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Battery Problems hunter43sail at 6:06pm 02.14.15 Big Boats 11/1615 On my Passage 42 I have a Heart Freedom 30 charger/inverter and a Link 20. It was install in 1998 a
Where do you shop for a sailboat? Drumvision at 5:53pm 02.14.15 Ask All Sailors 48/6261 Hi all, simple question: Where do you shop for a used sailboat? I'm looking over the web for
Can anyone identify these hatch parts? (1) redunculous at 3:01pm 02.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/846 No hatch id number that I can find so I'm at a bit of a loss regarding this. Anyone know the part n
Ipone app image upload problem redunculous at 2:58pm 02.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1122 When posting a new thread using my iphone I got to attach image and the first one goes fine. When
Fastener Corrosion Control heluse at 2:32pm 02.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1167 Hey, whats the name of the stuff you put on a stainless fastener to prevent galvanic corrosion when
Sail trim book question Gudenuph at 2:19pm 02.14.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/6375
Bilge water blues rgj592015 at 1:53pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 12/1690 I guess I will try everybody's patience with yet another post. There always seems to be about a half
Head sink replacement rgj592015 at 1:08pm 02.14.15 Catalina 30 4/1770 Hi everybody! I need to replace the head sink in my 1982 Catalina 30. Anybody have one for sale or k
Surprise on Dry: Center Board Bolts (3) Regular Guy at 10:31am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 8/1342 The SS centerport metal plate and the plastic roller are looking pretty good, nothing wrong with. Th
Water removal from boat cabin greeneyedjack at 10:24am 02.14.15 Bigger Boats 11/2689 Ok, I have a 1984 28' Oday that because of Family issues (lost both my parents last year) has been n
Refrigerator Not Working salestosails at 10:16am 02.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1395 Hello, I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that was always stored in Lake Tahoe. Very little use of shore
Surprise on Dry: Ballast Tank Gasket (3) Regular Guy at 8:37am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/797 Actually I expected that the gasket is not sealing proper anymore but it looked worse than expected.
Surprise on Dry: Structural (2) Regular Guy at 8:29am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 11/1205 My boat is an the dry on a DIY marina intending to do the usual maintenance like replacing the lines
oday 23 ewait at 8:23am 02.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/917 How to chose a rolling furler
H-26 Forward Boat Cleats Dfisher at 6:33am 02.14.15 Smaller Boats 19/1775 Has anyone with a H26 of H260 added forward port and starboard cleats? This will be my first seaso
Centerboard Tang Replacement 1969 Pearson Wanderer Wanderer122 at 6:33am 02.14.15 Pearson 3/1636 Has anyone had the replace the bronze centerboard tang on a Wanderer or the very similar P35? My Wan
Catalina 30 Rudder Craft HDPE rudder George Da Porge at 6:21am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 2/1267 Anyone out there using a Rudder Craft HDPE rudder on their Catalina 30? Thanks!
Dinette table base Guts1236 at 5:41am 02.14.15 Catalina 30 7/1310 I would like to make a smaller table for my dinette style Catalina 30 my question is can anybody poi
1981 C&C Mk 1 Leaky Window Issue Curiousgeorge206 at 9:50pm 02.13.15 C&C 2/4419 Does anyone have a step by step procedure on how to fix leaky seals on both port and starboard side
Cabin light bulb wattage jhpucket at 9:42pm 02.13.15 Big Boats 6/1832 Are the cabin bulbs in the Hunters (410 ie) 10 watts? Want to replace but don't want as bright as f

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Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights rgranger at 8:06pm 01.16.23 . The short version is to seal the cabin with plastic, pressurize it, and paint soapy water arou
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:57pm 01.16.23 Thanks for the explanation. The only design flaw that scares me is that 13K one. I don't think i
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40pm 01.16.23 I've notice a number of members here who have replaced the breather hose. What size is it. ID & OD
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 01.16.23 So - it has been recommended that I replace the motor mounts and while I'm at it i should replace t
Water stains to lacquer finish TimFromLI at 7:24pm 01.16.23 Thanks for the replies, getting the color right will be the hard part. the color in photos can can b
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 7:17pm 01.16.23 I started to try to pull the cooler core assembly out but won't budge. I don't want to damage so I
Busted Mast sbrogden at 7:06pm 01.16.23 To be honest, on my 25' boat I can't tell any difference when I raise the boom up or down four inch
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 7:06pm 01.16.23
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 01.16.23 mine is a Catalina with the Universal M-25XP. There is a difference between our motor mounts both
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 01.16.23 To be honest, on my 25' boat I can't tell any difference when I raise the boom up or down four inche
Iron in saildrive oil Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 01.16.23 They all seem to have one or more design flaws. Thanks for the explanation. The only design fl
Busted Mast sbrogden at 6:41pm 01.16.23 Found a site that tells me the leech on mu mainsail is 17.5 ft. Tomorrow I will measure from the top
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:40pm 01.16.23 With any battery, voltage is not a very accurate way to measure the capacity. I have Columb counter
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights (1) Greg Mott at 6:37pm 01.16.23 Hi Ed.s I am not sure what you mean about a cover over the halyard roller bar? My bar was cover b
Iron in saildrive oil forbin at 6:20pm 01.16.23
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 6:03pm 01.16.23 I'm the SF sailor who started this thread. For those not familiar with SF Bay conditions, from Apr
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 5:57pm 01.16.23 Do you have a Yanmar or is it a Universal seeing as the boat is a Catalina ? ...Of course, the eng
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:51pm 01.16.23 If the break was above the attachment point for the stays, there's no need to raise the mast I've
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 5:47pm 01.16.23 If the break was above the attachment point for the stays, there's no need to raise the mast
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 01.16.23

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