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Sliding galley for catalina 22 Erbardy at 3:34pm 11.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/627 Hi all. I have a 1974 catalina 22. I would love to find a sliding galley for it. I know that some
Hunter 29.5 1994 Triple Rope Clutch (4) San Diego Steve at 12:54pm 11.13.19 Parts Search 1/539 Can anyone identify this clutch by brand name? The manual says it's Garhauer. Garhauer says it's not
Warrior Sailing Bill19233 at 7:23am 11.13.19 Racing 1/564 This just showed up in my YouTube feed. I hate it missed Veterans Day by a couple days. One of the v
New sails coming - best of both worlds? (3) Jackdaw at 6:10am 11.13.19 Racing 48/9101 Most people know that while we race BlueJ hard, we also cruise a lot. And even when cruising, we wan
hard top bimini for 450-456 jamesrladd at 4:09am 11.13.19 Big Boats 4/1704 My bimini is shot on my 450. Looking at replacing with a hardtop either fiberglass or composite pa
Boat in the cradle for the winter- Bilge full of water? Anchor Lady at 4:07pm 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5482 Hello Boat Owners: I have a 1980 Oday 30, current sitting in the cradle for the winter. We put a ta
Single point Lifting Harness (Sling) for Catalina 22 Swing Keel LEWIS TRAYWICK at 2:15pm 11.12.19 Catalina 22 6/1827 I am requesting information on using a single point lift harness/sling to hoist my 2004 Catalina 22
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Bob S at 12:42pm 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1845 I'm almost done installing a Raritan Elegance head and am trying to find a good location for the sma
clipper 361 fridge merlera at 10:17am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/803 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
1974. O'Day 20 Interior Refurbish def at 9:57am 11.12.19 Day Sailers 26/7029 My 20 sails fine. The interior, however, needs some help. I will probably have several questions, bu
Modified sloop to cutter rig Giro at 9:25am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3076 I have been observing photos of Macgregor 25s which appear to have been converted to cutter rigs. It
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Dr. D at 7:52am 11.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2444 The fuel gauge was showing a bit over 3/4 full. As the season is coming to a close, I went to the fu
More Yamaha 25 prop shaft Questions (2) Syntonos at 7:48am 11.12.19 Yamaha 4/1369 Does anyone know the O.D. of the cutlass bearing? while the shaft is 22mm ( 7/8) the O.D. of off th
Marine radio repair jk kudera at 6:05am 11.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/738 I have an Icom handheld, and it will receive but wont send, anyone know of a repair service?
Holding tank pumpout question Justin_NSA at 5:44am 11.12.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/3259 I have a really stupid question. I confess, I don't know my sanitation system well enough. We hauled
Holes in keel Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1006 I have a shoal keel that's 4-6' long. I had to do repairs last year after water froze and cracked th
Fuel filter sizing mermike at 4:20am 11.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/3376 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F with a Racor 220 fuel filter. The housing has a crack and I'm sizing a replac
problem winterizing a/c system richk at 2:30am 11.12.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1103 I have a boat with two of a/c units, a 16 and a 5. While winterizing I can get the antifreeze to flo
beneteau ocean clipper 361 refrigerator merlera at 11:17pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/412 i bought a clipper 361 beneteau and the previous owner told me that the fridge doesnt starts when yo
Gary Jobson autograph (1) Christian Sailing at 5:42pm 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2163

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No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 8:52am 02.18.24 On my boarding for Inspection, one officer went below alone and returned. He told me all was good a
No holding tank options? kloudie1 at 8:42am 02.18.24 Seems like if you are boarded and are pleasant and cooperative, they are more likely to treat you th
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:32am 02.18.24 It is not just "my understanding" that a non-releasable zip tie is acceptable, it is right in the E
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:22am 02.18.24 @Calif. Ted Not sure why you say "you are confused." You are correct that most of the sailboats th
No holding tank options? dlochner at 8:20am 02.18.24 In fifty years I've been boarded by CG twice, neither time did they even look at the sanitation sys
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig Ted at 8:17am 02.18.24 Some masthead rigged boat can have very bendy masts. My triple spreader mast can bend 8". You can us
No holding tank options? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 02.18.24 No, you are confused, most boats have a type 3 (holding tank) sanitation system: Federal law prohibi
Air conditioner replacement dlochner at 7:29am 02.18.24 What's RCR recommending for AC units? They are pretty knowledgeable. Don't over size, as @TimFromLI
Moving Up... dlochner at 7:22am 02.18.24 Hopefully, you guys will allow me to hang with the group...this forum provides MANY improvements th
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 7:19am 02.18.24 Double spreader masthead masts can get pretty bendy, that's why the spreaders are swept back and the
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 7:11am 02.18.24 Here's a link to a video that does a great job of explaining the cooling system of a Yanmar. In par
Prop rotation question robbjd at 6:50am 02.18.24 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd
No holding tank options? dlochner at 6:19am 02.18.24 I am sure there are people who don't comply with the no discharge law for various reasons. If a boat
Bilge Wire Size Question. dlochner at 5:58am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size the
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (1) patbratton at 4:44am 02.18.24 Up date on struts. I went to the boat today to take the broken ends of the struts off of the studs o
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 4:22am 02.18.24 Have you considered an Engels? Low battery drain, 110/12 v, compressor works very well at almost any
Advice on transcontinental shipping captain69 at 3:49am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar captain69 at 3:45am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 3:25am 02.18.24 (plus Sam Holmes has one!). Who? :D:laugh:
Bilge Wire Size Question. jssailem at 2:56am 02.18.24 :plus:

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