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fresh water system duck33 at 7:24pm 11.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1118 i'm new to this. i haven't been able to get fresh water to flow from the faucets.i can here the wat
Bagging sails for Winter storage Al - s/v Persephone at 11:10pm 11.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1727 Once again, Persephone has returned to "the Land of the Dead" (boatyard) until Spring.As usual, I'
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Chesapeake Bay trip... r.w.landau at 5:45am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 27/3256 A few of the people from my sailing club are going to do a trip the the Bay in early to mid June. Th
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Coolant Analysis Tim at 4:07am 11.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/978 When I put my boat up for winter storage this year I had the yard decommission the engine etc. Part
Electrons Be Damned! Glen Hellman at 9:04am 11.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1015 Sorry for the harsh language but I purchased a Honda EU1000i generator and took it out for a try thi
masthead halyard pulleys anetzro at 9:01am 11.25.06 Catalina 22 1/2408 The plastic halyard pulleys (on the mast head) are worn on my 1978 catalina 22. Where is the best pl
Keel concerns Denise, Oday 30 at 8:43am 11.25.06 Bigger Boats 1/1113 My boat is on the dry and I've been looking at the bottom around the keel. I can see an outline abo
solar fans and Denise, Oday 30 at 8:27am 11.25.06 Bigger Boats 5/1228 I'm getting tons of inside condensation with the wild temp swings we are having this month. Are th
110V not working when off shore power Syversens at 8:26am 11.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2459 We had the first day sailing with no rain today but had a sea emergency in that our son could not wa
Crossing Florida Nice N Easy at 9:57am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/918 Sorry for not keeping up better with all of you, but Sprint pulled the plug on my cell phone/interne
hunter 23 Don at 10:19am 11.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/995 I am going to look at a hunter 23 1986 tomorrow i am a new sailor looking to cruse and weekend is th
Boat Babe on Strike! Boat Babe at 10:29am 11.25.06 Sails Call Lounge 2521/1550690 Until this web site is fixed so that pics can be posted again, I'm outta here.....which is too bad s
cutless play John at 11:46am 11.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/824 Hi guys, after reading markus post I was under the boat looking at my cutless/ shaft.I had my yard c
Paint sailman20790 at 11:49am 11.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/781 I am repainting the deck of my Oday 22 white. Does anyone have a suggestion on a good brand of paint

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Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 5:48pm 06.29.21 This is a 2GM, raw water cooled with no heat exchanger.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? fullbore at 5:43pm 06.29.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Charles Erwin at 5:10pm 06.29.21 This engine is fresh-water cooled, as you can see the heat exchanger in the photo. The OP needs to
Cam Cleat Adjustment? C-Craft at 4:49pm 06.29.21 Amazing to have so many responses in such a short amount of time. Thanks all. There is plenty of inf
Cam Cleat Adjustment? jssailem at 4:37pm 06.29.21 Were you using the boat in saltwater? Salt crystals can build up in the cam cleat. Give the unit a g
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 4:33pm 06.29.21 This 2gm is probably raw water cooled. Likely it does not have a temp gauge either. Temp gauge o
Cam Cleat Adjustment? shemandr at 4:31pm 06.29.21 I'd try a dry lubricant. Outside of that, maybe the springs have weakened.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Charles Erwin at 4:18pm 06.29.21 Monitor the engine temp and shut down at the first sign of temps higher then normal operating (some
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 WasabiRush at 4:02pm 06.29.21 I completed the installation of the hoses, new Racor 120, and fuel shutoff valves on either side of
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? sloughsailer at 4:02pm 06.29.21 I've been several years between boats and things seem to have changed. I always removed the bottom p
Cam Cleat Adjustment? sail sfbay at 4:00pm 06.29.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread: Sick of cam cleats \| Sailboat Owners F
Cam Cleat Adjustment? dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.21 Try adjusting the screws, if that doesn't work, the cam cleats can be replaced for much less money t
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? AEarnshaw at 3:44pm 06.29.21 Also is an article in last month's Cruising World. Still in newsstands.
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 3:42pm 06.29.21 I've laid 2-3 layers of glass over the area and a few extra layers in the top dimple. Raining today
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues JoeWhite at 3:40pm 06.29.21 Since you mentioned lights dimming, I would guess that your battery is not meeting the required curr
Which boson chair do you use? thinwater at 3:39pm 06.29.21 Climbing harness. Much easier to move in, particularly when ascending. Easier to brace with feet. T
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? jssailem at 3:34pm 06.29.21 You got a Steal. Ward. How can you live with yourself? I'm guessing you may want to make a contrib
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 3:27pm 06.29.21 Composting toilets sounds interesting. I seriously contemplated these for a house I built 40 years a
Low East Of Corpus Christi? JamesG161 at 3:22pm 06.29.21 Weather Radar shows you the Tops of Rain events. The higher the clouds the more likely the heaviest
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? sail sfbay at 3:19pm 06.29.21 Composting toilets sounds interesting. I seriously contemplated these for a house I built 40 years a

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