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Chain plate cover upgrade - worth it? (1) jviss at 5:04am 09.18.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/9024 Hey Mainesail, (Catalina 36) Planning on a thorough re-do of my chainplate sealing this winter
Smooth At Last. 3 Blade Props & PolyFlex Mounts Lorin Smith at 7:43pm 09.17.13 S2 8/3019 I have an S2 8.5 I've owned since new and been well pleased throughout it's life but have always tol
Oday 272 Best Outboard and Bracket Happy Dolphin at 7:15pm 09.17.13 Bigger Boats 7/2804 Needing advise - experience - suggestions: Oday 272 equipped with a 1986 9.9 Johnson extra long shaf
Drain or Not (2) Little Dipper at 7:12pm 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 1/864 Lancer 25 1979 under sink.. see pic. Looks like drain but water comes in instead of going out.. Does
What's wrong with my stereo? scmartin257 at 5:47pm 09.17.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1210 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 5/1813 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 15/2244 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 2/987 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 9/4074 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 1/852 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 4/1320 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 5/1776 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 20/6444 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 1/1282 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 1/1139 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 0/1186 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 7/2508 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 3/3856 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 4/3245 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 0/917 I was wondering if anyone else had this problem the board between the mast and the beam needing to b

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Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:06am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 11:04am 06.02.23
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:03am 06.02.23 Catalina stopped putting plywood in the keel shoe during the 1988 production year so it's possible
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (3) Blue Horizon at 10:57am 06.02.23 I can only speak for Hunter, Cat, Bene, and a few other production boats I see at the boat shows, b
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:47am 06.02.23 So, the engine is located in the V berth? That sounds like a strange place to mount an engine. M
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:41am 06.02.23
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Calif. Ted at 9:47am 06.02.23 Autopilot, I do almost everything from in front of the pedestal.
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing HMT2 at 9:42am 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot autopilot
Marine diesel engine classes? Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.02.23 The ONLY diesel engine course worth spending a penny on is the one that includes THE ENGINE THAT IS
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Stu Jackson at 9:30am 06.02.23 I think that I would need two winches for the genoa brought aft for access from behind the wheel.
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 06.02.23 Fwiw a clog created by an overload of TP will usually "melt" on it's own in an hour or less, even if
Marine diesel engine classes? jssailem at 8:26am 06.02.23 It is all about expectations of the curriculum vs the cost of the program. In a weekend class I wo
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 8:25am 06.02.23 I don't need any help, but thanks Dave. I dealt with mine a while back.
Marine Toilet Question jviss at 8:22am 06.02.23 everyone - no matter what gender - sits! No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 8:11am 06.02.23 shipping would make it ridiculously what would you want for it? It is a 26S, thanks for the respon
Marine Toilet Question FastOlson at 8:05am 06.02.23 This one cost $5 ood Sign... as long as the crew/guests actually pay attention. (!) The 'attention'
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 7:53am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F kloudie1 at 7:52am 06.02.23 Thermostat spec is to start openiing at 160 F and be fully open at 185 F. if you measured 170 on the
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:22am 06.02.23 Update on my progress: I rolled 4 coats of Pettit Protect epoxy paint with a 3/16 roller for a smoot
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F (8) sailcapt340 at 7:17am 06.02.23 I remembered your post yesterday while I was maneuvering through the marina. About 1.5 hours of run

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