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keel bolts Wayne F. at 10:39am 10.28.19 Parts Search 8/968 Where to get new keel bolts?
Sailors Missing after leaving RI ontherocks83 at 10:18am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 4/559 https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-gua...d-rhode-island Wasn't sure if anyone had seen this. Figured
Freeze insurance? Justin_NSA at 10:12am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/429 Is this new with boat insurance? Just got an email from BoatUS offering a rider. $25 per engine. Off
North Atlantic Adventure! (3) Scott T-Bird at 10:07am 10.28.19 Destinations 22/2622 Well, ok, it was just a day sail :cool: @Ward H and I took advantage of a decent forecast on Saturd
More batteries on a 376 Randy R at 9:04am 10.28.19 Big Boats 12/1666 Has anyone added extra batteries on a Hunter 376. I would like to increase my battery bank from the
First time sail boat buyer need your help! Dsine at 7:59am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2071 Always had motorized boat. I am not a serious fisherman like ocean and bay. Like overnight stay for
Anchor Locker 1979 Catalina 27 Chief Jim at 7:34am 10.28.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/1942 I need a anchor /chain locker in bow of my 1979 Catalina 27 Standard Rig. There is only a notch with
Sailors missing East Coast Skipper at 7:10am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1894 https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-guard-search-2-men-dog-disappeared-rhode-island
ProFurl S26 with Failure at Sail Attachment Point (1) BrianAllen at 6:06am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1682 I have a Hunter 25.5 (1984) with a ProFurl S26. The housing on the furler is a plastic like materia
questions on work on my 1974 catalina 22 (1) Erbardy at 4:56am 10.28.19 Ask All Sailors 9/705 Hi everyone, people have been so helpful here i thought i would ask more questions. I am repainting
Where to connect? dave_and_dd at 6:02pm 10.27.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2047 Hey guys, adding solar and blue sea ACR to my elec system. (Catalina 309 with 4d house and grp 31 s
Bahamas on early February 2020 Hellevi 18 at 5:33pm 10.27.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1150 Looking other boaters company to the grossing for Bahamas from Forth Lauderdale, early February. We
Kanzaki KM2P1 Transmission removal Brahmany at 4:54pm 10.27.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1927 Going to pull the transmission from the Yanmar 3ym30 for clutch inspection. For those who have done
C30 Shower Grey water tank? ontherocks83 at 1:47pm 10.27.19 Catalina 30 6/1564 The shower in at least Mk1 C30's drains right into the bilge. Has anyone found a way to install a gr
1988 Pearson 36-2 CB Capt. Peter at 12:06pm 10.27.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1559 I know this is a shot in the dark, but would any Pearson 36-2 owners have a diagram of how the CB ca
Removing the walls of the Head on a Mac26x Tom McCormack at 10:10am 10.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/776 I find the Mac26x head compartment to be too confining and blocks access to the under cockpit "pizza
Dockominiums SailMaster at 9:04am 10.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1924 Hello All, My wife and I are considering purchasing a slip in a dockominium type marina. The monthl
Replacing coolant filler neck NYSail at 7:38am 10.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/980 Hello all Have always noticed a small amount of coolant around base of filler neck. Radiator cap is
water in the hull Togasailer at 11:30pm 10.26.19 Day Sailers 18/4779 I am a new owner of a 70's Daysailer. I added a new plug to the transom and used the recommended se
Pulpit leaks (2) disputin at 8:20pm 10.26.19 Smaller Boats 5/1040 Today we pumped 6 gallons of water out of the front area below the water tank of our Hunter 260. Th

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Purchase questions 38 shemandr at 1:33pm 09.24.24 5). It's likely that someone didn't "Forget" to flush the toilet. They didn't want to pay for a pum
Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 12:29pm 09.24.24 I just need to learn a bit more about how the different blocks work. For this application you'll
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 12:14pm 09.24.24 You can also go to the technical section in Catalina Direct and they have technical articles on it a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dmax at 12:12pm 09.24.24 Can you part it out yourself before giving it to the scrapyard? You should at least get some money f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 12:10pm 09.24.24 What a shame. When I had my Crown 34, the surveyor said there were blisters and then my insurance co
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:07pm 09.24.24 I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent pressure from goi
Lubricating outhaul car/track stickinthemud57 at 11:59am 09.24.24 Sailkote and McLube are both excellent products. Sailkote for the slug tracks and McLube for travele
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 10:54am 09.24.24 Thank you to everyone for your help. I think its time for me to throw in the towel. I bought the
Extra line from boom...what is it? degas at 10:36am 09.24.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? That's the case on my boat, wher
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 10:03am 09.24.24 thx Peggy. I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent press
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 10:03am 09.24.24 Off topic but related, you should also check out this article. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/uni
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 9:59am 09.24.24 Perhaps it would be relevant to ask why do you have an amp meter and what does it tell you? Is that
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 9:55am 09.24.24 feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson..
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 9:54am 09.24.24 SailKote does glorius things for my sail track. I pop the halyard and the main collapses into the l
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 9:31am 09.24.24 Pulled the boat and brought her home yesterday. This was after an hour at the car wash and $20 bucks
Starter motor burned up? Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty si
Whos Mast kappykaplan at 8:44am 09.24.24 You may find something here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=455&m
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:40am 09.24.24 I find a meter showing voltage and battery condition far more informative on a cruising boat. Such a
Starter motor burned up? (1) jssailem at 8:34am 09.24.24 Here is a basic layout of the wiring with the Ammeter (Amp Meter) in the circuit. As you can see, i
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:32am 09.24.24 There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to

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