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Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions azambella at 10:40am 02.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/815 Has anyone fixed/rebuilt their Kenyon presurised alcohol stove burners? I have one that is misbehav
PacificNW Spring-time Temptations. (1) jssailem at 8:43am 02.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/452 229996 Over the next few days, Mother Nature will tempt us and the flowers into thinking spring has
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls (2) markymac1961 at 7:33pm 02.25.25 Big Boats 6/759 Hi All, About to pull the trigger on a 'ASY' kite for my boat, and the sailmaker (Rolly Tasker Austr
Installing chocks on the bow Pathfinder6 at 4:15pm 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 2/966 Hello fellow Catalina owners, I have a C250WK. Chocks for the anchor line ' bowlines are worn down.
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 7:39am 02.25.25 Big Boats 46/3032 Has anyone upgraded their inverter/charger on a Passage 42? I really like the Victron Multiplus unit
Mast rivets? (2) Curwen at 5:49am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 4/689 Dropping my mast last fall, I broke the tab that holds the shroud in place when raising and lowering
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 (1) Southern Crux at 2:44am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 7/595 I know the unwrapping of the sailboat is still some time off but wanted to start prepping for when t
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? nastradam at 4:22pm 02.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1243 Hello, we are new sailboat owners working on our new to us 92 hunter passage 42 in PV, Mexico and ar
Mast gate and repairs for C27 (2) yelkenli at 3:07pm 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 12/927 Picking up on threads like this one, slug keeper, poor mans, and others, I would like to have the
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Big Boats 4/853 I have a 450 and the freezer quit. It seems that the pin valve into the evaporator got plugged as I
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY jssailem at 1:10pm 02.24.25 Weather and Forecasting 5/461 Batten down the hatches. It looks to be a bumpy night. Monday February 24 -- WIND ALERT -- One o
Retrofitting the rk pull cord switches Randy Brock at 10:46am 02.24.25 Seaward 0/670 I am interested in replacing the pull cord switches with door bell switches to lower/raise the keel
GSI STOVE Rick.johnson at 8:25am 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/465 Hi Guy I have a 1987 vintage stove GSI 3 BURNER an am looking to try an update it with with
C275 Spinnaker Tricks Windseeker2 at 7:13am 02.24.25 Catalina 275 1/461 I have a C275 with the Asymmetric Spinnaker with Topdown Furler and have had holy-hell with it getti
Bottom Paint - the right way ? zinahewitt at 10:30pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1550 Hi All, I have a boat. Previous owner put some bottom paint on it. 2 years later it was gone. Appar
Solar Charging Question GreggS at 6:58pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1262 I have an Oday 25 that needs new wiring and charging system. A few long weekend trips would be my lo
x markymac1961 at 6:23pm 02.23.25 Big Boats 10/788 x - okay so I recently was having a bad day and posted one of the dumbest questions I could ever ask
Antifreeze Leak (1) buddybear at 5:44pm 02.23.25 Catalina 310 17/1767 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? paulheth at 2:34pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1066 I'm at the beginning of assessing what is needed to fix a dent in the upper foil of the new to me Be
rudder beneteau Oceanis 321 1995 Yves Finally at 12:22pm 02.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/354 Hello all, i recently bought an Oceanis and as the rudder moved only with some force i asked the shi

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Lithium Batteries Johann at 1:43pm 09.11.25
Shimming rudder shaft Alan Gomes at 1:28pm 09.11.25 Yep, that is the one I followed. Neil sent it to me. Well how do you like that!
Shimming rudder shaft Alan Gomes at 1:27pm 09.11.25 How'd you keep the shims in place? I've found that to be a non-issue. The top shim stays in place
Shimming rudder shaft (1) Ward H at 1:23pm 09.11.25 Here is the original drawing from Catalina Yachts from 1989. It matched my 93 MkII and my friends 95
Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 09.11.25 This is some great info from everyone!
Shimming rudder shaft (1) Alan Gomes at 1:20pm 09.11.25 On my 93 C30, I did the same as @Alan Gomes. I found the idea on the C30 Ass. forum. I had the
Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 1:15pm 09.11.25 I think the Catalina repair is nuts. On my Ericson 26-2, the rudder post/rudder tube is just as it
Shimming rudder shaft Ward H at 1:14pm 09.11.25 On my 93 C30, I did the same as @Alan Gomes. I found the idea on the C30 Ass. forum. I had the
Battery box mount. AP0196 at 12:56pm 09.11.25 It'll be much easier to add a second battery spot now than later. If you end up not using it, you'l
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 12:55pm 09.11.25 and here are the battery statuses: Both batteries had exact same voltage, but SOC was off by 1%. ne
Lithium Batteries (4) Tally Ho at 12:50pm 09.11.25
Shimming rudder shaft Alan Gomes at 12:44pm 09.11.25 I think the Catalina repair is nuts. On my Ericson 26-2, the rudder post/rudder tube is just as it
How to sell my O'day 23? Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 09.11.25 Boats always look better in photos. SBO, sailboatlistings and sailingTexas are all excellent places
Lithium Batteries Jim Legere at 12:20pm 09.11.25 as ABYC / European standards change, you are not expected or required to update the boat to the new
Isotherm Icebox Cooling Kit Schwarz633 at 12:09pm 09.11.25 You might want to find the leak. Refrigerant does not get used up or break down. If and when you do
Autopilot for O'Day 39 Stu Jackson at 11:47am 09.11.25 The more I read about the CPT the more I think that may be the best option for us. I'm sure you've
Lithium Batteries marcham at 11:29am 09.11.25 Most of us have an agreed value marine insurance policy that is based on a current survey (<5 years
Isotherm Icebox Cooling Kit capta at 11:26am 09.11.25 You might want to find the leak. Refrigerant does not get used up or break down. If and when you do
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P georgedubose at 9:56am 09.11.25 Yes, the position of the shift lever on a KM2P is critical. I had created my own problem of the tran
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) georgedubose at 9:47am 09.11.25 I had a similar oil leak from the Kanzaki KM2P. The oil seal just inside the shift lever was leaking

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