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engine won't start newboatowner at 7:06pm 04.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3373 I have a Catalina 30 with a 1985 M18 Universal engine that started giving me trouble at the end of l
VHF radio COCKPIT Plug bobcat30 at 6:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 3/1328 The VHF plug in the cockpit does not make a good contact to the female end of the cockpit mic. I se
Water Pressure System drbobfarra at 5:58pm 04.25.12 Pearson 2/1534 I just sailed my 1990 27' Pearson from Milwaukee to Montrose Harbor in Chicago. This is my first sa
Unconventional Bottom Paint rgranger at 5:43pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5306 Hey All I'm hoping for some advice on the use of graphite bottom paint. I've read a lot about it o
Bronze cleaning Ted at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8628 I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean my cast bronze seacock before I reinstall it. The surfac
Stainless grab rails O'day 28 (2) tcwaltz at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Bigger Boats 8/2261 As much as I like the look of teak inside my boat, I'm not a huge fan of it on the outside. The pre
rail mounted engine aliebnick at 5:01pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1411 I have a 1986 Hunter31. I am looking to mount my dinghy's 2011 6 hp Mercury outboard engine on my st
Teak floor in the cockpit John Rushing at 4:58pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 3/4015 I have a Hunter 34 and was wondering if anyone out there has put teak floors in their cockpit. Did
Pearson 303 transducer location GarEi at 4:50pm 04.25.12 Pearson 5/2289 This is a question for Pearson 303 owners. I am replacing my thru hull depth sounder transducer. Her
Triple Rope Clutch bobcat30 at 4:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 5/1785 I need to remove the Triple Clutch on the PORT side of the cabin top. I undid six bolts and it wi
Perko waste deck fitting redhead78 at 4:15pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1830 I installed a perko, 1.5" waste deck fitting on my boat. Do I need anty other adapters or anything f
Bilging and more ... navigateur at 4:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1159 I'm working my way from bow to stern .. bilge, bilge pumps, electrical, AC, DC, batteries, charging
bilge water Beeg at 3:52pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2706 Just acquired a Cat. 25 swing keel. Haven't owned a boat in 35 years. Boat sat in cradle several yea
New Instruments and GPS at Helm Ronald10239 at 3:22pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1243 Modifications to my Yacht Specalities pedistal guard (12" o/c x 1" to 9.5" o/c x 1.25) to accomodate
Mast Rake Siamese at 2:56pm 04.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3716 The mast on my 309 has a pronounced rake. Sorry, about the lack of pictures, but we'll see if it ge
Caution: Leaking Knotmenter fittings for ST60 series artboas at 2:53pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 23/12194 Ok, it's been awhile since I wrote a really contraversial topic... so here it is. There is a serious
Trailering with the motor lbyonkers at 2:49pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1402 I have replaced the original motor mount with an adjustable one. I attached it with a 3/16 x 12 x 12
Bimini for 1977 22' Oday captined at 2:02pm 04.25.12 Day Sailers 3/4303 Cheapest way to install a Bimini on a 22' Oday 1977, any ideas, does anyone have one, so I can get s
Hunter 25.5 help Jeremy21515 at 1:51pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3160 Model 25.5 I am preping this boat after having laid it up for 14 years. My son took it to the Abacos
Recommend an engine compartment blower smoothsailing at 1:41pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7334 Hi All, I'm looking to replace my engine compartment blower. It's old and draws much to much cur

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Busted Mast twalker H260 at 5:16pm 01.11.23 You indicated the break was above the tang of the shrouds and where the forestay attaches to the mas
The keel... is done kappykaplan at 4:59pm 01.11.23 Looks great, HeelBoy! :beer:
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 4:56pm 01.11.23
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin RitSim at 4:51pm 01.11.23 Thanks. I missed that.
Question about main panel breakers jssailem at 4:49pm 01.11.23 You bet. Ask @Dave Groshong. He will know. I have not seen the bent design. Not even sure it is nee
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dlochner at 4:25pm 01.11.23 It may be different on your Yanmar, however some Yanmars, like my 3JH2e do not pick up the engine RP
New sailing toy for Christmas Leeward Rail at 4:25pm 01.11.23 And every time you wake up is a bonus. Is that concern due to extremely fun activities or retiring
old fixer upper. winter movie kappykaplan at 4:24pm 01.11.23 Nice video, Jon! That's a huge boat. :beer:
Busted Mast jon hansen at 4:09pm 01.11.23 i'm up here in the rust belt. i can get that fixed easily. metal fabricating shop owner buddy of
H240 bulkhead thickness isaksp00 at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Maybe consider the recessed fittings that screw onto the back edge of the shelf's support bracket or
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Thanks for the replies. Here are some answers: The picture I showed was only to illustrate the ang
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dLj at 3:45pm 01.11.23 Boat I am looking at is in England. OK, you shouldn't have need of a license beyond what your coun
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 3:31pm 01.11.23 @RitSim, if you don't already have one, you might want to considering getting one of the Raymarine A
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Tally Ho at 3:23pm 01.11.23
Movie for Winter Season kappykaplan at 3:22pm 01.11.23 Round the World :plus:
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 3:22pm 01.11.23 all my grease guns have adjustable nozzels. you can set them for different pressures of grip to th
Bearing Cap rusted tight jon hansen at 3:21pm 01.11.23 all my grease guns have adjustable nozzels. you can set them for different pressures of grip to the
Spider Cracks in gel coat Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 01.11.23 I would recommend checking the core under the cleat. My guess is that the cleat bolts leaked and let
Busted Mast sbrogden at 2:57pm 01.11.23 If I had to take a guess I would say a plastic block would be the fastest/easiest. With wood you'd
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin (1) RitSim at 2:54pm 01.11.23 You should be able to connect a Garmin radar to a Garmin chartplotter. I have had issues with conne

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