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what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/857 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/2964 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1122 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/1321 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1090 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3533 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/504 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/780 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/4673 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1170 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/3460 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/3795 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/726 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1928 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2401 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1472 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1876 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2471 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2956 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/502 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking h2o_snow at 8:57am 10.04.22 The most challenging docking is entering a double-wide slip where you must tie to a windward finger.
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 8:24am 10.04.22
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping JamesG161 at 8:20am 10.04.22 If you want more information by @Maine Sail and me read this post Bilge Pumps 101 We did a full d
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) priopel at 8:14am 10.04.22 Thank you for the diagram of the impeller. Now, if I just knew the recommended measurements I would
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kloudie1 at 8:03am 10.04.22 Looks like a hoot, Simon.. good luck to ya! Here is the info: Home - Lakewood Yacht Club (harvestmoo
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping JamesG161 at 8:02am 10.04.22 A deceptive marketing plan is to report the pump's capacity at zero head. Sorry Dave this is NOT t
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 10.04.22 Fort Myers beach front. at structures, built on the beach were taken by the Storm Surge, not the Wi
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kloudie1 at 7:28am 10.04.22 History note, my experience. The H-34 has a very shallow bilge and they were supplied from Hunter wi
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 Lia Harbor at 7:26am 10.04.22 Quite the story. Good luck!
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 7:21am 10.04.22 Thanks, guys. I've used that tip about twisting the straps before but I thought it only worked if th
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 jon hansen at 7:17am 10.04.22 fun report we expect a FOA
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kappykaplan at 7:14am 10.04.22 Looks like a fast boat, Simon. Good luck in the race! :beer:
Wobbly Fixed Keel Parsons at 6:19am 10.04.22 $6500 for a c25? Seems high to me. I gave $1500 for mine with a trailer. Did yours have the "foldi
It's groundhog day NoReverse at 6:14am 10.04.22 If not adjusted properly - they must meet exactly or they break. If not adjusted properly they als
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? Hayden Watson at 5:56am 10.04.22 That's odd. I didn't know the MacGregor 25 came with a fixed keel. Every one I have ever seen is eq
It's groundhog day Justin_NSA at 5:47am 10.04.22 My Hunter is 30+ years old and the latches work fine.
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 10.04.22 If strap lies against the hull, 3-4 turns is recommended.
Wobbly Fixed Keel SailingLoto at 5:26am 10.04.22 Welp..the boat sold to a guy who didnt require an inspection of the bottom. The boat was super cle
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping dlochner at 5:13am 10.04.22 Dave, do you have any photos of your installation? I'm curious. Tks. Sorry I don't. There was s
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping kappykaplan at 5:06am 10.04.22 The Whale pump has been installed on Second Star for about 5 years with no problems. Dave, do you

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