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m-25XPB Alternator belt issue. dnimigon at 5:41pm 02.11.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1379 Just got another couple belts from Catalina Direct for my Universal engine. We changed out to the ne
Bought our first boat (1) Jibegirl1313 at 1:16pm 02.11.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1491 161226 Recently bought a Bayliner 26 foot sailboat. Noticed that the sidestay mount on the inside is
painting my Catalina mark rocco at 1:06pm 02.11.19 Catalina 22 20/4848 So this past weekend i sanded down the free board on my Catalina 22. A few question.
Folding-feathering prop for First 36s7 Michael1964 at 12:53pm 02.11.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2139 I am considering putting a folding prop on my 1997 First 36s7. Has anyone done this? Did it improv
Hull Seperation? (2) TomCT at 12:12pm 02.11.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/880 Hey there, new to the forum. I'm about to buy an 81' Catalina 22. I'm aware of the Catalina smile co
Sanitation Hose Replacement FlyorSail at 11:41am 02.11.19 Catalina 310 17/3848 Any experience or advice for replacing the Sanitation Hose on a Catalina 310? Much appreciated. Br
Swim Ladder Part (1) FlyorSail at 11:40am 02.11.19 Catalina 310 8/1687 Hello friends, Does anyone know where I can purchase these vinyl covers on the swim ladder bracket?
Hunter 420 purchase? Larry737 at 7:06am 02.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/607
Unstepping the Mast O'day 25 Video jkandris at 6:30am 02.11.19 Bigger Boats 1/689 Not the best video but it is something. Lesson learned Use the mainsail halyard and not the topping
Shoes?? Shorefun at 5:51am 02.11.19 Day Sailers 11/1231 What kind of shoes work best for boats like the Hunter 170. I expect to get wet and likely be on the
Low idle 3gm30f GABristol29 at 5:05am 02.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1196 I have gotten my new to me 3gm30f running after it sat for 15 years. All I have done is replace the
Garmin GPSMAP 3205 to Raymarine Autohel ST7000 Edwcraig12 at 7:02pm 02.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2376 Hunter 42 purchased with Garmin GPSMAP 3205 chartplotter that that did not work. Found a 3205 on Eb
DIY NavPod help Canonshooternb at 6:53pm 02.10.19 Ask All Sailors 24/6726 I just purchased a new chartplotter and would like to install it flush mounted in a pod. After look
Bulkhead and Compression post Rebuild Almost done (2) jkandris at 4:41pm 02.10.19 Bigger Boats 9/1082 After a long weekend I have the new bulkheads installed but not glassed in. Just ran out of steam.
Mac 26X Hardtop (1) Even Kiehl at 11:56am 02.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/511 Anyone have any experience or photos of a hardtop over the cockpit? Boat is to be used as a powerboa
Trade a loos model b for a model a. SVMOONDANCE at 11:22am 02.10.19 Ask All Sailors 5/522 I just placed the winning bid on a loos model b tension gauge and wasn't paying attention to the mod
Engine hours jwieneck at 9:15am 02.10.19 Big Boats 13/6041 I would like to get some thoughts on engine hours. So a Yanmar 55 hr that has 3,600 engine hours, o
What Sail Is This? (1) topcat0399 at 8:46am 02.10.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1188 Always meant to ask and its -20 so... We were becalmed in a light fog not far from another boat. Af
Racing in February on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:46am 02.10.19 Racing 17/1675 Around 42 degrees at start time, almost 25 degrees below normal yesterday. But, still a great turnou
2006 Hunter Rudder issue (2) Bosco at 7:26am 02.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/425 I just purchased and took delivery of the H25. The rudder mechanism just looks like it is installed

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O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 5:29pm 08.04.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has go
Useful Technology Ideas smokey73 at 5:14pm 08.04.24 everything from to Python to InfluxDB and Grafana. o_O Well there you are, if I had know that I w
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 5:04pm 08.04.24 If your idle is set right and the engine is running correctly it should not die at idle, even in gea
Bulkhead Strengthening Timm R Oday25 at 4:59pm 08.04.24 As someone who has replaced their bulkheads ,here are my thoughts . Our chainplates had elongated th
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 4:55pm 08.04.24 As we add more Blue Tooth devices a non-proprietary app or device that could display data from multi
The fog of shore Terry Cox at 4:43pm 08.04.24 Pay attention, be alert, listen and sound fog horn every few minutes. You can usually hear other boa
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Timm R Oday25 at 4:42pm 08.04.24 Shawn thanks for taking the time to let us know how things turned out .
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 08.04.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:34pm 08.04.24 Here's a good place to start : that. Did it ever occur to you "There may be a problem with the o
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:33pm 08.04.24 It is the "throttled back to idle" and it died that has me a little concerned along with the other
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:32pm 08.04.24 Yes the oil pressure switch can go bad and can leak a lot. Been there, done that, have the bills to
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:31pm 08.04.24 How many hours on the engine? Have you checked the oil level yet? No idea of the hours on the engi
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I checked the oil level a week before and it was good.
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I think the Commodorizer should be dumped over the gunwale Sorry, I have nothing of value to contr
The fog of shore kappykaplan at 4:17pm 08.04.24 Just not fun! :beer:
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 08.04.24
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge inkunzi at 3:49pm 08.04.24 Thank you Ralph Johnston for your reply. Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass shemandr at 3:26pm 08.04.24 39 years is pretty good service. I'm pretty sure it's off warantee. I think the best way to do a p
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 3:25pm 08.04.24 Take a look when your under way and watch other Hunters as they go by. A friend of mine has a 34 f
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) sailcapt340 at 2:46pm 08.04.24 My 340 does. Never been an issue for me, but it is noticeable.

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