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Detroit River transport Jumpstart at 8:02pm 05.08.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2067 Planning trip upriver from Detroit light to Jefferson Beach (Safe Harbor) Marina on Lake St Clair. A
The simplest things ... (3) pclarksurf at 7:46pm 05.08.21 Catalina 22 0/604 Make me happy ! Last long road trip last season I managed to shear off the zerk flush with the sp
SD50 cooling water intake valve jimcowell at 7:38pm 05.08.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/752 I have an SD50, with Yanmar factory water intake valve. On the valve stem near the top end there i
D&R MARINE: Still in business? TPN at 6:59pm 05.08.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3301 I have been unable to get any response to inquiries of D'R Marine, in Assonet, Mass. D'R has been a
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? (2) SeaTR at 5:30pm 05.08.21 Smaller Boats 21/1716 Howdy, After 13 years of work / sail, I'm (finally) looking to change out the OEM main sheet travel
stereo head replacement on catalina 350 NY_QT at 5:16pm 05.08.21 Big Boats 0/678 Hi all! Just bought a 2005 Catalina 350. Replaced the OEM JBL stereo today with a new Kensington. W
H23.5 1993 (1) joetr1955 at 2:05pm 05.08.21 Smaller Boats 8/1160 Mast rivets loose on the mast base . Are they 3/16 ??? Aluminum or stainless ??? Anyone have solutio
3YM30 AE Temp Gauge Inter20sailor at 12:34pm 05.08.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1359 Hello, As most know, the newer Yanmar engines do not have a proper water temperature gauge, instead
Hurth Transmission Problem?? rpell1@msn.com at 8:18am 05.08.21 Catalina 30 2/1045 Hi all, I hope everyone is safe and healthy? Just to get ahead of a potential transmission problem
Atomic 4 and muffler Admiral at 9:04pm 05.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1670 So I have a 1977 Cat 30 with the Atomic 4 engine. This is one that has the problem of water coming
sink exhaust hose advice AEarnshaw at 5:07pm 05.07.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1164 This one should be easy but living rurally with no suppliers locally finding sourcing the right part
Tabbing cracked on the travel trailer just now (2) SV_IdleHour at 10:44am 05.07.21 Ask All Sailors 11/935 Hey all-- Hunter 27; it's the tabbing on the water tank port side v berth. Doesn't look structural (
Flags (4) Bob S at 9:50am 05.07.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2189 My grandfather was a captain in the power squadron and I found some of his flags from 60 years ago.
Beneteau Spare Parts Update Atonement at 9:42am 05.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2826 Beneteau closed the Marion, SC plant in 2020 and all new boat purchases go through Europe. They did
Yanmar SB-8 Shift/Throttle Controls (1) npaulay at 9:28am 05.07.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1824 Hello - I am in process of fully installing my new(to me) Yanmar SB-8 on my 27 footer. This is repla
New addition to the fleet (1) SailingLoto at 6:02am 05.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/678 193803picked up this c25 with a trailer and 8hp mariner today. Needs a bath but in great shape.
Outboard motor rail mount (2) Good Vibes at 5:59am 05.07.21 Catalina 310 6/1405
Cutting port lights in hull LSCalifornia at 9:58pm 05.06.21 Big Boats 2/526 Has anyone enlarged or added port lights or fixed acrylic panels to introduce more daylight to the H
Heads up... really (1) Brian D at 8:17pm 05.06.21 Sails Call Lounge 7/984 Heads up folks, and I really mean it. The Chinese launched a rocket the other day and the main engin
cabin drain screens Richardwm at 6:07pm 05.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/720 My 1984 34' had 2 drains to the bilge in the floor of the head and the drains have screen covers tha

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Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 10:41pm 11.22.24 I really enjoyed all the responses in this thread . Thank you. You are truly blessed to be able
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06pm 11.22.24 Maybe I'm living in the Stone Age because the only tool I use is a hacksaw with 32 TPI (teeth per in
Ellebogen Isolators Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 11.22.24 It appears that the mounts are original so I have decided to replace them. Any reason you think t
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Tally Ho at 8:31pm 11.22.24 I have a 1993 Cat 30 MKII and it has a heat exchanger that uses the engine cooling/exhaust water to
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Alan Gomes at 8:31pm 11.22.24 A grinder definitely would stink! I'm just trying to avoid a 1/2" of wire hanging out and a terribl
companion way overhead hatch (1) Tally Ho at 8:29pm 11.22.24 What tool are you describing as a Skill saw? Not to be too picky (and I know you quoted another po
Cup holder cockpit table shemandr at 6:32pm 11.22.24 What are the zig zag cutouts on the bottom for? Wine glass stems?
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? danooxnard at 6:21pm 11.22.24 I found this video when I was replacing my sanitation hoses. The key is the pair of cutters that h
Why is there silicone in my furler? jssailem at 6:18pm 11.22.24
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea 4lane at 5:13pm 11.22.24 Thank you!
Cup holder cockpit table (1) Gmast at 5:00pm 11.22.24 FInally decided to have my own cup holder built. Holds beer cans, wine glasses, cell phones, and has
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 3:36pm 11.22.24 Second Star has a 6 gallon Raritan HW tank which can heat water through electricity (120vac, 12a) o
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 3:09pm 11.22.24 I am very interested in learning about other ways to make hot water. Second Star has a 6 gallon R
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 2:39pm 11.22.24 OK, I see replies in the vein of, "This is normal" and "What's the problem, its always been done th
companion way overhead hatch dLj at 2:01pm 11.22.24 You can (and should if you DIY) get a table saw blade specifically for plastic. Works great. :plus:
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 1:55pm 11.22.24 Thank you all for your comments. But a lot of assumptions going on here. I'm not going to change t
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 11.22.24 B) question #3: using the manual pump also engages a 'T', so what happens when the waste meets that
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea 4lane at 1:44pm 11.22.24 Thank you all for your comments. But a lot of assumptions going on here. I'm not going to change th
Extra hose clamps - good idea Project_Mayhem at 1:31pm 11.22.24 In some theory, yes. In over 100 years of practice, no, they are commonly opened and closed, includ
Replacement sink (1) kloudie1 at 1:11pm 11.22.24 Love my old original double on the H-34. Works when heeled on either tack. I have seawater plumbed t

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