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The simplest things ... (3) pclarksurf at 7:46pm 05.08.21 Catalina 22 0/659 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 3/872 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 6/3780 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 21/2075 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 0/786 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 8/1411 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 4/1670 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 2/1199 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 5/2026 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 9/1442 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 11/1071 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 17/3017 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 5/3214 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 3/2180 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 4/849 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 6/1908
Cutting port lights in hull LSCalifornia at 9:58pm 05.06.21 Big Boats 2/629 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 7/1228 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 3/842 My 1984 34' had 2 drains to the bilge in the floor of the head and the drains have screen covers tha
Hull Damage (2) rukidn at 5:48pm 05.06.21 Catalina 310 14/4073 We launched on Friday with no trouble and I piloted Brio the 20 cold minutes to our marina. We began

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Hurricane Season 2025 JamesG161 at 2:39pm 06.06.25 FEWER than the average number of storms were predicted? yes. 2024 Jim...
Power cord management (3) sailcapt340 at 2:03pm 06.06.25
Power cord management dlochner at 2:01pm 06.06.25 I just let it sit on the side deck. The shore side is usually wrapped around the pedestal to take an
Check valve??? Captain Larry-DH at 1:49pm 06.06.25 Another random thought, but somewhat related: Put your phone number in a visible place at the helm s
Power cord management jssailem at 1:47pm 06.06.25 I got a package of these Velcro strips and hold the cord on the lifeline. https://external-content.d
Power cord management kappykaplan at 1:30pm 06.06.25 I leave just enough cord out to make the connection (with a little slack) to the dock, leave the res
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rick D at 1:17pm 06.06.25 Never seen one in my prior three boats. Sounds like a PO add. I'd leave it off on the re-do.
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 12:10pm 06.06.25 Found a young ambitious diver. He got the prop off but realized his shims/sleeves for the tool weren
Check valve??? fred1diver at 11:48am 06.06.25 we have reinforced transparent hoses I will check them again when we get to the boat to see if the l
Check valve??? Rich Stidger at 11:30am 06.06.25 While it's true that water in the cooling circuit will seek the sea level, if the water level in the
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rich Stidger at 11:16am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over? No. The vent is over h
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? thinwater at 10:37am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over? The obvious problem is
Check valve??? fred1diver at 10:33am 06.06.25 Ok, so closing the valve when sailing is bad, ok, I just followed what I read in the atomic 4 manual
Check valve??? thinwater at 10:30am 06.06.25 Most policies have a contingent damamge exclusion; they cover the incident itself, but not damamge
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? JBP-PA at 10:10am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over?
Check valve??? Stu Jackson at 9:32am 06.06.25 Yes I do always close the valve, even when under sail. That makes no sense, and is dangerous if yo
Check valve??? Davidasailor26 at 9:14am 06.06.25
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:02am 06.06.25 I wonder if it is the models themselves or more modern computers which have the power to incorporat
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? pclarksurf at 7:55am 06.06.25 serious plug for best boat name--
Check valve??? dlochner at 6:57am 06.06.25 We're drifting way off topic with insurance considerations. Since it has been raised.... Liability

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