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Quieting Engine Noise Buzzlovelace at 6:49am 05.17.14 Catalina 30 3/1354 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 9/3259 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 26/8194 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 3/1819 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 1/1329 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 4/1754 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 4/1339 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 6/1931 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 2/963 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 13/3085 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 3/1239 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 23/19984 Last week, I learned of a new scam. I really don't think anyone on this board is stupid enough to
Stanchion repair/replacement pmp at 8:52am 05.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/1565 Came back to the boat after the long winter and discovered 3 stanchions bent on the starboard side.
mariner conversion and restoration (4) mstevens1816 at 8:30am 05.16.14 Day Sailers 8/1820 You may think I'm crazy, but i am having fun. Join me with your comments. Your input will be very he
Hunter 410 Windlass Slowdown (2) jsmac at 7:13am 05.16.14 Big Boats 16/2167 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 with a Lewmar windlass. While working on the boat this past weekend

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How do you prove you can sail a boat? Richard19068 at 11:20am 07.25.23 Can you post a link to their website that shows what they mean by "some sort of certificate"?
Well...the time comes to all of us.... kappykaplan at 11:07am 07.25.23 So sorry to hear, Dunlookin. May she fare well with the scrapping.
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 11:01am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outl
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 10:58am 07.25.23 I should have mentioned that I did email them, stating my experience and that I did receive a certif
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 07.25.23 There are many of us who are competent sailors who have never taken a sailing course who are mor
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator George Braun at 10:49am 07.25.23 in my case I had a tank fitting that was cracked long ago and weeping slowly. Also a macerator outle
Electric Sailboat Drives kappykaplan at 10:49am 07.25.23 There is a paddle which doesn't work very well as it runs on Wheaties and is becoming outdated. I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 10:41am 07.25.23 I will follow up. I do like the idea of removing the cables and trying by hand. My transmission is
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Scott B at 10:39am 07.25.23 Did the exact same thing with mine 15 yrs. ago. Poly tank, took out hose fitting into tank and inst
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Rich Stidger at 10:34am 07.25.23 Easiest- Remove the input hose from the macerator. Connect a short piece of PVC pipe with a glued ca
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 10:30am 07.25.23 Great idea. I need to take mine off for rehab also.
How do you prove you can sail a boat? capta at 10:21am 07.25.23 I would just tell the person asking for your experience to go sailing with you on one of their boats
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 07.25.23 Burn no bridges..... .......................... or toilets :yikes: .
170 Motor Mount Fasteners stickinthemud57 at 10:12am 07.25.23 Cool! Perhaps goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway: Be 100% sure that mount is solid and secu
Electric Sailboat Drives LloydB at 10:07am 07.25.23 I have convinced myself that I have a hybrid boat. I carry a very small electric trolling motor that
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 07.25.23 I did change the fluid out of the transmission this year, as the previous owner had put in the wron
How do you prove you can sail a boat? LloydB at 9:28am 07.25.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dro
170 Motor Mount Fasteners rsmithfh at 9:25am 07.25.23 Figured it out and the wood was seemingly not rotten! Trying out the new Suzuki four stroke 2.5 this
Jub roller furler setup beerlover at 9:11am 07.25.23 Thank you!
Jub roller furler setup Timm R Oday25 at 9:05am 07.25.23 Good morning . The Furler you have is a CDI FF2 . The design is very differant from a standard furle

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