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Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:01pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2471 I have a Catilina 27 - (1985) I cant find the pump out "valve" - not on deck as show in scimatic t
Air Conditioning (A/C) Distribution Problem sstarley at 2:57pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 5/1534 We have a 2003 H356 with A/C which works great - except that very little air flow gets to forward ca
Hour meter installation mellis18 at 2:19pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3339 I want to install an hour meter on my Hunter for the Yanmar 2GM motor. It currently does not have on
Hull cleaning / dive service - North Fork, LI Rob19574 at 1:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/18 I'm looking to have my hull cleaned in-water and need a diver in the North Fork, LI - New York area.
Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1266 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2276 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2316 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1305 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2189 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1610 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov
1984 Hunter 25.5 eruditioninc at 10:00am 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2492 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 in fair condition. I am looking for a owners manual or a diagram
Leaky Windows moparv104x4 at 9:50am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2115 Leaky Window Sealing Help I have a 1981 Islander Bahama 30, one of the main salon windows was leaki
Tiller pilot paphman at 9:40am 06.28.11 Catalina 22 2/1409 Just a quick update on our new tiller pilot. We put a TP 10 simrad pilot in the boat this spring, a
Removal of holding tank Vision 32 1994 HV32 at 8:52am 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1676 The holding tank on this model is under the swim step. What is the best method to remove and is a p
Continuous Line Furlers TFrere at 8:19am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2833 I purchased a Harken Cruising furler last year and now I am wondering if I made the right decision.
Impressions: Small vs. Not so small? rgranger at 7:43am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2800 :stirthepot: I wanted to probe an impression I have about the attitudes sailors have about other sai
Moyer Marine now casting Atomic 4 blocks Twice Around at 7:33am 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2206 Moyer Marine announced this week that they are now casting aftermarket Atomic 4 engine blocks! For
Flutter-Flap-Leech line Quoddy at 7:18am 06.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11870
ice makers Chuck Creel at 5:54am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2855 interesting find while doing online search . Might show some merit for the week ender trips. h
Stained PlasTeak JeffThompson at 4:39am 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1590 In my zeal to ensure that the boat looks as good as it sails, I strayed with my polishing compound a

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Anchor Chain (1) Mike Oldak at 5:04am 09.12.22 I generally only cruise on the Chesapeake Bay, but during our restoration I noticed that my anchor c
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 4:59am 09.12.22 I will forward the suggestions here to him. Can I ask which type of vessel you made your passage
Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Terry Cox at 4:48am 09.12.22 You also had a tank that you filled to flush the toilet as he's doing No. The holding tank was loc
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida sailme88 at 4:06am 09.12.22 Make sure that the friend has spare tires for the trailer...
'83 Oday 25 swing / centerboatd portajon at 3:49am 09.12.22 Like this? Not totally complete, but perhaps an O'DAY 25 or 26 owner could fill in the missing meas
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:38am 09.12.22 While the Delaware Bay is a challenge, it is a challenge because it is about 30 miles from Cape May
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) palcuz at 2:35am 09.12.22 I Did see this map. Yesterday I was able to follow the entire route from Mannasqan inlet down to S
Underrated marinas David in Sandusky at 8:35pm 09.11.22 We have docked Lady Lillie in over 40 marinas in Lakes Erie, St. Clair, and Huron and in the Detroit
Underrated marinas (1) Allowishish at 8:30pm 09.11.22 Which lake. Dillon is the only lake I sailed in Colorado. That was during a Ski/bike/sail end of Sk
Underrated marinas Leeward Rail at 8:23pm 09.11.22 The driver is a customer! :yikes: Oh. Sorry though it was all fancy with a part time jack of all t
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't FastOlson at 8:12pm 09.11.22 https://betamarineusa.com/portfolio/beta-38/hat This modern engine might be a good choice. IF... you
Going back to sailing 60 years later David in Sandusky at 7:56pm 09.11.22 The boom needs to stay where it is, so the bimini has to be mounted/arranged not to interfere with t
Going back to sailing 60 years later jssailem at 7:50pm 09.11.22 Ted Congrats on getting the boat and yourself back out on the water. Better late than never. On t
Underrated marinas dlochner at 7:44pm 09.11.22 Rear mirrors are not really needed. Plenty of vehicles have no way to look straight out the back...
Holding tank, stud finder Ralph Johnstone at 7:33pm 09.11.22 A few responses suggested using a stud finder. Yup, my Stanley Intellisensor does work, after a f
Underrated marinas jssailem at 7:33pm 09.11.22 Which lake. Dillon is the only lake I sailed in Colorado. That was during a Ski/bike/sail end of Ski
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? jssailem at 7:29pm 09.11.22
Underrated marinas Allowishish at 7:24pm 09.11.22 Nice. Beautiful photo. I am not lucky enough to have a great marina. our lake is a hidden gem in C
Underrated marinas (1) jssailem at 7:13pm 09.11.22 Port Browning on North Pender Island BC. Terrific dinners at the restaurant. Eye candy at daybreak.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 7:09pm 09.11.22 While the Delaware Bay is a challenge, it is a challenge because it is about 30 miles from Cape May

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