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Yanmar engine Pompadi at 10:20pm 11.28.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/3616 Our 2006 yanmar has about 500 hours on it and it suddenly has reduced power, can't get more than abo
Difficult raising the main Mtn Marriah at 8:16pm 11.28.14 Big Boats 15/3209 I have a Hunter 40.5, raising the main, full battened sail, is real work and a slow process. Any sug
Mix 6v and 12v batteries????? PGIJon at 8:13pm 11.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2499 Is it a problem to use 4 6v flooded Golf cart batteries for the house and a single 12v flooded start
Replacing fuses with circuit breakers? John rolka at 7:28pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5164 My current project, I'm building an AC power panel, it has to fit in a narrow space and so nothing p
Replacing Hunter 31 windows (5) captaincarey at 6:22pm 11.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/5067 I finally got around to replacing my starboard window and rebedding my port window on my 2006 Hunter
Binoculars Mackaroni at 5:46pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 20/5135 So, I've been needing a set of binoculars for a while and don't know anything about them. I have a
Garrison Bay Terry Cox at 5:40pm 11.28.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1363 Visiting Roche Harbor using their transient moorage on "C" dock during the off season works great f
Justice sailaway78 at 3:11pm 11.28.14 Sails Call Lounge 28/8339 I think we need to go back in time, and to another part of the world. Lets mark these damn thieves
Removing Lexan from Fixed Window (1) jmce1587 at 2:36pm 11.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1474 Hi All - I have managed to remove the fixed window frame from my '84 H31 only to discover the Lexan
Forum access Mark Maulden at 2:28pm 11.28.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1327 Have a perplexing problem and apologize if it should be posted elsewhere. Several days ago, access t
Boom Brake Philip at 1:42pm 11.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2422 Hello all Oceanis 43 owners, I want to fit a Fleming GybOmatic Boom Brake and don't know how and
Quick Bow Thruster Breezydays at 1:23pm 11.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/7963 Hi, I want to fit a thruster and the dealer recommends "Quick" thrusters. Does anyone have any know
New Mac owner, now I need a motor azsailing at 12:10pm 11.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1788 I am the new owner of a 91 mac 26s (thanks to many on this listserve for advice that led me to this
Shore Pumpout minimum hose size//and vent KenCamp at 9:21am 11.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2587 I have a new fresh-water intake electric macerator toilet. I have chosen, rightly, or wrongly, to us
Throttle linkage Mackaroni at 9:03am 11.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1326 A matter that was brought up during my survey is that my engine should be able to develop 3400 rpm a
O'Day 23-1 Mainsheet block on aft stay sreidvt at 8:09am 11.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5727 Hello, My two O'Day 23s are under tarps and snow right now but on Weds. I was able to bring the r
Bow Thruster Breezydays at 11:20pm 11.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5697 I am in the process of buying a 423 and want a bow thruster fitted. The dealer is recommending "quic
woodwork kgindling at 4:42pm 11.27.14 Catalina 22 12/2848 Happy Thanksgiving everyone Boats put away for the winter. Snow skiing season is apon us. I'm plann
26S aft berth - mattress (2) walt at 2:57pm 11.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/9297 I finally got around to trying to make the aft berth mattress more comfortable and have heard in the
Tropical weight foul weather gear capta at 12:31pm 11.27.14 Ask All Sailors 36/12484 Does anyone have a recommendation on tropical weight quality foulies? All the offshore and cruising

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Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 10.03.23 One advantage to not having a keel locked is that if you hit something, the damage will be substanti
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Ward H at 5:21am 10.03.23 One of the biggest mistakes new boaters make is focusing on a single manufacturer. What you should
Garhauer Traveler Ward H at 5:11am 10.03.23 What doesn't match? If it's just the cam cleat, that looks like a Harken 150 cam cleat. I know on G
21 Day Cruise shemandr at 4:37am 10.03.23
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner RoyS at 4:34am 10.03.23 Try Starbrite snap and zipper lube.
missing panel dLj at 2:48am 10.03.23 I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking a picture might be helpful. +1
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 12:01am 10.03.23 I would like the details on your Hunter 49/50 install of lithium batteries. The price is right, and
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer jssailem at 11:26pm 10.02.23 No idea about the affect on Ultra sonic sensors. I imagine it would be minimal. Unless they band tog
21 Day Cruise jssailem at 11:22pm 10.02.23 Great story. I look forward to hearing more over some wine, perhaps in Port Ludlow bay. Wooden boats
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:13pm 10.02.23 I would like the details on your Hunter 49/50 install of lithium batteries. The price is right, and
Pedestal cup holders Clydo at 10:36pm 10.02.23 Has anyone replaced any of their cupholders? One of my four is broken and wonder where can get rep
what is the standing headroom? Stu Jackson at 9:22pm 10.02.23 You should instead be asking about sitting headroom. :huh: I had a Catalina 22, with a pop top and
Jib sheet block Project_Mayhem at 9:04pm 10.02.23 Here you can see the T-track on the coaming, the aft stand-up block, movable cleat, forward Genoa b
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.02.23 The Starwind 19 is a shoal keel boat so a typical keel guard might not work. This boat has a draft o
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 8:06pm 10.02.23 I forgot to ask - Can I use a 5/16" hose on a 1/4" barb without any potential for future issues?
Kevlar skid plates? rgranger at 7:23pm 10.02.23
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 7:00pm 10.02.23 I let the motor run while working on other things today. My test probably helped a bit but it wasn't
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Ward H at 4:23pm 10.02.23 What are the normal areas needing attention on a Catalina 30 from the 80's? What's easily fixable a
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Richard19068 at 3:21pm 10.02.23 Before making the statement about Tahoe being a relatively small lake, I did look at the Wikipedia
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 dlochner at 3:13pm 10.02.23 Tahoe is a pretty big lake ( 31st largest surface area in the country) but I agree that a trailerab

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