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Diesel in a Cat 30? Inception at 10:15pm 11.02.11 Catalina 30 15/3769 I have a Catalina 30,from around 1982, the old Atomic engine is blowing oil, and needs to be replace
Hole in my boat! txtowman at 8:42pm 11.02.11 Catalina 22 12/2063 So, I took the keel off to repair the pivot hole, and guess what I found? A hole above the pivot pi
Leaks: exhaust tube, muffler dee.yeah at 8:20pm 11.02.11 Yamaha 7/2268 I've posted it on Engine forum, let me cross post here too. My Yanmar 2YM15 is only 3years old on
Leaks: Exhaust tube, muffler dee.yeah at 8:17pm 11.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/1405 My Yanmar 2YM15 is only 3years old on my Yamaha 25II. Lately I found there is a minor leak at the we
Moisture Readings Captain Doug at 7:56pm 11.02.11 Big Boats 3/1226 Hi everyone. I'm new to this site, and find almost addictive for the information it has provided. I'
What's to do in Florida? dscribner at 6:54pm 11.02.11 Ask All Sailors 24/3556 I sail Maine. We have thousands of miles of coastline, rocks to dodge, ledges and shoals to avoid.
Rudder Problems Pishon at 6:07pm 11.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1982 Can anyone tell me how to drop the rudder in a Hunter Cherubini 37?
Addendum Roger Long at 5:25pm 11.02.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2288 I forgot to include this in my last post about sailing down upper Chesapeake Bay: It was very inter
Trailers, Bunks or Pads? sba55 at 4:17pm 11.02.11 Day Sailers 6/2086 I just got a 23 O'Day which unfortunately does not have a trailer. I am learning the hard way that u
See Video Tours from the Annapolis Sailboat Show 2011 abk at 4:03pm 11.02.11 Ask All Sailors 1/126 My YouTube Channel featuring unauthorized Video Walkthroughs of 8 new boats and check out my website
Shipping a Mac26M in a 40' international sea container rr9999 at 3:47pm 11.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1270 I am investigating specific details concerning physically shipping a Macgregor26M on a factory alumi
Upgrades to a Macgregor26M factory made aluminium trailer rr9999 at 3:24pm 11.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/889 I am researching the possible purchase of a late model Macgregor26M with factory made aluminium trai
Water tank leakage - Oday 34 beilts at 3:05pm 11.02.11 Bigger Boats 23/4994 When I fill my water tanks completely I get leakage from under the sink area (port tank). It only la
Sydney, Australia: Request to inspect your late model Mac26M rr9999 at 2:59pm 11.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/784 Do you own a late model Macgregor26M in the Sydney, Australia area? I am researching the possible pu
Removing companionway hatch (1) Jim Boernge at 2:10pm 11.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/4604 Question for 36/37c owners: Just finished sanding and treating my above deck highly weathered wood
Best sailing lakes decktosser at 1:55pm 11.02.11 Catalina 22 2/1505 Hello all! Just downsized from a c25 in order to spend more time trailering. The 25 went in the wat
Marine Manuals Paul and Judy at 12:45pm 11.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1614 Here is a great site to download manuals for free. http://l-36.com/manuals.php Regards Paul
Ideas on "catching a ride" from Chincoteague Island (1) rgranger at 12:39pm 11.02.11 Trailer Sailors 5/3187 So the weather sucks and I've been planning my next great adventure. I've been playing around with
Good Looking Hull tgrass462 at 10:48am 11.02.11 Smaller Boats 8/1365 This fall my wife and I gave each other an early Christmas present - we had out H-260 professionally
Weighted Daggerboard oreana123 at 10:04am 11.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2136 I was asked about my weighted daggerboard, how it works, if it is worth it. If you purchase a weigh

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Replacing sail slugs Tally Ho at 4:00pm 02.25.22
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 3:54pm 02.25.22 This switch to float is based on only two things that the Link algorithm can measure: the charging
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling jssailem at 3:46pm 02.25.22 Why David. That sure looks viable. Selden Engineering comes through again.
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 Terry Cox at 3:36pm 02.25.22 Especially the aft one. Has anyone done that, or does the shipyard have some magic trick to do the
venture 17 cockpit drain topcat0399 at 3:34pm 02.25.22 I have owned two V21 and a V22 sailboat and all of them had a support under the companionway bridge
Seaward 32RK (Raised Keel) - Keel winch upgrade lindsaytodd at 3:32pm 02.25.22 Thank you! Are you going to replace with the standard 20 gal tank or enlarge capacity? or a 2 cel
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler Salt26 at 3:13pm 02.25.22 Finally got this together, it's a still from a video I did that too long to upload to the site. We
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:06pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Tally Ho at 3:04pm 02.25.22 Thx I was considering that too. I had a nice chart plotter with N2K, but no AIS. I had to buy a n
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 3:00pm 02.25.22 A non-damaging extinguisher for electronics? Even pressurized distilled water or a pyrotechnic sort
Fuse ratings (2) jviss at 2:58pm 02.25.22 Since we've gotten off track here, anyway, here's an explanation of how a fuse might behave in a cir
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 02.25.22 A non-damaging extinguisher for electronics? Even pressurized distilled water or a pyrotechnic sort
Hunter holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:54pm 02.25.22 I have a1993 Hunter 30T. I may have to replace my holding tank. I have looked online for what siz
BATTERY BANK SETUP Benny17441 at 2:49pm 02.25.22 Suggestion; you already have the basic setup so use it for a few months and see how it meets your ne
Battery options Maine Sail at 2:49pm 02.25.22 The balance issue is real but extremely rare if the batteries are properly commissioned. Thes is as
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 2:35pm 02.25.22 I am not aware of any coast guard requirement for fire extinguisher placards, only for trash and en
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Dalliance at 2:33pm 02.25.22 Where do you keep your fire extinguishers? I have one in the closet of each cabin, one under the n
Battery options Stu Jackson at 2:22pm 02.25.22 I was planning on using a 3 bank charger in the case that I expand in the future. Mike, what 3 ban

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