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Hot Water Help (1) Lavender54 at 7:05pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 10/2167 I have a Force 10 electric water heater with a mixer (white knob in photo). When I winterized the s
1981 Universal 5411 Impeller Cooling Blue Hull at 6:26pm 05.19.13 Catalina 30 0/981 I had my engine over heat this weekend and found 3 blades to the impeller in the impeller housing. I
SJ 7.7 rudder post lost sailor at 5:42pm 05.19.13 San Juan Sailboats 1/4486 Hello, I am considering dropping my rudder to repack in effort to troubleshoot stiffness. The til
broken hatch riser arm on H34 srhummer at 5:35pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 19/5132 OK I have broken the riser arm on the forward hatch of my 1985 H34. :cry: I can read that it is a B
The 60 minute compression post hummingbirdbassist at 4:44pm 05.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/5018 Disclaimer: where there may be professional builders, mechanics, technicians and naysayers alike you
Advice speedup at 4:18pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2325 I am very new to sailing. I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 30. Since I am new to sailing
Nice scupper screen replacements (2) agprice22 at 4:02pm 05.19.13 Catalina 22 10/4529 Found these at Lowes. They fit perfectly. They rise above the deck floor, so debris can't block the
Cannot Raise Mainsail tenlions at 3:48pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/793 We have a Hunter 27 with a US Spars in mast furling system. We cannot raise the mainsail because th
Catalina 42 mk II berths crich555 at 3:28pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 6/3834 My wife and I are shopping for a larger live aboard and have been eyeing Catalina 42s as a good valu
Air Conditioning install on Hunter Vision 32 (3) wickedwahine at 2:01pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/4572 Well finally have the AC installed on the 32 Vision, and is working great. Sacrificed the alcohol o
1972 Mariner Block System Behind Centerboard supercub at 1:51pm 05.19.13 Day Sailers 7/3039 I am trying to piece together a mariner boom rig. Got the boat incomplete. The boat has a worn ratc
After Market 309 Cockpit Table curt309 at 1:16pm 05.19.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2309 Trying to locate an after market collapsible cockpit table for our 309. Is there such an animal? tha
Sewn on UV strip or Genoa Sock? Cool Beans at 1:07pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/7695 I have a 155 on the furler right now which is a bit much for me to feel comfortable with in over 10k
Bow Light wufibugs at 12:22pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1276 I replaced the bi-color bow light because it was not working. Then found I was not getting 12v to t
need source for clevis pin 5/32"x1/2"... centerline at 12:20pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2079 I have a ronstan 28mm swivel block and the shackle pin has been lost.... does anyone know of a sou
Need a Anchor Locker Hatch Swandriver at 12:16pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3068 Hey Sailors I lost my ancher locker hatch during a hurricane last year and have been trying with n
Water water, everywhere > water in the bilge - 22 Hunter (1) HiZ at 11:49am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/919 I have an 83 Hunter 22 and there is a small opening in the back What is it? Also, there is wat
83 Hunter 22' Mast Top Bracket??? What was it (2) HiZ at 11:44am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 6/1130 Okay hello I have just purchased a 22' Hunter and can not seem to find WHAT this is part of it is a
Keel Refinishing cobis2798 at 11:29am 05.19.13 Catalina 22 3/1076 On our salvage project Catalina, the swing keel was rusting on the leading and trailing edges. We af
weak transom pamacm at 11:25am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/858 transom where motor mount is located is soft. i am in process of rebuilding ; however, i am opened f

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Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:29pm 04.25.23 If you have the standard harness/PFD & Harness and go over while tethered, your life expectancy wil
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:29pm 04.25.23 I've been 90% certain it's not sanitation hose since the start of this thread, but since y'all are
Stanchions available rickv123 at 6:22pm 04.25.23 oh yeah, rvandemail@gmail.com or 516 359-4657
Stanchions available rickv123 at 6:21pm 04.25.23 Free to a good home. Just pay shipping. From my 36-2no lifelines now.
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 6:17pm 04.25.23 Odd to not see some sort of circuit interupter near the shore power inlet on the boat. I thought i
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 6:13pm 04.25.23 I'm thinking, for one, I'll rig jacklines and tether-on when I leave the cockpit while underway.
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 6:02pm 04.25.23 I would place a channel lock style pliers on the black part to keep it from turning and another pai
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 6:02pm 04.25.23 @Ralph Johnstone or anyone else for that matter. They show a fuse but do not provide one and don't
Overloaded our electric system. twalker H260 at 6:00pm 04.25.23 You mentioned you had power to the gfci. That implies the problem is at, in or after the gfci. I
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 5:50pm 04.25.23 @Ralph Johnstone Guess it is not solved. When I hooked it up to power both the "switched pin 4" 1
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Leeward Rail at 5:46pm 04.25.23 Go the resources page on the Singlehanded Sailing Society website: https://www.sfbaysss.org/main An
Crew finder dLj at 5:36pm 04.25.23 It's very hard for me to give you any advice in this area because I don't know your competency leve
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Terry Cox at 5:32pm 04.25.23 Before I would do any drastic measures, such as cutting, I would place a channel lock style pliers
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 5:06pm 04.25.23 Cut thorough the black threaded nipple. They are cheap. Then you can unscrew the nipple from the h
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 5:06pm 04.25.23 I always wear an auto inflating life jacket when I am solo sailing, even in calm weather. I don't
1993 Catalina 18" Battery? rpwillia at 5:00pm 04.25.23 24 is the smallest standard size and a gel battery is nice to have. Your best bet is to figure out a
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 4:59pm 04.25.23 I always wear an auto inflating life jacket when I am solo sailing, even in calm weather. I don't a
Racor filters on months and year plus backorder? jssailem at 4:55pm 04.25.23 A bit of an upgrade RACOR 500. Filters are about $10-15. Easy to find (used in trucking industry).
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:49pm 04.25.23 Sorry, no recommendations.
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 4:48pm 04.25.23 Thanks for the clarification. No worries. :beer:

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