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Drippy front hatch cover flynhi4u at 8:39am 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 3/643 The front hatch cover on our boat is great at bringing in large amounts of fresh air when we are on
Fresh water flush system marathonguy at 7:06am 02.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4187 I own a 2001Catalina 28 MKII. It is equipped with a 26 hp Universal diesel with a fresh water flush
stiff steering on Hunter 42 Passage BellaSogno9119 at 6:32am 02.17.16 Big Boats 12/2872 I have been re-conditioning a 1991 Hunter 42 CC. The steering was very stiff when I purchased the b
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 6:27am 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1871 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
lookin for a dodger Highpirate66 at 12:26am 02.17.16 Parts Search 0/657 looking for a dodger for my 1965 pearson vanguard, if anyone know where i could find a used one in a
Spinnaker Lobinson at 12:04am 02.17.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1219 Hi all, Thanks for the help with my reefing question, will be conducting a reefing practice on the
Catalina 400 Stern Tube hump reset kimelmore at 10:10pm 02.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2949 I have had my eye on a Catalina 400 for a while as I think about upsizing. There is one that has be
Stuffing Box n Cutlass Bearning captianjim at 7:37pm 02.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/496 Help ! My 1975 Oday center cockpit, I need to replace my dripping stuffing box, no repacking doesn't
Best sealant for through hull replacement. obdoor at 6:09pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 10/7025 I'm not a fan of 5200. I'm replacing a depth/speed transducer and through hull what do you folks rec
Calculus professor who has clearly never been sailing (1) Phil Herring at 5:43pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 58/2609 119752
Losing oil swank at 5:30pm 02.16.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/986 I have a Yanmar 2gm20f recently rebuilt. I am losing about 1/3 cup of oil every few hours of operati
Cockpit Lights Jeff Jellick at 5:27pm 02.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2280 We have a 2005 Hunter 45 CC, and are looking for some LED cockpit lights. Since the boat is a Cente
Pedestal guard replacement (1) stevemitchell at 5:10pm 02.16.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6031 Has anyone found a replacement to the rather weird/small integrated pedestal "guard" that's on the 3
Kudos to West Marine atrometer at 4:26pm 02.16.16 Catalina 22 10/1386 I bought a WM handheld VHF radio 3/4 years ago and never used it. The "snap latch" on the bottom wa
Anchor locker--how to stop rollout Windtherapy at 12:11pm 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1795 Being new to sailing and only owning speed boats in the past, how does one stop the anchor from roll
What size / shape zinc for keel? Inspection suggestions? Ellwebs at 12:04pm 02.16.16 Catalina 22 28/6863 1973 Catalina 22, Hull 2556. When I have my bottom cleaned, what zinc should I send down with the d
Replacing Gel Cell Batteries edwardc at 11:56am 02.16.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1057 Well, I'm finally having to replace the Gel Cell batteries of my house bank. Last season, the began
Anybody on here sail in Saginaw Bay, MI or Lake Huron? Windtherapy at 11:28am 02.16.16 Ask All Sailors 4/821 Trying to get a feel for how many on here might sail in or near Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron? Being new
Anybody on here sail in or near Saginaw Bay, MI or Lake Huron? Windtherapy at 11:21am 02.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2392 Trying to get a feel for how many on here might sail in or near Saginaw Bay or Lake Huron? Being new
SeaPearl vs Bay Hen JJMc at 11:05am 02.16.16 Trailer Sailors 6/5409 Both about 21', the SeaPearl has no cabin, an open boat but tent cabin available. The Bay Hen has a

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 10:31am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans and
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 10:25am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? gary The top
Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:30am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Tally Ho at 9:29am 09.16.23 I believe the OP is taking the boat to the Bahamas and Caribbean. There are no pump outs there, its
Universal 25xp. No start. kloudie1 at 9:11am 09.16.23
Third Reefing Point rgranger at 9:11am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine (
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 09.16.23 Absolutely beautiful demonstration of exactly what's going on with your engine :clap: . 1. Is the
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 8:37am 09.16.23
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31am 09.16.23 So to be clear, just the positive of the new panel to the original panel? Would I then connect the
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.16.23 I have the same black panel on my 88 and it is stock. My 82 had the panel lakeshark describes.
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:59am 09.16.23 Educate me, Don...I already knew that relying on a seacock a bad idea...what IS the correct way to
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting Terry Cox at 7:52am 09.16.23 Hi Geoff. Different model boat here, but we've replaced all of our incandescent bulbs with LEDs from
Adding Additional/Sub DC Panel SBJO_1555 at 6:51am 09.16.23 Thanks dlochner - yeah i was thinking about this too, but i'm somewhat a if it ain't broke, don't fi

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