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Wire size of lifelines boblufkin at 6:03am 05.09.15 Catalina 22 6/1367 Need to replace the vinyl covers on the lifelines. Anyone know the standard wire size that was used?
Assault and Batteries rblevens at 4:59am 05.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1946 I was wondering if any of the 37C folks could recommend how and where to put batteries for extended
Diesel plage (2) clausjepsen at 10:31pm 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/618 Is this tar like stuff we found at the bottom of our diesel tank diesel plage? Luckily My Volvo M
annapolis md (1) hummingbirdbassist at 10:24pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/732 Planning a running from annapolis md hilton head sc in summer Sailing a hunter 30 Yanmar q2m15 Main,
Newbie w/ questions about vessel length Chris_X at 6:53pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 27/4870 hi everyone I'm new to sailing and will be taking a four session course this August. One of my
Coating flaking on lead wing keel (1) Ken Honeycutt at 6:43pm 05.08.15 Big Boats 11/3319 Wondering what the best solution for filling the void left from the coating flaking off the lead win
Battery selector switch pk104 at 6:16pm 05.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2695 As any one had a battery selector switch go bad? When I put my switch on battery one. My stereo uni
Ya know, it astonishes me how... (1) Windtherapy at 5:53pm 05.08.15 Day Sailers 8/1509 ...some people take are of their boats and how they do or should I say try to do repairs. Attached i
Buffing the hull--what to buy Windtherapy at 4:55pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2107 OK so today I power washed the bottom and it looks sweet. Then I pulled off the old stickers and ad
Can't Find 90* Holding Tank Vent Fitting GorillaToast at 4:34pm 05.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1427 I've seen plenty of 90 pipe to hose barb fittings in the size I want, but none come with a flanged*
Shower head Mark Maulden at 4:29pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1634 Im looking for a hand shower that has a true on/off switch and not a trickle switch..the only thing
Mast ID rvene at 3:18pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1049 I have a mast issue with my 1978 C'C34. The mast is a teardrop type shape, but lacks the internal c
Windlass for Hunter Vision 32 tgrady at 1:50pm 05.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/666 I saw a picture in the gallery so I know someone has done it (Noel Black?). Can it be done effectiv
Raritan Ph-II head - stuck inlet ball Al - s/v Persephone at 1:44pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2599 About 5 years ago, I purchased and installed a Ph-II upgrade kit - a decision I certainly don't regr
Freedom 21 Cat Boat ???? Ropeburn at 1:03pm 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1719 In my travels through the marinas, I have come accross a 1985 Freedom 21, that was for sale but no a
season beginning, water pump shuts down, no flow (5) jrevkin at 11:36am 05.08.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2016 Hi, I have a Shannon 28 (1982). I'm fitting out post the winter. The water system was winterized. Af
DIY ACR EPIRB Battery replacement mz4wheeler at 11:35am 05.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/32947 My ACR batteries were up for replacement, and rather than sending it off to get them replaced I elec
Tracking a leak (1) JohnnyMac at 10:42am 05.08.15 Big Boats 5/1171 87874.vBI have a slow leak that has rotted the cabin sole by the settee in the position that the wat
New Main Sail Furling line JDREHER at 10:30am 05.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/830 Can anyone tell me how much line I need to replace the Mainsail furling line on my 1995 Oceanis 440
trailer for Catalina 28 kenisall at 9:49am 05.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/4117 I have a Catalina 28 Wing Keel, that i need to haul occasionally for maintenance. I have found an

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C25 jib downhaul routing Stu Jackson at 8:19am 11.16.23 Joe's right in both posts. :) I never "threaded" my downhaul, always used the second hank down fro
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 George Braun at 7:36am 11.16.23 Just wanted to thank everyone for a really useful set of posts! I was wondering about access to th
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 7:28am 11.16.23 One of the promises of Firefly batteries was the ability to be left in a partial state of charge for
Adding a pod the Helm (1) Teamspirit uk at 7:14am 11.16.23 I have fixed different pods to my 326 over the years I am based in UK so not sure if the are availab
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 11.16.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose i
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 6:52am 11.16.23 Here's something else you might want to consider.... We just ordered a new mainsail for our J/32.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Davidasailor26 at 6:42am 11.16.23
Convert partial battens to full battens Sailor Sue at 6:19am 11.16.23 Here's something else you might want to consider.... We just ordered a new mainsail for our J/32.
C25 jib downhaul routing Hayden Watson at 6:07am 11.16.23 Joe's explanation is excellent and very similar to what I did on my C25. The only difference is tha
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Hayden Watson at 5:51am 11.16.23 will do thx! Maine Sails article is a great source of info. Many of us have converted to LFP (LiF
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 5:17am 11.16.23 Ok, issue identified but not completely resolved. To summarize - Boat is on the hard, has fuel, eng
Max length for data cable? dlochner at 5:14am 11.16.23 Check on the Digital Yacht page. They make devices that will broadcast instrument data on wifi. htt
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 twodzusfittings at 5:09am 11.16.23 Maybe they were all built by British Leyland, back in the day. They just pulled whatever was on the
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:50am 11.16.23 Thanks George! Heading up to the boat tomorrow and will try to look there. Our 2004 H36 also has
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 4:38am 11.16.23 . Start with this article. https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated-consumer will d
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:35am 11.16.23 Access looks very tricky and I'm not sure whether you're better off on the hard or in the water. I
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 AndyL at 4:27am 11.16.23 Just wanted to thank everyone for a really useful set of posts! I was wondering about access to the
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? dLj at 2:41am 11.16.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49am 11.16.23 @isaksp00 Good call on the tangs so the drum is above deck level. I think CDI account for that.
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 8:17pm 11.15.23 CatalinaDirect has one. Their pic isn't very good and their price is not good at all.

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