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Motor mounts for the Yanmar in a 1997 Hunter 376. Diablito at 8:43pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 14/1800 Hello everyone. I hope everyone is well and your boats are healthy. Just returned from an American
Delayed Reverse CTS at 6:37pm 05.20.18 Catalina 310 8/1047 We had a great sail today on the Chesapeake Bay, good winds, nice temps and no chop. When we got bac
Ben 361 Repairs for water inlet nipple at fwd end of shaft log - or NOT?? Pinch at 6:30pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/537 On my 2000 Ben 361, there's a water inlet line for the forward end of the shaft log, just behind the
Stern Shower Walter59 at 6:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/445 Stern Shower advice. I have a 2005 Hunter 36 and the stern shower at the swim platform just abrupt
Balmar Regulator Temp Sense Wires dlochner at 4:56pm 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1345 Installing a Balmar ARS-5 with both battery and alternator temperature sensing. The battery sensing
O'Day 322 throttle and transmission cable replacement (1) joshnewbury at 4:40pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1100 Changing the cables just made my to do list. Any tips tricks would be appreciated. Has anybody chang
Through hull strainer (1) Ted at 4:33pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1595 We had different opinions at the boatyard today regarding the correct way to install a through hull
Hunter Purchase advice needed airtraffic at 4:25pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/771 Hello! I'm considering a 1999 Hunter 301 that I've seen advertised for $29,500. Boat is used on the
Simrad WP30 Worth Repairing? SFS at 2:04pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 23/4390 The belt inside our WP30 is apparently failing, and generating some steering friction, which is incr
macerator r@r dakno at 12:58pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 14/785 Hello Skippers I need to replace my O.E. JABSCO Model 18590 macerator on my 08 H41DS. It looks fairl
H41 holding tank sending unit. Very eratic dakno at 12:34pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 32/2273 Hello Skippers The WEMA sending unit in the holding tank has become erratic and I want to get a repl
6v wired in series/parallel Bob S at 10:16am 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 19/1407 what color wire when wiring pos to neg when wiring in series? Does it make a difference? Also, the
Alternator wire identification..... help (2) NYSail at 6:09am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 17/4858 hello all..... so I am now the proud owner of a new alt. / regulator (balmar 150 series 6 / mc614).
FTZ lugs? Solstice at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/674 I am about to install a new Sterling charger and usually source my heavy duty lugs from genuinedealz
This Looks Like a 5 Minute Job! (2) BrianRobin at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1243 Fact: There are few, if any 5 minute jobs/repairs on a boat! Doing a cutless bearing, shaft seal ,g
Identify this boat I found? (1) HighCs123 at 5:15am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2336 Sometimes I like to go check out Marina's (that are open and not gated) and see what boats I see. I
Possible rework of DC system (2) HMT2 at 9:07pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 5/326
Larry Pardey JoeD at 8:12pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 What happened to Larry Pardey? I see Lin art the shows but never heard what or where Larry is. Anyon
Can rails be extended around stern? (H23) Ohiosailin at 6:55pm 05.19.18 Smaller Boats 31/2074 1987 H23, and the rails end (downwards) @ bow ' starboard stern (sides). I want to enclose (bring fu
H34 Compression Post One More Time SabreToothedEngineer at 6:12pm 05.19.18 Big Boats 15/1419 For anyone interested in this topic, I did the compression post repair on my H34 over the winter. I

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I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 12:53pm 07.21.23 My main sail is outfitted with two reef points, plus a gromet near the tack to make more trim adjus
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 12:52pm 07.21.23 how about Madagascar? You must fend off Pirates there! :yikes: Wait... I told you to get the Eye
"Portable" Anchor Light? All U Get at 12:46pm 07.21.23 Thanks. I was thinking (over-thinking) that it would be cool to fabricate a bracket for the end of
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 12:45pm 07.21.23 Greetings, I need a recommendation for USCG legal anchor light... I've often pondered the questio
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 12:41pm 07.21.23 saw that looks nothing like mine mine is cast iron square
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:41pm 07.21.23 Sounds like quite the experience! Dolphins are amazing. They were like showing off as they were pl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:40pm 07.21.23 Really... :yikes: dude - there are so many places to sail to!!!!! I mean, how about Madagascar? :)
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA kappykaplan at 12:40pm 07.21.23 We had a school of dolphins dancing in our bow wake today it was beautiful! Sounds like quite the
"Portable" Anchor Light? Mark Maulden at 12:39pm 07.21.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? kappykaplan at 12:38pm 07.21.23 I wonder if there's a mast head anchor light with a dusk/dawn switch? Yes, but I don't have a hand
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:36pm 07.21.23 Thanks for letting us be vicarious tag-alongs. Well hopefully it can get better with more pictures
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 12:34pm 07.21.23 and this, too: https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-36/engine/exhaust-system/exhaus
Windows Artey1 at 12:34pm 07.21.23 tap plastics website was the easiest for me and very economical. I made a cheap plywood template and
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal baycloud at 12:32pm 07.21.23 I added a second battery charger next to the OEM charger near the rudder post, and a leak from the
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 07.21.23 Are you perhaps missing the obvious? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-36
Faulty Fuel Gauge dlochner at 12:23pm 07.21.23 Remember the European sender resistance standard is different from the US Standard. Since Beneteau i
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 12:23pm 07.21.23 Just hang it off the boom. This way it is close to eye level for power boaters who don't know to lo
"Portable" Anchor Light? dlochner at 12:20pm 07.21.23 Just hang it off the boom. This way it is close to eye level for power boaters who don't know to loo
"Portable" Anchor Light? jviss at 12:13pm 07.21.23 This. Had one for about 12 years. Very bright. Works perfectly. @Rick486 and @dlochner how and whe
Universal M25 Exhaust Riser Mixing Pipe Paulam at 12:11pm 07.21.23 Catalina 36 Mk I Westerbeke took over Universal

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