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Successful Mast Lowering, and some Re-rigging Questions (3) AndreInPortland at 7:11pm 04.21.19 Catalina 22 4/1454 Hi all, This weekend my Cat 22 made the trip from Hood River, OR closer to my home in Portland, OR.
Universal M-12 Glow Plug Solenoid not working (2) libertyflyer at 4:45pm 04.21.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/919 163955 163954 hello, I have Pearson 32 with a Universal M-12, not the original motor or wiring. The
Vision 32 keel studs replacement blue_water_quest at 2:37pm 04.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/612 Greetings fellow sailors, Does anybody here have any experience with replacing the keel studs on a v
Docking (3) P100D at 1:56pm 04.21.19 Smaller Boats 35/2657 If you need help docking..... Not mine. At our marina
Firefly batteries and the rest of the charging system tfox2069 at 1:39pm 04.21.19 Musings With Maine Sail 20/6723
Vision 32 Mast Removal Rover at 12:02pm 04.21.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1201 I need to remove the mast of my Vision 32 for transportation and having never attempted this before
Planning a cruise john6206 at 12:00pm 04.21.19 Trailer Sailors 26/1898
1993 Hunter 30T Hoss12992 at 10:42am 04.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/994 Hello, I'm new here and would appreciate your thoughts, opinions, ideals, comments and suggestions.
Faucet pump modification for "New Design" Catalina 22 ? (1) Leeward Rail at 7:43am 04.21.19 Catalina 22 11/1380 Has anyone found a modifcation of the manual pump faucet for the sink in a new design c22 ? The sin
Masthead Sheave and mast blocks, do they need to be replaced? (5) Shorefun at 6:56am 04.21.19 Day Sailers 0/911 Have the mast out and taking a closer look. The masthead sheaves are powdery and cracked. I think t
Water Pump Suction mystery!!! Nodak7 at 6:28am 04.21.19 Big Boats 10/752 Ok this has been bugging me for awhile now. On our 2006 Hunter 41DS the water pump loses it's suctio
Corian thingy - what is this? (2) Tim Mills at 6:02am 04.21.19 Big Boats 7/969 I found this in the bowels of the undercounter space in my H36. Sorry to ask; but does anyone know w
Replacing the interior Vinyl hull liner in a 90's Oceanis Oceanis 440 NY at 3:28am 04.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1486 Hello Forum, I've posted a few topics and the responses have been informative and helpful. I am now
Original Price in 1978? BlowMeAway at 7:26pm 04.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/663
Cockpit Hatch Support (1) SV_GALATEIA at 7:08pm 04.20.19 Catalina 22 5/809 163916 Anyone ever use these spring supports or similar to keep a cockpit hatch open?
Is this a D or S? Bugzy at 4:21pm 04.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/968 Looking at a boat for sale locally tomorrow. The owners wife said she doesn't know if this is a D or
Low engine RPM JLKirby at 3:32pm 04.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 30/2988 I have a 1987 Hunter 31 with the 2GM20F engine.The problem I am having is I can't get the RPM up pas
1988 Hunter 23 mast foot (1) RG23 at 3:15pm 04.20.19 Smaller Boats 7/1250
S S backing plate info (4) DAVA390 at 2:39pm 04.20.19 Ask All Sailors 35/1675 So, during inspection,found loose not on the lower rudder pintle, evidence of water leaking in also.
Material for mast base (2) onetime at 1:07pm 04.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/339 Hi all - 88 26d here. I have a leaky / slightly damaged / definitely ugly top of my daggerboard tube

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Vagabond 17ft. Peter Schneider at 12:17am 09.05.23 Thank you for the info, I suspect it will be a bit of a challenge to find the leak, not enough to ke
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 9:58pm 09.04.23 Your picture shows me, time to replace with new. I will never use a repair link on our boat. I've t
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Terry Cox at 9:52pm 09.04.23 My boating buddy used a hot dipped galvanized chain hook like this for years: McMaster-Carr He had a
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 9:31pm 09.04.23 Earth is gray instead of blue? It does look like a full moon from the moon. Rather than the earth
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 9:06pm 09.04.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 9:02pm 09.04.23 Yes, not the raw water pump. Been there and done that. Getting the Kubota part is a clever idea, b
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup JoeWhite at 8:23pm 09.04.23 I do not have all chain, but I do not see anything wrong with your methode. The snubber provides cou
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? chuckwayne at 7:59pm 09.04.23 the VIN number would be definitive, but I believe some 456s were built in 2002. In 2002 the 356, Gle
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 09.04.23 The wind is blowing the wrong way for the flag :dancing: ?
Let's Talk About Power Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.04.23 Spoiler alert, running AC on battery power requires very large battery banks and very large chargin
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:38pm 09.04.23
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 09.04.23 The only way to confirm this would be to have the owner, broker, or other confirm the date of manuf
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.04.23
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 6:27pm 09.04.23 Thanks RoyS. Tomorrow I will see if I can locate the vent and confirm it is clear and open
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 6:25pm 09.04.23 Thank you to all above. Very helpful stuff. Tomorrow here at the Manitowoc slip I will take your i
Let's Talk About Power SycloneDriver at 6:08pm 09.04.23 Don't forget that the Victron is also a charger. So when you remove the old charger your will have
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet splax at 5:47pm 09.04.23 my replacement of the scarfed compression post with the aluminum post was a definite upgrade...
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 5:03pm 09.04.23 well thank you for the information. i guess i will trade this 10hp when i get it. cheers
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.04.23 We probably need a little info about how your particular boat and topping lift are set up. @rgrange
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa kappykaplan at 4:37pm 09.04.23

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