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Stingy's Pop Top Lift Kit... rpludwig at 6:18am 02.17.18 Catalina 22 9/1205 This was hinted at a while back by Luke, apparently Stingy's been working on it for some time and ha
Spliseal CYQK at 4:29am 02.17.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2683 Saw the folks from Spliseal at the miami boat show yesterday Their process for butt connecting wires
NS5B idle trouble Volkswatson at 9:33pm 02.16.18 Smaller Boats 21/3654
fuel gauge installation mikesh at 9:24pm 02.16.18 Ask All Sailors 10/952 i am installing a fuel gauge to be connected to the sender unit in the inboard fuel tank on my sailb
Intel needed on Miami area permanent dockage Jackdaw at 3:54pm 02.16.18 Ask All Sailors 42/2695 Hey all, Jodi and are planning on keeping a boat in the Miami area while will are still based out of
Life expectancy of yanmar Diesel engine (2) Capt Robbie at 3:43pm 02.16.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/43179 I am the original owner of 1983 h34 with a yanmar 3gmf freshwater cooled engine. I have done all r
H36 Boom Rebuild chichiflys at 1:57pm 02.16.18 The Cherubini Hunters 49/6622 Since it's winter I decided to rebuild the boom on our 1982 H36. I had recently purchased new sails
I cannot tell a lie (1) Phil Herring at 10:44am 02.16.18 Ask All Sailors 78/5902 We've all been there. You're standing at your slip, or at the fuel dock, or in the bar at your club,
Dinghy Davits One Size Fits All? Bob S at 9:43am 02.16.18 Ask All Sailors 4/517 Years ago I bought a set of Garhauer davits to install on my Catalina 30. I decided not to after rea
1980 Hunter 37C Mast mjmercer19248 at 5:52am 02.16.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1220 Anyone know the manufacturer of this mast. Need to pull and replace the foot
Nature walk (3) All U Get at 11:26pm 02.15.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1006 Hi all, Went for another walk on the beach and took a few pictures of the local mollusks. This is
Marine plywood Volkswatson at 8:23pm 02.15.18 Smaller Boats 30/5485 Apparently, googling for marine plywood is a fine art in Texas, or I just don't know where to look.
Engine ventilation, hunter vision Mike 58 at 8:08pm 02.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/754 Hi I bought a 1989 hunter vision last year and love it. My question is, there is no blower or ventin
Engine compartment ventilation Mike 58 at 7:51pm 02.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/320 hi
Drones ... shemandr at 6:39pm 02.15.18 Ask All Sailors 67/3547 There thread about the two ladies and a dog boat which was surveilled by a drone from a Volvo Ocean
Buying Boat w/ Small Blisters (1) Chris87 at 6:00pm 02.15.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1592 I've found a hunter that's been very well maintained; however, it has small "pimple" sized blisters
GX2150 whittem at 5:39pm 02.15.18 Catalina 310 9/1391 Anyone integrated Standard Horizon GX2150 VHF with Raymarine E7 chartplotter?
"Two gals and a dog" ghost ship spotted RussC at 4:36pm 02.15.18 Ask All Sailors 8/827 10156578028542437
US Federal Documentation DianaOfBurlington at 3:56pm 02.15.18 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1608 Has anyone ever successfully documented a Hunter 25? By my understanding the '5-ton' requirement is
Beneteau 361 Fender Washers Under the Pulpit and Pushpit? richpinto72 at 3:33pm 02.15.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1342 I'm purchasing a 2001 361 called La Paloma. The pulpit and pushpit have to be rebedded along with a

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Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:47am 04.04.24 On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cove @ Wallace Island. Very simil
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 9:30pm 04.03.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the lifel
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 9:14pm 04.03.24 By the way ,the 5411 is a very easy engine to rebuild and would be a lot cheaper than what you are p
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler rob452 at 9:10pm 04.03.24 Yeah, that is my plan C - hoping someone saves me from getting there..
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 9:00pm 04.03.24 I was wondering if anyone has ever used a wireless Bluetooth grill thermometer to measure temperatu
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 8:44pm 04.03.24 After using a good gear puller and a lot of heat I finally decided I needed a new shaft and resorted
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05pm 04.03.24 You need all new tires. I would recommend new stems as well. I would suggest looking at tractor s
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 7:54pm 04.03.24 At least you did not pull out. On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cov
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48pm 04.03.24 The quick connect is new and was pre wired by Catalina Direct I only had to attach the female end a
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 04.03.24 The drop is at my volt meter which is on the switch panel wired to the Guest switch. I only get the
Stuffing box question. Blitz at 7:12pm 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Solar / lithium question Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.03.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then A
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:10pm 04.03.24
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:09pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:08pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 7:07pm 04.03.24 Never again will I stern tie in sour weather, especially with the weather abeam. Side loading, as y
Solar / lithium question leo310 at 6:54pm 04.03.24 lets find out what the loads are first. Turn off all DC loads then check your Victron meter to see
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:53pm 04.03.24 The dent is not good. The mast needs to be in column for the high loads to be safely transmitted int
Solar / lithium question dlochner at 6:48pm 04.03.24 That's a lot of power draw overnight. What exactly are you running? Remember running AC loads off th
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the dr

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