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Replacing Burnt Salon Bulbs canuck at 12:01pm 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 We have a 2012 Hunter 39. How do we remove the round circular salon light fixture cover to get at th
Seldon GX15 SheridanMae at 11:51am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 0/729 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
Selden GX15 Top Down Furler SheridanMae at 11:15am 05.03.14 Big Boats 1/2296 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
New guy here (1) vthardhatdiver at 11:11am 05.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1203 Hello forum folks! This is my first post but I have been lurking for a while now. Wanted to say hi,
Oversize masthead sheaves for all line external halyards (2) $tingy Sailor at 10:44am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 2/1970 If you're going to replacing your external wire/rope halyards on your first generation C22 for all r
is this correct for the front and rear stay pins? (1) gitpicker2007 at 9:26am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 8/1483 This is the pin rigging system that came with the 22 I just bought. These pins are holding both the
boat cleaning splax at 9:14am 05.03.14 Big Boats 6/4113 Hello All, I want to share some positive experiences with boat cleaning this past week.
Fuel efficiency gfroch at 8:47am 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/981 Hi- I've become a partner in an '85 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2gm20F, which I believe is a 16hp. C
Marine Navigator App for Android judsonj at 7:30am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2249 I recently downloaded the free version of this app on my phone and tablet. It seems pretty nice but
Sea Fire Engine Shut off - Hunter 426DS Ianwinter at 7:29am 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/709 I had a Sea Fire unit fitted from new (2003). I had to replace the relay unit (located behind the co
Name says it all! clueless1 at 5:55am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 73/9907 Good morning! I just want too apologize up front. You see I saw an add in Craigslist for a deal to
Improve steering Mick at 8:55pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1158 Improve Steering System ??? I have the 2001 26X. I replaced the twin rudders with the aftermarket p
What to paint lazarette with... tidal9 at 8:41pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3571 I have a Venture 22, but also own a Chrysler Buccaneer. The lazarette on the Bucc is pretty dark and
Swing Keels and Salt Water -- New Owner Question mark_swart at 6:05pm 05.02.14 Catalina 22 2/1031 Hello Everyone, I am picking up a 1970 Catalina 22 this weekend. In preparation, I downloaded an own
Looking for Advice on Fixed Portal & Headliner Replacement (7) Doug in Lakeview at 5:26pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5382 Hi, We are in the process of replacing the 29 year old plexiglas portals in our Beneteau First 38.
302 Anchor question (1) Mackaroni at 4:11pm 05.02.14 Bigger Boats 10/2055 I was wondering what sort of setup you guys use for the anchor while under way or in the slip. Rig
a step closer dfrancis23 at 3:59pm 05.02.14 Day Sailers 2/789 Well, at least I'm getting closer to the water geographically! Brought "No Hurry" home from the dry
Raymarine st4000 secondwind410 at 3:27pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1660 Hi I have a raymarine auto pilot that came with the boat I bought. The unit was not installed prope
Beneteau Dishes deckedout at 2:50pm 05.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2164 Does anyone know where you can purchase Beneteau dishes. Tried galley ware and they just have the mu
Sail slides ??? strobeone at 2:05pm 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/943 I have a hunter 23.5 and am in need of some new slides and plastic shackles. Can anyone steer me in

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Dry bilge in H49/50 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 08.16.23 There is no consistency in how A/C was installed on your boat - it was done during commissioning and
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 08.16.23 Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Chase Hartzell at 2:44pm 08.16.23 I also had enough left over to do the top of my Yeti cooler which did a really nice job of classing
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Chase Hartzell at 2:42pm 08.16.23 I did SeaDek on all the non-skid areas in the cockpit and on the winch rails. It took two sheets tha
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Idahosteve at 2:38pm 08.16.23
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran geoffschultz at 2:33pm 08.16.23 Same way you do on a house or RV??? I have never seen a catamaran with an externally vented dr
New owner Idahosteve at 2:32pm 08.16.23 It runs fine, but belongs to a friends boat. We have installed a Nissan 4 hp in its place.
Catalina Stickers Idahosteve at 2:31pm 08.16.23 Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models?
New holding tank (3) DinghySailor at 2:30pm 08.16.23 For gravity drain to work, the entire tank must be above the boat's waterline...if not, it'll take
New owner Gene Neill at 2:27pm 08.16.23 What a score! Nothing like a "barn find" for practically nothing! :thumbup: Does the ol' Evinrude s
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran (2) rgranger at 2:08pm 08.16.23 Same way you do on a house or RV??? You will want a more robust vent cover. Maybe something like
pros and cons of adjusting valves... rgranger at 2:03pm 08.16.23 Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me. Post corrected to read what you said. PS For thos
New owner JRacer at 1:38pm 08.16.23 Unbelievable. What a catch. have lots of fun!
Pressure Cooker (1) Allan12210 at 1:37pm 08.16.23 Yup. Learned from my mom.... Me too. We have several pressure cooker recipe books and mom passed
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hello Below at 1:22pm 08.16.23 I know what he meant to say was rocker arm cover. Okay okay the current heat wave is getting to me
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT twalker H260 at 1:15pm 08.16.23 Here are the schematics for the wiring harness for your boat. You can disregard my last suggestion.
Vessel Weather Radar Question bxdobs at 1:02pm 08.16.23 thanks that suggests that there would be no way to see something like this coming, even with marine
New owner jviss at 12:45pm 08.16.23 The best footnote to the story is that we only paid 500$ for her. Wow! Score!
New owner (6) Idahosteve at 12:43pm 08.16.23 We have been happy with everything so far. No leaks at any of the fittings, we have tempered glass !
Tide Clock jviss at 12:40pm 08.16.23 Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a tide table chart? Ye

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