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Honda O/B Running Rough saildork at 2:56pm 11.07.11 Trailer Sailors 17/7357 The outboard on my Catalina 22 is a 1983 Honda 7.5 hp 4-stroke. Until recently, it has performed be
New Waste Holding System Duke at 2:46pm 11.07.11 Morgan 0/1562 I getting ready to replace the waste holding bladder with a proper holding tank aboard my Morgan 321
New H30 Owner H30Gary at 1:47pm 11.07.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1218 Hi all - I'm the new owner of Cutlass, a 1980 H30. Actually, I've had the boat about a year, but jus
Oops! Bill Jones at 12:42pm 11.07.11 Smaller Boats 1/1101 I took my H23.5 off the lake Saturday and noticed when parking it for the long winter I was missing
What to buy, 26M, 26X 25M +Video of my Mac 25 abk at 12:14pm 11.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2525 Just a link to a video on my 1984 25M on the Delaware River near Bristol, Pa on July 4th 2011. I ha
An idea for Cabin Lights... (1) rgranger at 10:56am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4851 I was at a trailer supply shop Saturday and saw these... They are fully enclosed backup (White) LED
Gudgeon for O'Day 25? DharmaBum at 10:53am 11.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3840 Hi, Anyone have any ideas where I can find a transom-mounted gudgeon for my O'Day 25 tall-rig? The
ODay 28 - Winterizing Engine questions skisil at 10:25am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 2/1691 I have an OD 28 with a Universal 5416 Diesel. This is the first time that I have winterized engine a
GFI in Catalina 25 kmdeleon at 10:22am 11.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2394 Hi All, Hubby and I went to spend some quality time on the boat this weekend only to find that we ha
Speed Paddle Wheel / Knot Meter jrgINTHEoc at 10:17am 11.07.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2687 Newer owner of a 1974 Cat27. Knot Meter was inop so I located the speed paddle wheel and housing in
53 'Cheoy Lee Motorsailer vatab at 9:50am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 2/4424 I am looking for a large sail boat in size 50-55 foot for sailing around the world. I wonder if the
Bow plate Dreamgate at 9:48am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 I read a great article by Bob Skalkowski in 2004 on how he modified the bow plate for an anchor set
Solar panels in the pacific northwest Jared1048 at 9:47am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2037 I'm looking at getting a 65watt panel added to the top side of my deck below the main. I know its no
Bent Mast drterryh at 9:44am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 8/1815 I have a friend with a small daysailer who has a bent aluminum mast. The mast was in it's cradle and
Attention all O'day Refurbishers /Recyclers (1) Panta Rei at 8:49am 11.07.11 Bigger Boats 19/5392 Picking up on Joe's (25 years later) recycler concept , I have decided to make a set of rub on dec
Pettit Ultima SR 60 Questions..... (1) Sumner at 8:23am 11.07.11 Ask All Sailors 11/9997 First thanks for the help on the Zipper/Enclosure Window question. I'm going to get some 303. We a
Feathering Prop & barnacles Ken13559 at 8:00am 11.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1315 Those who uses feathering prop e.g. Kiwi Prop, could you advice me if barnacle growing around the pr
Some Photo sharing allen-deckard at 7:57am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 0/1017 Just thouught it might be fun for people to share some photos of this past boating season with each
Main sail question allen-deckard at 7:41am 11.07.11 Catalina 22 4/1467 This spring I plan on buying a new main sail. When I was at the anapolis sailboat show I went arou
oil filter question hmurmur at 7:24am 11.07.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/2335 I successfully changed my oil on my Yanmar engine. I drained the oil, removed the old oil filter and

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Valve needed Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and w
Insurance claim capta at 6:02pm 10.24.22 I don't suppose you will have much of a choice. The insurance company will pay as little as possible
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? sesmith at 5:54pm 10.24.22 I used to post on here a receipe for homemade peel away. YOu take a 5lb bag of garden lime, two
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long capta at 5:53pm 10.24.22 The problem is that you could have water on top of the cylinders (at least1) and when you crank the
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:42pm 10.24.22 I installed a Groco ARG-750 . Substantial construction able to take the boat conditions of near fr
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:35pm 10.24.22 BTW I noticed that the hose between the strainer and the pump is too big for the intake pump. 3/4IN
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 5:30pm 10.24.22
Voltage Meter Issue dlochner at 5:12pm 10.24.22 Prior to my load test/recovery all connections were inspected and confirmed secure. The load test s
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (2) Tin Kicker at 5:07pm 10.24.22 I'm solo most of the time and always reverse into the slip. I have a pair of spring lines on the p
Voltage Meter Issue Leeward Rail at 4:59pm 10.24.22 Don't think its the regulator as it is built in to Alternator and that is brand new. That means n
Water filter clarification... Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 10.24.22
Voltage Meter Issue JoeWhite at 4:48pm 10.24.22 If your regulator ground lug has no wire connected, then install a stranded #8 wire to the shunt.
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Tin Kicker at 4:30pm 10.24.22 Check for resistance to both ends of the regulator sense wire or use a jumper to bypass it, then try
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? rgranger at 4:21pm 10.24.22 I did this in my back yard. Put down an old sheet to act like a filter. The chips mostly ended up
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:18pm 10.24.22 More tests today instead of running back and forth between the engine compartment and the stern to l
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 4:18pm 10.24.22 :)
Outboard for Sirius 21? kappykaplan at 4:16pm 10.24.22 Nice lookin' boat, @SiriusCanada ! I have about a month before my boat goes into dry storage. I'm
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 10.24.22 I can certainly feel for you. If you did overcrank, getting get rid of any water in the cylinders i
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 sail sfbay at 4:12pm 10.24.22 Lead halyards and sheets through turning blocks, deck organizers then through clutches then to self
New Mac 25 owner Giro at 4:11pm 10.24.22

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