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rocking on anchor BillyK at 9:50am 07.17.17 Catalina 30 6/2088 Has anyone used a Rock 'n' Roll Stabilizer System or anything similar? Last year we were out to wat
Bilge Pump Reset - How does it work? (2) plenny7 at 9:34am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2600 My google-fu is failing me and I can't find anything about this. Below is a photo of what I assume
Increasing house battery capacity on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:44am 07.17.17 Big Boats 1/438 I wanted to increase my house battery capacity from the original 420 amp-hours (2 Fullriver DC-210 b
Newbie Genoa Question (1) Capri at 8:39am 07.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/452 138812 Hello, All. This may be specific to O'day owners, but not sure. I have 2 questions. Bought my
Connecting mast with CDI fuller to front of boat Patbrogan at 8:22am 07.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1199 Our 26M has been with mast down for months and when we went to step it, the built in forestay won't
Cleaning Seat Cushions dhjawor7 at 8:15am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/379 I'm not sure how old or how clean the covers are on all of the seat/birthing cushions in my boat (I
Hunter 28.5 Rigging Specifications (1) fhp3 at 6:21am 07.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/2672 I dug this up on the internet and compared it to my original rigging. It comes very close. The line
Passage 42 Aft Transom Lockers 1mcarlson at 5:53am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1829 Any Hunter 42 Passage owners experience water in the aft transom lockers? I had to motor over to a
Hunter 23.5 D/C switch panel needed Mike in Cape Cod at 9:00pm 07.16.17 Smaller Boats 2/415 Anyone know if the original D/C switch panel is available for sale anywhere ? I have 12 volt powe
A.C. Freezing up..Why? Pat at 7:26pm 07.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1943 The 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272 freezes up and ceases to cool the boat....did it twice th
What is this thing on my Mac 26c? (1) Leatherneck at 6:15pm 07.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2661 Can someone tell me what this thing is? Thanks
Early Hunter 25 mainsheet help pk66 at 6:05pm 07.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2941 Hi, I finally raised the mast on my 1974 Hunter 25. After attaching the boom to the goose neck I am
need a Great Lakes chart cartridge DStegs49 at 5:48pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/274 Does anyone have or know where I can get a "western great lakes" cartridge that will fit my NorthSta
PH II rebuild Mark Maulden at 5:04pm 07.16.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/607 I rebuilt the whole pump assy and new joker valve. When I pump in the dry mode, water does not leav
Cold drinking water on-board (2) RussC at 4:23pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/850 I usually post in the Mac section, but I think a lot of folks use the same blue jugs for drinking wa
Widgeon Rigging Question (4) John From Maine at 4:09pm 07.16.17 Day Sailers 11/8468 138790 138791 1972-73 Widgeon that I bought last year. First relates to the boom out-haul for the m
chi mac is on jon hansen at 2:59pm 07.16.17 Racing 20/2231 20 to 30 k wind on the nose right now, oh boy. al ' bob declerq in the lead for the mac cup again,
Pointing higher? LakeShark at 2:51pm 07.16.17 Racing 30/7112 So this weekend my children and I participated in our first ever race. I have a set of twins that a
parts for Marlow 23 winches Dan Donaldson at 11:46am 07.16.17 Catalina 30 15/1520 Is there any place out there that I can order parts to repair my Marlow 23 self tailing winch?
Replacing Companion Way Main Hatch (H31) (1) SeanP at 11:26am 07.16.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/3189 Apologies if this has been covered before. I did try the advanced search but did not manage to find

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Parts for West Wight Potter 15 SSP at 8:24am 05.29.24 Thanks! I'll check them out.
Parts for West Wight Potter 15 Calif. Ted at 8:22am 05.29.24 Railmakers of Costa Mesa used to be the supplier to many of the southern California boatbuilders, if
Damned generator Clay Smith at 8:12am 05.29.24 So with the start battery switched on I show 13 VDC at boat engine and zero at gen engine. At the st
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 7:50am 05.29.24
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.

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