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Sippy Cup/Big Gulp Regatta Results? Survivors? (1) caruthers at 10:33pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1500 Anyone here participate in the race this year? I was planning on it but I am seriously a fair-weathe
No DC power JohnnyMac at 8:38pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 10/2730 Tonight I took out my house battery to exchange it in the morning for a new one. I turned off the ho
Drop in Replacement for Raymarine Depth rpwillia at 7:57pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 3/882 Anyone ever heard of a drop in replacement fish finder for the Raymarine depth instrument? Am trying
FYI - ST30 Speed Transducer Replacement (2) John T1594 at 7:45pm 08.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/6147 My 2000 H340 has an instrument cluster on the sea hood over the companionway. It has a Raymarine/Aut
Mega 30 (1) mblockb at 7:32pm 08.04.14 C&C 2/4845 Just bought a mega 30. Previous boat was a Chrysler 22. Looking to get as much info as possible from
Oil in freshwater cooling Universal M25XP Mikesails48 at 7:04pm 08.04.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/1995 A quart of oil was accidentally dumped into my freshwater cooling system. I drained the mixture of
Hunter 430 - re-power options mikesher at 6:51pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 13/3083 I'm considering re-powering my 1996 Hunter 430, which has a Volvo MD22-L. Any suggestions / experie
Older O'day 22 gas can placement (2) repawn at 6:34pm 08.04.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1267 78951.vB Thanks all!
Engine trouble 3YM20 plodder at 6:31pm 08.04.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1609 Hi I have a 309 (made in 2006). The Yanmar 3YM20 engine has been blowing black dobs out the back wh
Autohelm 4000ST James Simmonds at 6:28pm 08.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1103 The drive wheel on my 4000ST failed yesterday, it seems some of the internal bearings let go. Appare
Hunter 46' vs. Beneteau 46' Member 126514 at 5:48pm 08.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1947 So we have been 2 boat owner past few years with Hunter 34' on West Coast (Seattle) and sistership i
Eliminate Water from Bilge (3) rk6johnson at 5:41pm 08.04.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2469 I hate to see water always standing in my 309 bilge. Mainly from the AC condensate, but also when us
Anchor Windlass ideas? Sanford H. at 5:13pm 08.04.14 Catalina 30 2/1157 Hi all, At the risk of repeating a thread already posted (?) has anybody retrofitted their Catal
Hunter 430 - Exaust return-water safety valve? mikesher at 4:48pm 08.04.14 Big Boats 7/2180 I have a 1996 Hunter 430, in which Sea-water made its way to the oil recently. The engine is a Volv
Pride of Baltimore Headed South (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 4:45pm 08.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1817 Picture of the Pride of Baltimore headed South on the Chesapeake Bay today.
Universal 5411 Overheating Blwarch at 4:29pm 08.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1376 My freshwater Catalina 27 began overheating after owning it for a year. I replaced the impeller, wh
Looking for Campbell propeller for sale Rick R at 3:05pm 08.04.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1363 All, Looking for a used or new three-blade propeller for my 2002 Hunter 326 that somebody may be
OEM info jhastie at 2:03pm 08.04.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/836 Can anyone tell me more about the original collapsing water storage jug offered on my Macgregor 26s?
Is my depth finder toast? mgraham at 1:37pm 08.04.14 Catalina 30 4/1427 My depth finders digital display is very faded and almost impossible to read.It is original equipmen
Hunter 30 Engine Switch - Coupling Issues (2) TradioShow at 1:33pm 08.04.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/859 I thank you for taking a look at this as I'm about to shoot myself. I'm switching from a seized Y

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Stowing Winch Handles (2) DaveJ at 3:10pm 08.18.23 Not sure where I got these, but they are perfect for my needs.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.18.23 That engine is reliable as bricks unless submerged. Missing the cylinder head and injectors, ring
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:46pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pan
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 2:35pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pane
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.18.23 @RSHunter27 , ###quick edit### The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinve
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 2:30pm 08.18.23 Just to report back. I bought a 2005 Sandisk card on ebay, put the Navionics update software on it a
Tide Clock BigEasy at 2:28pm 08.18.23 Bien sur couyon... it be risin';) Crazy, for sure!
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) mermike at 2:24pm 08.18.23 Vibration is a significant problem with home-style plug in circuit breakers. They certainly are a so
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 2:20pm 08.18.23 Bummer - there's a guy near me selling a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi L3E from a boat for $650, and the tra
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:19pm 08.18.23 Not on my panel. remove the lead, unscrew from the bus bar, and remove 2 small screws to release th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 2:17pm 08.18.23 Glad to hear your boat is out of the ICU and is ready for rehab! A long journey for sure, but lig
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 2:11pm 08.18.23 One of the most annoying is that to change a faulty breaker one must unscrew the entire vertical ro
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.18.23 @caverun thank you for helping in that find for @tomoncapeced. Caverun can be trusted
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 1:58pm 08.18.23 :wow3::beer::beer::beer: Three cheers!
Fabric for boom tent? jviss at 1:30pm 08.18.23 You might try the canvas drop cloths one can get in Home Depot or Lowes. I did a search and there
Tide Clock rgranger at 1:16pm 08.18.23 NO, we have our own moon!:p Bien sur couyon... it be risin';)
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:12pm 08.18.23 I have several of these nets from Organized Obie in the cabin and the cockpit. Handy for just about
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) mermike at 1:07pm 08.18.23 Here's a simplified 2-batteries-in-parallel wiring diagram:
Stowing Winch Handles (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Vinyl pockets screwed into the cockpit seat lowers for me. Not the subject of this photo but you can
Stowing Winch Handles kappykaplan at 1:03pm 08.18.23 Can you grab a handle with one hand? Absolutely!

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