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Would you put your money where your mouth is? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 6:07am 09.25.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/577 While randomly searching boating sites, this dental office came up. Wondering if they are sailors.
Treatment for portlight gaskets skunther at 4:57pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/329 Does anyone use any product to keep their portlight gaskets fresh and functional? I know for car do
Standup blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 2:23pm 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 10/558 Any reason that I should not replace the blocks that are attached to the toe rail with stand up bloc
injector hole size needed Owen at 2:08pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/248 I need the diameter of the hole where the injector goes on a Yanmar SB8 to check the compression.
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Lpaynefl at 2:02pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/609 Has anyone found a good solution for some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from gett
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 12:49pm 09.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1146 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner lo
Whos Mast Rick.johnson at 6:15am 09.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/556 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter legend 40 ft I am looking for information about the mast are there
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 4:27pm 09.23.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/598 I rebuilt my jabsco macerator last year and replaced the corroded brass bolts with ss bolts. also re
PTC 9 ---> Hurricane Helene (2) JamesG161 at 9:07am 09.23.24 Weather and Forecasting 35/1421 This will be a major Hurricane soon. 227669 It will Intensify fast to Hurricane Helene DAMMIT
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser eberns at 9:00am 09.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/513 20 year old Catalina 28 with original exhaust riser. No apparent problem but should it be replaced j
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 19/815 Took my mainsail off this weekend to do some maintenance on the boom outhaul track, replace cotter p
Looking for Procedure to change Engine Coolant on Yanmar 4JH4E andyschoenb@gmail.com at 4:30am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 1/186 I am looking for a procedure for the 4JH4E, the maintenance manual only discusses the adding of cool
Thru hull repair (2) blondebeard30 at 1:59am 09.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/268 Hello all, looking for advice on repairing and replacing a thru hull. Just bought my first boat 19
Why is my stern quacking? (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:26pm 09.22.24 Ask All Sailors 10/599 Sorry, no pics of girls on sugar scoops in this post! I would always chuckle at the pretty boats wit
Galley and propane help in an old catalina lizardwizard at 10:57am 09.22.24 Catalina 30 11/674 Hey there everyone! I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 30 mkII as a bit of a restoration project/l
info on catalina 22 fishingaz at 2:57am 09.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/318 hi just like to introduce myself on this great site. from Queensland Australia and after a very long
Non skid cleaner issue colin59 at 9:23pm 09.21.24 Ask All Sailors 2/438 Used starbrite brand and after rinsing it dried with a soapy residue. Further rinsing a few more ti
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 6:15pm 09.21.24 Ask All Sailors 11/766 What are you guys using to lubricate the car in the outhaul track at the top of the boom? Mine is a
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? BAD ORCA at 6:04pm 09.21.24 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1110 Just curious what changed. I'm restoring my sailboat and because of some big projects have not sail
Hunter 376 holding tank discharge jmarty32 at 5:30pm 09.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/712 Hi, just purchased a hunter 376 and can't find a way to discharge holding tank while offshore sailin

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Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger dLj at 8:58pm 11.18.24 Dave, I'm not suggesting the batteries are deader than a doornail or have a bad cell, just that sig
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger Davidasailor26 at 7:11pm 11.18.24 Now we are anchored out and it is blinking again. Batteries are 12.84v. Is the voltage 12.84 ant t
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger dlochner at 5:57pm 11.18.24 Since your batteries are less than a year old, I respectfully disagree with the above assessment th
Good Evening dlochner at 5:11pm 11.18.24 You have quite a project boat. In addition to missing the boom, you need to build a rudder. That in
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger dLj at 5:00pm 11.18.24 Since your batteries are less than a year old, I respectfully disagree with the above assessment tha
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger dlochner at 4:34pm 11.18.24 Is dip switch #4 on or off? I assume yours is a 12-volt system? y or bad wiring. That's why I a
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) HoosierSailor at 3:47pm 11.18.24 All dip switches are selected off
H340 Midship Cleat Access Rich Stidger at 3:31pm 11.18.24 It's a 25 year old boat. Not everything is going to be pristine. The photo of your cleat looks prett
Good Evening bbuucckk at 3:30pm 11.18.24
Good Evening (4) bbuucckk at 3:29pm 11.18.24 Photos please. https://marinehowto.com Don Casey's book:
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) Tally Ho at 3:26pm 11.18.24 Is dip switch #4 on or off? I assume yours is a 12-volt system?
Good Evening (1) kappykaplan at 3:20pm 11.18.24 Photos please. https://marinehowto.com Don Casey's book:
Good Evening bbuucckk at 3:16pm 11.18.24 The boat is almost finished, 20 yo but everything (i believe) came WTH it except maybe a boom. Brand
Good Evening kappykaplan at 3:09pm 11.18.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Ask away.
New member--where to start? kappykaplan at 3:08pm 11.18.24 Likely the best place to reach the most people of all skill levels is under "Ask all Sailors". :pl
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger (1) HoosierSailor at 2:58pm 11.18.24 228552 Nothing that would seem to make sense
Hull sag problem PaulK at 2:52pm 11.18.24 Does that mean that the owners who live in the north east should ease their stays and shrouds when
New member--where to start? dlochner at 2:50pm 11.18.24 What @Ralph Johnstone said. The quality of your question will have a direct bearing on the usefuln
Heart Freedom 20 Inv/charger dLj at 2:37pm 11.18.24 What did the manual say about the blinking light? What is that supposed to indicate? dj
New member--where to start? Ralph Johnstone at 2:34pm 11.18.24 Welcome to the site. Likely the best place to reach the most people of all skill levels is under "A

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