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Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 4:14am 05.12.21 Catalina 275 12/4146 Does anyone know the inner diameter of the raw water inlet hose to the water pump assembly? Looking
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 7:02pm 05.11.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3127 Hi all, Our 2006 C309 still has the original standing rigging, it all appears to be in good conditio
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (4) WasabiRush at 6:44pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 11/2511 I have a 1986 H34 and most of the running rigging was replaced by PO. The reefing lines come out the
Marina Wanted Letta at 6:20pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/494
Looking for Marina for Haul Out to Trailer - 26' Tanzer Letta at 6:17pm 05.11.21 Trailer Sailors 2/775 Does anyone know a marina in the Fort Meyers area that will lift a sailboat with a travel lift and p
Bent Stern Rail Update (3) Necessity at 5:31pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/571 Tig Mig Mobile Welding based out of Farmingdale, NY- arrived 8AM sharp to troubleshoot. In the end
Battery Charger for AGM batteries recommendation Sands Riddle at 4:35pm 05.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/775 I am installing two daisy-chained 12v AGM batteries in my 2001 Beneteau 311. I believe that the Sent
Selden IMF on H38 - How to remove main halyard pin? flightlead404 at 3:26pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 3/763 The last line on my H38 to be replaced is the main sail halyard (did you know blow boats are made of
Sailboat Deck Paint (1) npaulay at 2:58pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3774 Hello - I'm looking for some words of wisdom when it comes to repainting the deck of my 27' sailboat
1979 H37C Stuffing box hose ID size? (1) Richard McDonald at 12:52pm 05.11.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/745 Would anyone know the stuffing box hose ID size on the 1979 H37C? OD measured at 1" 15/16 Length mea
Electrical Panel Key epk at 12:39pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1544 New partner to a 88' or 89' Catalina 30 and the current owners are not sure what key is used to acce
Raw water pump seal seating question (1) AndyL at 12:01pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/752 Hello, I am installing a new seal on an old Johnson raw water pump from my 3GM30. The seal is an E
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails gn4478 at 10:48am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2140
Our 315 Arrived senechals at 10:41am 05.11.21 Catalina 310 14/2527 Our new 315 arrived in San Diego on April Fool's day. Luckily, it was not an April Fool's joke and
Rig tuning glaufman at 10:13am 05.11.21 Racing 10/2229 Trying to help a friend with a Catalina 22, wing keel... When tuning the rig to suggested starting t
Spreader light on/off switch Hunter 49? (1) ScottySailor at 9:54am 05.11.21 Big Boats 2/531
old and new batteries connection Guan at 8:52am 05.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1850 Please kindly express opinions re connecting old and new batteries. my electrician connected one ne
Universal M25XP not starting...air in system? smosh at 8:23am 05.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/2852 Hello all - I'm crossposting from Another Forum...but I'm hoping one of you can help.... ------- I
I have an O'day 22. Hugthecruzer at 8:04am 05.11.21 Racing 2/1134 I have an O'day 22 and I got a spinaker from a Catalina 22. What length of spinaker pole do I need?
Keel Bolt Replacement (1) obsessed at 7:25am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/4053 Has anyone here ever replaced keel bolts? Below is a cross section of the keel construction of my P

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Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (1) skunther at 9:19am 06.08.25 This seems a legitimate concern. Has anyone experienced one of these cableclams failing in this way?
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 9:14am 06.08.25 Forgot this screenshot.
Mac 22 rigging questions SteveHughessails at 9:10am 06.08.25
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 8:57am 06.08.25 Is the forestay at the correct attach point, the two curvy piece of metal seem very flimsy, or is th
Volvo penta 2002 marine diesel twin cylinder starter SycloneDriver at 8:51am 06.08.25 Looks like standard stuff in those pictures. I've never see an isolated starter, they probably exis
Lead Keel Cracking Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 06.08.25 You can also use a thick (mayonnaise consistency) epoxy to squirt into the opening with a syringe.
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? jssailem at 8:44am 06.08.25 butyl with longer screws for the clam. When using butyl, I like through machine screws with a wash
Lead Keel Cracking jssailem at 8:40am 06.08.25
Check valve??? dlochner at 8:39am 06.08.25 Trident #147 is clear and can be used for drains below the waterline. Easier to install than the wir
Shower pump failure kloudie1 at 8:27am 06.08.25 Being a positive displacement pump, the check valves are set "toward" the discharge.. Air or other f
Lead Keel Cracking kloudie1 at 8:20am 06.08.25 Same thoughts here. Not structural so clean it up and fill with a good sticky epoxy .. G-flex is rea
Mac 22 rigging questions (2) JBP-PA at 8:10am 06.08.25 The notch is normal. I suspect it provides clearance for the cable tube.
Mac 22 rigging questions (2) newsailor72 at 7:53am 06.08.25 Is this a normal cut out in the keel or is it from wear and tear, if it's the latter, what's the fix
Mac 22 rigging questions Joe at 6:55am 06.08.25 If I put another bolt there, any problems or pitfalls with that? Just feels safer that way It won'
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? JBP-PA at 6:40am 06.08.25
Power cord management BigEasy at 6:39am 06.08.25 I take a single wrap around a dock handrail post that is conveniently located approximately one foot
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" s/v-Windsong at 6:36am 06.08.25 He doesn't have the cable. "...came without a power cable..." I did it yesterday without a cabl
Shower pump failure BigEasy at 6:27am 06.08.25 When I replaced a Jabsco fresh water pump a few years ago, the replacement rubber diaphragm and repl
Power cord management JBP-PA at 6:26am 06.08.25 The problem we always have is rigging something up that takes the strain at the outlet on the dock.
B&G Vulcan 7 power cable "pin-out" JBP-PA at 6:18am 06.08.25 I know. Tracing the pin out on the opposite end is as simple as doing a continuity check - pin 1 to

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