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Can't batten my hatch. Stan Linado at 6:59am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/656 The forward hatch on my '89 Catalina 25 has come apart. First I glued the frosted plexiglass back in
strange broker conduct... MitchM at 6:58am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 55/3452 comments, please: in the past 40 years, we have sold three boats , 2 rv s and many car
Beating the heat (4) Jackdaw at 6:49am 07.21.16 Ask All Sailors 68/4371 It was VERY hot in Minneapolis yesterday, but by 7PM it cooled to 78F and the breeze stayed up. So J
Scupper hose diameter for 1985 Catalina 27 david27 at 6:20am 07.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1406 Does anyone know the internal diameter (and even length if possible) of the scupper hoses used on a
Raymarine E7D Mark Maulden at 7:00pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1520 been cruising since first wk of June. Sometimes in real dense fog through narrow passes. This plot
Going to look at a Hunter Legend 35.5 this week... drohalloran at 6:11pm 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4193 Hi there! I'm heading out to look at a potential new boat, a 1994 Legend 35.5, this week and I'm tu
Lewmar customer service Ilanortho at 5:37pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/441 This winter I removed all the old plastic opening ports on my Hunter 34 and replaced them with 9 Lew
Mnea 0183 fred1diver at 4:05pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 9/803 Hey everyone, I just received my data/power cable for my lowrance hook4 and I'm trying to connect it
Refrigeration service referal in Dana Point CA Sandy Feet at 4:00pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/333 Any body out there know of a good service person for an Alder / Barbour Cold Machine 100 that works
Traveler? andy creighton at 1:19pm 07.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/819 I got my new stays on and rigged my mariner 19 today so I am ready to head to the lake as soon as I
Cabosil, or ??? Skip Gundlach at 12:49pm 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/360 Cabosil, or ??? So, I have the Lewmar V3 windlass disassembled. It takes 4 M8 studs under the deck
1983 Hunter 34 mast step plate kmason at 11:43am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3660 Hello, We have just recently purchased our first sailboat--a 1983 Hunter 34. It has a broken mast st
Do your docklines squeak? I finally solved it! Zeus2012 at 10:22am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/9455 First, I bought new lines, no success. Then I tried chafing gear, no success. I tried soaping the li
New Here.... AmandaBaydoc at 9:25am 07.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/470 I am hoping that I could get some information about whether or not there is someone out there to con
Model Hunter Joanne at 8:57am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/410 Where can I get a model of a Hunter 41 as a gift for a mantle? Does such a thing exist?
M-18 stall Joetech at 8:07am 07.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/1689 I have a Universal M-18 in my 30 year old Catalina 27 TR. This is my 4th season with the boat. The
Build a stand-alone shore Solar charge station? LucM30 at 7:58am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 19/2844 Hi all! First post on here. I've been lurking for a few months and learned plenty and now I would li
I'm doing it I'm doing it (1) sailnewbie at 7:29am 07.20.16 Ask All Sailors 37/1638 First time in open water and I think I'm finally figuring things out
&%#$. changing mainsheet cleat angle on the 25? RussC at 7:26am 07.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1886 I know someone out there has a simple solution that makes releasing the main sheet cam cleat on the
Shear Pin Mr.Bill at 6:46am 07.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/458 I have a Hunter 23 (1984) and recently met with a stump or something that kicked up the rudder (as i

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60 best Boats 30' and under Ted at 6:39pm 12.31.23 Worthy of what? Racing, coastal cruising, crossing oceans? What is your intended use?
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:57pm 12.31.23 We do that sometimes but find that the food in the freezer thaws a bit overnight. I know that this i
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:48pm 12.31.23 No vented loop necessary? Good question...That depends on how high in the pumpout line you put the
roller furling replacement Baja bash at 5:27pm 12.31.23 I have Hunter 41 with with the Furlex 200. For a few years the furler would over ride and jam. Repl
roller furling replacement garymalmgren at 5:24pm 12.31.23 I"m with Gambit. Sometimes a tuneup and replacement of basic parts is the easiest way out. https://w
Is this bushing still available? ggrizzard at 4:38pm 12.31.23 Yeah, What RitSim said. I don't think gluing will work.
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump Stu Jackson at 3:05pm 12.31.23 I have an M25 engine. The electric fuel pump runs all the time the ignition switch is on. At one t
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Terry Cox at 2:29pm 12.31.23 There is a small freezer section in the top right part of the fridge that gets frosted up almost im
Worst holding tank install ever Ralph Johnstone at 2:23pm 12.31.23 Im thinking that motorboater that every marina has that creates huge wakes I'm thinking that the
Worst holding tank install ever Project_Mayhem at 1:51pm 12.31.23 various people who the boat seller feels have wronged him in some way over the years. :cuss: Im th
Sea-Fire system ice breaker at 1:48pm 12.31.23 The older bottles ended up with corrading head valves, leaking all the gas out slowly. I replaced m
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement ice breaker at 1:42pm 12.31.23 I have the same frig and freezer. The fridge has worked very well with no maintenance issues. The
Sea-Fire system capta at 1:34pm 12.31.23 If your system uses Halon you should get rid of the halon ASAP. Halon can cause suffocation by displ
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hello Below at 1:24pm 12.31.23 I think they are consuming a ton of my power budget. Yes all marine fridges/freezers are power hog
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump dlochner at 1:07pm 12.31.23 Is there a mechanical lift pump? The electric one might just be a priming pump to push fuel to the m
Sea-Fire system twalker H260 at 12:46pm 12.31.23 Manual for the sea fire system is located here: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Ven
Worst holding tank install ever Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 12.31.23 After judiciously studying the arrangement of hoses and assorted whatnot, I have come to the conclus
Is this bushing still available? RitSim at 12:04pm 12.31.23 McMaster has the material https://www.mcmaster.com/products/uhmw-polyethylene/slippery-uhmw-polyethy
Sea-Fire system drm1 at 11:58am 12.31.23 I'm not sure where it is either. I need to keep mine on bypass since it seems to kills the engine wh
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. BigEasy at 11:37am 12.31.23

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