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Is this normal? OS2Dude at 3:04am 05.15.15 Catalina 30 21/5290 We just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. This is my first boat with a marine toilet. Issue - During the
Starboard Gate Stanchion Elton at 10:07pm 05.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1473 Where would I find a starboard, forward gate stanchion for a 310?
Through Hull Diagram Oceanis 350 RobTek at 9:24pm 05.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/634 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap
water in air intake Boxie at 9:17pm 05.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/593 Today after my engine was running for a short time, I noticed water coming out of the air intake on
Tampa/St.Pete sailaway78 at 7:21pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1235 Any of you guys in the Tampa/St.Pete area. We will be leaving New Orleans Sun. morning. Going to m
Stud Size ggooch at 7:04pm 05.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1192 Can anyone tell me what the stud size is on the ProNauticP Series 40 amp charger? Genuinedealz has
How far will you go for comfort? YVRguy at 6:52pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 30/3169 Recently I had fun reading this post about one of the members who uses a popcorn popper to roast cof
Repalcing a halyard FlimFlamII at 6:15pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2745 Looking for suggestions on how to replace a halyard AFTER the messenger line came loose... Obviousl
creaking cracking noise? spartacus99 at 6:10pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 21/2596 Port side hull, between midships and the bow. Was washing her and put a mild amount of pressure on
16.5 ODay Jib haylard wire lead Ldypilot at 3:06pm 05.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/735 Can I replace the wire on the Jib haylard with just the rope? I don't see the purpose of the wire l
Deck lights on 1989 33.5 windworks at 3:04pm 05.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/642 I want to put deck lights on the spreader. Currently the mast is down, so the mast portion is done.
Practice what we preach. (1) Watercolors! at 2:21pm 05.14.15 Catalina 22 7/1674
Hunter 23 Water Tank preacherman at 1:32pm 05.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 I just bought a '85 Hunter 23. The 5 gal. holding tank under the lazarette is missing. I also cannot
rudder removal while boat is in water qazvick at 1:15pm 05.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 34/11865 Hey all, First time poster here. I have searched for a couple days now on this website and al
shifting S drive (5) YY11 at 12:47pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/855 Hi Does anyone know how exactly does it happen that an S drive becomes so loose, and what is the pro
Ideas on space Bad Obsession at 12:22pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2302 I am about ready to take off on a cruise on my Compac 23. I am use to having more space since I jus
Odor starts when port is open Leprecaun at 12:18pm 05.14.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1703 Had no odor, then it got hot, now odor is returning. This is not a head holding tank odor, smells mo
How to replace centerboard haul up line ? RW20720 at 12:04pm 05.14.15 Smaller Boats 14/3792 I have a 2004 260 and the centerboard haul up line is frayed and the boat stays in the water. We ar
How thick is the hull? EdWard3 at 11:07am 05.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1053 About to do blister repair on my Hunter 30 (1980)... Just so I know what's behind the blister, anyo
Rant justsomeguy at 9:18am 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1950 If you use an iPad with an external GPS device as a navigation aid, do not allow Apple to update you

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:49pm 10.11.23 For the kind of sailing you'll be doing, the GCs are probably your best bet both in performance and
Navionics price increasing stephen_i_w at 3:19pm 10.11.23 Question: how do you get to use Navionics on all your devices? I bought it for my cell phone and can
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 kloudie1 at 3:06pm 10.11.23 There was no inspection plate in the original tank.. I haven't put one on my tank yet but before I d
1975 oday 22 (2) Anomymous 163294 at 2:57pm 10.11.23 heres a few more pics. one is the speed sensor the other is hole in the floor showing no rope or any
Legal Question Raymus at 2:44pm 10.11.23 Probable Cause is the operative word....Being in international waters is a term to assign the rule
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:24pm 10.11.23 In my experience in the Great Lakes, OpenCPN worked great in US waters. However, the Canadian O-Ch
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 2:22pm 10.11.23 I assumed they would be smaller than a Group 27 NO... different - Taller. GC battery= Weight:64 lb
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" odaydokay at 2:13pm 10.11.23 I was talking about O'Day boats as sent from factory. No C-boats in that family. No Racors on O'Da
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 2:07pm 10.11.23 Four 6v GC batteries have roughly the same footprint of 2 Group 31s. The 31s are smaller than your 4
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 2:06pm 10.11.23 Thanks much. Will be on my weekend project list.
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 1:41pm 10.11.23 If there is a BatteriesPlus nearby check them out. I bought my Duracell Ultra GC2s from them. The
Navionics price increasing stephen_i_w at 12:59pm 10.11.23 In my experience in the Great Lakes, OpenCPN worked great in US waters. However, the Canadian O-Cha
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 12:42pm 10.11.23 Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 24 years in place, I had mine apart for cleaning recentl
Legal Question jssailem at 12:41pm 10.11.23 Not a lawyer, but I can read... The Coast Guard's enforcement of applicable U.S. law on the high
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 12:14pm 10.11.23 Intrepid Adventures were not stopped by that dusting... My feet did get a bit chilled...and my calv
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 10.11.23 Part 18 is the tube that is stuck in the exchanger. Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 2
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 11:59am 10.11.23 Thank you for the suggestion to mount the tank in another location off the engine. Unfortunately, t
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 11:54am 10.11.23 What any sane person would do, except when dealt one of these : My expansion tank is located in th
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 11:30am 10.11.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... Just a dusting. :)
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 11:07am 10.11.23 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F and I removed the heat exchanger to clean it, because I could tell it was a m

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