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Auxiliary Outboard Engines draymond at 7:38am 11.05.12 Ask All Sailors 52/6831 Hello everyone. My competent marina shop is unable to keep my 2010 Tohatsu 6 hp 4 stroke engine runn
M-18 oil leak Steve Walsh at 7:20am 11.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1540 My 1986 Universal M-18 is starting to leak around the timing cover crankshaft seal. The Kubota drawi
Motor Mount Pads Cracked on '81 O'Day 28 shozbot at 6:43am 11.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1585 Hi all- I bought a 28' O'day this summer and found out recently that motor mount pads/stringers ar
Hunter 36 brochure sailmaster39 at 6:39am 11.05.12 Big Boats 3/2295 Hi Group Anybody know where I can get a copy or download 2005-2008 owners manual or brochure for a H
Why Waves Look So Big (1) Roger Long at 5:26am 11.05.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/11115 The recent discussions about the loss of the Bounty and statements by her captain that she had previ
Accessing classified ads in mobile? Fly_H23 at 10:34pm 11.04.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1289 I'm not able to find the "classified" ads on my mobile app. Am I just lost or is it hiding in plain
Hunter 36 Vision Holding tank propellanttech at 8:56pm 11.04.12 Big Boats 2/1232 Does anyone know where the holding tank is located on a Vision 36? I know they were aluminum, and I
Replacing Compression Post ChuckH at 8:30pm 11.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1145
Cleaning tank through gauge opening Claus at 7:58pm 11.04.12 Bavaria 0/3412 Anybody has experience with cleaning tank on Bavaria cruiser (37ft) by opening and getting acces thr
Decompression Switch on Volvo 2003 (1) DinoKanuck at 6:58pm 11.04.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/8091 Ahoy from balmy Canada, Trying to understand a new boat (LM 28) and need to asking what the deco
Trailer ? slowdog at 6:43pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1385 I have a macgregor 22 that I am working on the trailer looks a bit short got about 6ft of boat not o
length of lower end? Emory M at 6:41pm 11.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/807 What length of lower end of the outboard can I get away with? I need inches not "long shaft" or "nor
stripes/cove stripes uwcart at 6:37pm 11.04.12 Pearson 1/2232 have 1988 pearson 31-2, blue stripes down sides, looks like 2 or 3inch with 1/4 inch lines above and
shorten my cat 30 boom? just lucky at 5:27pm 11.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1438 I seem to have about nine expendable inches on the end of my boom. Twelve inches from the sail to th
In-Mast Furling Mainsail+ Topping Lift+ Rigid Boom Vang? rardiH36 at 4:56pm 11.04.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/35079 This doesn't pertain to my boat, but twice over the last year I've been on 36-42 ft cruising boats w
Pexi Hatchboard wufibugs at 4:31pm 11.04.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1741 Two of my hatchboards are smoked plexiglas. One or both have bowed slightly so they don't fit as we
Fixing lead keel Lusitano at 4:26pm 11.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2286 Hi everyone, How would you fix a two/three inch gap on the bottom/front side of a lead keel? Do
Catalina 30 shower hose Lost Parent at 4:08pm 11.04.12 Ask All Sailors 3/3553 I want to install a seperate shower pump in the bilge of my Catalina 30 and need to know the hose si
Gooseneck Replacement For Catalina 22 (5) SailingShawnee at 3:29pm 11.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4755 I have a 1979 Catalina 22. The Gooseneck that attaches the boom to the mast was damaged and I am h
Sailing Mobile Bay Ternang at 2:51pm 11.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1457 Came in from the east on the ICW. Wondering if I need to stay in the marked channels or could I cut

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Ice Box Lid Hold Open Tally Ho at 3:53pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
Cleats?????? AaronD at 3:34pm 03.06.23 Good question. My experience with nylon cleats has been fine; no problems with strength or with UV (
Chainplates ShawnL at 3:29pm 03.06.23 I just learned today (on Sail Life on YouTube) that diesel works well to remove the remnants of buty
Knock off that racket! rgranger at 3:29pm 03.06.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question rgranger at 3:26pm 03.06.23
Chainplates kclancy at 3:14pm 03.06.23 Hey George - thanks for the insight. I have read that it wasn't all that simple and that is not a ta
Knock off that racket! thinwater at 2:58pm 03.06.23 Ytube conduit install video. Seems like a good one. Watching it made me think of a few variations. i
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:49pm 03.06.23 My geriatric memory lost that you have a VacuFlush...it doesn't work like any other toilet. I've b
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 AaronD at 2:29pm 03.06.23 I've done a fair bit (OK, an unreasonable amount) of thinking about this; considering synthetic for
Drinking water filter jssailem at 2:10pm 03.06.23 Thanks.
Knock off that racket! jssailem at 2:07pm 03.06.23
Leroy Somer windlas repair WanderIVth at 1:44pm 03.06.23 I'm trying to get access to the motor on a Leroy Somer S801 windlass. After much work I've removed
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 1:42pm 03.06.23 How many cables will you be running? A PVC conduit would work. It only needs to be attached at the
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 1:39pm 03.06.23 Peggie thanks for the reply. The toilet is a Sealand vacuum toilet by Dometic. Where do I put the
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Siamese at 1:35pm 03.06.23 I got suckered an anchor thread. Ohhh.....I see...."and or" was supposed to be anchor. G'bye.
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 03.06.23 Some masts have conduits already installed. Or look for a track inside the mast, these are for slid
Drinking water filter Captain Larry-DH at 1:31pm 03.06.23 I was exploring the Guzzle H2O Stealth unit built here in Oregon. They were at the Boat show displa
Drinking water filter Captain Larry-DH at 1:20pm 03.06.23 Larry. Any issues with the ACUVA unit leaving the system off for periods of time? I saw there was a
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:11pm 03.06.23 I haven't committed every boat mfr/model's plumbing schematic to memory...but since vented loops are
Factory Head discharge plumbing diagram. Hans Baart at 1:06pm 03.06.23 Hi Terry, Thanks for the reply. I have a vacu flush now with a ripped pump bellows. No warning it w

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