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How to fill in the flowmeter thruhull? Chester at 6:46pm 06.11.12 Catalina 22 5/1518 Well, we launched, and nearly sank, our "new to us" Catalina 22 this weekend... or as I like to thin
25 water entering around keel pan area itsagoodthing at 6:45pm 06.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1452 water is entering ( seeping really ) around keel basin, it appear the fiberglass is cracking ?? Any
Fresh water tank MCAPITAINE at 6:40pm 06.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1369 I have a Beneteau 411 year 2000. If I fill the main thank under the bed on the front with water whil
Automated Radio Check John T1594 at 6:17pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2055 This was new to me! This weekend we used the new automated radio check available in our area (Coasta
Fresh water craigthill at 6:04pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 1/1082 I have a 1985 34' Hunter... Need to know what the fresh water tubing and fittings are and where to g
Winterizing Blunder...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:10pm 06.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3521 The drain plugs on seacocks are there for good reason. This was about a $600.00 mistake on a 1.5" br
Forestay. Connection to deck. (1) ppm411 at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/6941 Before I get creative, I thought I would ask the experts on what I should be looking for here. I am
Shore power with engine? bcollis at 4:25pm 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4063 I don't leave my shore power hooked up, so the first thing I do when I get to the boat is plug in.
C27 Replacement Spreader Bracket Ajay73 at 3:28pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/5403 Wondering how many out there replace the stock C27 spreader bracket with the stainless steel one ava
What is this odd looking (old) contraption? (1) JonnyQuest at 3:25pm 06.11.12 Bigger Boats 5/1293 Guess it was an old knot meter or something, the connecting wire has been slipped long ago near the
Autohelm? morrisn1 at 2:08pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1166 Our 94 Catalina 270's depth finder is just blinking on the last number it happened to hit on. This
Rudder Quadrant Bolt/Nut size (1) senang at 2:06pm 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1562 I am installing an autopilot on my Hunter 38. The attached picture is from the installed bolt on the
internal leak in cockpit drain maconhudson at 12:50pm 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2750 We have determined that there is a leak in the cockpit drain and the water is leaking into the boat.
Hunter 306 Owners Manual pdf? bigbrownpilot at 12:32pm 06.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2380 My wife and I are purchasing a 2003 Hunter 306, and I was wondering if anyone had a .pdf copy of the
To Turbo or not to turbo SettleMeDown at 12:29pm 06.11.12 Big Boats 6/1326 We're looking and comparing some H49s. Some have 75hp diesel and others have the 110 turbo. Search
1.6 amp Electrical Leak BillyK at 12:27pm 06.11.12 Catalina 30 7/2310 just finally installed my battery monitor.. and its showing me that i have a 1.6 amp electrical lea
Cal 30 1967 cal_dreamer_12 at 12:14pm 06.11.12 Cal 0/2838 I just bought a 1967 cal 30 hull #122 about a month ago. It was a pretty terrible shape left pretty
Macgregor 19 Power Sailor engine mods/upgrades ?? dz2ycz at 11:21am 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/4257 Boat is new to me from original owner. 40 HP Tohatsu is only clamped to transom and in "full loose"
19 Powersailor. Better use for porta pot recess ??? dz2ycz at 11:14am 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1043 Looking to share mods with other Macgregor 19 Power Sailor owners. Removed porta potti and replaced
Bilge Water and pumps Milton.Audas at 9:42am 06.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2089 So, we got the boat in the water this weekend and all went well. But... that pesky bilge water is st

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Older sailers Kings Gambit at 7:52am 01.01.23 My first sail as a septuagenarian will be this afternoon! :dancing:Been having a bit of weather here
Jabsco Bilge pump on 373 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:25am 01.01.23 Among the guesses - bad pump, bad check valve if one exists, weak pump, low voltage to pump, obstruc
Older sailers (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 01.01.23 Coming up on 80 and still going strong. Enjoy solo sailing as well as with crew. Grand kids really
Older sailers Crazy Dave Condon at 5:55am 01.01.23 I enjoy sailing on trailerable sailboats on inland lakes.
Installing a Spinnaker sailme88 at 4:16am 01.01.23 The ATN Tacker wraps around the furled headsail. the tack of the spinnaker attaches with a quick rel
Installing a Spinnaker (1) Bosman at 3:12am 01.01.23 What you have is a genaker, if this is a factory one. It is a poor quality photo, but if you zoom in
Older sailers Rick486 at 2:51am 01.01.23 We sold our Hunter 44 DS "Maxine" in 2020 after 14 years of great sailing from Maine to NYC. She was
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Mike8074 at 12:29am 01.01.23 I am thinking of doing on the lower sides of the aft cockpit. Other manufacturers do installs this w
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) SailingSole at 9:39pm 12.31.22 Thanks Jon. Do you have a Catalina 30?
Happy new year to all (1) JamesG161 at 9:36pm 12.31.22 More sailing please...
Happy new year to all Kings Gambit at 8:54pm 12.31.22 Going sailing tomorrow to start the year off right!
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? sail sfbay at 8:54pm 12.31.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Start with DR Marine for parts.
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) jon hansen at 7:24pm 12.31.22 fun videos. loved it!
Happy new year to all WayneH at 7:24pm 12.31.22 May everyone's new year be filled with more sailing and less fixing. I've had enough of fixing the b
Older sailers Hollyberry at 5:56pm 12.31.22 Our sailing crowd is primarily in the 60-80 range, with a couple of standouts in their mid 80s. Admi
Older sailers heritage at 5:11pm 12.31.22 Sailing and sail boats have always been my number one passion. That passion is still strong at age
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? Terry Cox at 4:55pm 12.31.22 do you have it? can you recommend it? if it's no longer available (15 years later, after all) can
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location sail sfbay at 4:55pm 12.31.22 Not a Hunter 41AC/DS with a fractional rig, but my Hunter 386 fractional rig topdown furler tack was
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 4:37pm 12.31.22 Towing capacity is the maximum weight a vehicle can tow. Whereas, Gross Combined Weight Rating {GCWR
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 4:17pm 12.31.22 I suspect they could be both. I know on my rebuild of the Perkins, we have found that hoses for cars

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