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Any ideals ? (1) sailnewbie at 12:56pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 13/898 Starboard side under dinette seat of a Mac 24, goes thru hull, a plug for whatever. It could be a dr
Small boat batteries DOA kpgraci at 12:46pm 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 1/396 I have two 12V 55Ah batteries (Genisis NP55), one is less than 2 years old. They are charged with a
H260 Spinlock Clutch Cam Mounting robischd at 11:14am 03.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/957 I broke the handle on my Spinlock clutch cam and had to remove the assembly from the deck to replace
Automotive Alternators vs. Deep Cycle Banks Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1427 This question came up again the other day and rather than answer it repeatedly over and over I devot
Free C-30 Instrument Upgrade Fiberglass Box from Catalina CABixler at 10:34am 03.17.16 Catalina 30 1/911 Hello all. I was an owner for 16 years of a 1982 C-30 TRBS (#2731) Anyway I went to the dark side an
Looking to buy a Hunter 30' from 1978- Thoughts/Suggestions? Stephanie V. at 10:00am 03.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4145 Hi! I am looking to purchase my first sailboat and a Hunter 30' from 1978 just recently caught my e
Starting the season! (1) Jackdaw at 9:49am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 31/2042 Its the middle of freakin; MARCH, and the County Water Patrol has declared Lake Minnetonka ICE FREE.
Radar Reflector ???? deltaten at 8:35am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2765 I'm thinking that I'd sooner not have a s.s. "shape" hanging about. Would a mylar "flag " have suffi
Single-handed sailing Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 29/5493 I like people and love relaxed sailing with Sue or any of my friends on board, but I have to admit .
New video on making a flush electronices face plate Sailvayu at 7:48am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 4/671 In this video I show you how I made a flush face plate for my electronics installation. Hopefully th
The search for my first Catalina 22! There and back again at 7:29am 03.17.16 Catalina 22 18/1661 Hey Guys, I am very excited to finally report that after all these years of coveting you guys and
Compass light info flynhi4u at 5:25am 03.17.16 Trailer Sailors 2/1599 In preparation for our North Channel cruise I installed a Ritchie Explorer compass in the port side
lake erie in july sailnewbie at 1:27am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2139 Where headed to lake Erie in the middle of July in our 25' mac. I havn't been up in years so cant re
The folks you meet (3) All U Get at 1:22am 03.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/645 Hi all, As the weather has been nice people have moved on or have come in. At the weekly dinghy ra
jib winch location brad minda at 9:03pm 03.16.16 Catalina 30 7/2392 I need to make my boat a little more single handed sailing ready. My first idea is to move the jib
2007 Catalina 22 Sport Quarter berth length There and back again at 7:42pm 03.16.16 Catalina 22 2/872 Quick question, what is the length of the quarter berth on a 2007 Catalina 22 Sport?
Opinions on 322 Jsl1 at 5:59pm 03.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 16/4917 I have already posted a thread on the Catalina 30 forum (http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?
Assistance with best place to purchase boat cushions Kelly Johnston at 5:29pm 03.16.16 Cal 11/2559 Hello! We recently purchased a 1966 Cal 36. Love it, however, there are no cushions for dining tabl
1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Aft Cabin MarcStAug at 4:59pm 03.16.16 Big Boats 9/3810 Does anyone know if there is some place I might find the aft cabin berth measurements for the 1993 H
Solenoid to replace the fuel shut off cable Keith13315 at 4:01pm 03.16.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1324 Has anyone replaced the Fuel shut off cable on a Yanmar with a electric solenoid? If so where did yo

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Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49am 11.16.23 @isaksp00 Good call on the tangs so the drum is above deck level. I think CDI account for that.
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 8:17pm 11.15.23 CatalinaDirect has one. Their pic isn't very good and their price is not good at all.
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 7:28pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mount
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 7:23pm 11.15.23 Yes I am planning on a long cruise: winter in the Bahamas... Now, I am sorta okay to buy lithium be
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 7:22pm 11.15.23 I replaced my main a few years ago, and went with a full batten sail. North sail recommended the s
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding Tally Ho at 7:14pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Alan Gomes at 6:40pm 11.15.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Bob S at 6:35pm 11.15.23 I had read that the filter material breaks down over time. Don't recall any specifics, but I do rem
C25 jib downhaul routing Joe at 5:24pm 11.15.23 Thank you! I was planning on running them both to the starboard side, where my halyard run to , bu
Convert partial battens to full battens Joe at 5:22pm 11.15.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose in
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 5:08pm 11.15.23 Mine has a Harken furler and I'm not familiar with the CDI. However, I don't think you have to worry
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:47pm 11.15.23 reality check - while there is no consensus on filter lifespan, it is what it is - a cheap device to
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:22pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mounte
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.15.23 As a former dealer for Hunter on the 23 wing keel, I would suggest the Crusing Design or CDI FF2 F
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:01pm 11.15.23 We have the same model and year and our isolation transformer is in the port locker on the swim plat
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:59pm 11.15.23 xavpil, how old are your carbon foam batteries? Do they still hold a charge? I bought the boat la
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:57pm 11.15.23 Yes. They are not reliable. I know you are planning a long cruise, I would not trust them for that.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam kappykaplan at 3:35pm 11.15.23 The problem is they will suddenly fail to hold a usable charge. Tks, Dave. I've only dealt with F
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:33pm 11.15.23 xavpil, how old are your carbon foam batteries? Do they still hold a charge? The problem is they
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:32pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability? Yes. They are no

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