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Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches BTC1984 at 12:53pm 06.14.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3000
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Riptide33 at 12:51pm 06.14.24 Yamaha 3/651 Hi all, currently our blower runs while the engine key is in the on position. Is this how yours are
St1 depth -> StNg -> N2k -> cortex powering options adamv at 10:51am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/310 Hi, we have an old st40 depth which is currently isolated. I'd love to be able to connect this to my
Boom vang blocks fred1diver at 10:43am 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 1/478 Hello everyone, starting my journey to all lines led aft, starting with the boom vang. What blocks d
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:06am 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/4415 The secondary macerator is working but the tank is not dumping through the through hull, I assume a
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 5:33pm 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1635 I have a 2007 Hunter 41AC on which I have replaced the original MFD, added a SeaTalkNG backbone, and
seaward 32rk SkipperJer at 5:27pm 06.13.24 Seaward 0/702 We are considering the purchase of a 32rk because of its features, trailer, draft, mast handling, BU
2008 Hunter 33 ice box ADW-Canada at 3:58pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/896 I'm down to the short strokes on purchasing a 2008 Hunter 33. I've found that the under-counter ice
Hunter 376 / 3JH2E OEM Fuel Line Size duck21 at 2:36pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/740 Hi! I'm looking to buy an inline fuel shut off valve for filter changes. I'm curious if anyone kno
Diesel fill cap/plug kbanman at 1:55pm 06.13.24 Parts Search 4/807 While fueling up after the weekend the little chain on the fuel cap broke and it fell into the water
waste tank ind colin59 at 12:53pm 06.13.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1094 Hi H290 waste tank indicater does not work, power to it so tried the float level but cant get it out
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 6:18am 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 22/3523
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Scott T-Bird at 5:44am 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 15/2728 I'm not a radio guy and I am awkward at best when using my VHF. That said, I recently purchased a n
R2AK 2024 shemandr at 5:35am 06.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/633 The race is on for those interested. This website includes a tracker which shows the purpose built
Cleaning Anchor DanMaine at 5:19am 06.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1818 I have a HC 37. I installed a windlass for hoisting the anchor. Many times it comes up muddy. Big
1979 Oday 23 Crack near centerboard pin (5) TechnicallyDirectionless at 8:28pm 06.12.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/574
Fixing Old Standard Lewmar Port Leaks duck21 at 7:56pm 06.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/851 Hi all, We've been battling leaks on our Old Standard Lewmar ports. I was thinking that it was perh
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction Marauder at 2:31pm 06.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/928 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what material
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim skunther at 12:05pm 06.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/322
Oceanus 281 manual charliec30 at 11:42am 06.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/527 Recently came into a 1998 281. Manualhas a few pages missing.anyone know where I can get one?

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Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 (1) LakeShark at 8:35am 11.04.25 For reference here is an older picture of my boat with the banding on the mast for the main sail hei
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 morbidfollower at 8:33am 11.04.25 Not too much more to comment other than I have had both the old and newer type masts. Yours to me lo
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 8:31am 11.04.25 As David says, the reversing valve is in the refrigerant circuit and not on the water side. The con
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 LakeShark at 8:28am 11.04.25 @Carl Wonderful ok this looks like a good news bad news scenario. Your mast is not the original len
Dometic Marineair problem. kloudie1 at 8:00am 11.04.25 As David says, the reversing valve is in the refrigerant circuit and not on the water side. The cond
Holding tank vent fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 11.04.25
looking to add goal post to my tandem axle trailer for my 97 Mac26X. Rs97Mac26X at 7:34am 11.04.25 Do it. You'll never regret it. Buy one, don't try to make one yourself do you have pictures of you
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 7:27am 11.04.25 Thanks for this important information Peggie. My current concern is undoing the corroded fitting fro
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 11.04.25 The sink drain hose is removed and the gate closed on the valve Gate valves don't belong on boats...
Garboard drain plug Hayden Watson at 7:16am 11.04.25 I would only use marine bronze not brass for below waterline stuff.
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded kappykaplan at 7:14am 11.04.25 Calling @Crazy Dave Condon or @rgranger
Garboard drain plug kappykaplan at 7:10am 11.04.25 Not a Catalina, but . . . n the outside of the hull. You're looking for a bronze fitting. thinkin
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded CaptainStealth at 6:51am 11.04.25 Could anyone provide any possible repair methods for this debonding issue?
Holding tank vent fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:50am 11.04.25 The spin welded poly fitting is not too clear in the above photo. Are those pipe threads I see insi
Boat Insurance Tally Ho at 6:49am 11.04.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 5:57am 11.04.25 That was about an hours worth of scraping and scrubbing with a brush. You can't really see it on th
Stuck in the mud jssailem at 5:27am 11.04.25 What type of keel? Fin, winged, etc? How deep in the mud? Will the crane be pulling up vertically
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Tally Ho at 5:24am 11.04.25 An excellent idea on your part. I feel you spend far too much time sailing and not enough time swe
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 5:11am 11.04.25 Might be difficult to find a new carb of that vintage; however, a rebuild kit should be available.
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Ward H at 5:05am 11.04.25 THe app with the most humorous name that I've seen is called "Drag Queen" My ex asked to use my p

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