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Replacement portals for 1988 Hunter 26.5 LiveAboard60 at 6:42am 04.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1665 Please excuse if this has been posted before, but I am thinking about replacing the salon portholes
Kiwi Prop Feathering Propellor Scott NIelsen at 6:08am 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2305 Does anyone have experience with the Kiwi Prop Feathering Propeller? I am looking to change from th
shaft Vern at 4:18am 04.21.16 Pearson 4/1062 Is the shaft on the Pearson 34-2, offset? Does this help or hinder backing. My shaft is offset but
Rudder Mac 24 sailnewbie at 2:09am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/986 I built a great rudder blade from poplar, however when I put the boat in the water its super boyent.
Fittings for OEM traveller 1981 C27 PSR at 9:54pm 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/608 Does anyone know whether there are new traveller cars that fit the original arched travelers install
proper etiquite for flag flying Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:52pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4525 I finally got the flag halyard strung on my starboard spreader, but want to follow proper etiquite.
Transducer sonar for MacGregor 26x Doug Read at 8:43pm 04.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1610 Has anyone installed an inside the hull transducer or GPS and depth sounder? If so where did you lo
Raymarine Rotary Rudder Sensor Installation Question BigEasy at 7:59pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/465 Finally have a rudder sensor installation underway. Will probably wrap it up this weekend. I have a
Potential New owner of a 30 MkII serpa4 at 7:44pm 04.20.16 C&C 15/8578 Good day all. I'm about to purchase (offer submitted) an 88 30 MkII shoal keel. It seems to be in
Works been CRAZY... (1) Jackdaw at 6:13pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 54/5077 My startup company's product is ready for prime time, and in the last month my life has gotten CRAZY
Hull Identification Number bobbelize at 2:54pm 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1545 I want to register my 27' 1984 Catalina in Massachusetts. They require an imprint of the HIN and I
Replacing Portlights on 11.0A- Need Info Sailor JD at 2:43pm 04.20.16 S2 3/1090 Hi folks, been awhile since I posted but I can sure use some good advice. I need to replace the sid
Hunter 34 aft cabin PThomas at 10:40am 04.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1536 Hello if anyone with a Hunter 34 could take some pictures of how the aft cabin is put together I wou
Today is "Bridge Day" in Chicago dlandersson at 8:52am 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1582 Heard on the radio, today is "Bridge Day" in Chicago, when the bridges will open every hour for 15
New top peice for furling drum? Alexander38 at 8:42am 04.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 Hey everybody, about three months ago, I bought a 1990 Macgregor 26s, and the furler drum needs a ne
Finally Got her out for a day. (3) ShotgunSlim at 8:12am 04.20.16 Catalina 22 6/1043 The last 2 years of spring/summer sailing for me have been marred with tow vehicle trouble: In 2014
Bomar and Lewmar Hatches on my C320 chefjekyll at 7:10am 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3414 I want to replace both the forward (Bomar) v-berth hatch (trapezoid shape) and the overhead cabin (L
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:08am 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 1/309 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot their boat? Where did you put the components? I hav
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:08am 04.20.16 Catalina 30 22/7262 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot in their boat? Where did you put the components? I
Raymarine EV100 autopilot installation ChrisCall at 7:07am 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3023 Has anyone installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot in their boat? Where did you put the components? I

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Hunter 34 rudder JamesG161 at 12:18am 04.06.24 You can find the owners manual and more on Hunter 34. Hunter resources, by model Jim...
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? jssailem at 12:15am 04.06.24
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 12:04am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is ther
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 11:40pm 04.05.24 Good looking boat bottom.
Hunter 34 rudder (1) Marauder at 11:28pm 04.05.24 Thanks guys for the replies and info, much appreciated. The HIN says its an 1985. Claude your rudder
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:49pm 04.05.24 Please see my thread on 3GM30F. I could really use some help on this one. After they worked on the i
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:40pm 04.05.24 On Thursday the shop sent another tech to check out the engine. First crank of 10 seconds produced n
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:20pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to tak
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 9:19pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifel
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 8:57pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechan
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed marcham at 7:59pm 04.05.24 There's a reason boat builders and Nasa don't solder any wire joints... although not sealed, mechani
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 7:14pm 04.05.24 I inadvertantly edited out part of my post. I was going to suggest that he strip the wires twice th
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 6:54pm 04.05.24 Thank you. That's good to know.
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 6:35pm 04.05.24 If you look at your links - those butt connectors stop at 22 gage. Wiring used for NEMA 0183 is typ
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dLj at 6:32pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diame
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed mermike at 5:53pm 04.05.24 A terminal block is best. Heat shink. adhesive lined butt splices and ring terminals in small diamet
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 5:47pm 04.05.24 FWIW, my Westerbeke 5Kw 3-cyl generator takes about a 2-3 second crank before it starts from cold.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 4:39pm 04.05.24 Driving back rom the keys yesterday I spied what I think is a J24 adjacent to the marina after Jewfi
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 4:07pm 04.05.24 I simply added a pelican hook to the end toggle and there was enough room in the turnbuckles to take
Topping lift (1) dkinzer at 3:55pm 04.05.24 The topping lift should have enough tension on it to make the boom level. On our Selden mast with

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