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San Juan Islands Recap (12) sinnettc at 8:36pm 08.09.13 Catalina 22 16/3045 Hi all, Thought I'd share some photos from our recent trip to the San Juan Islands. We had a small
Oceanis 41, Yanmar SD50 saildrive slipping in forward zoya at 7:50pm 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6633 My 41 is 9 month old with around 200hrs on the engine and the Yanmar SD50 saildrive was slipping in
H30 88-92 Holding Tank Dean Strong at 5:35pm 08.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1115 In our 1990 H30, the holding tank was relocated to where the batteries compartment directly aft of t
3GM30F Heat Exhanger heritage at 5:13pm 08.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/3262 I have come to the conclusion that there are two varieties of tube assemblies that fit into the jack
Yanmar Zinc Replacement Jim L at 4:27pm 08.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1544 Has anyone changed the motor zincs on 2GM20F? I am afraid I need to but not Siri I can get them out
Port lites Rich (P303) at 4:12pm 08.09.13 Pearson 2/2384 Has anyone replace a port lite in a Pearson 303. General question... are the skins cored with wood:c
Minimum Wind Speed Don Guillette at 3:30pm 08.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/16161 I was trawling other sites searching for an interesting topic and found the above. The question was
First Sail: O'Day 25 Ron20386 at 2:33pm 08.09.13 Day Sailers 13/2479 My wife and I helped out some friends who just bought a (1984?) O'Day 25 centerboard model by taking
Interdeck paint on Topsides? Caribbean trade-offs! Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:31pm 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1673 My haulout date for a bottom job fast approaches and I see an opportunity to have my topsides painte
Boat Refrigeration Richard Kollmann at 12:52pm 08.09.13 Big Boats 2/2072 Tech Tip 3 Are new boat refrigerators better than the older ones? Product improvements in sma
topping lift splax at 11:19am 08.09.13 Big Boats 33/7477 Will someone please tell me the proper routing of the topping lift. I believe mine is caught inside
Deisel Shutdown Woes wstockho at 10:45am 08.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1697 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 2GM20F auxiliary. The engine is equipped with a remote shutdo
New Catalina 22 Owner (1) fjordstar at 10:12am 08.09.13 Catalina 22 25/3520 Ahoy! Newbie to the group. Bought my C22 last week and have spent a lot of time cleaning her insid
Cheap Alcohol FourPoints at 9:44am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/4122 ok, you probably thought I was meaning the kind you drink... but no, I'm looking for cheap sources f
Door and Cabin Hardware replacement PDReynolds at 9:39am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/5393 Hi Folks, We are quite happy for the most part with our 2006 Beneteau 423. The interior is very wel
Catalina 36 Main Halyard Recommendation? jviss at 9:34am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/8475 Time to replace the main halyard. I've had StaSet-X, 7/16" (I think) these past 13 years. Not craz
Looking to buy harleyjl at 8:58am 08.09.13 Smaller Boats 1/812 I am a novice "sailor" and would like to buy a used Catalina-22 or, failing that, a Catalina -18 so
Mainsail leech flutter rfriesen at 8:45am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4087 We have a 2007 B40 with a battened in mast furling (Neil Pryde) mainsail. In winds over 15 knots it
Auctioning a large boat jander31 at 8:12am 08.09.13 Big Boats 2/1077 Has anyone had any succes auctioning off their boat? I'm talking about boats 35-40 feet in the $60-
Damaged Spar, Oday 222 (2) noolacam at 7:55am 08.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1976 Hi, I just picked up an Oday 222 that has been sitting for several years. When I got it home I found

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Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind (1) rgranger at 8:32am 05.25.23 The idea of an anchor sail on an H26 will require some creative engineering. The H26 has swept back
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:27am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Weeping keel dmax at 8:23am 05.25.23 Thought it was lead but most of the 34's were cast iron so didn't want to assume. The stains might n
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 8:20am 05.25.23 First you want to seal it with a hose : with a hose : I'm also considering that it is probably be
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 8:18am 05.25.23 Thanks for following up. I'm curious, what made you think it was the boat side connector that's at
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Wm. Gill at 8:12am 05.25.23 You are required by law to have Nav Lights that meet COLREGS. The only way to be sure of this is t
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 8:05am 05.25.23 They valves are seized and badly corroded. And you're suggesting leaving the valves wide open with
Seacock Mystery dlochner at 8:05am 05.25.23 There is a lot wrong with the installation of those seacocks. The correct and safest solution is to
Weeping keel JamesG161 at 8:05am 05.25.23 It is Lead, see his pictures of hammer marks. Jim...
Stuffing box- dumb question? Ralph Johnstone at 7:54am 05.25.23 I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyone they are wron
Circuit panel wiring question. Scott T-Bird at 7:50am 05.25.23 Hope that answers you first questions. As for "bow light", that threw me too, but I found some ref
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 05.25.23 I'm also considering that it is probably best to not even touch them with hoses. They valves are
Water temperature sensor MikeHoncho at 7:42am 05.25.23 I have tried the cheaper option with sending units on a RV and it didn't go well. I recommend going
Stuffing box- dumb question? Hollyberry at 7:41am 05.25.23 I don't know....I think its better than coming back after asking a question and then telling everyo
Stuffing box- dumb question? MikeHoncho at 7:40am 05.25.23 Kinda drives me nuts when someone posts a question, gets tons of solid advice but never comes back
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 7:36am 05.25.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Weird Electrical Experience walt at 7:31am 05.25.23 Possibly.. Having a reverser polarity detect to power up makes more sense with equipment that can ha
I was so close ... Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 05.25.23 I've done the same thing with cabling more times than I can count. If it makes you feel any better I
Weird Electrical Experience Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 05.25.23 Most non-grounded devices, especially passive or traditional transformer/rectifier power supplies, a
Weeping keel (1) dmax at 6:45am 05.25.23 I have a 35 with a lead fin keel, can't tell if yours is lead or cast iron. Mine has 3 pockets fille

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