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Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Bob Kessler at 5:41pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3632 hi everyone I spoke with a seller of an O'Day Mariner 19 before seeing the boat in-person. He told
Boat Speed Voyager1 at 4:17pm 02.27.22 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2028 Any Oday 302 owners have a Yanmar 2gm20F and if so on a calm flat water type day how many knot does
V-Belt Replacement (1) lehighsail at 3:46pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3351 At the end of last season I noticed that the belt that powers my seawater pump on my Yanmar 3YM30 wa
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 1:51pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/3174 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signifi
How do you decide on your control lines for your sails? jssailem at 12:01pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/817 Running Rigging, specifically control lines for your sails - sheets. How do you go about deciding ab
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:55am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 50/5508 I have been a bit of a battery nerd for a long time, even though I don't know as much as many here o
Builder's Plaque jviss at 10:22am 02.27.22 Tartan 16/3163 @Sean K this one's for you! One great disappointment to me is that the builder's plaque for my boat
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jssailem at 7:21am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2883 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pr
MacGregor 26X Transom mast support/carrier keithl at 12:44am 02.26.22 Parts Search 0/422 my mac26x only has a console mounted mast roller carrier. It does allow pilot cover and cockpit bimi
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size Sailing Tiger at 9:39pm 02.25.22 Smaller Boats 5/1749 I am looking for suggestions as to the best length of a tiller extension for the aluminum tiller for
315 Sail Insignia Size (1) Skipper John at 9:04pm 02.25.22 Catalina 310 4/1212 Continuing some posts about our new 315, can anyone figure out why the Catalina insignia on the sail
bilge pump brand mm2347 at 6:44pm 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2862 what are the best bilge brands
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc doccjt at 4:39pm 02.25.22 Big Boats 3/1474 I need to design and build a replacement salon table top for Hunter 340. Does anyone have or can sha
Hunter holding tank fconmass at 12:20pm 02.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3179 I have a1993 Hunter 30T. I may have to replace my holding tank. I have looked online for what size
WTB Oday Mariner Wing_Mechanic at 10:39am 02.25.22 Day Sailers 3/751 Hopefully it's ok to post this here: I'm in search of an Oday Mariner in the south east United Stat
Sail slug replacement dreadpiratk at 10:37am 02.25.22 Big Boats 4/2299 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. One of my win
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:08am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3610 Has anyone considered "hacking" their older charge/inverter system to work with a LFP bank? I was t
Xenes LiFePO 4 Smart BMS Battery Management System (1) jviss at 9:04am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 0/739 Is anyone here familiar with this product? Xenes is a German company. The pricing seems quite rea
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 5:51am 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 42/7660 Hi all; Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem stuendan at 11:03pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/3022 Got the boat back in water with antifoul, prop speed and new cutlass bearing + 2 new stop cocks (bal

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LPG System Breaker Tripping artboas at 5:19am 07.21.25 I have a 2006 45cc Hunter. This morning, we were using the stove top in the galley and the propane
LPG System Breaker Tripping colemj at 5:14am 07.21.25 Feel the solenoid immediately (within 30 secondes) after the breaker trips. If it's hot, there's y
Cockpit shower part number twodzusfittings at 4:06am 07.21.25
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 3:56am 07.21.25 I had some 1/2" MDO plywood sitting around so I took two pieces I rough cut to size and glued them t
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller Mike8074 at 11:51pm 07.20.25 BTW, over the last two days I have been having issues with the self tacking jib getting stuck on the
Oil pan full of saltwater !? marcham at 11:08pm 07.20.25 Do you not have a waterlock muffler??? To prevent backflow of water to the engine?
WEMA - Diesel Tank Internal sensor Ralph Johnstone at 10:47pm 07.20.25 But I really feel its the saturation of fuel also. Maybe. Mine has been in service for 26 year
Electrical charging problem (1) jssailem at 10:40pm 07.20.25 As far as I can find, Charles' labeled charges were not inverters. Here is a catalog that may help
LPG System Breaker Tripping Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 07.20.25 I am guessing it is probably the LPG solenoid, but it is only a guess You're probably barking up
Electrical charging problem (1) jssailem at 10:31pm 07.20.25 I found this information about "Charles 30 Amp Chargers". Charles Industries has discontinued its co
New to the forum (1) mhessick at 9:38pm 07.20.25 Here is a picture of her boat (not a great pic but it's all I could find).
New to the forum mhessick at 9:11pm 07.20.25 I'm new to the forum and new to the catalina 22. Been lurking on the forum and time for an introdu
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? mhessick at 8:48pm 07.20.25 Have a 1986 Catalina 22 New Design that I purchased last fall. Unfortunately the boat is missing
H280 Rudder & Hull Paint (2) Tally Ho at 8:33pm 07.20.25 How bad is the bottom? It looks like the yard wants to remove the barrier coat and reapply (Inter
Electrical charging problem Johann at 6:21pm 07.20.25 The Charles charger has a meter on it and measures amps do you know when it would show a particular
23.5 centerboard up haul binding jeddd at 6:21pm 07.20.25 Thank you Dave. You really helped me. After talking to you I made a couple of changes that, along wi
Cockpit shower part number (1) JoeWhite at 6:20pm 07.20.25 Will this work for you? From defender.com https://defender.com/en_us/scandvik-exterior-shower-box-wi
Electrical charging problem SycloneDriver at 6:06pm 07.20.25 The Charles charger has a meter on it and measures amps do you know when it would show a particular
H260 from 2001 the "T-ball" connector pulled away from wires of jib, up top, what replacement connector is used now, and any chance for self fix?? dlochner at 5:38pm 07.20.25 Thanks for all the information. About crimping wires into the T-ball shroud terminal thingee, is t
Looking for used boat parts, specifically bigger self-tailing winches. Tally Ho at 5:20pm 07.20.25 I found an old derelict boat in my marina (been sitting there for 19+ years) and I asked if I could

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