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Historic Star of India Sailing this weekend (2) CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13 Catalina 22 0/693 Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
salon hatch (2) joul at 7:02am 11.07.13 S2 2/1032 my latest modification
Flexofold Prop ron.stubbs at 6:37am 11.07.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/5876 Hi, I'm contemplating replacing my fix three blade prop with flexofold 3 blade prop. Has any 309 ow
Engine Antifreeze stevec22206 at 6:33am 11.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1659 Is there a step by step procedure for draining and replacing the antifreeze on the closed system of
Cabintop Solar Replacement Jon4399 at 6:24am 11.07.13 Big Boats 5/1591 The cabintop mounted solar panel on my 37.5 Legend is toast, along with the fiberglass surround. Ha
Oday 1973 Purchased today! (5) banjoey at 1:00am 11.07.13 Day Sailers 6/1795 So today I purchased my first sail boat. An O'day 1973 22 foot. I got what I believe an incredible
Outboard and cold weather sailing russlmiller at 8:50pm 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1501 I am in east Tennessee so the winters are not to bad so I will be leaving my 1973 oday 22 in the wat
Rebuild idler? (4) Stephen Trapani at 8:40pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1547 As you can hopefully see from these pics, the plate on my Edson steering idler, under the base of th
85' 22 modifications Chasemixon at 8:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 15/1733 Here we go, at the end of this month, I plan to bring my boat home for the winter, not because it's
What Boat is This? (1) Phil K at 6:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2133 Saw this boat on a screen saver. Any idea of the manufacturer and possible model?
new to me (3) Snowman80 at 5:55pm 11.06.13 Catalina 22 28/2008 Well i finally got her home.needs a serious inside cleaning, scrubbing of the hull. Clean the keel a
Barrier coat on my project boat kito at 5:07pm 11.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1031 The Hunter 30 I bought has had a barrier coat applied over a year ago and hasn't been in the water s
Hunter 21.2 Stevext at 4:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 6/2389 Hello, I'm considering buying a Hunter 21.2. I'm going to have to trailer it about 400 miles to get
Forward looking depth sounder... rgarand at 2:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2020 Hi, Does anyone ever heard of a depth sounder used as a front viewing sonar ? I'm planning a cross a
Anchor locker latch handle (2) Blackacre at 12:18pm 11.06.13 Big Boats 0/1059 I have been looking for sometime now for a replacement latch handle for the anchor locker on my Hunt
how should i rig my mainsheet?? (3) hawk232 at 10:37am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/15066 wow, been a long time since I was last here. what can I say, life happened!! anyhow, I finally bough
Trickle charger caprice at 9:49am 11.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2633 Anyone know a good way to store the house and engine batteries over the winter? Should I keep both
rope Philip R. at 8:57am 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 21/2651 Have a 78 27'. What size and kind of rope do I need for my jib sheet?
transmission on 3JH2E Gabor15908 at 8:34am 11.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/982 I am looking at removing the transmission from the Yanmar 3JH2E diesel on my 376 Hunter. I found som
Catalina 25 sailman5188 at 7:19am 11.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/8010 Im looking at several sailboats trying to decide on the best boat for our family. My question is; wh

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 9:27am 06.16.23 Rich knows, he sent me instructions on timing belt installation
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 06.16.23 A thought for when you are hauled, see if you can alter your piping to fit this arrangement : stan
Merit 22 owners Centex at 9:15am 06.16.23 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. The set-up
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Nichole340 at 9:13am 06.16.23 I feel your frustration and wish you well. As a side note I was wondering, would having a Sea Tow,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 8:07am 06.16.23 Wishing the best, John.. May Rudolf Diesel smile on you today! A good German beer will be in order!!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L TimFromLI at 8:02am 06.16.23 Rich, I just replace the timing belt on my VP MD22 it was fairly easy. see the thread here: https:
Newbie muzik311 at 7:34am 06.16.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller boa
Fresh water cooling system TimFromLI at 7:33am 06.16.23 Generally there is a drain plug on a low point on the engine block for draining coolant also drain
Newbie muzik311 at 7:28am 06.16.23
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 7:04am 06.16.23 Here is a picture of the Blue Seas breaker I installed about 20 years ago. Surveyors approved of it
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 7:02am 06.16.23 https://www.hodgesmarine.com/blu8100-blue-sea-8100-elci-gfci-panel.html Or https://www.amazon.com
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 6:39am 06.16.23 Correct is when the system is cold and yes does have the recovery tank above the cap in one of the s
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 6:12am 06.16.23 Good morning, I believe we have restricted flow at the through hull due to a failure in the valve mo
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue (2) JamesG161 at 4:15am 06.16.23 This is the most likely set up for your MD11C the water flow from part #54 to the exit of the boat
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:19am 06.16.23 0830 Friday morning we go at it again. Good luck! :beer:
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service kappykaplan at 3:12am 06.16.23 You got to love the sound of Navy jets though. The sound of freedom! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 9:59pm 06.15.23 Update. We tried to start the cantankerous engine. Bled the engine but when we cranked there were
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:14pm 06.15.23 Update. We tried to start the cantankerous engine. Bled the engine but when we cranked there were
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 8:56pm 06.15.23 Have you changed yours out? Not yet, I am still trying to bump my engine over tomorrow, still on t
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 06.15.23 Does anyone have any thoughts on what else to check. The heat exchanger may hold a few nasty surp

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