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Changing Hoses, Catalina 320! Scott T-Bird at 4:57pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/1129 I want to change the hose from the deck fitting to the T where the tank discharge splits for either
Macgregor 26s Mods newsailor12 at 4:55pm 04.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1344 New here, this is my second season with my 26s. I am wanting to do some interior upgrades/mods, has
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 4:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 36/12958 I'm the third owner of a 1982 Catalina 30 with a Universal diesel. The tach that came with the boat
Xantrex Freedom 2000 combi- charging LED fail eianm at 3:31pm 04.11.21 Big Boats 0/365 Has anyone successfully replaced dead LED's for either charge or invert on this style unit please?
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 3:07pm 04.11.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/7627 Any tips and tricks to cleaning an overdue disaster of a head, the PO didn't clean it and the boat h
Epoxy Primer Don Crowther at 2:44pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2537 The keel on the new to us boat has to be ground/sand blasted down to bare metal. After that I would
MRBF Fuse Block question sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3680 I have been watching, with great interest, a posting about adding an ACR Switch to a battery bank ar
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 rjadelsohn at 12:07pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/2164 We are getting ready to replace the stuffing box and the shaft log rubber tube. What should we ant
Racor R26 Filter Puizzle odaydokay at 11:17am 04.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/770 Installed this filter as replacement numerous times int he past. Now I see they do not sell as such,
S2 8.6 1985 Stern rail, Rub rail JerseySailors at 10:36am 04.11.21 Parts Search 1/585 To repair/replace storm damage on our 1985 S2 8.6, looking for small amount of vinyl rub rail and th
good morning's work on the boat fred1diver at 10:22am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/477 Hey everyone, just spent the morning on the boat tackling a few projects, the PO had installed a bra
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 10:10am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 53/4912 I received notification from my insurer that the program that provides insurance coverage for my '06
Catalina 30 Mk II engine dying in rough seas Franzcat at 9:45am 04.11.21 Catalina 30 11/2297 I've owned my boat about 5 years but three times recently have had problems with the engine slowing
M 25 Damper Plate Mount on Adapter Plate (3) sailnski at 7:28am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 0/343 I am replacing the damper plate on my Universal M 25. The damper plate has a slightly larger diamet
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (1) supercub at 6:44am 04.11.21 Bigger Boats 23/4164 My keel has water trapped inside of it. I found that I had a missing screw on one of the plates- sta
Title Transfers and Registrations Brokenarm at 12:32am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1105 Just a important tip, With the current restrictions at State offices that handle boating registratio
Seaboard mast winch DianaOfBurlington at 7:52pm 04.10.21 Parts Search 1/527 Seeking the small-size Seaboard (with 6-sided winch socket) winch typical of 1970s for Hunter 25 and
H34 1983 Ritchie Helmsman Compass model number Capt.Yap at 5:56pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/985 Hi I am looking for the model number of the Ritchie Helmsman Compass on my 1983 H34. I am almost ce
Need Impeller for RC8D Renault engine in 1980 27 mkenneth22 at 5:47pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/339 Does anyone know where to find the impeller for the Renault RC8D engine? Is there a knock-off that w
Catalina 36 v berth mattress jmaresh at 1:40pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1888 Has anyone ordered the catalina 36 v berth mattress from Catalina Direct? If so, how did you like i

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How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) 4lane at 7:01am 05.31.25
No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 6:43am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them any
Deformed bottom of the hull Spindrift NH at 6:25am 05.31.25 There appears to be some flaking of paint at the aft end of the keel trunk, especially on port side
Catalina sold? Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 05.31.25 The news is true, but it was discussed here - New Owner for Catalina Yachts
Deformed bottom of the hull walt at 6:04am 05.31.25 I dont know that boat.. but to echo the post just above, thought I heard at one time that the keel
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part dlochner at 4:53am 05.31.25 Stoppers are used to keep the sail from dropping out of the track when reefing or flaking the sail o
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! kappykaplan at 4:08am 05.31.25 Of course having a professional do it is easier but if we relied on professionals to do everything
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! jssailem at 4:04am 05.31.25 Debating replacing with a new heat exchanger or having it professionally cleaned and pressure teste
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part east coaster at 4:01am 05.31.25 As the mast it would provide more grip and contact to prevent/reduce slipping. Double entry here due
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part east coaster at 3:56am 05.31.25 Perhaps if you bent the washer into the same curvature aa
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? east coaster at 3:46am 05.31.25 I have three blue seas clamshell fittings on my 310 just aft of the port winch where the deck curved
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 1:57am 05.31.25 That doesn't look like more curve than the gasket could handle on its own, but I would lay just a th
No in-water hull scrubbers available? Foswick at 1:38am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them anym
new water heater Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.30.25 and developed an airlock in the water heater! Thanks for your input. You're welcome. Next time, bu
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? dLj at 8:22pm 05.30.25 Depends on the amount of curvature. The first photo doesn't look like a lot of curvature, but I can'
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 05.30.25 Your heat exchanger is completely plugged based on the photos you sent. It is a 4-pass design so th
Hello again Straycat22296 at 7:37pm 05.30.25 Try - https://www.formularus-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/B9_NOAA_Chart-Symbols.pdf" While n
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part Straycat22296 at 7:32pm 05.30.25 Maybe try a big washer, lock washer and a wing nut?
Diy cable tray??? (4) garymalmgren at 6:42pm 05.30.25 Yep, Fred you need cable management of some sort! As for high temp resistance, anything will give yo
Diy cable tray??? dlochner at 6:39pm 05.30.25 Cleaning the wiring up is a good idea. I'd use Spiral Wrap to contain the wires and then zip ties to

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