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Diesel tank has a leak PDA1 at 4:01pm 03.12.14 Catalina 30 18/3060 I've got a Catalina 30 MkIII. The Diesel tank has a very tiny drip coming from it. The tank is 20 ye
Welcome to Lake Ontario 25yearslater at 4:00pm 03.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/771 Hey we made the national news. Where the heck is spring? :eek: http://www.weather.com/video/mike-sei
How worried should I be about this leak? Alctel at 3:50pm 03.12.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1217 I have a leak in this old plastic transducer that is mounted in front of the port water tank (the on
Fishfinder (2) azguy at 3:05pm 03.12.14 Catalina 22 26/2790 I have these two inoperable gadgets for depth and speed. They seems to be getting power (actually I
How to drill S/S pedestal guard? chrisyse at 2:08pm 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/3266 I've been told it's difficult to drill S/S tubing on the swim ladder and pedestal guard. Is a specia
Cushion Specs rlrobian at 10:52am 03.12.14 Catalina 22 12/2905 I am in the process of rebuilding an 81 22' standard rig, swing keel. The PO threw all of the old c
Transom ladder extension (3) Tabi II at 9:57am 03.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2016 Our O'Day 25 came with a transom ladder, but it is too short, so very difficult/impossible to get ou
Outboard Shaft length for compac 23 tbeeman at 8:34am 03.12.14 Com-Pac 3/10540 Any adivce? Looking at a honda 9.9 20" vs 25". Thanks.
Buying Insurance as a Group PGIJon at 8:27am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/672 I was wondering if we could buy Insurance as a group and get better rates? Any thoughts what it wou
Yamaha motor sailer LaurieD at 8:25am 03.12.14 Yamaha 0/1487 Folks, I am trying to find information about a Yamaha 30' motor sailer located in NSW Australia and
Sail Slide Problem (1) jerry10848 at 8:07am 03.12.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3256 One of the two plastic sail slides at the head of my mainsail broke. Unlike the other slides that a
Anchor Locker & new winkless Ralph Theriault at 7:55am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/555 Hi, I just became the owner of a 2000 Hunter 29.5. I have a windless from my previous 30 hunter and
Redrilled Swing Keel? Kper at 7:49am 03.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/956 I was considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 until I asked the owner the maintenance history of t
Yanmar specified adhesive sealants Blitz at 6:10am 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/4995 Hello everyone, Hopefully this is an easy question. The yanmar service manual lists a bunch of what
Tow hunter trailer with fiat 500l Counting Stars at 6:47pm 03.11.14 Smaller Boats 23/5486 Does anyone know the weight of the trailer that came with the sailboat and the trailer ball size and
Magic Marina..... Delezynski at 6:25pm 03.11.14 Destinations 6/3147 FIRST, I have to say a BIG THANKS to Winkfish (on this site) for stopping y and taking Jill and I ar
Holding Tank Treatments - Odorless..?? ArkadiyS at 6:22pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2332 Has anyone used this Boatlife Bionatural Holding Tank Treatment packets? The description as always
Washdown pump wire size (1) Genesis V at 6:19pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 18/4584 Help..I am installing a wash down pump on a H356 and there are a couple of things that I am unsure a
Looking for a used headsail Steve Moser at 6:02pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 2/929 We're looking for a used/affordable roller reef genoa for our 30' Catalina.
Cheapish, cost effective handrails? sully75 at 4:55pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2117 Hello all, Sorry for the barrage of questions but just was up to my boat and have a bunch. I h

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Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Applying Cetol question jviss at 3:42am 08.03.23 Or, you could just strip the varnish off, and go commando.....:) Yes! But I don't care for the we
New Campbell Sailer Prop Jim Legere at 3:01am 08.03.23 Yes, I had to replace mine last year - a PO didn't think zincs should be replaced every year - and t
Applying Cetol question Rick486 at 2:57am 08.03.23 I have some peeling varnish, but nowhere does it appear that there's moisture under the varnish. I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 2:36am 08.03.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functi
North Channel Charter Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 08.03.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 2:13am 08.03.23
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? jssailem at 9:43pm 08.02.23 Small Craft Advisors offered up this idea for a first boat. It may not hit all your wants, but it is
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Alan Gomes at 9:16pm 08.02.23 For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethi
New Campbell Sailer Prop Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 08.02.23 I love mine!
Battery Confusion.. Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 08.02.23 @Stu Jackson has a wealth of knowledge regarding the challenges. Search for info about 1-2Both swit
Applying Cetol question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:49pm 08.02.23 I read somewhere - I can't recall where - that someone applied several coats of Cetol natural teak
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 higgs at 7:43pm 08.02.23 Contact Garhauer for a new traveler. I sent him my old traveler track and he reproduced the curve
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) matts997 at 7:32pm 08.02.23

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