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Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel Mike Shawen at 9:56pm 11.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1422 the pulley mounted in the centerboard trunk pulled out. As a result I cannot pull the board up highe
Replace windows questions (1) Trick at 9:05pm 11.07.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1935 I am doing frame less windows on my San Juan 21 I was concerned about the over lap area being white
Cradle Post Dimensions for 302 or 322 (1) Berk at 6:37pm 11.07.21 Bigger Boats 3/1088 Hi, I found this couple who want to donate their cradle to me. The cradle is good for 11Klbs boats w
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 (3) ricksoth at 6:32pm 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 23/2951 Hello, I have an dead Westerbeke 13a which I'm determined to get out of the boat this winter. I wa
Jib halyard question. SailingLoto at 3:26pm 11.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/923 I recently ran my halyards to the cockpit on my c25. This is a grand improvement for getting the sai
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 2:49pm 11.07.21 Racing 9/2164 The Transat Jacques Vabre started today. More than 70 boats sailing from LeHavre, France, to Martin
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 2:28pm 11.07.21 Big Boats 27/5692 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memory
331 Oceanis wiring diagram ChrisMro at 1:17pm 11.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2722 Has anyone laid his/her hands on a real wiring diagram for 2001 Bene 331 Oceanis made in NC for Nort
Alternator wiring (1) DArcy at 9:29am 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/2153 I'd like to rewire my alternator to be wired to the battery positive busbar. The B+ terminal is curr
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 7:45am 11.07.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3502 I have a new to me 79' C'C 30 with a Yanmar 2QM15. I am winterizing her for the 1st time, but am use
ALWAYS A MESS!!! twodzusfittings at 7:15am 11.07.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2236 Every single time I change the oil and fuel filters on my engine, M-20, I end up with a mess. For th
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" DeniseO30 at 5:47am 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/2114 On my 3gm30 I have of course the flywheel mounted sensor for the tach I'm quite convinced it's is o
o'day keel problems Mawingo at 7:19pm 11.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1829
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 28/3598 As I am working my way thru the survey and making repairs..... I need to replace the 115V battery ch
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 5:47pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 12/986 Why such bizarre voltage readings on the M2 monitor on my brand new, Blue Sea Systems 360 panel? Thi
H41DS Racor priming question (5) Nachismo at 11:12am 11.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/718 My first time checking for water/gunk. Pure diesel and 1 small booger came out. Then I went to ble
US SPARS Question joker460 at 8:40am 11.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2569 Has anyone had issues getting a response from them lately? I wanted to order some spar parts from th
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 8:14am 11.06.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1752 My latest DVD production of our 2021 family summer cruising season. SCWjsMyD_dE
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:16pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 27/5336 The docks at our current marina are much lower than what we have had previously. I am wondering if
Yanmar SB-8 - Shifter (1) npaulay at 6:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 0/645 hello - I recently installed a Yanmar SB-8 into my 27' sailboat and I had to modify my existing shif

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DIY Remote Monitoring System jssailem at 8:30am 03.27.25 @Captain Larry-DH you may be lucky you did not give the mechanic a heart attack.
fresh water flush jssailem at 8:26am 03.27.25 OH if it was so simple. I think you need to understand the cause of the smell before you can get rid
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? jssailem at 8:10am 03.27.25 2016 Jerry Montgomery redesigned his Sage 15 to a Marconi rig Cat boat. https://sailboatdata.com/sa
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 8:02am 03.27.25
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? (1) jssailem at 8:00am 03.27.25 When you suggest a small Gaff rig, are you thinking Cat Boat design?
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 7:57am 03.27.25 How often do you need to remotely monitor engine data? Mark Mostly I use it for logging to have t
Diesel engine as generator question? jssailem at 7:56am 03.27.25 What is the difference in use case between two identical diesel engines, one used as a generator an
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 7:22am 03.27.25
Bavaria 41 anchor sizing jssailem at 7:18am 03.27.25 I would second the Spade as a good anchor for boats greater than 17K lbs displacement. They were jus
Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? shemandr at 6:19am 03.27.25 I am short on time and didn't read the whole post #4. But, why would someone want to haul a log up
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment DianaOfBurlington at 5:23am 03.27.25 What Heritage said, for reasons Jim Legere said. I would add the (strong) suggestion to make the s
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:16am 03.27.25 The older Catalina 25 came with a wing keel introduced in 1988. The Catalina 250 wing. keel was int
Bavaria 41 anchor sizing SV Temenos at 5:12am 03.27.25 I second Steve's anchor testing video's. They are well worth watching if you are looking for a new
DIY Remote Monitoring System Tally Ho at 5:09am 03.27.25 One more thing you might consider adding: a motion sensor activated LED flood light in the cockp
Towing a Precision 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 03.27.25 The trailer should have brakes preferably surge brakes vs electric which must be maintained. Worked
DIY Remote Monitoring System colemj at 4:43am 03.27.25 Engine temperatures are monitored with a Shelly and analog gauges - oil pressure, tachometer are c
Need New Spreader Bracket and Spreader for 1982 H25 DianaOfBurlington at 4:40am 03.27.25
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 4:34am 03.27.25 I am unclear as to the elements of cost attributed to solar making it cheaper. Solar, if only the p
Diesel engine as generator question? Terry Cox at 4:10am 03.27.25 Our diesel genset at our off grid property is an 1800 RPM Kubota not 3600 RPM... The engine is spec
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location kappykaplan at 2:11am 03.27.25 OK, so here is the finished product! (Finished tonight). Good-lookin, clean installation! :beer:

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