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fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13
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Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13
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Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13
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I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13
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Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13
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Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13
S2
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Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13
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I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13
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Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13
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It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13
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Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13
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I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13
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I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13
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So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i
olegedelman at 7:12pm 05.19.13
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Fellow sailors, i have a 2012 H33. My water heater sprang a leak and for the first time i noticed:
Lavender54 at 7:05pm 05.19.13
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I have a Force 10 electric water heater with a mixer (white knob in photo). When I winterized the s
Blue Hull at 6:26pm 05.19.13
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I had my engine over heat this weekend and found 3 blades to the impeller in the impeller housing. I
lost sailor at 5:42pm 05.19.13
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Hello, I am considering dropping my rudder to repack in effort to troubleshoot stiffness. The til
srhummer at 5:35pm 05.19.13
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OK I have broken the riser arm on the forward hatch of my 1985 H34. :cry: I can read that it is a B
hummingbirdbassist at 4:44pm 05.19.13
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Disclaimer: where there may be professional builders, mechanics, technicians and naysayers alike you
speedup at 4:18pm 05.19.13
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I am very new to sailing. I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 30. Since I am new to sailing

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Long distance boat ownership
Allowishish at 9:51am 04.06.23
We are considering keeping it in the water and using it for vacation (as well as maintenance) assum
buzzer alarm upgrade
Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 04.06.23
Use @dmax 's Dual Alarm Combo and you 've got a Cadillac alarm system. The new temp and press sen
Long distance boat ownership
JamesG161 at 9:43am 04.06.23
Also make friends of sailors, where the boat is stored. They can do photos, etc for you. Jim...
Potential first boat for me?
Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 04.06.23
This is an extremely helpful list of relative expenses. You can also visit the Catalina Direct webs
Any idea what this is for?
JamesG161 at 9:33am 04.06.23
It mounted a piece of Teak or in my case Corian counter top, to keep people shoes from damaging you
buzzer alarm upgrade   (1)
Ward H at 9:33am 04.06.23
Here's a photo of the location of the temp switch on the thermostat housing. The yellow w/strip wire
Potential first boat for me?   (1)
pinchecharlie at 9:33am 04.06.23
Holly guacamole! You and I are twins most at birth lol! Sometimes I think I should buy a basket case
Long distance boat ownership
dlochner at 9:32am 04.06.23
Presumably you will be visiting the boat between purchase and move aboard. If you, having the boat i
buzzer alarm upgrade
Ward H at 9:30am 04.06.23
Brad, that kit includes a new thermostat housing which is most of the cost. Worth taking a look at y
Potential first boat for me?
Hollyberry at 9:30am 04.06.23
The boat looks pretty clean, sails look tired, no surprise. Lots of good advice above.. Check the ar
Any idea what this is for?
Hollyberry at 9:25am 04.06.23
To store/trap a companionway drop board? Previous owner brainwave, no doubt!
Tachometer needle broken - help
Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 04.06.23
The only thing I see in the manual that can be changed to affect the tach reading is changing the P
Potential first boat for me?
brockangelo at 9:19am 04.06.23
Here's my entire spreadsheet of expenses since I purchased mine last February. Not all of these are
Potential first boat for me?
pinchecharlie at 9:07am 04.06.23
Well I finally was able to talk with the gentleman who owns the boat and I now have a short list of
Yanmar 1gm questions
dlochner at 9:06am 04.06.23
The Yanmar Tach is basically an AC volt meter. The sensor creates an alternating current as the teet
Force 10 cabin heater
Hollyberry at 8:58am 04.06.23
Huh... at first I didn't realize your photos were sideways and thought someone had installed the hea
Yanmar 1gm questions
Alan Gomes at 8:52am 04.06.23
Here is the print on how it works..Note that the tachometer instrument itself is notoriously inaccu
Potential first boat for me?
brockangelo at 8:41am 04.06.23
7. Another thing that you don't always think about when sailing is the axle bearings. Check those an
Potential first boat for me?
Chase Hartzell at 8:36am 04.06.23
I actually live in Idaho (where that boat appears to be registered). There isn't too much that stan

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