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Anyone ever installed a bemini top on a balboa 20 or similar jimbigler at 8:19pm 05.01.14 Balboa 4/6192 I have a balboa 20 and I want to put on a simple bemini top. not sure if it will work with how low t
cutless bearing roger keen at 8:12pm 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1018 I am planning on replacing the cutless bearing next week without removing the shaft. I have made a t
Lines, Sheets and Halyards choover at 7:19pm 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/1961 SailboatOwners.com does a great job calculating replacement lines for halyards and sheets but I woul
Looking for a Marina In Port Charlotte Area Izzy at 7:15pm 05.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/886 Guys, The wife and I are moving to the Port Charlotte are and are looking for a place where we can
second in line water pump at stern shower? eianm at 6:18pm 05.01.14 Big Boats 7/1707 I have a good strong water pump that I replaced last year and at the same time fitted a pressure acc
Close call with the mast! Roadking Larry at 5:42pm 05.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1395 I stopped by the marina this afternoon on a whim. Sure glad I did. I walked down to the boat and fou
Puffer parts pufferboat at 5:30pm 05.01.14 AMF 2/12794 I just got a Puffer as a gift, since I didn't have any projects to keep me out of the bars. I am loo
Looking for hatch locks for an Oceanis 400 1994 Go For It at 3:37pm 05.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1344 Hi There I am looking for a North American source for the Hatch locks for a 1994 Ben Oceanis 400.
Stanchion Repair (2) Johnb at 3:23pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2197 Every now and then the topic of stanchion replacement/repair comes up. Due to circumstances I would
Heat Exchanger Overhaul (5) Johnb at 3:12pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1299 My first job for this year was an overhaul of the heat exchanger on my 3QM30. I removed the whole un
To Get a Sailboat, or Not... That is the question. NavySailor at 2:25pm 05.01.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/2619 Hi all - I'm new to the forum and have a few questions for you smart and experienced folks. I'm quit
my 8.0a (1) jlillie at 10:28am 05.01.14 S2 21/2689 This my boat the day I went to see her up in Port Charlotte, FL. I'm just going to upload this first
Differences between models? sailinggreg at 9:06am 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1625 Hi All, I'm looking for a new boat and Catalina 27s seem like a great option! One I've seen is a 1
Generator Antifreeze change-out Gunni at 7:21am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2669 Was going down my list of spring commissioning tasks and noted that my generator engine (Kubota Z482
P420 4jh3 rsw pump WingDing2 at 6:45am 05.01.14 Big Boats 3/1258 Sea water pump on 2002 CC P420 with 4jh3e needs to be replaced. Pump is directly on motor mount ' o
Facet electric fuel pumps 12 VDC ????? woodster at 5:45am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3972 some where i read that the AB YC/Coast Guard requirements for an electric fuel pump has to have a ch
RPM decrease when motoring med2463 at 4:18am 05.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1438 Any thoughts on why RPM would decrease for few seconds then go back to cruising RPM while motoring.
Shaft support pacerow at 4:07am 05.01.14 Irwin 2/2331 Purchased a 1971 32' Irwin as a fixer upper. Motored about fifty miles to a boatyard to have it haul
Surge Brake in the Mountains HealthWorks at 9:02pm 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7075 We are in Denver, and I'd love to go Westward to sail. (Lake Dillon, Lake Powell) but to do so must
Garboard drain installation sail_flathead_lake at 8:48pm 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/13433 Hello all, I'm getting a new-to-me Ranger 33 ready for launch this season. The previous owner dr

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Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (1) patbratton at 4:48am 08.16.23 I installed the Garhauer blocks further aft than the factory spinnaker blocks. Jessie and I took th
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:39am 08.16.23 1983? the post on the 1993 (the first production year of the 40.5) I had was metal, presumably steel
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast danooxnard at 4:11am 08.16.23 :plus:
Vessel Weather Radar Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:04am 08.16.23
New owner danooxnard at 3:58am 08.16.23 Wow nice find. Please share more pics! By the way that Johnson motor is a good one. Dano
New owner jviss at 3:33am 08.16.23 Welcome to the forum. Wow, yes a great find! You will meet lots of C22 experts on here.
pros and cons of adjusting valves... danstanford at 2:09am 08.16.23 The bigger risk in my opinion is that something will be done wrong during the adjustment process lea
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? MikeHoncho at 11:38pm 08.15.23 I have a Vesper 8000 AIS that is connected to my backbone then connects wirelessly to my Furuno rada
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 10:43pm 08.15.23 Hunter often wired lighting circuits in parallel I don't quite understand. ALL electrical loads
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? pipedream at 9:23pm 08.15.23 Sorry, comar https://comarsystems.com/product/i320w-bidirectional-nmea-wifi-interface I have Inav
We just closed on Hull 45, we are so excited, we are Long Island NY based if anyone is around please let me know . Stu Jackson at 8:42pm 08.15.23 Because you often post a bunch of very useful links for Catalina owners. Why thank you. I try.
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Ralph Johnstone at 8:33pm 08.15.23 What colour is the smoke ? What type of Yanmar is the engine ?
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 8:11pm 08.15.23 I checked the ohm at the top of the rod and it shows 184 ohm, then moved the float down to the bott
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT twalker H260 at 8:06pm 08.15.23 There should be a wiring schematic in the owners manual for your boat. Hunter often wired lightin
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 8:02pm 08.15.23 Thank you Scott B. In the end, I asked service in my marina to check and inspect the system. They
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:57pm 08.15.23 If the PO Did something this foolish, you should assume that there are several, perhaps many, other
Thoughts on chart tables? FastOlson at 7:47pm 08.15.23 It is always good to have charts aboard in case your electronics go out (dead battery, poor connect
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 08.15.23 With the lamp down, I have taken with a voltimeter readings very low I am going to say you have a
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 7:43pm 08.15.23 Thank you Scott B, I just did that a few days ago, and replaced my halyard last weekend. The advice
Pressure Cooker Rick D at 7:17pm 08.15.23 We live at 5,000 feet altitude and we have to use a pressure cooker for things like chili, beans, st

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