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Engine won't start! grania68 at 8:44pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 20/8919 My 1987 catalina 30 universal engine just won't start. i have a feeling it's electric, because there
Showe Hose jorgefife at 8:15pm 08.10.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1423 Looking for a shower hose for my H33 (82) It has on both ends a fitting that is 1/2" on both sides:
Any ideas on a solar charger for a portable bilge pump for mooring a small sailboat? Fismo at 7:52pm 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 2/4526 I have a 12' Oday Widgeon on a mooring on a lake. I am trying to think of different ways to make a s
Furler look to be in bad shape. (5) caguy at 5:57pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2080 I finally tood the furler of the boat and unrolled it to see what condition the sail was in. There
left over Trident 101 1" KD3PC at 5:17pm 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2063 Looking for some short pieces of Trident 101 or 102 1" to replace a few that the PO did not replace.
Hunter 34 mainsail reefing ranchu56 at 5:05pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 10/6691 Members, I have a Kenyon boom with a double internal reefing line setup on my 1984 Hunter 34. I'm
galvanized standing rigging teddybear at 4:52pm 08.10.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3342 Lots of Mac Gregor sailor think out the box. That's good and the results show. I read somewhere that
Replacing Rudder line on H26 troutsmustang at 4:17pm 08.10.10 Smaller Boats 1/1212 Just got the boat and I hope to take out this weekend. I line to the rudder is in rough shape. I w
Throttle and Transmission Cables DSELR at 3:52pm 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2614 I am looking for some help on my transmission and throttle cables. Attached to a Merriman pedestal,
Newish boat...essential sailing upgrades? bulboushead at 3:08pm 08.10.10 Catalina 22 13/3531 Howdy all! First off, this is a great forum and I've lurked for quite a while. A little back story
Shower Curtian Help Tom Potter at 3:03pm 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1409 I'm brain storming some ideas on how to install a shower curtain on my 28 to keep the wood bulkheads
Run new wire for wind instrument up mast windchime1 at 1:53pm 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/1794 I have a 1991 33.5 Hunter that I am trying to replace the wire for a Raymarine ST60 wind transducer
Calling all B57 Owners RobInAnnapols at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1149 All- I'm looking at a few Beneteau 57s as my next boat. Current boat is a Morgan 44 Center Cockpit
SeaGloss Pro for Non-Skid Eras at 1:52pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3081 Has anyone used SeaGloss Pro? (West Marine brand non-skid) Also, I've read many posts about the
sea crown sailboat pupluv at 1:45pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 4/9151 Anyone know anything or have literature for Sea Crown sailboats? Apparently these were made in Ceres
Adding an Automatic Bilge Pump kpgraci at 1:44pm 08.10.10 Day Sailers 7/2190 Hey All, Got an '73 ODay 22, now in a marina (!) so I want (need) to install an automatic bilge pu
Scuppers and bilge questions radioguy at 12:59pm 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3912 This is a two part question :) 1. I've yet to put my boat in the water. I can see when I wash the
Small Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 12:42pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 8/2307 I have a very small coolant leak on the Yanmar 4JH4E ever since I took possesion of the boat. After
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 10th bobjames at 12:29pm 08.10.10 Catalina 310 0/1272 Hi Captains and Admirals: How is your spring launch going? My launch on Lake Erie is scheduled for M
Moving to DC from SF with Catalina 30 pkremser at 12:17pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4319 HI all: We just found out we might be moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington DC with

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Hunter 26 taking on water Crazy Dave Condon at 10:43am 06.28.22 how long have you owned this boat? first, any thru hulls open without the transducers inserted? Se
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion (1) jviss at 10:26am 06.28.22 I can read that whole thread without logging in. Here it is in pdf format:
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion Stu Jackson at 10:19am 06.28.22 Perhaps anyone knows a contact to one of the admins? The tech editor for C250 is David Gonsalves,
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 10:16am 06.28.22 And don't forget to plug the drain hole at the bottom so all that cold air does not flow into the b
1983 Hunter 34 port side water tank removal Artey1 at 10:10am 06.28.22 Any particular reason you are taking your tank out? If you are getting rid of it and its not destroy
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.28.22 All pictures are of the same fitting, taken from different perspectives. Went back to the boat to c
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 9:54am 06.28.22 Great article on replacing seacocks the right way: Replacing Thru-Hulls and Seacocks
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching Rick Webb at 9:45am 06.28.22
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. Davidasailor26 at 9:26am 06.28.22
Not sailing but I thought interesting with Independence Day approaching Jumpstart at 9:05am 06.28.22
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 06.28.22
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. jviss at 8:58am 06.28.22 Sounds like I need at least one more sensor to make my dreams of laylines and wind shifts to be gra
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings PlaneTom at 8:49am 06.28.22 Had to replace the upper a couple years after the lower, lucky for me they had a "floor model" and
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. justin.hendo at 8:29am 06.28.22 Sounds like I need at least one more sensor to make my dreams of laylines and wind shifts to be grap
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 DMendels at 8:16am 06.28.22 Thanks. I think you are right and that does seem to be the problem. At this point, I don't even kn
Grounding plate..... Don S/V ILLusion at 8:10am 06.28.22 Opinions vary on the efficacy of the grounding plate vs. any metal thruhull. The concept is the prov
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:58am 06.28.22 I was the first owner of my 07 41DS. I also had the four windlass bolts fall off the studs, which I
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings Calif. Ted at 7:56am 06.28.22 Had to replace the upper a couple years after the lower, lucky for me they had a "floor model" and g
Fridge/freezer use John T1594 at 7:50am 06.28.22 And don't forget to plug the drain hole at the bottom so all that cold air does not flow into the bi
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Muttondressedaslamb at 7:09am 06.28.22 I'd never use plastic throug hhulls below the water line but it's just me. any kind of wood backing

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