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Changing Hoses, Catalina 320! Scott T-Bird at 4:57pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/954 I want to change the hose from the deck fitting to the T where the tank discharge splits for either
Macgregor 26s Mods newsailor12 at 4:55pm 04.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1015 New here, this is my second season with my 26s. I am wanting to do some interior upgrades/mods, has
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 4:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 36/8261 I'm the third owner of a 1982 Catalina 30 with a Universal diesel. The tach that came with the boat
Xantrex Freedom 2000 combi- charging LED fail eianm at 3:31pm 04.11.21 Big Boats 0/297 Has anyone successfully replaced dead LED's for either charge or invert on this style unit please?
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 3:07pm 04.11.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/5163 Any tips and tricks to cleaning an overdue disaster of a head, the PO didn't clean it and the boat h
Epoxy Primer Don Crowther at 2:44pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1237 The keel on the new to us boat has to be ground/sand blasted down to bare metal. After that I would
MRBF Fuse Block question sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2509 I have been watching, with great interest, a posting about adding an ACR Switch to a battery bank ar
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 rjadelsohn at 12:07pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1565 We are getting ready to replace the stuffing box and the shaft log rubber tube. What should we ant
Racor R26 Filter Puizzle odaydokay at 11:17am 04.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/614 Installed this filter as replacement numerous times int he past. Now I see they do not sell as such,
S2 8.6 1985 Stern rail, Rub rail JerseySailors at 10:36am 04.11.21 Parts Search 1/481 To repair/replace storm damage on our 1985 S2 8.6, looking for small amount of vinyl rub rail and th
good morning's work on the boat fred1diver at 10:22am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/401 Hey everyone, just spent the morning on the boat tackling a few projects, the PO had installed a bra
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 10:10am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 53/3137 I received notification from my insurer that the program that provides insurance coverage for my '06
Catalina 30 Mk II engine dying in rough seas Franzcat at 9:45am 04.11.21 Catalina 30 11/1492 I've owned my boat about 5 years but three times recently have had problems with the engine slowing
M 25 Damper Plate Mount on Adapter Plate (3) sailnski at 7:28am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 0/279 I am replacing the damper plate on my Universal M 25. The damper plate has a slightly larger diamet
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (1) supercub at 6:44am 04.11.21 Bigger Boats 23/2896 My keel has water trapped inside of it. I found that I had a missing screw on one of the plates- sta
Title Transfers and Registrations Brokenarm at 12:32am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/730 Just a important tip, With the current restrictions at State offices that handle boating registratio
Seaboard mast winch DianaOfBurlington at 7:52pm 04.10.21 Parts Search 1/396 Seeking the small-size Seaboard (with 6-sided winch socket) winch typical of 1970s for Hunter 25 and
H34 1983 Ritchie Helmsman Compass model number Capt.Yap at 5:56pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/806 Hi I am looking for the model number of the Ritchie Helmsman Compass on my 1983 H34. I am almost ce
Need Impeller for RC8D Renault engine in 1980 27 mkenneth22 at 5:47pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/266 Does anyone know where to find the impeller for the Renault RC8D engine? Is there a knock-off that w
Catalina 36 v berth mattress jmaresh at 1:40pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 Has anyone ordered the catalina 36 v berth mattress from Catalina Direct? If so, how did you like i

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Leaky windows danooxnard at 7:58pm 05.29.24 The butyl tape will not fill in a big hole if the frame is way just way too small. It does give a g
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 7:14pm 05.29.24 You're right, I don't :). So this would be for any vessels that carry paying passengers? I've no
ABYC wire identification question? sesmith at 7:11pm 05.29.24 Oh, you don't want to see what the CG requires for an inspected vessel. They want a list of all wi
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount Ace214 at 7:05pm 05.29.24
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 6:57pm 05.29.24 One car company I had the pleasure of doing some electrical troubleshooting back ages ago used a nu
Leaky windows catsails8 at 6:52pm 05.29.24 I recently took all the windows out of my '85 Catalina 30 (don't ask). It was the last year of the
Bilge water question catsails8 at 6:48pm 05.29.24 I don't believe there's much difference between an '84 MK I (mine) and MK II (yours) concerning the
Bilge water question catsails8 at 6:44pm 05.29.24 Maybe the white one was cut at some point or partially removed if a manual bilge pump failed? The
ABYC wire identification question? sesmith at 6:42pm 05.29.24 I always made the label long enough to wrap around the wire and stick to itself like a flag with the
Damned generator Terry Cox at 6:17pm 05.29.24 Hi Clay. Sorry about your woes, but congrats on your new boat. Bet she's nice. Different model here,
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 5:40pm 05.29.24 I measured my 92 and came up with 78" width, inboard of the genoas and clear of the winches, do you
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Tally Ho at 5:28pm 05.29.24 Probably full of mud :confused: Greg
Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? VFR750 at 5:19pm 05.29.24 I now have two on order. Thanks everyone.
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 5:09pm 05.29.24 What is the vang model? Catalinas typically come equipped with Garhauer vangs as far as I know. I
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 Scott T-Bird at 4:56pm 05.29.24
Damned generator (3) garymalmgren at 4:53pm 05.29.24 Here is your wiring diagram (From JamesG161) with the components to check indicated. Print this out.
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator (3) Hello Below at 4:42pm 05.29.24 @michel06440 I believe this what you want to install. yours. I could not find enough room for the
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 4:41pm 05.29.24 Also, for further clarification, I have in-mast furling main, naturally with a loose foot and only a
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 kappykaplan at 4:34pm 05.29.24 will try to take a photo of the vang, Yes, please! We should have asked you for photos sooner. :
Engine fire artboas at 4:30pm 05.29.24

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