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5411 won't start jakez at 7:28pm 11.26.13 Catalina 30 13/2530 My 5411 won't start. Engine seems to crank fine. Voltmeter for battery is good. I do notice that
Engineless sailing capta at 4:48pm 11.26.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3733 Am I too sensitive? Every time I read on a forum that those who sail without an engine are the only
O'Day 22 port locker access Pianobob at 4:29pm 11.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1538 As a very recent 1st time owner of my 1978 O'Day 22, I have recently taken her out of the water. I h
HAPS Dinner Nov 23, 2013 Mikem at 1:54pm 11.26.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/4659 Brian and Mary Scott hosted a truly delicious meal for 26 Hapsters in their lovely home atop Cougar
Sell my M17 and get a Hobie Sailing Kayak? (3) sailingandsuch at 1:00pm 11.26.13 Ask All Sailors 19/7661 Yes, that is what I am thinking I may want to do..... Should I sell my beloved Montgomery 17 and ge
rewiring my mast Jim Eller at 12:48pm 11.26.13 Catalina 22 2/1080 I just ordered a new wiring harness for my catalina 22. I am assuming that I an use a couple of str
Sail mag DJN51 at 12:11pm 11.26.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3639 Just got my new issue of Sail mag,Look forward to getting it to kill the winter blues.After going th
Water in engine oil ronjh28 at 11:27am 11.26.13 Catalina 30 5/2859 Hi, have a Catalina 30 1981 with the 2 cyl. diesel. During hard healing water will back flow into th
Linear drive for a legend 35.5 windwagon at 9:35am 11.26.13 Big Boats 13/3619 I am thinking of upgrading my Raymarine wheel pilot to a new "type 1" linear drive. If you have upgr
1976 Colubmia T-26 ncsailor634 at 8:11am 11.26.13 Columbia 2/2964 I recently purchased a 1976 Columbia T-26. I am looking for information on making or buying a mast
Gorgeous Seattle Sunday SVPardonMyFrench at 7:26am 11.26.13 Big Boats 8/1447 We had an amazing weekend in seattle, here's a short video on my single handed sail sunday afternoon
Line Cutter Long Story at 3:55am 11.26.13 Catalina 310 7/2331 Has anyone added one of the different line cutting devices to the prop shaft? If so I am intereste
class racing rules for Venture 21 MacGyverTx at 6:31pm 11.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4739 Anyone aware of information on class racing rules for the Venture 21 or Macgregor 21?
A Little Push heritage at 5:17pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2000 Sometimes you just need a little push to get going: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehafNSZM-84
Yamaha 9.9 doesn't fit H26 mount space (1) Chiriqui at 4:40pm 11.25.13 Smaller Boats 14/1833 I'm 5+ months getting a motor to Panama. Its a long story. I really depend on a motor against 15 ft
Oc352 Refinishing Cockpit Seats knot smart at 3:07pm 11.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/5469 hello all, its time to refinish the seating in the cockpit which I presume to be teak. My questio
Unsafe condition with BZ products MPPT500 Charge controller (1) emergpa1 at 2:56pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/6403 I have a problem that is causing an unsafe situation aboard my boat that is persisting despite my ef
Engine access hatch BJ2008 at 12:55pm 11.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1020 I have a 1981 Catalina 27 with the 5411 diesel engine. Access to the engine is limited. Has anyone e
Hunter 34 Bilge Pump Issue Steve Olson at 12:04pm 11.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2306 I woke up to hear my bilge pump running. I inspected the bilge to find enough water inside to prope
Storing Spinnaker Pole Off the Deck wufibugs at 12:01pm 11.25.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4182 I have been toying with the idea of finding a jib car track to to mount forward side of the mast to

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 10:41am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e problems with things that have keyboards, engines, and long hair......
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Calif. Ted at 10:35am 07.04.23 Only two kinds of boat parts, available but expensive and unavailable at any price, after dealing wi
shore power female-end fell in the water LloydB at 10:08am 07.04.23 In my opinion every electrical problem description should start out with some statement such as this
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Ward H at 10:08am 07.04.23 I was curious as I paid less than that for my C30 so I looked it up. I paid $4.24/ft and I'm seeing
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e fails.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 07.04.23 Thanks all for your replies although I see that none of them rose to the level of extremely offensiv
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 9:51am 07.04.23 I've read maybe hundreds of these fuel gph posts over the years. Many of them "promote" checking gp
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:40am 07.04.23 In terms of size for a fuel leak, that's huge :yikes: ! The leak appears to be continuous. The pic
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 RitSim at 9:35am 07.04.23 I helped a friend last year with a keel space. In his case the keel bolts could be easily loosened
Shoutout to Weems & Plath Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 07.04.23
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question SabreToothedEngineer at 9:20am 07.04.23 Thank you Claude, that's really helpful. I saw your photos before, but now with your description I u
Shoutout to Weems & Plath PaulK at 9:17am 07.04.23 We got a "new" W&P ship's bell clock on the main bulkhead when we bought Arcadia several years ago.
Fuel (In)Efficiency (1) Hayden Watson at 9:13am 07.04.23 This is a spreadsheet from a C42 I found on a forum somewhere and thought it revealing. This guy di
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 07.04.23 In terms of size for a fuel leak, that's huge :yikes: ! Maybe wrap every possible leak source with
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 8:53am 07.04.23 Thank you! Interesting and such a low price point.
Fuel (In)Efficiency BTreanor at 8:48am 07.04.23 Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated. The engine is M25-XP. I'll definitely keep a spreadshe
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 8:31am 07.04.23 Update on SSRod popping. Once we got a little calm in Cozumel anchorage, I was able to use a Loos PT
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (3) Rich Stidger at 8:19am 07.04.23 UPDATE AGAIN: After sitting on a mooring for 3 days with no engine running, I found a pool of fuel u
Engineering Issues RitSim at 8:19am 07.04.23 so this is going to be interesting. Root cause could be bad weld that propagated, Bad material, p
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power JoeWhite at 8:14am 07.04.23 When this happens, run the engine and see if the compressor turns on. You can do this at the dock wi

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