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Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors bfeilaz at 3:21pm 09.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1092 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 3/458 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 6/607 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 18/2491 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 13/4193 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 56/9377 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 3/627 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 6/1085 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 9/1569 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 10/1679 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 16/2005 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 9/1626 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 7/1071 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 5/1132 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 51/9225 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 14/5315 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 4/1216 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 3/1794 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 4/783 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 3/1153 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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Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 Thanks for the detailed instructions!
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 5:15pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 4:47pm 05.01.25 To sum up: 1. Check the terminals at the starter battery and starter battery shutoff switch 2. Conf
Sail Shape kappykaplan at 4:39pm 05.01.25 Do you have any of the top of your head that you would recommend? Try Bacon Sails https://baconsai
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 4:07pm 05.01.25
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 4:05pm 05.01.25 Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any significant back flow while not prone
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 05.01.25 Ok, what's the "right tool"? dj Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any sig
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dlochner at 3:22pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the s
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 3:21pm 05.01.25 Even oversizing, you still have the spring pressure that needs to push the valve open. Yeah, that's
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 3:11pm 05.01.25
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. JoeWhite at 3:11pm 05.01.25 Dhandzy, what is the verdict? Have you been able to resolve the problem?
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 05.01.25
Sunken Treasure (4) Grumps at 3:04pm 05.01.25 by 18' you mean, mast sticking up ? or 18' to the top of the mast? either way that should be somew
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process thinwater at 2:54pm 05.01.25 a. rotary scrub brushes (cheap on amazon) for your drill are great for non-skid. b. Re. the alcohol
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 2:42pm 05.01.25 I tend to keep a relatively clean bilge. But there can be junk that gets down there. At the moment n
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 2:14pm 05.01.25 I think the reduction is probably a valid concern, but I wonder if that could be mitigated by inlini
Starter switch sporadically engages starter Richard19068 at 1:19pm 05.01.25 Checking and cleaning the ground connections from the battery to the engine block is never a bad ide
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock Hayden Watson at 12:00pm 05.01.25 ... For an auxiliary way to remove emergency amounts of water, it seems far better to have a large
Sail Shape Timm R Oday25 at 11:45am 05.01.25 Bacon sails sold me a few sails for my 22 Catalina at a very fair price . Some of the more popular b
Adler Barbour Freezer - Over Freezing - Help/Advice Terry Cox at 11:37am 05.01.25 Which seals are you buying to replace what came with boat? Please send type, brand, Hi Steve. Left

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