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Steam out the exhaust? 87 mkII Universal MX25XP jonelli at 8:35pm 06.16.14 Catalina 30 20/3155 I'm new to this boat, but yesterday we took it out and at the end of the day on our way back when we
Batteries - A Stupid Question jonelli at 8:25pm 06.16.14 Catalina 30 30/6305 I'm contemplating replacing the 3 year old batteries I have because I just don't trust they can star
460 LE Aft Waste Tank filling with water HonourWay at 7:58pm 06.16.14 Big Boats 4/907 Only hours after a pump out, the head has not been used, the aft waste tank is full of water. Does
Tuning ranchu56 at 7:39pm 06.16.14 Big Boats 5/1253 All, When mast was down years back, the prebend was set before stepping the mast. Can prebend be
steps replacements (2) paulj at 7:30pm 06.16.14 Catalina 310 21/2508 I installed new step pads........... paulj :troll:
Just joined Miyako at 7:24pm 06.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1292 Hello to all 37C owners. I've jut joined the blog
Water Muffler Question leahcime at 7:13pm 06.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1376 Ok, this might be a dumb question but I'm replacing the mixing elbow on my 28.5 and want to replace
2gm20f alarm timangiel at 6:03pm 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/717 The last couple of times I took my boat out, when I turned the key on there was no alarm only silen
Mounting a grill Daddio at 5:09pm 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3691 We have a Hunter 29.5 with the stern rail seats. We want to get a BBQ for the boat and were looking
Balast for Capri 16.5 (no keel) donnynanny at 4:48pm 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 2/1685 I have a Catalina 16.5 Capri. I purchased a model without a keel, so it has a centerboard that I can
Replace Hunter Rope Clutch krnuffda at 4:25pm 06.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/2609 We were out this weekend in our new used Hunter 320 and one of the rope clutch handle broke off. We
Catalina 16.5 rigging problems pilondecker at 4:20pm 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 1/2779 Need rigging instructions for capri 16.5 Thank you
Solar charge controller recommendations? Jared1048 at 3:56pm 06.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/759 I'm looking at adding a 100 watt panel on my dodger then 1 or possibly 2 (200) watt panels where a b
little help rigging a 14.2 pudnocker at 3:16pm 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 6/6186 I just purchased a capri 14.2 and it 7s missing a few pieces. That is making it difficult to pictur
1976 Javelin Mast troubles (1) JonnyJavelin at 3:11pm 06.16.14 Day Sailers 1/961 Just recently purchased a 76 Javelin in very good condition. However, after trailering it home today
1976 Javelin Mast troubles (1) JonnyJavelin at 3:09pm 06.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/695 Just recently purchased a 76 Javelin in very good condition. However, after trailering it home toda
Jib Larry D Calander at 2:52pm 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 9/1033 Do I have to lower my mast in order to remove my jib sail. Hunter 260?
2000 340 Tachometer sailcapt340 at 2:41pm 06.16.14 Big Boats 2/1271 On my 2000 340.. My tachometer suddenly stopped registering over 1000 RPM. The engine ( Yanmar 3GM3
Cutlass Bearing Removal on H34 Amante34 at 2:25pm 06.16.14 Big Boats 2/821 Looking for a little input on a cutlass bearing removal and replacement for H34. So I bought a 83
JUst received first Sail boat as a gift (5) bsautter at 2:11pm 06.16.14 Day Sailers 4/1081 Hello All, I was recently gifted a Spindrift daysailer 17 from my uncle. He is in very poor heal

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:24pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 7:18pm 08.01.23 I like the idea of the auxiliary tank. So maybe I can get a 2 gallon day tank, figure out a spot for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 6:33pm 08.01.23 David , your description is very similar to what I am seeing on my boat. The unit is able to cool p
Weird electrical issue Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 08.01.23 I wonder if the 1-2 amps is an average, but the momentary load each time the coil starts drawing is
Weird electrical issue Michael Davis at 6:06pm 08.01.23
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 6:06pm 08.01.23 Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada.
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection patbratton at 6:01pm 08.01.23 If you are freaking out over this you need to relax. Perhaps there are drawings in the owner's manu
Lazy jack rigging question Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 08.01.23 Take a look at Sail Care's Sail Cradle. Sounds like what you want to do https://sailcare.com/sail-cr
Ran air into my water pump jviss at 5:33pm 08.01.23 This happens often on my boat. It happens on mine because the outlet side of the pump gets filled w
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 (2) kbgunn at 5:28pm 08.01.23 The manual for our boat specifies a dyneema core with a polyester cover. A polyester double braid wo
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice Bents at 5:21pm 08.01.23 Thank you for the replies everyone!! Upon further inspection I'm definitely going to replace the wh
Weird electrical issue jssailem at 5:08pm 08.01.23 Here is the website link I found the manual. Diesel-Heater-Manual.pdf
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! garymalmgren at 5:01pm 08.01.23 Googled as much as I could, but could not any information of how the rudder was lost. This post says
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 4:45pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 4:43pm 08.01.23 Thank you, John, this is just the info I needed. I dont have a manual and was having trouble trackin
Weird electrical issue Tally Ho at 4:31pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue (1) jssailem at 4:29pm 08.01.23 Welcome to SBO @burns3c . Congrats on the Catalina 36. Nice Boat. Your Dickerson Newport Diesel Hea
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! kappykaplan at 4:19pm 08.01.23 Nice find, jviss! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Selden - Furling Main GibbyGibstone at 4:17pm 08.01.23 @ice breaker and @Sailgunner ... thank you very uch for your replies. Depending on what we get, I'l
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:54pm 08.01.23

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