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WHEEL SHIMMY john dewey at 7:31am 09.06.07 Catalina 310 2/1528 Suddenly I have developed a wheel shimmy at all speeds.The boat has a 3 blade prop and has never ha
445 hull problem Gary at 7:47am 09.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1351 My 445 is an old Moorings charterboat. I suspect it was run aground hard before iI bought it last Oc
Hooking up to a bouy Glenn4357 at 8:49am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2288 I often sail alone or with my less experienced teenage children. I have a heck of a time hooking up
raising the mast know one at 8:55am 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1396 I am new to sailing and new to this site. I just bought my first sailboat a 1987 MacGregor 26. It se
yanmar start switch hangs -voltage drop jtm at 8:50am 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/3703 I have replace the key cylinder and the start button..... but still have this nagging intermittant "
Bottom Paint SweetTrade at 9:46am 09.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1240 I am repainting the bottom of my Hunter 23. Its year round in the waters of North Carolina in bracki
Catalina 25-trailer pa-sailor at 12:27pm 09.06.07 Smaller Boats 0/1195 Where can I purchase a used trailer for a swing-keel Catalina 25. Location- Northern Jersey, NE PA
Anti Foul Lateral Ballast at 2:13pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1170 Can any one recommend an antifoul? My trailer hasn't got rollers if that has an affect or any tips,
Wind Vane Lateral Ballast at 2:10pm 09.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/951 Can any one advise a manufacture for a wind vane that is suitable for the removable mast?
Standing Rigging - Part 2 Richard Deep at 1:59pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/981 Earlier this year, I posted a question about when to replace the standing rigging. I got a lot of g
Batteries Hissing gr8_2_av8 at 3:20pm 09.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1282 I ran the engine for about an hour last night, then after shut down I notice that one of the batteri
Waste line replacement Tang07 at 3:32pm 09.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1137 I have an 81 catalina 30 and have noticed that the waste line going from the tank to the maserator p
Lake Pontchartrain & Rigolets to Mississippi Sound Persy at 10:39pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1612 I would like to move my boat back from Pensacola to Lake Pontchartrain in a couple of weeks. I rece
Diesel additive Deadline at 10:53pm 09.04.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1314 Has anyone had success with Valvtect Diesel Guard, a seemingly all-purpose additive to clean injecto
getting access to the starboard lazerette H31 pimerese at 11:17pm 09.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1028 While chasing down a leak the other day I started thinking how much easier it would be if I had easy
Exhaust stain on stern Roger F at 11:34pm 09.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1098 I am looking for suggestions and/or recommendations for product to use to remove the exhaust stains
Roller Furling on a Sandpiper 565 (1) Willybdriver at 11:59pm 09.04.07 Other Sailboats 16/5491 A friend and I recently acquired Sandpiper #907. There was a lot of extra gear supplied including th
Extra Holding Tank Mark Mynsberge at 12:43am 09.05.07 Big Boats 6/1107 A 25 gal holding tank is just to small if you are going to anchor out for any length of time and tha
Couldn't pass this up - Boat 2.0 (1) Jim Seamans at 2:14am 09.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1082 I'll wait for version 4.11JimS/V Java
High Wind Preparedness renom2 at 2:46am 09.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/998 Now that we officially have the first storm brewing in the Atlantic I wanted to see what the best wa

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Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize RoyS at 5:25am 09.21.21 Suggest you run engine while still in the water. When the oil is warm pump it out. Replace the oil f
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Davidasailor26 at 5:21am 09.21.21 You can just run antifreeze through and it will be winterized. Having said that just before winter
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Project_Mayhem at 5:20am 09.21.21 I don't remember the exact capacity of the battery at the beginning of the year but it did pass. I p
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 5:03am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler patbratton at 4:23am 09.21.21 After planning on doing the Great Loop i discovered that my wife did not want to do it. One of the
Rail mounted stern light azambella at 3:43am 09.21.21 I spoke too soon, It is an Agua Signal product. Please disregard.
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? Mooseman at 10:29pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessupp
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:50pm 09.20.21 This is a good fit for you. I did the full replacement with this one. Dometic ECD Newest refrigera
Cost to own CAtalina 30 Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 09.20.21 It will be a friendly cannon salute to mark your passage. Not the way the newspaper archives will
Just bought a CAL34, question on wiring Depth Finder BigEasy at 7:28pm 09.20.21 I bought a soldering iron last week (for antenna PL-259 connectors) but haven't done it yet S
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Ken Cross at 7:03pm 09.20.21 I would start by alligator clipping meter leads across the starter itself. And I do not mean the sta
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 dLj at 7:03pm 09.20.21
ground wire in mast Ken Cross at 6:52pm 09.20.21 I also agree with Dlochner. I would only add that but using the mast ground, you invite the same iss
Cost to own CAtalina 30 jssailem at 6:44pm 09.20.21 Getting past the Oregon Coast can't be all that bad, can it Worry not... I'll set up the cannons o
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? jssailem at 6:35pm 09.20.21 Looking up the cost of the Kuuma I came across this in our Seattle store. https://www.fisheriessuppl
Overprotection of prop (too much anode) on BENETEAU Oceanis 351 redege at 6:27pm 09.20.21 Thanks for all your responses. In Australia I can only get the 33mm wide 25mm shaft donut anode. In
Best caulk for deadlight? sail sfbay at 6:16pm 09.20.21 Butyl tape Rebedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Butyl Tape - Marine How To BUTYL TAPE BED-IT 1/2
ground wire in mast jssailem at 6:14pm 09.20.21 :plus: To the guidance @dlochner provides.
ground wire in mast dlochner at 6:08pm 09.20.21 It is best to pay a little extra and use marine grade tinned wire for two basic reasons. The tinning
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? Hello Below at 5:59pm 09.20.21 Have you spent some time on Huron? Made it to Sarnia on the Canadian side many years ago on a Cdn

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