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Rusted fin keel bolts cactusmitch at 11:44am 09.26.12 Catalina 22 8/3020 I read most of the closed thread. I often read about "lag" bolts. The Catalina Direct kit does not
Bottom paint Jared1048 at 11:43am 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1091 So the boat is going to be out of the water for a repair and I wanted to use this opportunity to pai
Any PDR drivers here? Hollyweirdos at 10:32am 09.26.12 Trailer Sailors 19/4263 thinking about making a Puddle Duck Racer and looking for insight.
New Sailboat...not so fast. kpgraci at 9:59am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 62/6577 So I've got this $10,000 check from FEMA. I want to use it buy a new(er) sailboat, but the Admiral
North East visit voltzwgn at 9:54am 09.26.12 Destinations 8/3807 We're flying out to N.H this weekend and plan to spend a week or so touring the area. One item on ou
Annapolis Sailboat Show Gathering Oct 5th Maine Sail at 9:23am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2865 Hi All, Jaye of WingnWing over on Sailnet asked that I post this here for any sailing "forumites" i
winterizing hot water tank javelin at 8:42am 09.26.12 Catalina 30 11/5899 I have a 1985 Catalina 30. Every year the mechanic has to crawl into the port hold to get at the wa
Prop walk nautikal at 8:31am 09.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2540 Hi, Everyone, I have a Hunter 28 which has a diabolical prop walk to starboard. Can anyone tell m
A question of batteries capejt at 7:25am 09.26.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1872 For electrically minded folks this may be rather basic, but here goes. I've seen many posts from own
water in the boat at the keel lockdown Skippy at 7:17am 09.26.12 Catalina 22 7/1991 So i have a swing keel and im getting water in the boat right where the lockdown screw for the keel
Listing to port nathan@needel.net at 7:07am 09.26.12 Seidelmann 6/5223 Hello, My seidelman 37 is listing a copple degrees to port after being washed up on a sand bar dur
Universal model 12, overheating issues. (1) Dragon Fly at 5:44am 09.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/780 Universal model 12, overheating issues. TO ALL OF YOU WHO OFFERED ADVICE on this overheating reply
Pearson 303 Zincs coutret at 4:34am 09.26.12 Pearson 2/2883 I need to change the zincs on my Pearson 303. My current zinc is used up. Apparently, the space on
Outboard motor/rudder linkage (3) Fred at 6:46pm 09.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1900 After several months of successful operation I think that I came up with a simple and proven rudder
Pump with dry bowl only tsaiapex at 6:37pm 09.25.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/9589 Pump at dry bowl setting only My Sabre 28 was used in inland lake so the head was rarely used; the
Oday 240 chainplate issue luby at 6:32pm 09.25.12 Day Sailers 4/2490 Oday 240 has separation of deck from hull and deck is bulging up approx 1/2 inch from hull around th
Oday 240 chainplate issue luby at 6:29pm 09.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/923 Deck has bulged up approx 1/2 inch separating from hull around the chainplate. Appears the rod insid
The Monster Returns Roger Long at 6:10pm 09.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 59/12699 You know how the monster always returns in the last scene of a horror movie? That was my day. Damn
Cherubini "quest" 33 (6) Redbeard33 at 6:03pm 09.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2717 Well I finally did it, the interior was water damaged and had been mostly removed, when it became ev
Props size for 5411 Univ. Diesel Boatsail1 at 5:10pm 09.25.12 Bigger Boats 3/1241 I am new owner of Oday 28. On station in Juno Beach, Fl. Any experience with two bladed verses thr

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Life Jacket recommendations Kings Gambit at 9:18pm 05.23.22
Dirty Fuel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15pm 05.23.22 It needs to go up a few inches just inside the vent fitting so any water that enters the vent will
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA markv340 at 8:59pm 05.23.22 That's a lot of motoring in a big boat with a small motor. Often overlooked is having clean fuel (p
Air conditioner water pump not working JamesG161 at 8:54pm 05.23.22 If I understand correctly you have 2 AC units. You may have to start both AC's, set to Cooling. My
Air conditioner water pump not working Capt Robbie at 8:54pm 05.23.22 some of the little giant pumps are oil cooled sealed units and if run dry without any water resistan
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.23.22 If you're willing to skip the knotmeter, you may be able to mount the assembly as an interior mounte
Dirty Fuel Dalliance at 8:26pm 05.23.22 Ditto everything dlochner said and I would add: check your fuel vent line configuration. Does it go
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 7:44pm 05.23.22 Yes it is a wing keel and I'm pretty sure the depth finder is just bouncing off the wing. Odd that
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 7:41pm 05.23.22 While a particular Coast Guard stop and inspection might not issue a citation, it is a federal regul
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem (1) jssailem at 7:02pm 05.23.22
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 7:02pm 05.23.22 Nice. They also have a pump out station inside the marina. You'll enjoy the walk over the Rainbow br
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water Terry Cox at 6:54pm 05.23.22 When I was stopped for an inspection by the CG awhile ago, when it came to the macerator seacock, th
swing keel spacer bearing dLj at 6:44pm 05.23.22 I'd buy a piece of this and make the part. https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene/slippery-uhmw
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (1) jssailem at 6:22pm 05.23.22 Looking at your images it appears the concern is the diameter of the flange is an issue. You said th
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:19pm 05.23.22 If you have a photo or sketch of the part you are looking to replace it would help to answer your q
swing keel spacer bearing snick at 6:12pm 05.23.22 A couple pieces of schedule 160 3/8 PVC might work or maybe even just a stack of washers an inch an
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water jssailem at 6:00pm 05.23.22 @smokey73 is correct. In the US when in no discharge zones (pretty much the entire Puget Sound) the
Dirty Fuel (2) jssailem at 5:54pm 05.23.22 exhausting changing the fuel filters What type of fuel filter system are you using? FWIW... I have
Hunter 41DS Holding Tank Back-filling with Raw Water smokey73 at 5:07pm 05.23.22 I was under the impression that the holding tank overboard discharge valve was required to be "secur
Life Jacket recommendations (2) pclarksurf at 5:00pm 05.23.22 I haven't really looked into how people rig up a harness line for walking around the boat, but woul

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