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Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:07am 09.25.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/824 While randomly searching boating sites, this dental office came up. Wondering if they are sailors.
Treatment for portlight gaskets skunther at 4:57pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/518 Does anyone use any product to keep their portlight gaskets fresh and functional? I know for car do
Standup blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 2:23pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 10/788 Any reason that I should not replace the blocks that are attached to the toe rail with stand up bloc
injector hole size needed Owen at 2:08pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/286 I need the diameter of the hole where the injector goes on a Yanmar SB8 to check the compression.
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 2:02pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/775 Has anyone found a good solution for some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from gett
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 12:49pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1417 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner lo
Whos Mast Rick.johnson at 6:15am 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/771 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter legend 40 ft I am looking for information about the mast are there
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 4:27pm 09.23.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1039 I rebuilt my jabsco macerator last year and replaced the corroded brass bolts with ss bolts. also re
PTC 9 ---> Hurricane Helene (2) JamesG161 at 9:07am 09.23.24 Weather and Forecasting 35/1894 This will be a major Hurricane soon. 227669 It will Intensify fast to Hurricane Helene DAMMIT
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser eberns at 9:00am 09.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/658 20 year old Catalina 28 with original exhaust riser. No apparent problem but should it be replaced j
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1161 Took my mainsail off this weekend to do some maintenance on the boom outhaul track, replace cotter p
Looking for Procedure to change Engine Coolant on Yanmar 4JH4E andyschoenb@gmail.com at 4:30am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 1/287 I am looking for a procedure for the 4JH4E, the maintenance manual only discusses the adding of cool
Thru hull repair (2) blondebeard30 at 1:59am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/477 Hello all, looking for advice on repairing and replacing a thru hull. Just bought my first boat 19
Why is my stern quacking? (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:26pm 09.22.24 Ask All Sailors 10/836 Sorry, no pics of girls on sugar scoops in this post! I would always chuckle at the pretty boats wit
Galley and propane help in an old catalina lizardwizard at 10:57am 09.22.24 Catalina 30 11/1116 Hey there everyone! I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 30 mkII as a bit of a restoration project/l
info on catalina 22 fishingaz at 2:57am 09.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/635 hi just like to introduce myself on this great site. from Queensland Australia and after a very long
Non skid cleaner issue colin59 at 9:23pm 09.21.24 Ask All Sailors 2/567 Used starbrite brand and after rinsing it dried with a soapy residue. Further rinsing a few more ti
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 6:15pm 09.21.24 Ask All Sailors 11/973 What are you guys using to lubricate the car in the outhaul track at the top of the boom? Mine is a
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? BAD ORCA at 6:04pm 09.21.24 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2627 Just curious what changed. I'm restoring my sailboat and because of some big projects have not sail
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jmarty32 at 5:30pm 09.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1044 Hi, just purchased a hunter 376 and can't find a way to discharge holding tank while offshore sailin

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Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 9:44am 04.03.25 Stu you are right as usual. Seals and impellor wouldn't like it much. Keep ignition key around ha
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 9:20am 04.03.25 Have you checked the fuel tank vent and the fuel filter? Try unscrewing the fuel cap, see if it rep
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Rick Webb at 9:09am 04.03.25 Hitch extenders are readily available at like a two-foot length. Inexpensive and may be just enough.
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit SteveHughessails at 9:06am 04.03.25 Have you checked the fuel tank vent and the fuel filter? Try unscrewing the fuel cap, see if it repe
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:58am 04.03.25 Yes it has a carb with a manual choke. I may just have to take longer showers.
Aqua Lift muffler C310 dlochner at 8:57am 04.03.25 Regret to say no typo. Full disclosure No San Francisco Bay or ocean sailing now jjust up and do
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SteveHughessails at 8:54am 04.03.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:53am 04.03.25 At 96 just to be moving is a good sign! Or is that a typo and you are 69? At any rate, I hear you.
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Davidasailor26 at 8:47am 04.03.25 Is it carbureted with an automatic choke by any chance? I have a lawn mower with a similar problem -
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:46am 04.03.25 Clyde, this is a BAD idea. Why? Because your raw water pump is not made to run DRY. Stu you are
Aqua Lift muffler C310 dlochner at 8:41am 04.03.25 You are so right Dave. I am 96 years old and wanted to avoid climbing around on hands and knees in
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:35am 04.03.25 There won't be that much water to worry about. Just climb down and drain it, It can't hold more tha
Sailing Tender kloudie1 at 8:30am 04.03.25 A buddy of mine built an Eastport Pram like this and used it as a towed dink for the Tartan 37 .. It
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel LloydB at 8:23am 04.03.25 A hitch extension wouldn't work on my pickup I think because the rear gas tank or the spare tire wou
Sailing Tender jssailem at 7:53am 04.03.25 Duckworks boat builders developed a small sailing dinghy. They use fiberglass over a foam core. Here
Sailing Tender JBP-PA at 7:18am 04.03.25 I'd like to try building one of those Chesapeake Light Craft with foam core instead of plywood to se
Sailing Tender (2) garymalmgren at 6:28am 04.03.25 Sailing tenders are great. An extra bonus if it is a good rower. Rowing is great exercise!! However,
Sailing Tender Davidasailor26 at 6:24am 04.03.25 Have you thought about mast and boom storage for a sailing dinghy? This is a good point. The spar
Sailing Tender Davidasailor26 at 6:15am 04.03.25
Great Deal on Antifouling Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 04.03.25 Very interested in finding out who is selling paint at 50% off

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