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Rebuild of a Yanmar 2QM -15 jlogan at 9:29pm 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 12/8777 I'm trying to decide between a rebuild of a 2QM-15 or a repower...I have the skills to rebuild the 2
Fred Ficarra nick8481 at 8:15pm 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/996 Hi fred I noticed you have a remote oil filter on your yanmar so maybe you can help.I was at the WM
Sailing in less than a knot of wind John S at 3:25pm 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/859 If one is patient, one can sail very slowly in light winds. Today The conditions on the local water
6'4 headroom in a blue water cruiser Susieclue at 2:32pm 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 5/7380 My partner and I are looking for a full keel blue water cruiser under 40 feet long. If anyone has re
Disappearing archived post henkmeuzelaar at 2:13pm 04.02.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1012 Phil,One of the HOW regulars told me he was unable to find my recent story on Rivendel's harrowing
Winch lubricant Bill18593 at 12:42pm 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1940 I've checked the archives and can't seem to find posts on what kind of lubricant to use when servici
Funkey Fin The Lousianna Purchase at 12:08pm 04.02.05 Big Boats 6/802 I had my H34 pulled to replace a prop and add a new zink. Can't afford a Bottom Job right now and I
Any tips on rebedding the traveler track ... Will Baker at 12:07pm 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1582 On an '85 25.5 with a moderate rain water leak coming from the track? Thanks...
Hot water from a Yanmar YSM-12 trent at 10:34am 04.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1190 Can any one tell me how to route the plumbing from the engine to the hot water heater it looks like
Change 3GMF Yanmar Diesel to 3YM30 Charlie L at 9:50am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/902 Does any one have any experience changing out a 3GMF Yanmar to a 3YM30. This is an increase of 10 H
Teak and Awlgrip Clear Debra B at 8:47am 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1967 OK several folks around here have been talking about the new "high tech" teak treatment applied by s
Telltales - Part 1 Don Guillette at 8:41am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1814 Mates: I have to do this in sections because the subject is too long for this format. It is probably
outhaul on 350 keevers at 8:28am 04.02.05 Big Boats 1/1300 Can anyone help with this? Do Catalina 350s have an internal or external outhaul system. I became cu
New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/969 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1536 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1052 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4790 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1565 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at

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Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 6:05am 03.29.21 I pulled the trigger and bought an Integrated Furling System code 0 - designed for upwind 40 -> 100
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DougM at 6:04am 03.29.21
PSS DRIPLESS question barnstormer at 5:58am 03.29.21 Thank you for all of the replies. I contacted catalina yachts and the engineer said that back then t
Bottom Paint on a Cradle (1) Parsons at 5:58am 03.29.21 First, why not ask the yard what they recommend - they've probably done one (or a hundred) of these
Cabin Windows (1) Good Vibes at 5:56am 03.29.21 Here are the instructions from Catalina for replacing the port lights. Good luck with it. BTW I wa
New chart plotter wrong size for hole DougM at 5:55am 03.29.21 I installed a new Raymarine plotter that was physically smaller than the original, issue. Instead of
New chart plotter wrong size for hole Alansails at 5:55am 03.29.21 Nice Job
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 5:52am 03.29.21 Just tried again, 99th in line, not sure I am going to get through on the phone. t the cutlass is a
Cabin Windows Good Vibes at 5:50am 03.29.21 I've got a badly scratched cabin window on my Catalina 320 that I want to replace. There's no fram
Deck fitting (water fill) replacement cap? Terry Cox at 5:50am 03.29.21 No worries here. Except for the black cap on the waste tank fitting that has not changed in color, a
mast wiring q's RoyS at 5:44am 03.29.21 As these wires are likely in a conduit it is best to pull them all out at once while pulling a heavy
Issues removing cutless bearing. RoyS at 5:02am 03.29.21 Look at the shaft where it exits the stern tube. If the strut is bent the shaft will probably be rub
Might be buying a Catalina 36 dlochner at 4:47am 03.29.21 How are the tides and currents in the straits between islands ? Tides in the islands are pretty m
Ever Given kappykaplan at 4:46am 03.29.21 Slowly they are getting there. The stern was refloated last night. :plus:
Ever Given dlochner at 4:40am 03.29.21 Slowly they are getting there. The stern was reflected last night. https://www.nytimes.com/live/202
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? dlochner at 4:27am 03.29.21 That's what I thought, too, Dave. I asked a Merc dealer where it came from and he said it wasn't ma
Hunter 456 and replacement compass FBD at 4:23am 03.29.21 Thank you!
Ever Given Davidasailor26 at 3:55am 03.29.21 5iyn2q6s1Sk Great explanation of the various considerations.
New chart plotter wrong size for hole (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 03.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We did exactly that a couple years ago after lightning damaged our NSS 8. Our
Might be buying a Catalina 36 sailme88 at 3:20am 03.29.21 I have a home team advantage, I grew up on Oahu. The distance variations depend on the points you'

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