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fuel/water separator fiestaMojo at 4:27pm 06.12.11 Engines and Propulsion 1/2841 what is the best fuel/water separator (primary filter)? I'm replacing my fuel tank, fill, and lines
Removing epoxy Stephen K at 4:26pm 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1696 It looks like my boat has some hardened epoxy on the deck...some on the smooth surface and some on t
Honda BF5 Charger Installation (12) CaptDon01 at 2:27pm 06.12.11 Catalina 22 0/11204 Here are some photos of my recent project to install the charging kit on our Honda outboard. Having
How to know if a raw water pump is re-buildable? Rich Stidger at 1:12pm 06.12.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2463 I have a couple of Volvo pumps that were leaking and I determined that it was cheaper to buy a new
looking for advice (4) sail2011 at 12:35pm 06.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2474 hi, i'm considering buying this hunter 280, 1996, 1. wing keel has a dent at the bottom and cra
Honda 9.9 Deucer at 12:32pm 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 16/7228 Just a little community knowledge for those with Honda 9.9's (which we have on our H260). Our water
ST30 speed problem kb5rex at 11:59am 06.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1643 I have a 1998 H310 with a ST30 speed indicator that is reading 0.0. I have removed the transducer f
Cruising Cuba Chuckbear at 11:58am 06.12.11 Destinations 2/4400 For anyone that has not read our article on our cruise to Cuba, We have just posted it on our Beach
using a spinnaker pole as a whisker pole hz293 at 11:32am 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2098 I have a 1976 standard rig Catalina 27 with an 11' spinnaker pole. I know that a whisker pole exten
Coupling leaking water (2) my900ss at 11:16am 06.12.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1815 The blue and green sections of the prop shaft shown in these two photo's are leaking water. Any adv
Tappin' a fuel tank All U Get at 11:01am 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 26/8845 Hi all, I would like to add a fuel polisher to an existing tank. I have a dual Racor filter system
Better Outhaul geehaw at 10:32am 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3130 I have a Oday 25 and the out haul is just a 1 to 1 pull. It goes from the clew to a block at end of
Seeking trailer for 1978 Catalina 25' Fin Keel smeredith at 10:30am 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 1/2891 I am looking for a trailer to transport my 25' Catalina. I have inquires out to ABTrailer, FE trail
Rui Luis Died June 6th pkdailey4 at 9:11am 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2305 Rui was the owner of Rooster Sails in Alameda Ca @ Grand Marina. Apparently he had fallen in the wat
Replacing name and port lettering Smitty at 8:33am 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2932 The vinyl lettering for Chikara's name and hailing port is several years old and fading and beginnin
h23 sail prices C Jones at 7:24am 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 4/1800 I have been shopping for a new main sail for my h23 and have come up with these quotes. The main in
10% chance of rail - I'm in dscribner at 7:05am 06.12.11 Trailer Sailors 7/3231 So, the boat's painted, the kicker started on the second pull, trailer's registered, the lights work
Boom Vang on O'day 25 Chromazone sailor at 6:57am 06.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/5238 New post on inherited boat. There does not seem to be any where to attach the boom vang (also no bo
backstay bridle for 6.9, 6.7, 22 luffwoolly at 6:29am 06.12.11 S2 4/3054
Jib tracks GarEi at 6:05am 06.12.11 Pearson 2/1839 Anyone with a Pearson 303 ever rebed your jib tracks? We have started and what a bear of a job. You

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321 air conditioning install dmdiehl64 at 1:12pm 09.14.22 Thank you dmdiehl64 for the input, it is much appreciated. I am closing on the 321 tomorrow and ge
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? kappykaplan at 1:03pm 09.14.22 a survey should provide a huge "ROI", as the younger financial types like to call it. :plus:
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 12:51pm 09.14.22 The outside route is over 80 nautical miles with no place to bail out and the tides around Woods Hol
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? FastOlson at 12:37pm 09.14.22 Those 2 folks are seriously uninformed. Why? Because it IS a big investment. If you were buying a u
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

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