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Shroud tension relaxed in cold weather? smokey73 at 2:07pm 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 9/957 Just went to the boat today to move it to a slip for some winter work. Here in Beaufort SC we seldo
C22 Trawler! (3) rpludwig at 1:01pm 01.14.18 Catalina 22 7/901 Local club member picked up a good C22 hull, built a coach house on top, only C22 Trawler I've seen!
Shaft hose question Hydro Therapy at 12:19pm 01.14.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/778 I want to service my stuffing box. I noticed when I backed off the retaining nut the rubber hose spi
iPad Navionics file to sd card then to chart plotter. DinoKanuck at 8:57am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 5/3278 Hello from Frosty Fredericton, NB, Canada Has anyone ever saved a Navionics Created Route from an i
Broadband radar cable CYQK at 8:51am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 12/774 Getting ready to consider a radar purchase and now would be a great time to run the cables Like garm
Sad Death Ron20324 at 8:42am 01.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/2527 Today's Annapolis Gazette paper has a story about a 25 year-old marine technician who was winterizin
What are these doodads? VisionPNW at 7:44am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1574 These gems were in the toolbox of the Hunter I recently purchased. I'm having a hard time figuring o
Whats this strange toolamajig? VisionPNW at 7:05am 01.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/750 It's sort of like a screwdriver, but it's got another metal pivioting piece that I just can't figure
Exhaust hose:1 new owner :0 VisionPNW at 12:48am 01.14.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1589 After four hours of me and my buddy wrestling the exhaust hose on to the mixing elbow, I can see why
Any resident RSOs in the house? Captmayhem at 9:31pm 01.13.18 Sails Call Lounge 33/3021 Had a little run in with Tritium at work shall we say, I'm looking for a second opinion from a qual
Brake pads azsailing at 5:24pm 01.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/674 Hi listmates, Planning to replace the brake pads on the stock 26s macgregor trailer. Anyone know a
Battery charger stops intermittently Viktor Eysselein at 5:22pm 01.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/832 Hi all fellow sailors: I have a Hunter 45CC 2008. The battery charger stops intermittently. The boat
Anyone have any experience with these lithium batteries? weinie at 4:38pm 01.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1080 https://www.lithiumion-batteries.com/products/12v-80ah-lithium-ion-battery
Packing gland packing size 2003 Hunter 356 Yanmar 3GM30F Goretex CharlieSea at 3:38pm 01.13.18 Big Boats 10/1701 Any one know the size packing for this gland. Also, any comments on the goretex packing material.
Lexan Crib Boards Trent Lindsey at 1:07pm 01.13.18 Catalina 22 19/3095 Hey All, I hope the New Year has found you well. I am doing some clean-up and repairs on my '79 C-
Bad news, good news lingerfeltja at 11:35am 01.13.18 The Cherubini Hunters 28/2790 Bad news: while pulling my boat, the yard mangled the anchor roller (anchor was removed for storage)
Cross Reference for M18 to Kubota Parts lpbosch at 10:15am 01.13.18 Catalina 30 8/4267 I am trying to replace my injectors and my injector pump. However, like many of you I do not want t
Sheave/ Block preferred lubes Ilanortho at 6:32pm 01.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3912 Hi; My boom and mast sheaves have started screaming; time to re-lubricate. Any preferences for lube
1X19 stretch capta at 6:14pm 01.12.18 Ask All Sailors 53/6964 My wire is pretty tight. I can't get more than a couple of inches of deflection on the uppers or int
Vetus Waterlock Exhaust ... Rob G at 4:53pm 01.12.18 Big Boats 1/640 I have a hole in my exhaust riser...rather than have one fabricated at a ridiculous cost, I want to

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Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 LloydB at 7:47am 05.29.24 Have you double checked to see if you're Bimini frame has been warped up higher 1/2 inch by an unkno
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! stickinthemud57 at 7:33am 05.29.24 Well, I don't think it qualifies as "The Lord's Work", but I think you are amassing lots of sailing
Winch placement Guystapo at 7:28am 05.29.24 How much room do you have? Is there enough space for the winch, the winch handle's turning, and a
Winch placement Guystapo at 7:26am 05.29.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 LloydB at 6:52am 05.29.24 This thread reminds me of that gimmick "what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas", and why time
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 6:40am 05.29.24 I took two wrenches, permatex, disposable coveralls, and diapers to the boat last night. Things went
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? LloydB at 6:25am 05.29.24 It looks to me like you found a good place to drill through the deck so that the waterproof outlet c
Prop Shaft runout Hamish_s at 6:19am 05.29.24 Decided that what I know to be true is true. There is really only one way to do things properly, so
Huge oil leak on a 3GM30F (1) Seahawk25167 at 6:04am 05.29.24 Great thread, my turn to remove and replace the oil line.
Damned generator garymalmgren at 6:04am 05.29.24 Calm down. Take it easy. Relax and let's work this through methodically. To start with Clay, we don
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? David in Sandusky at 5:55am 05.29.24 When we bought our '77 h27 in 2000, the Yanmar SB8 engine was working fine, and moved us well when t
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator michel06440 at 5:42am 05.29.24 my autopilot raymarine ST 4000+
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 5:41am 05.29.24 I checked the dipstick for both the sail drive and engine and both look fine and are at the right l
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 5:24am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry. I checked the dipstick for bot
Love Hate relationship Will Gilmore at 5:08am 05.29.24 I'm a fan of dodgers and biminis. Yours looks very pleasant to sit under. -Will
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry.
Damned generator dlochner at 4:57am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines. Find the starter cable and follow it
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 4:53am 05.29.24 The video is not available as it is listed as private. Change the setting in You Tube to "Unlisted"
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:53am 05.29.24 Extending the rigid vang might work to hold the boom up to clear the bimini when you're not sailing,
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:50am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines.

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