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installing a generator Monty VM at 11:01am 01.11.13 Big Boats 3/1467 I am looking to install a generator on my 430. What type and size do you have on your big boats? Ref
Across Lake Michigan tgrass462 at 10:12am 01.11.13 Smaller Boats 9/7594 This summer (mid-July) we hope to join a couple of other boats (a 27' and a 24') in our Hunter 260 a
Hunter 26 kitxu at 9:12am 01.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/853 Hi, im looking for a new Hunter Boat and the 26 looks great!, shall i buy it?
bent I beam chuck stas at 7:29am 01.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1756 I'm looking at buying a 1980 hunter 30' The surrveyer found a I beam that the compression post sets
Fuel Tank Demolition Advice Needed jibes138 at 7:11am 01.11.13 Bigger Boats 14/1952 I emptied my diesel tank last year and because it can't be removed intact I left it in place and ins
New to me Oday 22 pics added (1) Hydro Therapy at 6:49am 01.11.13 Day Sailers 3/1259 I couldn't figure out how to add the pics to my previous post. The woodwork is ongoing but this is w
Going to Tampa FL next week... BrokeNotBroken at 6:16am 01.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1047 Anyone know if there is a marine surplus store similar to Minney's in CA? Take a look at their blog
FYI - Suitcase Generators & ELCI's Maine Sail at 5:20am 01.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4985 Lately I have been researching issues with suitcase generators, such as the Honda EU inverter type a
anti-foul bottom karlos263 at 4:37am 01.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1676 I mostly will be keeping my Mac26D in the water at the marina and want to paint the bottom this spri
Reefing lines Bertus at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1204 I struggle to get my reefing lines to run free through the boom. Is it an option to reduce the lines
Beneteau Oceanis 50 sailing in Finnish arhipelago Kimmo at 12:13am 01.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1187 Watch out how it is to sail in Scandinavia :dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETibrOkzccI
Saildrive removal on a 28' Chris Patterson at 7:13pm 01.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/908 Hello Oday dudes. I've got a project, (among several), on this Oday 28, that has a saildrive/OMC eng
Wiring Suggestions Please (1) primetime at 5:22pm 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 18/7749 Hi, This is the current battery configuration I inherited when recently purchasing a Catalina 30 (1
Water tank in galley hunter 450 rtmccue at 4:46pm 01.10.13 Big Boats 5/1468 The floor pop in the galley , too access the water tank sensor has drop out. I'm thinking of cutting
Where's My Sawzall Tom Potter at 4:32pm 01.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1885 I've been keeping an eye on the shaft log hose since I bought my O28, its looking kinda old and swol
Pros and Cons of 1985 H31 Impulse 2 at 2:39pm 01.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/4032 We plan to use our H31 to cruise the Great Lakes. We have little experience and are looking for opin
I'll Never go to Florida Again Roger Long at 1:26pm 01.10.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 132/44954 Note and update Jan 2015: I recently learned that I have been misinformed multiple times by people
Should New Batteries be Equalized? Bowedtoothdoc at 12:36pm 01.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1581 I just purchased new house batteries that consist of six 6 volt batteries wired into two separate ba
Engine not shutting off Zman18 at 11:45am 01.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/4563 I have a yanmar 2gm20f which has a push button on the control panel to turn off the engine. Recentl
bearings on 705 LD hood furler MORNING LIGHT at 11:29am 01.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1045 Hi I have an old Hood 705 LD furler wich the bearings need to be changed and i woulk like to know if

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 5:57pm 03.29.23
RigRite SoSound at 5:52pm 03.29.23
Pedestal guard replacment gettinthere at 5:24pm 03.29.23 on a tangent to pedestal guards, I upgraded to Raymarine with seatalk connectors. drilling holes for
Lazy jacks justsomeguy at 5:18pm 03.29.23 pull them forward when sailing. Hm, I pull mine forward after I'm back at the dock. Set them durin
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 5:15pm 03.29.23 Mermike I will be at the port Townsend swap meet on Saturday. If you are there I will have a ford 1
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump sailmandan at 5:10pm 03.29.23 Thanks I am pretty sure the exit hose goes below to a t Just not sure how the bilge intake is set up
Lazy jacks Tally Ho at 4:44pm 03.29.23 I put small blocked mounted to the mast about 4 feet or so above the spreaders. The first leg goes
1979 Yamaha 33 bilge pump mermike at 4:30pm 03.29.23 I have a Gusher under the cover. I'll be at the boat next week some time. I'll take a few pictures.
Spreader attachment to mast Gene Neill at 3:41pm 03.29.23 I'd talk to either Catalina Direct in California, or Catalina Yachts in Florida. Or both. One or bot
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions Gene Neill at 3:35pm 03.29.23 Cloth if you're gonna sleep on it much.
RigRite ivieto at 3:26pm 03.29.23 Rig Rite is a legitimate business and the experience you are having is not unique. Some of their st
RigRite dlochner at 3:18pm 03.29.23 Rig Rite is a legitimate business and the experience you are having is not unique. Some of their stu
Lazy jacks dlochner at 3:15pm 03.29.23 Turning blocks. You do want to be able to adjust the lazy jacks, especially to pull them forward whe
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate smokey73 at 2:48pm 03.29.23 That is not a factory weld. It is not even an acceptable weld for a structural component. Replace
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Siamese at 2:04pm 03.29.23 I'm not at all excited about your situation. Your wife, despite all her other attributes, is a limi
Javelin woodwork Siamese at 1:41pm 03.29.23 Yeah. Either make it yourself, or get a local guy to do. It's not difficult. You could also consi
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 1:39pm 03.29.23 When the Volvo Fleet was in Newport they had a mockup available for the public to tour. It was like
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 1:22pm 03.29.23 I hate to beat this to death but the boom has to clear the backstay at the height of the boom both
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 1:18pm 03.29.23 I hate to beat this to death but the boom has to clear the backstay at the height of the boom both s
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights DSqr at 1:17pm 03.29.23 I also have leaking through the lights on my H376. We had it fixed by sealing the screw holes on th

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