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Changing fuel filter at sea Okey6772 at 2:17pm 05.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1018 How to change fuel filter at sea without spilling fuel or having to bleed engine (universal diesel)
Georgia Boatyards 2mirage8 at 2:13pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/828 Are there any good hurricane safe(?) boatyards in Mobile Bay area? Need to haul a sailboat out for
New Beneteau Owner salestosails at 1:53pm 05.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1470 just bought a 2001 Beneteau 311. Need some control panel rocker switches. Some are broken off. Be
Universal starting problems Richard19084 at 1:18pm 05.09.14 Catalina 310 5/1321 I have problems starting the Universal diesel engine if the engine has been off for more than about
batten question gitpicker2007 at 10:25am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 5/1090 I just took the 22 out for the 3rd time and am becoming more comfortable and familiar with it, but h
Hunter 30 Bow Rail Needed kasishunter30 at 10:13am 05.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/831 The dilemma: the PO of my "new-to-me" 1979 Hunter 30, obviously did not tie the boat up well enough
Mast weight Steve Hansen at 10:08am 05.09.14 Irwin 0/1543 Hi , I've got a 1984 31 foot Irwin Citation that I'm thinking of moving. I'm wondering what the mas
Gasket on water ballast plate tgrass462 at 9:34am 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 4/1123 Have any of you reconditioned and/or replaced the gasket on the plate that controls the flow of wate
Spinnaker size for heavy air markwbird at 8:56am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1011 I am searching for a symmetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 34 for racing San Francisco Bay which is us
Bowsprit for a Hunter 336 sandyr51 at 8:54am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/724 Can anyone suggest a suitable Bowsprit or similar modification that will work with the foredeck and
identify furler system (1) rgarrison@gmail.com at 8:54am 05.09.14 Catalina 30 7/1375 Help, please. My PO installed this furler and I cannot id the manufacturer. Does it look familiar to
CDI......bend where it attaches to mast ?? (1) redsox6781 at 6:20am 05.09.14 Catalina 22 10/1300 I have a bend on the top of the stay where it attaches to the top of the mast. It is not too bad, bu
Do I need the Halyard Restrainer?? (1) Rag Doll at 5:41am 05.09.14 Bigger Boats 6/3439 This is a photo of the top of my mast on an Oday 28. With the new Roller Furling Sail I have do I re
Capstan matching dehler25 at 5:00am 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/877 My recent survey showed a problem with the way the chain travelled on the capstan. It appeared to be
Thread Locker on Alt POS Batt Post? Solstice at 4:32am 05.09.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/10287 Mainsail, I helped a friend move his AO from starter to his House Bank yesterday. He asked me wheth
oversized genoa? suvh8er at 4:07am 05.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1394 I found a Genoa among the many (incorrect) sails that came with my boat that is just slightly too la
CNG Tank Exchange Locations Dave19957 at 4:02am 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/12269 I have a CNG stove system on my H34 that just ran out after about 5 years. My source no longer prov
baco 230v reset & test switch peterpinson at 12:50am 05.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/816 HI I am looking for help to find where I can buy a baco switch. it is the switch on the 230 v side o
Help identifying this antenna? (1) Michael Lynn at 10:44pm 05.08.14 Smaller Boats 4/725 Good morning all, This is on the back of my recently purchased Hunter 23 and I'm not sure what it i
Dodger sean at 7:40pm 05.08.14 Day Sailers 1/888 I have a 1985 26' and am researching if I could get a dodger? Does anyone have one and a pic with i

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Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 3:50pm 08.14.23 They're great visually but also a nice safety feature, and often a convenient place to tie things t
Check my wiring diagram? kappykaplan at 3:45pm 08.14.23 Thanks so much! All the input we received here was very helpful! We have a great group of sailors
Spreaders Eclectic at 3:43pm 08.14.23 Had a quick look at your model/year on Sailboatdata.com. The drawings listed include a spreader and
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 3:42pm 08.14.23 do they get in the way of the pop-top enclosure? Nope.
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 3:42pm 08.14.23 :plus: Thanks so much! All the input we received here was very helpful!
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 3:41pm 08.14.23 Conditions requiring lights can sneak up on you. In reduced visibility, e.g., fog, when motoring,
Top Down Furler Mark15231 at 3:39pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler?
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck kappykaplan at 3:35pm 08.14.23 You should get a blanking plug for the speed wheel through hull and remove the speed wheel/insert bl
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? dlochner at 3:32pm 08.14.23 It may not be original -- I'm just going by what the PO told me. Though, as I've said I haven't se
Owners Manual search RBand at 2:58pm 08.14.23 Are you sure it is not the 15? I found this one https://sailseas.com/Bergen/docs/Coronado%2015%20
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? ShawnL at 2:50pm 08.14.23 It may not be original -- I'm just going by what the PO told me. Though, as I've said I haven't see
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 08.14.23 The sticker on the top of the sensor is labeled (WEME-SYSTEM) W2-400 Water sensor, 400mm, 1996-3
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 (2) rgranger at 1:50pm 08.14.23 Alas, it has been determined this information is on a "need to know ONLY" basis and hence the probl
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? dLj at 1:48pm 08.14.23 Ok, so first - I know nothing about your boat and what a 10 watt panel might be doing that would mak
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 08.14.23 Mine hasn't worked for 20+ years. So what? Maybe you could remove it and replace it with a piece o
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? dlochner at 1:45pm 08.14.23 10 watts of solar is pretty much worthless, it is only .8 amps. Over the coarse of a good day of sun
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 1:38pm 08.14.23 @ jviss, yes it is a Hunter.
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 1:37pm 08.14.23 Thank you, tfox2069, for useful information that helped me find other information on this subject. H
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 jviss at 1:27pm 08.14.23 In all fairness to Catalina I thought it was a Hunter. Anyway, @Tomek , thank your for such a hig
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 (1) Tomek at 1:18pm 08.14.23 In all fairness to Catalina, this was an installation flaw and had nothing to do with the original

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