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Hair Dryer to help start a COLD engine. (FYI) Steve Dion at 12:48am 08.30.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1882 MARINE ENGINE UPDATE NEWSWelcome to the Marine Diesel Direct Engine Update newsletter.~~~~~~~~~~~~
auto prop vs maxi prop??? harvey silver at 12:02am 08.30.02 Big Boats 6/1435 what are the pros and cons of the auto vs the maxi prop? are they worth the money
Water heater odor Martin Cole at 11:04pm 08.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1098 My water system has developed a problem that I hope someone can help me with. The hot water from th
What Kind Is It? JMRTORO at 10:12pm 08.29.02 Smaller Boats 3/984 I just purchased an old (1965) Catalina Moptor Boat. I am not sure what type it is. I will describe
Explorer as 26X tow vehicle Paul at 9:32pm 08.29.02 Trailer Sailors 8/1783 I am shopping for a tow vehicle for a Mac 26x. Does anyone have experience towing this boat with a 2
Need Proper Cable sizes for engine Kevin at 2:01pm 08.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/926 Hey there,I'm having a lot of stiffness in my cables... No, I'm not usually this open about myself
Trailer for vision 32 Oscar at 1:55pm 08.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/979 I know the vision 32 is not a trailerable boat, but I need to find a trailer so I can store my boat
Anchor Line Barrie McDonald at 1:13pm 08.29.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1024 I use a 40 foot chain along with 200 feet of 1/2 inch anchor line for my Hunter Legend 37. I was won
Water Ballast Leak Kelly Fitzgibbon at 10:49am 08.29.02 Smaller Boats 5/1654 Water Ballast LeakWe have had a '94 Hunter 26 for 2 1/2 yrs. It always seems to have water under t
Dragging Motor - Part Two... Jack Kelly at 9:03am 08.29.02 Smaller Boats 1/849 Just a clarification of my problem... When under sail, the lower 6-8 inches including the prop of o
Energy Conversions Combi Unit Bill Saunders at 7:43am 08.29.02 Other Sailboats 1/826 According to their web site at www.energyconversions.com.au the Combi unit :-The JEC Combi is a mu
Collapsable water tanks- H34 Robin at 5:28am 08.29.02 Big Boats 3/970 Has anyone put collapsable tanks in a 34? Where did you put them, any problems, etc? What size tan
Add-on 'window' to holding tank? Dave at 5:26am 08.29.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3139 I have a black opaque 15-gallon holding tank with no tank monitor. Thus, it is somewhat of an educat
Gulf of Mexico Current Information Mike Busher at 5:08am 08.29.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1096 Does anyone know where I might find good information as to the currents for various seasons in the G
Roller Furling for a 26.5 Jim Rogers at 4:40am 08.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1043 Is it feasible to install a roller furling and keep the original head stay for use with existing lig
Alternator Mike Casucci at 4:33am 08.29.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1194 I need a new alternator. Called the Kubota dealer and he quoted me a price of $183.00. Seems very ch
Top Batten for 99 260 Calvin at 3:32am 08.29.02 Smaller Boats 4/788 I just bought a 99 260. I will not get actual possession of it for a few weeks yet. I noticed on our
boat pulls to port under power bob shultz at 2:58am 08.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1593 My Catalina 30 under power pulls to port. Under sail there is no weatherhelm it sails a straight lin
Where are you?? a reply to Ron Mandy at 2:56am 08.29.02 Ask All Sailors 1/971 Dear RonThank you so much for your offer but unfortunately we are in England!! We are based on th
rudder needed for cat 22 pat campbell at 2:51am 08.29.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/948 my rudder has cracks near where the stainless pins go thru the rudder (cast).i cant have it welded a

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Nylock keel nuts, good or bad idea? AndrewG at 8:59am 08.28.20 Roy, yes that sounds mad dreadful! I hope I never have to do that but hey, at least there's a soluti
Backstay Failure Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 08.28.20 Is that a furler drum in the first photo? The wire strands look pretty mangled above it, not just se
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (2) fero at 8:44am 08.28.20 Did you open the motor? I had the Leroy Somer motor on S-L Anchorman stop working twice. The problem
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? (2) sail sfbay at 8:35am 08.28.20 One option is a 4" Nicro Day-Night Solar Vent (manual attached) which has a 4-/34" diameter hole siz
Catalina 315 - Any New Comments? AlastairLC at 8:33am 08.28.20
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel JamesG161 at 8:29am 08.28.20 You don't have to change gauge of the original wire. You can add a new smaller gauge in parallel wi
Furling mast, weird switch capta at 8:25am 08.28.20 There is no middle position. You just don't have it locked in place. It is either on electric or man
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel Ron20324 at 8:15am 08.28.20 What size wire do you have from you Battery ON/Off or On/OFF/BOTH switch to your electrical distrib
Catalina 315 - Any New Comments? sail sfbay at 8:08am 08.28.20 I am sure the C315 is a really great boat!! You might this article and youtube video helpful: http
2 cycle fuel mix RussC at 7:53am 08.28.20 And use a high quality oil. it will smoke/pollute less as well as better protecting the engine. I ow
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 7:52am 08.28.20
SD to CF adapter Jackdaw at 7:47am 08.28.20 Raymarine cards containing Navionics charting are copy-protected using a proprietary scheme. Most co
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel smokey73 at 7:44am 08.28.20 Remember the length of wire runs are considered to be the round trip distance... so 32 feet is a LO
Wire size from Battery ON/Off switch to Electrical Panel twalker H260 at 7:43am 08.28.20
Which Nav App for iPhone? Capt jgw at 7:42am 08.28.20 The autoroute feature in Navionics is nice, but as AaronD said you have to review them before using.
Another Raymarine wind speed issue. JRacer at 7:41am 08.28.20 I've got similar issues. Direction good, speed intermittent to non-existent. Went up and cleaned and
2 cycle fuel mix John G. Davis at 7:41am 08.28.20 These answers confirm what I thought, but wasn't sure of. Thank you to everyone for the answer!
O' Day 20 outboard size jon hansen at 7:34am 08.28.20 according to O'Day Day Sailer - Small Boats Magazine , this review, anything over 2 1/2 hp is tota
Hunter 18 with 170 rig Jrtauber at 7:33am 08.28.20 Thanks. Your correct. This too was the result of a warranty claim on a cracked plastic 170. Hunter j
2 cycle fuel mix Capt jgw at 7:23am 08.28.20 Just about everything uses 50:1. Some chain saws are 25:1 though. I once had an Evinrude 9.9 that wa

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