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Happy Leap Day! DArcy at 7:54am 02.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/598 Have a great leap day :) https://i.pinimg.com/originals/23/48/13/234813b4ed1659bcb892674a5e647c47.jp
CNG tanks shawanaga at 6:19am 02.29.20 Big Boats 3/1021 Does anyone in Ontario have any CNG fuel tanks that they want to get rid of? Thanks Floyd
Has anyone found a wireless camera that can connect to a RAYMARINE Axiom? eianm at 11:17pm 02.28.20 Big Boats 5/7655 Surely someone must have been clever enough to work out how to get a low cost IR security camera of
No Catalina 320 forum? why not? Plenty around Reiner at 5:37pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/949 Why isn't there a 320 sub forum n here?
Lewmar Friction lever replacement gary16188 at 4:04pm 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/3166 Hello, I am trying to replace the friction lever on a Lewmar hatch. I am having difficulty attaching
How serious is this rot? (2) jdallas at 2:33pm 02.28.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/6707 Recently purchased this little gem of a project boat (Cat 25 tall rig) and discovered this after rem
Old Man Going West!! DAVA390 at 12:42pm 02.28.20 Destinations 25/4517 So, Im planning our big post retirement road trip for this summer. Sept. 12 we are driving Baltimor
Anyone else following the Sail GP series this year? LakeShark at 10:37am 02.28.20 Racing 19/3035 I started watching it toward the end of last season and I must admit I find the races fun to watch.
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Offpiste at 10:29am 02.28.20 Smaller Boats 15/2378 Hello fellow H240ers I bought a 2003 H240 last summer. Headsail was furled on mast and mast was dow
Coronavirus related travel in the Eastern Caribbean; Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia capta at 7:48am 02.28.20 Ask All Sailors 21/1983 "With immediate effect all ships arriving in Trinidad and Tobago waters must submit the supporting d
PNW Winter Cruise 2020 Terry Cox at 6:52pm 02.27.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 5/1159 Ahoy mates. Time to settle into your barcalounger, crack a brew, with some munchies and enjoy my lat
Outboard motor ingramsail at 5:54pm 02.27.20 Catalina 22 23/5562 What is the best outboard for a older Catalina 22?
Twisting a fitting on tank NYSail at 5:15pm 02.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1936 Hello all.... So I am converting my aft holding tank to gravity fed. In doing this I would like to
Why to Check those Stays and Shrouds ! MitchM at 1:55pm 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1690 outside online just posted a horrific story of 'survival at sea'. check it out at htt
Mac 26D - Trailering - provision for Rudder and Mast Support. tbertw at 12:31pm 02.27.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1738 I have a new to me, 1988 MacGregor 26D. I am getting it ready for "trailer sailing". Does any one ha
It's never too early to reef sailboatracer at 8:46am 02.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1113 590232281562958
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic and Stray Current Corrosion (Collier 6 & 7) Will Gilmore at 7:21am 02.27.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 67/14991 Welcome to Section 3 of our SBO Book club study of Everett Collier's book, 'The Boatowner's Guide to
hit a rock in the keel (1) Fabian at 6:24am 02.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/12476 Hi, I have a Hunter 320 and we hit a rock in the keel and it twisted one of the fins. Has anyone had
88 mac 26D Replacing shroud tangs with turnbuckles Ms Hope at 3:56pm 02.26.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1384 We have an 88 macgregor 26D with the multi holed tang to chain strap connections. I would like to c
Kubota P/N for Universal M18 Starter Solenoid P/N 300538? navybubblehead at 12:23pm 02.26.20 Parts Search 5/1632 I hear the Universal M18 engine is a Kubota block. What is the Kubota part number for the starter s

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Oday 22 structural question jssailem at 8:58am 03.04.25 The simple answer is yes, that wall is structural. I am guessing that you want to "open up the cabi
Oday 22 structural question jackhart at 8:35am 03.04.25 Remember that your chain plate for the port side attaches to that wall. So it is definitely a struct
Universal M25 will not start Stu Jackson at 8:30am 03.04.25 Do you have an electric lift pump? Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Univer
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! jssailem at 8:04am 03.04.25 Is it possible that the weight of the shaft is binding against the cutlass bearing and the shaft log
Universal M25 will not start jssailem at 7:58am 03.04.25 Your injector pump is not like your fuel pump. It is a boost pump. You need to have fuel in the pump
Aft cabin shelf dmax at 7:48am 03.04.25 Yes, looks like something to store large flat panels: companionway hatch boards or a table.
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 7:40am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of
Bowsprits and Spinnakers shemandr at 7:05am 03.04.25 My MFG Bandit 15 had a launch tube molded in the deck that ran from the bow (Horizontal surface) to
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 6:29am 03.04.25 The reason the gooseneck slider is locked is because everyone has adopted the cunningham method of c
SSB ground Plane Option spadaforaj at 6:28am 03.04.25 Connected to thru-hull, but I need to check the integrity of the line this spring
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 6:09am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
Universal M25 will not start Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 03.04.25 How did you confirm that fuel isn't moving? Have you tried to bleed the fuel system and injectors?
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 03.04.25 A new split coupling will probably cost about the same as having the machine shop remove a little m
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 4:43am 03.04.25 If you have fuel all the way to your injectors with no air bubbles then make sure your glow plugs a
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 4:38am 03.04.25 While the recommendation for a backup battery for critical functions is couched in the language of l
Aft cabin shelf (1) east coaster at 4:21am 03.04.25 Found it
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:11am 03.04.25 One more thought on BMS's. The forums are full of stories of failed BMS's where the underlying cell
Upgrading Inverter/charger colemj at 4:05am 03.04.25 A lot in the ways in which lithium batteries are approached should have also existed with lead batte
Aft cabin shelf east coaster at 3:58am 03.04.25 My 2002 310 came with what they call a cocktail table. About a couple of square feet of table top wi
Aft cabin shelf colemj at 2:50am 03.04.25 Is it possible they were used to store a table and leg? Mark

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