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Fuel Pump Redundancy wufibugs at 9:01am 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4176 PO disconnected the engine driven pump and installed an electric fuel pump with Racor and auto type
Leaking fuel tank gregorybross at 8:12am 01.26.14 Catalina 30 11/5827 I have diesel leaking into the bilge. After inspecting I can only conclude it is coming from the bot
Need to move Catalina 30 spagley at 5:13am 01.26.14 Catalina 30 3/1112 I need to know if anyone can lead me to a reputable hauler I have a 1986 Catalina 30 down in Hot Spr
Adding Battery and ACR (1) seporterky at 4:57am 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 22/4443 I am getting ready to add a 3rd battery for starting, a new 30A battery charger, and an ACR between
I fear I have a cracked shallow draft keel hp18carr at 4:34pm 01.25.14 Day Sailers 18/3035 I made a mistake and I'm hopeing its not a big and costly one. Not being accustomed to really hard f
For anyone with a hard starting aux..... Rocket1 at 3:27pm 01.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1160 Hello all- Thought I would take a minute and chime in with some advice for anyone who has a hard
Lite Propane Tank Recall CYQK at 3:00pm 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2927 So I looked up the model/serial number of my tanks and there it was mine are effected Does anyone
Garmin Bluechart Mobile Functions Genesis V at 1:56pm 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6609 Can anyone help me with a question re. the Garmin Bluechart Mobile App. I am looking to purchase the
Compare Oday Daysailer to the Sunfish Daysailer ddodgen at 1:41pm 01.25.14 Day Sailers 16/19377 just got a Sunfish Daysailer 16 and it looks like a mirror image of the Oday Daysailer. Anyone have
Hunter 26 Jib Size richiewil at 1:31pm 01.25.14 Smaller Boats 8/1720 Does anyone know what the measurements for a 100% jib are for a 1998 Hunter 26? It will be on a CDI
Anyone have a prop they want to sell.. redunculous at 1:09pm 01.25.14 Big Boats 29/2684 So a few might remember my post about my strut snapping As my luck seems to be so great as of lat
outboard repower for sandy victim Williammeis at 11:25am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1199 I'm restoring a Hunter 23 (victim of Hurricaine Sandy) and need to repower. I have access to buying
Looking for drain plug (1) Jon_E at 9:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1695 Hello All, I need a 1-1/2 inch drain plug for my dinghy. The largest I've been able to find is 1
Oday 322 keel bolts Leah and Ted at 9:36am 01.25.14 Bigger Boats 3/1338 Can you help? How many keel bolts does an O Day 322 have ? Where are they located in respect to the
Solar system disconnect ? Bob 04 H260 at 7:38am 01.25.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4356 I am looking at a 300w solar system and looking for two disconnects. One for the panel (8 amps) and
New Owner kb3pgo at 7:37am 01.25.14 Catalina 22 13/1510 Hello all, I am new here and wanted to thank everyone for all the useful information they have share
chainplate replacement advice tominny at 7:18am 01.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2488 I am considering to replace the chainplates on my 1977 Tartan 34C. There is pitting on some where th
Bilge Pump placement in an O'Day 22 keary N at 7:06am 01.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3899 I'll be mooring my 1981, O'Day 22 for the first time this season and I am planning on putting in an
Haul out help skryan5747 at 5:57am 01.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/974 We are planning to have our boat hauled out of the water to fix some motor issues as well as have th
Tips on replacing Grey portlight lenses kito at 5:00am 01.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/853 I posted a question earlier about installation of new Grey portlights and got some good feedback, th

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Gooseneck (2) Sunbird22358 at 1:47pm 06.30.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the g
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 1:17pm 06.30.23 Dave, I much prefer the "hi tech" tape method; however, I plan to view the animated knots link. Ho
In-mast furling JamesG161 at 1:10pm 06.30.23 Makes no sense to me! Think about wind in the main sail. When furling, with 8mm, the sail area is
Fresh water leak JamesG161 at 1:02pm 06.30.23 All I can see a puddle on the side of the galley. I'll do some more looking. If you leave the Gall
Water temperature sensor BigEasy at 1:01pm 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or p
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:59pm 06.30.23 https://www.animatedknots.com/turks-head-knot Another method is to adjust the steering cables so t
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 12:51pm 06.30.23 Have the same problem with my Raymarine Evo-100 / 4000+ wheel pilot. Only get the graphic display
In-mast furling BigEasy at 12:50pm 06.30.23 Should it be a 6 mm or 8 mm? Don't ask me why the inhaul line is 8mm & the outhaul is 10mm. M
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:45pm 06.30.23 When my auto pilot is on i have rudder position on the display, in standby mode it stops. is this
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 11:57am 06.30.23 Thanks for the Follow up- Building one of teak is my plan as well. As I put together measures and pl
Water temperature sensor jssailem at 11:16am 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or pa
VHF Antenna installation Richard19068 at 11:10am 06.30.23 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the c
Boatyard mishap Richard19068 at 10:59am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfec
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 10:49am 06.30.23 The factory said they threw out the molds and don't have any and can't make any replacements. Let m
Boatyard mishap dlochner at 10:49am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized d
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:47am 06.30.23 Thank you to everyone who offered their experience to our situation. We spent a couple days working
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:38am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized da
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 10:35am 06.30.23 That's hardly high tech, commensurate with the demands of today's electronics. And far worse than
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:34am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfect
Boatyard mishap Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 06.30.23 So sorry for your agony. Try to get as many pictures as possible of anything and everything you can

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