pkum at 6:56am 12.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1322 Information/experience are needed 1) correct instalation of a generator 2) does anyone has a direct
Early prop shaft packing gland info PLEASE (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:43pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2849 Hello, I am hauling my early 27' (Hull #15) out for bottom paint and figured its a good time to repl
Engine pan drains? 1990 335 ingeanous at 7:57pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1259 Are there any? Resurrecting our old new to us boat sucking up money on the hard to make seaworthy a
Insulating the engine. MORNING LIGHT at 10:59am 12.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2122 I would like to soundproof the box that covers my diesel engine.It is just made of plywood and I onl
New Bottom Paint Cap Jack at 10:03am 12.27.13 Catalina 22 5/32862 The PO of my 22 layered paint on top of paint on top of paint. My plan is to remove all paint down t
Too much of a good thing Bill1565 at 8:08am 12.27.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2725 Maine, I put 3 Kyocera 140 watt panels on our boat with 3 Genasun controllers. We have a 6 golf ca
I dont know radio stuff Doc_holiday at 7:13am 12.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/3352 I currently use a handheld radio but was thinking of upgrading to a GPS enabled radio such as the Un
Electric heads rlamb at 6:52am 12.27.13 Big Boats 21/2803 In my 2004 Hunter 466 I have Jabasco manual heads. I am looking to replace these with fresh water e
Interior cabin doors mjmercer19248 at 6:37am 12.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/686 Looking for used/salvaged teak doors for the head and vberth. Anyone have any ideas? Google searchin
Gopro sailing camera Terry in Naples at 6:16am 12.27.13 Ask All Sailors 70/19870 I have some extra Christmas gift cash and am thinking of buying a gopro action camera and mounting i
Forestay Quick Disconnect Hardware wolfgw8625 at 5:24am 12.27.13 Smaller Boats 4/3537 Hi I just purchased a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 and trailer. The guy I bought it from has always kept
Below deck autopilot joul at 4:03am 12.27.13 S2 3/1420 has anyone ever installed a below deck autopilot on a S2 11.0 A ? there is not much space around th
Line Drawings for H22 Early 80's 203 at 9:31pm 12.26.13 Smaller Boats 4/1161 I've found reference in the archives for such a drawing. However unless I'm blind ( good possibilit
Wood trim strip on side of cabin (1) azguy at 5:40pm 12.26.13 Catalina 22 47/164771 I don't have handrails on top just two 1/2"or 5/8th's trim strips on the side of the cabin, maybe 5

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Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 12:46pm 09.05.22 You mentioned replacing a mechanical fuel pump near the tank. Please describe it. ? Walbro low pr
Transmission Not Working sail sfbay at 12:43pm 09.05.22 Inboard or outboard?
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair Tally Ho at 12:43pm 09.05.22 Almost any boat can have moisture in the deck, particularly around anything that penetrates the de
Hunter Europa transom bung Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 09.05.22
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 12:41pm 09.05.22 You mentioned replacing a mechanical fuel pump near the tank. Please describe it. ?
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 12:39pm 09.05.22 You may very well have some air trapped in the system. Try starting it at full throttle, be ready t
Transmission Not Working Sailor Sue at 12:39pm 09.05.22 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have been using my new-to-me boat for the season without issue. Last week
Transmission Not Working Tally Ho at 12:35pm 09.05.22
Need a new tachometer Tom J at 12:35pm 09.05.22 When you order your tach, be sure to order an optical rpm reader to calibrate your new tach. CD off
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram 612lunasea at 12:29pm 09.05.22 The deck light is not part of the current steaming light on the mast but there is a combination stea
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram Davidasailor26 at 12:17pm 09.05.22
Mainsheet (2) brockangelo at 11:32am 09.05.22 209005 209006 See if either of these help. If not, dig through my album in my signature. I'm sure I
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 10:48am 09.05.22 How long has it been since the engine last ran? What lead up to this issue? How do you know the co
Tips for top down furler? Hayden Watson at 10:37am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:28am 09.05.22 One thing to note in this discussion about ACR's and Isolators is that the ACR is only a good choice
Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 10:25am 09.05.22
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:17am 09.05.22 The voltage drop is caused by the diodes that do the splitting/isolation. These diodes will cause
Windlass Power Source Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 09.05.22 Another data point - Retrieving my anchor yesterday took my house bank from 58.7% SOC to 57.7%. On m
Windlass Power Source Hayden Watson at 10:09am 09.05.22 Thank you John for responding. The issue was as to which battery bank to get the power for the wind
windless (1) capta at 9:46am 09.05.22 If you find yourself windless, I can get you all the sailboat fuel you need at a very good price.

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