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Plastic End Button on ST-1000 Aldo at 7:14am 10.24.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1207 Bill, I bought an ST-1000 for my Catalina 22 this summer. Your company's service people have been
Honey Teak georgelakesiii@yahoo.com at 6:09am 10.23.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1706 I'm thinking of using Honey Teak. Does anyone have comments good or bad? I haven't liked what I've s
Hunter 29 SvManido at 12:51am 10.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/943 Hello- Does anyone have a photo of a Hunter 29 on trailer?Would like very much to see it if so.Pl
looking for manual bildge pump Guest at 11:46pm 10.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1040 I was looking at a used Hunter 27 (am considering purchasing it). However, I couldn't locate the man
Head/holding tank winter lay-up Frank Arndorfer at 11:10am 10.22.01 Big Boats 4/1179 I've a 2001 H340 that I'm preparing for winter storage and have a question regarding the head/holdin
need main sail for Catalina 320 jd at 10:50am 10.28.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1739 need suggestions on replacing main sail for catalina 320. Open to new or used sail.
Zinc Anode Roy at 12:08am 10.27.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1191 The zinc anode for the heat exchanger of my Universal M-18 engiine is very difficult to remove. As
light air sail experience Henryv at 12:42am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1179 I have been looking into the purchase of an gennaker for my Beneteau 331 and along the way looked at
Japanese O'days??? Josh at 10:38pm 10.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2005 Hey, check out the link in 'related links'...found it looking up information on the 272!
Question on Rigging Specs Tim Dranttel at 10:50pm 10.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1014 I'm thinking of replacing my standing rigging and would like to do the work myself to save money. A
PSS shaft seal leaks Randy at 3:35am 10.23.01 Other Sailboats 3/828 Kevin, The shaft seal leaks slightly while under way. It did not do this when new. Is there some m
Bill, don'tmean to be a pest, but Dan at 4:00am 10.24.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1099 I went to the raytheon site and searched for a M92649 and get nothing. These do not appear to be pa
ST FAIL Larry W. at 9:22am 10.22.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1039 Bill; An old problem, one I had thought was gone, has resurfaced, with a new wrinkle. After the elec
Autopilot for 29.5 L. Vander Hoeven at 7:12am 10.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/855 I would like to add an auto pilot to my 29.5. Are there any models out there that won't work because
Potential H37C owner Rob Welling at 11:49am 10.22.01 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1022 I have all but decided that a Hunter 37C will be my next boat. I currently own a Classic Charlie Mor
1983 25' Macgregor Help Ken at 10:28am 10.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1199 I justgot my boat and it is missing the fake teak trim piece that more or less divides the interior
Water pump problems and one solution Bob Fair at 3:49am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/980 Both my hand pumps - sink in galley and in head quit on me (MAC 26X 1998).I tried using Vaseline as
PSS Shaft Seal Specs Mike at 2:15am 10.28.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1007 Does anyone have the specs for a PSS Shaft seal for a '86 Catalina 30. It is the stem size I am loo
Broken Kee Uphau Mac19 Alison Sarkozy at 6:07am 10.25.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1223 We recently bought a Mac 19 in South Africa. This boat was unsailed but came without any manual, spe
History of 1983 Capri 30-NO255 Gene Fink at 3:29am 10.17.01 Destinations 2/2447 I would like to find more information on how many Capri 30s were built. My boat is a 1983. Where can

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Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... Captain Larry-DH at 6:27pm 05.16.20 It's purring again, which is awesome. I did these things today: Tried the liquid propane as solv*
Temp range? Richard19068 at 6:26pm 05.16.20
cabin top hood removal -leak deck crack weekendrken at 6:22pm 05.16.20 D On the mk-I, water will drain out the fwd end and along the teak cover of the slide rails there a
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... ObiQuiet at 6:17pm 05.16.20 It's purring again, which is awesome. I did these things today: Tried the liquid propane as solve*
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 6:12pm 05.16.20 ok you two, i'm hook. i just read the science for what i have observed and really, what i have obser
PVC Tube in 340 Mast jssailem at 5:59pm 05.16.20 Could it be because it's having to slide through the rake in the mast and thus rubbing on the insid
Temp range? JamesG161 at 5:57pm 05.16.20 This is what I use that has a laser target to focus the pin point. Similar to @JK_Boston_Catalina310
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. jssailem at 5:50pm 05.16.20 No KG. Pretty much a year delay and hope for a 2021 cruise. Now I am exploring the possibility of ch
Varnishing with urethane jaysweet at 5:48pm 05.16.20 I'm mostly ignorant on the subject, so let me ask: how is the term "varnish" not just a generic term
Diesel fuel leak smokey73 at 5:44pm 05.16.20 That would work. It might be a good idea to do both. Pressurize the line first from the fuel filte
PVC Tube in 340 Mast looking2buy at 5:43pm 05.16.20 I got the sail to the top of the mast... a little harder than would have expected/liked but it raise
Temp range? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:37pm 05.16.20 I haven't seen this mentioned. Here is how I assess heat issues on Smitty. https://marinehowto.com
Rub Rail Adventure (2) jaysweet at 5:29pm 05.16.20 Anyway, in searching this forum, I hadn't found any really clear explanation of what was involved in
Big time decision. capta at 5:27pm 05.16.20 First, what genset is it? We removed ours a couple of years back and replaced the engine and had the
Transmission problems yanmar 2gm20f with km2a Fashin at 5:22pm 05.16.20 So it is possible that the water got in there over time and no service has been done by the previous
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness JamesG161 at 5:20pm 05.16.20 My last point... Stainless self tappers in an Aluminum mast will not set up galvanic corrosion, if t
Rub Rail Adventure (2) jaysweet at 5:19pm 05.16.20 Surprisingly, I actually managed to extract 2 screws, but they were the little ones that secure the
Varnishing with urethane All U Get at 5:16pm 05.16.20 I agree with Dave, let me offer my boat as a good practice area.
Diesel fuel leak capta at 5:12pm 05.16.20 How can you pressurize the tank if it has a static vent? I am assuming you are meaning close the f
Diesel fuel leak smokey73 at 5:10pm 05.16.20 Do you have an aluminum tank? I had pinhole leaks and thin spots in the bottom of the tank and it w

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