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Stagnant water in the lazarette (1) xavpil at 5:49pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1206
Valve needed xavpil at 5:45pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1097 Hi all. Working on my water pump and I want to replace the old valve that connects the strainer to t
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? (1) xavpil at 5:24pm 10.24.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2312 Hi all Just bought this 89 Cal 27 and I want to replace the dirty bilge hoses. The hose attached to
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Dean Strong at 3:31pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 29/5198 For the first time in 20 years my engine wouldn't start this weekend. It kept catching, so I kept c
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 1:58pm 10.24.22 Sirius 21/22 17/3964 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:34am 10.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1198 My boat doesn't have winches. I'm adding them. Lewmar 16s from the 70s. How do you run your fores
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:08am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1824 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to he
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Anon 156829 at 6:22am 10.24.22 Catalina 310 25/3579 Hello, My Catalina 310 has an ongoing issue related to voltage readings. My voltage meter pins itsel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 3:58am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 34/3926 The unfortunate fact is that my trailer sailer will never be on the water for more than 5 days at a
Recommendations on bottom paint requested CoralRose at 11:45pm 10.23.22 Smaller Boats 9/1542 Hello all, My Hunter 23, built 1986, was kept in freshwater most of her life (I believe all but can
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (1) Clutch Cargo at 5:22pm 10.23.22 Bigger Boats 8/2452 So, having redone everything downstream of the holding tank (and vastly improved the tank venting),
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Dubo at 5:06pm 10.23.22 Big Boats 33/5822 Has anyone found an effective way to clean the brown sludge out of their heat exchanger(HE)? I am i
winter cover DanMaine at 10:33am 10.23.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1687 I sure hate the waste involved in plastic wrap for the winter. Tarps always seem to turn out poorly
Sinks draining slowly. EdWard3 at 6:42am 10.23.22 Big Boats 10/3946 My new to me Catalina 36 mkii (2003) sinks drain very slowly. Am I being impatient or is this a desi
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (6) SawyerCurt at 6:27am 10.23.22 Catalina 310 16/3082 At the end of the winter season as I was prepping the boat for launch, I tried to connect to shore p
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 8:23pm 10.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1530
Water filter clarification... (2) xavpil at 5:54pm 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2839 Hi all Looking inside the water filter I just see one hole for the water to come in from the seacock
If I don't need hot water I don't need this, right? (1) xavpil at 5:35pm 10.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 13/1986 Diesel engine, Universal Atomic 5411 I don't intend on having hot water. So I don't need the red han
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 4:54pm 10.22.22 Bigger Boats 42/7466 We pulled our 1978 O'Day 28 out of the water for winter and while it was on the sling, the operator
Rotating a photo Cederholm at 3:32pm 10.22.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2394 Still a little new here, trying to post portrait-oriented photos, but they preview as landscape. Ver

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Constrictor Clutches PaulDaniel at 2:27pm 06.25.25 Currently the halyard is led from a turning block at the mast base, to a turning block on the cabin
BATTERY? dlochner at 2:23pm 06.25.25 But at this point, I think I am going the easy route and replacing my lead acid batteries in kind a
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) thinwater at 2:10pm 06.25.25 Those are brass, not bronze, ball valves (just look at the extend of corrosion dribbling down). I th
Adding cleats to the mast thinwater at 2:04pm 06.25.25 I'm not a fan of cleats on the mast. They can snag sheets and other lines at very inconvenient momen
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors (8) Tally Ho at 2:03pm 06.25.25
Constrictor Clutches Stu Jackson at 1:57pm 06.25.25 choice for a halyard clutch mounted on the mast? Is the halyard to be led aft? If so, have you co
BATTERY? (4) Tally Ho at 1:52pm 06.25.25 Thanks for all of the comments so far. I was at the boat today and got some info on my old battery
1979 hunter 30 mast support and hot water heater Intrepid-II at 1:47pm 06.25.25 I own a sister ship and the rusted mast step in the bilge is a problem for these boats. Rather than
I Just Bought a Boat! A Free Boat! Davidasailor26 at 1:45pm 06.25.25
Adding cleats to the mast Joe at 1:01pm 06.25.25 The cleat you pictured is better suited for a mooring cleat, on the boat or dock. Dockside cleats
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. jssailem at 12:10pm 06.25.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) testingthewaters91 at 11:51am 06.25.25 I chose to match the through-hull, strainer, and hose diameter to the pump intake diameter. That
Cheap outboard Stu Jackson at 11:34am 06.25.25 This air cooled motor reminds me of the old British Sea Gull motors. They ran great when you could
A blessing or a curse? PaulK at 11:21am 06.25.25 This will give you an idea about the shape of the rudder. Looks pretty simple: JAVELIN 14 (FOX) - sa
Cheap outboard dlochner at 11:19am 06.25.25 This air cooled motor reminds me of the old British Sea Gull motors. They ran great when you could g
Windlite 14 (1) jssailem at 11:18am 06.25.25 the lines are in such bad shape I am having a hard time finding what I need to replace. If anyone k
More Scams PaulK at 11:15am 06.25.25 Came across something like this looking for a snowplow for my tractor. Really cheap. In Alaska. Th
Cheap outboard PaulK at 11:10am 06.25.25 I'm thinking that if you've got a battery big enough to start a diesel that you can't start anyway,
Windlite 14 jssailem at 11:07am 06.25.25 Let us know if you have additional questions.
Cheap outboard LLoyd B at 10:17am 06.25.25 I'm thinking that if you've got a battery big enough to start a diesel that you can't start anyway,

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