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Has anybody replaced their Lewmar Portlights? (2) DannoHeimann at 10:16am 05.20.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1670 Hi ! I have been trying to install new portlights on my Catalina 400 with no success. While the por
Keel bolt torque Canonshooternb at 10:12am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1460 I have a 1986 Pearson 282 with a lead keel that I just purchased. The keel bolts are in excellent
1989 Hunter 37 Cushion question slowandeasy at 9:17am 05.20.15 Big Boats 9/976 I have a 1989 Hunter 37 where the settee table makes a double berth. I am able to set the berth up
Ventilation for reftigeration unit gregorybross at 9:07am 05.20.15 Catalina 30 5/1088 I recently installed a new Nova Kool refrigeration system in my boat. I noticed the ventilation req
Rodkicker installation Tim22 at 8:09am 05.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/2625 I am installing a rodkicker rigid vang with cylinder on my Hunter 310 and am a bit confused as to th
Stopping Leaks with the Magic of Butyl Tape (5) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:17am 05.20.15 Catalina 310 26/11659 Ever since we have owned Smitty there has been a pesky leak in the hatch right over our berth. It w
Personal Address in Kemah Liveaboard Richard Olden at 6:42am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1270 Am planning on purchasing a live-aboard in Kemah. Not sure on which marina for docking but I am favo
Hunter 18.5 1990 aunk5898 at 6:39am 05.20.15 Smaller Boats 7/1097 What should i expect when replacing Keel Bolts that are decayed and what is the best way to fix this
Oday 26 and Harken Traveler mlindberg1 at 6:35am 05.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1129 Hi all, Wondering if anyone could help me out? My Oday 26 has a Harken Traveler n front of the com
Running wires in an Edson pedestal. OS2Dude at 6:05am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4539 I just bought a 1985 Catalina 30 with an Edson pedestal. It does not seem to have any kind of condu
How much oil does a Universal M25 diesel need OS2Dude at 5:49am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/11644 I have a 1985 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25 diesel inboard. The engine manual does not say how
Sense 'Dock and Go Peter T at 3:32am 05.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1826 I have a 2011 Beneteau Sense which I have to say is superb. However, it has a Dock and Go mooring sy
Masthead Light? Anyone have photo? Macboy at 9:39pm 05.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1604 We pulled off our masthead light tonight for some LED installation but found it to be a 270 degree u
Oceanis 36cc zinkanode bowpropeller carlager at 9:11pm 05.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/764 I will be taking our Beneteau Oceanis 36cc on the. hard next week to clean and paint the bottom. T
Skeg Bolt Location OS2Dude at 8:28pm 05.19.15 Catalina 30 2/868 During the hual-out portion of the survey, it was found that the skeg was lose. (The part that hold
Electrical connection putty? (1) John_F at 6:29pm 05.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1789 I have a Beneteau 31. The electrical connections from the mast that connect on the cabinroof look to
Cat 27 dodger richstar100 at 5:58pm 05.19.15 Parts Search 0/572 I'm looking for a used dodger to go on my 1984 Catalina 27.
Wood for Restore DHaranSailor at 4:38pm 05.19.15 Ask All Sailors 20/4097 Hello all - Been working on my Wayfarer and getting ready to start replacing the wood that is rot
Crack in mazt Gina Hopen at 4:13pm 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1796 I have a Crack in my mast just where the port spreader attaches. Can that be welded?
Fridge compressor (4) EuphoriaHunter34 at 4:07pm 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1450 Hi there, First time poster (however I suspect this will be the first of many posts asking for he

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Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Astrochip at 2:42pm 12.04.23 I too would like to know where to find salvage parts for my 1997 Hunter 376. Currently I need the p
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:40pm 12.04.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:36pm 12.04.23 He talks about the valve, identified as "MARELON" that is "stuck". If that is the case, I would thi
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:36pm 12.04.23 Can you provide a picture of the thru hull for the engine ? Given my druthers, I'd rather not leav
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:33pm 12.04.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Randall Schmidt at 2:30pm 12.04.23 Mild confusion in your post. You say the valve is frozen open, but you're talking about trying to
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (3) ekmar1991 at 2:03pm 12.04.23 Hope these pictures illustrate my question a bit better. I cannot find any images online that show t
Solar power systems dlochner at 1:25pm 12.04.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
MacGregor 27 trailer douglaskjensen@gmail.com at 1:02pm 12.04.23 Never heard of a MacGreger 27.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker tfox2069 at 12:21pm 12.04.23 On my 2009 H36 I'd turn on the pump as I turned on the shower, and ran it continuously until I was d
Coolant flush Sutric at 12:11pm 12.04.23 Thank you all for your responses. After some searching, I decided to just drain, refill, run and rep
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:46am 12.04.23 I sent our old LSZ to Sailrite after many viewed videos and correspondence with them after I could n
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 11:34am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon? Amazon isn't always the best or cheapest place
Catalina 310 battery wiring question (2) marchem at 11:23am 12.04.23
CONFIRMATION PLEASE dlochner at 11:08am 12.04.23 Keel stepped masts almost always leak to some extent. One of the variables is the kind of rain, hard
CONFIRMATION PLEASE (3) eherlihy at 11:00am 12.04.23 I always had a little water that managed to find its way into the bilge after a rain storm. Little m
CONFIRMATION PLEASE Richard19068 at 10:41am 12.04.23 I am assuming that due to the mast being keel stepped that water will always enter into the bilge,
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 10:11am 12.04.23 I don't see any no contact fluid sensors on Amazon? Try this link.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 9:50am 12.04.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 9:39am 12.04.23 I bought a 3 tank external monitoring system from an RV website. Each tank has a HIGH, MEDIUM and L

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