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replacement of macerator pump newboatowner at 11:19am 08.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1983 Good afternoon to all: I discovered that the macerator pump on my boat had cracked along the housi
Malaise BobM at 10:44am 08.28.12 S2 5/1386 Weird. I am having a tough time getting excited about sailing this year. I must be off my feed or
DC to DC power source for laptop? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:30am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2678 Does anyone have any experience with reliable DC to DC power source for a laptop? We are trying to
Delrin (white) or marithane (black) roller 4 anchor roller? Velero49 at 9:51am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2292 I have all chain anchor rode and it chewed up the delrin roller in 3 yrs. Found a roller made out o
LOA w/ Trailer? PdxSailor at 9:46am 08.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1094 Hello, I'm wondering what the overall, tip-to-tip, length is of a MacGregor 26x on a factory trailer
Looking for Javelin Mast cgcomers at 9:17am 08.28.12 Day Sailers 1/1272 I recently broke the mast on my Oday Javelin. Looking for any used masts or advice on how to find on
Solenoid Problem, Battery Combiner SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:02am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2301 On my 2007 41DS I am not getting any charging to the house batteries from the Hitachi 80 Amp alterna
Reefing h260 Lucky Day at 8:48am 08.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/2318 We have not reefed our h260 yet and all the rigging is new, we have installed the Rams head on the g
info on a 1990 35 ft bkafer at 8:30am 08.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1558 I will be driving about 10 hours to look at a 1990 catalina 35 ft besides the usual things to check
What gas can I get in Morocco? hoges in wa at 8:07am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 1/993 Hi. We are currently in Cadiz about to head over to Tangier. We would like to know if anyone can t
Cracking Sounds From Cockpit - Should I Be Worried? GorillaToast at 8:05am 08.28.12 Catalina 22 5/1373 In winds over 7-8 knots, I hear cracking sounds coming from the front of my cockpit whenever I get h
6.8 Exciter Help Trlaketige at 7:59am 08.28.12 S2 5/1720 Ahoy, Boys and Girls. I am a longtime S2 6.8 owner that ran into some bad weather. We recently had
Transom hung vs well hung outboards c_witch at 6:32am 08.28.12 Trailer Sailors 21/17917 Hiee all, Recently I've been mussing with the idea of getting rid of the transom bracket for the
Acsalts acsalearntosail at 6:19am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1289 Hey, folks, I have two issues. Looks like the first may have created the second. What is the appro
Perkins fuel injector All U Get at 5:31am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 0/767 Hi all, I'm looking for a used fuel injector for my Perkins 4.236 engine. My purpose would be to us
78 O'Day 23 Deck repainting Jclark29 at 5:23am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1060 I am curious if any has had experience remaining the deck of their boat? I am planning to repaint mi
When to fly the Genoa and when not to - 78 O'Day 23 Jclark29 at 5:21am 08.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1061 Hi everyone, Curious when is the correct wind conditions to fly my Genoa and when are the correct c
Electrical problem (1) AlexLopez at 5:11am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1198 After finding that our batteries had prematurely died we started the process of trying to determine
Selling Private Ducati at 3:44am 08.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3234 How difficult is it to sell your boat without a broker and how might I go about it ie. websites etc?
Looking for a Hunter friend in St. Pete DempSea at 10:06pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1031 I live in Little Rock, AR. I own a Hunter 306. Sept 4 I arrive in St. Pete to participate in a surve

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Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:58pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 03.06.23 We have liftoff. I kind of lied a bit when I said this was easy. The previous part was easy but yo
Knock off that racket! (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:34pm 03.06.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so.
Servicing a feathering prop Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 03.06.23 I got new o-rings from Martec. They still sell them, everything else seems solid. I too would be in
Servicing a feathering prop TimFromLI at 7:05pm 03.06.23 I got new o-rings from Martec. They still sell them, everything else seems solid. I too would be int
Engine control panel modification JoeWhite at 7:03pm 03.06.23 I believe there is no room to set the instruments farther back. Specially the tac. On my C36 I have
Bene First 42 open sea? jssailem at 6:57pm 03.06.23 Nice data Tim. Maybe a moderator will save this to the forum database. It would be a good file to ke
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? TimFromLI at 6:53pm 03.06.23 Just back from the BVI cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Spent 5 nights on moorings and 2 in sli
Chainplates pcharn01 at 6:33pm 03.06.23
Bene First 42 open sea? (1) TimFromLI at 6:20pm 03.06.23 Here's some info a dealer gave me a couple of years ago. They don't make the bolts anymore, the use
bottom paint higgs at 6:18pm 03.06.23 I have been able to cover my 34 ft full keel with 2 quarts every other year. My bottom coms out in
Knock off that racket! jssailem at 6:12pm 03.06.23 Inside the mast. Should be no staining. UV protected safe space. With the mast down run the lines sh
Knock off that racket! Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 03.06.23 I know I've bought schedule 40 gray conduit in the past. I'll see if they have any schedule 80. D
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 5:45pm 03.06.23 Is it necessary to sand/camfer the edges of cut PVC to prevent it from cutting through insulation? D
Engine control panel modification (3) Scott T-Bird at 5:43pm 03.06.23 Here's a few more views of the pod itself.joint that joins the rim to the pod. It's in ok shape and
Bene First 42 open sea? Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.06.23 Yes, best to tighten keel bolts while on the hard and weight on the keel. worst issue with those Be
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 03.06.23 I thought OP wanted choices or options about buying an Oday 40;) I still use the old plow-style anc
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

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