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Engine Overheating-still not cool (4) Andy1237 at 9:27pm 08.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 14/3769 I thought I had found the culprit of my overheating blues. I can run all day at 2500rpms but over 2
Catalina 30 Engine ID primetime at 9:20pm 08.27.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/3053 Hi- I purchased a 1980 tall rig Catalina 30 this season which currently has a Universal diesel. My
C 25 Trailer Specs IslandDreamer at 7:59pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1868 Purchased a 1983 C25 without a trailer earlier this year. We are going to pull it out of the water l
Fuel filter Norm1946 at 7:35pm 08.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/5065 I have a question. I am getting ready to replace the fuel filters on my Yanmar 2GM20F diesel engine.
Descale Marine AC Unit JoeD at 7:07pm 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 6/8103 Have a Flagship Marine FMAC 18,000R Heat and AC unit. The unit needs descaled. Has anyone descaled t
Retro fitting a washer dryer in a hunter 49 Fouraboard.com.au at 7:05pm 08.27.12 Big Boats 7/4332 We have two young ones and need a washing machine on board. We have the plumbing and wiring already
pop rivets on the mast Redbeard33 at 6:58pm 08.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1011 I have the mast down and stripped, i just finished the final coat of paint and will start adding har
autopilot for 40' Hunter charlie knupp at 6:50pm 08.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/926 I've had my Hunter 40 1986 since 1991; have always had the ST4000 autopilot but have gotten very dis
A must-read McZube at 6:24pm 08.27.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/3198 I just finished reading A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols. It's a true story about nine men in
Isaac coming sailaway78 at 5:53pm 08.27.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3469 Looks more and more like I am sitting dead center in the bulls eye. Boat is as secure as I can make
Dodger 35S5 kleinlax at 5:30pm 08.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1015 Looking for set up pictures for a 35s5 dodger to determine route across companion way. Any ideas wo
10M Rudder Skeg Cracks (2) 10M-Jade at 5:00pm 08.27.12 Pearson 1/2605 I'm looking for opinions, information, estimates to repair cracks in the rudder skeg on a 10M. See p
18.5 rigging RDS2012 at 4:46pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 2/1207 I'd like to change the main sheet block mounted to the deck of my cockpit to one that I can easily t
Sherwood g 903 fresh watter pump (2) paulj at 4:46pm 08.27.12 Catalina 310 4/1971 After removing the cover, I kept looking at this view of the pump......... something did not loo
Opening ports grognon at 4:35pm 08.27.12 Pearson 2/2628 Hi I have a Pearson 27 1989 and i want to know if someone knows who make the oprning ports on the
Kudos to SBO FredV at 4:31pm 08.27.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/935 Although I eventually plan to replace all ports and hatches with SS versions, I needed to stop the l
Leaking Chain Plates - H23 carboman at 4:19pm 08.27.12 Smaller Boats 5/1404 I have seen a bunch of posts about these leaking. I recently sealed mine with butyl tape and though
Adding Dorade Boxes Me and Boo at 3:57pm 08.27.12 Catalina 30 4/6817 I would like to add two dorade boxes to my Catalina 30. Are there any commercial boxes available?
mariner 2+2 transom material twoplustwo at 2:58pm 08.27.12 Day Sailers 6/1648 I would like to know how the transom in my 72 Oday Mariner was built. Is there wood in the transom?
Water Witch Float Switch abyssal at 2:31pm 08.27.12 Catalina 310 4/2631 This weekend our Rule automatic float switch died. The one we have in there is the original (2001 C

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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
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

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