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shower drain pump brad minda at 4:00pm 02.05.26 Catalina 30 7/151 I am sure this has been discussed prior but ideas would be helpful. Has anyone found a drain pump bo
New purchase Hunter 146 beginner questions (5) sailEverything at 2:47pm 02.05.26 Day Sailers 2/77 Hey everyone, this forum was a valuable resource when deciding which sailboat to buy. Thanks for tha
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater buddybear at 8:36am 02.05.26 Catalina 310 7/145 In the process of changing the coolant hoses from the engine to the water heater. On one of the hose
Get paid to sail your Hunter... (1) Aaron Kiss at 11:21am 02.04.26 Ask All Sailors 1/25 236485 We are www.PhotoSails.com Currently seeking 42-46 foot Hunter owners in these below listed
Would you cross the Atlantic in this Blue Water Boat? dlochner at 1:51pm 02.03.26 Sails Call Lounge 8/220 https://www.pbo.co.uk/boats/the-worlds-smallest-boat-how-andrew-bedwell-built-his-100cm-boat-to-sail
Brand New Sailor and First-Time Catalina Owner... Help Needed (5) AspiringCapt at 12:26pm 02.03.26 Catalina 30 0/14
Brand New Sailor and First-Time Catalina Owner... Help Needed (5) AspiringCapt at 12:12pm 02.03.26 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/603
DIY pop top tent (Merit 22) (5) RussC at 11:50am 02.03.26 Ask All Sailors 4/135 Spring will get here eventually they say, so it's time to get ready in case an early overnighter is
Oceanis 373 Greasy Water In Engine Start Battery Compartment Dadawada at 5:27pm 02.02.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/180 After a long (4.5 hour each way) trip over the summer, I noticed water with grease in it under the e
Throttle Cable TheTY at 11:08am 02.02.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/307
Cellphone use in bright sun - ricksoth at 6:38pm 02.01.26 Ask All Sailors 9/321 Has anyone found a cell phone that they can see in bright sun, ideally with polarized sunglasses on?
"10 Sailboats to Avoid Buying" shemandr at 1:01pm 02.01.26 Ask All Sailors 13/484 Has anyone else seen this video? It turns out the reasons to avoid these boats is their uninsurabi
Handlauf Oberdeck undicht HJS at 10:40am 02.01.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/204 Hallo liebe Segelfreunde ! Ich habe mir vor 4 jahren eine Hunter 38 Baujahr 2008 gekauft.Ich habe ei
PSA: Battleborn High Current at 2:25pm 01.30.26 Ask All Sailors 48/1453 Hi all, This is not entirely news, but Battleborn - which was previously considered among the highe
Keel Bolt Condition and small keel damage question (4) Deven R at 11:04am 01.30.26 Big Boats 4/282 Hello fellow Catalina owners. Spring of 2025 I purchased my first keelboat - a 1986 Catalina 34. I s
Rewiring Starter switch jonny356 at 10:24am 01.30.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/260 I have a Hunter 356 and have issues with starter. I replaced the starter motor and start switch (bu
Hunter 33 Raymarine Autopilot Ian Thailand at 9:00pm 01.29.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/176 I'm looking to contact someone who has fitted, or owns, a Hunter 33 with a Raymarine Autopilot. I'm
location of air conditioner sea water pump trigger Slipin Away at 9:03am 01.29.26 Big Boats 7/242 I have a 2005 Hunter 45cc. Does anyone knows the location of the trigger switch (relay) for the air
Yanmar 3GM30 Slips when trying to engage in forward (1) william24424 at 8:56am 01.29.26 Ask All Sailors 7/491 Happens more often when engine is hot. Last year I'd keep in gear through mooring field because drif
halyard questions Mike8193 at 1:48pm 01.28.26 Ask All Sailors 6/347 Pretty basic questions here. I am progressively doing more and more DIY on my boat. I am learning it

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Electronics Terry Cox at 11:12am 02.06.26 Fam got me a Garmin 178C Sounder chart-plotter in 2004 and I integrated it with our Autohelm 6000/70
OUTHAUL ACCESS SJN at 10:58am 02.06.26 Hello! How did you remove the outhaul end cap on the boom? On on my Catalina 310, the aluminum end
Would you cross the Atlantic in this Blue Water Boat? CrispyCringle at 10:53am 02.06.26 https://www.pbo.co.uk/boats/the-worlds-smallest-boat-how-andrew-bedwell-built-his-100cm-boat-to-sai
Helping New Boaters capta at 10:37am 02.06.26 I made a couple of attempts to join a couple of yacht clubs over the last few decades, without succe
Electronics Stu Jackson at 10:03am 02.06.26 From Maine Sail written some time ago: Radar AIS and Fog 101 Are you afraid of the fog?
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater Stu Jackson at 9:58am 02.06.26 Yes given his charge out rate, you want him to be as snappy as possible. He really was! I used to
Electronics dLj at 9:57am 02.06.26 Captain Larry hits all the high points. :plus: Numbers 1 & 2 are important safety factors for a boa
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater Hello Below at 9:45am 02.06.26 Yes given his charge out rate, you want him to be as snappy as possible.
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater Stu Jackson at 9:11am 02.06.26 Have a read of this link. Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? For the price of a pi
DIY pop top tent (Merit 22) jssailem at 8:41am 02.06.26 Yesterday, I watched a Merrit 22 on a trailer heading from Seattle to Oregon on I-5. It appeared t
DIY pop top tent (Merit 22) PaulK at 8:25am 02.06.26 I meant the name of the boat. Very smooth!
Electronics jssailem at 8:19am 02.06.26 RADAR is essential in fog Choose your chartplotter brand based on the radar type you want. Choose
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater Hello Below at 8:15am 02.06.26 I fill the hose to the heater manually as you do and it has been working well. Thanks Have a read
Electronics Johann at 7:27am 02.06.26 Interesting about AIS B+ I don't know if Si-Tex has a unit that uses it but it would be good to fin
Electronics Captain Larry-DH at 6:36am 02.06.26 far as clutter, what I've heard is when in highly congested areas a lot of the AIS units can't disp
Electronics dLj at 6:29am 02.06.26 That unit uses obsolete AIS Class B. Buyers should look for AIS using the newer SODTMA (aka AIS B+)
New purchase Hunter 146 beginner questions CurtisC at 4:30am 02.06.26 Given you can get play at the mast step, the staining around it, and nearby deck cracks, it would ap
Electronics Captain Larry-DH at 1:23am 02.06.26 Lots of conflicting information here, but OP should consider: RADAR is essential in fog, but may be
Electronics Captain Larry-DH at 11:26pm 02.05.26 The problem we've had with our wired handset is that we run out of cable on longer trips. Maybe we'
Electronics Captain Larry-DH at 11:23pm 02.05.26 I spent several years sailing on Lake Michigan. That can be a feisty lake to sail! Id suggest you

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