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Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5806 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/641 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/280 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1495 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/3030 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai
5411 White Smoke at tailpipe (1) vmaks at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/2634 https://goo.gl/photos/6K4rJyWxdHGP8s8t8 I have read the numerous forums and I can not decipher if th
When did Catalina phase out the tall rig? trish b at 12:41pm 06.05.16 Catalina 30 4/1341 We are looking for a C30 MKIII and are not finding many from the middle '90s with the tall rig. I w
Cracked rudder sailnewbie at 12:28pm 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2515 I have a Mac 224 and just built my second rudder and after one weekend it's now cracked. The first o
My turn BobM at 11:44am 06.05.16 S2 26/3013 Well Triple Play hasn't tasted the water in 18 months now. Lots to do but I am busy with work and u
GPS for iPhone polarbrer at 11:32am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 20/1671 I am mostly interested in boat speed and distance covered. Do all the apps give this basic informati
Loose footed Main reefing question dgottfeld at 10:58am 06.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/833 Hey guys just bought a 1990 hunter 27 and love it. I put the sails on it the other day. The mainsail
Raymarine ST2000 Issues (1) Ward H at 10:09am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3944 Yesterday was my 2nd sail of the season and the first of a week long vacation of long day sails. Of
Universal Fuel Injector Replacement (not rebuild) Jtcf78911 at 9:47am 06.05.16 Parts Search 16/5009 Hey all. Looking for some part vendor options on replacing the fuel injectors in my circa 1985 Un
Best way to clean out oil extractor after use? patrickkidd at 9:27am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 15/18928 Hi there! I bought the west marine oil extractor to change the oil on my universal diesel M25: http
What's the best way to clean diesel exhaust soot? patrickkidd at 9:16am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/23028 i recently had an engine exhaust leak near the transom of my Catalina 30 and now most areas in the l
Head Venting Issues BayMan at 7:32am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1877 Pumped my aft 25 gal holding tank after it was completely full. I know- i waited too long. Got bac
Dinghy Power Advice - Lehr Propane OB? (1) BlowMeAway at 7:19am 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 55/7930 124315 We recently found and purchased a used, well maintained, Quicksilver 270 Dinghy, 900 lb. capa
Mast out of plumb (Mac 25) Piotr at 6:50am 06.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2108 It all started with lose rigging (still dealing with the after effects). Then I remembered the mast
Turnbuckle Boots (1) catalanc at 6:43am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 19/6725 Hello all, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII (new to me) and I am getting her ready for launch. I step
newbie lightning protection? rpludwig at 4:50am 06.05.16 Catalina 22 69/9949 new here, new to my C-22... Regarding lightning protection, I searched and found some older posts o

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 03.11.24 The boat in that picture has a rather low freeboard which makes it feasible to operate. I'm guessing
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:31am 03.11.24 Thanks for the comments I would hope to have the boat for at least 10 years ( hope I live that long)
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 6:57am 03.11.24
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Justin_NSA at 6:50am 03.11.24 Mine got plugged up from muddobbers (sp?) nests settling to the base. I installed an inspection plat
Microwave on Hunter 306? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:47am 03.11.24 And if all fails , contact. Al or Mike at SBO who are former Hunter employees
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas shemandr at 6:47am 03.11.24 ... Set moorings won't tear up the bottom the way transient's anchors do. Is sea grass better for f
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? kloudie1 at 5:34am 03.11.24 welcome to the forum!! It usually is a result of plugged drain holes in the mast base. Small ports t
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) NYSail at 9:01pm 03.10.24
Hunter 376 arch modification DSqr at 7:48pm 03.10.24
Mattress for aft cabin DSqr at 7:44pm 03.10.24 We bought our mattress from McWhorter in Fairbury, IL. We gave them our old mattress to replicate, b
Kent Narrows Chesapeake DSqr at 7:31pm 03.10.24 We chartered out of Rock Hall in October and our contract specifically prohibited transiting the Nar
Broken Rudder KeukaSailer at 7:23pm 03.10.24 Or you could make one yourself with simple hand tools...get a nice piece of 4/4 teak, mahogany, or c
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA PaulK at 5:49pm 03.10.24 So... How'd it go?
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 5:47pm 03.10.24 Maybe they're expecting the sea grass to spread into the clear sand bottom areas once people stop dr
Puck Lights chuckwayne at 5:35pm 03.10.24 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switch
Puck Lights jssailem at 4:37pm 03.10.24 I have seen puck lights that are tap capable but battery powered. There are puck lights that are 1
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 03.10.24 I thought I had spoken you but heck , I am an old fart that cannot remember squat. I sent you a pr
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 2:05pm 03.10.24 Hey Dave! Hope all is well! Spoke to you at length via message and phone call a when I first got it
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 2:01pm 03.10.24 This is what happens when you don't use the blower when fueling a gas engine. Fortunately no one was
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (1) tfox2069 at 2:00pm 03.10.24 I had a Yamaha 9.9 long shaft high thrust on my 1974 Catalina 27. It worked great, but you need the

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