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Catalina 30 lazarette size Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1448 I live quite a ways away from my boat and need the size of the opening in the port cockpit locker of
Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1896 Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
catalina27 transfer to salt water rblack27 at 3:11pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1682 My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
Foul stench from vent after flush ????? Teakfreak at 2:59pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5157 A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
Sunday Sail.... Cayuga Lake Dan Hill at 2:48pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
50mm2 capta at 1:03pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1551 I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
question about 3m 4200 newsailor72 at 11:36am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4222 I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
Stupid Boom Vang Question BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1729 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 0/990 boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
pool noodles for mooring dlewis812 at 10:04am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4059 trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
Autopilot/chartplotter hook-up wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1355 I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
What size ice chest fits in the galley? abk at 8:55am 07.23.13 Smaller Boats 2/1730 It's a 1996 H26 and there is no ice chest. I forgot to measure it and the boat is some distance awa
Mac 25 Cradle redbranchwarrior at 8:08am 07.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1366 I just bought an '86 Mac 25 and have it sitting in my yard on the trailer. I had supposed my first j
How to restore exposed components in-place (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:01am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1881 This might not be boat or model specific (Cat 27), but I want to restore the items shown below. What
Port window leak novotnyp at 7:49am 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/987 Anyone have the best solution for sealing a leaking window that has slightly moved away from the hul
Selling our baby Swampyankee at 7:45am 07.23.13 S2 1/1225 Reluctantly attempting to sell our beloved Trinity Heart. :cry: We got ourselves involved in a house
Comparing Notes - Suntex Marinas SailMaster at 7:22am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 8/365 Hello all, We are having some problems with one of the properties owned by Suntex. I wont say which
New Catalina or Capri 26/27 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1784 Although I am not privy to much anymore, I heard there is a possibility of a new keel 26 or 27 along
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 6:03am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 3/3623 I have a javelin circa 1974, i think. It has a self bailing cockpit and a main sheet that travels a
Cam shaft davidpilchman at 5:30am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/868 I am told that I need a new water pump and cam shaft for Universal model M35BC. I cannot locate one

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O'Day 302 Wheel Tally Ho at 5:09pm 05.16.23 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Al
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff Joe at 4:58pm 05.16.23 Looks like you can get the owner's manual here: Here's a link for the parts catalogue I have a Toh
Y30 Settee Problem mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23 Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
Fresh Water leak Claude L.-Auger at 3:47pm 05.16.23 Peggie has a very valid point. To make sure it's coming from your system, you could put some food co
Keel Bolt Cleaning jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23 If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
Water heater sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23 Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23 Now once I get a serpentine kit, I will be upping that limit a fair bit. :beer::biggrin: I underst
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 2:56pm 05.16.23 Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
Harken Furler maintenance sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23 On my Selden Furlex there are 2 notches on both the upper and lower portions of the furler. Designe
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23 I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 2:29pm 05.16.23 @BigEasy , while the long pause has caused frustration, I have been directing my energy in other en
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff sailcapt340 at 2:28pm 05.16.23 Give us a year of the outboard as well. Lots of us have that size outboard. Also, have you tried to
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:25pm 05.16.23 Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. After a new set of sails, the kitty is dry for a whil
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 Hayden Watson at 2:22pm 05.16.23 Well, there you go! I should have said, if you have a properly designed system, belt dust is a sym
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff dlochner at 2:22pm 05.16.23 A photo of the shut off valve would be really helpful.
Grunert AC450 Refrigeration (1) JamesG161 at 2:18pm 05.16.23 A quick decoding of AJA2419ZXA You are lucky to have the new R404a refrigerant.:clap: Here is how
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 2:14pm 05.16.23 Jim. There is no hard set rule for the offset. It is your boat and your choice. That way you contro
Advice for a Solo Sailor? thinwater at 2:09pm 05.16.23 FWIW, a jackline that keeps you on the boat is one word. A jack line on the luff of a sail, near the
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 2:05pm 05.16.23 Partial correction. Belt dust is due to misalignment (unless you are trying to pull more horsepower

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