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C309 Generator Install Canvasback at 5:19am 09.05.22 Ask All Sailors 0/264 Has anyone installed a generator on a Catalina 309? Curious to know where you put it, associated cos
S2 8.5 hull and deck plans Lorihallam at 5:54pm 09.04.22 S2 7/1156 I am in search of deck plans and hull plans for the S2 8.5 so I can have a half model of our boat ma
Perko Brand Sea Water Strainer (5) Terry Cox at 4:04pm 09.04.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/895 Our 1991 H42 came with dual heat pumps for heating and cooling. These heat pumps receive sea water f
Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 11:31am 09.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1058 Good day. On my hunter vision - My mast head anchor light wire disappeared into my mast. Do the wi
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 10:46am 09.04.22 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1530 Hello! My wife and I just picked up an O'Day 27 and we're aiming to get the bulkhead repaired so we
Running rigging lines internal to mast on a hunter 28.5 CptCliff at 9:34am 09.04.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/427 I've recently purchased a Hunter 28.5. The Mast is currently set up to route up to 4 lines inside t
battery charging issues vidalia at 9:23am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1426 We have four 14 year old wet lead acid 100 AMP hour deep cycle 6 volt batteries wired to create two
Max-Power Bow Thruster Lee Hadjiosif at 8:44am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/378 Does anyone have a Max-Power bow thruster with a different brand control panel? I would be intereste
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 8:22am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2289 My windlass is wired to the starting battery. I'm wondering if it makes more sense to wire it to the
Legend Series Solar Panel Replacement Question for Those Who Have Replaced Their's Rick D at 6:34pm 09.03.22 Big Boats 0/364 I recently received the replacement solar panel and trim ring. When checking the fit, I noticed the
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 9:27am 09.03.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1111 Saw this and immediately thought of Peggie. https://ryanandsophie.com/product/toilet-pump-tee-unise
Autopilot for 26X Wade Gizzy at 9:08am 09.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1213 What is a good BASIC autopilot for 26X? I'm sure there is lots of posts on this subject, but I can't
Swing Keel questions JTarka at 7:26am 09.03.22 Catalina 22 7/1057 Hi - I'm new to the forum and have questions about the C22 swing keel. I'm in the market for a trail
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 7:16pm 09.02.22 Com-Pac 5/2911 Has anyone seen cracks in the gel coat around the mast step on the cabin roof? I just got the boat f
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 8:30am 09.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1021 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the start
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 7:49am 09.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2352 My 2005 Hunter 33' boat uses Shurflo water strainers in front of engine and a/c seawater intake pump
Invest 91L- update --> TS Earl (2) JamesG161 at 4:45am 09.02.22 Weather and Forecasting 15/2230 The major tracking models have aligned already. "Fish Storm" again. :clap: tlantic Season. Think
Y-33 Running Rigging (3) djghosie at 4:20am 09.02.22 Yamaha 11/1623 Hello, Yamaha owners, it's me again! While I'm still deciding whether to take the boat or not, I am
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 7:51pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1154 Ahoy, I am pricing out roller furlers and won't drop my mast for another six weeks. Does anyone happ
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 7:11pm 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1815 I have a B'G Vulcan MFD and a Airmar DST800 (depth speed temperature sensor). The boat speed is slow

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Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 10:11pm 12.22.24 Can you not just stop the boat, step off with a midship line and tie it? That's pretty routine when
Automatic bilge pump question JoeWhite at 8:41pm 12.22.24 Following Tally Ho's comment, remove the pump and put it in a bucket of water in auto position. Does
H290 Galley faucet cartridges Rick Webb at 8:11pm 12.22.24 Often fixtures are compatible with those from the RV or mobile home market
H290 Galley faucet cartridges Rick D at 7:06pm 12.22.24 I soaked mine in CLR overnight and put in a new gasket and O ring from ACE. Works fine now. FWIW
Mooring from GA to NC shemandr at 6:02pm 12.22.24
Mooring from GA to NC capta at 4:25pm 12.22.24 As above, you might not be able to access the ICW on a 65' boat. Many of the inlets have bridges les
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Rick Webb at 3:11pm 12.22.24 I think it's more of a reflection deal. The lid of a 55 gallon drum or a trash can lid might be the
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Rick Webb at 3:07pm 12.22.24 Let them eat cake?
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive Tally Ho at 2:37pm 12.22.24
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 2:25pm 12.22.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Water in Bilge! Tally Ho at 2:14pm 12.22.24
Water in Bilge! Jim Legere at 1:46pm 12.22.24 As Kappy stated above, install a garboard plug and be done with it. I put one on my 37C after the fi
Water in Bilge! PNWE36 at 1:36pm 12.22.24 Do others have this same problem? I have a 2011 Hunter e36. This will be my third winter owning t
Water in Bilge! DanMaine at 12:57pm 12.22.24 Do others have this same problem?
P42 engine sump HoosierSailor at 12:13pm 12.22.24 Our 1992 Passage (hull #95) has limber holes at the foward end of the stuffing box sump area at the
3GM30F Alternator Query Maine Sail at 12:08pm 12.22.24 Hello Brain Trust!! ....Don't shame me if this is an old joke but...... I may or may not have over
P42 engine sump Jim_H42 at 11:49am 12.22.24 Our 1992 Passage (hull #95) has limber holes at the foward end of the stuffing box sump area at the
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 11:18am 12.22.24 No, of course not. No reason to, as long as the "No Tell Motel" is still in business. And he says
Moisture prevention.... kappykaplan at 10:19am 12.22.24 :)
Moisture prevention.... Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 12.22.24 And I didn't stay at a major hotel chain last night! No, of course not. No reason to, as long as

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