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Recommendations on changing cutlass bearing Mark48 at 2:45pm 03.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5086 It is time to replace my cutlass bearing on my 1985 H 34 as it has slight movement (hard to define
ACTIVE CAPTAIN - warning mrducks at 11:33am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Sorry if this seems OT, but nav ware is important, as is support from the developers. As a registere
Books for cruising. (1) doug oudin at 10:51am 03.30.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/24 Former harbormaster Doug Oudin has published a memoir of his 32 years serving as harbormaster on Cat
Halyard Restrainers captcoho at 10:00am 03.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/5509 I have searched previous posts, and have found a lot of interesting information. Finally going to re
Lifting batteries gettinthere at 9:24am 03.30.16 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3168 Time to remove one of my house bank batteries. T-1275 weighs 100 lbs. Luckily, my battery box is dir
Help: I need a part (Idler pulley assembly) Whirlygirl at 8:16am 03.30.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1196 Hello everyone, My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying t
Replace Hot Water Heater Witzend at 6:13am 03.30.16 Catalina 310 67/12570 Hi guys, Been sometime since I was on the forums. Hope all is well with the usual suspects. So... l
Western Edge of Gulf Stream All U Get at 5:39am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2604 Hi All, Sitting at a Vero Beach bus stop we were talking with another cruiser about Gulf Stream cro
Battery's in bed sailnewbie at 7:19pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/918 Ok, so I'm a mechanic for 20+ years and have seen battery's leak and even blow up twice(due to overc
Congrats to LakeMurraySailor (1) Kermit at 7:09pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/532 Congratulations to @LakeMurraySailor for taking 2nd place in the Catalina 22 Silver Fleet at the ina
Raw water supply strainer for 1979 H30 Robert1224 at 7:06pm 03.29.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1062 Ahoy, I have to replace my current raw water thru-hull which is a strainer type. The reason for the
Removing Genoa tracks ppm411 at 5:43pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 1/1205 I want to remove my Genoa tracks so I can refinish the deck. It seems impossible to get to the nuts
Why You Should Inspect Your Foam Air Filter Element (3) Dan_Y at 5:11pm 03.29.16 Engines and Propulsion 39/9005 Just as a word of caution, I found this hole eroded through the foam air filter element when winteri
1981 hunter 22 bilge Flakeypuff at 4:48pm 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/909 We are working on fixing up our 1981 hunter 22 and have discovered an issue with the bilge. The bo
What's this? (1) borovans at 4:12pm 03.29.16 Day Sailers 18/2513 http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx110/borovans/IMG_3499.jpg I've been ignoring this, it's been
Ive got a venture 224 sjstewart at 3:50pm 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/631 I would like to know what the best type of cable to use on my swing keel winch . It had an oldpiec
Rudder Ideas! LakeMurraySailor at 2:05pm 03.29.16 Catalina 22 22/8210 Hi Catalina 22 Sailors, I've been thinking(dangerous territory, I know) about my rudder. I have not
Cal 21 jibsheet car location jimshipsky at 1:57pm 03.29.16 Cal 2/1276 Does anyone have experience installing longer or additional additional jib car tracks in order to pr
Where is the water coming from (4) Greengas at 9:40am 03.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/4144 I know, boats leak. Its what they do. My boat has been on its trailer and covered since October.
1989 Hunter 30 Unknown Thru-Hull (1) Southbeach Guy at 8:34am 03.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2902 Purchased boat 3/25/16. On haul out noticed thru-hull opening about half way between leading edge o

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Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 9:48pm 03.22.24 found it: under the sink there is a trap door.
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries FastOlson at 9:37pm 03.22.24 thanks for the help I appreciate it! Please update your sig line, also. FWIW, our House Bank is a
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 9:35pm 03.22.24 Talked to my old yard guy today I gonna' use the Petit Horizon. Talked to the new yard guy too and j
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 8:52pm 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once FastOlson at 8:38pm 03.22.24 batteries holding tanks hoses and bathrooms are always going to smell. I just got a quote on changi
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware (5) JRacer at 8:12pm 03.22.24 The avitar pic shows mine. Tacked by a block attached at the base of the forestay. See the pic. Tack
LUCKGRIB a software package worth considering. jssailem at 8:01pm 03.22.24 Download and try it. They give you the full software for 14 days to try. Dump it if it is not for yo
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 7:59pm 03.22.24 The advice is thoughtful but often not consistent so almost impossible to follow. One guy said simp
Venting 3 compartments at once Tally Ho at 7:46pm 03.22.24 One guy said simple wrap the hose in tape to solve the problem easily. See what I mean? Not sure w
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 7:24pm 03.22.24 surely there is a middle ground .my choice is to work smart. Ask a trusted expert which batteries a
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Tally Ho at 7:22pm 03.22.24 surely there is a middle ground .my choice is to work smart. Ask a trusted expert which batteries a
outboard hoisting dlochner at 7:11pm 03.22.24 I'd be doing some testing to make sure 1" tubing is up to the task of a 115lbs motor. However, if y
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 7:10pm 03.22.24 Depending on location, shop prices of $100-$150 per hour is about right. That's why many of us have
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 7:07pm 03.22.24 At the top of the tank there should be a Schrader Valve like the one on a bicycle tire. The allows p
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 7:04pm 03.22.24 The boat guy said it would take him two days to change the sanitation hoses on my Catalina 320. sta
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 7:02pm 03.22.24 Hey Ted why don't you update your signature to show Catalina 320 instead of catalina catalina so we
LUCKGRIB a software package worth considering. MikeHoncho at 7:00pm 03.22.24 are you thinking the one time $29 cost is worth it?
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Stu Jackson at 6:55pm 03.22.24 surely there is a middle ground .my choice is to work smart. Ask a trusted expert which batteries a
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:48pm 03.22.24
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 6:45pm 03.22.24 You'd be surprised. The ones who don't enjoy working and maintaining their boats either have very d

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