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30 amp Circuit breaker Sanfelice at 4:28pm 10.23.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/424 FYI - Catalina used a 30 amp circuit breaker on late 80s and early 90s cat 30s . Perhaps other model
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (1) KGarvey at 2:20pm 10.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/750 Hello All, I was wondering if anyone has experienced their propeller shaft bracket dropping down as
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Hello Below at 10:53am 10.23.24 Musings With Maine Sail 13/1038 I have not done any research into this device with the exception of clicking on a Home Page news sto
What is this stuff on my hull? (1) illusion1024 at 10:39am 10.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/943 After haulout and power washing, a number of black deposits (see photo) remain on the hull below the
@nd fuel tank in Hunter 50AC betsyderek at 9:37am 10.23.24 Ask All Sailors 3/246 Hello, From the factory in our 2012 Hunter 50AC there was a 2nd fuel tank under the galley floor. It
35.5 running rigging jeanmarc109 at 9:35am 10.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/308
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes V&J at 8:32am 10.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/2135 On our 1991 Catalina 30, the Universal M25XP engine has been stopping shortly after it reaches opera
Yanmar engine life RickK at 7:15am 10.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/866 I'm thinking of buying a Ranger 265, 28 years old with the original engine. Can anyone please advise
Cabin Top Winch Advice... ...3TacksontheWater at 12:11pm 10.21.24 Catalina 22 11/5568 Getting ready to plan for repurposing my Lewmar #6 winches on the cabin top to handle the lines led
New Windows for Oday 272 Iriegal at 10:55am 10.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 15/905 Hey All, I am getting ready to replace the windows on my Oday 272. I already have the Starboard si
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 10:42am 10.21.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 34/6182 Hey all, another video in my series (man I wish I had more time to do more!) So...against all advic
Axle length Steve Pysher at 6:20am 10.21.24 Smaller Boats 9/644 Does anyone know the axle length for a Hunter 26 trailer? I need to replace an axle that broke in ha
Hurricane Nadine (2) jssailem at 4:27am 10.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 4/4623 Spawned yesterday in Guatemala this TS is anticipated to develop into a Hurricane as it heads wester
Hurricane Oscar (2) JamesG161 at 5:38pm 10.20.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/212 Dammit JIM...
1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 - sunk in Hurricane Helene AGMTurning40 at 2:40pm 10.20.24 Day Sailers 6/481 I owned a 1990 O'Day Daysailer 3 for the last 25 years. This boat provided me and my family with som
Aluminum Mast (including forestay and port and starboard shrouds) and boom- from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 AGMTurning40 at 12:33pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/197 Both mast and boom in good condition. Have forestay, and shrouds with spreader still attached. Boo
Wooden rudder/tiller from 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 - good condition, recently refinished (2) AGMTurning40 at 12:17pm 10.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/174 This rudder/tiller was used on a 1990 O'Day Daysailor 3 and has been varnished multiple times in the

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What's this? Tally Ho at 11:36am 04.04.25 Check the gooseneck? Greg
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 11:34am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh: As you have learned, tupperware does
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (2) Tally Ho at 11:33am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) sailcapt340 at 11:10am 04.04.25 I agree with Smokey73 and using your feet. Be cautious with that. Do you think you could use a se
Replacing nuts on keel bolts smokey73 at 10:51am 04.04.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Post
Sailing Tender Foswick at 10:50am 04.04.25 Saw this earlier today, made me think of this thread. This picture just raises a bunch of question
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:37am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 10:17am 04.04.25 I've tried without sucess various types of tupperware .:huh:
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 9:54am 04.04.25 Ziplock bags, plastic containers with snap on lids, or an always dry compartment. Don't keep them
The holy grail of all questions nautical Stu Jackson at 9:37am 04.04.25 I've had my own boat(s) since 1983. Keep the extras in their original packaging or use zip lock bag
The holy grail of all questions nautical kappykaplan at 9:36am 04.04.25 Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper from becoming soggy when onboard for any length of time
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Stu Jackson at 9:33am 04.04.25 Does Catalina recomend 235 ft. lbs.? I set mine to 110 which is around what Catalina reccomends for
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 9:29am 04.04.25 Apologies for being so late in replying. Thanks for the suggestions. The manual just shows a pin (ro
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit fred1diver at 9:12am 04.04.25 Did you by any chance try to contact a Honda dealer to ask them? it might be a common issue that t
Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 04.04.25 Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Adding another safety factor on top o
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 8:35am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those n
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:31am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure the
Starting battery mermike at 8:26am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin: Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Add
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:18am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does

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