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33 - Door for Head mystery117 at 5:59am 12.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1254 When I bought my '79 33 a few years ago it didn't have a door on the Head. It really hasn't been a p
Explain a basic boat plumbing system. ChattOday at 3:40am 12.16.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/18406 I am moving from the auto world to boats. Someone explain the basics (parts, design) of a basic b
Best bang for my buck$? Roadking Larry at 12:53am 12.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/6103 My boat is currently hibernating on her trailer awaiting warmer weather. Meanwhile I'm trying to dec
Put a Face to a Post wufibugs at 7:54pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1285 Several San Diego County sailors post regularly. Would be great to put faces to all the helpful inf
Cabin lights? Family27 at 7:52pm 12.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2606 Hello all! I was hoping to get some help with my interior cabin lights. I have replaced the batterie
lazarette latches? Gene Neill at 6:47pm 12.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3104 Perhaps CD sells what I'm looking for, but I can't seem to find it on their site. I'd like some self
Is it just me? (6) Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2430 .................. or does anyone else collect pictures of "fixer upper specials" where just a coat
which portable grill to buy celticwinds at 5:47pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 6/2341 :)I am wanting to install a rail mounted grill on my boat and was wondering if a Kuuma grill would b
Giving up on search - asking the question rpwillia at 5:35pm 12.15.13 Catalina 310 6/1655 For some reason I never get results from the search function. :cussing: I remember not too long
Looking for a qualified yacht surveyor Julescardin at 5:23pm 12.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1803 Hi, I am looking for the name and contact info for a good qualified yacht surveyor for a boat that i
What is This (1) krantala at 3:27pm 12.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1202 Does any one know what this black stuff is. It is on the entire inside to various degrees. It's on
proper pendant size mick hodapp at 2:57pm 12.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6435 hello folks, can someone please advise me as to the proper pendant line size ' type to use on my mac
Hunter 170 takes on water Doug Frazer at 12:50pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/987 Over a period of several weeks my hunter 170 takes on a significant amount of water in the hull. An
Propane Heater Joe Mullee at 8:13am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2337 I have a Mr Buddy small propane heater on board. My batteries are located inside a settee approximat
Checking out of BVI- rsotomayor at 7:36am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2533 Will be arriving to BVI by air and leaving by sailboat. Does anyone know if one can do the cust
Friends Geoff K at 7:18am 12.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7201 What is a "friend" in reference to the forum? What can friends do that others can not? What happens
Trailering a Catalina 30 sail_MN at 8:31pm 12.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/18128 Just curious if anybody has done or attempted to trailer their 30 foot sailboat. I am well aware of
Shades of Blue bhstech at 3:19pm 12.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/921 My '86 C-27 is on the hard and I'm sitting here in front of the fire hoping I winterized properly an
in-hull transducer in a C22? Gene Neill at 3:03pm 12.14.13 Catalina 22 20/3369 The C22 hull isn't cored, is it?
Zippers, zippers, zippers capta at 12:47pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 34/7741 It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the corrosion on our Bimini zippers gets the better of us. Has

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Rebuild or repower jon hansen at 7:30pm 07.06.23 a compression test will be telling if that's good, fuel delivery is next. fuel pump rebuild-injector
Need help wiring my new air conditioner (1) FDICsailing at 7:29pm 07.06.23
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue FLAPILOT at 7:28pm 07.06.23
Need help wiring my new air conditioner Tally Ho at 7:22pm 07.06.23
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:20pm 07.06.23 Visiting a boat that you have sold, is Kind-a-like visiting an ex-girlfriend... Things are just di
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:42pm 07.06.23 Look at the photo. You can see the SS rudder post, then a dark brown band, and then the white gelcoa
Emergency steering knocking Voyager1 at 6:22pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the response, oday 302 does not have any bearings for the rudder. Just a fiberglass tube
Rebuild or repower dlochner at 6:14pm 07.06.23 Get estimates for both rebuilding and replacing. Beta engines are based on a Kubota block and are p
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Maine Sail at 6:12pm 07.06.23
Emergency steering knocking dlochner at 6:07pm 07.06.23 Looks like the upper rudder bearing is worn. I'll defer to those more familiar with the O'Day 302 on
Hammock install on a H26? Joe at 5:59pm 07.06.23 Unless you already own one, I would not spend all the money on the "tacker" just to hold up the hamm
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:24pm 07.06.23 Well I think I may be back. Kinda. I got to board Luna yesterday and she wasn't doing so good. He
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 07.06.23 Radar is running. Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? Mine can go 26 miles, but I cur
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS JamesG161 at 3:38pm 07.06.23 Got a suggestion as to how far out you'd set it? My Raymarine has a "Guard Zone" for Alerts. Depe
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 3:31pm 07.06.23 Actually, the range of your radar depends on the elevation of your antenna. Radar is a LOS (line of
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 3:08pm 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar. Radar is runnin
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:06pm 07.06.23
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 3:05pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the info. I am familiar with Sturgeon Bay and know Depere fairly well. My wife grew up t
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Caboteur at 2:51pm 07.06.23 Ever thought of turning right after lake St-Louis and going up the Ottawa river and doing the Rideau
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 2:20pm 07.06.23 Thanks for the posts. I can concur about the fog! Past two nights have had plenty! Last night partic

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