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Catalina 36 - Replacing Head Faucet SeaMonkey25 at 10:41am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/999 I have a 2004 Catalina 36 MkII and need to replace the faucet in the head. The faucet is almost imp
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 10:04am 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1239 The transom shower sprayer has not seen a great deal of use over the years, but the old plastic part
Sailing into a marina BenIodine53 at 9:36am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 47/7567 Sorry for the long-ish post. Please bear with me. The inevitable occurred; I had engine trouble. Ba
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 9:03am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 21/5206 Part One: I am having trouble furling the jib on my Hunter 170 using roller furling and am looking
leaking stern pulpit flange odaydokay at 9:01am 05.18.20 Bigger Boats 7/1346 O'Day 28 flange leak into the starboard quarter berth area. Occasional drip for years now too much
Deck paint for Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 5/1602 A search revealed a good deal of info and advice regarding bottom paint for the Hunter 170, but I di
Raw water filter Jrtauber at 8:36am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/784 I he a Perko raw water filter that needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone replaced one. How do you remov
O'Day trailer on Photo of the Week Sailor Kev at 7:55am 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 3/792 Just wondering where you got that trailer. The one behind Cooper. Thanks
1987 Beneteau First 235 bvassallo at 7:51am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/597 Can anyone tell me the functions of the unlabeled red and green switches on the electrical panel? I
Virtual Store dlochner at 7:50am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/1291 If you have ever wondered what the Defender Warehouse store looks like, they just launched a virtual
mast wiring and windex questions (4) ontherocks83 at 7:01am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/757 I have a couple questions about my mast wiring / connectors. First is, does anyone know where to fi
Upgrading stock 60A alternator to Balmar 60 series 100A on Yanmar 3YM30 ToddS at 6:32am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/6300 Last summer my big question was "Do I need a new alternator"... and to make a long story short, the
Navionics CF cards Tim Mills at 3:54am 05.18.20 Big Boats 18/7619 Captains: I am moving a 2006 H41 with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter from RI to Hampton, VA. I noticed
P42 fixed port light replacement / reseal eianm at 11:15pm 05.17.20 Big Boats 5/1063 I finally got around to removing my starboard side fixed port panel to re seal to overcome a small b
Waterproof connector for outboard alternator wires. (3) R20Sailor at 6:20pm 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/882 Hello, I can do a lot of things with boats, but I am seriously weak at electronics. Thankfully my bo
How many H23's were built? kgibson4 at 5:53pm 05.17.20 Smaller Boats 16/1774 Does anyone know how many H23's were built/delivered? SailboatData.com doesn't have that figure. M
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 5:41pm 05.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 13/2105 Despite doing 10 or 20 boat projects over the past 5 weeks, I'm running short of time to do everythi
Fresh Water Washdown Serenade at 5:25pm 05.17.20 Catalina 22 2/1844 Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, but have had my Catalina 22 for 29 years! (1981- hull 10028
YEAH !!!! sailme88 at 4:48pm 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/554 Screw COVID....... My bride and I along with another couple made our first sail of the season in the
Perko raw water filter Jrtauber at 4:21pm 05.17.20 Big Boats 1/540 The Perko raw water strainer on my 1993 H37.5 needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone ever replaced the b

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Engine Overheating smokey73 at 4:55pm 03.23.25 It is a siphon break and I have the same setup as @kloudie1 There is no hose from the siphon break
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 kappykaplan at 4:45pm 03.23.25 Tks for sharing your memories. May John rest in peace.
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 4:41pm 03.23.25 Hi Pat Many thanks for posting. More great news, I love it. Yesterday we were contemplating unwrappi
Engine Overheating heritage at 4:38pm 03.23.25 Does the hose that runs out of the top of the U shaped siphon break have any water coming out of it
Engine Overheating Ralph Johnstone at 4:33pm 03.23.25 Plastic thingie on the top of the "U" is a check valve to stop any siphoning. Nice mounting locat
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Alan Gomes at 4:32pm 03.23.25 As Alen pointed out, I vote for blocked primary filter. If it has viewable tray look to see if ther
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions (1) kloudie1 at 4:31pm 03.23.25 On the '85 H-34, the vang lower multi-block is shackled to a fixture on the mast base.. From there ,
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration JoeWhite at 4:28pm 03.23.25 As Alen pointed out, I vote for blocked primary filter. If it has viewable tray look to see if there
Engine Overheating (1) kloudie1 at 4:23pm 03.23.25 On my old 34, it looks like this: Plastic thingie on the top of the "U" is a check valve to stop any
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 4:23pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 4:00pm 03.23.25 This boat looks really well cared for. People love their Whalers!
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? shemandr at 3:57pm 03.23.25 Ha! Yeah that's a problem. But the Indian River Lagoon is really too shallow for sailing anything
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 3:47pm 03.23.25 I think you're on the right track. Perhaps you could ask the broker to elaborate on the work that's
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Alan Gomes at 3:25pm 03.23.25 Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine if
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 03.23.25 I think Ralph got it. Sounds exactly like an anti-siphon vacuum break. Its use might be optional dep
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 03.23.25 anything else?
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dlochner at 2:02pm 03.23.25 But, my hope/assumption is that there is some other circuit protection (breaker) for that circuit.
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Tally Ho at 1:41pm 03.23.25 Our newly-acquired H33 has the subject engine. It starts and idles fine, but with the throttle lev
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 1:12pm 03.23.25 The loads from the windlass and in particular the inrush loads will exceed the panel's capacity. If
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 1:02pm 03.23.25 Thank you @garymalmgren for all the great input!

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