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Gross Tonnage of 78 Catalina 27 TR mtamman at 9:29am 02.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4779 I am filling out my OUPV (six-pack license) logs and need to know the gross tonnage (internal volume
Attaching boomvang to boom MickP at 8:54am 02.11.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1406 Hello, Another question - hopefully one day i will be able to give some advice back rather than alwa
iPad app update Phil Herring at 8:30am 02.11.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/7389 It looks like the folks who make our mobile app have released a new update. It's supposed to cure t
Bahamian type fuel filter kingsailor at 6:56am 02.11.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3326 I am having a hell of a time locating a Bahamian type fuel filter. We are headed to the Bahamas and
Starter panel wiring harness help steve201 at 6:16am 02.11.13 Catalina 30 8/2004 While replacing starter switch I had 2 wires come loose from harness. When I pull up the wiring dia
New Impeller -- Universal M 35 B GunnerNell at 5:40am 02.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2561 I just changed the impeller (Sherwood) in my M35B -- my first time -- and upon start-up, there was n
NEXUS NX Wind pack Instrument. saary at 10:38pm 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 12/14914 Hi, i have just purchased NEXUS NX WIRELESS WIND SET from http://www.marinescene.co.uk/product
Follow the 2013 Havasu Event CaptDon01 at 9:37pm 02.10.13 Catalina 22 3/1325 Follow my daily reports and some photos from the 2013 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention in the Forum
Arch for solar panel Sailorlass at 8:03pm 02.10.13 Catalina 310 17/10448 Any design ideas for an arch from the pushpit to hold one or two solar panels please? We will proba
O'day 25 Centerboard Ward H at 7:49pm 02.10.13 Day Sailers 8/2346 I have read how the centerboard on the O'day 25 can swell due to absorbing water. I pulled the board
Inverter control panel kingsailor at 6:38pm 02.10.13 Big Boats 3/901 The panel has 2 fuse/testers. Can I test my batteries from here rather than removing the floor acce
Outboard stalls gettinthere at 6:25pm 02.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 16/8143 My Tohatsu 9.8B 2 Stroke outboard starts OK but slowly looses idle speed and stalls. I adjusted mix
Printing thread Bill sanders at 5:11pm 02.10.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1994 Is there a way to print a thread? I am keeping a so called diary of the my sailboat.
C&c 29 RodH at 3:56pm 02.10.13 C&C 2/2965 Hi. My wife and I just purchased a 1976 C'C 29 MK1. We are looking for any hints or tips on rigging
Outhaul Line stuck in boom Walkntalk at 3:32pm 02.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/2385 I tried replacing the outhaul line today on my 1987 Hunter 23. I sewed the new line onto the olds li
And now for the kitchen sink! (1) StanFM at 3:10pm 02.10.13 Catalina 22 20/4125 The garage-space-killer-food-channel-monolith pictured below is beautiful to some, and boat anchor-e
First Boat - Oday 28, 1979 alboutin at 12:10pm 02.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2160 Hello I am looking to buy a first boat to sail on Lake Champlain. I consider an O'Day 28 currentl
Telltales: installation questions newsailor72 at 10:59am 02.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/13504 my main has no telltales at all and my jib has only one on each side. did some googling, looks like
Replacing a topping life, macneilga at 10:29am 02.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2682 Have to replace my topping lift. I am lost amongst the suggestions of what is the best replacement
Pocket Cruiser Porn merlinuxo at 10:29am 02.10.13 Trailer Sailors 18/6645 for our sailing friends that are snowed in up North. Hope it warms up and melts soon. http://www.you

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REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER NYSail at 12:44pm 03.31.23
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER Mechone at 12:25pm 03.31.23 Find someone small because you have to crawl in to drop it to do bearings
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 12:03pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
MPPT controller location Tom J at 12:02pm 03.31.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pa
Survey Question BigEasy at 11:22am 03.31.23 I had a similar issue on a 1988 Hunter 33.5 many years ago; however, in my situation the wooden com
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:06am 03.31.23 USB-C carry up to 5A at 48V depending on the outlet and device. That would be 20A at 12V I had no
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:35am 03.31.23 The Vesper Marine unit is the WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS It has its own GPS antenna. here is a link
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:18am 03.31.23 If you have an NMEA capable VHF you could get an NMEA to Wi-Fi bridge that puts the AIS sentences o
Survey Question Joe at 9:46am 03.31.23 I'd make my offer contingent on a new survey.
Survey Question Hollyberry at 9:39am 03.31.23 Generally I'd say you're more likely to find similar issues in similar aged boats than not. As Don s
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) rgranger at 9:25am 03.31.23 This (or similar) .. (or something similar) 214172 (Potassium Hydroxide will also work) Into a PV
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:16am 03.31.23 Anything is repairable for a price. Depends on how extensive the damage is, i.e., is compression po
Survey Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? Anything is repairable for a price. De
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:54am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The de
Survey Question Hollyberry at 8:52am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The del
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Hollyberry at 8:40am 03.31.23 Is there a gear box attached? does the output shaft turn along with the engine? Does transmission po
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 8:35am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:19am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the rema
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:58am 03.31.23 BTW, the active ingreedient in Citrus Strip contains chlorinated hydrocarbons (nasty stuff) so wear

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