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Eliminate Head Odors with Tankette (1) SeaRanch at 12:45pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Peggy, attached article was in Catalina Mainsheet Magazine. Suggests using "Tankette" to eliminate h
M25XP oil leak DanNahant at 11:24am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1971 I went to Winterize the Boat. I discovered several ounces of engine oil floating on the bilge water.
Winter Projects timebandit at 10:47am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1151 As winter comes around and sailing slows you might want to check this thread for some cheap and kewl
Rudder Crack (2) SailAway1 at 10:38am 11.17.10 Catalina 22 21/6061 Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to sailing and I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 22 swing keel :D. I can
AutoHelm hunting kevinrquinn at 10:01am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1449 The Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm on my boat has worked for years but now it wants to snake back and fo
Skin fitting Gwyn at 7:28am 11.17.10 Big Boats 3/1723 Last summer when attempting a boat to boat transfer, my shower outlet skin fitting got knocked off.
Dinghy Davits LaColla at 6:50am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2933 I have a 2007 Hunter 33 and i am considering putting on davits to hold an 11 foot zodiac cub. An
South Pacific Guides, Navionics Central America, Serial->USB geoffschultz at 6:11am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 0/36 South Pacific Charts I have the following South Pacific guides for sale on eBay. Note that they're
Mainsheet block fiddle becket cam (1) Justin_NSA at 6:08am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2823 I hate the Mac mainsheet setup. I have tried to raise the block with an 8" pigtail to get better sh
Newer H33 Dodger Recommendation sea_casper at 5:01am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/2557 I am shopping for a dodger for my 2004 H33, does anyone have recommendations? I am looking for sourc
AW or "apparent water" Quoddy at 4:39am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2208 At the end of last season I was trying to sail to the mooring which was upwind and up current. My su
mast stepped 299 sinking sinking Gulfman at 4:39am 11.17.10 Seidelmann 10/6695 Has anyone had their S299 cabin top sink down about 1/2 an inch and dramatic cracks appear in the ca
Ping Rich H on filters Roger Long at 3:21am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3886 Rich, Filter and polishing discussion going on over at my other hangout. Did I give this guy the r
Cockpit diesel control panel AADIVER at 10:13pm 11.16.10 Catalina 30 11/5088 The engine control panel on my '83 30 is located on the port side, inches off the cockpit sole, oppo
Starrett 145-D Capt Matt at 8:08pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1516 To anyone out there who might recognize the Starrett 145-D diesel engine...HELP. I'm looking for in
Batteries Imbbeamer at 8:04pm 11.16.10 Catalina 310 4/1843 When we bought our boat in August it had 2 gel cell batteries. Is this standard or did the PO replac
The knots and hitches that people invent Ross at 7:21pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2028 Today I was replacing the sash balance ropes in some 60 year old windows. These are the ones with pu
Packing for long one day sail arknoah at 7:06pm 11.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3059
Teak Substitute foolproof at 6:28pm 11.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1789 I tried searching, but didn't find anything. I need to build a radio rack/electric panel box, and I
Pearson 32 gudgeon replacement (1) outrageous at 6:21pm 11.16.10 Pearson 1/1650 My 1982 Pearson 32 has developed a crack in the bronze gudgeon that I'm told cannot be welded. 1)

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Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Hello Below at 4:28pm 07.26.22
Keel Damage Capt Robbie at 4:05pm 07.26.22 look like bad electrolysis what condition are your zincs?
Stopping engine Paulam at 3:57pm 07.26.22 Thanks - saw someone today at marina - my pull out is a fuel shut off - so shut fuel off then turn k
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 3:55pm 07.26.22 Ha yeah and to think i asked a sensible question, got a sensible answer and then followed the sensi
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade jviss at 3:49pm 07.26.22 Those slotted adjusting arms can be frustrating. I finally got a turnbuckle with ball rod ends (?)
Solar for H34 Charlie98117 at 3:21pm 07.26.22
Stopping engine jviss at 3:18pm 07.26.22 Turning Off the key switch while the engine is still running may damage the diodes in the alternato
Replace faucet in head tips smokey73 at 3:15pm 07.26.22 Sorry if I seem dense, but Cut apart from the top? Still not sure what that means. Looking at the
We are back... w4swk at 3:13pm 07.26.22 Yes. And the bow is what you do whenever the Admiral is on deck. Welcome back. -Will Got it! It
Leaky head 4Winds at 3:12pm 07.26.22 Your toilet is in need of new seals, o-rings, valves and gaskets... Because the price of a replace
We are back... Will Gilmore at 3:11pm 07.26.22 the stern is when you scowl at the first mate after that accidental jibe Yes. And the bow is what
Replace faucet in head tips PaulK at 3:09pm 07.26.22 @sailcapt340 Thanks for the tip. Not sure what you mean by Cut it from the top? Dan Cut the fauce
Replace faucet in head tips smokey73 at 3:01pm 07.26.22 @sailcapt340 Thanks for the tip. Not sure what you mean by Cut it from the top? Dan
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 2:04pm 07.26.22 But MAINE SAIL, THE most respected boat system person in the entire universe, said it applied to M1
Solar for H34 Johnb at 1:33pm 07.26.22 I think your plan puts the solar where it should be, unobscured and where it can just be left perman
Replace faucet in head tips sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 07.26.22
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade odaydokay at 1:13pm 07.26.22 I don't know if this helps but for the first years on my M-12 I tightened the adjuster bracket each
Leaky head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:05pm 07.26.22 Your toilet is in need of new seals, o-rings, valves and gaskets... Because the price of a replacem
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 07.26.22 I'd not seen anyone with failures on M18. But MAINE SAIL, THE most respected boat system person in
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 12:58pm 07.26.22 Have you tried comparison shopping? Catalina Direct less than $600: Universal Diesel Alternator B

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