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Delamination on the foredeck pfinn at 9:14am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/814 Recently had boat surveyed and discovered there is delamination on the foredeck area between the cha
Outboard motor charging upgrade (1) $tingy Sailor at 8:41am 05.17.14 Catalina 22 0/856 If you don't already have a charging circuit on your outboard, but you're lucky enough that it alrea
Any thoughts on this leak? (1) planoron at 7:47am 05.17.14 Big Boats 4/1585 Hello All and thanks in advance. We are looking at a Hunter 386 and in looking it over there is a l
Quieting Engine Noise Buzzlovelace at 6:49am 05.17.14 Catalina 30 3/1351 Good morning, I would appreciate any prroduct info to cut down on noise in my engine comartmeny,at a
Raymarine Chartplotter and Autopilot off by 180 Degrees? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:14am 05.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3256 Recently I noticed that on my Raymarine autopilot my COG is off by 180 Degrees. Dead south is 0 Degr
Battery box lid, what is the purpose? TropicalSeattle at 11:38pm 05.16.14 Ask All Sailors 26/8179 ONe of the covers for my battery boxes is cracked right down the middle. I tightened the straps on t
Rope tidy bag Pompadi at 10:13pm 05.16.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1816 Are the rope tidy bags on the 309 available somewhere as a spare part The ozy sun has just about d
Lazarette Stabbing curt309 at 7:03pm 05.16.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1327 Anyone changed out the Lazarette locking system for the new push button? Tired of getting the bayone
Help PirateGirl1 at 5:38pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/641 Cannot find a way to change profile on here? Need to change mine as it's not correct. Does anyone k
Raymarine autopilot PirateGirl1 at 5:20pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1752 Booted up instruments today and Raymarine Autopilot instrument showed message, "Reset Pilot". Nee
Head Teak Grates Doug4bass at 5:15pm 05.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1337 I bought the Admiral a set of grates for the head for Mothers day. We already have a set for the coc
L25 Rigging Question ghoppeh5 at 4:02pm 05.16.14 Lancer 6/1923 Hi There, I'm a new lancer owner, and pretty new to sailing as well. I've noticed that my L25 has
Killer clutch (2) Stan Linado at 1:04pm 05.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/867 I am working to set-up my '89 tall rig Catalina 25 for single handed sailing and have worked out mos
Traveler Car 2004 Hunter 33 (2) MichaelStacy at 12:19pm 05.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/962 I was in the process of replacing the lines for the traveler and noticed a black rubber (spacer?) th
swapping out Sherwood pump for new Oberdorfer c130king at 11:56am 05.16.14 Catalina 310 13/3080 In the process. Having some issues. If anybody reading this has done this I would appreciate a cal
O'Day 35 side window replacement Phantomwind at 10:11am 05.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2052 I am looking to replace the side windows on my 1985 O'Day 35. D ' R Marine has replacement windows f
Mast dropped: disaster and recovery in Montana CaptainNasty at 9:58am 05.16.14 Catalina 30 0/148 This year we were trying to launch the boat, but there was a disaster where the mast fell while we w
Hot water heater Lizzies Teau at 9:43am 05.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1238 Need to replace the temperature element on our hot water heater (1982 First 38 Beneteau). Does anyon
Indented Hull fraboni at 9:05am 05.16.14 Smaller Boats 6/2024 I own a 1994 Hunter 26 which has been used only in the summer in fresh water since 1995. Boat has
Not anything political sailaway78 at 7:12am 05.16.14 Sails Call Lounge 23/19978 Last week, I learned of a new scam. I really don't think anyone on this board is stupid enough to

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CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 2:09pm 07.23.23 still a non stop spinnaker run
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change JoeWhite at 1:19pm 07.23.23 I use a pump with the hose. You will find that, unless you extend the hose and let it drain into a c
Catalina 27 teak before and after BigEasy at 1:19pm 07.23.23 I appreciate the durability of the gloss finish and there is consensus that it improves the life of
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 07.23.23
Jacklines and Tethers capta at 1:01pm 07.23.23 Personally, the only time I've used a tether is when I'm going out a bowsprit in heavy weather. Howe
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 12:16pm 07.23.23
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change RitSim at 11:41am 07.23.23 My previous M25 had a drain fitting on the bottom of the oil pan for oil changes. The loose end of
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:37am 07.23.23 Leaking at nearly every tube, was the comment YIPES :yikes: ! You must be running around in batt
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 11:35am 07.23.23 The Whale manual indicates: d out in ANSI B1.20.1 Creating a leak free NPT connection involves the
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? (1) rgranger at 11:12am 07.23.23 Shouldn't have taken the red pill. I thought it was a tic tac... Mama say... never turn down a br
Flush Deck-mount Lights To Illuminate One's Mast (1) rgranger at 11:09am 07.23.23 I've seen them for decks but not on boats. a hole in your cabin top...one more item requiring butyl
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 11:02am 07.23.23 That is a difficult question. I am just guessing here; however, I would think that you're dealing
Jacklines and Tethers rgranger at 11:01am 07.23.23 Bright orange could be smart, though I've always used something I had. This has been a very great
Gelcoat repair JBP-PA at 10:51am 07.23.23 Boatworks today did a couple episodes on color matching including sanding and blending techniques.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Will Gilmore at 10:29am 07.23.23 Actually, I am the one who both found a picture of the American 21 and first referenced the pin on t
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:13am 07.23.23 This is the pw pump. Is the Switch off Pressure adjustable ?
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 10:04am 07.23.23 Hi Stick I would suggest you revisit my first post when I made sure to tell all that I do not know a
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater (1) east coaster at 9:26am 07.23.23 This is the pw pump.
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 9:25am 07.23.23 Quotes from various companies are between $5-$6,000. I just wonder about the durability. No flames
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Alan Gomes at 9:18am 07.23.23 I had three inflate when i didn't want them too... but it had nothing to do with the mechanism and

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