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catalina 27 throttle cable Bob Middleton at 10:05pm 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1897 I probably need to buy a throttle cable for my 1987 Catalina 27 sailboat. Is this a standard standa
Need to Replace Porthole Joe Mullee at 8:46pm 04.28.03 Big Boats 5/1034 The porthole over the ice box has a broken fitting where the knob is located. Whenever we get a hard
Gray Smoke At The Start Joe Mullee at 8:24pm 04.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/866 Been doing some work on the engine. It's a slow process when you're new at it. Anyway lately when I
man vs. dolphin gunter meyer at 2:38pm 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1286 Can anyone give me an idea how daily waste discharged into water by an adult humancompares with tha
The Owner's Manual Steve Webb at 1:19pm 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1256 I am the proud new owner of a ( seasoned )25 foot 1982 Hunter. As I comb the boat I have found two
Trip To The Keys Steve J. at 12:47pm 04.28.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/894 We're taking a trip from Sarasota ( actually Venice ) down to Key West and "the first mate" would no
Aspiring 26M buyer/owner B Charles at 12:46pm 04.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1043 I am in the process of purchasing a 26M but am miffed by the cost of the options. It seems fairly e
Old Data Marine Depth Transducer Chris Mallios at 12:41pm 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1798 My Catalina 30 (hull #7) has the original Datamarine Electronics that have failed. I am replacing t
Thanks Peggy Gary Scheier at 12:02pm 04.28.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1368 ...and good luck with your book. Also, sorry I missed you at the Pacific Sail Expo. I went on Wedn
Propeller shaft Matt Niemic at 11:48am 04.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/839 How to replacea propeller shafton a Catalina 30?
Can you convert a single axle trailer to tandem? J. Carter at 11:15am 04.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1252 I hate my trailer. It sways like a drunken square dancer at any speed above 50 mph. I have been look
Replacing Alternator belt on H27 SB8 Jon Bain at 11:12am 04.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1344 Anyone replace the alternator belt on the Yanmar SB8 (or SVE8)?I have the Yanmar service manual, a
ST60-speed-help nick maggio at 11:05am 04.28.03 Other Sailboats 1/809 My ST60 speed is not working as of the first day back in water after winter lay up and was working f
Engine Shaft Alignment Wayne at 10:55am 04.28.03 Big Boats 2/734 While doing some engine work on our 410 this weekend we noticed that all of the bolts on the engine
Honda 8HP and H240? Kent M at 10:33am 04.28.03 Smaller Boats 6/923 We recently bought a '98 Hunter 240 that came with a Honda 5HP. I was wondering how it handles a Hon
Bad water in fresh water tanks G at 9:21am 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 17/1166 Help! Our boat holds 60 gallons of fresh water. We flushed the tanks out with water with a good bi
Gemini Compass Carter Leary at 9:01am 04.28.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1977 I have a Gemini bulkhead mount compass , the globe is sun damaged and needs to be replaced as the co
Gybe preventers? Mike at 8:28am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/2035 How, if at all, do folks rig gybe preventers or brakes? Suggestions?
Binnacle Bolts Stuck Kenneth at 8:27am 04.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1094 I am trying to replace the compass on my steering pedastal and am unable to remove the bolts from th
Dry Tortugas Bryan at 8:20am 04.28.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1016 For those who have sailed from Key West to Dry Tortugas. We are bareboating in June (I know, hot) a

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Salt Water in Bilge Kings Gambit at 5:10pm 09.30.20 Check around the rudder post shaft/tube for possible ingress. Also, maybe the scupper drains/hoses.
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Morgan donor at 5:07pm 09.30.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual. M
Salt Water in Bilge berner73 at 4:49pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the g
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? Michael Meyer at 4:19pm 09.30.20 Hey Running Cloud, (...Larry?) Thank you for the write-up. I am Dick Flint's nephew. I think I sti
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 4:17pm 09.30.20 Hey all- Just got the oil analysis back-- No fuel in the oil, no water, no glycol. So what's next? T
Windlass install vmaks at 4:11pm 09.30.20 I am REALLY liking the concept of fastening a shelf inside the locker and cutting a hole in the cov
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:47pm 09.30.20 Lmao. Just realized I title this topic as new sailer. No wonder you guys think in new. I me t new
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 3:39pm 09.30.20 You are most likely right. Difficult to see without a closeup of the assembly. As shown in my setu
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:09pm 09.30.20 Just downloaded the 1st book. So I can read it several times And the second
Windlass install vmaks at 3:09pm 09.30.20 I see what that is....it is simply gelcoat where the cabin top in front of the hatch steps down to t
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:08pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my
Cockpit Instrument Configuration (4) Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 09.30.20 On my Hunter 40.5, I have two U-shaped binnacles. I have my d mounted together on the forward one.
Windlass install vmaks at 2:51pm 09.30.20 Good question, I guess I assumed that was the anchor locker that protruded to the v-berth. I will ha
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender capta at 2:49pm 09.30.20 Gorgeous area!! Would be fine to idle through there. I am very conscientious of a wake around a
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting brazenarticle at 2:34pm 09.30.20 It looks like the rust might be running down from the furler with some staining on the toggle, the
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic daydreamerjr at 2:31pm 09.30.20 Senang, I am aware. So in doing some digging it would appear that it is a single ended connection (r
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:30pm 09.30.20 Just finished the second book. 350pages. So 620 pages in 24hrs. Amazing reading! On to the next
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue All U Get at 2:11pm 09.30.20 I start with the hose connecting to the HX, I hold the hose in a bucket while the wife starts the en
New sailer Glsawyer at 2:09pm 09.30.20 GIsawyer, I pretty much like your attitude. You take criticism and discouragement well, I think.
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic senang at 2:07pm 09.30.20 Did you realize that IN on the server needs to get the OUT from the WiFi and same the other way?

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