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Leaking Plastic Piece on Siphon Hose MarkW at 9:17am 09.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1939 I have the Yanmar 2MG20F there is a siphon hose that runs between the heat exchanger and the elbow.
Sump Pump Location On 309 PPASCUCCI at 8:33am 09.07.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3159 HI, My own # 106 CATALINA 309 and need to locate the sump pump that takes the water from the fr
Subcategories Threms at 3:15am 09.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1244 wouldnt it be nice with some subcategories in this forum? Sails and Rigging engine hull int
Bow light wiring help sidecar7 at 2:32am 09.07.09 Catalina 22 1/1440 The bow light on my recently purchased 1986 C22 does not work. The bulb is good. I swapped the bow l
Grampian 30' foggycape at 2:00am 09.07.09 Grampian 3/11011 Good morning,all I am considering a Grampian 30'. Is it a good boat? Are there issues that should/mu
San Francisco Bay sailing / gps Denile at 11:36pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3513 Im new to SF Bay sailing and I was wondering is it worth the money $ 700 -800 to spend on an nice G
DSC radio-ship positioning Hermit Scott at 11:31pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2940 My VHF died before I got the boat. I tried to hook it up, it has a short in the power cord and doesn
Length of the lifting cable for 26S ? Mike Mac at 10:39pm 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1308 The centerboard lifting cable has snapped and i need to know how long the original is (part of it le
better or waste of money txtowman at 9:00pm 09.06.09 Smaller Boats 5/2456 thinkin about a new outboard. Catalina 22 swing keel with extra weight from bats and comfort gear,
mount for a dinghy motor (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:49pm 09.06.09 Smaller Boats 1/1202 I have a 4 hp 2 stroke motor for my dinghy. Looking at the stern rail on my 260 I don't see a spot t
Where does the bilge pump water exit on 30t Flagman at 6:59pm 09.06.09 Seidelmann 5/3752 I'm a new owner of a 1981 Seidelmann 30t. I'm wondering where the hose goes from the bilge pump.
Express on the hard Pater at 6:53pm 09.06.09 Irwin 3/2493 I've owned my1969 28 CIB {EXPRESS} for just over three years and have been looking for other Irwin o
ST70 sailing displays Terry in Naples at 6:37pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1151 These are relativly new displays from Raymarine. Anyone have them or has anyone seen them? I am repl
Maiden voyage today! dasboot at 6:32pm 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1292 Took our maiden voyage on Lake Champlain today under blue sunshiny skies with 10 - 15 mph breeze, ve
Test ride Chilly Willy at 5:57pm 09.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1019 My wife and I are looking at selling our 81 Mac 25 and getting a newer model 26. Is there anyone in
bent pulpit rail Marc Bergmueller at 5:18pm 09.06.09 Bigger Boats 1/1951 I bend my pulpit rail today:doh:. After a 30 mile round trip, too much sun and tired I came in to my
Hull Blisters? sigbear at 5:18pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1750 How do the newer model sailboats by ther same MFG. resist hull blisters examples 1980 catalina/hunte
Pedestal Steering 28' Lancer Patrick Stump at 3:33pm 09.06.09 Lancer 7/3092 Would like to change over to pedestall steering on my 1978 28' Lancer anyone has done this before, a
Liveaboard saga continues.... butchrobbins at 12:32pm 09.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1248 Nothing really exciting happening right now, but here's a little update. 1) Leaking head turns out
The new H39 Andreas7699 at 12:28pm 09.06.09 Big Boats 3/1567 I found som pictures of the 39. http://www.westmar.no/ProductDetails.php?ProdId=38'CatId=1 Regard

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Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak John Dibb at 8:54am 03.31.22 John, I am curious as to why you didnt attempt to refurbish the existing panels by removing the
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets jeepbluetj at 8:51am 03.31.22 Fancy: If you want the outlets to be powered from shore power when available and inverter when shore
Tiller question jviss at 8:37am 03.31.22 Gotcha. That pin is for a Raymarine tiller pilot. There should also be a cylindrical, vertical "cu
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor (1) JamesG161 at 8:16am 03.31.22 I got this Page from the H310 owner's manual. Jim... PS: Note the Battery Selector Switch
Mast rail Parsons at 8:04am 03.31.22 The only risky part of joining and running fresh halyards comes at the top block itself. That is th
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 8:03am 03.31.22 I'm not sure I understand that - can you be a bit more descriptive? peg? Does that help? I do not
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 7:58am 03.31.22 I have been warned if I turn off key. Alternator may burn out(no load ?) That's not so. Turning t
Mast rail jviss at 7:55am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:48am 03.31.22 When you splice the new halyard to the old one, is it better to attach the new halyard to the head(s
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Building a boat at 7:15am 03.31.22 Wow , thanks for all the great ideas will try and work through them. Greg, you think you got a lo
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 7:05am 03.31.22 Maybe because wood actually floats and it's buoyant? Literally filled with air... I don't know. No
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? thinwater at 7:02am 03.31.22 ... When I sailed a Catamaran in Belize, the main halyard was held in a rope clutch. It has been abu
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. thevoyager at 7:00am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Rub rail and deck hull joint. mikeracca at 6:54am 03.31.22 5200 is next to permanent and may never allow access to that area again without further damage. Good
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:46am 03.31.22
Luck Be The Lady... mikeracca at 6:35am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no o
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 6:35am 03.31.22 Hi kbgunn, Thanks for the info on your capacitor. Do you remember the steady state amps rating for t
Reuse shrink wrap? DougM at 6:32am 03.31.22 $1200 is about what I paid in 2006 for a custom cover that lasted for 10 Michigan winters. Replaceme
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 6:19am 03.31.22 Kloudie1, I've to check the clearance. 3-4" may just be possible. Thanks. Ken Y
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 6:17am 03.31.22 By the way, I always run the engine when using the windlass, and rev it up to at least 1,000 ROM (id

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