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30 MKII, Starboard sette console. (2) Hogheaven at 7:11am 09.23.19 Catalina 30 1/767 Me being dumpster diver, saw truck seat someone tossef on side of road. Stopped, pulled off console
Lowering + positioning of the mast with crutch - Beneteau First 285 Laurens BF 285 at 5:02am 09.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1383 Hi guys, We became the proud owners of a Beneteau First 285 this summer and had great fun with it a
Of Crimps and Fires: A Cautionary Tale dlochner at 4:43am 09.23.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2305 Ryan and Sophie a is a YouTube channel I've been following. This week they published an article that
Top of the mast. (1) wing15601 at 8:00pm 09.22.19 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2252
Pacific High vs Hurricane (1) JamesG161 at 7:50pm 09.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/507 The Hurricane boys win!!!!:eek::eek: Saints beat the Seahawks 33 to 27 And trust me, the last
VHF Antenna (2) jbrock at 6:33pm 09.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1504 How do I attach a VHF antenna to my M25 masthead? How do I get the wire into the cabin to the radio?
Catalina 320 vs. 320 MK II matts997 at 5:44pm 09.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 9/6248 I am actively looking for our next sailboat (moving up from a hunter 280) and have been targeting Ca
1974 Catalina 22 topside paint Erbardy at 4:27pm 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 36/4784 I just bought my first sailboat, 1974 Catalina 22. The boat is in awesome shape. In the spring I hav
Rope to wire halyard rope length? (2) Jaxg at 3:47pm 09.22.19 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3269 169991 be 50+ ft) ? The boat is a 1980 hunter 37c. The only thing that makes any sense to me is if
360 Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Closed SEE 360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 09.22.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 393/38337 This is the official site to join, discuss, or suggest ideas for our 2020 cruise to Circumnavigate V
Navigation desk/station for Pearson 303 MoLump at 12:43pm 09.22.19 Parts Search 2/991 I have a 1983 Pearson 303. Pearson produced 300 of these from model years 1983 - 1986. Beginning wit
1987 Catalina 22 inspected to buy TimG at 7:17am 09.22.19 Catalina 22 13/1639 Hello everyone new here, I am new to everything about sailing and sail boats, I went to inspect a 1
Anchor markers........ NYSail at 6:25am 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 37/4828 Every now and again I see someone using an anchor market showing the location where they dropped and
Remanent of Karen <--TS Karen (1) JamesG161 at 5:58am 09.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 25/3034 TS Karen popped up over night in an area of high Heat content. Karen's arrival spot is not good. O
Techniques for cleaning engine marchem at 5:50pm 09.21.19 Musings With Maine Sail 24/5778
Hunter 260 close hauled trouble SV Orion H260 at 1:23pm 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5739 I've been able to sail my recently purchased hunter 260 about 8-10 times now and can't get any perfo
Hunter 260 wide load albakers at 8:47am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2385
prop shaft anode tom.p.brown at 5:41am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1454 i have 2004 Hunter 306 with Yanmar. i am in west marine looking for new prop shaft anode. i measured
Kick-up rudder shear pins? rpludwig at 3:06am 09.21.19 Catalina 22 4/1231 How are these used/installed, and where exactly do they go on a pre-86 kick up rudder? Splain pleas
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! (2) eianm at 11:51pm 09.20.19 Big Boats 12/3087 There is so little storage space on my 1991 P42, so I have always been looking at ways to create som

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2012 50' Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? gr8lakes at 7:12am 09.19.24 Thank you for the great advice, will check.
Westerbeke 18 kloudie1 at 7:00am 09.19.24 Welcome to the forum.. I wouldn't worry too much about a rebuild if the engine has been maintained w
Raritan Fresh Head or Masterflush Dometic Orbit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:55am 09.19.24 Which to choose depends on whether you want to stay with a manual toilet or switch to macerating ele
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 dmax at 6:52am 09.19.24 Regarding the wood: yes, wipe down the wood with alcohol to remove dirt and oils. If you see mold, y
2005 Hunter Rudder measurements JamesG161 at 6:36am 09.19.24 A lot of info is needed. I will send you a Private Message with my phone number. Jim...
Adding a Bimini dlochner at 6:09am 09.19.24 The easiest and most expensive way is to hire a canvas shop to make one. If you use a shop that deal
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard garymalmgren at 5:59am 09.19.24 Simple question. Where are you? gary
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 5:27am 09.19.24 Thank you. I'm going to start removing mine today. Great advice. Hoping all goes smoothly!
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter Schwarz633 at 5:26am 09.19.24 A quick search tells me the engine is a diesel so I am confused about a flame arrestor which I asso
Rudder Removal james2034 at 5:25am 09.19.24 226587 The first time I removed my rudder, the stainless pin was seized into the aluminum tiller an
2005 Hunter Rudder measurements james2034 at 5:15am 09.19.24 What detailed info do you need and Why? Jim... all measurements . I'm having a new rudder built.
Engine Compartment Blower Ralph Johnstone at 1:04am 09.19.24 I've booked everywhere except under the aft cabin berth. That's exactly where I installed mine af
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ralph Johnstone at 1:02am 09.19.24 Exactly where are you on the Wet Coast ? The idea of not being able do your own work on your boat i
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Ralph Johnstone at 12:45am 09.19.24 But the factory wire path is already through those storage compartments and, though it's technicall
ROLL UP DINGHY Ken13559 at 12:35am 09.19.24 West Marine RU-3 is PVC. Have mine for 17 years now. It see the sun only couple days a year. It need
Engine Alignment (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:28am 09.19.24 After looking at Catalina's drawing for using hardwood for shims under the mounts, I can tell you t
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 11:10pm 09.18.24 I see you are from Canada. Most of us are US so our laws are different. Many US yards allow one
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Rich Stidger at 8:38pm 09.18.24
2012 50' Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? artboas at 8:21pm 09.18.24 Help: 50' 2012 Hunter - where is the bow thruster fuse? I don't have power to the bow thruster -
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder chrbrown at 8:16pm 09.18.24 Thanks both for the replies. I'm emailing with Edson to see what they suggest. They don't have parts

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