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Uh Oh, boredom, spray paint and tarp... (3) Hogheaven at 10:20am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 1/1919 Hi, We wanted to make a seat out of our cooler for the cabin table and noticed that the far back
Ductless air conditioning mgraham at 10:01am 12.29.14 Catalina 30 25/13578 I am considering adding a ductless air system on my Catalina 30.Any comments or advice would be welc
How to stop Barnacles from attaching to Styrofoam? McIntoshUSA at 8:22am 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1199 I am looking at making a floating dock out of Styrofoam blocks for my dinghy. Is there a method/subs
Should I or Shouldn't I? Kper at 8:13am 12.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1759 We currently own a Catalina 25 and even though we have gone through the entire boat and it's in grea
Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1733 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/2970 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/990 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn
'84 H31 holding tank IH82BL8 at 7:01am 12.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1028 I've come to the conclusion that the head smell in my boat is the result of a leaking seal on the ho
350 Website problem? Air Mobility at 5:37am 12.29.14 Big Boats 3/1249 Is anyone else having problems getting on the Catalina 350 International website? I keep getting rou
did i !!!!! (1) hummingbirdbassist at 9:10pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1930 I have a 30 ft hunter and just picked up a 16 person liferaft for a great price, but my dilemna is n
Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2069 We bought a table leg from a salvaged Catalina 34. We had hoped to be able to use it on our 1978 hu
Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/2856 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3770 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2591 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5099 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1006 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2008 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2680 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1697 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6304 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s

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Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing (1) JamesG161 at 6:10am 06.07.23 I'll post the factory reset if I can get it out of them. I had a incident with that ICG, and they
Help Identifying model Ward H at 6:03am 06.07.23 The cutout in the transom is most likely for an outboard, not a ladder. The photos show damage to th
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 06.07.23 @rgranger Can you post the files in boat info for me please. One of many boats that I introduced
Starlink use: Great Lakes Sailors HELP Johann at 5:48am 06.07.23 You might ask here and get some first hand knowledge. https://m.facebook.com/groups/starlinkonboats/
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 5:43am 06.07.23 Look on the back of your manual. But here is their Address This is the email address i had for t
Starlink use: Great Lakes Sailors HELP dLj at 5:13am 06.07.23 We are looking for clarification as of this post time (early June 23') about Starlink and use in th
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual JamesG161 at 4:52am 06.07.23 the 27-2 has very few resources online Click the link posted rgranger's post#3 above. Jim...
Starlink use: Great Lakes Sailors HELP JamesG161 at 4:47am 06.07.23 If you have Satellite link use Windy.com with a Premium Memership
Help Identifying model (4) apell at 4:45am 06.07.23 Photos? Received these from the seller
Tropical Depression 2 (1) JamesG161 at 4:22am 06.07.23 where I may not have cell coverage for example, and need to pull it down via HF or Sat That is onl
Adding soundproofing to companionway step Captain Larry-DH at 3:38am 06.07.23 Buy the Soundown kit Soundown Outboarder Noise Reduction Kit - NOBK1A The pin fasteners are to be a
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? Joe at 11:31pm 06.06.23 No sun cover needed if the furled sail isn't stored in the sun.
Help Identifying model Hollyberry at 9:34pm 06.06.23 Photos?
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (1) ggrizzard at 7:53pm 06.06.23 John T, And there's the problem. Your 1980 table set up is the same as my 1979. Hunter must have ch
Jabsco volume per stroke Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 06.06.23 No! Plunging any marine toilet except a VacuFlush can mis-align the seals, o-rings etc in the pump,
Advice before I buy C30 G4rs at 7:34pm 06.06.23
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 7:19pm 06.06.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. th
Tropical Depression 2 (1) Screen Saver at 7:15pm 06.06.23 Yea, been working with Raymarine on and off for a while, testing their products before released, but
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 06.06.23 Usually an amp meter is just a very low resistance resistor that sits inline in the circuit to measu
I am still hove-to in the marina jssailem at 6:41pm 06.06.23 Still waiting for some good news.

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