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Reattach wire to steering quadrant (2) mobydog at 6:03pm 05.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1878 I have recently dropped my rudder on a Catalina 30 1981 a few inches to repair the top with epoxy. R
Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual pat.rik at 5:43pm 05.02.23 Pearson 4/1386 Hi everyone super excited bought a 39 pearson! Gonna liveaboard full time in Baltimore. Does anyon
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 4:45pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 51/3792 I have been taking classes, sailing boats but my 1974 Catalina 22 is a wild horse . Dont really not
Urgent warning to genset owners (3) artboas at 4:43pm 05.02.23 Big Boats 23/3061
Need Recommendations Plymouth Sailor at 12:08pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/497
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 11:47am 05.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1619 I am considering installing an electric windlass on my 1980 CAT 30. I am perplexed as to where to in
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install (2) skunther at 11:43am 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/561 I am trying to remove the drain from my Seaward s600 in order to install an anode. It is very diffic
Reefing system sheaves fred1diver at 11:23am 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 7/830
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? CowboyWay at 10:48am 05.02.23 Catalina 310 7/1043 I currently have my water heater bypassed with the engine (Universal M25XPB) coolant lines and am lo
Honter 33 2006 keel repair Tomek at 9:14am 05.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/510 I have gouged a tip of the wing on my wing keel. I believe the keel is lead. The gouge is about 3"
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration (10) Secondwind2008 at 7:45am 05.02.23 Trailer Sailors 14/3433 I haven't been here for many years but I still have my Hunter 22 and I thought I'd share her history
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 7:13am 05.02.23 Catalina 30 23/3825 Hi All! Recently purchased a C-30 and will be bringing her from Lake Ontario to Lake Champlain via
Stanchion bases Seahawk345 at 4:58am 05.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1268 Good morning. My wife and I recently bought a 2010 Hunter 31. I owned a Hunter 40 Legend many years
Packing Gland Question / 1980 Hunter 33 Matt DV at 8:56pm 05.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/560 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 with 1 inch shaft. I installed 1/4 inch packing in the packing gland it was
Universal M25XPB Crankcase vent line? (2) CowboyWay at 8:10pm 05.01.23 Catalina 310 8/1404 Do others have their crankcase vent line connected directly to the intake manifold or a carved up ho
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 10:25am 05.01.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2357 I have an 82 model 27' and the main is becoming increasingly hard to raise. I can hear some squealin
Hunter140 port stay & gunwale problem & cracks in hull Brent Franklin at 10:21am 05.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/422 Sailing in Chesapeake Bay last August I had the port stay pull the gunwale up about 6" when I came a
Beneteau 12VDC Panel indicator lights BigEasy at 9:25am 05.01.23 Ask All Sailors 3/748 Anyone know the source ' part number for OEM indicator lights for a DC panel of 2006 Oceanis vintage
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed skunther at 6:42pm 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 2/365 My tank has no anode (Seaward s600), so I purchased one as it seemed cheaper than a new hot water ta
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (5) Avi at 5:53pm 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 28/5300 What are the risks of replacing all standing riggings to a compression fittings or swageless , with

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Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? spadaforaj at 3:16pm 05.24.25 Thanks for all the information - the installation should not be difficult (if the wires are long eno
Clutch cone slipping Radams89 at 2:44pm 05.24.25 Any free play between the shift arm and the shift shaft? Could the shift arm have slipped a smidge
Clutch cone slipping (1) Radams89 at 2:41pm 05.24.25 I'm not sure that is a common transmission on boats, so you might not get much specific expertise
Clutch cone slipping kloudie1 at 2:27pm 05.24.25 Any free play between the shift arm and the shift shaft? Could the shift arm have slipped a smidge o
Adding a boom vang ShawnL at 2:03pm 05.24.25 Garhauer also makes a really nice bolt-on mast plate. I have 2 of them on my Catalina 22 and love t
Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 1:56pm 05.24.25 After furling halyard is wrapped maybe a quarter turn and this with minimal tension on halyard. I'm
Memorial Day 2025 (1) JamesG161 at 1:56pm 05.24.25 231697 A Prayer for all , who gave all ! Veteran Jim...
Orion XS outputting 16volt Bob S at 1:47pm 05.24.25 thanks Johann, I have two Solar chargers also on the network but there charge goes to the lithium. I
Water heater button turns off shore power? colemj at 1:35pm 05.24.25 Do shore power breakers usually automatically reset? I've never had one that did. I suspect it mig
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (1) miraculix at 1:32pm 05.24.25 Done for now, we will know if it was successful once the boat goes in the water ...
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? colemj at 1:29pm 05.24.25 What am I missing here? The EV100 wheel pilot is the EV100 system operating a wheel drive unit. Th
Swinging Keel issues? Seattle Mike at 1:19pm 05.24.25 Thank you, after I finish my siding and house painting, I'll go back to looking for another V' 23
Clutch cone slipping colemj at 1:14pm 05.24.25 I'm not sure that is a common transmission on boats, so you might not get much specific expertise fo
Mast on a Hunter 19 Will Gilmore at 11:56am 05.24.25 Too often, we commit ourselves to these decisions and, in the heat of the moment, either don't reali
Orion XS outputting 16volt Johann at 11:47am 05.24.25
Orion XS outputting 16volt (1) Bob S at 11:24am 05.24.25
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Drinky Crow at 11:18am 05.24.25 So issue was fixed with the addition of a 4" tether at head of sail. After furling halyard is wrappe
Replacing V-berth platform dLj at 11:16am 05.24.25 Since you are using plywood, using glue that glue adheres to the surface layers of the plywood. It l
Water heater button turns off shore power? jssailem at 10:45am 05.24.25 The symptoms suggest the water heater is drawing a lot of current. Enough to overwhelm the breaker f
Water heater button turns off shore power? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:44am 05.24.25 Need more input to offer any advice - What shuts off when you do that? The shore power breaker? Th

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