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Icebox drain leaking -9.2c dbh252 at 4:55am 04.14.14 S2 5/1513 Does anyone here have any experience with repairing a leaking icebox? From the looks of it, the job
Crack between mast & hatch on '86 C-22 (7) dbk0630 at 10:27pm 04.13.14 Catalina 22 8/1834 So I ignored the cracks below when I got my 1986 Catalina 22 last August... and focused instead on m
Fixed port. rsublett at 9:20pm 04.13.14 Bigger Boats 2/1002 I need to find a replacement(s) for the fixed port lights in the main cabin on my O'Day 37 Center Co
ev100 auto pilot james295 at 8:57pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1008 Got a good deal on an ev100 auto pilot at the Oakland boat show for my 1994 29.5 hunter , Not very s
Bee-ware! Roadking Larry at 8:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 Found an interesting problem yesterday. My Cal 2-27 is on it's trailer sitting in my driveway under
Mast turtling sneakypete at 7:53pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 14/7489 I'm new to sailing, took a course last fall on Hunter 146's and did fine. I will sailor my Widgeon t
hatch seal sartorst at 7:39pm 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1301 On the D shaped hatch seal which side goes up towards the hatch, my boat currently has the seals wit
Honda EU2000..... woodster at 6:24pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 21/5154 ok just got a Honda EU 2000 this week end..... its the companion model.....it seems to put out the s
1977 Newport 28 shower kelham at 6:15pm 04.13.14 Newport 1/4145 Hi Folks. I just bought a 1977 Newport 28. Wondering if any of you use the shower in this boat and i
Spinnaker Rigging question yohan at 5:45pm 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1071 I am planning to get a spinnaker from sailboatowner.com for my 26M. I did some searching and even c
sleep over trainmanjess at 5:13pm 04.13.14 Morgan 2/1395 hello all I arrived in Portsmouth about 9 pm last night, and found my new-to-me sailboat.. she wa
Refrigerator? Gino at 4:44pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1523 I have a 1989 First 32S5. I want to replace the kitchen storage space under the sink with a refriger
What gives? Roger Long at 4:10pm 04.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5571 An AC teaching moment, maybe. I keep one of those little 3 LED test plugs in the 110 volt outlet
O'day 272 Alternator change Charlie D at 3:41pm 04.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/819 Hello Captains: Just wanted to share with you the problem with changing a 35 AMP Alternator to a 4
Buzzers to Gauges robfmcc at 2:40pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2183 Can you swap out the "Oh Sht" lights for actual gauges for oil pressure and water temp on a 3GM? I*
portable soldering torch gettinthere at 2:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1405 Heading up the mast to do some VHF connector soldering. I have a berzomatic pencil type torch that d
Hunter 170 Stemhead Fitting pcupach at 2:26pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 0/1339 Does anyone have a stemhead fitting for a 2006 Hunter 170 that they would be willing to part with?
Jib Sheet Technique lehigh375 at 12:36pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 20/9173 Didn't want to hijack the thread about jib knots so I am starting this. I think I am missing some
No need to bleed! Bob 04 H260 at 10:13am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5060 A friend has an older sailboat with a 40 hp Westerbeke diesel. It has an electric fuel pump between
Mast step/pedestal buddyshea at 10:04am 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1178 1985 Catalina 27' - Anyone know what size bolts are used to secure the mast pedestal to the hull? Re

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Engine Monitor chichiflys at 3:36pm 06.20.23 Very nice indeed! Interested in some details as well. Thanks for posting.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 06.20.23 Hip hip Hooray !!! Total time from start to finish was What? Jim... Tear-down was about 6 hours
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals Hollyberry at 3:06pm 06.20.23 FWC - fresh water cooling aka antifreeze mix... Yes, silicone grease is on the list. Hope that they
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 2:58pm 06.20.23 217090
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:53pm 06.20.23 Obviously her husband is a computer engineer.
B & G Chartplotters and iPads dlochner at 2:51pm 06.20.23 Have they just continued to develop chartplotter software and kept backward compatibility with some
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 2:49pm 06.20.23 Yes I think the haul out will be telling - I have no idea yet what condition the bttm is in. Thanks
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration peptobysmol at 2:39pm 06.20.23 VERY nice.
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells dlochner at 2:37pm 06.20.23 My bad. I pulled off air cleaner cover and can now see what cloudy was describing. Clear hose coola
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Dave at 2:35pm 06.20.23 This thread is a duplicate thread which has more answers and relevant answers to the OP's question.
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells inkunzi at 2:35pm 06.20.23 My bad. I pulled off air cleaner cover and can now see what cloudy was describing. Clear hose coolan
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells dlochner at 2:28pm 06.20.23 That clear hose is a drain hose for the coolant.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 2:25pm 06.20.23 I would definitely remove, inspect, and re-bed that aft stanchion (first post) and inspect the chain
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells inkunzi at 2:25pm 06.20.23 Just realized that approach would clog filter Air filter
What is this Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 06.20.23 Next, please supply a better photo of the part in question from a distance to show where it's locat
Batten Lengths H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 06.20.23 Yeah I remember all the times I sold them as those end caps came off easily. I kept those in suppl
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells (4) inkunzi at 2:13pm 06.20.23 Hello there is nothing to hook up to. As it sits it looks like it was designed to just hang down and
Furler q's Dan33 at 2:13pm 06.20.23 Could be a Hyde Sreamstay or a Stearns,both popular in the 70s,both replaced the stay.
What is this Don S/V ILLusion at 2:08pm 06.20.23 Sorry, universal m25 on a 2001 Catalina 310. I thought it might be the ignition coil. I should chec
What is this dcato at 2:01pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical

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