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Sorry mistake please ignore this Mike Oldak at 1:18pm 02.04.21 Big Boats 1/53 sorry thought the first post didn't take Thanks
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 11:19am 02.04.21 Big Boats 4/674 our ST 7000+ raymarine autohelm control head gives a current limit error and goes to standby. It has
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? WABI-SABI at 10:14am 02.04.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1673
Hull question Cool Changes at 9:20am 02.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/798 Just wondering. Does a 1980 Hunter 36' Cherubini have a solid figerglass hull? Or is it cored? Anyon
HIN location brodish at 7:47am 02.04.21 Irwin 6/2019 Hello ... I am working on a 1987 Irwin 43-MKIII and was wondering if there is any other place the HI
Navigation Lights ShawnL at 6:33am 02.04.21 Catalina 22 10/1732 I have one of the old-style Catalina 22s (1972) with the deck-mounted nav lights, fore and aft. I'm
Traveller suggestions sailingsoon at 7:56pm 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1494 I was wondering from the different main sail Traveller systems and the locations to be installed whi
Required Repairs and Upgrades on a 1983 Cal 39 delucacorrado at 6:03pm 02.03.21 Cal 5/1561 Good evening, I am a new sailor (learned on a Catalina 34) and I am not familiar yet with more invo
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 6:02pm 02.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 54/6359 I have a 33' Aphrodite 101 after 40 years the one lung Yanmar needs to be retired. Changing it out
leaky windows on 41DS sailor5017 at 4:41pm 02.03.21 Big Boats 3/511 have a leaky window on one of the side windows above the nav table. looks like it was assembled wit
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 12:30pm 02.03.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/789 The week of February 15th has some promise for a mid winter cruise, weather permitting. So, think ab
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:39am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 26/5065 I am a NEWBIE to sailing and am planning a pleasure sail from Gibsons to Nanaimo in the spring. Is
Help identifying passage 456 autohelm drive unit discovery at 8:48am 02.03.21 Big Boats 1/313 i have a 2002 passage 456, auto pilot control head is st 7000+worked flawlessly now for 16k miles bu
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 8:33am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 36/3976
Limestone Park Luperon Bay Dominican Republic CYQK at 4:01am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 2/483 Saw a good article on this place. Seems like a good destination. Anyone have any experience there?
1980 McGruer Sirius 21 Pop Top/Roof Latch Hardware Kevin&Karen at 5:08pm 02.02.21 Parts Search 3/503 Can anyone help us? We are looking for the stainless steel wing nut type securing latch that secur
1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 4:36pm 02.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/815
Where to purchase stern rub rail cover Jskosmo at 3:02pm 02.02.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/451
Teak slat replacement video on youtube OWI at 9:42am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/569 For everyone looking to replace teak slats in the cockpit, i have created a short video on how i did
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:47am 02.02.21 Big Boats 3/1016 im going to have my dealer install a generator. i know catalina uses puma generators. i hear they ar

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Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel Scott T-Bird at 10:50am 01.19.24 Why are you suggesting the Yanmar? Is that what you have available (what model)? How do the dimens
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:35am 01.19.24 One of the big challenges in a repower are the engine beds and mounts. Check Beta Marine, I believe
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems Roland5048 at 10:30am 01.19.24 Lots of speculation here on what the problem is. There should be about an inch or so gap between th
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) LakeShark at 9:39am 01.19.24 Wind chill was -37F on Monday. Took this following my morning 3 mile walk with the boat in the back
Raritan Superflush Apex at 8:54am 01.19.24 ok everyone.......Guido needs to vent about being unhappy with a recent repair cost, and is hoping f
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Media again at 8:52am 01.19.24 Status Update: Removed Head Gasket to find that it was intact but someone had applied a sealant on t
Is separation for the best? dmax at 8:41am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified,
California King Tide Fail Timm R Oday25 at 8:30am 01.19.24 Dave very clearly a foe ..A good bottom paint keeps them off . They tend to clog inlet strainers on
California King Tide Fail (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 01.19.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Replace Radar Hello Below at 8:02am 01.19.24 A little disappointing review of 3 radars but worth a read. Enclosed radars compared, including Garm
Replace Radar buddybear at 7:46am 01.19.24 GMR 18. Mast mounted above spreader, the cable should be long enough to go into bilge area easily,
California King Tide Fail fstbttms at 7:38am 01.19.24 Wow. What marina is that? (Our moorage would sand in worse than that if we stopped annual dredging,
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 01.19.24 On my O'Day you can by removing a panel to access the stern. Hopefully someone with the same boat as
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 01.19.24 Thanks for the confirmation. I've never seen it separate like this before. It's always emulsified, e
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 7:03am 01.19.24 When the system detects a heat event the fire suppression agent is dispensed, and a relay engages to
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:45am 01.19.24 How do these fire suppression systems actually work? We know that when triggered it doesn't disenga
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 6:24am 01.19.24 Is it the 24 and was the cable long enough it says 49' I measured around 50' with adding several fe
Raritan Superflush dlochner at 5:40am 01.19.24 WHY WOULD YOU ASSUME I'D CLEAN WITH SOMETHING THAT STUPID? AND YOU ALSO "ASSUME" I REPLACED A JABSC
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy JBP-PA at 5:25am 01.19.24 In British English, spray hood.
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) JBP-PA at 5:16am 01.19.24 It's kind of sad that kids no longer get snow days. It was practically an order to go outside and pl

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