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Electrical Issues - Shocking! EJWash at 9:45pm 03.31.19 Catalina 30 41/6055 The boat: 1989 Catalina 30 MKII The issue: Shore power circuit breaker tripping Hi All, My boat i
Several Rigging and Parts Questions About My 1984 Cat 22 (5) AndreInPortland at 8:03pm 03.31.19 Catalina 22 20/9582 Hello! I just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 pop-top swing keel. My first mistake boat! I had a chance t
Water leaks on a 34? Mike Oldak at 7:14pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 10/1322 We're in the process of redoing much of the interior due to water leaks. Found the water and waste
MacGregor Venture 17 tom11673 at 7:03pm 03.31.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4352 Later this week I will be looking at a 1973 Venture 17 that I am interested in possibly buying. I kn
Hunter 23 Tiller Pilot install (4) P100D at 6:56pm 03.31.19 Smaller Boats 14/3685 Installed a raymarine ST1000+ tiller pilot on our Hunter 23. Here's some pics of the install. Very e
Caulking around rudder post chriscycles at 5:05pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 2/577
V Berth door sticking Randy R at 4:43pm 03.31.19 Big Boats 9/1311 Has anyone removed the plastic door jam on a 376, the door is dragging heavily near the latch. It l
Toe rail varnish.... and caulk NYSail at 1:10pm 03.31.19 Ask All Sailors 9/4861 Hello all... So wife is getting ready to sand and varnish toe rails.... 84 feet of love!! Also we wi
Hunter 26.5 trailer Polonez13 at 12:02pm 03.31.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3305 Hi All, I am looking to buy a sailboat trailer or a nice cradle for my 1989 Hunter 26.5 Also lookin
Finally on the water! (2) Dug22 at 11:53am 03.31.19 Catalina 22 3/498 I finally got to put my boat in the water this weekend! The wife and I stayed on her two nights. She
I got rhythm Brian D at 8:27am 03.31.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/1784 I think I may have posted this before, but it is just amazing to watch and hear. 5v5eBf2KwF8
Technical Data Alansails at 7:29am 03.31.19 Catalina 310 16/2492 Not my area I know, I am intruding on Jesse's space, but was looking through our 310/315 IA web site
MacGregor 26M motor choice awc at 5:45am 03.31.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3374 I know this has been covered before but I can't find any more recent conversation than 2005. What m
North Cruise (1) seadaddler at 5:30am 03.31.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/411 Left Punta Gorda 3/24 and anchored at Cortez and with 10 other PGSC boats going Gulfport today.
Headliners Jaysea at 11:32pm 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1925 Maintenance of suede headliner
Topping No-Lift and Z-Spar uncertainty Oceanis 440 NY at 5:41pm 03.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2374 Happy Spring Everyone! So the spring has brought with it some challenges, including a need for a Hu
Puyallup or bust redteledrew at 5:04pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 1/387 Ended
Funny noise from AB compressor LeslieTroyer at 4:17pm 03.30.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/1075
Center board question? bready at 3:01pm 03.30.19 Ask All Sailors 22/1763 When your boat is docked for a period of time is it better for the boat to have the center board rai
H260 New Porthole Question rk1sails at 1:45pm 03.30.19 Smaller Boats 9/905 I finally received the 2 complete operating portholes I ordered for my H260. (It took forever to get

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Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 6:59am 11.06.24 The 3-way valve on the engine side of the strainer is my winterizing hose. The hose extends into th
Winterising jssailem at 6:53am 11.06.24 You would make a great Procurement Officer. :beer:
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 6:52am 11.06.24 Nice Setup @Dalliance
Dammit, Jim jssailem at 6:42am 11.06.24 As of this morning, the GFS and the ECMWF weather models now agree that Rafael will turn west after
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen (2) Dalliance at 6:37am 11.06.24 Definitely get the plastic strainer out of the engine compartment. Here is my set up. A bronze Gro
Winterising Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 11.06.24 I got a strong recommendation to use -100F antifreeze from a marine mechanic friend. WM and the yard
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 6:22am 11.06.24 Models agree today. Hurricane Rafael dies in the Gulf as it turns Westward. :clap:
Hunter 26/260 trailers caverun at 3:52am 11.06.24 For those who might want to have a trailer built, the H260 trailer specs and measurements are listed
Turnbuckle lubricant? justsomeguy at 7:39pm 11.05.24 just when they are moved? I'd give 'em a drop or two a couple days before adjustments.
Steering cable Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 11.05.24 Not much can go wrong with the cable. Run a lightly oiled tissue along it carefully to check for bro
Overturned Mac???? smokey73 at 6:35pm 11.05.24 I'm a little confused. Are you saying there were 6 people out sailing and the boat rolled over and
Steering cable Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.05.24
Heat Pump Winterizing quadrille38 at 5:48pm 11.05.24 I have a Hunter Legend 40.5 with two heat pumps. They have a common intake and separate discharges
Turnbuckle lubricant? MFD at 5:45pm 11.05.24 Stainless certainly can gall. +1 on manufacturer directions all the way down just spit on it. ;) A
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 4:59pm 11.05.24 I presume you mean a cutoff hose sucking from a bucket of antifreeze, not a pressurized hose from a
Dammit, Jim (1) JamesG161 at 4:39pm 11.05.24 Hurricane Hunters in storm now Report 75 kt winds. .
Overturned Mac???? stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 11.05.24 It is a 26 and was towed to the mooring It is sad. But why would anyone take a McGregor 26 or sim
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 11.05.24 Good point. Most of the water would drain away from the highest point. Or at least try to. I have a
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 2:20pm 11.05.24 Johann, I can't thank you enough for all that precious information! I will look into all these ite
Left over Cetol up for grabs kemsa51 at 1:18pm 11.05.24 Thanks! It was a mix of blind luck, the internet and maybe a bit of help from the gods of sailing.

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