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Crew crossing on a H23.5 MikeyJ at 11:06pm 08.25.19 Smaller Boats 7/835 The 23.5 had the cockpit seats that wrap around. What the best way for crew to get across. Crawl a
Tack connection to mast (1) MikeyJ at 10:55pm 08.25.19 Smaller Boats 5/1353 Is this connected right? Doesn't seem right that it goes up at the mast like that. There's no eyel
Looking for 460 owners TexanAV8R at 8:21pm 08.25.19 Big Boats 2/778 Hey all, New to this forum... usually sail other people's boats, but I have a lead on a H460 that h
Raymarine EV 100 Auto Pilot Drive Connection (1) Sailavie1 at 8:18pm 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4288 Has anyone had issues with the connection of the drive unit? My auto pilot has been kicking in and o
Mast and Spreaders pumpkinpie at 8:05pm 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/810 I notice that on our Hunter there is a short rope going up from the deck to the first spreaders ( no
When pumpkinpie at 7:52pm 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1769 .
Funny rules Ken Cross at 7:44pm 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1020 Stew asked me if I thought the stand up paddle boarders know the colregs? I replied that It seems
Catalina 385 or 375 johnperri55 at 5:59pm 08.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4845 HI. im considering both as a September purchase. of course the 385 is newer. one im considering is a
A rose by another name? rgranger at 3:47pm 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/637 https://robbreport.com/motors/marine/silent-55-yacht-2865271/amp
H34 sea hood Jim szczublewski at 2:51pm 08.25.19 Big Boats 3/671 Hi Attempting to remove the seahood from my H34 and wondering if anyone knows if there are screws h
Hey all.. Newbie here (1) ChrisB691 at 12:57pm 08.25.19 S2 5/1535 hey all...just got a 1979 9.2a uncle gave it to me.. it was my cousins.. he passed away..uncle took
Head Question Kevy at 12:48pm 08.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 9/1444 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone with a 320 has replaced the head with a Jabsco household size? Ou
Replacement fuel filters for universal m320 peterbud at 12:43pm 08.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/692 I know some time ago there was some discussion on replament fuel filters. If someone has that inform
When to Cast Off Tyemac at 9:50am 08.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1559
New Outboard Motor Advice Needed kclancy at 7:10am 08.25.19 Catalina 22 18/2660 Hey Gang, It time for me to buy a new motor for my C22. I currently have a Honda 5 hp, but it is l
Water heater element replacement Tucker67 at 6:16am 08.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/685 Good morning, my issue is that I have an strong smell coming from my hot water heater. The water h
Using drift sock to raise sails LordNelson at 5:26am 08.25.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1668 Has anyone used a drift sock or sea anchor when solo to keep boat into the wind to raise sails? When
Specific Question - Standard Horizon Chartplotter/VHF Kevy at 9:16pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 4/745 Hi all, I have a SH CP300i chart plotter and a SH GX2100 VHF on our Hunter 320. They work well eno
12v EMP nfg2u at 8:45pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 24/3585 Has anyone ever installed a 12v EMP to protect from lightning strikes? I have seen these on the mark
Low Lead Genoa Cars and Genoa Foot Blocks Ward H at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Catalina 30 15/3198 Good Evening, I want to replace the non BB OEM low lead genoa cars with Garhauer BB cars. The OEM ca

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Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A TimFromLI at 4:32pm 09.12.24 Thanks for all the replies and the options. I've had a hard time finding a cross reference. I'll ch
PREVENTERS jssailem at 4:29pm 09.12.24 What if the line were run from the rail or cleat directly to the mid-boom area, like a vang? And if
PREVENTERS Foswick at 4:22pm 09.12.24 D) All of the above. I have rigged various permutations of a preventer on my previous boat (Catalin
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 4:08pm 09.12.24 That's just it, though. It isn't just your own, unless you have your own private pumpout station.
Keel paint shemandr at 3:58pm 09.12.24 We'd have to know how the keel has been treated in the past. But steel keels are vulnerable to rus
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower marcham at 3:39pm 09.12.24 We just repowered a Mirage 35 with a Beta 20. It's a 10 000 lb displacement and the Beta 20 pushes
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 3:32pm 09.12.24 I get it. But this is not public restroom poop, this is yours. That's just it, though. It isn't jus
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks jssailem at 3:18pm 09.12.24 When I first saw this company's product, I was impressed. It has been about a year, and they are sti
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 3:18pm 09.12.24 Thank you all!
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS shemandr at 3:04pm 09.12.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer to
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. hug3kids at 3:03pm 09.12.24 I assume you're hitting the shore-power switch at the nav station that selects No power, shore power
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 09.12.24 but i understand that lower oil levels do result in lower readings. Absolutely not. Don't know w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:46pm 09.12.24 @smokey73 . is your number one picture upside down ? Can't get my head around where we are. Do you
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 2:44pm 09.12.24 Trouble shooting some electrical issues on my 2007 45cc. I can not get my low voltage led's to work
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? shemandr at 1:57pm 09.12.24 All of my keelboats were deck stepped. A 1984 25', A 1972 29', and a 2002 35'. That spans 30 years
Prefer to trailer dlochner at 1:56pm 09.12.24 First, about that age thing. When I turned 70 I was in a small harbor in the Abacos about halfway th
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose dlochner at 1:47pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose jssailem at 1:46pm 09.12.24 More like a standard than unique. Hunter bought parts from the most efficient source rather than des

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