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Tach "gauge"? problem Clydo at 10:26pm 09.13.15 Catalina 310 10/2500 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 12/1823 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 6/1034 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 1/721 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 7/1657 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 3/1156 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 17/6320 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 4/823 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 9/5914 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 3/2033 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 4/1823 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 3/756 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 11/1335 I ordered all new Halyards and a new centreboard up haul line, I'm trying to look it up on how to re
Sailboat Cushions? ToppDogg at 7:20am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/621 Hello, I'm looking at a 77 Catalina 27 that needs all new cushions in the interior, the current o
Rear stay question gitpicker2007 at 7:11am 09.13.15 Catalina 22 27/2989 A possibly ignorant question: On the rear stay ( I hope I have that right- the steel cable from the
prop spins even when engine is off and in gear JensJaunt at 5:14am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 27/10540 I have a CS36 sailboat with a Yanmar 3Jh4E with Campbell a sailor prop. Yesterday the lazy sheet
Boat was broken into yesterday... kito at 4:16am 09.13.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2763 Get this.....it's my H30 project boat that's sitting in my backyard. It was locked with just the sta
Spinnaker lines go where fgraham at 9:59pm 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/4823 My spinnaker has two lines attached at the clew, Looks like the 2 sheets on the clew of my jib. Th
Miscellaneous Water Leaks - Hunter 356 Knotallthere at 8:18pm 09.12.15 Big Boats 7/2269 Hi, I'm new to this forum and just bought a 2002 Hunter 356 in need of TLC. The previous owner le
Installation of Electroscan MSD u0958901 at 7:20pm 09.12.15 Catalina 310 1/1211 Has anyone installed an Electro scan MSD on their 310? If so, please provide details.

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Coronado 15 Rigging PaulK at 6:46pm 02.08.24 A rigger might be able to help guide you for this, if the spar manufacturer is not available. Sprea
Getting into Boat Chartering David in Sandusky at 6:36pm 02.08.24 I have chartered in the US, Canada, France, Sweden, and New Zealand without certification. I second
Hunter misleading weights Crusty Ol Salt at 6:27pm 02.08.24 @rgranger and @Crusty Ol Salt You two sailors can swab the poop deck I have often wondered if the
Electric Motors (1) High Current at 6:24pm 02.08.24 I've been battling this decision for quite some time ... the problem I have with the Torqueedo or E
Getting into Boat Chartering marcham at 6:12pm 02.08.24 I just showed my Canadian Power Squadron Boating and Coastal Navigation certs, ROC(M), and my sailin
Instrument panel (1) Microtec at 4:34pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything
Instrument panel Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything f
Getting into Boat Chartering capta at 3:50pm 02.08.24 As a retired American charterboat captain, I have no knowledge of Canadian laws about chartering. Ho
New Trolling Motor (4) sbrogden at 3:30pm 02.08.24 Pix.
Strange phenomena seen while boating? capta at 3:10pm 02.08.24
My, how time flies! American_Mainsail at 2:48pm 02.08.24 Welcome back!
Swim platform jssailem at 1:15pm 02.08.24 I have not found any premade ones that fold up. Usually used on power boats all appear to be fixed.
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 11:53am 02.08.24 On a Facebook page for small sailboats, a fella mentioned he used a plastic cutting board, cut size,
Swim platform archer472 at 11:49am 02.08.24 Okay, so do you know of some type of fold-up that would work for a Cal-25, that would have fold-up s
Swim platform jssailem at 11:37am 02.08.24 I understand.. It is not about aerodynamics.. It is about waves crashing on your stern and ripping t
Where to find hull number H49 DRhoads at 11:10am 02.08.24 this is how you read them. Hull numbers HUN42239D405 Hunter Marine located its Hull Identification N
Swim platform archer472 at 10:47am 02.08.24 Thanks John, but I'm not really planning on racing and I don't see something jutting from the back
Getting into Boat Chartering jssailem at 10:39am 02.08.24
Swim platform jssailem at 10:31am 02.08.24 Archer, your boat selection was designed in an age where sailing was the dominate purpose and swimmi
Getting into Boat Chartering shemandr at 10:30am 02.08.24 My first reaction to the OP was to learn how to bare boat you should take a captain led charter in t

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