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Webasto 3500 (1) carlager at 10:38am 10.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/948 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau 36cc Autumn started a couple of weeks ago. We now need
Racor on new genset is leaking BWagner at 6:17am 10.19.12 Big Boats 5/1711 Hello, I have a problem that doesn't make sense to me but maybe someone has some ideas. I have a F
Traveler (1) All U Get at 1:40am 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2992 Hi all, We put a bend in our traveler car connection plate and can't find a replacement. It appears
Weird water tank problem Rakuflames at 7:31pm 10.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 49/9939 I have a 31' Hunter (not Cherubini) built in 1983. I live on the boat exclusively and have owned it
Any of you stuck working on a boat for... (1) Sumner at 5:39pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1808 ...extended times in a yard with it on stands. We found ourselves working and living on the boat at
Please tell me i wont have any huge regrets Doc_holiday at 5:22pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3889 When I put OHANA in this spring, I backed her in off the trailer and opened the valve to fill the ba
Gas Stovetop + Microwave (1) Ducati at 3:55pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2895 I spotted this combo gas stove/microwave on a 36.7 listed in Yachtworld. Anyone know where I can
Iam I sinking? ms. ndpndnt at 3:43pm 10.18.12 Catalina 22 11/1946 ok, every day when i go to the boat there is water under the port settee. i wipe it up and next
Mast Base - 40' 1989 Hunter 38lat at 3:01pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 8/2500 Hello: I'm back. Looking down inside the mast is two "pipes", one with the top mast wiring for w
Just when i thought all was well... (2) gpd955 at 2:56pm 10.18.12 Catalina 310 10/2556 Got hauled out today and this magically appeared. No groundings, no foulings. Familiar with the Ca
lewmar synchro block maintenance Joe2954 at 2:16pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3174 Any input on cleaning, lubricating Lewmar synchro blocks? Haven't used my asymmetrical for a coupl
Leak at windlass xsiddr at 2:01pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4189 Just finished rebedding the windlass. It still leaks! Am I missing something? The water seems to com
Sewer Work Roger Long at 1:44pm 10.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4850 What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I was out on the deck in the sunshine doing sailor kind o
Where to locate eberspacher in 340 MFord at 1:40pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 1/943 Any pics of install and duct runs would be useful Mike
Oil leak on a Yanmar 3qm30 jluke at 1:13pm 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/2464 I have a fair amount of oil leaking out of what appears to be the #3 rocker arm support where the oi
My Boat Leaks! ccraigmile at 12:11pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2253 I've fixed up my 1974 Mac V 25 and have had it dry docked. used it 7-8 times and finally got it a h
Just wanted to update. Bob S at 11:30am 10.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3025 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=139274 I pulled the boat yesterday :cry
Sticky fenders capta at 10:50am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4700 We've got the red ball type fenders and they are making a mess of the boat, now. They have a sticky
shutting thru hull valve while sailing vmaks at 10:29am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2700 I have read in so many places that now I am unclear of what I should REALLY do. My thru hull valve
460 Weather Helm liberty420@verizon.net at 10:27am 10.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1247 I have a 2001 Hunter 460 which suffers from severe weather helm when sailing down wind in 20-30k gus

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Wear and Tear from Long Term Anchoring? dLj at 10:51am 02.01.23 What does "awhile" mean? A week? A month? 6 months? A year? When you say "anchor out" - do you mean
B&g linear ram to-1 Captain Larry-DH at 10:48am 02.01.23 One other thing - you need to make sure the ram's travel is limited before it reaches the end of its
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? LloydB at 10:21am 02.01.23 Follow the directions of the manufacturer of the life saving device. Otherwise it may as well be a r
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC RoyS at 9:50am 02.01.23 I suppose so, except no lock washers.
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD (5) Sail22Capri22 at 9:44am 02.01.23 Ok, so the Thetford 550p MSD on Amazon IS the MSD version! It came in the mail today. Looks like a g
Headed back to BAJA LakeShark at 9:38am 02.01.23 I don't mind meeting up with them but I always make it into a much larger adventure. I'm the sa
Headed back to BAJA Wyo George at 9:32am 02.01.23
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 9:04am 02.01.23 Hi LakeShark ! Yes I have, many times. I live in North San Diego and am part of a group of trailer
Headed back to BAJA Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 02.01.23 I know it sounds absurd by it's been really cold here in San Diego too ! I can imagine. Your win
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 9:02am 02.01.23 Could it be the 25th boat of 1983? That would be a little over 2 boats completed a month.
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 8:58am 02.01.23 That might be low. They were in production from '78 to '84 (or later). As an '83, I would guess ther
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Hollyberry at 8:52am 02.01.23 My 83 is YAM330251083. 25th boat of October 83? Not likely. 25th boat of 83, maybe. How many overal
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank Hollyberry at 8:49am 02.01.23 I know some 35.5 owners have had to enlarge the cutout in the aft berth bulkhead to access/change th
Headed back to BAJA LakeShark at 8:48am 02.01.23 That looks like a great time. Have you ever thought of hosting a cruise with other boats?
Black residue in transmission jssailem at 8:43am 02.01.23 It could prevent a major repair down the road. Or at least let you know when something is going wr
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:36am 02.01.23 I know it sounds absurd by it's been really cold here in San Diego too !
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option jdrutten at 8:36am 02.01.23 ... If that is indeed the purpose of the red circled area, could one remove the furling main used f
1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 Moellar Fuel Tank jssailem at 8:30am 02.01.23 Not all of the 1990 Hunter Legend owners are here on the site. Since fuel tanks have a universal app
And this is? walt at 8:28am 02.01.23 FYI, Loose Cannon has what I think are good articles on both the wire brush things and Dr Ewen Thoms
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC jssailem at 8:20am 02.01.23 elastic lock nuts Do you mean Nylock lock nuts, Roy? plus lock washers?

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