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Statue of limitations on DPO ? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1200 We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/684 TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
basic battery connections question George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/735 2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
Need to fix or rewire bow light on a 1986 RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25 Catalina 22 1/371 So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 1/218 Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc
Jammed pole topping lift (1) skunther at 2:19pm 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 8/526 I was hoisting my Dinghy on the fore deck using the pole topping lift as my attachment point, and th
Mast Down Inspection (2) john6206 at 6:29am 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 16/779 In the records of my new-to-me 30 year old Catalina 320, there was no mention of standing rigging ev
Windlass on a Yamaha 30? Blue Horizon at 10:29pm 10.21.25 Yamaha 2/260 I'm keeping fit pulling up my anchor by hand, but I'm beginning to think a windlass is something to
keel box repaint unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25 Catalina 22 2/407 Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/540 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/451 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/680 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/534 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/572 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1711 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/647 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/860 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/289
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/420 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin

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gummy substance on engine following coolant flush dlochner at 11:45am 12.14.25 Looks more like rust to me. If the coolant levels are as they were when you filled the system, then
Elite 364 Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 12.14.25 Best to just ignore Ralph when he gets cranky. ;) :beer: What do you by "when I get cranky" ? I'
Salon window crack...Repair kappykaplan at 11:42am 12.14.25 John, please post a photo or two. Tks.
Elite 364 kappykaplan at 11:41am 12.14.25 Best to just ignore Ralph when he gets cranky. ;) :beer: :plus:
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units dlochner at 11:36am 12.14.25 The Gobius C is a nice unit, pricey but nice. It offers both Blue Tooth readings and will integrate
Elite 364 dlochner at 11:33am 12.14.25 ......................... and a lifetime of poverty and exasperation :p . and fun, friendship, a
Elite 364 dlochner at 11:32am 12.14.25 As others have said, that is most likely an addition by a previous owner and not factory installed.
Elite 364 Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 12.14.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: ......................... and a lifetime of poverty and exasperatio
Elite 364 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 12.14.25 Anybody have a clue what they are for? I'd guess they're something installed by the previous
Elite 364 kappykaplan at 11:23am 12.14.25 Your guess is as good as ours at this point - no telling what the previous owner installed. You wil
Elite 364 (1) frankIllusion at 10:54am 12.14.25 Under the panel, there are 2 switches, under the panel by about 2 inches on the wood. I dont know wh
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL Stu Jackson at 9:45am 12.14.25 with rig and sails balanced wheel effort should be very light or non-existent. THAT is when handlin
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL twodzusfittings at 9:23am 12.14.25 All good thoughts.
Holiday Greetings kloudie1 at 9:02am 12.14.25 Merry Christmas to you and yours, Peggie.. As Joe says, thanks for the books and expertise sharing..
Elite 364 Ralph Johnstone at 9:00am 12.14.25 I bought one and gave a couple of questions Your questions are likely common to other boats so do
Speaker Arch Brackets BW1973 at 8:47am 12.14.25 I had thought carefully about installing speakers in the arch along with a light.My practical wife
Leak through deck into cabin BW1973 at 8:35am 12.14.25 PS winter with the snow on the topsides, the freeze thaw cycle and rain will be the real test. Exp
Leak through deck into cabin BW1973 at 8:32am 12.14.25 The 'leaf blower wet down the boat with soapy water' pressure test worked on my 2001 Hunter 340 very
Pearson 1986 36-2.... JPS27 at 8:20am 12.14.25 The better move is to buy a 36-2 to match the manual:biggrin: At 40 plus years, what's 4 years on
Pearson 1986 36-2.... Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 12.14.25 Hello all..... Going through all my stuff and found the original purchase manual for my 1986 36-2.

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