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New Prop for P34-2, 1989 Ralph3001 at 9:39am 05.10.13 Pearson 0/1236 Hi, I need a propeller for my P34-2, Yanmar 3GM30. Does someone have details on the original? I ap
Radar mast mount Chuck Reynolds at 9:17am 05.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1092 I would like to mount radar on my mast but have many cables running thru the furling mast currently.
Ice Box insulation problem (2) Jim Seamans at 9:13am 05.10.13 Big Boats 5/1752 From a H356, Story of insulation problem I ran into while cruising to the Bahamas..... one picture
Ice Box vs Fridge Piratenorm at 8:57am 05.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4591 G'day all. Has anyone gone for a dedicated refrigerator in place of an ice box conversion? I have a
Speedy Rigger Video-Helpful or not foursail22701 at 8:53am 05.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1711 Has anyone bought or viewed the Speedy Rigger videos for the Mac 26x and 26M? Just looking to see i
installing "switchable" ammeter in new solar system? (1) centerline at 8:24am 05.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2928 I have a small analog ammeter like the one shown, that I am going to install in the new solar setup
Solar panel Sizing Piratenorm at 7:56am 05.10.13 Catalina 30 2/1064 G'day all. A question. My Mk 1 30 is getting an upgrade from the icebox to a refridge, the Isotherm
Looking For A 29.5-30 Shoal Draft Hunter MERCMAN at 7:41am 05.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1743 All Hunter owners, I'm looking for a 1993 or newer 29, 29.5, 30 or 301 shoal draft Hunter in the La
Catalina hatch Lost Parent at 7:36am 05.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1062 Lost a front anchor hatch cover on my 1982 30ft any ideas on where to find a used one
Web of spider cracks under cradle pad on H36 (1) deacm at 6:57am 05.10.13 Big Boats 8/1747 As we had our boat in the sling about to be launched last week, I noticed a web of spider cracks und
Test hoist of the new spinnaker-IT FITS! (1) oliversdad at 6:31am 05.10.13 Day Sailers 2/999 I found this asymmetrical spinnaker on Ebay.I guess I felt the need to complicate things on my littl
run out of oil Luc B at 6:30am 05.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1251 i just bought hunter 27 with yanmar sb8 they said it was rebuilt with 4hr on rebuild so i went out
Birthday sail in Brunswick,Ga (4) Bonzai at 5:21am 05.10.13 Ask All Sailors 1/729 Finally getting boat out some thanks to James and Mei from Atom. I am lucky to have these guys helpi
Trailerable Boat from Stands to Your Trailer? Muscongus at 4:39am 05.10.13 Trailer Sailors 25/10010 I am considering picking up a trailerable boat that needs work. Right now, it is on stands. I have a
Wind Generator 34 Hunter Herman67 at 4:19am 05.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/823 Has anyone installed a pole kit to hold a wind generator? Mount location, etc.
Used anchor redhead78 at 4:05am 05.10.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2045 Hi all I'm going to a consignment yard for boats this weekend to look at an anchor should I look by
basic intruments speed & water depth ?? Roadking Larry at 8:31pm 05.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/8048 My new to me 26S has no knot meter and no depth finder. I'd like to have both. I know I can install
Rebuild/replace sea water pump seadaddler at 7:26pm 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1591 I think my sea water pump is leaking on my H-36 3YM30 Yanmar,where is best price for new pump or reb
delaminated rubber seating areas in cockpit pfinn at 7:01pm 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3168 I have a 2008 Hunter 38 sailboat and the inset material in the seating areas of the cockpit are comi
First day out this year (4) allen-deckard at 5:03pm 05.09.13 Catalina 22 10/1042 Just a nice day of sailing today 10 kt winds nothing exciting just a beautiful day 75 deg sunny. Jus

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Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:35am 03.31.23 The Vesper Marine unit is the WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS It has its own GPS antenna. here is a link
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:18am 03.31.23 If you have an NMEA capable VHF you could get an NMEA to Wi-Fi bridge that puts the AIS sentences o
Survey Question Joe at 9:46am 03.31.23 I'd make my offer contingent on a new survey.
Survey Question Hollyberry at 9:39am 03.31.23 Generally I'd say you're more likely to find similar issues in similar aged boats than not. As Don s
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) rgranger at 9:25am 03.31.23 This (or similar) .. (or something similar) 214172 (Potassium Hydroxide will also work) Into a PV
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:16am 03.31.23 Anything is repairable for a price. Depends on how extensive the damage is, i.e., is compression po
Survey Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:02am 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? Anything is repairable for a price. De
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:54am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The de
Survey Question Hollyberry at 8:52am 03.31.23 Such issues are repairable, even DIY for some.. and not uncommon on a nearly 40 yr old boat. The del
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Hollyberry at 8:40am 03.31.23 Is there a gear box attached? does the output shaft turn along with the engine? Does transmission po
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 8:35am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:19am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the rema
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:58am 03.31.23 BTW, the active ingreedient in Citrus Strip contains chlorinated hydrocarbons (nasty stuff) so wear
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 7:56am 03.31.23 You don't have a lot of paint left on the hull. I would brush on a little citrus strip on the remai
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:36am 03.31.23 Okay, edit: lots of money. ?? I have a boat but it has an engine. I will either fix and sell it or p
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand justsomeguy at 7:29am 03.31.23 we're talking work and money. Hopefully it'll be a quick fix on the engine, but I hate to break t
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 03.31.23 Beautiful boat and hoping for a good survey s ;)
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? (5) Justin_NSA at 7:18am 03.31.23 I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on how to remove bottom paint easily and without sandi
Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:10am 03.31.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (2) dlochner at 7:08am 03.31.23 Not so fast! I got a good look at the bottom side of this boat today and I'm crushed right now just

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