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Side Power/ Sleipner S-Link Cables SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:41am 09.01.24 Ask All Sailors 1/221 Are S-Link cables the same as NEMA 2000 cables? Are they interchangeable?
Dimensions for the Seaward 26RK Dodger Ron Allen at 6:31am 09.01.24 Seaward 3/569 Hi Does anyone have the dimensions for a 2014 Seaward 26RK dodger? Thanks
Water pump leaking - Catalina 30 (universal M25) (1) ChrisVR1994 at 9:24pm 08.31.24 Ask All Sailors 8/705 Hi all: It's always something. Just installed a new starter and feel filter/water separator, yay! No
3M 5200 PeteT at 7:47pm 08.31.24 Ask All Sailors 45/3348 I was told that 3M 5200 will no longer be accepted in California as of 2025. Do you know all this to
Halyard lines for a rudder capri 16.5 (2) Oldskoolguy at 8:08am 08.31.24 Ask All Sailors 5/479 Putting the rudder down all the way is a two hand operation. I to push the rudder down and 1 to tigh
Cascade Yachts - Robert A. Smith Plymouth Sailor at 5:52am 08.31.24 Ask All Sailors 2/362 I wonder if anyone is familiar with the aforementioned yacht builder? I had never heard of Cascade
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario (1) shaant01 at 10:40pm 08.30.24 Destinations 45/3660 Hello, I am a new sailor and want to understand how to chart a course. I understand that it is rath
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table (1) Reverie2016 at 5:57pm 08.30.24 Big Boats 7/1523 We have a standard Cockpit table that folds down but when it's up it extends right to our cushions.
Tank Sensors Boiler at 4:30pm 08.30.24 Big Boats 10/1161 My h49 has Wema tank sensors. The water tank sensors have stopped working. I used a magnet to test
Where do you terminate your instruments? ciso at 1:35pm 08.30.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/250 For example, if you use a Raymarine ITC-5, where is it located? I'm not crazy about the location it
Lubricate exterior through hull ball valves Clydo at 9:54am 08.30.24 Catalina 310 6/1090 Thought since have boat hauled would use Q tips and lubricant to lube valves. Don't want too heavy
Dinghy davits on Hunter 306 rmerl1223 at 9:35pm 08.29.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/235 Has anyone installed dinghy davits on Hunter 306 or other Hunter with a sugar scoop stern? Would app
Hunter 216 mast needed Still-at-it at 10:13am 08.29.24 Parts Search 0/242 Can anyone tell me who the source is and what the aluminum extrusion # is for my 216? Yes I broke i
Weather Helm while Broad Reaching w/ only headsail? charisma850 at 8:46am 08.29.24 Ask All Sailors 10/821 I have a Morgan 41 Out Island Ketch and I was sailing yesterday and noticed I was getting pretty bad
Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) pdxjohnny at 7:21am 08.29.24 Catalina 22 11/1037 Hello and happy Thursday all, I have a rather strange issue where the boom on my 2001 Catalina Capri
Keel types 310 early and late models (3) john2 at 6:45am 08.29.24 Catalina 310 1/772 I noticed there are 2 types of wings. The front (leading edge) is different. we got the early typ
lifeline steve1366 at 5:46am 08.29.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/583 1984 Hunter 31 What is the diameter of my lifeline size I need to replace my Pelican hooks
Catalina 16.5 mast support (3) Oldskoolguy at 3:05pm 08.28.24 Day Sailers 8/591 Just finished my DIY mast support for travelling. We just purchased this boat and I found the mast
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 08.28.24 Big Boats 73/4701 I have discovered that my propane regulator is leaking. So I ended up at a RV dealer and bought a re
Wheel to tiller rscotto at 1:02pm 08.28.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/880 I have a catalina 250. Would like to replace the wheel with a tiller. Can I just use the emergency

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Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (2) paulstraw at 12:07am 04.01.25 Thanks for all the thoughts and feedback! In no particular order: Diagrams: Various updates based o
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 9:52pm 03.31.25 Has anyone dealt with Cliffside Sails? I ordered a mainsail from them right after the first of th
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 kloudie1 at 9:14pm 03.31.25 Seems like a lot of power but it is one fourth of an ampere hour for 30 seconds. A fresh cool altern
The Little Engine story continues kloudie1 at 9:05pm 03.31.25 Great news, Jim
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 Project_Mayhem at 8:42pm 03.31.25 Thanks for posting this! I had no idea these little guys drew so much power!
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Project_Mayhem at 8:39pm 03.31.25 On my 94 C30, its a few feet away from the engine. I'm not worried about heat getting high enough to
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish (1) marcham at 8:37pm 03.31.25 Dug a little bit in my Hunter files archive.... found this one (attached)....
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish marcham at 8:35pm 03.31.25
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls marcham at 8:15pm 03.31.25 I'd be surprised if the spinnaker halyard on a fractional mast is at the top of the mast. Normally,
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (2) max_sailing at 8:10pm 03.31.25 My 310 either has no fuel/water separator, only the on-motor primary filter, or I haven't found it y
Refridge and freezer marcham at 8:09pm 03.31.25 Do you have lots of solar to run the evaporator or would you run the engine to cool the holding plat
Rope clutch replacement (1) Dalliance at 7:54pm 03.31.25
ericsontachts.org? TimFromLI at 7:01pm 03.31.25 I sold my Ericson 8 years ago but my login still works and I see recent posts. So I'd say it's still
Rope clutch replacement TimFromLI at 6:56pm 03.31.25 I have spinlock. I like them. I also like the fact that they sell rebuild kits that make my 30 year
The Little Engine story continues Ward H at 6:35pm 03.31.25 Glad to hear there's progress. Enjoy!
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dLj at 5:33pm 03.31.25 The circled tab is used so the the gimbled connection cannot slide out if the boat turtles. There ca
Emergency Manual MFD at 5:27pm 03.31.25 ...the big marina in the sky! I like that phrase. :)
Rope clutch replacement dLj at 5:25pm 03.31.25 I personally would use acetal (Delrin) and build new handles as long as the rest of that clutch was
Emergency Manual dLj at 5:18pm 03.31.25
Emergency Manual jssailem at 5:13pm 03.31.25 None of us can accurately predict when we are going to the big marina in the sky! This is true. Th

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