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Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:31pm 12.18.23 Catalina 310 7/823 Can anyone advise on the best place to install a fire port on the Catalina 310? For example, one li
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 10:22am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1520 Wife would like a new cruising boat for New England coastal sailing (Cape Cod-Newport-New York-Possi
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 9:30am 12.18.23 Weather and Forecasting 8/796 This is the start of Christmas Week. Kids off school. Holiday gift buying. So what will be the weath
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 22/1887 I have a sailboat at a marina that I may need to get rid of it. Is there a service that will take it
Hatch leak repair Tom TH at 4:01am 12.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1069 The forward Hatch on our O'day 222 leaks during rain events. Is there a way to remove only the cover
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 10:29pm 12.17.23 S2 9/555 Is it possible for an S2 7.3 to become a documented vessel, or is it just too small? I'm curious if
Fore Stay Bow Connection (1) tailboom at 7:11pm 12.17.23 Catalina 22 7/684 Curious what others use to secure the fore stay to the bow (sorry about my terminology). PO used a b
Prop rotation question (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:15pm 12.17.23 Ask All Sailors 50/2668 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-cond
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 4:31pm 12.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/907 Hello All- I have a Yanmar 3HM35F and today I planned to change the fresh water. I pulled out about
Repair/replace original WAECO fridge on 2005 Hunter 33'. 4Winds at 1:29pm 12.17.23 Parts Search 0/474 Got an extra unit? Looking to repair or replace 65L/2.7cu ft WAECO RPD 0065U 65L DC12/24V, 70W fridg
Battery charging Mike H. at 12:23pm 12.17.23 Big Boats 13/1209 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last sp
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Scubagirl62 at 9:45am 12.17.23 Trailer Sailors 6/863 This is going to sound stupid, but does anyone know if there is a manual bilge on a Seaward Fox 19?
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:13pm 12.16.23 Weather and Forecasting 4/380 NOAA is reporting a G1-2 solar storm will be hitting the earth, creating an opportunity to see the N
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE matts997 at 7:04pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/435 Just bought a new (to me) 2018 Marlow 31 with a Yanmar 3YM30AE ' SD25. After a 22 hr boat trip fro
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? (3) Rich Stidger at 2:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 3/314 I have the Achilles LEX-96 dinghy and I am making a new set of wooden floors. This dinghy originall
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 12:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 7/558 I am currently overhauling my 1972 Albin 82MS. I'm at the wiring stage now and have a question about
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (2) Belzoni at 9:24am 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/761 Hi. I'm preparing to move a newly acquired boat from salt water to fresh. PO was in the process of p
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 (2) dhenry99 at 2:26pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 3/406
Clog in sanitation outlet SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:43pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 11/567 On my new to me Bavaria C57, the holding tanks are located in a cabinet above the head. They are sup
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1090 I'm looking into various methods for creating new cushions. One of them utilizes a plywood backing.

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Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Hayden Watson at 8:14pm 06.30.24 Given that a new MC618 runs $530, I would pop for the extra and get a Zeus.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 7:26pm 06.30.24 Here is one if 3m (8'-9") works for you.
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Belzoni at 7:10pm 06.30.24 Stumbled across another thread that referred to this lid as the SEA HOOD. Now that I know the name o
Is my foresail too big? Davidasailor26 at 7:02pm 06.30.24
Is my foresail too big? Bluebonnet87 at 7:01pm 06.30.24 Ah forgot to mention... I don't have a furler
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:58pm 06.30.24 It has been a couple of years and a few dead brain cells since I installed the system on Second Sta
Is my foresail too big? rgranger at 6:58pm 06.30.24
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 6:44pm 06.30.24 Sounds like upgrade is in the near future 614 to the 618. I was looking at the website and I have a
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:31pm 06.30.24 Sounds like upgrade is in the near future 614 to the 618. I was looking at the website and I have a
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 6:01pm 06.30.24 I did not know you could this thanks for the heads up. As long as the connections are the same I wo
Masthead removal/Catalina 27 JoeWhite at 5:53pm 06.30.24 It appears the masthead is held in place with a bolt through it and through the upper rigging cable
Looking for advice re installning a 3 bow bimini on a Capri 22 ...3TacksontheWater at 5:49pm 06.30.24 I've installed exactly one Bimini (purchased through Catalina Direct) and, as the new to me boat has
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Ed Caldwell at 5:34pm 06.30.24 Wow, good luck with all 3 issues!
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 5:29pm 06.30.24 Kupe Call George at 770-503-4420 Coastal Marine Services All things refrigeration and air condition
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Ed Caldwell at 5:14pm 06.30.24 Kupe Call George at 770-503-4420 Coastal Marine Services All things refrigeration and air conditioni
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 2:44pm 06.30.24 A new Balmar 618 is about half that cost and if you add bluetooth you can easily program the regula
23-2 Where to place the bilge pump hose? kappykaplan at 2:42pm 06.30.24 use a shop vac at the end of every sail to dry out the bilge :plus:
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 2:41pm 06.30.24 Is the regulator inside the engine room? You know, the place where they say it should never be loc
Looking at a Tartan 33 Lazy1 at 2:31pm 06.30.24 The Tartan is enticing. What do you think about what the rest of the boat looks like? I still have
New owners - how are they doing, part 3 Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 06.30.24 No need for a breathalyzer as I'm sure nobody is sober. There's three crew members in the back weari

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