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Best Catalina 30 dinghy (2) 4sandybutts at 5:17pm 11.29.16 Catalina 30 10/5019 Just curious what the consensus is on the best dinghy for a Catalina 30. Seeking lightweight, hard b
Recommended bilge pump for H31 photo-dude at 5:05pm 11.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1595 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 31 as my first boat. I've noticed that when I turn on the bilge, it
Marine AC not pumping water photo-dude at 4:54pm 11.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/7268 I just bought a 1987 Hunter 31 and the AC worked before having it hauled to do a bottom job on it la
Hard starting. Any suggestions? Ted at 2:24pm 11.29.16 Ask All Sailors 8/813 A retired man sits around the house all day so one day his wife says, "Joe, you could do something
Hunter 29.5 Guzzler Manual Pump (1) Elie at 10:38am 11.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/1906 Hi Guys, The Guzzler pump on my 29.5 is broken. See attached pic. Does anyone know if this was an or
H37C Air-Conditioning (3) Ed Schenck at 9:28am 11.29.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1139 To answer a question about where to locate an A/C unit on the H37C here is what I did. Others can t
Best Project Alansails at 5:45am 11.29.16 Catalina 310 40/5336 Looking back at the past year and forward to the next as an opportunity- What was the best project/f
How A Raccoon Celebrates Thanksgiving On A Boat MitchM at 5:18am 11.29.16 Ask All Sailors 16/2052 a friend on the nor'sea board shares what he found after leaving his boat with one por
Hunter 40 repairs from Hurricane Matthew B757Captain at 4:11am 11.29.16 Big Boats 11/1550 Hi all, Hurricane Matthew did a number on my venerable Hunter 40 (1986 Legend, not the MH40). We sa
leaking centerboard bolt 1968 Mariner Cary Andras at 9:04pm 11.28.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/771 My 1968 Mariner obviously leaks around the centerboard bolt. I have never had it in the water refur
Any S2 8.0 Center cockpit owners or previous owners around LeeandRick at 8:41pm 11.28.16 S2 3/2100 I could not stand by and let this '75 S2 26 Mid, shoal draft (no CB) get chopped up for scrap so it'
Yarn telltales Cowpokee at 7:27pm 11.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1957 When I received new sails recently, I noticed the loft had installed yarn telltales. When I have in
80% Jib Sheet Block Position (1) Cowpokee at 7:13pm 11.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1668 I just had a chance to try out my cut down jib and discovered an issue I would like opinions on. n
refinishing wood interior question Kommy000 at 5:13pm 11.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1490 Ok, now Im thinking of refinishing interior of the 1981 Hunter 27. Painting, I can figure it out but
What to do about missing Venture 21 cabin doors? (2) NP_Oak at 4:30pm 11.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4774 Hi, A friend and I are fixing up a MacGregor Venture 21 built around 1975 and our main challenge is
B 381 - Holding tank is too small! GMAC Greg McKenzie at 3:35pm 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1394 We bought a 2000 B 381 in August. Lots of projects to work on for the Spring and one is looking at d
Oceanis 45 Lift Points SteveInMD at 2:08pm 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/482 Can anyone point me to a diagram that shows the Oceanis 45 lift points? I'm doing a short haul tomo
Installing eberspacher heating Oceanide at 2:06pm 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/450 Hi I'm new to this and hope you may be able to advise me. I have just bought my first boat a Benete
Holding Tank for Beneteau 411 VCristi at 1:42pm 11.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1652 I purchased my 411 approximately one year ago. I absolutely love her. However there are few winter
Another concern about the compression post (1) Ye old salty captain bob at 10:57am 11.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/492 I am a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 29.5. I am concerned about the bottom of the post: it looks like i

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Replacing Injector Return Hoses Rich Stidger at 2:48pm 03.27.24 Very clever!!
Replacing Injector Return Hoses dLj at 2:29pm 03.27.24 Very nice! dj
Outboard HP on WWP 19 WetDreamer at 2:29pm 03.27.24 Bought the tach and installed it. Worked right out of the box! Went out on a calm day with engine
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. (1) dkinzer at 1:46pm 03.27.24 I used a block and tackle attached to the boom, too. I had to remove part of the bimini so I could s
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 1:43pm 03.27.24 er? :cool: 223815 -Will
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 1:38pm 03.27.24 e. -Will
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. shemandr at 1:12pm 03.27.24 Years ago I used the boom with a 3 part block and tackle with a cam cleat to lift a 4D out of the la
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? jssailem at 12:35pm 03.27.24
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 12:22pm 03.27.24 @dLj & @thinwater thanks again for your help and the picture. Contacting the distributor I am goin
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Kings Gambit at 12:04pm 03.27.24 Yesterday and the day before I swapped out my four 6V flooded cell deep-cycles for new ones. I hung
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Terry Cox at 11:32am 03.27.24 Replaced our two twelve year old 8D AGM deep cycle batteries (160 pounds each) with new sealed for l
Stem Fitting Tom J at 11:29am 03.27.24 Good find. It appears that the angle of the fitting doesn't match the angle of the forestay, so tha
Welding Flaw? (1) thinwater at 10:36am 03.27.24 Not that unusual. That white is at the edge of the heat affected zone. It was probably many colors b
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 10:08am 03.27.24 It is an oldie but I thought goodie.
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS kappykaplan at 9:39am 03.27.24 Nice read, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:09am 03.27.24 223804
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 8:25am 03.27.24 Aw man, that's rough. I guess I'm lucky, my ST2000+ is over 10 years old and still rocking. The ST
Backstay Connection to Mast Joe at 8:16am 03.27.24 Wow those pics are confusing. One pick looks like it has twin backstays.. perhaps the problem is wi
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Joe at 7:57am 03.27.24 I have had the Simrad TP22 as a replacement for my old Autohelm 1000, which was the Raymarine's "dad
Boom (4) rgranger at 7:39am 03.27.24 A longer boom can be cut back with a hacksaw and the end cap reattached with a rivet gun. Salvage

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