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Oil Changing Pump Tom at 2:17am 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2348 Anyone have a favorite pump for changing oil??? I first tried the little brass pump sold at Wal-mart
Enkes AR6 parts Pilot_Racer at 2:41am 06.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1424 I recently saw a request from a MacGregor 21 owner regarding the inner bearing (material) for his En
Merriman steering pedestal replacement richard18986 at 2:40am 06.13.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1705 My Merriman steering pedestal base is severely corroding and i need of replacement. I know I am not
nico solar vents Howard9071 at 3:01am 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2574 Hey guys, I have three Nico solar vents. Two have battery backups for night time. These work when th
Sheer Pins Larry at 4:43am 06.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/797 My rudder always comes up a couple times every time I take the boat out and usually not from touchin
Squeeling Jabsco Bill at 4:34am 06.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1596 When pumping the handle on my Jabsco, loud squeeling results.......can I lubricate down the handle s
Winch Nick Smith at 5:13am 06.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/835 Looking for a top cover to a two speed 1983 vintage, Lewmar Winch Number 40.
No interest in the Jesters challenge? Dennis at 6:17am 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1151 There sure doesnt seem to be any interest in the Trans-Atlantic race now underway, the Jesters chall
new porta-potti Dave D 94 H26 at 6:12am 06.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1369 Hi Peggy and all! It looks like I'm going to have to repair my sani-potti again. It's probably origi
Gray brand port screens Dave D, '94 H26 at 6:04am 06.13.06 Smaller Boats 2/1009 I found that my ports are Gray by the stamp on the trim ring, and I've sourced screens here at the C
VERY disappointed with Catalina! Tim McCarty at 8:13am 06.13.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/3229 Last year, when we pulled our brand new 2005 C-310 out of the water, we noticed severe delamination
Lowering Mast Kim at 8:55am 06.13.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1398 O.K. I'm back! First of all thanks for your responses, they helped more than you know. Now, the n
replace batteries joe at 8:54am 06.13.06 Catalina 310 2/1659 does anyone have any suggestions on replacing the batteries in the c310? what type and is it a poss
My boat sank!! Dale Wilson at 9:14am 06.13.06 Big Boats 13/2076 Need some advice. My H34 sank at my dock. Just launched it on Sunday. Didn't see anything when I
Cruizin the Bahamas in a 25.5! part one: (1) Steph and Brian at 9:24am 06.13.06 Smaller Boats 16/1232 Hey everybody! Bahamas trip part one is up... sorry it's so short, there's just not much internet a
Catalina 30 owners association. Fanfare at 9:31am 06.13.06 Catalina 30 3/2156 Greetings one and all.As a relativity new owner oa a Catalina 30, I would like to find an owners as
Cleaning pleated shades Harold at 10:26am 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1162 Phil,I bought the pleated shades from your site and am very happy with them. But they need to be
Edson steering NYSail at 11:30am 06.13.06 Ask All Sailors 7/926 On my 1986 P36-2, I have an Edson wheel. The throttle is on the starboard side with the shifter tow
Help with cushions/KO Scott21120 at 11:08am 06.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1428 Peggie,The holding tank system on our boat had been badly neglected by the previous owners, so one
Installing a depth sounder aka fishfinder Alf at 12:26pm 06.13.06 Other Sailboats 8/1303 I want to install a depth sounder. Does anyone have a recommended method for mounting the transducer

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Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues RoyS at 4:55am 07.04.21 Not sure if I understand your issue. If you mean the vessel image on the chartplotter screen is poin
Outboard Motor conundrum. Joe at 4:23am 07.04.21 None of the modern 4 strokes will fit as originally intended, unless you go with something smaller l
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 2:06am 07.04.21 Thanks, Ken! I appreciate you sharing your experience.
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues sailtheworld79 at 9:24pm 07.03.21 I had this happen to me on my Catalina 34 with an ST70 AP. It really annoyed me. I finally gave up a
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 9:23pm 07.03.21 causing municipalities to place deed or use restrictions because of in-situ contamination Exactly
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:22pm 07.03.21 if your engine overheated, also check the integrity of hoses supplying oil to
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) rpwillia at 9:01pm 07.03.21 You overlooked the obvious. Amazon.com : stuffing box wrench Of course you need to know the size y
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Brian D at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I am not a scientist, and I bet those on the board are as ignorant as I. However, I doubt that the b
Arguing with insurance company MikeHoncho at 9:01pm 07.03.21 I don't think an attorney would take a case for $2-3k. They may at least write a letter to your ca
Adding a whisker pole topping lift Hayden Watson at 8:33pm 07.03.21 In PHRFNW there is noting in the rules about using a spinnaker pole to pole back the leading edge of
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation (1) Ken Cross at 8:11pm 07.03.21 Here is a photo of ours. As you can see they are very close and the compass works just fine.
Too much mast rake (1) jssailem at 8:00pm 07.03.21 a few things you need to do while cruising single-handed There is a great "Free" guide to solo sai
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 jssailem at 7:53pm 07.03.21 Airmar makes a waterproof barrel connector for splicing transducer cables. Nice. Easy.
San Juan 28 Ken Cross at 7:34pm 07.03.21 San Juan 28 was built in Washington State. It's a pretty solid fiberglass hull. I think it weighed i
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 7:13pm 07.03.21 Bwahahahahaha! Maybe you should learn the definition of the words "acute" and "chronic" :banghead:
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 7:07pm 07.03.21 I always end up soaking the lock nut with bp blaster for a few days and then placing a big screw dr
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ken Cross at 7:07pm 07.03.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? HMT2 at 7:06pm 07.03.21
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Juice6576 at 6:37pm 07.03.21 I installed a Raritan Elegance with fresh water flush. My Marlow Hunter has 2 40 Gallon tanks. We li
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ward H at 6:34pm 07.03.21

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