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lifeline steve1366 at 5:46am 08.29.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/854 1984 Hunter 31 What is the diameter of my lifeline size I need to replace my Pelican hooks
Catalina 16.5 mast support (3) Oldskoolguy at 3:05pm 08.28.24 Day Sailers 8/1056 Just finished my DIY mast support for travelling. We just purchased this boat and I found the mast
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 08.28.24 Big Boats 73/7581 I have discovered that my propane regulator is leaking. So I ended up at a RV dealer and bought a re
Wheel to tiller rscotto at 1:02pm 08.28.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1191 I have a catalina 250. Would like to replace the wheel with a tiller. Can I just use the emergency
Water in the bilge Arrgh at 11:16am 08.28.24 Bigger Boats 9/1158
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast (6) cdenno1 at 8:40am 08.28.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1431 I'm new to the forum, and the boat. I bought it sight unseen and went out and took a look yesterday.
12 volt electrical system (1) Matt 23 at 3:39am 08.28.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1189 Hi I have a 31 Oceanis 2018 would like to know how the blue earth breakers undo they look like they
Hunter 460 Venting the engine compatrment lefteris at 3:20am 08.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/461 Hi, i own a hunter 460 and i noticed that there no venting grilles for the engine compartment, neith
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 (1) ChrisVR1994 at 10:21pm 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1538 Hi there: I am doing some routine maintenance on the engine of my Catalina 30 1984. I have a Univer
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale Foswick at 5:19pm 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/607 No question here, just a cautionary tale that somewhat might benefit from. I'll try to keep it shor
Skipper II help please CCC at 3:56pm 08.27.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1584 I have just acquired a wonderful boat. A 1961nDyer 40 named Blue Pigeon. It has a WC Skipper II he
Replacing Portholes Foswick at 3:44pm 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 3/826 ... well, deadlights actually. My boat has 7 deadlights that are candidates for replacement. They
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 3:20pm 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1150 This boat is pretty new to me (about 3 months). In general, I love the way she sails. But, there i
Catalina 30 - Not starting! Please help. ChrisVR1994 at 10:48am 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1043 Hi all: My 1984 Catalina 30 was working perfectly and one day later wouldn't start. I turn the key,
test markwbird at 10:14am 08.27.24 C&C 0/14 test
Raymarine ST 4000 auto pilot (No signal) Belgian Chris at 7:05am 08.27.24 Ask All Sailors 1/406 Good morning, I bought a Hunter 33 (2005) in the fall of 2003. It came with a Raymarine ST 4000 auto
An A-Frame Question ...3TacksontheWater at 5:29am 08.27.24 Catalina 22 10/1251 After confirming that I should no longer raise and lower the mast without help I turned to the C-22
To charge or not to charge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11pm 08.26.24 Big Boats 9/1265 I have converted my house batteries to 600 ah of Lithium, and they are working well. The Li batterie
Contacting the USCG Marine Information Center dlochner at 4:06pm 08.26.24 Ask All Sailors 5/583 This morning I received the attached email from the USCG about contacting the Marine Information Cen
Seaward 25 rudder George N. at 1:40pm 08.26.24 Seaward 1/455 I have a '92 Seaward 25. last week sailing on Lake Michigan in heavy seas, I snapped the rudder in h

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Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector AaronD at 10:36am 08.29.25 ...This time I used trailer-style wiring connectors, the beefiest I could find, and a cable gland t
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 10:32am 08.29.25 Thanks Claude for your knowledge there.Will mul over it.
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 10:27am 08.29.25 Yeah,looks like i have to take down the mast for winter for safety. The problem is that we only use
Hunter34 backstay removal Claude L.-Auger at 10:22am 08.29.25 I have a 1984 Hunter with the B & R rig. FYI the spreaders on mine are swept back 30 degrees and I d
Engine Alarm jssailem at 10:17am 08.29.25 DO not assume it is bad and leave it disconnected. :yikes: :plus: To verify the oil pressure, a me
Hunter34 backstay removal jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.25 It is a guess. But sounds possible. Storage is always a challenge. When boats are set up and the wi
Water in grid not reaching bilge pump Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 08.29.25 This is based off of @Timm R Oday25's design. Mine is a work in progress so not testing has been don
CL 14 center board jssailem at 10:05am 08.29.25 That is a good-looking shape. Dinghy centerboards are not overly complex. The fit is important. Vali
Control panel Beneteau Slider at 9:55am 08.29.25 Wow a lot of info here! Thanks
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 9:52am 08.29.25 5 Jim...
Engine Alarm FredW at 9:41am 08.29.25
Engine Alarm kloudie1 at 9:13am 08.29.25 Determine whether it is an oil pressure alarm or an overheat alarm. Carefully disconnect one and sta
CL 14 center board (1) robcylon07 at 9:12am 08.29.25 Thanks @jssailem , I gave that a read and then further found that they are still out of business so
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 9:06am 08.29.25 That's a good point about the spreaders not being back enough for my early model. Before this one ,
Sailing and restoring #9874 (2) AaronD at 9:06am 08.29.25 After several years of family constraints that kept Breezy parked in our shop, she's back in her hap
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector (3) JRacer at 9:03am 08.29.25 My boat originally had the wiring coming out through a hole in the front of the mast and connecting
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector ...3TacksontheWater at 8:55am 08.29.25 Situational awareness, watch where you step is vital on boats, and one hand for you and one for the
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 08.29.25 @Davenport You have a CDI FF2 furler which some has to be cut off from the top. Are you the origi
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector Jacktar at 8:35am 08.29.25 Situational awareness, watch where you step is vital on boats, and one hand for you and one for the
Lewmar folding wheel problem phutchings99 at 8:26am 08.29.25

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