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Bird Protection Monterey385 at 8:00am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3718 Plastic Spikes on Spreader, Stainless Steel Spikes on Spreader, Repeller 360 on Boom, Bird Spider on
Catalina 22 vs Starwind 223 vs Laguna Windrose 22 mrudman850 at 6:51am 09.14.15 Trailer Sailors 34/22231 Have gotten approval to upgrade from a 18' Buccaneer to a 22' boat on my mooring in Plymouth MA. Lo
Inspected my first Catalina 22 (11) thetailwind at 6:22am 09.14.15 Catalina 22 29/7272 Hello, this is my first post, please go easy. I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 22 with t
Using a Rocna Richandhelen at 5:41am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 34/6943 A neighbor has a 33 kilo Rocna on his 42' boat and says he loves it BUT... He says that it holds so
2008 Hunter head compartment question Craig Cook at 5:08am 09.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/744 2008 Hunter 27 head compartment question On our new-to-us 2008 Hunter 27, the head compartment look
Removing Datamarine instruments indimini at 4:41am 09.14.15 S2 7/3152 I am planning on removing my old Datamarine instruments in favor of a newer multi-function display (
Australian Registration Akapeterc at 12:30am 09.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1152 I am in the process of trying to take out Australian Registration of my 2003 Hunter 44DS, They have
Tach "gauge"? problem Clydo at 10:26pm 09.13.15 Catalina 310 10/2281 Anyone had this problem? My boat 2003 year. Happened once before (several weeks ago) and now once
Is this block the one to use? (1) Richandhelen at 8:46pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 12/1756 It was stormy, windy and tricky on Biscayne Bay today. With winds gusting to 20 knots I decided to a
Happe Cat bugsboat at 7:19pm 09.13.15 Catalina 22 6/986 I am the proud owner of a 1990 Catalina 22. I worked on this little gem for several years and I have
Larger head for B 343? hardwareman at 7:10pm 09.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/668 I'd like to replace the compact Jabsco head with something a little larger. I've considered the sta
Engine starve of fuel (2) Ken13559 at 6:58pm 09.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1560 Last weekend, while warming up the engine for an oil change, the engine stalled on what seems like l
Jabsco and Garhauer on top bugsboat at 6:43pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 3/1111 I purchased an electric head conversion kit from Defender on May 27, 2015. My daughter and finance s
Engine room fan/ hot air exhaust donvanv at 5:25pm 09.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5876 Does anyone know when exhaust fan is suppose to come on? Temp activated? Previous owner said it shou
sail questions jmczzz at 5:15pm 09.13.15 Catalina 22 4/799 Our 1972 C-22 had a puzzeling set up main sail when we purchased. Now I am thinking it was a loose f
heat exchanger servicing / Yanmar 4JH2TE eianm at 4:53pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 9/5476 I thought I would do this post in the hope that it may save someone else the trouble I have just had
Brown Bilge Blues Ilanortho at 4:25pm 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2001 A new Jabsco head pump was placed 3 weeks ago with new waste pipe to the holding tank A week ago
Genoa Track Removal Zoom767 at 1:16pm 09.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1784 Good Day Everyone, I own a 1990 Hunter 35.5 Legend and I am experiencing a leak in my head behind
Raymarine auto on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:31am 09.13.15 Smaller Boats 3/707 Raymarine auto tiller on a 23.5 Found a thread from a few years back about this upgrade. Evidently,
centreboard up haul line! Karyon at 8:06am 09.13.15 Smaller Boats 11/1279 I ordered all new Halyards and a new centreboard up haul line, I'm trying to look it up on how to re

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Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 6:00am 10.13.23
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 10.13.23 For Strataglass we like this - ng especially good for crazing and fogging of Makrolon though.
Help with Honda 5 HP 1990 motor "BF5A" moorglade1 at 5:08am 10.13.23 I did the same thing 4 th of july with a full boat ,motor stalled at the worst time of course,panice
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:05am 10.13.23 Hey gang- As you all have been so very generous with your knowledge...might any fellow Hunter 36 o
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 4:26am 10.13.23 Terry, thank you. Perhaps in some versions of the Passage 42 they used a 1/2" bolt. Maybe later th
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 10.13.23
Water tank leak (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51pm 10.12.23 there is something (product unknown) which is used where the inlet and breather hoses are attached
Columbia keel question Mikem at 10:46pm 10.12.23 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specif
Water tank leak Bogart at 10:06pm 10.12.23 Hi All Many thanks for your advice. I was wondering about using a sealant and note that there is so
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 9:35pm 10.12.23 Looking at the photo there is a maybe 12 ga wire running from the negative to the positive on the b
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? (1) Kupe at 9:31pm 10.12.23 Our windlass cables are 2/0... But what's that small black wire connecting pos on one battery to ne
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 7:31pm 10.12.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:18pm 10.12.23 does anyone have the measurements for the locker bulkheads on there oday 22? any pictures? i would g
Tiller cover for clutch tailboom at 7:17pm 10.12.23
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? chuckwayne at 7:03pm 10.12.23 Thanks Terry. Yes on the electric windlass. I'll try to trace that, however that wire doesn't l
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? chuckwayne at 7:00pm 10.12.23 Hey gang- As you all have been so very generous with your knowledge...might any fellow Hunter 36 o
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 10.12.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) Allan12210 at 5:57pm 10.12.23 For those so inclined, OCPN runs on a Raspberry Pi 3. It's not quite as portable as a tablet or phon
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 5:45pm 10.12.23 Looking at the photo there is a maybe 12 ga wire running from the negative to the positive on the ba
Just how big is British Columbia? Tedd at 5:43pm 10.12.23 I like the NZ comparison. Used to work with a couple of Kiwis and they agreed with my description of

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