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1983 H34 Refit (2) Taylor1618 at 7:19am 08.19.24 Big Boats 5/944 Hey everyone. I am new to the forum and to my H34 but not to sailing. Before this boat, I was on a f
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? Kings Gambit at 7:15am 08.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/679 I recently mixed stored diesel 1:1.5, approximately, with fresh for a trip to Catalina. Motored over
O'day 302 bow piece. Ryan R at 5:49am 08.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/711 Does anyone know where I could find a replacement for the bow piece that the anchor line rolls over
O'day 302 shifter cable Ryan R at 5:32am 08.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 0/230 Does anyone know the length for the throttle and transmission cables to tge Edson pedestal?
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 6:29pm 08.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1219 I seem to get frequent blockages in my holding tank vent despite running a hose into the fitting whe
I have many questions about how to go about repairs, should I create a thread per question? ... ciso at 5:37pm 08.18.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1843 They are on very different aspects of the boat. I don't want to spam the "Ask a Hunter Owner" forum
bad steering, need. help NCBrew at 4:43pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 5/420 all of a sudden I have lost steering. I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5. the cables seem loose and I
2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer spadaforaj at 2:58pm 08.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/626 Both won;t get cold enough, but compressors do run. Freezer is worse - likely originals from 2004.
I need help attaching my Outboard to my West Wight Potter (2) RodneyWightCaps at 2:53pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/428 Hey everyone, I am new to this forum so I hope I am doing it right I have a 98 West Wight Potter 19
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Nunavut at 2:22pm 08.18.24 Yamaha 8/1438 hello a couple of questions on the Yamaha 25 II bilge 1. has anyone installed a battery powered bil
Faucet replacement HELP (2) smokey73 at 12:43pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2252 Attached is a picture of the faucet in my aft head and a picture from underneath. It is very diffic
Unusual Oil Level Issue Manny at 12:09pm 08.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/1218 I have a Yanmar 3JH4E in the boat with approximately 450 hours and it is running beautifully. I do h
Chesapeake Bay - Smith and Tangier Islands Manny at 11:56am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/424 Anyone been to Smith and/or Tangier Islands this year? If so are the channels in both deep enough to
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? MitchM at 7:49am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 10/909 I am chasing a strange problem w/ some 12 v electrical wiring (properly sized to carry a 5
Hunter 430 Plumbing Schematic Lpaynefl at 7:41am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/343 We recently replaced our hot water heater. Now ALL water is hot. I am guessing that the replacement
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 7:33pm 08.17.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1920 I just did a full rebuild of my Raritan PHII. Messing, time-comsuming business. Three questions her
Lake St Clair on a Friday john6206 at 4:28pm 08.17.24 Destinations 4/799 Hi Friends, we cancelled our trailer sailer trip to Tawas this weekend because of weather. We are
Beneteau Propeller Tony Bakke at 3:21pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/773 Does anyone know where I can get a propeller for a Beneteau 37? Mine has fallen off a couple of time
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? V_Royster at 2:56pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/768 This Sabre 32 has a rather robust anchor locker, but no windless. Is it possible to install or does
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel acudavid at 1:44pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1725 My boat is a 1985 Catalina 30 with its original Atomic M25 3cyl diesel. The meter reads 1997 hours.

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Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question shemandr at 3:18pm 07.06.25 On our Ranger 29, a masthead rig, we used to sail with the 110 jib and no main on windy days. That
Anchor Swivel Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 07.06.25
Anchor Swivel Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 07.06.25 Agree. A swivel is not needed in most cases. However, if you have an all-chain anchor rode, I find
Headmate kit gwoolverton at 2:13pm 07.06.25 I still have to original head, made by Wilcox Crittenden. Do you still have that rebuild kit? Thanks
Anchor Swivel BigEasy at 1:15pm 07.06.25 Why do you want an anchor swivel? For the vast majority of sailors, a swivel is not needed. Ag
Anchor Swivel dLj at 1:05pm 07.06.25 Hello I just purchased a 1985 C&C 32,I have a 25 pound plow anchor. What size anchor swivel should
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:55pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 12:45pm 07.06.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:29pm 07.06.25 Not to be argumentative, but where did he say that? He said today in another post: Today at 7:37 A
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question timpete at 12:11pm 07.06.25 Reporting back, I got my local loft to make me a 110 that I have on a CDI FF2. Works great! I can sa
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) BigEasy at 11:55am 07.06.25 I made it a point to be present while it was removed because I needed to be sure that a legitimat
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 11:50am 07.06.25 How long did the unused Plexus MA310 last? Probably a year. Keep it stored in climate contro
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 11:34am 07.06.25 How long is "it hasn't run in awhile." Are we talking a few years, a few months, a few weeks etc.
Glue to attach handle to hatch WillN2Sail at 11:28am 07.06.25 How long did the unused Plexus MA310 last? Thanks. I realized I've got hinges, these latches and th
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) thinwater at 10:55am 07.06.25 My boat is finally out of his yard and I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful a
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:51am 07.06.25 Again, not to be unkind, but the OP thought that there were OK repairs... Greg Not to be argum
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine (1) dlochner at 10:42am 07.06.25 ORCA is more of a controller and does look like an interesting tool for route plotting. The mapping
Fill your water tanks easily Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:40am 07.06.25 You need to know that no matter how cheap or expensive, the are only 2 types of shore water pressure
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Clutch Cargo at 10:37am 07.06.25 Maps?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 10:36am 07.06.25 I think the prior 4 four posts are ignoring the above part of the OP's post #111. He is working to

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