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ANL Fuses 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:09pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 29/5904 IZTOSS 2PCS 250A In-Line ANL Fuse Holder with Fuse. Install Bay ANL250-10 - 250 Amp ANL Fuses Has
Furler line location Flip Rutledge at 11:06am 04.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/806 I am adding a jib furler to my Hunter 31 (1986). I am debating the best location for the furling lin
2001 Catalina 310 Outhaul replacement Jacksail at 8:12am 04.05.19 Catalina 310 3/1311 I am making changes to my boat and I am trying to avoid serious issues by changing out older lines a
WM 40% bulk rope sale... rpludwig at 4:38am 04.05.19 Catalina 22 10/847 as usual this time 'o year, WM's 40% off bulk rope sale has begun, just a heads up if in need and no
Yanmar 4JHE Anodes? Nodak7 at 6:48pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 4/5439 Are there anodes to replace in my Yanmar 4JHE engine. Cannot seem to find any reference to them in t
Wind direction fail in old Autohelm ST 50 plus Chuck Cohen at 4:45pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/598 We have a Hunter 450 Passsge 1997 Model. We bought it new. The original Autohelm ST 50 PLUS wind ins
jib size on h 41 rfm Valerio at 4:27pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 8/587 my jib dimension are luff 48.3 leech 45.6 foot 16.4 do i have a 100% jib 135% or 150% also my foot i
Transmission trouble justsomeguy at 4:26pm 04.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/2139 I've got a Kanzaki-Carl Hurth tranny model KBW10E on my Yanmar 3HM35F with what appears to be worn c
transducer change... water spout.... SVPardonMyFrench at 3:25pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 9/1934 my airmar DST joined the fate of many others... I thought some would enjoy 25 seconds of action repl
Catalina 27 Bulkhead Replacement (1) Baldwin221 at 1:21pm 04.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2258 Good day. I want to apologize in advance if my terminology is wrong or I don't completely understand
What should i expect of a 34' 35 year old $25k boat? hawk232 at 12:55pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 59/4157 I have found a boat that I like but there are some things about it which im not sure on. The boat is
Floating Genoa/Jib leads letlmt at 11:33am 04.04.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/8775 I have floating genoa and jib leads on my boat. I cannot find anything online about how to actually
1984 Hunter 22 build thread (3) Maxx Mayhem at 9:00am 04.04.19 Smaller Boats 21/3011 Late this past summer, I took possession of this boat, having answered an ad on Craigslist, one whic
Packing gland how often to replace wilf at 7:24am 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 42/7800 Anyone advise me on this, I had my boat hauled 2 years ago and done some work on it myself bottim p
Electrical System Grounding MaryEllaRose at 9:28pm 04.03.19 Ask All Sailors 14/4945 I'm in the process of rewiring my Catalina 25 and I'm curious about grounding both the 120 VAC and t
Keel joint on 1999 Oceanis 381 corroded. Brad Cross at 6:16pm 04.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/819 There is a thin rust mark following most of my keel joint(cast iron). Is this a pressing issue? The
Questions on my 28 Hayduke at 4:13pm 04.03.19 Bigger Boats 2/951 I've learned a lot about my newer to me 1982 28 from reading through these posts, but still have q c
Toilet (1) Cape Daysailor at 3:35pm 04.03.19 Ask All Sailors 38/3404 163264 Is this an attachment for a small toilet? In the fancier version of my boat, this is where th
Upsizing raw water engine SeaCock, Strainer, White Steam Smoke Blitz at 12:19pm 04.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1917 Maine Sail, My project is part of upsizing the internal strainer from a plastic 3/4" Sherwood strain
Hunter 240 Stern pass through gate options mikereno1 at 9:00am 04.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/688 Has anyone developed a gate for the stern walk through on the 240? We just bought a used 2000 Hunte

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Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 6:56am 11.07.24 Thanks for the comment's guys - just some personnel notes. Kappykaplan - concur could use some upgr
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 6:18am 11.07.24 Jnovva - you rock! The photo is fantastic. Would you by any chance be able to send the rough dimensi
drinking H2O hose maintenance? dlochner at 5:55am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions DRhoads at 5:53am 11.07.24 Shokunin Concur w/ Terry, Great choice :) Take a look at his inputs on the website. Lots of good
Heat Pump Winterizing DRhoads at 5:47am 11.07.24 Method 1. No power required just gravity. - funnel attached to a long tube (~1/2 diam) that fits
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:47am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never hear
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 11.07.24 I also bought a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. It's sitting on the factory Ca
Hold post for future announcement goweld at 5:32am 11.07.24 Hello, we are working on reestablishing www.Paceship.org and thanks to Dave's support, we'll be hos
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:31am 11.07.24 I was warned by an experienced marine diesel mechanic that plastic strainers inside the engine comp
drinking H2O hose maintenance? Rick Webb at 5:16am 11.07.24 Spent my youth drinking from hoses laying around the neighborhood or the practice field. Never heard
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) Jnovva at 5:04am 11.07.24 I've been working on my trailer. Maybe this photo will help. Good luck!
Varnishing difficulties. dLj at 5:02am 11.07.24 Sometimes autocorrect helps. Thanks, I can find it on McMaster-Carr. I seem to spend a lot of time
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads sailme88 at 4:36am 11.07.24 as a rule of thumb, stands are placed where bulkheads exist. Cradles don't alway offer this, especi
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 4:34am 11.07.24 Thanks for the feedback. Sounds interesting about the ss bar, I'll look for the article.
Plumbing Terry Cox at 4:29am 11.07.24 Hi Randy. Likely your boat has the same fresh water system as ours. Wrote an article about it awhile
Varnishing difficulties. dlochner at 3:39am 11.07.24 Friggin ' auto correct... The would be residue free tape. There are several varieties - put in "re
Plumbing (1) kloudie1 at 3:31am 11.07.24 The original fresh water piping was polybutylene tubing, 3/8" ID by 1/2" OD gray .. The tubing got a
HELP! Hull dents from cradle pads (1) john2 at 2:58am 11.07.24 Make bigger pads ! best are in shape of the hull. The pads can only have little weight, just to ke
How to rig a dinghy for a Catalina 28 (1) john2 at 2:08am 11.07.24 I came up with this: It's a lightweight air deck . Secured with 4 ropes at the railing. John
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? coxwaine1 at 11:24pm 11.06.24 Hello Stella Orion, I was wondering if anyone got back to you with pictures about this. I have had

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