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Need a mast for 1983 Catalina 22 Hobart08 at 8:49pm 12.27.12 Parts Search 4/17817 I toppled my mast on my 1983 Catalina 22 and can use a mast from the mid 1970's until 1985. I need
No power to Anchor Windlass jamesajones2855 at 4:27pm 12.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1612 What is the typical problem where electric power does not reach the anchor windlass?
Toilet drainage jamesajones2855 at 4:24pm 12.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/904 Has anyone experienced two toilet drainage issues where waste water does not go from the toilet bowe
Interior Lighting - H36 PKFK at 3:38pm 12.27.12 Big Boats 4/1593 Hi - Since we are frozen under 40 cm of snow, we are thinking (of course) about boat upgrades for
bad fuel? John R at 3:35pm 12.27.12 Ask All Sailors 40/6398 First the issue, then several questions: Today, I poured some diesel from a jerry can into the fu
folding wheel instruction (2) Navicula at 3:34pm 12.27.12 Big Boats 13/5416 I bought a lewmar folding wheel..........I understand how it folds in and out and that the plastic b
Just looking for info JonPan at 9:42am 12.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1737 Hi Got a 2000 H310 (steel Arch) two years ago, enjoying the heck out of it but can't find much in
Inverter SayGudday at 9:10am 12.27.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4092 Gudday ' Ahoy! My inverter died so I was looking at buying THIS ONE from west marine. Anyone out the
Catalina 36 MKII Batteries Stan Breaux at 9:10am 12.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2653 I have a 1996 Cataline 36MKII I have 2 4D batteries for the house bank and 1 reserve/ starting batte
folding/feathering prop for H40.5 wegu at 7:23am 12.27.12 Big Boats 21/5130 Anybody know the best prop/size for a folding/feathering prop for a Hunter 40.5 or has one for sale
Making Engine Access Opening Larger Ajay73 at 3:21am 12.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2325 I'm thinking about making the starboard side engine access opening a little larger(horizontally, not
Proper method of exercising thru-hull valves? Beautiful Day at 11:22pm 12.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1345 What is the recommended interval of exercising thru-hull valves? Once a month? Once a quarter? Twice
How much for all new M25 Cushions? StinkBug at 11:14pm 12.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/8392 Just wondering what kinda ballpark I should expect when I start shopping around. I'm sure some of yo
Rudder Modification jenquay at 9:03pm 12.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/9368 Has Anyone modified the original one piece rudder into a kick up rudder on a V25? We see some good
O'day 25 Wiring Schematic (5) Ward H at 8:55pm 12.26.12 Day Sailers 11/9109 Somewhere I found the factory O'day 25 wiring schematic in jpeg format. A PDF version is also found
1974 O'Day 19 burnst40 at 7:10pm 12.26.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5227 I amtrying to come up with a workable strategy to remove the very corroded and encrusted centerboard
Boatyard Misery II SailMaster at 6:53pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2317 Well Halleluia, We finally got a coherent answer from our supposed Paint and Fiberglass "Professi
Trip next spring Serge Tremblay at 6:24pm 12.26.12 Destinations 6/5455 I own a Hunter 40.5, 1996, planing to leave Bermuda to New York down (up) the Hudson River to Erie C
First single handed Lost Parent at 5:26pm 12.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1604 Well I am going to try my first single handed sail from Blaine to Vancouver heading north on the 31s
trying to find hull # lastdog001 at 5:26pm 12.26.12 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/10157 just bought a ranger 29 1972. i think that in the ID# the hull # is coded in just like the year is.

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Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 7:15pm 06.12.22 Hi Tom, I suspect your water system was built very much like the system on our 1991 boat. A Bing sea
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:13pm 06.12.22 Darned, I didn't include that... The boat will be insured, from So Portland ME to Florida's east coa
Hiring a skipper Phil Herring at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Yes, from where to where?
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 7:09pm 06.12.22 Where are you bound? Do you have insurance for the trip & route?
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? AaronD at 6:44pm 06.12.22 A few owners have revamped the cockpits of older boats to slope aft (I believe the new design alread
Fuel Puzzle DBoss at 6:10pm 06.12.22 Folks, thanks for all the great comments. The engine seems to be running okay now with a full fuel
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? Hollyberry at 5:57pm 06.12.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 5:30pm 06.12.22 I have three lfp batteries in parallel that are connected to pos and neg bus bars.The neg bus bar i
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dlochner at 5:28pm 06.12.22 The CP and chart format decisions in part rely on where you sail. If you are an international cruise
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 5:27pm 06.12.22 The 2 forward scuppers in the cockpit and the galley sink, though I never use the sink.
Grounding two isolated battery banks heritage at 5:04pm 06.12.22 I have three lfp batteries in parallel that are connected to pos and neg bus bars.The neg bus bar is
Water Line Fitting heritage at 4:26pm 06.12.22 https://comsmarine.com/qest-fittings-elbows/?sku=EPC%20QE33T&gclid=CjwKCAjwnZaVBhA6EiwAVVyv9KFvxyQ95
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:45pm 06.12.22 Reading about the "Chart Wars" on Panbo ( Chart wars? Post acquisitions, what's the status of chart
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:40pm 06.12.22
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles Alansails at 3:38pm 06.12.22 We have had our sailmaker make a recommendation for headsails and headsail was 135% which was what t
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? dLj at 3:33pm 06.12.22 The charting companies are using the same primary data from NOAA. The difference is whether there i
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Steve L22188 at 3:28pm 06.12.22 Patience is hard work. It's much easier just to curse and find a bigger hammer.
Paper Charts CarlN at 2:44pm 06.12.22 I'm curious about this statement. True, the charts are resident on the chip in the plotter or other
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) dlochner at 2:34pm 06.12.22 Here's to all future boat projects going so smoothly! I don't want to disappoint you but......
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? Hollyberry at 2:30pm 06.12.22 What's the thru hull for? Galley sink drain? Cockpit drain? ??

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