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macerator lockout jrcooksr at 12:14pm 07.31.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/8252 Hello all, First post. I am the proud owner of a 1986 Catalina 30. This is the second year of owners
rotten plywood, and cable stays. glide at 10:14am 07.31.13 Smaller Boats 4/1684 Hey all. I have been searching for info regarding replacement of rotten wood at the chain plates. I
What type of battery to buy? bigsick at 10:03am 07.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/999 Okay everything checks out with electrical system. I have one good battery (deep cycle 550CCA, 690M
cockpit floor slope peter22 at 9:23am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1529 on my 22, cockpit floor slopes down towards bow, necessitating squeegee to direct water toward drain
RPMs below 1,000 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:35am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 20/2790 Just curious how many reduce their RPMs below 1,000. I never do because of the high vibration at e
Roller furler Tom J at 7:33am 07.31.13 Catalina 310 3/1492 I want to check the tension on my forestay, but I'll need to move the roller furler up to get at the
Hunter P42 Windlass lyleh at 7:10am 07.31.13 Big Boats 5/1981 I have the original Maxwell VW800 windlass installed on my 1994 P42 with 210' of chain and 200' rode
Cutlass bearing replacement question DougM at 5:09am 07.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2053 I am just curious if there is anybody who has changed a cutlass bearing on a 323 or similar Beneteau
Need a winch handle cristobl at 5:08am 07.31.13 Bristol 1/9441 I have replaced my Bristol 27's original winches with a pair of large Merriman winches (about 4-1/2"
Diesel Fuel Tank Contamination Piratenorm at 4:39am 07.31.13 Catalina 30 15/2542 Morning. My 1983 Mark 1 turned 30 this year. I just returned from a one month tour around Georgian B
In the water (1) russlmiller at 2:00am 07.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1547 After rehabing a trailer and many small fixes my 1973 Oday 22 has a new home on the water. Still a l
Marlow Hunter Rendezvous Summary Mikem at 10:52pm 07.30.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2769 Our voyage from Bremerton to Port Ludlow was uneventful until we came abeam Foulweather Bluff. The
Led Replacment bulbs 376 Mark Juetten at 10:08pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 4/3072 I wish to replace halogen bulb in built in ceiling linr lights in our 1996 376 hunter. I am having d
Main Sail Boom bag wellskp at 9:42pm 07.30.13 Big Boats 0/1298 We have fully batten, full roach main that is stored in a bag on the boom. Second try. The zipper ge
Tiller extension bakeroo at 8:31pm 07.30.13 Smaller Boats 1/1577 I want to add a tiller extension to my C=18. Anyone done this? How far from the end of the tiller wo
H23 boom rigging photos PLEASE!!! caseylpz at 7:45pm 07.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1029 I have an 85' H23 I can't figure out the boom rigging on it. Does anyone have photos they can post o
Missing tack bracket (1) Craerz at 7:36pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2525 Hello sailing folks, I have recently bought an old Idylle 11.5 by Beneteau, and there seems to be s
WiFi range extender. Am I wasting my time? Chris Patterson at 7:02pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8384 I was in a big box electronics store today, had to have a new router, plus I'm like a kid in the can
anyone make their own companionway screens? iSailor at 6:21pm 07.30.13 Ask All Sailors 37/21925 looking for low-buck solution to making a companionway screen. Any insight / pictures or your so
Muscongus Bay to Bar Harbor Roger Long at 6:12pm 07.30.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2278

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:27am 05.16.23 Artboas I've pulled all the stuff online for the 49. Maybe I need to check out the documentation f
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 10:22am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) jssailem at 10:19am 05.16.23 I wondered, due to the new release of Disney's Little Mermaid, if it was some how tracking undersea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 10:07am 05.16.23 . His plan is to complete the rebuild this week with any luck have the engine running in the shop
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds P12nash at 10:00am 05.16.23 I pulled mine apart and removed the ballasts. I then glued led tape lights to the reflective panels
Fresh Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Aye ! And therein lies the problem :angry:.
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 9:28am 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 9:26am 05.16.23 I'm trying to track down the source of the same issue. Thought it might be the tank itself but I he
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 8:42am 05.16.23 215715
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:34am 05.16.23 Tides, wind and scope management would be important for this anchorage.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 8:33am 05.16.23 I understand the issue. It is a means to an end. We have a similar exposed at low water area west of
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 05.16.23 This time we noticed movement in the keel when it was on the travel lift the keel moves almost an i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Jacktar at 8:04am 05.16.23 A A handheld will only give you 5 w max, 20% of regular radio, with obvious loss of coverage area.
Mast Gate Woes Hollyberry at 8:03am 05.16.23 You'll probably need a rig-manufacturer-specific mast gate - unless you can get something custom mad
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Ralph Johnstone at 8:01am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 8:00am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Johnb at 8:00am 05.16.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 7:48am 05.16.23 @Hayden Watson : Great tip, thanks! @jssailem : It has to do with launching. The boat launch at McD
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 05.16.23

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