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Stepping the mast Captian Al at 9:22am 10.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/702 This is my first season with the Hunter 290. It's a 2000 year and has the B'R rigging. Question is w
1980 Hunter 27 Mast step Lusitano at 8:42am 10.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1977 Can anyone tell me how high the mast step is (the inside sleeve) 1" 2"...? Need to lower the mast an
manual bilge pump winterizing obsailor at 7:47am 10.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1909 is it necessary to get antifreeze into a manual bilge pump to winterize it? It takes a lot of antif
Swing Keel Problem captianjim at 7:37am 10.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/950 Arr Swabs, I am the owner of a 1975 32' Center Cockpit O'Day, love it and what a great sailing vesse
Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop savoirfaire2014 at 7:30am 10.27.14 Engines and Propulsion 39/9103 Yanmar 4jhe won't start after anchor line caught in prop. Hi, I'm new here and to diesels, and woul
Switching Old Cabin Lights to LED drdanj at 7:21am 10.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2332 I want to replace an old fluorescent inside cabin top lamp with an LED lamp, I bought a red/white Al
Floatation on 19 foot oday lp_gilbert at 7:17am 10.27.14 Day Sailers 5/1873 Just pulled out my boat for the season. I power washed the bottom and used muric acid to remove the
Rl24 Mk Iv... DannySonja at 6:32am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 7/5469 I have purchased an RL24 and have some questions. Does anyone know these boats? This will be our f
My first post. Will work for parts?!? Tumororlater at 6:13am 10.27.14 Big Boats 7/1056 Have a 1994 40.5 and the stbd spring line chalk broke. At first I thought I would have to replace th
Bearing Buddy master cylinder system kit . sailersteve at 5:44am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 13/1870 I have a Bearing Buddy Axle W / Drum brakes on my sailboat trailer . I have a 24ft Windrose by Lagun
Winter covering for H26 Fred at 5:38am 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 17/1612 This will be the first winter that I will be preparing my H26 for outside storage. I am located in a
Wayfarer Mark I GRP Questions DHaranSailor at 9:00pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 28/8075 Hello! I have been searching for some information on the Wayfarer Mark I GRP model of boat. I
Anchor Windlass for a C&C29 mk 2 sycalabar at 8:59pm 10.26.14 C&C 14/4229 Just downsizing from a Bristol 41 to a CC29 Mk. 2 . We are in search of an Anchor Windlass for the l
1994 40.5 Pedestal cableway leak charris at 8:43pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 7/984 Hello all, when it rains hard, my Bimini will leak. Then water drips down onto my pedestal/table uni
How to clean my aluminum mast and sails ELLIOT at 8:32pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3059 I BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF A MID 1980's JY 14 , I HAVE RESTORED THE HULL , AND NOW AM GOING TO TACK
Wear & Tear Hunter 49 done hrs & miles Screen Saver at 7:49pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 2/1020 I am looking for any Hunter 49 Owners who has used there yacht considerably. By this I mean in the o
Raw Water Strainers Deleted member 117556 at 7:42pm 10.26.14 Catalina 310 6/1845 Hello All, I am having trouble locating where the raw water strainer is for my engine. It is a fres
23 anchor locker drain hole sealant rogjack2 at 6:50pm 10.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2044 Does anyone know exactly what flexible "sealant" was used to "seal" the anchor locker drain hose a
sails CCrane2299 at 6:37pm 10.26.14 Catalina 22 62/5974 I need an education. My main is baggy enough to store things in while sailing. It is a factory sail
Heading South Tim R. at 6:11pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2632 We have completed our summer cruise of Nova Scotia and Maine. On Saturday we left Potland to start

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Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 8:57am 09.17.23 First step is to check the currents and see if the pump is "hot" when it shuts down. Affter that, i
Macerator "stalling out" (1) JamesG161 at 8:56am 09.17.23 219965 Cost now $190 Jim... PS: I got one in 2021, $110 :clap:
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 8:52am 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 8:52am 09.17.23 @Terry Cox Thanks for the pictures and tip. When you release the topping lift I assume you just sl
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 8:44am 09.17.23 310 vs 34 could be a toss up or decided by what the wallet can bear. Just because you had a bike a
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.17.23 it would be trying to pump against shut off head and would be drawing more amps. so you point is p
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. (2) jssailem at 8:39am 09.17.23 Smokey, you idea of a wire clamp on the cable, and then a tie off to th boom will be a simple fix ti
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 8:34am 09.17.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jssailem at 8:21am 09.17.23 I am with Tedd and Ralph on this issue. Outside air directly to Alternator would be far better than
Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 7:50am 09.17.23 Once you have rolled your own, you will need a cover, right? I can't seem to find anyone who makes t
Trailer plans needed Crazy Dave Condon at 7:17am 09.17.23 I have been out of the industry since 2012 as a sailboat dealer but I have some recommendations.
Where are these blocks used shemandr at 6:33am 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 5:46am 09.17.23 Good morning, Dan. Our boat came with a 1/2" double braid topping lift halyard. Originally, the work
New to me genoa kappykaplan at 5:36am 09.17.23 Looks great, SailingLoto! :beer:
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:14am 09.17.23
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:27pm 09.16.23 Interesting--thanks everyone for the input.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 09.16.23 I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. Let me tell you, it was
310 questions from a potential buyer leo310 at 9:48pm 09.16.23 Mine is a 2000 hull #44 with a 3GM30. I think that Catalina put in engines that they had on hand at
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:26pm 09.16.23 .in the meantime, I put a little pigtail of paracord on the backstay with a Klemheist knot. I put
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 9:11pm 09.16.23 @Terry Cox thanks for the insight. My main halyard works fine. I was able to easily fully drop the

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