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Catalina 22 March MainBrace Now Available (1) EditorC22NSA at 2:20am 03.02.17 Catalina 22 0/385 133711 The Catalina 22 March MainBrace is now available at www.catalina22.org.
Beginner electrical question Zeus2012 at 4:56pm 03.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1517 If my boat is plugged in to shore power, and the battery charger is turned off, do the lights, fridg
Bimini for O'day 25 Douginmd at 1:16pm 03.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1689 I am searching for a bimini that I can use on my O'day 25. I don't want to have to put a lot of add
Throttle and Shift Cable Replacement, 85 Legend 35.5 TommmD at 10:40am 03.01.17 Big Boats 2/681 moved to Hunter forum, sorry for the confusion
Spreadsheets? Do any of you use them to track your expenses? Damifudo at 9:06am 03.01.17 Catalina 30 27/3718 I was wondering if any of you use spread sheets to track your expenses and and the things you have d
Hunter 33.5 windows palmbeachboater at 7:56am 03.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/853 My Hunter 33.5 lost the starboard main cabin window in a storm. Any ideas on who might make replace
Trident Inflatables Cest La Vie at 6:41am 03.01.17 Ask All Sailors 0/839 Anyone out there have any experience with Trident Inflatables operating out of Far Rockaway, NY? We
visual history of the California drought RussC at 10:26pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 10/643 Click to see drought areas eb and flow since 2011. it's cool. 10155031958508050
Replace Barlow 15s with ? (3) pclarksurf at 8:15pm 02.28.17 Catalina 22 26/4014 Anyone replaced their Primary winches with Harken's B6A's? I'm a Harken fan, but have not had the
Bottom paint review Zephyr-Jeffer at 4:31pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 2/362 Interlux ACT bottom paint, for freshwater sailing NY Fingerlake. Did you find it easy to get a smoo
Looking for a Former Hunter Employee PilotPat24 at 3:44pm 02.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3385 Hello Guys, Does anyone know anyone that used to work for Hunter? I own a 1989 Alura 30 where I ne
Prop lpbosch at 2:44pm 02.28.17 Catalina 30 2/653 I am looking for a used good condition prop for my Catalina 30. I am looking for 13x10 three blade
Tung Oil? bshock at 1:34pm 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4990 Hi folks, when I bought my B361 five years ago the PO had done a fine job of varnishing the wood se
Air Heater on Hunter 38 (1) Sergey Vetrov at 1:10pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1356 Hello fellow Sailors! Just wondering is anybody has installed Air Heater on Hunter 38. I am planning
Portal replacement (1) Oliver at 12:17pm 02.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/498 How do I measure these Windows for replacement order? same both sides, they open and must have that
1989 Hunter 28.5 Forward Hatch Cover (3) thetone at 11:38am 02.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/823 My forward hatch cover came off during a storm last season and was lost overboard. Does anyone know
via the Octopus Islands to Desolation Sound? Kings Gambit at 8:39am 02.28.17 Destinations 65/8063 Curious as to what you PNWers think of this route for a visit to the Desolation Sound area in August
And so it begins... The V222 Restoration (10) Todd Atchison at 8:13am 02.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/8814 Nothing in life is free. We as sailboat owners know this to be a fact. A free boat, many times will
Lift A H260 Water Ballast with a boat forklift? jeffluken at 6:56am 02.28.17 Smaller Boats 6/813 Has anyone had experience lifting a H260 or other water ballast sailboat with a boat forklift to sto
Lazy Jacks ..or not? Lee Hadjiosif at 6:53am 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1248 Hi, I am in the market for a new "used" boat. My previous two boats had an in-mast roller furling ma

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Bilge water question catsails8 at 7:57pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sin
Are your PFD's ready? (1) PaulK at 7:56pm 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in see
Damned generator dLj at 7:52pm 05.30.24 So there are four cables that are hooked onto that main engine solenoid. It was not an easy task to
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 7:43pm 05.30.24 My engine manual says I should run the RPM's up to 3000 rpm for 30 seconds, drop slowly down to idle
Morse MV-2 Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06pm 05.30.24 Contract the forum store as they have the build list of parts for most Hunters
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:03pm 05.30.24 :plus: What @Terry Cox says. Just like the solid chainplate, it is not in the interest of a builder
Chain plates Hunter 49 Terry Cox at 5:58pm 05.30.24 Either that or cut a section out of the rubrail which is not exactly a great. Before you start cut
Damned generator Terry Cox at 5:48pm 05.30.24
Damned generator Clay Smith at 5:06pm 05.30.24 Problem solved like I was saying from the start it was either a secondary start battery or a termina
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 4:35pm 05.30.24 Update: Sailboat Owners: "The chainplate are supposed to be made out of one solid piece of stainless
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:57pm 05.30.24 What RPM are you typically running your engine at? How often and how close do you get to these uppe
Damned generator shemandr at 2:35pm 05.30.24 That damned PO guy again! If I ever get my hands on him ... "To the Moon...PO guy!"
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 2:33pm 05.30.24 I see, definitely will be doing the same. My cockpit coaming is shaped differently but it'll land in
Bilge water question sailme88 at 1:54pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sink
Damned generator JamesG161 at 1:39pm 05.30.24 Clay Found the issue, it was behind is Switch Panel. The PO had disconnected the Red Genset DC cabl
Love Hate relationship (3) pclarksurf at 1:34pm 05.30.24 Sorry I don't have good close up pic of it installed just yet-- but marked up where I mounted the sl
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:08pm 05.30.24 Gotcha. Would you say your mounting location is good, would you change anything at all, move it forw
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 1:03pm 05.30.24 I measured my 92 and came up with 78" width, inboard of the genoas and clear of the winches, do you
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer 73Oday20 at 12:16pm 05.30.24 I use an electric trolling motor on my O'Day 20 boat, plenty power. If i'm going out far, i take two
Damned generator FastOlson at 11:56am 05.30.24 Sounds like good and experienced advice. Once the positive side is demystified and back in service,

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