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What's wrong with my stereo? scmartin257 at 5:47pm 09.17.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1177 New-to-us 2000 Cat 320, learning something new each time out.... We're puzzled about the stereo s
Tiller bushing replacement $tingy Sailor at 5:31pm 09.17.13 Catalina 22 5/1773 The bushing around the bolt that attaches the tiller to my rudder started falling out in pieces this
confused regarding batteries discharge barrile at 4:45pm 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2208 I hope someone can straighten me out on this issue. I have a Hunter 36 with 2 new 4D batteries with
lenght of stays on oday 222 peterbud at 4:14pm 09.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/982 I am in the process of redoing the rigging on my 222. The question I have is how much of the threade
Wet Diesel exhaust... Why? Jon Bastien at 1:38pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4013 Hello everyone, This is just a gee-whiz question, but I'm curious... Why do sailboats almost alwa
Hunter 27 problems Jan van der Klooster at 1:30pm 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/843 Dear readers, 1. The lock nut of my propeller shaft (gland) cannot be moved anymore, even with 2
393 two cabin Cabin sole Joe Roc at 1:13pm 09.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1288 Hello all Cn anyone direct me on how to find replacement cabin sole pieces?
Chicago Sailing (1) Sterett at 12:39pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1766 hey! Just relocated to Chicago from Nashville and sadly lost my Catalina '22 in a wreck (see pic
Prop shaft wobble Pat T at 12:39pm 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6393 Heard a whine the other day while motoring into the harbor. After investigation this is what I found
O'Day Tempest dmmccarter at 11:58am 09.17.13 Day Sailers 1/1268 I am a proud owner of a 1964 O'Day Tempest 23' and have worked 2 years, so far, on restoring her. A
Hunter 18.5 galley sink CLSailor at 11:14am 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1120 I just purchased an 18.5 but without the galley sink/bucket. From former posts it may have been a T
C36 Single Line Reefing jviss at 11:12am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/1166 Crazy question, I know, but does anyone know the part numbers for the mast exit blocks, a.k.a., shea
16k btu Marine Air Conditioner (1) shoeless at 10:51am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2493 My 2004 h386 has a Hunter-installed 16k btu (left hand) heat and air unit. This unit has developed
Pitting in my gel-coat Triple Point at 8:44am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3832 I have a 'boat load' of pock marks and pits, primarily on the deck surface, but also on the the hull
New to me Cal 2-25 (1) ncarolinasailor at 8:33am 09.17.13 Cal 4/3192 I just thought I should introduce myself. I have recently taken in this Cal 2-25 and will be inundat
Irwin mast to beam rotten Wes Henry at 7:44am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/912 I was wondering if anyone else had this problem the board between the mast and the beam needing to b
My First Float Plan fjordstar at 6:58am 09.17.13 Catalina 22 1/927 So I found out Navionics has really cool chart and GPS app for iPhone and iPad. I've plotted my fir
Hunter 41DS Bow Thruster SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:48am 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/963 Anybody out there know which model Lewmar bow thruster is used in a 2007 Hunter 41 DS? Also any feed
shore power/battery charging doehunter at 6:47am 09.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3746 I need to install something to charge my batteries at night when I parked in a slip. I already hav
USA to Spain bootneck at 6:21am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2738 Hi Guys. l live in Spain, Europe and am planning to buy a boat on Lake Michigan and plan to sail it

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Fun one - Lewmar 8 1975. BigEasy at 6:36am 05.07.23 Looking at the posted service manual, apparently the top cap can be removed after removal of a circl
Fun one - Lewmar 8 1975. Hello Below at 5:59am 05.07.23
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 5:58am 05.07.23
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour dlochner at 4:25am 05.07.23 If you don't have it already, here's a link to the 3jh2e service manual. It may be helpful in locati
Mast Electric Connector dlochner at 4:20am 05.07.23 It is common practice to have one DC- for a masthead light. In DC wiring the negative should be blac
Install galley faucet on 11/16" water lines dlochner at 4:03am 05.07.23
Urgent warning to genset owners jon hansen at 4:03am 05.07.23 the other lesson to note, all thru hulls should work. a stiff or locked up thru hull is very dangero
Propane tank rectertification jviss at 3:48am 05.07.23 Or just go to your local Ace and hope the 17 YO kid doesn't notice. Well, I think tank certificati
Urgent warning to genset owners Rick486 at 2:44am 05.07.23 Rick, The 12 minis were fitted with water / gas separators. So, the underwater through hull was not
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 10:12pm 05.06.23 The genset is just another diesel engine, and as such is also at risk of a siphon situation with th
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Crusty Ol Salt at 10:06pm 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time. Sums up the thoughts in this thre
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 9:42pm 05.06.23 Good info Joe, appreciate it. Gary
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Joe at 9:39pm 05.06.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today! good luck with your survey. I wanted to remin
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:29pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 9:15pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told m
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:11pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailb
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 9:06pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have"
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have" a
Ducks in my backyard! (1) RSHunter27 at 8:56pm 05.06.23 Yes, probably three or four. Now yours are pretty nice, they look manageable and somewhat utilitaria
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 8:52pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailbo

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