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New owner of an Irwin 28 Mk III Marty_B at 6:19pm 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 0/200 Hi everyone, I acquired this boat recently and have not been able to find much information about it.
Electric terminal block Scott T-Bird at 6:01pm 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 13/539 I'm finally finishing my instrument panel modifications and I bought a Blue Sea Systems terminal blo
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Fuji242 at 2:28pm 05.08.23 Catalina 22 16/1066 New C22 owner here. Looking to setup my factory electrical system with a trickle charger and solar p
Universal M25 dosnt want to start. Goobs at 1:32pm 05.08.23 Engines and Propulsion 16/974 We started the engine at Spring commsisioning prior launch and she started right up. We ran it for a
Color Pallet PedersParade at 11:50am 05.08.23 S2 1/603 1985 S2 10.3 Trying to find original paint colors for top deck non-skid
Bulges on Keel on Hunter 376 duck21 at 10:28am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 16/687 Hi all, Looking for a little info from folks to gauge whether I need to take action on an issue....
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 8:43am 05.08.23 Catalina 22 13/2044 Still trying to figure out the best sleeping solution for myself 6'1 (190lbs) my wife 5'4 (110lbs) a
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 8:04am 05.08.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/712 Hey friends, I removed the porlights on the 1980 Cat 27 anD I want to replace with cast acrylic wind
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger bonkle at 5:27am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 9/522 Everything seemed fine before the boat sat in dry dock for a month. When I picked it up, the engine
Self Tacking Jib Experience skob1014 at 3:03am 05.08.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1005 If you have any experience with a self tacking jib, please let me know what you think of them. I sa
Washing Machine on H Passage 450 henri at 10:32pm 05.07.23 Big Boats 0/338 The owners manual, speaks about an " optional washing machine" on the aft of a Hunter Passage 450. H
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 7:53pm 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/593 My bilge pumps are not lasting at all. 2 seasons at best... Tried all the major brands. Super confus
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help (8) bonkle at 5:49pm 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 16/884 I think I've identified what is going on in this system but want to double check with yall. Picture
depth transducer and plumbing issue George Braun at 5:14pm 05.07.23 Big Boats 6/611 so we re-commissioned our 2008 Hunter 36 this weekend. To my annoyance, one of the things I managed
No power at electrical panel on B331 (1) Stuermer at 4:13pm 05.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/498 Any thoughts welcome. when trying to turn on my engine this weekend there was no power from ignition
Hunter 240 mast replacement Arnie53 at 3:49pm 05.07.23 Smaller Boats 6/795 I had a disaster when raising my mast on my 1998 Hunter 240. Long story short, the mast is now in t
Custom screen hatch board (1) chriscampbell at 3:41pm 05.07.23 Smaller Boats 4/802
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? (2) JustinP at 2:43pm 05.07.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/991 I was given this 1977 Venture 22 and I know it's missing some things. What would be the best way to
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 12:54pm 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 33/1078 Has anyone set up a shower drain pump with an automatic switch? I'm looking into installing a Whale
1980 Catalina 38 water heater location? SycloneDriver at 11:48am 05.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/284 I'm helping an older gentleman repair his boat. Neither of us are very familiar with it. The boat

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Portlight Polish Skipper J at 9:33pm 06.02.24 Thanks, I had no idea/ Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Resistant-Acrylic-Coatin
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Georgedoyle at 9:05pm 06.02.24 Here is what ours looks like For comparison. It's the same all the way around on both sides.
Portlight Polish dLj at 8:27pm 06.02.24 After polishing you need to use clear spray paint that has UV resistance. dj
Need to replace sea cocks. (2) rgranger at 7:51pm 06.02.24 This is a sea cock a seacock 225208 ;)
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? scouper at 7:49pm 06.02.24 Are you getting fourplex wire? I actually have 2plex to the top and 3plex to combo light above sp
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... rgranger at 7:44pm 06.02.24
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 7:27pm 06.02.24 It's with a stainless steel company now and he asked me today what grade SS it is, whether it was st
Replacing broken forestay Sailor Sue at 7:25pm 06.02.24 I guess I should have mentioned, the mast is down, and I have already removed the bottom portion of
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 7:23pm 06.02.24 Thanks for the tips! Solved it. Actually, my hole is in the right place, and no, there is no wirin
Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you
Need to replace sea cocks. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you t
Got a great grill? Mark Maulden at 7:04pm 06.02.24 I have a magma charcoal kettle. A little bit of charcoal, light it off, and ten minutes later you a
Need to replace sea cocks. jssailem at 6:49pm 06.02.24 Reading the Series 93 description, I find the following: (ISO 150/188) "Small craft-seacocks and th
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 6:05pm 06.02.24 Has anyone ever cut the top mast fitting, in this case a T-ball, off the broken forestay and then u
Replacing broken forestay garymalmgren at 6:02pm 06.02.24 One thing that I will add to John's post "First, secure the mast with a halyard to the bow so that t
Got a great grill? shemandr at 5:56pm 06.02.24 We had more or less the same experience with out Magma Kettle. I replaced most of the internal com
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 5:32pm 06.02.24 Aloha all, thank you everyone for the support. I got the mast down and into my shop where I could p
Replacing broken forestay jssailem at 5:25pm 06.02.24 Sue, that is not the standard approach to installing the forestay. First, secure the mast with a h
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 5:16pm 06.02.24 If your keel has not found mud, you are not sailing enough.
Got a great grill? dLj at 4:58pm 06.02.24 I also had a Magma grill that died an early death. I'm also interested in what others use. dj

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