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over heating coolant in exhuast water approved at 4:41am 09.08.13 Catalina 30 2/1072 I have a universal diesel in my Catalina 30. Yesterday the raw water intake was blocked and the moto
In mast furling jamming (1) Akapeterc at 3:35am 09.08.13 Big Boats 29/9486 68385.vB
Symbol on spinnaker (2) Akapeterc at 2:42am 09.08.13 Big Boats 5/1815 I dug out the spinnaker from my locker today and tried it out for the first time. Does anyone know
Weak Radio Transmission Albanach at 1:17am 09.08.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2424 As a result of a recent VHF radio check with the local Marine Rescue station I discovered that my tr
The right lazy jacks for my H34 zds at 10:10pm 09.07.13 Big Boats 18/5508 My 1983 Hunter 34 needs lazy jacks. Something that I can stow below the reefing hooks when not in us
Sweptback spreaders? jmomcal at 8:59pm 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/993 Do all Hunter sailboats have sweptback spreaders?
26D Special Dagger Board (1) alabamaranger at 8:57pm 09.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/4046 When I bought the Mac 26D, it came with this dagger board. The guy said it was built for racing? A
Tachometer Troubles Jon Bastien at 6:57pm 09.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1971 Hello all, I've been having some issues with my tachometer since I bought the boat. It's a Yanma
H290 Refrigeration, part III Jon Bastien at 6:43pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1602 (To recap: The refer didn't work when I bought the boat two years ago, and there's no way of knowin
Wind Forecasts Kermit at 6:28pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1450 Wind HAS to be the hardest thing to predict. Today's forecast at Wateree Lake was 1-2 knots for this
Lewmar mainsheet traveler repair (1) 31seahorse at 5:30pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/4924 Hello List Members, There is a Lewmar traveler on our boat that appears to have a continuous line
Windlass for Hunter 430 Boaty Call at 4:48pm 09.07.13 Big Boats 1/1027 Hi Group, this is my first post so forgive me if I don't use proper protocols. I am hoping someone
Americas Cup. Is this "Sailing"? rfrye1 at 2:09pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 50/6759 I'm watching the Cup on NBC and find myself amazed at these "flying machines". They are incredible.
Autumn sunsets (2) Ross at 2:04pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/841 Starting about now and continuing until cold weather sets in the sunsets will be spectacular if you
Lift or Stairs twx at 1:27pm 09.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1018 I'm looking for a replacement for the lift that helps raise the stairs into a 40CC. The one currentl
I can't help it...... I have to say something. Rocket1 at 1:24pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5564 So, I'm watching the tube the other night and one of the thousands of commercials for Viagra comes
Yanmar 2GM belts duncanew at 1:10pm 09.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/6534 I have a 1981 Yanmar 2GM 13 hp raw water engine. Can someone tell me the correct part number for a G
What are these called... (1) Brian D at 12:01pm 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1618 ... and where can I find them? They look like nylon clamps for horizontal rails but everywhere I lo
Dodger windows won't come clean cluce at 11:58am 09.07.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3352 Hi - we bought some Plexus to clean the windows on our dodger. The windows look like they are cover
9.9 yamaha OB on an H23? Tgardner at 11:54am 09.07.13 Smaller Boats 12/2405 Does anyone know if the fixed motor mount on a 23 will support the weight of a 97 # 4 stroke Yamaha

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer deminimis at 3:17pm 05.04.23 Copy. Here's what I found on the subject (a few different sources). I thought they needed some supe
What sealant to use? Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 05.04.23 3M 5200 is the sealant of choice for marine use but you have to apply it correctly This is so very
What sealant to use? artboas at 3:09pm 05.04.23 Damn. I am saving that post. I wish more people realized the details you put in that post. Unfortu
Alternative to bimini (3) RussC at 3:06pm 05.04.23 Ours is known as the conestoga :). lightweight nylon with a sewed in pocket on each end to hold seg
Reverse Polarity artboas at 3:05pm 05.04.23 Testing at the inverter is a bit more involved and the link from dlochner does indicate another pot
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? LaDonaMina at 3:01pm 05.04.23 The boat does have limber holes but are located under the sole at opposite ends at a distance where
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 3:01pm 05.04.23 My sole intent in posting that article is to emphasize that a typical fire extinguisher is inadequat
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 2:57pm 05.04.23 When I bought my H44DS in 2008 she came with the main engine exhaust underwater. Apparently Hunter
Third summer, boat wont sail capta at 2:54pm 05.04.23 Sailing lessons came before the boat, chose to do the instructor sailing cause surely I am missing
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 kloudie1 at 2:51pm 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel capta at 2:49pm 05.04.23 The kind of repairs you are suggesting cannot be properly addressed from outside the boat with a lit
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? capta at 2:44pm 05.04.23 Does your boat have limber holes? Why can't you put a bilge pump in that area. You do know there are
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? LaDonaMina at 2:39pm 05.04.23 I had the same lower point in my bilge. What I did was to drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of the
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Dave Groshong at 2:20pm 05.04.23 How about a dripless shaft seal? Dry bilges are great: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-sh
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 1:55pm 05.04.23 Well. I did some searching.. Apparently the Catalina 27 was changed over the years, but they had br
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 1:53pm 05.04.23
New Hunter arch panel senang at 1:52pm 05.04.23 You will find many models of waterproof connectors male and female when searching on car & lorry web
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 1:51pm 05.04.23 Been though a number of less than ideal days on the water over the years as have all sailors. But m
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 1:45pm 05.04.23 The problem with the EVO panels is the gap between planks.. I think that would trap a lot of dirt e
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 1:43pm 05.04.23 That experience should give a scare to all who read your thread!

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