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A/C installation for Catalina 28 MK II jimbrown3 at 7:37am 03.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1781 Saw one advertised by broker. He said unit was in hanging locker area. Anyone have this installat
Compression Tester setup Ken13559 at 4:08am 03.03.14 Engines and Propulsion 17/7731 I've gathered all parts required for building a Compression Tester for my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. The
Loose P Bracket on First 26 northcave at 3:26am 03.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1015 I was dry the other day whilst antifouling and noticed the P Bracket was very loose. Has anyone enco
New Window Trim Paint Job (2) dgreen1991 at 8:48pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/1378 I love this new Rust Oleum textured paint. I chose this sand paper textured brown paint. Removed, sa
My New Solar Panels (4) dgreen1991 at 8:14pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 9/2056 Now I have 2 Amp charging. Here is my installation. My solar charge controller can only handle one p
O'Day 25 curiosity CCrane2299 at 7:09pm 03.02.14 Catalina 22 17/2307 While at the marina this weekend, I came across an abandoned O'Day 25. Its a 1979 model and the mari
1980 cat 30 shore power burnswelds at 5:32pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 2/1151 Hello, is there a " stock " invertor on a 1980 cat 30 Tmbs, with the 11 hp diesel?
Replacing spreader without unstepping mast Crashflow at 5:23pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5583 Hey all, I have a 36 foot Pearson with a damaged port spreader. The Spreader is the lower of an upp
Shaft/ packing size Sanfelice at 5:12pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 1/901 Haven't been able to find an answer through search function. Does anyone know what size shaft packi
Cruising Again (4) Roger Long at 2:47pm 03.02.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3269 Strider is still high and dry but, according to the definition of cruising being working on your boa
Boat trailer advice Admiral at 1:47pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1926 I am in the market buying a boat. Looking at the Catalina 30. Of course most do not come with trai
Replacing acrylic portlights and hatch lens (2) Panta Rei at 1:41pm 03.02.14 Bigger Boats 34/14077 Well spring is a long way off, Lake Superior is nearly frozen solid and my boat is covered with many
Cal 2-27 mast step question Roadking Larry at 1:33pm 03.02.14 Cal 4/2706 While my new to me Cal 2-27 is still on the trailer I wanting to put a mast step plate on so that wh
Weather-frozen bilge pump line Skipper at 10:29am 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4452 I had worried about this. My bilge pump discharge line froze solid a couple weeks ago. Or that's
Access panel from head to port side of engine pan zagloba at 8:57am 03.02.14 Catalina 310 16/2532 Has anyone installed an access panel on the head bulkhead adjacent to the stairs for access to the p
Mounting ideas for stern light Rodd at 8:32am 03.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4148 Gents- I need to replace my aging stern light. I would like to mount an Aqua Signal, series 41 s
410 aft stateroom mattress? scottdube at 7:39am 03.02.14 Big Boats 7/1224 Has anyone replaced the coil spring mattress on the 410? I was at the boat show yesterday and it lo
water leaks on trailer mikeepp at 6:18am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 14/1536 OK, I give up. My H23 has water in the cabin every spring while on the trailer for the winter. I'v
23.5 Running rigging mmsailor at 5:19am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 10/1316 I am going to replace the main halyard on my 23.5 . The boat has rf so other than mast raising what
23.5 Rudder Repair mmsailor at 5:16am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/968 I need to replace the rudder spacers and found them here at the ships store . It mentions a rudder g

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ATN mast climber tip please. jaysweet at 7:10pm 04.01.23 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet abov
Survey Question Greg_D at 7:04pm 04.01.23
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Joe at 6:38pm 04.01.23 I have a sock, but I find it just adds another thing to do... but first.... how many crew? Are you
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 Terry Cox at 6:05pm 04.01.23 Sheesh. $18 for an oil filter seems a bit steep to this frugal sailor. I use NAPA brand on our three
ATN mast climber tip please. Tally Ho at 5:41pm 04.01.23 As @jssailem said, it is really about using your legs to move up the rope, then sit in the chair (it
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 5:40pm 04.01.23 Engine is not working. Sheesh. What a saga, John. Wassup? Won't turn over, won't start, starts but
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 4:58pm 04.01.23 You don't need anything to keep the gooseneck from sliding off the peg. That luff attachment will k
ATN mast climber tip please. jssailem at 3:21pm 04.01.23 Securing the halyard you plan to use to climb is critical. Any climbing system is going to require
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month cymeyer at 2:14pm 04.01.23 It is with great sadness that we will be closing BeneteauOwners.com later this month. We have been
Stuck tell-tales PaulK at 2:03pm 04.01.23 Not sure what is causing the yarn to be returning to a fixed position. Excellent trimming?
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 Richard19068 at 1:45pm 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinedies
Passport Renewal BigEasy at 1:37pm 04.01.23 I have not heard. Engine is not working. Mechanic is taking a 10 day vacation. So boat is going int
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task (1) Richard19068 at 1:36pm 04.01.23 I think your part number 301076 goes to the coolant pump. Since you are talking impeller I assume
Stuck tell-tales jssailem at 1:32pm 04.01.23 Dryer sheet should eliminate the static, if that is the cause. Suspect Sailkote will make it all sl
Passport Renewal jssailem at 1:28pm 04.01.23 I have not heard. Engine is not working. Mechanic is taking a 10 day vacation. So boat is going into
Goosneck to Boom Richard19068 at 12:45pm 04.01.23 I suppose you could just tie together the pad eye on the boom and the ring on the gooseneck. Or mak
Stuck tell-tales Marmalade at 12:44pm 04.01.23 Try wiping each yarn with a dryer sheet... seems to help.
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 BigEasy at 11:52am 04.01.23
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 04.01.23 bulbcreekfarm Do you have any idea what tension you used? Cheers
Wiring solar and ACR's (1) vandiver at 10:33am 04.01.23 Hi, maybe my schematics helps I have the same setup.

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