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Catalina 28 starting/elctrical problems Victoria28 at 1:58pm 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3620 I have a 1992 cat 28 with the m3-20 engine. batteries are new group 31's and all fuel lines, filters
What are the top four sailing vessels I should consider? Capt Karl at 1:24pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6026
Replacing the water pump Impeller sailortaylor at 1:20pm 09.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2429 Is there anything special I should know when replacing the impller on the Westerbeke 42 B. ? Mine is
Gelcoat stain from Seagull poop Kivalo at 1:10pm 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 10/6386 How do I remove the discoloration on my helm seat from seagull poop? :evil: Thanks in advance. Bra
Solar Installation FourPoints at 12:18pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1752 I have talked enough about it, but I finally got around to posting pictures and a writeup from the i
Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1604 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.
Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2153 Took the plunge bought a catalina 22 a couple months ago against everyone's and I am really talkin e
Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1725 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/6082 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp
Cockpit Locker Modifications merlinuxo at 10:39am 09.06.11 Morgan 3/3648 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or
Even dumb steel parts fail....... (1) waternwaves at 10:33am 09.06.11 Big Boats 8/2493 here is a new one to watch out for.......especially for all you owners of 25 yr old yanmars.........
starter motor problems newboatowner at 10:04am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 Hope all had a good summer. I had to replace the original stater motor on my Universal M 18 and d
Experience with the Propane Locker? steve stark at 9:39am 09.06.11 Big Boats 1/1110 I am preparing to mount some hardware to the rear of the storage lockers on each side of the swim st
Keel damage - how bad? (3) tominny at 9:17am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5978 I am looking at buying a 1974 34' Tartan. Great boat, but the aft keel has been damaged. Apparently
Looking for Matching Stanchion Jim S at 8:15am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1462 Our 1982 Hunter 37C suffered damage in the recent sweep of Irene over Lake Champlain. Our starbo
Metal holding tank smell bcollis at 8:11am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1211 There has been lots of conversation on this topic, and I plan on following some of the direction, sp
Pearson 23C RICKO at 7:56am 09.06.11 Pearson 0/2851 I just purchased a Pearson 23C #27 out of 42. Over the life of the boat the reefing system has been
Bulb replacement rwells47 at 7:11am 09.06.11 Catalina 30 1/1768 I own a 1987 Catalina 30 TR and need to replace my Deck Light and Anchor light bulbs. Ordered and re
Is the Sailing Pensacola site active? taichi at 6:40am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/986 Anybody familiar with the website forum? I've tried registering twice now and it keeps coming back t
Replace Navigation Light JETrunek at 5:48am 09.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1920 What replacement can I use for 1987 Hunter 31 - Bow pulpit, bi-color navigation light. Two sheet-met

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CDI FF2 patbratton at 5:45am 10.26.22 Thank you.
CDI FF2 RoyS at 5:42am 10.26.22 Something to watch out for: The slot in the luff extrusion is easily damaged when hoisting the sail.
Knot Transducer RoyS at 5:18am 10.26.22 You may be viewing the GPS speed and not even have a speed transducer. GPS speed is really all you n
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Jstonge at 4:53am 10.26.22 When cold on my 2GM20F, I normally set the throttle to about half when trying to start. If crankin
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 Tin Kicker at 4:47am 10.26.22 Looks like black sealer around the base on top that you need to break free. Debond and other solven
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) Tin Kicker at 4:39am 10.26.22 Wanted to add this shot for how the folding rub rail pads are so easy to remove and stow, but can't
Knot Transducer Terry Cox at 4:36am 10.26.22 Usually forward of the keel and off set. Depth and speed next to each other. Sole hatch access from
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Tin Kicker at 4:33am 10.26.22 As a licensed aircraft mechanic and engineering investigator who's had or worked on airplanes and bo
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long kloudie1 at 3:46am 10.26.22 I agree, Ralph.. From experience, the engine will clear of that residual water when decompressed an
Dropping rudder 35s5 Wesleymi at 1:35am 10.26.22 I finally tool grinder to my quadrant to get it all apart. Stainless steel, aluminum, and salt water
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:41pm 10.25.22 (There may have been rum involved) Rum in the exhaust hose you say ? Absolute sacrilege. Sacril
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long kloudie1 at 6:53pm 10.25.22 Drain hose is the exhaust hose. It will drain (if overfilled) when it is removed from the mixing elb
Wing Keel repair PaulK at 5:31pm 10.25.22 Looks like we need to wait for bil1215 to measure the keel and see if it was cut down or not. If no
H33C prop walk kappykaplan at 3:50pm 10.25.22 Once the boat speed has picked up, water flow over the rudder will combat the prop walk effect and
Stagnant water in the lazarette CarlN at 3:18pm 10.25.22 It's very common for limber holes to get plugged with bilge trash. If you can find it, just poke the
Voltage Meter Issue marchem at 2:47pm 10.25.22 So, given a nav table and a laptop computer, you could estimate your SOC by plugging in all the var
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:44pm 10.25.22 The bulb was clearly an after market addition. I'm not convinced that much if anything was cut off
Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to

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