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Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2137 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3280 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,
Rope and rigging measuring gauge chrisings at 6:08am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1139 Hi folks, Years ago, like 25 or more, I purchased a handy little item from Davis Instruments at a bo
Mast Tang bolts Ken13559 at 4:01am 04.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1327 In the course of running new earth cables to replace corroded ones, I discovered one of two my starb
SAE90 gear oil Ken13559 at 3:53am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/701 My Suzuki DF2.5S obm calls for SAE90 gear oil, however I can only find Castrol Manual 80W90 gear oil
Is This Overkill (2) Greengas at 7:22pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1829 Here are two photos of the anchor that came with my Mac 25. It is clearly a Danforth. But I can't
Stop thinking ... Start doing (4) pclarksurf at 7:10pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 15/1595 you can second guess it all day long-- best way to finish is to start already: turns out my "patch"
Forward Hatch Cainsoccer at 5:41pm 04.02.16 Catalina 22 1/524 Wish I could lock and unlock from the outside while on deck. Has anybody tackled this issue, or is i
Rinsing CDI furler tclC-18 at 5:37pm 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/980 I have bought a boat with a CDI FF1 jib roller-furler, and I understand that no maintenace of the fu
Drop Keel Robert Pimentel at 3:01pm 04.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1114 I have a 85 25' Mac and we were planning on going fishing on a shallow lake for a week and planning
86 Hunter 31 Spinnaker Install Dfisher at 2:11pm 04.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2444 I went up the mast to install a spinnaker halyard today and was unsuccessful. I'm having trouble ge
Bobstay on TR (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 12:17pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 5/1240 Anyone have this issue before? See picture. Wondering what to do. Thinking of just tightening the b
Rudder post repair ChangsinLattitudes at 12:14pm 04.02.16 Catalina 30 1/2439 Has anyone tried that worn rudder post repair Catalina put out in the 80's? It is used to fix wear i
1979 Cat 30 CathClaud at 10:54am 04.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1147 this is my dream boat. But I am over 60. Am I an idiot to look at a boat of this age. It was raced W
Not sure if this was posted yet but very sad. Windtherapy at 9:32am 04.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1584 http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/02/world/woman-killed-clipper-round-the-world-yacht-race
trans shifts hard brad minda at 8:48am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 8/2559 The title says it all. Over the past year the transmission has gotten harder to shift into and out
oil in exhaust water No Mayo at 8:14am 04.02.16 Catalina 30 2/566 Noticed a little oil in the discharge water after starting engine for 1st time this season. What ar
AC in 2008 Beneteau 343 John K at 8:01am 04.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3040 If AC installed under port salon seat as shown in Beneteau 343 drawings does port water tank need to
Questions of refrigeration Brad Gielissen at 5:52am 04.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/871 I am not sure when I am supposed to run my refrigeration. It is the stock holding plate, both freeze
Multifunction Display: CHIRP Sonar Transducer rukidn at 5:03am 04.02.16 Catalina 310 8/1607 We've been thinking of adding a MultiFunction Display (MFD). Primary use will be chartplotter and CH

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Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men!
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.27.23 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up taking the easy way out and just getting the cables pre-made.
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:41pm 03.27.23 The fuel tank isn't HDPE either...at least it hadn't better be because that's the wrong type of PE.
Catalina 25 floor access panels Roy the retired PM at 1:51pm 03.27.23 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 1:33pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... the
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 1:19pm 03.27.23 I just wanted to post another update with an additional picture. I've got some janky stuff going on
Dieless Crimpers? (1) JamesG161 at 1:02pm 03.27.23 This what we used for 2/0 wire. irst error. We got it right the 2nd time. Jim... PS: Under the Ar
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 1:01pm 03.27.23 I watched a few of Team Malizia's vids after the drone footage peaked my interest. It's so interes
I thought I should post this warning. Maine Sail at 12:40pm 03.27.23 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Davidasailor26 at 12:38pm 03.27.23 Now that the smoke has cleared. wledge about his pump. Good luck... Jim... No, vanes just flippe
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) JamesG161 at 12:24pm 03.27.23 Looks correct to me. This a flex vane pump. Jim... Now that the smoke has cleared.
I thought I should post this warning. jssailem at 12:07pm 03.27.23 Wayne, You sound like your on top of this LiFePo install. I look for ward to hearing about your suc
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe jssailem at 11:58am 03.27.23 iPad Location Wi-Fi + Cellular models GPS/GNSS Cellular Examining the Apple Support site I found t
mast lights ggrizzard at 11:57am 03.27.23 Some aftermarket LED bulbs, especially those mounted near radio antennas or other electronics, can c
Water Tank Material kloudie1 at 11:44am 03.27.23 Thanks, Peggie... They look just like the fuel tank but hard to tell the difference between HD and L
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 03.27.23
Pedestal guard replacment FastOlson at 11:39am 03.27.23 Basics: Check the PDF for the model you are considering for the install instructions for your new pl
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 11:33am 03.27.23
Heart stopping drone footage Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 03.27.23 You'd think they would have better provisions for just such an occurrence. It can't be the first ti
Port light internal trim gaskets Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 03.27.23 Ahhhh! Now I see. I did look at Taco Marine for a trim application. The problem seems to be tha

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