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Purchasing a 1989 Catalina 27 Tim at 1:58am 03.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1206 I would appreciate any advise that you might provide on problems to look for in a Catalina 27, 1989
Autopilot Installation Question Bob at 1:47am 03.24.01 Big Boats 3/1140 Hello, all...I am in the midst of installing a Raytheon ST-5000+ autopilot (below deck, hydraulic)
Parts info needed for DS II Dave Roscoe at 12:29am 03.24.01 Day Sailers 2/1278 I recently acquired a nice 1986 DS II. The self-bailing scupper for draining the cockpit has broken.
mcgregor 19 rudders Steve Poseley at 11:39pm 03.23.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1866 Has anyone out there come up with a reasonable method of raising and lowering the rudders from insid
CHANGING A FIN KEEL TO A WING JOHN OLSON at 11:33pm 03.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1534 WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK ABOUT CHANGING AN 87 FIN KEEL WITH AN 88 WING? I HAVE AN 87 FIN KEEL IN
Apelco GPS15 Larry Mongeon at 8:29pm 03.23.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1328 I require owners manual or any information anyone can give me with respect to this GPS unit. I reall
TRANSDUCER LOCATION BART FORD at 1:56pm 03.23.01 Smaller Boats 5/918 I HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN MOUNTING THE PADDLEWHEEL FOR MY DEPTH FINDER SO I CAN TRACK SPEED. I A
Why is there not a place to buy/sell parts? Matt at 12:04pm 03.23.01 Smaller Boats 5/1105 I placed an ad here to buy a used main but it was taken off (still need one). The "Gear Here" class
Considering an 82 28 Doug at 10:55am 03.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1235 I'm considering a 28 O'day. I'm moving up from a 23' cruiser, basically a day sailer, any thing to
Putting on a new boat name Lisa Woodburn at 10:46am 03.23.01 Ask All Sailors 12/1634 Hi,Can anyone offer any referrals, suggestions, etc. on putting a name on a boat that is inexpensi
Seattle to San Diego Susan Annala at 10:41am 03.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1146 Hi again.....Anyone taken a H34 from Seattle to San Diego? I would be interested to find out how the
"Thanks all for your help" Susan Annala at 10:37am 03.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 THanks everyone for all of your help and advice! I really appreciate it. When I bought my boat in S
Water balast seal Matt at 8:53am 03.23.01 Smaller Boats 4/985 The rubber seal has separated from the steel plate that opens and closes the ballast tank. As a resu
Passage 42 refitting ken at 7:25am 03.23.01 Big Boats 2/988 I'm down to making a final decision on a boat to cruise and live aboard for the next few years. The
Pot Life ??? Dan Ulrich at 5:52am 03.23.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1262 What the heck is "Pot Life" that paint mfgrs. talk about? I am about to use VC Tar and VC 17 for a b
Paul Cossman Jim at 2:48am 03.23.01 Big Boats 5/1262 Paul,In your response to the anti-siphon article, you indicated inexpensive replacement valves from
where to put solar panel james at 1:52am 03.23.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1039 I am going to put a solar charger on my O'day 25 and am having a hard time deciding where to install
Replacing ventilators on a H33, Version III Jim Logan at 1:47am 03.23.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1139 In case anyone wants to replace the original static ventilators that came on the 1980 H33, I found t
halyard lead block Lee Henderson at 1:46am 03.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/991 the sheeves on my halyard block have died due to wear and UV . can anyone recommend replacments or
460 Engine Controls Mike Dawson at 1:33am 03.23.01 Big Boats 7/914 Recently purchased a H460 and I'm concerned about the location of the engine control panel.It would

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Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Jtcf78911 at 11:58am 04.08.20 Well, a small camping stove would work, until it didn't and it might end with a bang. Propane is h
Buzzer alarm sounding rgranger at 11:57am 04.08.20 ... a short in the buzzer relay? A malfunctioning temperature sensor? Does the buzzer also sound i
Buzzer alarm sounding sailme88 at 11:57am 04.08.20 Sending unit fault. Gauge indicates numerical reference. Often the sound sending unit is different
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple (1) rgranger at 11:54am 04.08.20 I don't know if my description made sense so I sketched this schematic Hose clamp this to a stanchi
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple rgranger at 11:46am 04.08.20 So if you have a line going into the cabin from an external tank and the line leaked, it would leak
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Rich Stidger at 11:46am 04.08.20 Sorry. Totally ignorant on this. What exactly would be draining. Propane as a fuel is burned and
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple dlochner at 11:45am 04.08.20 Hi everyone. Finally got up the gumption to pull ugly and dangerous alcohol fueled range top and
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple Jtcf78911 at 11:38am 04.08.20 Sorry. Totally ignorant on this. What exactly would be draining. Propane as a fuel is burned and.
Propane - Can I Keep It Simple justsomeguy at 11:34am 04.08.20 Common sense guidance appreciated. It certainly needs to drain outside if permanently installed.
Tiller pilot justsomeguy at 11:02am 04.08.20 Did you all just wire it to an open "Instrument breaker? Your tiller pilot wants a higher amperag
How can people continue working during a lock down? Daveinet at 10:51am 04.08.20
...Its the most wonderful time of the year BigEasy at 10:48am 04.08.20 Shouldn't be a problem getting into Florida if you have Texas license plates. They're only stopping
Boatless Summer? Daveinet at 10:28am 04.08.20 EDIT: In the morning Annapolis paper they have the day's figures updated. I was referring to the NU
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB LeslieTroyer at 10:22am 04.08.20 The purpose of the oil catcher is to prevent a runaway if you start too get too much oil vapor in th
BUKH 20DV Engine. Ignition Issues (5) OOC at 10:07am 04.08.20 Dear All, Sorry to be so long reporting back. Lockdown and all. Here is the colour coded wiring di
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB (2) paulj at 9:44am 04.08.20 My photos
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB WBP93 at 9:41am 04.08.20 Thanks for the info !!
Holding tank access eherlihy at 9:33am 04.08.20 The trick when connecting PVC pipe to flexible hose is to use off the shelf PVC fittings WITH (and t
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB marchem at 9:25am 04.08.20 Leslie is right. On our M-25XPB the PO installed a K&N RU-2450. Amazon carries it. I recently cle
Foam cover for intake silencer on M-25XPB (1) LeslieTroyer at 9:19am 04.08.20 177156The K&N filter is superior to the foam on on the Universal engines. While your at it route t

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