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Catfish rudders Catfish Pam at 6:53am 07.16.12 Parts Search 0/1084 Need to fix or replace my Catfish rudders. Anyone have any suggestions?
Will I be a Dutchman or not? Jollyroger at 6:29am 07.16.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4534 I am dithering about how to set up my new mainsail, which we need to handle with the minimum amount
Looking at purchasing a 310 mikeygstl at 6:19am 07.16.12 Catalina 310 5/1809 We are looking at purchasing a 2001 C310. Having owned a C30 for several years, I have found th
New fuel tanks and hoses for portable outboard tanks Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:14am 07.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2339 I have a 4HP/4 stroke 2003 Yamaha outboard for my dingy. I have been using the internal tank, but d
Shaft length for 26D dawg2 at 5:39am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/3371 I currently have a 1988 Evinrude Yachtwin 8HP motor that came with my boat. It is going back to be
Interesting Autopilot experience on Hunter 38 quadrille38 at 5:35am 07.16.12 Big Boats 5/2790 Day 1 of a 2 week vacation. Motor sailing north on Lake Michigan. Everything going fine when sudden
Scrap boat Doc_holiday at 5:02am 07.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3902 My marina guy agreed to haul my old 26' clipper marine to the dump. When he got there, the scrap yar
Love my new job BobM at 4:54am 07.16.12 S2 1/1219 I love working for a start up. Just realized that, barring boat shoes...I am already dressed for wo
Repowering h326 Ken13559 at 10:05pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1096 I'm planning to repower my h326 from 2GM20F to Yanmar 3YM30. :dance: I wrote to Hunter Marine (Al Fo
Refinishing Teak Veneer Woodwork in a 5 yr old Hunter syoun10 at 9:21pm 07.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4951 I have a 2006 Hunter 33. In several areas, the finish on the tear veneer cabinetry is failing.
RIB for a Pearson 31 jmhenry at 8:07pm 07.15.12 Pearson 1/1398 I am just acquiring a Pearson 31 and will be sailing it in the Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. I
Lightning + Mast = ???? Slow Mo^cean at 7:47pm 07.15.12 Ask All Sailors 70/16366 Has anyone had experience with lightning hitting their mast? We got caught out in a surprise super
Pop top or not? Fredn56 at 6:29pm 07.15.12 Catalina 22 28/14856 I am seriously considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 in the Fresno California area. There are a
Wireing Quagmire doctorsail at 6:27pm 07.15.12 Catalina 310 4/1702 In the process of installing new batteries on Still Crazy this weekend, I encountered several curiou
Leaking keel cc 32 1975 . Having trouble finding it Wdmcp at 6:24pm 07.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1916 Having trouble finding slow leak in keel
Macgregor river boat darrell4wd at 6:11pm 07.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2009 Don't shoot me but I have a question. I'm going to be running the lakes and rivers in my area withou
Yanmar 2 Gm not reaching 3800 rpm Mark Nooney at 5:45pm 07.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/5655 Hi I have a 1984 Yanmar 2 gm, The top RPM should be 3800 rpm. At full throttle I get 2205 rpm. Als
GFO Packing Problem chiefwarren at 5:41pm 07.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2082 Replaced everything aft of the transmission this past spring. I purchased a new Stuffing Box from Ca
Access port in Mast (Col 34) Shrek at 4:15pm 07.15.12 Columbia 2/2064 Anyone have an electrical access port in the base of their mast? Thinking about doing this to my 7
Bilge Blower Size? rogerlwhite at 4:06pm 07.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1377 Can anyone tell me the size of the bilge blower on a Capri 26 with the Universal M2-12 Diesel? It's

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Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 3:27pm 10.14.22 The Marines don't have Fleet Admirals, they have Generals!
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! JamesG161 at 3:25pm 10.14.22 Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1 beer awarded. :beer: _____ 6 Beers for top list. :beer::beer::beer::
Happy 247th Birthday, U.S. Navy!!! kappykaplan at 3:16pm 10.14.22 And a quote, just for the Marine Sharpshooters who shot from the rigging while the Naval crew with
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:54pm 10.14.22 Macerator pumps are not check valves...the best they can do is slow down water that's being forced t
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:51pm 10.14.22 A looks like it might be a hose to vent the engine space - follow it and see if it leads to an exha
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main dlochner at 2:35pm 10.14.22 Several years ago I asked a fairly well know Detroit sailmaker why most new mains were loose footed
Raymarine electronics hookup help Scott T-Bird at 2:32pm 10.14.22 This diagram below should help understand the requirements. I have the SPX-5 / ST6002 combo and I a
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine dmax at 2:30pm 10.14.22 No I can't really access the top and less fit a bottle of oil. I'll look closer then. Thx! Hopeful
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine dmax at 2:29pm 10.14.22 Since we seem to have the same engine could you tell me what A and B are on my picture? A looks li
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:23pm 10.14.22 Are you not able to reach the top of the engine? My boat is similar and there's no problem accessin
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) dmax at 2:21pm 10.14.22 this seems about right, and yes it's 5411. Now, how am I supposed to access the knob? Are you not
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Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) xavpil at 2:14pm 10.14.22 this seems about right, and yes it's 5411. Now, how am I supposed to access the knob? Since we see
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 2:11pm 10.14.22 Assuming you have a Universal Atomic 5411, the oil fill is on the top of the valve cover. There's s
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) xavpil at 2:09pm 10.14.22
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) dmax at 2:08pm 10.14.22 Assuming you have a Universal Atomic 5411 diesel engine, the oil fill is on the top of the valve cov
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Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine (1) JoeWhite at 2:06pm 10.14.22 210070 Is this what your engine looks like?
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