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Furling trouble Ted at 6:06am 07.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/902 I have a C320 with a schaffer furling unit. The problem is that every once in a while the "stationa
CAT30 RUDDER POST LEAK AL PERKINS at 6:00am 07.03.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/813 Before we start taking things apart...can anyone tell us what goes on inside the packing gland and r
Strong Track Terry Fields at 5:36am 07.03.02 Other Sailboats 1/771 Like so many other sailors, I have come to expect less every year from the vendors with whom I do bu
Leaky Boat! Nick at 4:34am 07.03.02 Smaller Boats 5/852 Here's the scoop... My '86 h23 has been leaky for a few weeks--I found water under the floor boards
Norcold TEK II Question Jim Anzalone at 4:02am 07.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1272 I have a Norcold TEK II Question Dual voltage ICE BOX conversion system and it doen't work. The The
30 amp receptacle forward Toni at 3:32am 07.03.02 Big Boats 9/1110 We would like to add a 30 amp 110vac receptacle in the anchor locker in addition to the factory inst
Warm Cold Machine Dave Baker at 3:27am 07.03.02 Other Sailboats 3/871 I have an older Cold Machine (1992)that no longer cools adequately. The compressor and the fan on t
Thinking of buying an O'Day 31 Dave at 3:03am 07.03.02 Bigger Boats 1/1444 I currently have a Newport 27 fin keel and am looking at an O'Day 31 shoal keel. Looking for more s
Asaila 27 with (1) John Morgan at 2:11am 07.03.02 Trailer Sailors 0/2149 Here's an older pic of us out in rough seas in the Straight of Georgia. The boat is one of 3 Asaila
Starting Problems Troubleshooting/Work Around? Jim at 1:58am 07.03.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1035 Hi all, Hope everyone out there is set for a great 4th of July. Just ran into some starting pr
Where's the leak Bill O'Donovan at 1:34am 07.03.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1111 It irked me that I kept getting a cupful or more of water in the bilge from no apparent source. So I
Portable A/C on 290 or 306 Rob Anderson at 12:45am 07.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/871 I have a new 306 and want to use a "carry on " Cruise Air airconditioner on my boat. The unit requir
Sailing with a furling main John G at 11:28pm 07.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/968 I'm looking at a 36MKII that has Z-Spar in-mast furling. Never sailed with a furling main and I'm c
lifeline diameter for 30-footers Paul at 11:20pm 07.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1045 I have to order a missing lifeline gate for my '95 336. Does anyone know whether the diameter of the
Air Conditioning a Catalina 320 Robert M. Seiden at 10:42pm 07.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3926 Well into our first season with our 2001 Catalina 320, our partnership is interested in air conditio
Power Boater Woes Len Fagan at 10:00pm 07.02.02 Ask All Sailors 16/1206 George:This is becoming a real problem. To many power boaters with to little knowledge or brains.
To Fiberglass or not to fiberglass? D Berube at 7:27pm 07.02.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1145 Well I fiberglassed my Mac 22 keel and the response has been more to the negative than the positive!
Asaila 27 Trailerable motor- sailer, A-Frame mast John Morgan at 6:42pm 07.02.02 Trailer Sailors 0/5175 Here's an older pic of "250K", our Asaila 27 trailerable motor sailer. The boat was built in 1989 by
Sewage out the holding vent Ron at 5:50pm 07.02.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1417 Recently I've several intermittent episodes of holding tank "stuff" spraying out the vent of my cat
Price Ckeck Tom Akin at 3:24pm 07.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1168 Just checking. Is a ODay 25 on a galvanized trailer with lots of extra gear including an older Loran

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Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! Benny17441 at 8:22pm 08.04.20 Make sure the bilge pump is a 12V fixture as some owners have 120V sump pumps in their bilges. Make
Depth Finder Question Diggerjr at 8:20pm 08.04.20 Next time, cut a large hole in the spout of the silicone tube and then hold the tip close to the fl
Packing nuts question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 08.04.20 That can't be right, can it? If you have a 1" shaft, I think the the packing nut will be more like
Hunter 38 A/c quadrille38 at 7:56pm 08.04.20
Adding a Marine Head sesmith at 7:53pm 08.04.20 We generally get a week on ours before we dump it. Sandy (the c-head guy) used to include a venting
Is this Boat a good boat? Will Gilmore at 7:39pm 08.04.20
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! quadrille38 at 7:29pm 08.04.20 Hi we have talked before. I have the same boat. Under the nav table seat there is a panel that fac
Hunter 376 tap sail sfbay at 7:29pm 08.04.20 Not aware of one. This thread might be helpful on tapping into a Hunter 376 fresh water system. ht
New Sirius owner Kevin&Karen at 7:06pm 08.04.20 I've never seen the owners manual before, I inherited my 1981 Sirius from my father. Some useful in
Is this Boat a good boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:01pm 08.04.20
any Nonsuch cat owners out there? twistedskipper at 6:55pm 08.04.20 There are a lot of opinions in forums, but I would want more than that for such an important decisio
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! JamesG161 at 6:54pm 08.04.20 Your bilge pump runs off the engine start battery, I am fairly sure. Remove the positive part of th
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! Alan Gomes at 6:17pm 08.04.20
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space Grip Fast at 5:59pm 08.04.20 My house batteries were in front of the engine. My start is under the aft birth, beside that bulkhe
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! MikeHoncho at 5:44pm 08.04.20
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:41pm 08.04.20 Three-position switch. Off means the pump won't run when commanded by the float switch. On means au
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:37pm 08.04.20 Does that switch have a fuse?
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! MikeHoncho at 5:13pm 08.04.20
Replacing Float Switch Dilemma?! kappykaplan at 5:13pm 08.04.20 So the pump and the float switch still have power after disconnecting negatives and turning battery
Insurance in Canada? Tedd at 5:12pm 08.04.20 Thanks, everyone. I'll look into both of those options. I also have a quote from BoatSmart, only be

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