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Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:51am 04.01.25 Catalina 310 21/3130 Has anyone with C310 had occasion to drain their water lift muffler? Like many I use aft under cockp
1974 Sabre 28 for sale PRICED TO SELL! (1) DLee DVM at 8:01am 04.01.25 Sabre Sailboats 0/29 Hi Everyone, I have a much-loved, well cared for Sabre 28 that is in need of a good home, as we have
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 (1) max_sailing at 7:47pm 03.31.25 Catalina 310 2/760 Hey All, I recently decided to replace my glow plugs after noticing that how long I ran the glow pl
The Little Engine story continues (1) jssailem at 6:23pm 03.31.25 Engines and Propulsion 19/1835 Bling for the boat has arrived. New Furuno Radar and Plotter. short as I prepare for my first cruis
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (3) 4lane at 1:30pm 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 30/2484 I'm installing a gimballed 2 burner cooktop with this one. It's a Force 10, model 60100. Does anyone
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 sailermania at 1:24pm 03.31.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1084 I replaced the alternator and the replacement came with a charge sensing wire to connect to the posi
Rope clutch replacement (4) yelkenli at 1:17pm 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1386 My C27 has the Sophus Berendsen EasyLock clutches that need replacement or repair. One of the handle
Bow Eye patrickfarley at 11:34am 03.31.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/904 I need to replace the bow eye. It pulled through the first layer of fiberglass and into the wood. T
EPIRBS Cptd at 9:15am 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 4/498 Does anyone have a recommendation for EPIRB Cat1 or Cat 2 for offshore ?
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 8:57am 03.31.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 32/3003 We have the usual setup on our Beneteau 323; there are 2 banks, one a house bank of 2x 80Ah group 24
Pearson keel PaulM317 at 7:57am 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 6/685 Are there any owners of a Pearson 303 that have experience a crack on the aft end of the keel where
Y33 bimini and dodger Riptide33 at 5:17am 03.31.25 Yamaha 4/485 Hi all, getting ready to start the season in a few weeks. One project i would like to do this year i
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (2) paulstraw at 1:20am 03.31.25 Musings With Maine Sail 8/839 Hi there, new to the forum and sailing. I didn't see a dedicated electrical/networking forum, but it
ericsontachts.org? Lazy1 at 8:39pm 03.30.25 Ericson 7/2613 Are there still any breathing admins for this site?
Microwave lapetinaa at 12:04pm 03.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1421 I have a 2008 hunter 49 ,and my microwave is not working properly. When doors is closed it still run
Stiff Rudder 1996 Catalina 28 rogerl at 2:33am 03.30.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/924 Purchased the boat last fall, just lubicated chain and bearing in pedestal, still stiff can not move
Moisture stains. (2) Bob607 at 6:52pm 03.29.25 Ask All Sailors 3/456 These stains were not there prior to the winter. They appear to be from within. Could it be antifre
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Ziggler at 5:13pm 03.29.25 Ask All Sailors 7/624 Morgan 323 sailboat. When on a starboard tack and heavily heeling in strong winds, the fresh water
Sailing Season(spring) (1) Michael Davis at 3:32pm 03.29.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1072 Up here in the Great White North spring has arrived. The snow is gone, the grass is green and my gar
WEMA (Kus Americas) Multi-Tank Level Indicator (1) MFD at 3:25pm 03.29.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/692 I have one these as shown in the attached picture. It is about 16 years old and a few days ago, it s

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basic battery connections question mermike at 5:46am 10.28.25 LiFePO4 prices are not as high as quoted unless you insist on name brand - which from what I can se
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose BigEasy at 5:40am 10.28.25 Not identical but could be used/something like this? Claude, I like the Groco stainles
Hull preparation colemj at 5:33am 10.28.25 The width, position, and straight edges of the white makes it look like it was a boot stripe at one
Rudder fiberglass repair colemj at 5:26am 10.28.25 Rudder are usually made in a 2-part mold, where the two halves are brought together after glassing,
gelcoat colemj at 5:18am 10.28.25 Gelcoat is not only polyester based. There are vinylester and epoxy gelcoats. "Gelcoat" is just a
gelcoat dlochner at 4:37am 10.28.25 To add to @Davidasailor26 comments. While polyester resin, gelcoat, and epoxy are all resin based th
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 (1) Woodworks1 at 4:26am 10.28.25 You are right normal they are not that heavy. The Marina service manager says this is an oversize m
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose kloudie1 at 4:21am 10.28.25 Not identical but could be used/something like this? Groco Stainless Steel Thru-Hull Fittings Boat T
gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 10.28.25 Gelcoat and epoxy are two different compounds. Gelcoat is polyester based; epoxy is, well, epoxy bas
gelcoat Indysailor at 3:23am 10.28.25 Others with more expertise will surely provide details, but generally epoxy should be considered str
H26 Mast not sitting flush BobSail at 12:18am 10.28.25 It almost looks as if the mast step on the deck is sitting atop another plate or previous step mount
Rigging Quote jssailem at 11:23pm 10.27.25 The price sounds pretty good if you are talking complete re rig. In 2017 I hade a complete refit. Ne
H26 Mast not sitting flush JoeWhite at 8:05pm 10.27.25 Can you loosen and take it out? There may be debris under the head. Or you may shave off a little at
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... (1) Leeward Rail at 8:02pm 10.27.25 235186
Rigging Quote marcham at 7:38pm 10.27.25 Generally, most shops / trades prefer not to install customer supplied parts, as if something doesn'
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Leeward Rail at 7:09pm 10.27.25 Ooh interesting. Was this the yachting site on the dark web :facepalm: ? Dark ? Well, it was a
H26 Mast not sitting flush Don S/V ILLusion at 6:56pm 10.27.25 Is it the mast base or the deck which has deformed?
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 6:53pm 10.27.25 Nice to get the feedback. The anode I am refering to is on my SD20 saildrive. On my boat it is coupl
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Ralph Johnstone at 5:49pm 10.27.25 Seems that you are NOT looking for an anode for a Yanmar 2YM15 (no engine anodes) but more likely th
basic battery connections question marcham at 5:41pm 10.27.25 LiFePO4 prices are not as high as quoted unless you insist on name brand - which from what I can se

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