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Heater hoses? (3) Hydro Therapy at 5:00pm 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/700 141523 I checked the transmission fluid in my Westerbeke 12C two and noticed a hose resting on top o
H-26 Zinc on Aluminum Rudder Head BrianW at 4:38pm 10.03.17 Smaller Boats 6/515 During my first 5 years in salt water with my H-26, the aluminum rudder head experienced significant
Contoure built-in coffee machine (1) murrayabbott at 4:29pm 10.03.17 Big Boats 32/7217 141521 Hi. I have a hunter 45DS with a built in Contoure coffee machine. Well it just stopped workin
Repair and painting issues with Hunter 146 AliceMS at 4:16pm 10.03.17 Day Sailers 2/1187 I bought my H146 new in 2006 and all was great for the first 8 yrs or so. Last few years I've had to
Cut out Icebox, Install a Fridge? or?? (1) CoastLife at 2:56pm 10.03.17 Big Boats 29/6315 Hey guys, I know we were just talking about freezer boxes on H34's but I want your thoughts on opti
Loos Tension Gauges and 316 Stainless Steel Rigging Wire jviss at 9:03am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4414 I noticed that Rigging Only uses 316 wire exclusively for boat rigging. At Rigging Only our yacht
Suggestions for northern Maine? Bfranchini at 8:35am 10.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/366 We are doing some fall camping in Bass Harbor near Mt desert Island and we are thinking of bringing
Faucet Rubber Gaskets Frank H at 7:41am 10.03.17 Catalina 310 4/985 Hello Mates. Well I need your help again. I have a dripping faucet that turns on the pump randomly
Macerator rebuild kits? jonelli at 7:40am 10.03.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1225 Anyone know if this West Marine model macerator is compatible with any rebuild kit? One of the WM br
Navico Auto Pilot / Hood Furler question (2) Ward H at 6:10am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1367 Looked at a 1987 boat yesterday which had a Navico auto pilot. Looked a bit bare bones and old yeste
Boat Command product uncledom at 6:05am 10.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/324 I just installed a Boat Command system in my Hunter 41. It wasn't very hard and most functions of t
1987 Catalina 30 Compression Post / Port Questions (2) Ward H at 6:01am 10.03.17 Catalina 30 1/909 From my reading on the Catalina 30, 1987 was the last year of the wooden block encapsulated in FG un
New to Hunter forum - loving it! Dave Whitney at 5:57am 10.03.17 Smaller Boats 6/494 Hello all - I am new to this forum having just received my 1986 H-23 last year. We inherited our bo
How much movement in Swing Keel WindChill at 10:36pm 10.02.17 Catalina 22 27/4765 Hi! Just bought a 1975 Catalina 22. Was wondering how much wobble there is supposed to be in the s
400 Mk II mainsail DinghySailor at 9:52pm 10.02.17 Big Boats 3/1537 My search for a "performance-live aboard" (yes, an oxymoron) is now focused on the Catalina 400 Mk I
New sailor Cecilia Ve at 5:57pm 10.02.17 Ask All Sailors 30/1976 Hello, I am a new sailor and want to buy a boat to live in it and learn how to sail slowly. In 2-3 y
240 trailer brake upgrade caverun at 5:46pm 10.02.17 Smaller Boats 7/675 Both of the wheel cylinders on the original drum brakes on my '98 240 trailer are leaking. So before
1999 Hunter 340 Mast Height? Tall or Shortened? bamabaxter at 5:21pm 10.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1174 After some research, I found out that a shorter mast version of the H340 was made available which lo
Cleaning a inflatable aoversier at 4:46pm 10.02.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3133 I recently put my new inflatable in the boat yard for bottom paint. As expected it came back filthy
Selden In Mast Furling Main for Hunter 380 Tucsonsailor at 4:37pm 10.02.17 Big Boats 5/995 Hi: Thanks for all who are helping me through my autopilot installation. I have finally settled on

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Simple Anchor rode markings thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24 The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (6) Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24 Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:25pm 03.13.24 I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help wi
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 8:15pm 03.13.24 I'll offer one other thought. Of all the motors I've had on boats, the most reliable have been well
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? ggrizzard at 8:03pm 03.13.24 You also need to soap down the deck so that escaping air will show bubbles.
Wall carpet cleaning ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24 If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24 I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32pm 03.13.24
Changing batteries artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24 By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24 Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24 I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24 Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24 when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best? MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24 on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170 quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24 Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24 Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24 Thanks for the ideas!
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24
Mattress for aft cabin artboas at 5:14pm 03.13.24 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago

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