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Engine pan drains? 1990 335 ingeanous at 7:57pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1313 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 11/2281 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 5/32894 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 4/2899 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 39/3731 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 21/2952 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 0/696 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 70/21074 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 4/3947 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 3/1545 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 4/1223 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 47/165391 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
C30 engine stringers dj2210 at 5:31pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 16/2630 Anybody ever replace their C30 engine stringers? My motor mount lag bolts are loose and don't tighte
Tarp Size chrisings at 4:57pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 4/1599 Hello folks, Well, we're closing on a 1983 Cat 30 tomorrow (assuming tomorrows survey goes as expe
Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition Pilgrimtex at 3:26pm 12.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 80/18307 House is up for sale. Treva and I will be ordering a new Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition as soon a
H30 Main Halyard Winch is Loose (1) malyea at 1:22pm 12.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2368 The main halyard winch, mounted to port of the companionway on the cabin roof, has pulled loose. It
3YM 30 Mixing elbow Brahmany at 12:47pm 12.26.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/830 Hi all, Sure this has topic been done to bits BUT: 450 hours on my 2007 built 3ym30 and the mixing
Electronics - they're all the same Chinese toys (?) Skipper at 10:58am 12.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8382 It seems that all the chartplotters, instruments, etc are starting to look and feel like they were a
Auxiliary cruising rpm for Hunter Passage 42 Sirius50 at 10:45am 12.26.13 Big Boats 3/1229 I have a Yanmar 4JH2-HTE engine as the auxiliary on my Hunter Passage 42. Is anyone familiar with t
ANL fuses on batteries c130king at 10:37am 12.26.13 Catalina 310 19/3927 Sitting on Polaris this cool day getting ready to go sailing. During engine start I blew the ANL fu

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Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) JamesG161 at 12:24pm 03.27.23 Looks correct to me. This a flex vane pump. Jim... Now that the smoke has cleared.
I thought I should post this warning. jssailem at 12:07pm 03.27.23 Wayne, You sound like your on top of this LiFePo install. I look for ward to hearing about your suc
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe jssailem at 11:58am 03.27.23 iPad Location Wi-Fi + Cellular models GPS/GNSS Cellular Examining the Apple Support site I found t
mast lights ggrizzard at 11:57am 03.27.23 Some aftermarket LED bulbs, especially those mounted near radio antennas or other electronics, can c
Water Tank Material kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.27.23 Thanks, Peggie... They look just like the fuel tank but hard to tell the difference between HD and L
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 03.27.23
Pedestal guard replacment FastOlson at 11:39am 03.27.23 Basics: Check the PDF for the model you are considering for the install instructions for your new pl
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 11:33am 03.27.23
Heart stopping drone footage Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 03.27.23 You'd think they would have better provisions for just such an occurrence. It can't be the first ti
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 03.27.23 Ahhhh! Now I see. I did look at Taco Marine for a trim application. The problem seems to be tha
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions BigEasy at 11:20am 03.27.23 George, Guess that my decision on more expensive cloth vs less expensive vinyl would be based on
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 11:17am 03.27.23 This iPadAir has GPS, doesn't need wifi for loaction. I have gone through each setting on the ipad a
Heart stopping drone footage rgranger at 10:58am 03.27.23 Team Malizia's Rosalin Kuiper suffers a head injury near Cape Horn - she is conscious, stable and re
Port light internal trim gaskets PK123 at 10:39am 03.27.23 I couldn't really tell if @PK123 is talking about a flexible gasket inside the trim ring or if he i
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 10:38am 03.27.23
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 03.27.23 If Calder describes it as going around the long arc, good enough for me. His explanation of WHY it
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions RitSim at 10:23am 03.27.23 If you do replace them, consider that bottom cushions are generally firmer than back cushions. Also
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 10:20am 03.27.23 Thanks Peggie.
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 10:17am 03.27.23 I couldn't really tell if @PK123 is talking about a flexible gasket inside the trim ring or if he is
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 03.27.23 A bunch of racket about nothing. "If you use silicone on gel coat you can't repair the gel coat bec

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