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Air Conditioning - $300....? Manete at 6:05pm 02.05.20 Catalina 30 30/7091 Okay - so this idea keeps running through my head this week. To install AC on a Catalina 30 is a si
Which Filter? rpell1@msn.com at 12:16pm 02.05.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1581 Hi all, My last oil change was Rotella Synthetic Blend for Diesel. Since this is a blend, I was won
Nissan SailPro Battery Cable Soup1942 at 11:57am 02.05.20 Com-Pac 4/1871 Recently purchased a used (2006) Nissan SailPro OB. It didn't have a battery cable come with it. W
zinc plated copper sleeve on a stainless steel wire rope in salt water -- should I risk it? Lord Gothington at 10:37am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 37/9254 I am replacing the pennant cable on my Tartan 27 centerboard. Tartan sent me a 1/8"-7x19 stainless
Panda Generator Starter Know Egrets at 9:00am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1238 Hello. My Panda generator starter seems to have broken. It just makes high pitched whine and will no
Boat Registration Display (1) sail sfbay at 6:25am 02.05.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2876 Anyone displaying their boat registration on a placard attached to the bow rail vs. sticking on the
Waste Pump Out Sizing Problem. ontherocks83 at 5:36am 02.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1904 I am in the process of replacing all of my black water hoses and macerator (yay for me). I removed t
Mold adjudication? Randall Schmidt at 5:38pm 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1729
Universal diesel thermostat housing petcock valve thread size Richard19068 at 5:22pm 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 0/327 Does anybody happen to know the thread size for the petcock valve in the thermostat housing on the u
Hunter 356 in mast main overpowered Neil Spooner at 5:02pm 02.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1747 When sailing my 2003 H356 on a reach in any more than 15 kts I need to reef my in-mast main to preve
outboard motor shaft length tgrayson at 2:46pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2610 have a 1974 macgregor venture 17 would a long or short shaft 5 hp outboard be best,it has an outboar
High Idle Cap is Loose on Yanmar 3YM30 scottthardin at 2:40pm 02.04.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/910 I recently noticed that my high idle cap isn't tight on my 11 year old engine with 1000 hours. I am
Hunter 30 deck paint / Rustloeum Topside Paint (3) portajon at 2:36pm 02.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/5682 This is the third deck I have painted with this product, Rustoleum brand Topside paint available at
Loose foot main for 95 MacGregor 26C nickl1218 at 12:37pm 02.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/759 What recommendations for replacing my orignal main for a loose foot main?
No power AC cabin electric outlets Clydo at 12:34pm 02.04.20 Catalina 310 20/5591 Last week up at boat ( 100 miles away) in hurry to get back and beat traffic someone put small read
HDPE (RudderCraft) rudder without bottom paint Hayden Watson at 11:45am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/794 I am looking into replacing my fiberglass on foam rudder for an HDPE rudder made by RudderCraft. Th
Sabre 36 Survey & General Info? SailingWithSons at 10:24am 02.04.20 Sabre Sailboats 4/4312 Hello Everyone, I am hopefully soon to be the owner of a 1985 Sabre 36 center board. My primary que
O'Day 34 rudder replacement Dan3121 at 9:52am 02.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2350 I have the opportunity to buy a 1981 O'Day 34 that looks to be in good shape except for a cracked ru
Traveler theory (2) jimshipsky at 9:10am 02.04.20 Ask All Sailors 59/12710 My current understanding of traveler use is you can use it to ease the mainsail to leeward to reduce
Cabinet doors wont latch; leaky windows Jimski at 8:41am 02.04.20 Catalina 30 7/1251 I am not kind to my Catalina 30. Much of my sailing is racing in Galveston Bay. Trying to eke out

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no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Joe at 1:59am 01.28.25 Yes, as Greg suggested, post a picture far enough away so one pic will show what's there. But also
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Dalliance at 10:42pm 01.27.25
Lithium Battery upgrade installation jssailem at 9:50pm 01.27.25
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 7:37pm 01.27.25 You could rig up a rope / line from the lowest cringle to the boom ( do you have a hook or something
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 7:03pm 01.27.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply. Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe i
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) dlochner at 7:01pm 01.27.25 There are a number of issues here. First, get rid of the combiner. You are correct the alternator is
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 6:59pm 01.27.25 no it's a used sail. The PO has died so no help there.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 6:55pm 01.27.25 Is it a new sail? Seems odd that there is no tack cringle. Greg
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:53pm 01.27.25 it looks like you need to run new hose for your new bilge pump. Those hoses are shot and apparently
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 6:45pm 01.27.25 I can't pour water or honk a horn from the outside because one hole doesn't have anything connected
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44pm 01.27.25 Those are thin corrugated hoses which haven't been recommended for use on boats in more than 30 year
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 01.27.25
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 dlochner at 6:40pm 01.27.25 Those hoses look like bilge pump hoses or old sanitation hoses. Run water through the hose from outs
Deck Leaking? shemandr at 6:39pm 01.27.25 The minor delamination on the bulkhead near the floor indicates that the seam near the bottom of the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:24pm 01.27.25 Are there any bilge pumps in the bilge? Are there hoses attached to the pumps? I like @Ralph Johnst
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator james2034 at 5:53pm 01.27.25 Is this your boat or the OPs ? My 2005 Hunter, but should be similar to the OPs
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 01.27.25 Press an air horn up against the external vent hole and see which hose it comes from inside the bilg
Deck Leaking? PeteT at 5:29pm 01.27.25
Deck Leaking? JoeWhite at 4:56pm 01.27.25 In my case on C36, the leak in this area was due to worn out seals of the windlass shaft. You can ch
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 4:55pm 01.27.25 When we came back a huge very black Black US Customs agent said "What was your purpose for going to

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