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Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors bfeilaz at 3:21pm 09.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 My Catalina Capri 14.2 has a deep blue water line strip and stripe just below the top. I am in the
Stern tube winterization. Rob69 at 3:18pm 09.29.21 Ask All Sailors 3/445 Hi fellow sailors! I am an owner of Beneteau Oceanis 281,getting ready for haul out and winterizati
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 1:03pm 09.29.21 Parts Search 6/557 I need to replace 6 deck drains/scuppers on a 1973 Ranger 29. I am having a hard time finding marine
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 11:53am 09.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 18/2337 Just bought our 1981 Bristol 41 center cockpit. When we are motoring we get white steam/smoke comin
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 9:17am 09.29.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3960 I purchased an 89 Catalina 34, hull 885. Having an issue with my Seaward 6 gallon water heater. The
Mods to our 35s5 (4) Hollyberry at 9:14am 09.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 56/8956 Our recently purchased B 35s5 was something of a project boat. Previous owners had made mods that di
Check Valve for Galley Faucet (1) patbratton at 8:10am 09.29.21 Smaller Boats 3/610 Yesterday I got around to installing the check valve I had purchased from Amazon the the water line
Beneteau 323 shaft lock nut W_Alves at 7:52am 09.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/1054 Hello everyone, I have just bought a B323 and plan to install a new shaft sealer and therefore I wil
Not just a novelty to me (1) Justin_NSA at 6:04am 09.29.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1503 They market these as a novelty gadget. Something to amuse the kids. I just installed them and I find
New to me Yamaha 33 Owner. Like to meet other owners - Olympia, WA and Portland, OR (1) WindS at 7:48pm 09.28.21 Yamaha 10/1592 I just bought a new to me 1984 Yamaha 33, named Silverleaf. I currently have the boat in Olympia WA
Fuel Filter Replacement ontherocks83 at 7:04pm 09.28.21 Engines and Propulsion 16/1867 Another thread about fuel tanks has me thinking about my fuel filters. I have a Racor filter/water s
Sherwood sea. Water pump problem jbertelli at 5:16pm 09.28.21 Catalina 30 9/1536 I am trying to change my impeller and cannot line up the little key and the impeller. New style pump
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Bluenose at 3:31pm 09.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1020 Hello all, I thought I would share my new plans for my Beneteau 331. I recently have been diagnosed
Inavx Help yoms1984 at 1:13pm 09.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1084 I have received a Actisense W2k-1 to use with my Ipad. The W2k-1 is installed on my NMEA 2000 netwo
When is diesel fuel too old? shank at 11:32am 09.28.21 Ask All Sailors 51/8574 I have a small sailboat with a Universal 5411 that uses only about 1/4 tank per summer. I fill the t
Yet another LiFePo4 query LeslieTroyer at 10:31am 09.28.21 Musings With Maine Sail 14/5159 If I switch to Lithium chemistry and charging profiles, and have 2ACRs feeding the start and windlas
Got my Cat 30 5 weeks ago. glory30 at 9:35am 09.28.21 Catalina 30 4/1174 I just wanted to say hello. I just got Hull 46 w original a4 I love when people say they must have d
Honda BF50 constantly dies anduff at 7:48am 09.28.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/1734 Just purchased a MacG 26x with a Honda BF50 outboard. Took it out a few times motoring only while we
H326 Boom Bag blues stuendan at 10:21pm 09.27.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/744 How on earth are you to unzip/zip up the boom bag at the arch end of the boom, from within the cockp
Hunter 376 cracks around chain plates? (2) TheFinn at 9:35pm 09.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1097 Hello forum! I'm new with Hunter and was looking to buy a used 376 from 1997. As I was inspecting th

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VHF SWR results... JoeWhite at 8:39am 03.11.25 Since my posting I discovered that there are marine antennas that are not adjustable and other marin
Bottom paint question jssailem at 8:37am 03.11.25 Your experiences with this challenge support the idea of a hard bottom paint. Many topside two-part
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 8:20am 03.11.25 Good news... If you can get to the boat today, the weather should be accommodating till about 5PM.
adding electrical stove jssailem at 8:17am 03.11.25 You are correct about the possibility of finding "50A service is indeed 220V and is called 50A 125/2
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 8:09am 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 8:09am 03.11.25 Our trailerable H260 has some similarities with a MacGregor I believe. Our headsail halyard and mai
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid jssailem at 7:56am 03.11.25 Good news... If you can get to the boat today, the weather should be accommodating till about 5PM. I
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? SteveHughessails at 7:55am 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (q
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 7:32am 03.11.25 I have the same engine and transmission. I just drain mine out by removing the plug on the bottom o
Towing a Precision 23 dmax at 7:27am 03.11.25 Definitely not enough truck. The trailer could be more than 1000 lbs., they are very heavy. Manufact
adding electrical stove dlochner at 7:26am 03.11.25 The Force 10 and the European 240v electric stoves are 240 single phase. Finding 240/220 single phas
Roadside assistance JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.11.25 You can add "Trailer Assist" to your BoatUS towing membership for an additional $15/yr. Trailer Ass
adding electrical stove (1) JBP-PA at 6:46am 03.11.25 Some 50A service is indeed 220V and is called 50A 125/250, there are two hot wires 180 degrees out o
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... shemandr at 6:12am 03.11.25 I'm not familiar with the Sonata. Is there something different about the spinnaker pole so that a s
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? shemandr at 6:01am 03.11.25 No. Separate lines, separate purposes. Consider stretch characteristics. For a halyard you want
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 5:59am 03.11.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:53am 03.11.25 220v on a boat in the US is an issue. Do any marinas, besides those who cater to the MegaYachts have
adding electrical stove colemj at 5:41am 03.11.25 Well I am living aboard my hunter for the winter an would like to put in a new force 10 propane sto
adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:28am 03.11.25 I'm currently involved in an electric galley design for a larger sailboat. A 220v electric stove is
Towing a Precision 23 dlochner at 5:20am 03.11.25 The displacement weight is the dry weight, no gear, no extra stuff. You can tow it, however, it will

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