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Restoring 1974 C-22 starrynights at 8:49am 03.19.14 Catalina 22 23/3160 I am restoring a C-22 vintage 1974 Hull number 4504 that clearly has seen better days. The previous
Atlantic Towers Arch for H450 or H456? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:21am 03.19.14 Big Boats 3/915 Hello all, At some point I am interested in installing a rear arch on my boat. I discovered and s
Replace HVAC unit now or wait? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:22am 03.19.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1099 Hello all, Just looking for opinions on replacing my original 2000 model MarineAir 1600 BTU rever
Installed a fuel polisher (1) bugbitten at 5:25am 03.19.14 S2 8/1184 When I first changed the Racor's filter on my 2GM20F, it was so loaded with sediment, I couldn't und
Hunter 41DS dfast7181 at 5:09am 03.19.14 Big Boats 2/1085 I'm looking to upgrade to a 2009 Hunter 41DS and am looking for comments about the boat. Things peop
Two years in the making (5) Fore Sail at 9:27pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2530 Well guys, after two years of working on getting a boat back into the water, I finally did it. When
Mast weight for Venture 21 centralva at 8:01pm 03.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2091 Does anyone know what the approximate (or exact) weight of the mast is for a MacGregor 21? I'm selli
Lazarette Latches John Murphy at 7:51pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 3/1192 Please, My rubber latches for my lazarettes are degrading. Where can I get replacements? At what cos
ST2000 Autopilot Lost Parent at 7:12pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/895 Have access to a brand new ST2000 wheel pilot Will this work on my Catalina 30
My First 35s5 markmpl at 7:03pm 03.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1223 Hi Guys I'm looking for any info about maintenance of this boat from owners. This is just beginning.
O'Day 28 Tiller Post Repair Apex at 6:38pm 03.18.14 Bigger Boats 3/1208 ....so at the end of last year I noted some movement of the tiller head at the top of the tiller tub
Battery Wire Imbalance (1) Genesis V at 6:21pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 7/1383 Last season I installed 4 new Trojan T105 6v/225amp batteries in the configuration shown in the atta
Smile rseaves at 5:51pm 03.18.14 Catalina 30 1/902 Is a catalina 30 1985 subject to the smile syndrom
H-356 transducer routing help sailmaster39 at 4:53pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 6/1158 Any 356 or H36 owner know how the original transducers cables are routed to the binnacle. I was at t
Autopilot? slowdog at 4:36pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/870 What is a good low cost autopilot for a 22ft boat I only use it on lake Texoma , I have been looki
Rudder Repair h27 1982 wesleysherman at 3:37pm 03.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/910 I have recently put my boat on the hard and done an inspection of the below water line. 4 days aft
Butyl Tape for C-310 Chainplates? Dreaming at 3:25pm 03.18.14 Catalina 310 6/2176 I believe I read somewhere that Butyl tape can not be used to rebed the chainplates on the C-310. Is
Traveler Bar Replacement dss30 at 2:55pm 03.18.14 Catalina 22 0/639 I am going to tackle replacing my traveler bar. The old thumb screws have basically fused themselves
Boom end Morgan 22 Quiet Bear at 2:26pm 03.18.14 Morgan 0/1279 I need a boom end for my Morgan 22 new or used (good condition). Can anybody help me? Thanks Quiet B
New C22 owner eastbayview at 1:49pm 03.18.14 Catalina 22 27/3155 Hello all, My wife and I just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 and I thought I'd sign in and say Hi. Wh

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Solar vent recommendations JBP-PA at 5:56am 06.15.23 I have a nicro and it is great that it keeps air flowing in the boat even when you are not around. j
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 5:47am 06.15.23 jssailem, it's been another week. What's the latest varoooom report?
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:29am 06.15.23 @CaptainKook you probably have a hull to deck joint issue like @Brinky63 did with his boat. He has
Solar vent recommendations jviss at 4:03am 06.15.23 I am not a fan. I had a couple of Nicros when I bought my boat. Someone had installed them right i
Rub Rail Adventure kappykaplan at 3:58am 06.15.23 You're welcome, Crazy Dave Condon! :beer:
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M jviss at 3:55am 06.15.23 If it's just a bolt on, you are lucky! If I have to replace mine it's a new bell housing for around
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 3:52am 06.15.23 Include the rubrail too. You may have to tape off the forward hatch. Learned that trick and it wo
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M SimiSAilor at 3:13am 06.15.23 The 12M bolts directly to your existing bell housing. No adapter or modification necessary. Jeff
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? kappykaplan at 2:21am 06.15.23 Tks! :beer:
Rub Rail Adventure kappykaplan at 2:20am 06.15.23 Seal the companionway with a sheet of plastic. Make a hole in the plastic to insert a leaf blower.
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 12:00am 06.15.23 so who at Hunter decided this was a good idea.... kill your battery plug into shore power and nothi
Hello to the community Ralph Johnstone at 10:54pm 06.14.23 You can remember the 60's? I am the 60's. Not braggin', just an unfortunate fact of life.
Hello to the community justsomeguy at 10:25pm 06.14.23 A little too 60ish. You can remember the 60's?
Hello to the community Ralph Johnstone at 10:15pm 06.14.23 Very nice indeed. I like the pinstriping but please don't get into streaming flames coming from the
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 9:58pm 06.14.23 Learned a lot about my engine, and only missed a few days of sailing. C'mon .............. wher
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 9:09pm 06.14.23 Wow - that is one KAAAALEAN boat! Looks new! I designed some new graphics for the back of my boat
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 8:28pm 06.14.23 New screens came yesterday, installed today just like mentioned above. Open window, remove gasket an
Solar vent recommendations rgranger at 8:11pm 06.14.23
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 8:07pm 06.14.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock close
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Calif. Ted at 7:55pm 06.14.23 Just received it, it looks identical except it has the holes for the ignition and engine shut off o

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