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Leaving Safe cove marina The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:56pm 03.21.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1255 Hi again guys I need to know which chart and on what level of detail I need in order to sail safely
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. (1) Scott T-Bird at 12:27pm 03.21.23 Ask All Sailors 14/5062 My goal is to display engine data from my 1999 Yanmar on my B'G Zeus chartplotter and I'm pretty con
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 11:50am 03.21.23 Catalina 310 10/2634 All, I have decided to replace the lines on my boat. The owners manual only describes the lines as h
Greywater discharge installation (1) Geardunkin at 9:59am 03.21.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1750 The sink on my S2 7.9 is basically useless. The drain is plumbed to a greywater tank that must be r
Sailors rescued rgranger at 9:46am 03.21.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1034 https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/03/20/sailboat-hits-whale-pacific-rescue
Proof that preparation does count Timm R Oday25 at 8:33am 03.21.23 Ask All Sailors 7/864 https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/03/20/sailboat-hits-whale-pacific-rescue
Lewmar hatch parts Howard Miller at 8:01am 03.21.23 Big Boats 4/923 I am in need of a gasket for the friction lever for the front hatch on a friends 2001 420 Passage. W
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual inkunzi at 6:32am 03.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1739 I am looking for the wiring diagrams , plumbing, head , water systems. Oh hell any and all info abo
H41 in mast furling glandry924 at 5:59pm 03.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/678 It looks like when I roll in my mainsail it gets really wrinkled. I'm worried about jams and if I'm
To all 23.5/240/26 & 260 Owners... Lift Line Replacement rgranger at 3:02pm 03.20.23 Smaller Boats 7/1963 Hello All: Back in 2018, @Crazy Dave Condon was kind enough to meet me and @Kermit at Pellican Poin
35s5 studs thetone at 11:40am 03.20.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/972 Does anyone have experience removing the rigging studs from the boat. Looking for the proper procedu
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan (2) Plymouth Sailor at 6:49am 03.20.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1040 Bought a Irwin 28 in 2021 with the understanding that there was an oil pan leaked on the diesel. I
Winch sizes nikkinancy at 9:57pm 03.19.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1656 Hi, We need to do a service on all our winches on a 1988 Hunter Legend Sailboat 37.5 and do not know
New Gages H280 (3) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:45pm 03.19.23 Ask All Sailors 24/1591 Installing new gages on the H280 above the companion way, I got the holes drilled this after noon.
Solo mast stepping/unstepping. jmczzz at 5:28pm 03.19.23 Day Sailers 0/10 I have done this several times on a 22, a 23, and a 25. footer. but as they say due to the fog of ti
Solo mast stepping/unstepping jmczzz at 5:22pm 03.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/860 I have done this several times on a 22, a 23, and a 25. footer. but as they say due to the fog of ti
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 3:48pm 03.19.23 Ask All Sailors 47/7143 Hello everyone, I just received my solar charge controler, still shopping for the panels, getting hy
Stanchions available (1) NYSail at 12:52pm 03.19.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/1963 Free to a good home. Just pay shipping. From my 36-2
Bulkhead WOOD Hunter 50' hunter bum at 12:19pm 03.19.23 Ask All Sailors 2/485 Does anyone knows what type of wood is on the bulkheads of a hunter 50'?. I have some damages part w
Electric head replacement help. Le Bon Temp 1 at 11:12am 03.19.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/8 I have a 2003 Catalina that I need to replace the current electric Wilcox-Crittenton head. Going ba

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How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug thinwater at 2:44pm 07.07.25 I have a secondhand ComNav 1001 autopilot, and I believe I need to switch the sine and cosine wires
Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? fred1diver at 2:43pm 07.07.25 Custom job?
3 of us lowered mast H260, that mast is heavy, I admit gin pole is needed Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 07.07.25 @Project_Mayhem the width of the hunter 26 & 260 are 8 ft and 11 inches at the widest point
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? Calif. Ted at 2:22pm 07.07.25 I think it's a combination of weight distribution, balance and space for tanks low in the hull. The
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 1:31pm 07.07.25
How long til your 3GM starts? Tally Ho at 1:22pm 07.07.25 I have a 2GM20F, and my cranks and fires on first 5 seconds of cranking usually. I give it 3/4 thro
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 1:20pm 07.07.25
s 2 6.9 trailer Tedd at 1:20pm 07.07.25 Not to tell you how to suck eggs but is there a VIN number plate on the trailer? If not, do you have
Hunter Legend 40 exhaust system 1 Tally Ho at 1:16pm 07.07.25 What engine ? Do you have any photos of the exhaust path? Could be that some previous owner did so
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug Tally Ho at 1:10pm 07.07.25 It seems odd that the wires in the connector are reversed, especially if one is firmly in the connec
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Dave Thompson at 1:09pm 07.07.25 Have you tried downloading Raymarine software through the WiFi? I believe yours has WiFi. I have an
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Tally Ho at 1:03pm 07.07.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 07.07.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. surfstud31 at 12:21pm 07.07.25 The seacocks on my boat are original at 30 years old and work fine. I never considered replacing the
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? surfstud31 at 12:17pm 07.07.25 I'm guessing that divided tanks is a hold over from past years when water you might get from questi
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. thinwater at 11:40am 07.07.25 Another thing to consider. All of the warnings about strength are mostly important if something can
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:16am 07.07.25 Don't misunderstand me; I have said from the beginning that you need to replace ALL thru hull fitt
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together ...3TacksontheWater at 11:14am 07.07.25 Th Thanks but no desire to do that. Fair enough. The kit that CD sells includes everything that y
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 11:11am 07.07.25
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 11:10am 07.07.25 This is sad as you have been a great contributor, hopefully you will keep chiming in. I contacted t

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