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New drain valve Doc Nixon at 4:36pm 01.01.12 Catalina 22 8/1933 My new to me 1972 C-22 has what appears to be the original gate valve scupper drain. I know I should
First and Last Day (8) Roger Long at 4:11pm 01.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3847 I just came below after watching the first sunset of the new year which also promises to be last war
Good health jorgefife at 3:18pm 01.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1393 To all of you good people, Rardi, Steve Dion,Ed, Sam Lust and all the other names that now escape me
Bilge pump hoses jorgefife at 2:35pm 01.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5035 My bilge pump was not working, and since I don't even know how to use a multi meter to establish if
Garmin Chartplotter Updates joker460 at 1:47pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1146 Just wanted to remind those with Garmin Charplotters to update their firmware. It's free and easy.
Willmington DE Christiana River MLampner at 1:22pm 01.01.12 Destinations 0/2168 The organization I work for does an annual event on the River Walk relatively near the Blue Rocks St
Non-skid recommendations prroots at 1:05pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5206 We are applying a product called Honey Teak (http://www.signaturefinish.com/index.php?topic=Honey+Te
New dinghy davits (1) med2463 at 10:50am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1561 Got new Achilles dinghy up on new Kato davits. Top spacer bar to be added and some tweaking to do.
Catalina Island One Room School House Rick D at 10:44am 01.01.12 Destinations 0/2061 Here's a story about a one-room school house in SoCal's Catalina Island which has been funded in a m
Hunter 23.5 Spinnaker Gear charlieyacht at 10:23am 01.01.12 Smaller Boats 4/2297 Can anyone help with some pictures of the factory installed spinnaker gear set up. Particularly the
Hunter 35.5 folding Prop bgreen at 9:38am 01.01.12 Big Boats 14/5038 I own a 1987 Legend 35.5. With a yanmar 3gm30 and currently have a 2 plade fixed prop and i want to
Hurth/ZF transmission model msade at 9:33am 01.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1986 I am trying to identify the transmission model that I have . The boat is beneteau oceanis 440 and th
Raymarine display fogging (1) Rich Stidger at 9:32am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 17/8151 I have a Raymarine RL80CRC+ display that develops fogging on the screen when the screen is exposed t
Hunter 35.5 Ports bgreen at 9:18am 01.01.12 Big Boats 3/1375 Happy new year to all, i bought a 35.5 legend, couple things i want to work on ove the winter and an
Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations (18) Maine Sail at 9:12am 01.01.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/25922 NOTE: This article has been edited, updated and had more information added. I have not had the time
Impeller mysteries ... Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3525 The thread on the temperature alarm got a response from Benny which really rang a bell with me so, r
air conditioning install Jon4399 at 7:43am 01.01.12 Big Boats 2/1226 I am a fairly new Hunter owner, a legend 37.5. The boat has no air conditioning nor refrigeration.
Bugs! Roger Long at 6:00am 01.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/2729 I'm starting 2012 with a bit of an antidote to the envy evident in replies to my last post. I've be
Mast Bend Scott2 at 5:05am 01.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3728 I bought my 2003 H240 three years ago, but have never been satisfied with the mast bend. It seems ex
Bilge Schematic - 361 BananaToe at 3:35am 01.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1787 I seem to get about 1 litre of water in my bilge every week or two- Here's what I know: It's fre

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Catalina 320 diesel? Tally Ho at 2:47pm 11.12.22 Of course....but I am in Grand Rapids 3 hours away. I should have check this out when I was there
Old Barient winches binding Tally Ho at 2:42pm 11.12.22 Can you take some photos? Hard to tell from the description. I have some Barlows on my Oday 322 th
Catalina 320 diesel? Ben Ingebretson at 2:32pm 11.12.22 Or count the spark plugs. :laugh: Of course....but I am in Grand Rapids 3 hours away. I should h
Fisher Panda 12 mini SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:26pm 11.12.22 Fischer Panda considers the part to be a "wear" item. I bet it wouldn't be a wear item it it were ma
O'Day Javelin Larger Jib Sail? kgray9 at 2:25pm 11.12.22 Suggest you review this earlier post I made: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/furling-jib-
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 2:22pm 11.12.22 Are you jib leads on a track or fixed? This sounds like it could be an issue with lead position. Wh
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater kappykaplan at 2:20pm 11.12.22 all boat stuff is expensive. :plus: BOAT unit = Bring on another thousand
First time sailboat owner Terry Cox at 2:12pm 11.12.22 He wished all SBO sailors a thank you for helping with the start of their new cruising life. You'r
Catalina 320 diesel? Terry Cox at 1:54pm 11.12.22 Count the injector lines / injectors. Each cylinder gets one injector. Or count the spark plugs. :
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Terry Cox at 1:50pm 11.12.22 Shoot, I already bought one. It's by the foot so I can't return it. Installed a Wallas furnace in
Catalina 320 diesel? Hollyberry at 1:49pm 11.12.22 Thanks...I just got the boat and it is on the hard in Toledo. Prior owners not certain. Catalina
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 1:39pm 11.12.22 @hatchclan just gave me a call 15:05 EST. He and his wife have left Port Pierce and are heading nort
Catalina 320 diesel? Ben Ingebretson at 12:46pm 11.12.22 White Lake, MI and where will you cruise? Taking it in the spring from Toledo up and around to WL.
Catalina 320 diesel? Ben Ingebretson at 12:45pm 11.12.22 Thanks...I just got the boat and it is on the hard in Toledo. Prior owners not certain. Catalina
Catalina 320 diesel? Ben Ingebretson at 12:43pm 11.12.22 Count the injector lines / injectors. Each cylinder gets one injector. Once you know which engine
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 12:43pm 11.12.22 The problem with it is that it has to fly outside the lifelines (spreader sticks out to far to allo
Galley table question. Hollyberry at 12:18pm 11.12.22 Definitely a pre-purchase negotiation in the wings on this one!
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil WayneH at 12:04pm 11.12.22 I've tried WD-40 and PB Blaster and was unsatisfied with the results. I freed up a set of needle nos
Do not lick this Toad! WayneH at 11:57am 11.12.22
Catalina 320 diesel? JamesG161 at 11:52am 11.12.22 White Lake, MI and where will you cruise?

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