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What is the best air conditioning unit hynnic1 at 9:25pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10453 I plan to install air conditioning in my 2001 Catalina 36 mkii and would like opinions on the best u
Rigging an Asymmetrical on 36MKII wsouza at 8:30pm 07.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1293 I'm a new owner of a 1998 36 MKII. Found by surprise an asymmetrical onboard. Any ideas on how bes
Hunter 430 refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 8:21pm 07.24.11 Big Boats 2/1520 Anybody out there know how to access the compressor unit on a Hunter430? There is a small access th
Hunter 25.5 Anchot/Mast lights switches Bibicu at 7:59pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1552
Sail swap shanker at 7:30pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 4/1666 When I sold my Mac 26X last month, I had a brand new 150% Doyle RF sail in a sail bag that did not g
Brand New Tohatsu 8hp Outboard Break-in Sean10633 at 7:15pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8697 Hi All, I just upgraded from a '90 Johnson 2 stroke 8hp outboard to a 8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It w
Transmission Clunk mrslep at 6:57pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1754 I am getting a more pronounced "clunk" than usual when shifting from forward or reverse gear to neut
rudder access smilingbobby at 6:47pm 07.24.11 Cal 0/2225 I have a 1978 Cal 29. It had been sitting for siix years. The helm wheel is extreamly hard to turn.
1st time out with new auto pilot (2) doehunter at 6:46pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1881 Overnighted solo this weekend. It was really windy Saturday afternoon. I never put the jib up as I
SeaTalk Problem with ST 4000+ looks like Jim at 6:12pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2387 I have to upgrade to the RAYM SPX-5 SMARTPILOT WHEEL since Raymarine will does not support the ST 40
Fuel Pumps M25Xp Bob S at 6:10pm 07.24.11 Catalina 30 7/7624 Has anyone had to replace their fuel pump? My engine has been acting funny the last couple of weeken
Keel Bolt Repair (6) slosacco at 5:51pm 07.24.11 Catalina 22 4/1865 Today i carefully removed the epoxy the PO put over the keel bolt on both sides to stop the leaking.
Bimini Ian Joyce at 5:46pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1980 I have a 320 #967 and the boom is rubbing the bimini. The bimini is probably a standard Catalina pro
Broken Mixing Elbow (4) Allan12210 at 5:44pm 07.24.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3367 So my wife and I were off to Monterey for a week long cruise from San Francisco Bay on July 2, 2011.
Trailer sway problems fokker416 at 4:50pm 07.24.11 Trailer Sailors 17/8831 I have begun to experience some sway problems. I'm not sure if this is a new problem, or that I'm b
Whale DV5606 valve- Failure modes and service jimconlin at 4:16pm 07.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7192 I have a Whale DV5606 diverter valve in my head system. It was installed about seven years ago, but
Mainsheet traveler problem Jim Beck at 4:07pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2057 Does anyone know who the manufacturer is for the mainsheet traveler for recent model Hunters? I have
Black spots and spiders rajhnsn at 3:48pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5542 Just came back from the boat this weekend and noticed black spots that looked like burn holes in the
Mysterious Oil Leak rajhnsn at 3:41pm 07.24.11 Bigger Boats 0/1125 We have found about 1/2 ounce of oil in the pan and another 1/2 ounce in the upper bildge (area belo
Ranger 33 Value argyle dave at 3:06pm 07.24.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/9715 I am getting ready to sell my 1976 Ranger 33 which I have owned for 16 years. I am trying to establi

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What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? FastOlson at 12:29pm 09.14.22 Some buyers believe that a survey is a reason to knock down a price. Sometimes yes and sometimes no.
Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 12:08pm 09.14.22 Thanks to all! I was lucky because the break was close the mast and between the mast and the inter
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 12:03pm 09.14.22 209308
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:36am 09.14.22 . Mind you, now 2 separate people told me that surveying anything under 40k is a waste of time. I
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Bob S at 11:35am 09.14.22 I agree with Barry, I would not want to go outside.
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Kingjim91 at 11:27am 09.14.22 Also, you personally have expressed little boating knowledge, so you don't know what to look for. T
East coast Florida causing spots shemandr at 11:22am 09.14.22 I ran across this today regarding Martin County: https://www.waterwayguide.com/directory/anchorage-f
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida BarryL at 11:19am 09.14.22 I don't understand this. With a small outboard and a favorable tide he should be able to transit the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.14.22 Here's another fine link: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boat-inspection-trip-tips.102541
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Alan Gomes at 10:20am 09.14.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 10:19am 09.14.22 They made over 6,000 Catalina 30s. Here is more info about them: Catalina 30 Groups Link Sub
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 10:13am 09.14.22 Thanks
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 10:05am 09.14.22 Here is an interesting article about engine mounts in the magazine Ocean Navigator. https://oceannav
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 kloudie1 at 10:00am 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembly
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:59am 09.14.22 With my engine being rebuilt, I am planning to buy new mounts for my Perkins. 3 look to be in ok sha
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.14.22 Very true on not needing to remove the end caps. I removed mine because I needed to cut the holes f
New Mailsale jssailem at 9:47am 09.14.22 Keep the faith.
New Mailsale flightlead404 at 9:43am 09.14.22 I just did this for the first time and, given that I won't be owning this boat more than 2-3 more ye
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 9:41am 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The col
Anchor Chain flightlead404 at 9:41am 09.14.22 Most vintage Hunters came with 5/16" (diameter of the wire, not the length of the link or width of

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