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Removing Battery Boxes on French Built Boats Breezydays at 5:51pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/858 I have a French built 423 with the factory installed plastic battery boxes for the service batterie
NJ Disaster (1) lehigh375 at 5:43pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/1996 Don't know if you all know but yesterday Central NJ was hit by another natural disaster. The devast
Aqua Signal Series 25 Rail Mount Brackets (1) Windborne at 4:55pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4843 Greetings all. It would seem Aqua Signal discontinued their Series 25 rail mount bracket nav light f
Corian Galley Surface TXGulfcoaster at 3:02pm 08.16.15 Big Boats 4/1157 We have a 2014, Hunter 50cc which has a Corian surface Galley. The surface scratches very easily and
GPS recommendations Brian D at 2:59pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/1587 Ah... here we go with another GPS tread. Sure, I could have look in the archives, but this is for my
Leech flutter RobertV at 2:44pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1881 I am new to Hunters (Purchased last year). When we are close hauled to windward, the leech of the m
Wind generator vs Solar pannels Southpaw at 1:41pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2619 We are planning on cruising the caribbean for a few years. So I was wondering which would be better
Puffer rudder and tiller specs Huber bay sailor at 1:30pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/1189 I have a puffer and a sunfish. The puffer did not come with a rudder/ tiller. I have tried to use on
siren 17 lock down bolt? ECB at 11:18am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/6160 I've just recently become the owner of a lovely little Siren 17, and of course have a huge list of r
HU 216 genakker size ZoltP at 10:27am 08.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/560 Hi everyone ! I can not find anywhere measurements for a HU 216 genakker . If anyone has informati
Past Catalina 310 tech notes paulj at 10:15am 08.16.15 Catalina 310 1/822 A lot of things being done today on our boats are noted on these tech notes. http://catalina310
Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:53am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/704 Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Well, we left you in a state of suspense over the potentia
Shower bilge pump slocatalina at 8:07am 08.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1854 I have a 1999 Catalina 320. The shower works well but the shower bilge pump does not turn on. On the
trapper 500 yse8 engine (1) tryfan at 7:04am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/781 hey there i have a yse8 in my trapper 500 , i replaced the fuel regulator on top of the fuel injecto
Garmin GPS MAP78sc on sale Bob 04 H260 at 6:46am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1058 West marine have this unit on sale for $249. If anyone is looking for a handheld as a backup, dinghy
Lewmar Whitlock pedestal cracked stainless tube tdragani11 at 4:21am 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1051 I have a Hunter 356 2002 and the pedestal stainless tube has cracked on the port side where the wiri
turn on gas stove cleavespoint at 12:56am 08.16.15 Catalina 30 4/2569 just picked up a 1989 cat 30 tall rig, instructions to use the gas propane stove in the galley are n
GPS/Chartplotter newsailor130 at 9:25pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1805 I sail in NYC LI Sound area with an older Hunter 22. Looking for a basic GPS or chart plotter (don't
1GM10 Charge Light ON, Batteries Charging MarkW11 at 6:37pm 08.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/4554 Hi, Hoping I can get some advice on this. When I start my 1GM10 the charge light remains on, althou
Need some perspective shift Macboy at 5:20pm 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2014 It's said that if it seems too good to be true..... So I've been a member of a local sailing club h

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Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:49pm 08.21.23 This is the one that fits my H27:. Morse BLACKFISH 1 X 1 1/4 X 4 Brass Bearing It is about an inch
Catalina 22 - Main sail emblem Ward H at 6:36pm 08.21.23 Catalina Direct should have the insignia. Sailrite.com is one vender who has the numbers. I'm sure t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) RSHunter27 at 6:32pm 08.21.23 Well I didn't sink my boat. Looks good and I picked up a couple inches. But there was no change in t
Hunter 23 Keel (1) B-Mac at 6:25pm 08.21.23 If you want decent performanc to windward, you are gonna want to run the line that holds the keel d
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 6:21pm 08.21.23 Probably it was bonded together at factory but the joint let go over the years! Maybe you can try to
Sails up at the dock ? Ward H at 6:20pm 08.21.23 When the wind is off the bow too much, more than 70to 90 degrees, I move the boat to an area on the
Alder Barbour Refrigeration Hayden Watson at 6:08pm 08.21.23 Glad it's working. I have an AB cold machine from 1993. A few weeks ago, I noticed it wouldn't sta
Prop size for O 322? Mickstr at 5:59pm 08.21.23 Good luck! I went the other way on my 322. Boat came with a feathering prop, which was OK, but a bit
Sails up at the dock ? Mickstr at 5:51pm 08.21.23
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" MattieJo at 5:47pm 08.21.23 I do think it is screwed into that Moulded fiberglass. Are there accesses at the bottom of the tray
Wema tank level sender Screen Saver at 5:32pm 08.21.23 Yea the slider isnt leaking or absorbing fluid, its simply losing its magnetism. I can slide a magne
Sails up at the dock ? jssailem at 5:11pm 08.21.23 You will be among the many sailors that raised sails while tied in their slip. Use you head. No wi
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 4:58pm 08.21.23 @JamesG161 and @jssailem , thanks for the science. :beer:
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. (10) jssailem at 4:54pm 08.21.23 Jim and I have examined the available data relevant to storm development in the Atlantic. We are loo
Sails up at the dock ? (1) Tally Ho at 4:36pm 08.21.23
Alder Barbour Refrigeration baycloud at 4:32pm 08.21.23 Glad it's working. I have an AB cold machine from 1993. A few weeks ago, I noticed it wouldn't star
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement Tally Ho at 4:00pm 08.21.23 You could try Rig-Rite and see if they can help. They will need to know the maker of the spar. htt
Stowing Winch Handles Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.21.23 I picked up 2 of mine at a nautical flea market. They needed a good scrubbing, but functional. Gr
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix baycloud at 3:48pm 08.21.23 Here I made a quick video in case anyone is interested NwdLkVghbqQ
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:48pm 08.21.23 I have a non working M25XP with new injectors, cylinder head and a fairly new exhaust manifold if y

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