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old boat, new sailor, lots of questions (4) Cope at 8:23pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 101/10893 I will start by thanking you all in advance for the gerat info here. my boat is a 1973, Catalina 22
Heat exchanger repair yanmar 4jh3-te drtsr1 at 7:46pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 4/5644 The end caps are leaking on my yanmar heat exchanger, I also want to clean the the exchanger at the
Daysaailing today at Marina del Rey, CA (3) pupluv at 7:45pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 To all of my ice-bound sailing brethren, we had a beautiful daysail today in Marina del Rey, CA. Not
Help choosing a kick-up rudder for Holder 20 Sailboat adrenaline at 7:39pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 I need to replace my rudder. I keep my Holder 20 sailboat up on a lift in the water and need to eit
Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in! (3) dgreen1991 at 6:44pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 25/2967 I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had
reffing line DEB AND DION at 6:40pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1843 I want to install reef lines and run them back to the cockpit on a 30 ft sailboat. I 'm not sure wha
Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/743 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos
For those that like pressurized water (4) dgreen1991 at 5:55pm 03.16.14 Smaller Boats 0/980 A poster on this web site, whose name fails me at the moment, gave me a great idea. They saw my gard
Class B Transponder (1) hvbaker at 5:37pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/881 73116.vB class B transponder installed this weekend. Now when crossing shipping lanes at night near
Identifying bottom paint Captn TJ at 4:56pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4127 Purchased a used boat that was bottom painted. The dealer thought it was VC17. Does anyone know a wa
Question about fuel flow Brian D at 4:29pm 03.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/5145 During my trip yesterday, my outboard quit about 4 hours from my marina. I checked fuel flow and it
Winch Spare Parts malyea at 4:13pm 03.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/805 I had a broken stripper ring on one of my older Lewmar 40ST winches (so old that Lewmar no longer su
Ahoy,transport Captains Out There.. Dragon Fly at 3:08pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1265 Want Help Bringing A 28' Oday, 1984 From Maine To Florida.. This Season. Email Me: 88collinz
Ahoy transport Captains out there? Dragon Fly at 3:04pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/624 Anyone out there who might be interested in ferrying an Oday 28' 1984, from Mid-coast Maine to F
Island Nautical dodgers straydog at 2:21pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1248 Has anyone had any recent experience with Island Nautical dodgers, especially since it became part o
Catalina 27 keel stub repair,, (1) dive7mmwet at 1:32pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1652 a question maybe some one that has worked with glass repair may know and pass some wisdom, as I was
Outboard lifting davit for H36 Blisster at 1:19pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 8/2661 I would like to install a lift for the outboard motor used on the tender for our Hunter 36 sailboat.
Mainesail the GURU/Solar MC-4 Connectors CYQK at 11:15am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/832 Great article on the crimper ordered it THANKS!! Where is a good place to source the connectors?
Ordering New Roller Furling Jib Ready2Sail at 11:14am 03.16.14 Day Sailers 11/3295 I need to order a new roller furling jib (O'Day 23-1) and the local name brand sailmakers are quotin
Top Down furler with older sail? Pat T at 10:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1745 Just received my Selden bowsprit kit and GX furler. I want to use my older North Gennaker with this

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:38am 07.29.23 I located LipSeals at MarinePartSource. They have two online sales sites, one via E-Bay.. Ordered 2
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 07.29.23 I wouldn't worry about how much fuel went where at this stage, only where the hell is it coming from
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping kloudie1 at 9:25am 07.29.23 Note that the one he is working is a "KM" series.. cone clutches. (motor oil for lube) The "KBW" ser
Zinc coating on a Max Prop Rjm st.petersburg at 9:18am 07.29.23 PYI is now selling this, Crystal Prop. I would be interested in knowing if anyone has given this a t
Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.29.23 But the specifics are all guesswork at this point. I'd like to minimize the level of guessing. Tha
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 9:11am 07.29.23 Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to be desired: See reply #7 here: CNG & She
87 hunter 34 value BigEasy at 9:09am 07.29.23
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Kings Gambit at 9:08am 07.29.23 Good Morning, and welcome to SBO. The step from interest into actual boat ownership and use can be f
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 9:05am 07.29.23 Plus, the Oberdorfer is a superior pump. Here's why: Why SHERWOOD Raw Water Pumps leave a LOT to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:46am 07.29.23 On the Universal M25 series engine, most owners with the Sherwood pump replace it with an Oberdorfe
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 8:36am 07.29.23 $377!!! Ouch! Thinking maybe a simple tank at the very top of the loop would allow water to rise an
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 8:24am 07.29.23 "Explain your statement above. Do you mean that you expected to see less fuel in the tank? I don't k
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 8:19am 07.29.23 Add a small expansion tank with an overflow. When the water expands, the tank holds the extra water
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 8:14am 07.29.23 Add a small expansion tank with an overflow. When the water expands, the tank holds the extra water,
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 8:11am 07.29.23 So glad I saw these images before heading out to the boat this morning---extremely helpful!! I oft
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 8:02am 07.29.23 Just a follow up. Although it's not my model of transmission, Daniel Fong goes through a good tear
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't WayneH at 8:02am 07.29.23 Are there replacements for the Sherwood? I get my Sherwood parts here: Sherwood Pumps and Parts
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) dlochner at 7:36am 07.29.23 The shift lever on the transmission is a simple cam. If you release the cable from the shift lever a
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 7:33am 07.29.23 Ward, Perfect explanation that is exactly the way I thought would have to be done, but of course yo
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) Ward H at 7:29am 07.29.23 when I push the lever in forward on the edson pedestal I want to confirm that the cable would get p

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