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Sealant on garboard drain plug Mike G. at 5:26pm 03.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1565 A bit early, but already thinking of Spring commissioning. What sealant, if any should I put on the
Chain plates leak after butyl sealing baycloud at 4:50pm 03.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1204 Hey all, I have a 1978 O'Day 23-2. I've done many upgrades to it, including a new starboard bulkhead
Anchor Wash-down Pump NYSail at 3:55pm 03.04.19 Ask All Sailors 18/3196 Hello All, So my pump was leaking and 3 bolts had fused so a rebuild was looking ugly at best. Also,
Starting chain adjustment buoy at 3:12pm 03.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1185
Hunter 260 Electrical-Batteries (1) rk1sails at 2:41pm 03.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2851 As a novice sailor and new 2 month owner to my 2003 Hunter 260, that hasn't seen water for 2 years,
Blue strip tape to cover old painted line around hull Dug22 at 1:56pm 03.04.19 Catalina 22 8/775 I bought the roll of blue strip tape from Catalina Direct. It did not come with installation instruc
Rebuilding trailer for 23.5 PropellerHead at 1:34pm 03.04.19 Smaller Boats 15/932 My trailer is a basket case. The center of the last three cross members are badly rusted. I've decid
Hunter 37.5 Headsail 130 or 135 Jrtauber at 12:56pm 03.04.19 Big Boats 2/499 Anyone upgrading their 37.5 130% headsail I would be interested in one in excellent condition. Jerr
Tips for Installation of New Headliner (3) Boathouse Bunkie at 12:45pm 03.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1912 162047 162048 162049 162047 162048 162049 Hello All, We are continuing to restore this 1978 Hunter
Guess what? (1) SVMOONDANCE at 11:28am 03.04.19 Catalina 22 26/1761 162033
Hunter 41AC Steering Problem young80 at 11:18am 03.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1037 My boat has always had a slight wonder to port under power but after haul out for bottom paint, a ne
Stunning Images dlochner at 10:26am 03.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 29/2692 Waves, tides, boats, rubber ducks, a couple of young Scots, and stunning visual images. Enjoy. iWKF
Need for speed Bosman at 10:03am 03.04.19 Racing 3/1021 I found this on the german yacht.tv website. This little thing will apparently do 30 knots. @Jack
AFT AND FORWARD HEAD CABINETS Joaleb at 9:36am 03.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/985 Hello, we are new owners of a Catalina 470 1999 which needs extensive work. When we purchased the bo
How to remove salon table in Hunter 340 Dan Rapp at 7:38am 03.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/380 Is there a trick to removing the table to create more space.
Rudder Stop vs. Autopilot (1) JamesG161 at 7:10am 03.04.19 Ask All Sailors 39/7542 I was doing my annual inspection and maintenance of my Edson steering. Noticed the Rudder Stop had a
376 Shower faucet replacement Randy R at 7:44pm 03.03.19 Big Boats 4/572 Has anyone replaced the shower faucet on their Hunter 376'. The hose on mine is kinked ans needs rep
Bose System Big Red at 4:57pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1134 Our factory installed Bose System recently started having issues with DVDs. They would freeze about
West Marine Aborts Price Match... mostly ggrizzard at 4:15pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/6272 Went to Daytona Beach store yesterday and tried to do a price match with Defender prices. I was tol
Looking for cushions TomCT at 2:51pm 03.03.19 Catalina 22 8/948 Hello all, i'm looking for some interior cushions for my 81 Catalina 22' - figured i'd throw it out

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Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power heritage at 5:02pm 08.07.24 We have a Catalina 30 sailboat and the indoor cabin lights work fine, but only when connected to sh
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. dlochner at 4:30pm 08.07.24 Skipping the funny but long story, my father taught me never to trust anyone, not even him. There
Cracked stringer on project boat dlochner at 4:23pm 08.07.24 One can't point to historical landmarks, such as the USS Constitution, for example of longevity bec
Solar Voltage dlochner at 3:52pm 08.07.24 It is important to remember the voltage coming off the panels is in the 20-28v range. When sizing wi
Freedom 10 buzzing jviss at 3:30pm 08.07.24
Freedom 10 buzzing Michael Davis at 3:09pm 08.07.24 Watching this thread. I have the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger, Link 2000-R, and the companion regul
What is this thing? jviss at 2:36pm 08.07.24 Not necessarily, jviss. Why? You could have a Freedom 10 I/C without any battery monitor system.
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 08.07.24 Thanks Greg. Yea, I'm pretty certain it's part of the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger system, but I ju
Cracked stringer on project boat Tally Ho at 2:20pm 08.07.24
What is this thing? jviss at 2:08pm 08.07.24 Thanks Greg. Yea, I'm pretty certain it's part of the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger system, but I jus
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power Tally Ho at 2:08pm 08.07.24 Photos of the lights (and the bulbs if possible) as well as the electrical panel (DC and AC) might g
Freedom 10 buzzing jviss at 2:07pm 08.07.24 Watching this thread. I have the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger, Link 2000-R, and the companion regula
What is this thing? Tally Ho at 2:05pm 08.07.24
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits leo310 at 2:03pm 08.07.24 I have both renogy and eco worthy solar panels and renogy mppts and battery monitor, over the last
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Project_Mayhem at 12:54pm 08.07.24 Dude.......saying... "I heard".... regarding a product, person or event.... is just not cool. Eit
Hunter 34 Refit Help (2) kloudie1 at 12:39pm 08.07.24 Couple of pictures.. Looking aft at top of compression post.. The bungs and screws of the cover and
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin firebird13 at 11:56am 08.07.24 Here is Mike's answer from customer service : "If you trying to access that area you have to remove
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 11:54am 08.07.24 The 30-Amp Victron charger generates a fair bit of heat (I understand that the 50-Amp models that V
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 11:32am 08.07.24 Its not a boot just a step. Looks I think like Mast Step C-34, C-350, C-36 Furling Mast, C-387
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:23am 08.07.24 I also recommend Nigel Calder's "Marine Mechanical and Electric Systems"...it's considered the "bibl

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