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cabin heaters, Espar, Wabasto, Wallas... vs Force10 centerline at 7:09pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 10/9020 our boat had a force 10 propane heater installed when we bought it... it has worked fine for us thi
where is the holding tank hunter healer at 7:02pm 12.08.14 Big Boats 9/1499 this seems like a strange request but just purchased a 1983 hunter 34 and a prior owner converted th
Rigging chicagodave at 6:55pm 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1903 I recently purchased a 423 from an owner who didn't sail very much. The boat has roller reeling and
Airlines/Honda 2000 gen CYQK at 4:45pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1819 Wanna bring home with me a honda 2000 gen obviously with fuel and oil drained on Alegiant Airlines A
New Boat Tax halldp at 3:30pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 57/5941 Just received my documentation renewal notification today from the Coast Guard and was told that the
Mast tuning specs catalina 18 Fcolon01 at 2:46pm 12.08.14 Smaller Boats 3/3191 Any specifics for shroud tuning on the catalina 18? What gauge is the cable? Should I buy a Loos ten
Salon table Hunter 38 Orrin at 1:57pm 12.08.14 Big Boats 5/1551 My Hunter 38 has two 9 inch legs on the salon table when used as a birth, and 24 inch legs when used
Soft floors in 37C Markos83898 at 1:54pm 12.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1475 Hello, I am considering the purchase of a 1980 Cherubini Hunter 37C. Some of the flooring in the
Batteries & solar panels Rummerful at 12:55pm 12.08.14 Catalina 310 9/2822 Our 310 has 2 - 4d batteries. I plan on replacing them and run them as one bank and adding a startin
1/4 inch heavy duty power lug jmw at 10:55am 12.08.14 Parts Search 6/1991 Hello, Hopefully as a non sailor, I will not offend anyone here by asking an electrical related que
Catalina 27 engine access Jdaniel343 at 10:53am 12.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/5028 I am looking at a Catalina 27 with Atomic. How good is the engine access? To me it appears not very
refrigeration problem jmoir at 10:27am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1736 Frifoboat fridge on my 2002 Oceanis 40cc cycles constantly, low voltage code flashes on the compress
PHRF Racing Club bobcat30 at 10:02am 12.08.14 Catalina 30 0/882 I race my Catalina 30 during June, July and August. PHRF handicapped. We race at 6 PM - 8 PM weathe
Teak toe cap splitting below deck cleats Jim F at 9:57am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2321 The teak below the forward deck cleat has split. I believe it's because of some sort of corrosion e
Sail and Pedestal Covers bobcat30 at 9:53am 12.08.14 Catalina 30 7/2269 In the Cape Cod area, who would you recommend for a new Catalina main sail and pedestal cover?
Natural Gas Conversion to propane BruceDTaylor at 7:54am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/745 My Hunter Legend 36 is equipped with natural gas and i would like to convert to propane. Do you know
Perko Battery switch use Euphoria2011 at 9:36am 12.08.14 Bigger Boats 6/1467 Just want to make sure i understand this correctly. I read main sails detailed description of this s
Keel Lead or iron? TFlight at 8:59am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1767 I'm shopping around for a Hunter 41DS (possibly a 44DS) 2006 - 2009. I heard Hunter went from a lead
Hunter 1997 340 Raw Water Screen Filter smoothsailing at 8:49am 12.08.14 Big Boats 9/1737 Hi I want to clean this filter but the PO did not leave a filter wrench on the boat. Does anyone
Hunter 356 Bluewater Capable? HoboCanoe at 7:46am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6217 Hi Owners, My wife and I are planning to leave for a nice bluewater cruise in March from Delaware

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Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:58am 08.06.23 And you don't every want to breath ozone so .... follow all of the safety warnings.
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:57am 08.06.23 I don't know anything about your boat's construction but.... until you figure it out, you might fin
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 Looks like your boat could also benefit from a topping lift.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 I think you would want to put your light air drifter sail a bit forward of the forstay and sweep it
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 7:43am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! While I share Joe's frustration with the lack of punctuation, I thought I shou
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation rgranger at 7:41am 08.06.23 I buy my fuel line at auto-part stores. I've never had an issue... The only things missing on an
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type rgranger at 7:37am 08.06.23 ...and used mushroom head thru hulls that sat fully into the recess. He then filled with G Flex epo
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:16am 08.06.23 I was also wondering what extra hardware would need to be added to the mast.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:11am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 7:09am 08.06.23 The nut might have been just more than finger tight. The prop came off so easily I don't think I e
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 6:56am 08.06.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 6:33am 08.06.23 Replacing the joker valve helped a lot with the pumping efficiency. Super fun job, too. Haha. The ol
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Joe at 6:14am 08.06.23 Why not. Beats learning to punctuate.:D
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation JBP-PA at 6:12am 08.06.23 Hmm. The only fuel hose I've had that hardened were ones not compatible with ethanol. The ethanol s
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 6:09am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! I was just trying to tell jonel
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 5:35am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type dlochner at 5:07am 08.06.23 Welcome to SBO. I'd take Option 3.
Life Is Good (2) ShotgunSlim at 5:00am 08.06.23 Late spring weekend boat camping with all the fun: swimming, lounging, drinking, cockpit cooking, lo
Catalina Metal Plaque ShotgunSlim at 4:54am 08.06.23 When I first looked into having my plate re made by the factory, it was $35. When I finally got aro
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 4:35am 08.06.23 I saw your post about the punch. So I went to harbor freight and bought a basic pin punch set. It

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