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Hull numbers.... again ShawnL at 2:17pm 08.01.20 Catalina 22 12/1745 I know this has been talked about before, but on my registration, my hull number is strange. WSZ160
Fuse Holder for Propane System...... (3) sailcapt340 at 2:08pm 08.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/865
Attention moderators Anonymous User 801 at 2:06pm 08.01.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/8 Please delete this account. I couldn't find an option in settings to do this myself, or how to delet
Adding a Marine Head Tedd at 1:06pm 08.01.20 Seaward 23/4783 Some of the 26RKs I've looked at have a port-a-potty. A marine head is a "must" on my requirements l
Batteries/Combiners (1) jonelli at 11:11am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1463 Hey All, Ran into a situation I wanted to ponder with your thoughts. Several years ago, I rewired my
M25 Universal troubles - need advice shaunlahaie at 9:10am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 25/3237 Hello, I have a 1983 Catalina 30 with M25 Universal diesel. Earlier in the season we ran out of oil
1985 Mac 25 cockpit drain Seadoc at 8:42am 08.01.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/678 Hi! Does anyone happen to know the inside diameter of the cockpit drain hose on a Mac 25? Also has a
Shower Floor Drain Slow Dancin at 6:41am 08.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/562 floor drain was leaking into the bilge. after taking it apart it appeared hose connection was OK but
Catalina 27 ignition Reaching27 at 6:03am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 4/974
Hood roller furler JHS at 5:58am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 3/352 Hood roller furler on Hunter 29.5 no longer winds on the drum from top to bottom, etc. ,so I'm getti
Propane storage C-18 john6206 at 5:24am 08.01.20 Smaller Boats 2/731
1994 Catalina 28 leaky transom shower CFitz at 5:22am 08.01.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1269 Just noticed that our transom shower has a slow leak. The water won't completely shut off when the w
Beating the heat on water. (5) TomY at 5:02am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1985 183148 For afternoons we have to improvise by tieing panels, the mizzen staysail - whatever is hand
Hunter 376 tap Antoine88 at 1:13am 08.01.20 Ask All Sailors 2/384 I there a tap near the fresh water tank ? I dont found it !! Thank a lot Antoine
Great Article in good old boat magazine! chuckwayne at 5:41pm 07.31.20 Ask All Sailors 3/374 Our own Dave Lochner is featured in the current GOB with an article on maintaining travelers, an imp
Storm Surge versus Storm Tide (2) JamesG161 at 4:40pm 07.31.20 Weather and Forecasting 15/1622 We should know the difference. I have seen posts on the best ways to tie up your moored or berthed
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 2:09pm 07.31.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6642 Purchased the 2001 B361 a month ago. It had been on the hard for a few months and the steering was f
Catalina 275 Inboard Diesel markcc13 at 1:48pm 07.31.20 Catalina 275 21/3786 Hello, I'm considering purchasing a new Catalina 275. I recently got a quote back from the local de
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! srimes at 11:27am 07.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/3252 :biggrin:Check out the trailer extensions! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/how-deep-to-lau
2005 Nissan NSF9.8A Jimmy at 10:18am 07.31.20 Smaller Boats 3/696 Anyone here ever R'R the gears on this motor I know I can replace the whole assembly but just curiou

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3GM30F Service Issue kappykaplan at 3:13pm 04.11.24 Would the engine still run as well as it has when cruising if air is entering the system? No.
Entering Canade with children. Don Crowther at 3:10pm 04.11.24 I know as a canadian everyone including infants require a passport. Might be worth a call to customs
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:44pm 04.11.24 It was done in my Engine Compartment, but the "Solenoid" broke when Engine Key starts. I talked to
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:44pm 04.11.24 The engine would only after a very light burst of Thrust in the air intake, but then ran well yester
Alternator charging AKlight at 2:08pm 04.11.24 Ah. Ok, thanks Jim! So I need to figure out if I have an ACR then and i could isolate the house bank
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 2:00pm 04.11.24 Yes i understood. It depends on your Selector switches near your Engine. Our Genset Alternator cha
Keel JamesG161 at 1:53pm 04.11.24 im still out to court on which bedding compound to use lots of opinions out there, 5200, 4200, Sika
Alternator charging AKlight at 1:51pm 04.11.24 Thanks Jim, I think I wasn't clear. I am trying to determine if the alternator on my 4jh2 is going
Alternator charging JamesG161 at 1:47pm 04.11.24 I have an 9kw Kohler genset. I have the manuals for my old one too. Let me know how I can help you.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: DArcy at 1:39pm 04.11.24 You can also use a boat hook to get the loop over the cleat, I've done that. I'm not sure what you m
A fresh old gelcoat reveal FastOlson at 1:38pm 04.11.24 It's routine for a yard to sand (rough up) the factory gel coat. Then solvent wash it. Then apply a
A fresh old gelcoat reveal BarryL at 1:21pm 04.11.24 Hi, For me personally, the soda blast guy finished. i spent about a week fairing the keel. Then I p
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 12:45pm 04.11.24 Hi John. One of my favorites was our 2006 cruise. That one included the Lasqueti marching band with
Keel Terry Cox at 12:37pm 04.11.24 The yard here estimated $7500.00 put the boat on the hard, pull the mast, pull the keel & reassembl
Electric Windlass Terry Cox at 12:17pm 04.11.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 11:32am 04.11.24 My slip is challenging to get in to. Fairly narrow, down wind (blowing off the dock in prevailing w
Electric Windlass capta at 11:04am 04.11.24 From my experience, Lofranz makes very durable and reliable small boat windlasses.
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass capta at 10:48am 04.11.24 We must have different models. Mine was new in 2007 - so "only" 17 years old. It uses both up and d
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: DArcy at 10:39am 04.11.24 Have you seen the stern bridle technique? It worked for me once or twice. Stern bridle (link is to
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading (2) RitSim at 10:26am 04.11.24 I had a similar problem. Did the test and found that the test values were off. I took the instrume

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