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Solar vent kclancy at 9:24am 06.03.18 Catalina 22 5/771 Hi All! The dorade on bow is cracked. Not a bad run for being 47 years old! I'm thinking of replaced
Generator and a/c over night jwieneck at 4:44am 06.03.18 Big Boats 22/6836 i wondering how many of you run your generator through the night. We live in Florida and starting ju
gas spring, catch, freezer h340 ger123 at 3:22am 06.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/836 hello! i replaced the original springlift sl2-40-1 (40lbs) in the freezer of my h340 with a new eur
I replaced my Mixer elbow & exhaust extender in my Yanmar 3JH2E. However 2 out of 4 exhaust female (2) FriscoRon at 8:13pm 06.02.18 Engines and Propulsion 21/3391 Hi all, I replaced my Mixer elbow ' exhaust extender in my Yanmar 3JH2E. However 2 out of 4 exhaust
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (6) Jacktar at 6:06pm 06.02.18 Catalina 22 200/48462 How about some really cheap scupper covers for the pre 86 models with cockpit scuppers. t like wasps
My Mcgregor ? (1) Jorge Guerra at 5:09pm 06.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1715 Can some one tell me what part is this and what it is called ? What is it used for?
2001 42 Passage deck coring ? Billyc333 at 5:05pm 06.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/474 What is the coring on the deck and is the hull cored ?
Switch to turn on the anchor windlass Bluenose at 1:24pm 06.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3955 Hi again, I am not able to find the windlass switch on my Beneteau 331. It is a Lewmar, factory inst
deck organizer repair jcrews63 at 11:02am 06.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1328 through heavy cranking in a blow my first set of organizers ripped out of the deck. i think from an
Repair Seldon Rodkiker Vang (2) spadaforaj at 10:41am 06.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/516 Hi - I have the above, and the top bushing is broken and represents a pinch hazard (see picture) T
ICOM VHF Caputz? Jack at 8:26am 06.02.18 Ask All Sailors 26/3215 Hi All, My Battery terminals accidentally dropped onto the 'WRONG' terminals at exactly the same ti
Lead keel on a hunter 30 Tie the Knot at 7:11am 06.02.18 Ask All Sailors 29/3229 What would cause the keel to drop a half inch on a 2 ft section towards the stern pn a 76 huntet 30
Teak seat covers in cockpit Bluenose at 6:04am 06.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1288 Hi there, what have you used for the black stripping both around the perimeter and inside to seal th
B-40 float switch PaulGinger at 4:48am 06.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/587 Moring all, seems my float switch in the bilge area located in the salon only works in manual mode.
Jabsco Quiet Flush water splashing out of bowl! dkerphunter at 4:17am 06.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2066 We have a brand new Jabsco Quiet Flush head. It works fine in all respects with one exception. When
Metal cockpit arch Sturtzebecker at 10:49pm 06.01.18 Smaller Boats 13/2744 This device appears mounted across the cockpit in the newer and larger (than 26ft) boats, in some mo
84 H22 Running Rigging MiamiH22 at 6:50pm 06.01.18 Smaller Boats 2/616 Does anyone have a diagram of their running rigging? I searched everywhere and nothing...
H36 2004 macerator and waste tank (3) Tim Mills at 6:03pm 06.01.18 Big Boats 29/3254 I have finally tracked down my sewer odor to the waste macerator pump next to the tank at the stern.
Hunter Cutter 37 Rigging Johnb at 5:33pm 06.01.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2634 I just got my boat back from having new standing rigging installed. Before taking it in we had 5/16"
New Sailing Movie "Adrift" Out AlastairLC at 5:28pm 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/829

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Electrical panel backing board LloydB at 7:20am 06.21.24 "A low current instrument or device which can overheat with an internal short circuit should be prot
Is a whisker pole worth the cost chp at 6:31am 06.21.24 On the Forespar website they recommend the HD 6'-12'. I'm not sure if that is overkill. The HD is mo
Head treatment thinwater at 6:12am 06.21.24 Holding Tank Treatments More Holding Tanks Treatments Bactank T3 is very good. Camco TST Citrus is
Head treatment dlochner at 6:09am 06.21.24 I've been using Camco TST (Amazon link) with pretty good results. It helps to oxygenate the sewage t
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Fred at 5:56am 06.21.24 I've had a chance to install and sail with my 150% Genoa. I needed to change out the jib sheets from
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 (2) American_Mainsail at 5:50am 06.21.24 This same thing happened to my boat over the winter. We had a seriously windy winter here in the Nor
Is a whisker pole worth the cost kloudie1 at 5:47am 06.21.24 FORESPAR 6'-12' Telescoping Whisker Pole \| West Marine
Is a whisker pole worth the cost fred1diver at 5:36am 06.21.24 I personally love whisker poles, looking for one as well, at the moment I used my gaff as a reaching
260 trailer question caverun at 4:17am 06.21.24 Yes, Crazy Dave is correct- Magic Tilt used to list the Hunter water-ballast models on their sailboa
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 jdrutten at 4:14am 06.21.24 For the snapped heads, i would remove the stanchion base in hopes of being able to grab the remainin
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 Terry Cox at 3:55am 06.21.24 The following LED bulb will likely fit your anchor light fixture. Double-Contact Indexed BAY15d 18-
260 trailer question Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54am 06.21.24 Cal Magic Tilte located in Florida. Road king quit making sailboat trailers
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 east coaster at 3:40am 06.21.24 If you go to the Catalina Owners website there is a link there to a generic but extensive list of le
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 06.21.24 Trace the wires off the house bank and see if you can find one that goes to the pump. On the newer 3
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat jssailem at 10:37pm 06.20.24 The Santana 21 is a nice daysailer boat. The banging you hear is possibly the center board loose in
Electrical panel backing board (1) thinwater at 9:10pm 06.20.24 I think we're going in circles. We were talking about LEDs. The comment about local protection is u
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 ggrizzard at 8:35pm 06.20.24 I don't know the part number but... Once you get an answer, be aware it is probably an incandescent
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat stickinthemud57 at 7:57pm 06.20.24 It's not unusual with centerboard/lifting keel boats. Mine is just fiberglass, but if yours is, as I
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset dlochner at 6:59pm 06.20.24 Depends on your preferences. Some folks want to know the depth from the surface, some want to know t
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 rgranger at 6:27pm 06.20.24 IF do you have an embedded aluminum plate under your stanchion (very likely) You could take a tap an

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