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Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 3:38pm 04.23.22 Catalina 22 31/5521
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 2:44pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2135 I'm in the midst of replacing all of my sanitation hoses with Raritan Saniflex and installing a Rari
Potable Water Fittings (2) sailcapt340 at 1:13pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/986
Trans oil chuck stas at 6:06am 04.23.22 Pearson 10/1829 Good morning, I'm getting set to change the oil in the transmission It's a 1983 p303 with a 13hp mot
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 5:52am 04.23.22 Big Boats 7/1126 I'm about to tackle replacing the engine mounts on my 3GM30F. As fellow H34 owners know, that area i
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:49pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1060 Anyone knows about this place in St. Marys, GA? How deep is that St. Marys river, any overhead bridg
Clock is against me... Wet slip The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:21pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/359 Ok so I must find a wet slip in Florida no matter which coast for my Pearson 30 footer. It's 4.33 dr
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 6:05pm 04.22.22 Catalina 310 6/1444 Greetings, sailors! On our six-week old 315, the fuel gauge is not well calibrated and I wonder if
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 04.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/644 Looking for a little information tonight. Specifically the length and size of the steering wheel m
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 23/5046 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of dockin
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 3:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/684
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 (9) MetricMountie at 2:51pm 04.22.22 Big Boats 4/928 Last season (2021) just prior to the boat going in the water the yard found some play in my lower ru
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 1:31pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 3/682 Starting to get hot here in Florida. Plan to dock locally (Caladesi Island Marina) and looking for s
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jay Farbman at 1:20pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 8/1858 I have had a 2 stroke... and old 4 stroke and currently a Lehr Propane. (Can't find anyone who work
Wooden interior steps (2) jrisenmay at 11:32am 04.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1041 I am looking to upgrade my regular fiberglass interior steps to the wooden ones that were on some mo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3922 For 24 years I have searched for a small leak which originates in the anchor locker of my 1998 H-310
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? tfox2069 at 10:38am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1056 Considering replacing my current failing batteries with these. Specifically the 125ah model. Found
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 7:55am 04.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/508 Does anyone know where I can buy a new, or used, stansion for a 1987 Hunter 28.5? Billy in Nova Sco
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 6:11am 04.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/707 Hi Team, I am looking to replace the forward heads hatch. Does anyone know what the cutout size of
Update on Defender dlochner at 5:02am 04.22.22 Sails Call Lounge 5/902 Saw this article about the sale of Defender in February. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/clic

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Home made buss bars dlochner at 3:58pm 04.09.25 The critical issue for bus bars is to make sure the cross section is large enough to carry the curre
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 04.09.25 or example, dacron 3Di vs. North crosscut dacron. Or dacron 3Di vs. Far East cheapest dacron. To b
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Timm R Oday25 at 3:13pm 04.09.25 I ran into the exact same problem last summer . I work in a very large machine shop . After making q
1GM10 - thermostat (1) Benny17441 at 3:07pm 04.09.25 Here is an image of my thermostat heated up to fully extend "flange" (closing water flow from bypas
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:57pm 04.09.25 I can't answer for the OP - but it's been my experience that I've often found the off-the-shelf bus
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:55pm 04.09.25 I use this - works great: https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Liquid-125mL-421A-125ml/dp/B081KRTZ4S
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:49pm 04.09.25 Actually, now that I've mentioned Zoom, you should consider contacting them. Very good designing an
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:47pm 04.09.25 That playing field has exploded... And that is likely literal if looking for used laminates... M
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 2:44pm 04.09.25 Welll, I did say this: That's why I looked it up... :) Thank you.... It would be correct to say "
Forestay question goharris at 2:40pm 04.09.25 Thanks all! I will keep looking and use this as a temp. I did call CatalinaDirect, and have been to
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:19pm 04.09.25 I've heard the term 3Di numerous times in discussions of sails and have only now, after your refere
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Tally Ho at 2:06pm 04.09.25 So the rope in the traveller cannot be pulled from the end (pulling the rope out of the molded plast
YANMAR 4JHE WINTERIZING Tally Ho at 1:58pm 04.09.25 I have poured pink AF in my Perko strainer to winterize my Yanmar 2GM20F in the past. It worked OK,
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 1:41pm 04.09.25 If you're serious about learning what sails are best for your boat.......you need to first read thi
Forestay question Foswick at 1:08pm 04.09.25 But ... just to be clear ... you can use that pin temporarily while you hunt for a better replacemen
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? (1) flyingwaspsailing at 12:52pm 04.09.25 I just came across this: CDI #1933 FF4 Halyard Assembly - Marine Outfitters Which references CDI
Home made buss bars thinwater at 12:44pm 04.09.25 Opinions on Bright Nickel or Tin plating the final product? Tin is cathodic to copper, nickle wil
I need a rigger on Eagle Mountain Lake! stickinthemud57 at 12:42pm 04.09.25 Hey, sorry. Perry has no web presence, so I should have provided his number: 817-832-9116
Home made buss bars dLj at 12:38pm 04.09.25 @Bob S A question of pure curiosity: Can't find off the shelf buss bars that meet your needs? I c
Home made buss bars degas at 12:27pm 04.09.25 @Bob S A question of pure curiosity: Can't find off the shelf buss bars that meet your needs?

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