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Rebuilding the Companionway Hatch? hathawayr@theleeco.com at 7:28am 09.25.13 Catalina 30 9/5700 Folks, Our companionway hatch slides fine when our mast is detuned or unstepped. But when the mast
Running a Diesel at Idle (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:49am 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 27/12759 In a discussion on the sailboatowners.com forum, I had posted that it was bad to run a diesel at idl
moisture meter gettinthere at 6:25am 09.25.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1106 Looking for recommendations for a moisture meter to check and monitor relative moisture levels
Raymarine Till 100 install on Mac 25 Kestle at 6:13am 09.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1447 I'm trying to figure out the best way to install this, as it would be nice to not have an extension
Forward Hatch Leak Michael Meyer at 8:58pm 09.24.13 Catalina 310 3/2440 I believe the frame seal on my forward hatch has developed a leak. Between the gel coat and aluminu
Sink pumps 1978 (1) Golden Road at 8:23pm 09.24.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1515 Anybody have any advice on replacing a head sink pump? I can't figure out how to get the square plas
new mast trainmanjess at 7:18pm 09.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/992 hello all a little over a month back a shroud fastener broke and my mast tumbled... when it hit th
On the rocks All U Get at 3:26pm 09.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1743 I don't know how I missed this, do you think this would buff out? http://www.penbaypilot.com/artic
cockpit shade fred1diver at 3:23pm 09.24.13 Trailer Sailors 24/12790 hey everyone quick question to all of you, what do you all use for some shade ??? I've thought abo
Need C22 Trailer WhiteCap Fever at 2:46pm 09.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1440 I am looking for a trailer for my 1986 Catalina 22 as I will be moving my boat from Orlando to South
Custom Mattress Bob S at 2:03pm 09.24.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2690 The "Dream Boat" thread had me looking at lots of dreams. :D I notice that newer and more expensive
So I rebuilt my Hood Jib Furler, no thanks to Hood! (5) jrowan at 1:43pm 09.24.13 Catalina 30 1/1464 So I had posted a while back if anyone new of parts for Hood furlers, as our older drum had cracked
Battery Switch Question nolasafari at 12:22pm 09.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1490 I decide to figure out which battery switch location on my boat was start and which was house. I sur
help logothides at 12:00pm 09.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/973 any body out there i lost my helm seat on my beneteau 281 in some strong wind,of course they do not
Keel bolts Inspection bffatcat at 8:39am 09.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3947 I have a 1975 pearson 26w with a cast Iron keel and galvanized keel bolts The bilge is always dry
America's Cup Update Gunni at 8:16am 09.24.13 Ask All Sailors 64/25827 What a difference a week makes! Oracle Team USA has finally coalesced and is consistently sailing f
More Newbie Questions DanKo at 7:23am 09.24.13 Catalina 22 5/1272 I sail on a lake in the midwest. I normally keep the boat on a lift in front of my house. Because Wi
Door Template or Dimensions Boatalec at 7:12am 09.24.13 Catalina 30 4/3036 All, I just purchased a boneyard special Cat30 and the 3 piece doors are gone. Does anyone have a
Any ideas as to what this is ? (1) PKFK at 5:28am 09.24.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1466 We have several of these (see picture) on our H36. No idea what they are for. There are 3 or 4 of th
Removal of Engine Panel in Cockpit (OC40) krawall at 3:43am 09.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5886 Hello, I'm a new Beneteau owner, and say hello! Of course, I also have a question :-) Hopeful

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1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells (4) inkunzi at 2:13pm 06.20.23 Hello there is nothing to hook up to. As it sits it looks like it was designed to just hang down and
Furler q's Dan33 at 2:13pm 06.20.23 Could be a Hyde Sreamstay or a Stearns,both popular in the 70s,both replaced the stay.
What is this Don S/V ILLusion at 2:08pm 06.20.23 Sorry, universal m25 on a 2001 Catalina 310. I thought it might be the ignition coil. I should chec
What is this dcato at 2:01pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical
What is this dcato at 1:59pm 06.20.23 Well..without knowing what engine this is a picture of . Here is my wild guess . That looks like a
Shroud anchor point Any Sea at 1:56pm 06.20.23 Yeah. I didn't mean to imply it was a good idea. I just can't understand why they did it.
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells kloudie1 at 1:50pm 06.20.23 There is no hose barb, as shown on page 72, that hose should hook to a pipe on the underside of the
Shaft (2) inkunzi at 1:47pm 06.20.23 Photo of this 1991 1gm10
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 06.20.23 A simple "O" ring seal methinks. If they are soft and pliable as if new, they are re-usable. If
Is it the trim, or is it the sails? Ward H at 1:43pm 06.20.23 "You don't know what you don't know until you do know." The main sail that came with my C30 was stil
Shaft inkunzi at 1:38pm 06.20.23 Hello there is nothing on the air intake or valve cover. I could remove the air cleaner cover and cr
Mast rewire SailorShaggy at 1:34pm 06.20.23 Sounds like frustration from the past owner, jammed mainsail. Jim... no the wind storm in April b
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 1:31pm 06.20.23 217077
Batten Lengths H26 rgranger at 1:29pm 06.20.23 When the batten is cut to size to fit the batten pocket, make darn sure all the ends are rounded an
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells inkunzi at 1:27pm 06.20.23 Hello I looking at the valve cover on this 1991 1GM10 Yanmar. Valve cover does not have a barb to co
Shaft Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 06.20.23 I'm not familiar with who's on which side of a 1GM as I have the 2GM but what you're holding in your
B & G Chartplotters and iPads (1) SoSound at 1:26pm 06.20.23
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:20pm 06.20.23 J boats has a few as well, like the J100. The J 105 might also meet your needs. :plus:
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? rgranger at 1:19pm 06.20.23 (except for the deck which of course is not good) Trees .... are the enemy of a clean boat. I wo
What is this Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical

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