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Mooring line size PHitchcox at 4:50am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1113 Good morning one and all. Returning to the water and need some help. My 290 is far away but I ne
Does this look like electrolysis? (2) Sefuller at 4:46am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 19/8482 Last fall when I hauled out, I noticed for the first time these whitish deposits around my bronze th
Removing painted-on boat name IH82BL8 at 4:42am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2022 All along I've been under the impression that oven cleaner would remove the old boat name. It doesn
1984 H31 uncored hull? IH82BL8 at 4:24am 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1753 I thought I remember someone here saying these boats had no wood core in the hull below the waterlin
Beneteau Dock N Go Problems Kanggandi at 1:20am 05.19.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/10431 Our dock n go system hasn't worked for 4 months and they can't fix it !!! Has anyone else had any
how much does my S2-9.2a weigh Bergovoy at 9:02pm 05.18.13 S2 4/1567 hello, I am considering have my 9.2a transported from Marathon, FL to Marina del Rey, in L.A. I
Will the Projects Never End? shipwreck66 at 8:09pm 05.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/920 Finally traced my air problem to the fuel pump, spent an hour driving to buy a new one, installed, b
Zinc Fish hookup Phil P at 7:47pm 05.18.13 Big Boats 3/986 Last season I hooked up a zinc fish to the chrome surround on my shore power inlet. At season's end,
help with other mac forum wayne nicol at 7:38pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2197 i really hope this is ok to post here, but i have got onto a bunch of different sailing, boating and
microwave-convection oven curt309 at 6:52pm 05.18.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1413 Thanks in advance, new to the forum. My wife would like to replace the oven on our 2012 with a micro
P23 repairs update. (1) DAVA390 at 6:50pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 1/863 Well, things are moving along. Today I completed the install of the new switches/circuit breakers pa
First 285 Bimini ayedieu2 at 5:58pm 05.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1118 Help! Can anyone recommend a manufacturer that sells a bimini for a Beneteau First 285? It gets so
Something Older Than Most Of Our Sailboats (2) rardiH36 at 5:46pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1695 I thought to post this because a few might have recollection of the WWII era Liberty and Victory shi
Refrig replacement jblamart at 5:30pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1098 I have an 12V Adler Barbour Compressor that is labeled combicold cc-20-AW that I believe to be origi
South coast winch parts Cb1222 at 5:20pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1350 Does anyone know where I can get south coast winch Pawls and springs?
Rear Mast Support (4) patrickfarley at 5:14pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/7047 I have been working on speeding up trailer to sailing. I am trying to get it to under 30 minutes(by
rebuilding marine head crystalsailor at 5:12pm 05.18.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/9670 I have an old Wilcox Critten Skipper marine head. Mechanical, all bronze with long handle. It has be
Trailer trouble Grizmaster7 at 4:56pm 05.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2511 Does anyone else have this problem with the original trailer for the Mac 26 S or C. The last few cra
Eelectric trolling motor oceansail0 at 4:26pm 05.18.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1295 Has anyone used a trolling motor on a 21 footer before? I have a Freedom 21?
Creaking in the V-berth GorillaToast at 2:59pm 05.18.13 Catalina 22 1/906 Whenever I spend the night on my boat (which is often), as I move about in the v-berth, the boards c

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Alternative to bimini (3) RussC at 3:06pm 05.04.23 Ours is known as the conestoga :). lightweight nylon with a sewed in pocket on each end to hold seg
Reverse Polarity artboas at 3:05pm 05.04.23 Testing at the inverter is a bit more involved and the link from dlochner does indicate another pot
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? LaDonaMina at 3:01pm 05.04.23 The boat does have limber holes but are located under the sole at opposite ends at a distance where
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer shemandr at 3:01pm 05.04.23 My sole intent in posting that article is to emphasize that a typical fire extinguisher is inadequat
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 2:57pm 05.04.23 When I bought my H44DS in 2008 she came with the main engine exhaust underwater. Apparently Hunter
Third summer, boat wont sail capta at 2:54pm 05.04.23 Sailing lessons came before the boat, chose to do the instructor sailing cause surely I am missing
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 kloudie1 at 2:51pm 05.04.23
Old bilge: water in keel capta at 2:49pm 05.04.23 The kind of repairs you are suggesting cannot be properly addressed from outside the boat with a lit
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? capta at 2:44pm 05.04.23 Does your boat have limber holes? Why can't you put a bilge pump in that area. You do know there are
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? LaDonaMina at 2:39pm 05.04.23 I had the same lower point in my bilge. What I did was to drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of the
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? Dave Groshong at 2:20pm 05.04.23 How about a dripless shaft seal? Dry bilges are great: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/detail-sh
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 1:55pm 05.04.23 Well. I did some searching.. Apparently the Catalina 27 was changed over the years, but they had br
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 1:53pm 05.04.23
New Hunter arch panel senang at 1:52pm 05.04.23 You will find many models of waterproof connectors male and female when searching on car & lorry web
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 1:51pm 05.04.23 Been though a number of less than ideal days on the water over the years as have all sailors. But m
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 1:45pm 05.04.23 The problem with the EVO panels is the gap between planks.. I think that would trap a lot of dirt e
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 1:43pm 05.04.23 That experience should give a scare to all who read your thread!
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 1:37pm 05.04.23 Shoot, I can't remember after a day !!! :-)
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 1:27pm 05.04.23 From what I've read, a LiFePo4 battery, once on fire, is difficult or impossible to put out with a
Reverse Polarity twalker H260 at 1:10pm 05.04.23 Testing at the inverter is a bit more involved and the link from dlochner does indicate another pote

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