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Yanmar - Tapping Noise newburyporter at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/6047 We have a tapping noise in our engine. An engine expert I know said it could be that the valves n
Squeaky rudder shaft Captain Gadget at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 My rudder shaft has started squeaking this spring. It was replaced 3 years ago due to slop in the b
New headsail... Doug/Karen at 1:18pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 5/1002 Here in the Midwest, the Spring weather has arrived, albeit a little late this year. Last night, 70
Reaching higher RPM jameswelden at 12:23pm 05.20.13 Catalina 30 2/988 After changing fuel filter and bleeding engine I cannot get past 2200 rpm under load -- what might c
Potable Water deaconwayne at 11:57am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2259 Just purchased my first sailboat, a 1992, 28' Hunter. Thinking the water has been in the 2 tanks a l
kenyon mast and boom martnj32567substitute at 11:39am 05.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1642 Anyone have rigging instructions for oday 23 with kenyon mast and boom
2GMF hoses? (3) nestorph at 11:30am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1132 I'm a Yanmar newbie, so pardon the question if it sounds simplistic. In looking at the engine the o
Any suggestions on this( front of rudder hummingbirdbassist at 11:26am 05.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1564 I need some assistance on how to tackle this and what to use. I'm thinking some marine -tex to fill
replacing halyards on hunter vision 32 mikewhite7314 at 11:19am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/820 OK, so the boat came out of the shipyard after bottom job and the main halyard is now sitting at the
Missing Impeller Blades 5411 No Heat Exchanger Blue Hull at 9:45am 05.20.13 Catalina 30 10/2390 My engine stopped pumping water during my first time out for the season yesterday. I shut it down as
Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/7428 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1112 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/576 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1635 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2147 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1473 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3742 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2898 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/922 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1871 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......

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Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:34am 04.06.23 Is the backstay a questionable mod? Or something closer to the newer design? (Catalina revised it
Long distance boat ownership Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:26am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 04.06.23 I've launched a C22 without a tongue extension so depending on the ramp, its not a must but it's def
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 10:13am 04.06.23 Thank you for the help, I'll look into it Bob
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 10:12am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 10:06am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 9:56am 04.06.23 ...The money adds up fast. My $4200 boat had an additional $10k of expenses in just a year. Again,
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 9:55am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 9:54am 04.06.23 Additionally would need to have someone clean the bottom monthly (?) I think that would depend on
buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:53am 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it soun
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 04.06.23 Here's what I used when I re-did my instrument panel, a bit shy of $300.00: Cole Hersee Dual Alarm
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:51am 04.06.23 We are considering keeping it in the water and using it for vacation (as well as maintenance) assum
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 04.06.23 Use @dmax 's Dual Alarm Combo and you 've got a Cadillac alarm system. The new temp and press sen
Long distance boat ownership JamesG161 at 9:43am 04.06.23 Also make friends of sailors, where the boat is stored. They can do photos, etc for you. Jim...
Potential first boat for me? Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 04.06.23 This is an extremely helpful list of relative expenses. You can also visit the Catalina Direct webs
Any idea what this is for? JamesG161 at 9:33am 04.06.23 It mounted a piece of Teak or in my case Corian counter top, to keep people shoes from damaging you
buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ward H at 9:33am 04.06.23 Here's a photo of the location of the temp switch on the thermostat housing. The yellow w/strip wire
Potential first boat for me? (1) pinchecharlie at 9:33am 04.06.23 Holly guacamole! You and I are twins most at birth lol! Sometimes I think I should buy a basket case

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