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Fuel/water separator-Filter recommendations? Fred G at 10:14am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1412 Hi, I have a 1981 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2QM-15. The primary fuel filter/separator is this very
New owner Art Schwab at 10:07am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/849 I am a new owner of a 1996 Hunter 336. I have been sailing a long time, since 1962. This is my firs
cetol 1, cetol 2-3, or cetol 1,2,3? william at 8:58am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 8/2333 ok, i've cast my lot with the cetol side....(and the devil according to some it sounds like! :-)) qu
Split backstay conversion for Cat22 Ross Hendricks at 8:21am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/1155 I have a 1989 catalina 22, hull # 15023 and want to add a split backstay. I believe there is a stee
RCI Purifier Larry Fischer at 7:36am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 0/865 Has anyone had experience with this product? It claims to eliminate all impurities from diesel fuel
SNAP! I need a used 22 Rudder T.C Jacob at 7:24am 11.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/741 Hi, I was out sailing with family a few weekends ago, and snap, our rudder did a lateral split - l
Traveling the Tom-Ten Waterway. frank arndorfer at 6:58am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/3355 Like many, I read the article in the Dec. '03 issue of SAIL MAGAZINE regarding a trip down the Tom-T
Marina Slip Fees Sean Fleming at 5:58am 11.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1392 I was just notified by my marina in Mystic, CT that the slip fees for 2004 will be based upon slip l
Deck storing B&R mast for mast-down traveling. frank arndorfer at 5:27am 11.17.03 Big Boats 4/1352 With retirement looming LARGE in the near future, we're contemplating some extended cruising and one
PUMPING FROM ABOVE MICHAEL CARD at 5:17am 11.17.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1498 i AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MAST PUMPING WHEN SITTING AT THE DOCK WHEN THE WIND IS DIRECTLY ASTERN I
BATTERY CHARGER Dr. Thagg at 5:09am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 5/849 i HAVE A C-25 SWING KEEL 1985. SHE HAS TWO BATTERIES, HOOKED IN SERIES BELOW THE PORT SETEE,> AND W
Schaefer CF700 Snapfurl - Comments? Jim at 4:40am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/1403 The old wire roller/furler on my C25 has given me nothing but headaches this season. "Sunflower" is
What's up with that? Rox at 4:40am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 22/1356 I need your advise. I have been sailing since 1988. My husband introduced me to the world sailing.
30' Catamaran Sailboat mold Denise at 4:38am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1006 I own a boat storage business in Kentucky and was left a 30' Catamaran Sailboat mold. It seems to be
Second house battery and rub rail leak ken at 3:37am 11.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1087 I have a 2003 hunter 386 and am trying to figure where I could put a second 4d battery I have an inv
Firearms on boats? Jeff M. at 3:06am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 93/3225 Wondering how many people carry some form of defensive firearm on their boat, especially when going
Hard starting engine during winter Ron at 2:56am 11.17.03 Big Boats 8/699 I have a 1990 35.5 that is almost impossible to start when the weather is cold. In the summer it st
heel inclination for oday 27 javier at 2:55am 11.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1002 As a new owner of an oday 27 I would like to know what is the heel angle optimum for this boat. any
Blown Diodes Randy Roper at 2:48am 11.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1072 After a review of the archives it seems I am not the first to turn the ignition key off while the mo
J-prop Art Femenella at 2:33am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/878 Does anyone with a Catalina 30 have a J-prop? Or any other featherinf prop? What is performance like

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Cover for steering assembly / cables? CowboyWay at 10:33am 06.24.20 Is that primary wire (2 of them?) going up the pedestal? I believe so. The engine control is mount
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jviss at 10:31am 06.24.20 Yikes! That would cause me great concern. I recommend you contact Catalina.
Cover for steering assembly / cables? marchem at 10:22am 06.24.20 Is that primary wire (2 of them?) going up the pedestal?
Excessive wiring Ziggler at 10:20am 06.24.20 I'm
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode dfp51 at 10:00am 06.24.20 The zinc measures 1/8" Npt X 1/4" Diam X 2 Length The original Universal Part # was 301069 and is n
Excessive wiring jviss at 9:57am 06.24.20 Fast Olsen gave good advice. I disagree. He didn't even define what "XX" years means. Wiring tha
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting tbilyeu at 9:56am 06.24.20 We often arrive late at night and the remote lights help getting aboard. There is also a yellow lig
B and G H1000 Autopilot troubleshooting dlochner at 9:53am 06.24.20 dave - hadn't thought of that.. so i could test this by removing my linear sensor and manually mov
Excessive wiring Johnb at 9:36am 06.24.20 Fast Olsen gave good advice. Wiring that was not installed to an engineered standard and/or is not
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 9:34am 06.24.20 Yep, I was looking for some other choice. Guess I will just stick with my AutoHelm AH4000 till it
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. Will Gilmore at 9:33am 06.24.20 I love rowing. I remember rowing our tender around the harbor, while visiting Rockport when I was 1
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc desodave at 9:28am 06.24.20 I'm also using 5/8" 3-strand. New anchor (Rocna 20kg) last season, new anchor rode this year - 150f
MMSI agent..... jviss at 9:19am 06.24.20 Marine Radio Operator Permit. I don't know if there is cost involved $60 for life. Station license
battery size for autohelm 1000 jviss at 9:18am 06.24.20 So that means it's drawing about 1A when it's steering. Assuming it's steering 1/4 of the time, i.e
Excessive wiring jviss at 9:07am 06.24.20 Good wiring in dry conditions can last 40-50 years. I would go further than that. There are 60's
Cal 21 Owner steve fd at 9:07am 06.24.20 Hi, I'm Steve Loehr, and I've been sailing a cal 21 for about 15 years. I think it's a great boat an
Excessive wiring Justin_NSA at 9:06am 06.24.20 I had to look that one up. I think it is going to become a highly used addition to my texting ars
Excessive wiring rgranger at 9:04am 06.24.20 This is just FUD. I had to look that one up. I think it is going to become a highly used additi
battery size for autohelm 1000 (2) RitSim at 9:01am 06.24.20 Try this. so 6 hrs at 25% @ 10 W is 15 Watt-hour lenty big 181481
battery size for autohelm 1000 rgranger at 9:01am 06.24.20 I have an ST 1000. I also got mine used on eBay. I have two deep cycle batteries wired in parall

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