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Catalina 27 Electrical Panel arlouper at 6:45am 11.08.22 Mid-Size Boats 9/2841 I'm re-wiring my 1983 catalina 27 and would like to relocate the electrical control center. That wou
Hoisting sails, deck hardware and running rigging. Cederholm at 5:34am 11.08.22 Catalina 30 4/1486 I'm in the process of buying running rigging and deck hardware for the 1980 Catalina 30 I'm refittin
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 4:54am 11.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/3108 Yanmar 3Jh4E. Recently cleaned impller bits from heat exchanger and descaled. New impeller. Raw wat
Lithium Installation for Legend 40.5? (1) SV Maverick at 7:59pm 11.07.22 Big Boats 14/1610 Since our successful upgrade of MFD instruments, auto pilot, LPG stove, LED lights, water heater, he
What is the proper response? (1) rpwillia at 7:55pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2416 Was in a race recently and received a complaint and thought I would post it here. Other boat felt I
Servicing a feathering prop TimFromLI at 7:37pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 6/948 I have an autostream feathering prop of unknown age. I'm not sure how well it was maintained and it
7:1? (1) rgranger at 5:11pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1052
Tips and Tricks from John Harries jssailem at 5:10pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 2/622 There are many who write about sailing. John is one I enjoy reading. He offers some of his work free
Safety at Sea starts with awareness of the RISKS jssailem at 4:12pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 6/665 We often discuss how safe it is to be inside the cockpit of a sailboat. We even go so far as to chan
Hunter 23 mast base replacement. gfrost39 at 1:30pm 11.07.22 Smaller Boats 5/1436 My 1986 Hunter 23 has a taco shaped bent metal base. It's been used incorrectly and bent badly. I lo
Aftermarket diesel engine parts newage1461 at 1:08pm 11.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1415 Has anyone used any aftermarket parts ( Yanmar ) on their engines. I'm in need if an injection pump
Battery and Electrical system upgrading questions (2) vandiver at 12:43pm 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/781 Hi all, First post here and really happy to be part of this forum, writting from Spain. I am a ver
TS Nicole --> Hurricane Nicole (3) jssailem at 10:15am 11.07.22 Weather and Forecasting 6/2036 Invest 98L became Tropical Storm Nicole last night. The storm has formed a cyclonic pattern locate
Where Should I list a Brand New 150 Genoa for Sale? Sail22Capri22 at 8:49am 11.07.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1087 I am new to this forum and not sure if I can list a sail I have on this forum and or if anyone can r
Fuel pickup location for a Diesel heater (1) mermike at 5:58am 11.07.22 Ask All Sailors 59/4217 I'm installing a diesel heater soon. I plan to install the pickup in the main tank. Any reason not t
Barrier coat between scuff guard an hull? (1) HeelBoy at 4:34am 11.07.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1112 After much swearing and dulled drill bits, my polished 316 guard is ready to install. This finishes
Folding Prop Verdict Georgedoyle at 7:30pm 11.06.22 Big Boats 10/2155 After a Summer and Fall with our new Gori folding prop we feel like we can make some judgements abou
First Oil Change colb218 at 5:32pm 11.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1423 Am I making this harder than it needs to be? I have a yanmar 3hm 35f and did my first oil change tod
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... (2) stickinthemud57 at 4:59pm 11.06.22 Ask All Sailors 18/4087 One of my winter projects is to set up a pulley system inside the boom to adjust outhaul tension. On
boom inserts dorselhead at 3:37pm 11.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/646 I have a 83, 31 hunter. i am looking for a set of inserts at the gooseneck or an alternate. one of t

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Toilet Issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:12am 03.11.25 Boat owners who've never read the installation instructions for their manual toilet never realize th
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid jssailem at 8:41am 03.11.25 I am up in the marina today. I am going to work on the next projects that need solutions. March is t
VHF SWR results... JoeWhite at 8:39am 03.11.25 Since my posting I discovered that there are marine antennas that are not adjustable and other marin
Bottom paint question jssailem at 8:37am 03.11.25 Your experiences with this challenge support the idea of a hard bottom paint. Many topside two-part
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 8:20am 03.11.25 Good news... If you can get to the boat today, the weather should be accommodating till about 5PM.
adding electrical stove jssailem at 8:17am 03.11.25 You are correct about the possibility of finding "50A service is indeed 220V and is called 50A 125/2
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 8:09am 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Chuck_FLA at 8:09am 03.11.25 Our trailerable H260 has some similarities with a MacGregor I believe. Our headsail halyard and mai
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid jssailem at 7:56am 03.11.25 Good news... If you can get to the boat today, the weather should be accommodating till about 5PM. I
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? SteveHughessails at 7:55am 03.11.25 I too thought of the more rigid line for the sheet. My question is safety related: can you safely (q
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 7:32am 03.11.25 I have the same engine and transmission. I just drain mine out by removing the plug on the bottom o
Towing a Precision 23 dmax at 7:27am 03.11.25 Definitely not enough truck. The trailer could be more than 1000 lbs., they are very heavy. Manufact
adding electrical stove dlochner at 7:26am 03.11.25 The Force 10 and the European 240v electric stoves are 240 single phase. Finding 240/220 single phas
Roadside assistance JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.11.25 You can add "Trailer Assist" to your BoatUS towing membership for an additional $15/yr. Trailer Ass
adding electrical stove (1) JBP-PA at 6:46am 03.11.25 Some 50A service is indeed 220V and is called 50A 125/250, there are two hot wires 180 degrees out o
Looking for a Sonata spinnaker pole.... shemandr at 6:12am 03.11.25 I'm not familiar with the Sonata. Is there something different about the spinnaker pole so that a s
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? shemandr at 6:01am 03.11.25 No. Separate lines, separate purposes. Consider stretch characteristics. For a halyard you want
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 5:59am 03.11.25 Smokey, Make sure your sailmaker knows if you have single line reefing or not. That will limit the
adding electrical stove dlochner at 5:53am 03.11.25 220v on a boat in the US is an issue. Do any marinas, besides those who cater to the MegaYachts have
adding electrical stove colemj at 5:41am 03.11.25 Well I am living aboard my hunter for the winter an would like to put in a new force 10 propane sto

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