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Replacing coolant hoses to water heater buddybear at 8:36am 02.05.26 Catalina 310 2/44 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 7/199 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 34/467
DIY pop top tent (Merit 22) (5) RussC at 11:50am 02.03.26 Ask All Sailors 0/68 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 3/159 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 10/290
Cellphone use in bright sun - ricksoth at 6:38pm 02.01.26 Ask All Sailors 9/302 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 13/454 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 7/193 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 48/1366 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 4/257 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 7/258 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 2/168 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 7/240 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 7/469 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 6/335 Pretty basic questions here. I am progressively doing more and more DIY on my boat. I am learning it
Salon table opinions sought Timm R Oday25 at 1:18pm 01.28.26 Ask All Sailors 21/550 Our salon table is no overdue for an upgrade . I'm confident in my skills as a woodworker . Where I
Hot water relief valve east coaster at 10:04am 01.28.26 Catalina 310 18/727 My pressure relief valve on my hot water tank is 150 psi. The domestic water pump is max 40 psi. I

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O'Day 40 Bilge Hose Arrgh at 10:57am 02.05.26 236491 The keel was rebedded with 5200, and then the yard put a layer of fiberglass cloth around the
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater Stu Jackson at 10:26am 02.05.26 Bleeding (or as we call it Burping) is required to get air out of the hoses between the heater and t
Electronics LLoyd B at 9:30am 02.05.26 Old English stretch was pronounced sheet and new or foreign sailors we're taught to only pull the co
Electronics BrianQ at 9:25am 02.05.26
Replacing coolant hoses to water heater jssailem at 8:53am 02.05.26 No reason at all if you have not been using it. As long as your procedure has been working, that is
Salon table opinions sought jssailem at 8:40am 02.05.26
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? azambella at 8:27am 02.05.26 Is it still filled with water now In Danversport? I would be concerned about freezing.
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 7:42am 02.05.26 Read that one to my kids many times :)
331 Black water tank. Dave Jackson at 7:41am 02.05.26 Thanks, that's what I'm going to do.
Electronics BarryL at 7:10am 02.05.26 Hello, Regarding VHF and second station: IMHO there really isn't much difference between wired vs w
Yanmar 3GM30 Slips when trying to engage in forward dlochner at 7:02am 02.05.26 Max Prop recommends the following procedure for feathering their props.
Salon table opinions sought rgranger at 4:52am 02.05.26 Damn, I can't stop going back to your picture repeatedly it's so appealing. You could always make
Salon table opinions sought rgranger at 4:51am 02.05.26 I think the folks at Total Boat might have an idea for you. They have that clear resin you pour and
Electronics Terry Cox at 4:11am 02.05.26 Boat VHF now worky pretty good. No speaker for awhile, but repaired itself. Good for weather reports
Throttle Cable jssailem at 3:48am 02.05.26 Thanks Mark. I find I may need to replace my throttle cable this year. Just a heads up, Seastar Sol
Electronics jssailem at 3:32am 02.05.26 Cell phones are nice. All of the rescue services are set up with the VHF radio stations. Until the G
Salon table opinions sought jssailem at 3:17am 02.05.26 Now, if you could just ask your AI buddy how to seal the edges where the cover (be it glass, acryli
DIY Sailing Instrument (1) brett_howard at 12:55am 02.05.26 Its not as hard to build as it looks. Its really like putting Legos together and then to install th
DIY Sailing Instrument (1) brett_howard at 12:52am 02.05.26 So the way it works now by default (and its all open source so it can work any way someone wants)..
Yanmar 3GM30 Slips when trying to engage in forward marcham at 12:12am 02.05.26 Good luck with the troubleshooting. FYI, yanmars with kanzaki transmission require it be left in

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