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Wire / Rope halyards to all rope dive7mmwet at 7:46am 12.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1316 Any one do this conversion? Mine is a Catalina 27 TR I ordered 4 sheave's that will fit my mast he
Ball valve and fittings suggestions kito at 7:43am 12.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/638 I am installing all new bronze thru-hulls on my project boat. I got 1-1/2" and 1" bronze Groco thru
TP or not TP? rlamb at 7:28am 12.16.13 Big Boats 61/12943 I have a recently acquired Hunter 466 with 2 Jabasco manual heads and 20 gal holding tanks for each
33 - Door for Head mystery117 at 5:59am 12.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1252 When I bought my '79 33 a few years ago it didn't have a door on the Head. It really hasn't been a p
Explain a basic boat plumbing system. ChattOday at 3:40am 12.16.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/18294 I am moving from the auto world to boats. Someone explain the basics (parts, design) of a basic b
Best bang for my buck$? Roadking Larry at 12:53am 12.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/6096 My boat is currently hibernating on her trailer awaiting warmer weather. Meanwhile I'm trying to dec
Put a Face to a Post wufibugs at 7:54pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1285 Several San Diego County sailors post regularly. Would be great to put faces to all the helpful inf
Cabin lights? Family27 at 7:52pm 12.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2596 Hello all! I was hoping to get some help with my interior cabin lights. I have replaced the batterie
lazarette latches? Gene Neill at 6:47pm 12.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3099 Perhaps CD sells what I'm looking for, but I can't seem to find it on their site. I'd like some self
Is it just me? (6) Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2424 .................. or does anyone else collect pictures of "fixer upper specials" where just a coat
which portable grill to buy celticwinds at 5:47pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 6/2334 :)I am wanting to install a rail mounted grill on my boat and was wondering if a Kuuma grill would b
Giving up on search - asking the question rpwillia at 5:35pm 12.15.13 Catalina 310 6/1651 For some reason I never get results from the search function. :cussing: I remember not too long
Looking for a qualified yacht surveyor Julescardin at 5:23pm 12.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1802 Hi, I am looking for the name and contact info for a good qualified yacht surveyor for a boat that i
What is This (1) krantala at 3:27pm 12.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1186 Does any one know what this black stuff is. It is on the entire inside to various degrees. It's on
proper pendant size mick hodapp at 2:57pm 12.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6426 hello folks, can someone please advise me as to the proper pendant line size ' type to use on my mac
Hunter 170 takes on water Doug Frazer at 12:50pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/987 Over a period of several weeks my hunter 170 takes on a significant amount of water in the hull. An
Propane Heater Joe Mullee at 8:13am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2337 I have a Mr Buddy small propane heater on board. My batteries are located inside a settee approximat
Checking out of BVI- rsotomayor at 7:36am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2530 Will be arriving to BVI by air and leaving by sailboat. Does anyone know if one can do the cust
Friends Geoff K at 7:18am 12.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7196 What is a "friend" in reference to the forum? What can friends do that others can not? What happens
Trailering a Catalina 30 sail_MN at 8:31pm 12.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/18086 Just curious if anybody has done or attempted to trailer their 30 foot sailboat. I am well aware of

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Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Rich Stidger at 8:09am 07.04.23 @Ralph Johnstone , I have the same problem with several of my hatches. I will be watching your thre
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 8:04am 07.04.23
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power duck21 at 8:04am 07.04.23 Thanks, Greg, Definitely not dual power--we only have a refrigeration breaker on the DC side, and w
HAPPY 4th of JULY... INDEPENDENCE DAY kappykaplan at 7:55am 07.04.23 The same to you, John. :beer:
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Tally Ho at 7:55am 07.04.23
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 7:46am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, I've b
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Stu Jackson at 7:43am 07.04.23 I hate to see people spend hard earned money foolishly. Batteries seem to be one area where this oc
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:34am 07.04.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Tally Ho at 7:29am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 7:23am 07.04.23 Thanks for the responses. Your solutions seem to be working for you and your sailing style. While
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? patbratton at 7:22am 07.04.23 I learned to sail at YMCA Camp Lakewood, Potosi, Missouri. I started on a small pram and moved up t
Engineering Issues jssailem at 7:15am 07.04.23 Spoken like a true Pirate of the Caribbean...
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:12am 07.04.23 Something similar occurred when we grounded on a rock many years ago when we owned a winged keel boa
Engineering Issues BigEasy at 6:44am 07.04.23 Thats why I stay off of thrill rides & deep submersible watercraft.:yikes:
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? (2) jssailem at 6:27am 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desig
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) jssailem at 6:16am 07.04.23 Great write up. Lubrication seems like a quick fix. I wonder if it will affect the function of the
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 kappykaplan at 6:06am 07.04.23 Read the thread by @JamesG161 on his keel repair after Zeta hit Mississippi OCT 2020. :plus:
Fuel (In)Efficiency dmax at 6:05am 07.04.23 If it's a Universal M-25 or m-25XP (3 cylinder), it is generally about 1/2 gallon per hour, which ji
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery dlochner at 6:03am 07.04.23 It just depends on why one decides to replace their Lead acid batteries. In my case, 3 years ago,
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (3) Claude L.-Auger at 6:02am 07.04.23 I don't have an access port there, and it's not obvious to me how to remove that bulkhead (see phot

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