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Sequitur to Cape Horn Presentation in Victoria Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/898 On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
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

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Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 2:09pm 06.16.23 Dave, have you pulled your dip stick? If any water made it into the engine it would find it's way
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 sailme88 at 2:06pm 06.16.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock clos
Recommendations for a new head (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 06.16.23
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:37pm 06.16.23 Peggie ..... thanks for the heads up and feed back. I'll continue to use my 1litre bucket. Water fro
Leaving the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 1:31pm 06.16.23
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 1:18pm 06.16.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup?
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 1:10pm 06.16.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still find
Wood stain or varnish (1) zinahewitt at 12:58pm 06.16.23 Sand it all off. Multiple coats of de-waxed blonde shellac then varnish. Make sure to use de-waxe
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 12:24pm 06.16.23 This from your owners manual. boat water level. Hopefully the thru hull valve is reachable under
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JamesG161 at 12:19pm 06.16.23 If you are really ambitious, you can remove the fresh water jug under the sink, and hand pump it fre
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service (1) Dantheman at 12:13pm 06.16.23 Thanks all. I feel pretty good about what I'll need moving forward, and am also consulting an acquai
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) JamesG161 at 12:12pm 06.16.23 Im open to ideas on how i can pull fresh water up onto the boat This from your owners manual. sin
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.16.23 Any other thru hulls on the boat ? Inboard engine, flushing head, something I haven't thought of ?
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 11:28am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's pla
Dock and Go Override How-to (2) brockfromwa at 11:09am 06.16.23 Amazing detective work @brockfromwa. It looks like I might be suffering the exact same issue. Coul
Dock and Go Override How-to blueocean at 10:55am 06.16.23 disconnecting the X9 cable from the system in the engine compartment. With the X9 cable unplugged
Lowering mast before expected storm? JBP-PA at 10:43am 06.16.23 In general, unless it's hurricane or severe gale force winds, you shouldn't have to. That said, my
Engine raw water thru hole location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock
Fresh water cooling system kloudie1 at 10:34am 06.16.23 If the cap is good and there are no coolant leaks around it, then you can check the fluid level in t
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's plas

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