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Dutchman Monofilament - Where to get? rpwillia at 11:16am 07.11.09 Catalina 310 7/6328 I need to replace the monofilament on my dutchman. Where is the best place to get it? Thanks
flat spots sailectrician at 10:51am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2157 I am looking at buying a 25' Oday. There is a flat spot on the hull just above the water line and af
Retrofitting Power Tilt to Honda 9.9 sea_casper at 10:23am 07.11.09 Smaller Boats 3/1743 Has anyone added powertilt to a Honda 9.9?
Hunter 310 Bimini Arch Question Steve E. at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1117 Hello All, I have a 1999 Hunter 310 with a fiberglass arch. Attached to the arch is a bimini we use
In Mast Furling PATBLEETSTEIN at 8:31am 07.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1617 On A Hunter 36, How Would You Suggest I Ease The Unfurling Of The Main. It Requires A Lot More Effo
Water in the cockpit dgesi at 8:19am 07.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/983 Hi all, I just bought a brand new Capri 16.5 and dropped her in the water for the first time yeste
26X cabin head room cvenable at 8:09am 07.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3522 I'm considering upgrading to a Macgregor power sailer. I've read the 26M has a little over 6ft. head
O'Day 26 rigging and reefing Shoaldrafter at 7:49am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2698 Rick, Do you have a line drawing for your reefing set up? :confused: I manually run a line thru th
Halyards/Rolling furhler Catalina 22 malcontentski at 7:13am 07.11.09 Catalina 22 1/1194 I have a "new-to-me" Cat 22 on a trailer and I am getting ready to launch for the first time. I put
Deal on Security Bits rpwillia at 6:16am 07.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 OK, I have nothing at all to do with Harbor Freight but occasionally I buy their tools. A while ago
Riggging pictures mike from gloucester at 6:11am 07.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1091 Hi: I am trying to figure out how to put my boom on a 22 ft O'Day. Does anyone have pictures or
need small outboard advise rich morpurgo at 4:44am 07.11.09 Trailer Sailors 15/6110 unfortunately, the outboard on our little bristol 19 was stolen. I need to replace it. It was a ni
Flat spots sailectrician at 3:46am 07.11.09 Day Sailers 2/1102 I have been looking for a while and think I have found a pretty good used Oday 25. I did notice when
Serious rudder gudgeon failure. SuperMarine at 10:28pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2740 My Ericson 30-II suffered a serious failure 3 miles off of MDR this past Monday when I heard the out
Oday rigging pictures?? mike from gloucester at 10:20pm 07.10.09 Day Sailers 7/2417 I am trying to put my boom on and wanted to know if anyone has pictures or diagramns. Thanks Mik
hunter 33, yanmar 3ym30 crank shaft teucer at 9:35pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1894 Hello. I have a new hunter 33, and my engine has now reach 99,5 hours. I want to have the 100 hrs
white slimey coating in watertank fnuttersny at 9:21pm 07.10.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1793 Hi Peggie, my H27 1979 35 gal water tank (new to me) has a coating of slimey whitish/clear coating t
Looking for hints ... electrical issues? Scott T-Bird at 9:18pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 25/3261 This has been a frustrating year so far! This morning, I motored over to the pump out facility on t
Made to Catalina 2 harbors finally. caguy at 8:44pm 07.10.09 Destinations 3/2773 The fog has finally cleared in So Cal. The weather couldn't be any better. Looks like the Cataili
My boat ROCKS!! updates, random questions, opinions... (1) luvitt at 8:36pm 07.10.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2118 Man I'm havin' fun!! The boat is really coming together. I get many compliments. I stopped tell

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1GM10 yanmar diesel Charles Erwin at 8:09pm 07.21.21 Redrover Kloudie and Alan have probably identified the problem. When the high pressure pump is in
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 8:07pm 07.21.21 I never had good luck with my inverter charge charging my start battery I added one of those Blue S
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... SirMichael at 7:55pm 07.21.21 When I did the search for the gallon of PureAyre first on Amazon, it was for $50, but when I did a g
1GM10 yanmar diesel Ward H at 7:26pm 07.21.21 Has anyone thought of a way to stop the Yanmar when you fall overboard? Just don't! What about i
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection Tally Ho at 7:18pm 07.21.21
ISO Surveyors - NH area Apex at 7:02pm 07.21.21 starting the offer process. Of course contingent on satisfactory survey. lots of additional logis
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... Tally Ho at 6:52pm 07.21.21
1GM10 yanmar diesel kdssail at 6:35pm 07.21.21 Just info.... 1GM engines are also used in forklifts. I got parts from a forklift dealer one time an
VHF radio or antenna problem dlochner at 6:07pm 07.21.21 What are the symptoms that make you question whether the radio or antenna has failed?
VHF radio or antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 6:05pm 07.21.21 Good suggestion to try a different antenna and you could also connect a different radio to your exis
79 h37c soft deck spot by starboard cleat (1) Tally Ho at 6:02pm 07.21.21
VHF radio or antenna problem John_F at 6:01pm 07.21.21 Thanks!
Pre 1995 Catalina Boats Companionway Screech Big Mick at 5:55pm 07.21.21 Good ide with the plastic. Just wondering how it stays in place. I have a C 30 and my hatch was har
Getting the H34! DeniseO30 at 5:50pm 07.21.21 Thank you everyone for the encouragement! They did accept my offer, I have her scheduled for survey
VHF radio or antenna problem Tally Ho at 5:49pm 07.21.21 If you have a spare antenna, you could connect it temporarily, with a short cable, and test by talki
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Tally Ho at 5:45pm 07.21.21
Companionway sliding hatch danooxnard at 5:04pm 07.21.21 Spray Sailkote on your hatch and in the track. No more screeeetch! lasts for at least a month long
Catalina Outboards Motor Flush Gene Neill at 4:37pm 07.21.21 Second thought, is a 3gal. gas tank enough fuel for the open Gulf? No.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 3:31pm 07.21.21 The wave period is what is especially critical. Yes. A short wave period suggests a short waveleng
79 h37c soft deck spot by starboard cleat MMost at 3:29pm 07.21.21 Having rebuilt many decks and having owned two Cherubinis, I highly recommend the excise and replac

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