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mixing elbow hose Rick at 11:15am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/962 This weekend I noticed a small hole in the mixing elbow rubber hose. My question is will an auto par
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1188 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1609 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
New electrical system Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/937 I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1839 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1013 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
26S Speed? SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1250 Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bimini for 88 240 oday best type and where to buy bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1108 new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/966 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease
Slug spacing Joetech at 11:15pm 10.20.07 Catalina 22 8/3849 Right now my C-22 has a rope sewn into the sail that goes up the track in the mast. I'll be hauling
Sailing Survey (1) Warren Milberg at 1:41am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1175 Many of us on the "right" coast are in the process of filling out fall haul out requests, the formal
Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1052 I am a bit puzzled as to why the hose diameter coming out of my Volvo TMD22 turbo diesel is 3.5" to
steaming light lense for Catalina 22 Sea Scout Ship 300, B.S.A. at 3:42am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1071 Sea Scout Ship looking for a lense for the mast light or steaming light mounted on the forward facin
What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3106 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1868 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1361 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1243 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1268 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th

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Single handing Justin_NSA at 8:20am 11.03.21 Hi Ric, I'm 66 and retiring next month. I wonder sometimes when I'll be too old to sail and maintain
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 8:10am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware du
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:09am 11.03.21 Justin This is my first cruiser, before this I sailed an MC Scow. I am getting to old to sail
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 8:04am 11.03.21 Disappointment was that Raymarine redesigned the EV100 wheel pilot with a new course computer, compa
Saturated rudder FastOlson at 7:37am 11.03.21 Your rudder interior is very likely hi-density foam. The SS post should have some sort of internal g
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:35am 11.03.21 Hover whoever you want to contact and send a PM
Saturated rudder dmax at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a t
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another option that requires no measurement............find another Catalina 36 mkII sailor to race
Yanmar Reface Justin_NSA at 7:34am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware due
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:30am 11.03.21 Will and Joe The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 7:22am 11.03.21 You could also get the nuts and bolts from a Yanmar dealer but you'd have to rob a bank (no, make t
Saturated rudder (1) dmax at 7:10am 11.03.21 To seal the rudder shaft's entrance into the rudder, chisel/grind out the fiberglass around the open
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 6:51am 11.03.21 .............How do I tell (without measuring) if I have the Tall Rig or Standard Rig?....... Fast
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:48am 11.03.21 I ground out my thru Hull and it was really in there. I was impressed at how well it sealed and adhe
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 6:45am 11.03.21 What angle adaptor did you purchase to adapt the thru hull fitting to the valve? let me answer to
Tall Rig or Standard Justin_NSA at 6:41am 11.03.21 You didn't want to measure but you may have to. You might be able to shoot a laser type "tape'. Or y
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair MikeHoncho at 5:09am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Tally Ho at 5:01am 11.03.21 There is likely no electronics in the Wheel Drive. Motor is DC and goes left or right depending on
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) chriscampbell at 5:00am 11.03.21 So I need: Panel (20-30amp) WATT MC4s to put on the panel leads --- No, hard to undo, find discon
Tall Rig or Standard Captain Larry-DH at 3:59am 11.03.21 @EdWard3 if you run a tape measure up the mast, I suggest you also tie a spare line to the halyard t

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