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Hunter 386 at anchor ragingfool35 at 7:37pm 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/4000 hello all! I am looking hard at this model to retire and live aboard. Having a 260 that wanders sev
Replacing Maxwell 14's on 86 Hunter 23 drewsyntax at 7:26pm 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/756 Hi All - I'm shopping around for winches to replace the original maxwells for the jib sheets on my
West Neck Harbor, Shelter Island jviss at 4:47pm 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 23/4635 Is anyone familiar with this harbor? We'd like to visit relatives on Shelter Island in the summer,
LA/San Diego Fires (2) Brian D at 4:29pm 12.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/601 For the members here who live in the LA area, I do hope that you are not affected by the fires in yo
Protect Stainless wyctoronto at 2:29pm 12.07.17 Big Boats 23/4246 the salt water environment is already showing on our stainless. What is suggested as protection? Wax
New Owner with absolutely no experience sailing JAYNV at 12:32pm 12.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 61/6668 Hello everyone, My name is Jay. I am getting ready to pick up a sailboat which I am acquiring for f
Air Conditioning Install Sailorman52 at 10:30am 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/555 I would like to install air conditioning on my Hunter 36' 2005. Can someone tell me exactly all the
Air in fuel lines?? Coddiwomple at 6:38am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2431 So changed raycor bowl, fuel lines. Bled lines cracked injectors and bled them. Checked about three
Port lenses-where to get/or polish? (1) Skipper at 5:58am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2346 I looked but couldn't find posts here that exactly match. Please direct me or look at q's below. Tha
Old Genoa - Bin it or recycle it? onlinelee at 4:48am 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 13/821 Hi friends, When I bought my B361 it came with an old 134% genoa. I just inspected it and found the
AC wiring in N28-2 MitchK at 8:39pm 12.06.17 Newport 3/852 All, as I was going through the boat over the past several weeks, I discovered the AC wiring leaves
1977 Hunter 27ft - I need help! (1) aliurganci at 4:04pm 12.06.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4440 Hello, I've been windsurfing professionally for 13 years. I guess now it is time to buy a sailboat
Looking for advice and solutions to my genoa (3) pzmaria at 3:57pm 12.06.17 Catalina 30 10/1431 Hello members. My genoa foot is rubbing on a rail when fully furled out. It keeps wearing the bottom
Yanmar 3GMF Engine mounts py26129 at 12:53pm 12.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/1288 Hello everyone It's finally time to replace the engine mounts under my trusty Yanmar 3GMF. One o
Rub Rails 423 NYSail at 6:28am 12.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/871 Hello all, I hear that rub rails were an option out of the factory..... My new to me boat does not
Catalina 42 mainsail FOR SALE alaska_coop at 10:30pm 12.05.17 Big Boats 0/16 Catalina 42 mainsail, Dacron heavy duty cruising mainsail. Sail in good condition. A few small spots
Strange fiberglass cavity between bulkheads? patrickkidd at 7:38pm 12.05.17 Catalina 30 13/2391 There is a glassed-off section under the cabinets between the two bulkheads on my C30. Anybody have
New guy CTS at 6:27pm 12.05.17 Catalina 310 7/901 Gotcha! My wife Lisa registered here first and I (Mike) have been using her log in. Well she got t
Have Catalina 36 mkII circumnavigated the world? HinduKush at 4:42pm 12.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 49/13877 I am new to Catalina but when I saw them at the 2017 St. Pete boat show. I thought the quality was m
P42 forward electric head not working Spwiddy at 2:25pm 12.05.17 Big Boats 7/807 Hi all, My forward electric head stopped working. The switch has checked out ok and also the motor

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Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Deleted member 117556 at 10:24am 01.21.24 Would like to see a picture because I cannot visualize the installation you describe. My AC is in th
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 10:24am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the ser
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 10:08am 01.21.24 So the Yanmar has a sail drive? If you know the model number of the Yanmar, you can look up the serv
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it st
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Greg_D at 9:59am 01.21.24 Did the AC work when you looked at the boat? Did the owner show you the plumbing? On a boat that
Weather at your location currently and photo? LaDonaMina at 9:51am 01.21.24
Hunter misleading weights JoeWhite at 9:47am 01.21.24 I have been there, done that. With my H25.5 I towed it with my van and damaged the tranny. So I boug
Testing out my jump starter... (1) LaDonaMina at 9:46am 01.21.24 I have the Jeep JumpBooster and use it on the H285 and on my Sea Ray. When I start the engine it sta
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 JoeWhite at 9:38am 01.21.24 I am not sure about the amount of space you have for your existing water heater. For my C36, I remov
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 9:28am 01.21.24 Why not reuse the transmission that is on the Yanmar? The A4 has a straight line transmission from
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 ggrizzard at 9:19am 01.21.24 Look here: Isotherm and Isotemp products Or here: https://www.westmarine.com/isotemp-freshwater-sy
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 9:15am 01.21.24 Hi all, I am considering repowering with the 10 hp Yanmar because I have a working Yanmar in anothe
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 9:01am 01.21.24 Consider the engine has a dumb alternator/regulator and just the normal Bat 1, Bat 2, Both, Off swi
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 8:55am 01.21.24 Regarding it only being a 10 hp, I just need enough power to get on and off the mooring. And the Y
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 8:54am 01.21.24 Hi all, I am considering repowering with the 10 hp Yanmar because I have a working Yanmar in anothe
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 8:53am 01.21.24 Hi all, I am considering repowering with the 10 hp Yanmar because I have a working Yanmar in another
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel dlochner at 8:48am 01.21.24 Isn't 10 hp a bit anemic for a Pearson 28? Not really. I had a 30' Sabre with 13 hp. It doesn't t
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel Siamese at 8:46am 01.21.24 Isn't 10 hp a bit anemic for a Pearson 28?
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. quadrille38 at 8:29am 01.21.24 he main cabin CO monitor is still on and the white button dose not appear to be tripped and there i
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Joe at 8:24am 01.21.24 I am thinking about making an offer on a Catalina 310. I like everything about the boat except for

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