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Replacement AC brand advise BroncoJohn at 6:42am 02.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/811 I have had serval problems with my original 21 year old 16000 BTU Dometic air conditioner freezing u
Engine oil drain hose adapter (2) jonelli at 11:03pm 02.26.23 Catalina 30 20/2112 213360213361I have one of those oil drain hose attachments under the oil pan at the drain plug. Last
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement (2) juznip at 9:56pm 02.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/674 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. Anyone have a sour
bottom paint Erbardy at 6:26pm 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 23/2774 Going to apply VC17 bottom paint to our new to us catalina 30. How much do you guys use. The prior
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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel rum_nab at 2:59pm 02.26.23 Trailer Sailors 14/1810 Hi all. I'm brand new here, so please excuse me if this has been posted elsewhere. I just joined a c
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 2:16pm 02.26.23 Catalina 309 Group Forum 13/1948 Not much activity recently, but I thought I'd post a question. I sail a 2012 C-309 wing keel, in-mas
Modifications to an Albin Viggen (2) TonyJo&JillBob at 7:33am 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/875 Hi, we have an Albin Viggen 23 and I've removed some of the cupboard in the entrance to the bow slee
Petrel mast diameter please. PeterW at 7:26am 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/445 That's the 12' Petrel Thanks
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 02.26.23 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1976 Wondering if anyone has experience using dieless crimpers for heavy gauge (2/0) battery cable, and h
Eliminate topping lift buddybear at 2:03pm 02.25.23 Catalina 310 11/1315 I recently bought a new mainsail which is not setup for the dutchman system as the original sail. I
Wind generators, yay or nay? fred1diver at 12:42pm 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2294 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels f
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (10) anelso29 at 10:13am 02.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1787 Hello everyone, I have posted on these forum a couple of times. I am a very new sailboat owner and
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (1) Apex at 7:12am 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/300 I need to mount the autopilot ram. It looks like a transverse bulkhead is my best bet (C'C 30MKii)
Epoxy Additives pcharn01 at 7:08am 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 7/756 Anyone have experience with West Systems 423 Graphite Powder and use on sliding hatches as a wear su
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord michel06440 at 7:12pm 02.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/616
Raymarine C90W seadaddler at 5:37pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/417 Thinking of replacing my bad C80 with used C90W and wondering what you think.
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 3:54pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 9/793 Hello guys, I am restoring a 2008 Hunter 36. I have realized that the Hunter 36 has lots of 'constru
Another anchor (rode) thread Mark Maulden at 2:38pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 8/661 I need to procure a second rode as a spare and also for use with a second anchor if necessary. So,
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 11:31am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1433 I'm researching a new outboard and am wondering....What size outboard do other owners use? Will it p

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Thermostat T33 at 1:02pm 05.25.24 Good suggestions. I've heard is not good for a diesel engine to run cool. They like to run hotter. I
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy rgranger at 12:38pm 05.25.24
Bilge water question dlochner at 12:38pm 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.25.24 Nice write up. much.
Thermostat Ralph Johnstone at 12:28pm 05.25.24 If you've got an IR gun, try shooting around the stat housing when up to temperature to see if you
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 12:24pm 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. ll wor
Thermostat Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.25.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 12:12pm 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 05.25.24 Does the ABYC standard mean 8" above the fully loaded heeled waterline or the static waterline at a
Thermostat T33 at 12:01pm 05.25.24 Themostat is new. I'll try heating it up in water to see what happens. It is suppose to open at 160.
Thermostat JoeWhite at 11:50am 05.25.24 What is the temperature rating of the new thermostat?
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 05.25.24 Having done several alignment "touch ups" on my originally purchased '99 H-310 over the years, the
Bilge water question Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Bilge water question CurtisC at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Thermostat jssailem at 11:35am 05.25.24 Have you changed out the thermostat? It may be showing its age. If so, have you checked that the the
Thermostat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:34am 05.25.24
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy jssailem at 11:34am 05.25.24 If you are going to through-bolt the hardware, how are you going to get to the underside of the deck
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Hello Below at 11:27am 05.25.24 We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I'm g
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 11:25am 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. sion, r
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Mark Maulden at 11:25am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole. What Dave said

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