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Ground Wire Missing LeoLambert310 at 3:56pm 02.25.17 Catalina 310 1/567 After starting and running the motor for the oil change no problem. Changed the oil and filter and
H34 3GM30F SEIZED ENGINE hunter healer at 1:21pm 02.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/543 Hi, I purchased a H34 1984 with 3gm30f motor. The boat took on some water while on the hard but it r
Anti seizing Brian D at 12:53pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4245 What is the board's thoughts on anti seizing compound? Recommendations for any mix of metals. Basica
What's this about? (1) Jackdaw at 12:28pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1400 I'm in Barcelona tonight. This MONSTER has RED showing at the mast tops. High buck pro captain leave
Battery removal....... NYSail at 12:06pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 4/646 Hello all! Beautiful weekend to do work. Electrical question. Have 2 battery banks, one starter grou
Jib sheet catching on shroud turnbuckles Hunter 37.5 (1) PAC3142 at 11:54am 02.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2524 Anybody else had this problem, and solved it? The lazy jib sheet will slide under the turnbuckle cl
Radar reflector RWSlater at 10:40am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/531 Hi everyone. I have a Nautos radar reflector like this one. http
Companionway cover Chris Flanagan at 10:23am 02.25.17 Smaller Boats 14/2079 I am installing a companionway cover for a Hunter 23.5, what adhesive is recommended for securing th
No sail cleaners in So. Calif. anymore ? Really ? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 1/329 Had the boat hauled for paint so I removed the main to have it cleaned at the same time. Took the sa
Access to cockpit drain at transom (1) Tom H31 at 7:25am 02.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/941 I finally cut an opening and installed an access panel in the bulkhead between quarter berth and laz
Glue softener info needed DAVA390 at 6:43am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/444 A few years ago I bought some kind of chemical release agent to soften up the glue on plastic trim w
Atomic A4 Drop-In Replacement Erik F at 8:31pm 02.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/5680 Dear Sailors, Especially those familiar with the Pearson Triton, 10M etc that uses the red Atomic4
AC/DC power panels jssailem at 4:53pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 40/4388 Interested in the pros and cons of various types of panel switches when located inside the boat cabi
Keel Bolts H34, Should I worry about them? CoastLife at 4:03pm 02.24.17 Big Boats 8/2060 I recently bought a 83 Hunter 34. It's been sitting on the hard for a couple years. We are in the p
Buying a hunter 41ac Jack999000 at 3:37pm 02.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 I'm thinking of purchasing a h41 ac I'm in Australia and plan to go into the pacific. A lot of peopl
New Sails for Mac25? StinkBug at 3:27pm 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1154 I've pretty much replaced and refreshed everything on my boat except the most important part, the sa
Fate has spit upon me (2) JL Stratton at 3:04pm 02.24.17 Smaller Boats 20/2334 Was checking out my forestay cable in preparation for tomorrow's sail. It looked damaged (unwound?)
It stays or it goes (3) Skipperdan at 2:34pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 13/993 I had one of these on my Triton I think but I cannot remember what it was for. Solid Brass. A holder
Beneteau First 20 on order Request advice - outboard size and shaft lenght Dusty Mac at 1:17pm 02.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/781 I do not know transom measurements for First 20. Will I want a fixed engine mount where engine can s
Pimp my C275 (1) Codybear at 1:04pm 02.24.17 Catalina 275 60/19122 Seeing that the moderators were gracious enough to create our own C275 group, I figured we need to t

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1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Calif. Ted at 5:35pm 05.10.24 One of the things that triggered me recently to replace my 22 yo rig was color, while sailing every
Masthead sheaves marchem at 5:12pm 05.10.24 A few years back our main halyard on our 310 was getting quite hard to move as the sail neared the
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 5:02pm 05.10.24 It would be amazing to get to my boat and grab a cold beer without the need for ice. Yes indeed! T
Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 4:56pm 05.10.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustra
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:40pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank i
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 3:40pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat down
Air Conditioner Vents (1) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 missed one
Air Conditioner Vents (5) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 Finally made to the boat attached are vent pictures as promised
Engine fire tkwhalen at 3:11pm 05.10.24 Any chance it had any thing to do with moving your water pump to the front of the engine?
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:09pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
DIY replacement for Hunter cockpit arch speaker/light box - anyone had success? (2) tkwhalen at 3:03pm 05.10.24 Just back from the boat here are a couple of pictures of what I did.
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.10.24 Look in your spam folder as I have sent you two private messages crazy dave
Northern Light Show - Possible Tally Ho at 2:44pm 05.10.24 Weather girl in Chicago is saying to set my alarm for 3:00 am tomorrow morning for a chance to see t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 2:36pm 05.10.24 Alcohol
Major Sun Storm Alert ! Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 05.10.24 I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their phone there. The capacitative coupling to your bod
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. JRacer at 2:28pm 05.10.24 Get a can of the PVC cleaner fluid that they sell at HD or Lowes for PVC (it's used to clean the PVC
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Captain Larry-DH at 2:22pm 05.10.24 paint thinner. The problem is using solvents will likely leave a faded image of the lettering from
Major Sun Storm Alert ! shemandr at 2:19pm 05.10.24 only if you store your cell phone there :laugh: I'm pretty sure I've told others to store their p
Northern Light Show - Possible JamesG161 at 2:16pm 05.10.24 Those may extend South to the Gulf Coast too. :cool: Jim...

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