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Y25 Masthead Rebuild : The Ups and Downs (4) Syntonos at 4:16pm 03.20.16 Yamaha 0/990 Ok, what was planned for 3 days took 7 due to weather and extra time required figuring out how to st
We are in desperate need of help with the swing keel on our 25 foot Catalina Terrypengra at 3:27pm 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1087 We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can
Raymarine 125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:14pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/489 has anyone changed the small battery inside the raystar 125 gps sensor ? How did it work out for y
Raystar125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:11pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 6/763 anyone chnge out the small battery inside a raystar125 GPS sensor how hard is it to do?
4x8 BS 1088 plywood Midwest area Windtherapy at 1:50pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/450 Just curious if anybody has bought or found BS 1088 plywood 4x8 sheets in Michigan or anywhere near
Doyle sail marker Jib (2) Richie50 at 12:38pm 03.20.16 Catalina 22 4/2777 120877 120876 I'm looking at purchasing a 115 Jib Hank on, from Doyle Sails locally in Huntington NY
Rudder Repair? Bubba4137 at 12:30pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3385 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I purchased a year ago. The surveyor's moisture detector read high on
reported sailboat manufacturing plant closures?? BigEasy at 12:12pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 94/13811 Onremlop reported on March 18 on our site that the Hunter plant in Alachua appeared to be inactive.
Losing antifreeze Tally Ho at 11:35am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 47/5058 i have a Yanmar 2GM20F inboard. Have owned the boat for 2 years, and have been losing antifreeze si
tobermory, ontario fred1diver at 10:22am 03.20.16 Destinations 6/1137 hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you have been to the tobermory, georgian bay region? I'm cu
Sta-Loc Terminals Jdaniel343 at 10:20am 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/957 I am putting new standing rigging on my Catalina 27. I was wondering is there a difference in overal
1978 H30C Port Light Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 10:03am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 17/6210 120866 120865 I have a fairly dangerous issue with one of my starboard port lights. We apparently ha
Winch Change Mike 1 at 9:02am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1019 I am looking to swap out my lewmar #7 winches with a pair of self tailors on my '82 H27. I was able
Sail cloth weight for light air genoa-- Catalina 30 TRBS Bob M. at 9:01am 03.20.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2116 Hi I want to add to my sail inventory for racing or cruising on light air days. I'm looking at the
Long distance trailering Mike 1 at 8:54am 03.20.16 Trailer Sailors 23/2527 Hello All, I am helping my sister-in-law move her O'day Javelin about 2500 miles. My biggest conce
H34 water below v-berth Charlie98117 at 8:39am 03.20.16 Big Boats 8/1236 I apparently have a leak somewhere forward and was hoping someone could save me some time searching
We are back in the Bahamas ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:24am 03.20.16 Destinations 7/1429 Finally a weather window opened and we did the jump from Lake Worth Inlet to West End, Grand Bahama
Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... (1) Skip Gundlach at 8:03am 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1847 Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... Hokay... Time to reach into the collective kno
Jib Stevensmech at 6:12am 03.20.16 Day Sailers 1/848 Has any one installed a club footed jib to an Ensign? Age makes us want to keep things easier to sai
Quick question about batteries! LakeMurraySailor at 5:14am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/942 You guys are pretty sharp, so I need your input! I bought an old Pearson 30(1973 model) with an inop

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Ice box refrigeration kloudie1 at 7:44am 11.17.23 Picture didn't come through, Bob.. I was going to make some smart ash comment about needing a defro
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 11.17.23
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 7:23am 11.17.23 Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 or the Twenty Second Storm of 2023 Season. It will merge with that
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 artboas at 6:15am 11.17.23 Hey gang- This summer we purchased our new-to-us 2004 Hunter 36. Love it! Unfortunately we ha
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 6:13am 11.17.23 Probably added by a PO. Can you determine the brand? Maybe a model #. That would allow you to co
Remove Prop jssailem at 6:05am 11.17.23 it took a LOT of force. That was a good thing. The last thing you want is a prop that pops off eas
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dLj at 5:59am 11.17.23 A Firefly battery is an AGM battery with a carbon foam mat instead of a glass mat. There is (was) a
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? jssailem at 5:55am 11.17.23 take the wiring going to the warning light and switch it over to a gauge Breaking this query down
Original Portlight Reseal Ranzo at 5:01am 11.17.23 Just an update: I called Catalina Direct and they were super helpful and friendly! Unfortunately, th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:41am 11.17.23
Emergency Tiller john2 at 3:38am 11.17.23 I can make some photo's and measurements this weekend john.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:46am 11.17.23 I ran the engine in gear for 45 minutes tied to the dock. No surges or hiccups. Smooth as silk. We
Convert partial battens to full battens Ward H at 2:02am 11.17.23 Last winter we had a new main sail built. Our sailmaker/rigger spent several hours on the phone with
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 12:03am 11.17.23 Good to hear John
2gm20f water heater circuit Ken13559 at 11:48pm 11.16.23 Where I sail, you won't want to shower with hot/warm water.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 9:59pm 11.16.23 Budgie smuggler Budgie ? I dunno. Looks more like a large pigeon to me. Either that, or somewh
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 11.16.23 Does anyone know if I can take the wiring going to the warning light and switch it over to a gauge?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27pm 11.16.23 Well it was a chilly day on the boat. We fired up the heater and made a pot of coffee. Once the ice
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd Tally Ho at 7:30pm 11.16.23 You can buy just the depth transducer (will require putting a hole in the boat), and a display. it
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:00pm 11.16.23 Please be careful what you wish for ......................................

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