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Island Girl Hull Restoration Product Reviews Bob4203 at 7:11am 02.18.16 Catalina 30 10/3319 I am getting ready for my haul out next month (Lake Lanier, Georgia) and need to restore my faded ge
Celestial Navigation Warren Milberg at 6:54am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2549 I see that the US Naval Academy is, once again, teaching cadets the art of celestial navigation. How
Spring Launch is Coming! Alansails at 6:35am 02.18.16 Catalina 310 0/589 Spring Launch is not far away for those of us in the Northern Latitudes! At least in my mind anyway-
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 5:48am 02.18.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/3371 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
Instruments Ninsar at 4:55am 02.18.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2339 Can anyone tell me if this item (hunter number) 160100 Airmar number ST800/P120 speed/temp transduce
venture 224 safe limit sailnewbie at 3:35am 02.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1223 experienced on lake erie and else where on a crestliner 20' deep v. dealt with some pretty good weat
1987 H31 : water trapped between hull and liner ejessen at 11:15pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/6435 I have been battling some foul odors on my 1987 H31. First I thought it was the head, but I have che
Bottom Referbushing NavySailorII at 9:01pm 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/989 Can any one suggest a reliable intermediate approach to repainting a hull bottom that has a case of
My chart plotter came back to life NiceBeny at 8:26pm 02.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1660 after many months of my ray marine pedestal mounted plotter having a black screen it came back on th
Repowering Project Research - Volvo MD2B SailMaster at 7:32pm 02.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/510 Well the cost of parts has pushed me to the limit of thinking seriously about replacing our beloved
New Orleans Monty VM at 6:02pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2818 hello everybody, we will be sailing from Panama up to NOLA late April and May. We will stay at south
keel venture 224 vrs 25 sailnewbie at 5:39pm 02.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/990 anyone know if a mac 25 keel will work in a venture 224, mines rough and there's a 25 for sale
Power Inverter Location Doug J at 4:04pm 02.17.16 Smaller Boats 5/679 I'd like to get safety tips regarding the installed location of an 1800 watt inverter. I installed o
Anchor roller Windtherapy at 3:49pm 02.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/746 Does anybody have any photos by chance of their anchor roller installed on their O'Day? That is one
Hunter 216 Headsail anchoredatasandbar at 3:21pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/422 Has anyone replaced their stock jib on their Hunter 216 with a genoa in the 140 -150 range? Has it p
Wanted - Toilet with option of Pumpout or Manual emptying Jim Hawkins at 3:02pm 02.17.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/6949 *Title should have read "and" not "or" I sure hope Peggy is out there or someone that can steer me
NOCO charger and commissioning new batts Elysium_Van_Isl at 2:04pm 02.17.16 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1590 Maine, have a question on commissioning and breaking in a new set of batts. Background for you firs
Hunter 376 keel bolts Shawnboom at 12:22pm 02.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/939 My keel bolts appear to have a slow leak. When I haul next month, I plan to tighten and or re-bed th
Where to sail in San Diego YVRguy at 12:21pm 02.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4418 I am going to be visiting friends in San Diego next week. They enjoy sailing with me on my boat whe
Fresh water system info for owner's with newer (2000's?) boats (2) Craig Cook at 10:06am 02.17.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/4063 As a reference for those of you that have Hunter's built recently. I don't have exact dates but hop

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H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 7:18am 01.22.24
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? Rxwoman at 7:16am 01.22.24 Ditto on what rgranger said. Particularly with regard to the keel, which is a big slab of ca
Bilge/hull drawings Mechone at 6:53am 01.22.24 Post a picture of bilge . I have seen other boats that have had grid/matrix repairs where who ever d
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. quadrille38 at 6:47am 01.22.24 Sounds very much like PO tied into the CO monitor circuit for the fans. Perhaps a short at that con
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? dLj at 6:43am 01.22.24 Not much there for sailboats Beautiful location nice day thats about it Thanks for the feedback.
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 6:18am 01.22.24 I'm kinda with @Scott T-Bird. I won't call it the dumbest idea but why do I want to have another p
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:16am 01.22.24 I have 2 aluminum john boats that have tons of foam in compartments for floatation. Came from the fa
Testing out my jump starter... Ward H at 5:43am 01.22.24 This sounds contrary to most car mechanics that told me one way to check the alternator or battery
Testing out my jump starter... Ward H at 5:36am 01.22.24 Consider the engine has a dumb alternator/regulator and just the normal Bat 1, Bat 2, Both, Off swi
Acoustic guitar and boats. Will Gilmore at 5:35am 01.22.24 ahUti2Qcf3o It's like Dali/Disney and a little art from Don Blanding's Vagabond's House. -Will
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? kloudie1 at 4:16am 01.22.24 Maybe original... Catalina Direct Clubhouse Forums
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump jssailem at 2:09am 01.22.24 @dkinzer very nice write up.
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 1:37am 01.22.24 Not much there for sailboats Beautiful location nice day thats about it
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 1:32am 01.22.24 Apologies, I put fresh water in the thread title but didn't repeat it in the post itself (I'll edit
Hunter 306 fresh water leak jssailem at 12:38am 01.22.24 Hi Robert. Sounds like you need to become a water detective. Finding water leaks can be frustrating.
Testing out my jump starter... JoeWhite at 9:29pm 01.21.24 If this helps, let me tell my story on my M35B Universal engine. The alternator bracket broke and I
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. artboas at 8:34pm 01.21.24 Are the fans after market or OEM? If after market some PO may have tapped into the CO wiring instea
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 8:16pm 01.21.24 Don't bother testing it, you should never need it ... This is where this famous quote comes handy:
California King Tide Fail Tally Ho at 7:48pm 01.21.24 @Tally Ho If my pea brain can recall, you have zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. Are they friends
Testing out my jump starter... Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 01.21.24 I think these portable jump starters are just the dumbest idea. If you are smart about maintaining

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