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Tackle storage (1) Snowman80 at 6:57am 03.10.14 Catalina 22 6/1205 So im not sure how many of you fish or not. While talking with my father we were discussing places t
Running pump stanleyi at 6:01am 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/830 I have a 1989 Hunter Cheribinei 33. Lately I've noticed that the pump supplying water to sinks runs
Pool of water under engine Hunter 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 5:22am 03.10.14 Big Boats 2/811 Hello all...I recently had a freeze up of my freezer holding plate and after defrosting the freezer
Seawater system carlager at 2:31am 03.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2155 The seawater intake and output works fine on the the engine -abYanmar 3GM30F - in our Oceanis 36cc
Fuel guage stuck on " full" Sailorlass at 2:28am 03.10.14 Catalina 310 8/2400 Greeting from the south Pacific. Our 2005 310, hull number 326, has decided to run incredibly econo
Advice on hauling out. atpjim at 9:00pm 03.09.14 Catalina 30 21/3250 I had a diver look at the bottom and he said that barnacles are starting to eat into the gelcoat in
Catalina 30 measurements Lost Parent at 8:39pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1105 I have a 1982 and need some measurements as my boat us to far away First measurement is across the d
Old diesel fuel IH82BL8 at 7:05pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3766 How long can treated diesel fuel be trusted? Most of the 15 gallons in the tank is from 2012 and wa
Cup/bottle holders Okiesaylor at 7:04pm 03.09.14 Catalina 22 19/2889 Went to the marina today and made some measurements. I'm trying to come up with a good setup for dri
dive platform fred1diver at 6:32pm 03.09.14 Trailer Sailors 13/4216 I'm curious, has anyone installed a dive platform on a trailer sailer??? I love to go scuba dive bu
Main Halyard gets snagged Mark Nooney at 5:27pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1122 Hi all, I am having an issue with the main halyard snagging on the spreaders prior to raising the
Stepping a mast Daddio at 4:39pm 03.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/3174 Just wondering if there is any way to step a mast on a hunter 29.5? We just purchased the boat last
Stripping Gelcoat From Trunk Eucmaninshorts at 4:30pm 03.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/666 Hello All! I bought a Catalina 250WB with a bad case of boat pox. I've spent the long winter str
Freezer Removal Viktor Eysselein at 3:37pm 03.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/525 My WAECO CB-40 top loading freezer on my Hunter 45CC is broken. How do you remove the freezer? A
Freezer Removal Viktor Eysselein at 3:36pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 4/1068 My WAECO CB-40 top loading freezer on my Hunter 45CC is broken. How do you remove the freezer? A
Bottom paint quandry jac50 at 3:25pm 03.09.14 Smaller Boats 5/2183 Hi All, Last year we bought our C250 WB with an old coat of ablative paint still on it. Now that
microwave removal (1) Wedgie at 3:22pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 3/1022 Hello Everyone, We own a Hunter 45cc with a Multistar microwave installed. Our problem is that the
Introduction and new to me O'day 25 project... (1) Mikesab at 2:45pm 03.09.14 Day Sailers 33/9403 First an introduction... I have been a 40 year power boater and have owned and operated boats fro
Replacing raw water seacock on yanmar SD50 saildrive (1) nanook at 2:28pm 03.09.14 Big Boats 0/3679 Current standard seacock on H38 yanmar sd 50 saildrive ( attached) has always been too tight to clos
wires from masthead to cabin... transition?. centerline at 1:47pm 03.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1642 on a Cal 34 with its deck stepped mast, how do the wires transition from the mast to inside the cabi

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Electric Sailboat Drives stickinthemud57 at 10:42am 07.24.23 My neighbor at the marina has a Colgate 26 with an electric kicker. It has a removable battery, so h
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location nramsey at 10:42am 07.24.23 Mine was installed on the starboard side of the cockpit well and connects to an arm on the rudder st
Hunter brown hull stripe. (1) Daddyo27 at 10:40am 07.24.23 It is the original brown stripe found on most of the hunters at the time. the boat is bottom side u
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel jviss at 10:35am 07.24.23 No it is not. But the AC grounding bus should be connected to the DC neg/ground bus I have often w
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 10:32am 07.24.23 There you go again with the excessive affectation towards inanimate objects. Pd0VBm8gU5o
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel Maine Sail at 10:31am 07.24.23 No it is not. But the AC grounding bus should be connected to the DC neg/ground bus
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 07.24.23
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? jviss at 10:28am 07.24.23 The only two auto inflate harness/PFD jackets I have self-inflated due to humidity. I converted bot
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:25am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:19am 07.24.23 Next up: a hybrid...stay tuned... I like the idea of a hybrid. I'm interested to hear your approa
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 10:16am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 2
Electric Sailboat Drives High Current at 10:09am 07.24.23 I think it depends at least a little on your priorities as a sailor. I electrified my old Hunter 25
Removing Treadmaster decking Hollyberry at 9:56am 07.24.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:17am 07.24.23 I have a 2 gallon accumulator. I love it. :)
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:11am 07.24.23 I think of winters in New England, lots of muddy and salty ice and slush on the bottom of the car,
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:08am 07.24.23 We need some kind of new discovery or invention, like liquid Coulombs, or something. Maybe gasolin
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:05am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:59am 07.24.23 Solar is getting more efficient and so is wind. Even at 100% efficiency, how many square feet (squ
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:54am 07.24.23 We could have the range issue for electric cars solved now if we had battery swaping stations. I t
Wrapping my boat question Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.24.23 I had my motorcycle tank & plastic wrapped. Getting it off when it showed its age was a bitch. I ca

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