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Engine heat Bill Jones at 7:36am 08.24.03 Big Boats 2/776 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with the 50hp Yanmar. I understand the cruising rpm is around 3000. When
Insulating an ice box Ken at 6:29am 08.24.03 Ask All Sailors 6/2226 I am about to go out on the hook and am in need of DC refridgeration. What is the bestway to insula
Insulating an ice box Ken at 6:11am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1020 I am planning to go out on the hook soon and am in need of DC refridgeration. What is the best way t
Mold on sails Mark Matthias at 6:04am 08.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1068 I store my sails rolled neatly in a sail bag, and keep the sail bag in the cutty cabin of my Oday Da
Datamarine S-200DL depth finder Bob Middleton at 5:51am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/2654 I have a 1987 Catalina 27 with a Datamarine S-200DL depthfinder. Recently it started displaying "MS
Problem at pump out frank arndorfer at 5:11am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1263 Peggy, recently I've been having a problem getting my holding tank completely pumped out. I have a H
Flush OMC Saildrive Water Pump from shut-off valve Charlie Sasser at 3:22am 08.24.03 Bigger Boats 3/2193 I have just aquired part ownership in a 1978 Oday 28 with an OMC Saildrive and have concern about th
1987 Macgregor 26D Trailer & Replacement Tires Mike at 3:01am 08.24.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1223 Can anyone provide some advise as to the best tires for the M26D Trailer?Right Now I have Carlisle
Empty or Full? Howard Kornack at 2:30am 08.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1245 We are live-a-boards and use the shore water connection for fresh water (filtered twice before consu
Interior Stain? Jim Hamilton at 1:44am 08.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1715 Hi folks... Does anyone have any idea what stain Catalina used in the 80's on their interiors? I
Autoprop model Daniel Ries at 11:40pm 08.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/954 Considering Autoprop for H410 with an UNTYPICAL Yanmar 4JH2TE.Anyone knows the Autoprop Model requi
Ice box drain Robert Murphy at 10:24pm 08.23.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1186 My ice box is not draining properly, If anyone can tell how it is suppost to work I would appericiat
Swing keel cable hum Tom Griffith at 10:20pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 9/2736 My wife and I have been sailing our "new" Catalina 22 and have experience some great days out on the
Macgregor Owners.com David at 3:36pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 1/2358 Ok is it just me or are we plagued with more than just Mac owners here. Seems like when you say Magr
trailer tounge weight Herb at 2:30pm 08.23.03 Trailer Sailors 2/1799 Hi there I would like to add about 150 pounds to the tounge of my trailer for a catalina 22. I kno
356 Problems w/Boom Vang Block and Sail Cover David Stormont at 12:45pm 08.23.03 Big Boats 6/876 Curious if others have had issues with...1. Boom Vang Block plastic is cracking and the metal is b
bimini question Rick at 11:19am 08.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 Has anyone added a bimimi to a 28.5? Does it have to be custom made? Im having troube finding a 10
Attention Hunter 23's Mike at 11:01am 08.23.03 Smaller Boats 0/696 The 3rd annual Hunter 23 rendevous and regatta is fast approaching. It will be held at Indian Lake
Why does MacGregor seem to have a bad reputation? Jeff M. at 10:41am 08.23.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/6262 I purchased a 1989 Mac 26D about a month ago. She's my first sailboat (have had a 17'ski boat for ye
replacement ladder Ann at 10:18am 08.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/977 I would like to replace the ladder on my 1979 Catalina but not sure where I should go to find one.

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Whisker Pole Kings Gambit at 5:18pm 11.09.20 There probably should be two rings/eyes, respectively mounted on the port and starboard radii of the
In-Mast Furling Question - Beneteau Oceanis 400 JamesG161 at 5:07pm 11.09.20 The cost was around 200 with the new furling line installed I did the same thing $180 round trip.
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 dLj at 5:01pm 11.09.20 For any of you interested in also making these modifications I found this amazing write up of someo
Blister history of Catalina 310 valcour at 4:57pm 11.09.20 I have hull 218 circa 2003. Never had a blister. I bought the boat in 2006 and put 5 coats of inte
Source new 1 1/2" Ell and pipe Mr. Dave at 4:46pm 11.09.20 It's called a street elbow, I always think of loose women when the name comes up. The 1 1/2" callout
Shock Cord for 45CC companion way bmaclean at 4:34pm 11.09.20 Thank you so much for those documents. I hadn't seen them before. I have all the materials except th
2020 haul out. kappykaplan at 4:22pm 11.09.20 Upon further review!! That's not quite how I remember the Green Flash! But you get an A for effor
0.45 gallons per hour OK? (1) Hello Below at 4:16pm 11.09.20 For comparison purposes, here is the fuel consumption curve for the Yanmar 3YM30 (Reference Yanmar 3
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor (1) rs1sensen at 4:10pm 11.09.20 FYI - not my boat but I found this photo on Facebook. This is the same area where I hear water. I co
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions rs1sensen at 4:00pm 11.09.20 Thanks for the help, everyone! I finally found a marina that would lift the boat and allow me to do
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Stu Jackson at 4:00pm 11.09.20 Stu I have searched the 355 site to see if here is a resolve for this issue. Mike, the deficiencie
Pearson 33-2 engine removal Scott T-Bird at 3:49pm 11.09.20 I would have to advocate for more HP as well. We have a 3GM30F in our Catalina 320 and I would say
2020 haul out. Ward H at 3:48pm 11.09.20 Well @Scott T-Bird , got tied up with other things over the weekend and with the low wind forecasts
0.45 gallons per hour OK? SFS at 3:46pm 11.09.20 With our 3YM20, we got 0.45 gallons per hour extremely consistently, and the vast majority of those
Found a 2003 C310 Ward H at 3:33pm 11.09.20 John, very cool! Especially since you and your daughter have enough experience to handle this much w
0.45 gallons per hour OK? Hello Below at 3:25pm 11.09.20 The engine hour meter does not know if you are idling at the dock (burning very little fuel) or moto
2020 haul out. (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:25pm 11.09.20 Upon further review!!
In-Mast Furling Question - Beneteau Oceanis 400 Captaindave52 at 3:21pm 11.09.20 Hi.. I was having a problem with my in mast furling system on my 2002 411. I contacted US Spars .
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:17pm 11.09.20 Sipping on a celebration Beer now!!!!:beer::beer: :thumbup:
2020 haul out. (1) Scott T-Bird at 3:16pm 11.09.20 Dammit Scott...no Green Flash pics? I waited for it! That's why I had the camera ready. But no l

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