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Need rope sizes H356 Jim Seamans at 8:52am 11.08.12 Big Boats 1/930 Wasn't in the manual! H356 need sizes and length for the main outhaul and jib reefing lines. Anyon
Islander 24 toe rails russh347 at 7:15am 11.08.12 Islander 1/2958 I've got an Islander 24 with no toe rails. The original toe rails were removed by the previous owner
Rope? slowdog at 6:31pm 11.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4889 How do you lace the rope on the back of the boom to the blocks on the sides of the cockpit ? And how
Tie downs slowdog at 6:23pm 11.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4199 How do you tie the back of the boat to the trailer ?.
Where to install a water maker on hunter 42' passage? chucklet321 at 5:29pm 11.07.12 Big Boats 4/3549 I plan to install a watermaker onboard a hunter 42 passage 1992 model. Where and what watermaker wou
Float switch 25yearslater at 5:24pm 11.07.12 Musings With Maine Sail 15/10268 Here is a question. When wiring a bilge pump float switch it is customary to break the 12V + wire a
I love my Catalina 310 but.. SceptreSailor at 3:04pm 11.07.12 Catalina 310 5/2077 I know these forums are not meant for sale posts, but I am if anyone is looking for an awesome 310 m
Reverse flush coolant on my Yanmar? (1) bigbrownpilot at 2:35pm 11.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/5945 I've been reading about how to flush the coolant out of the Yanmar in my H306. I've read all the st
s2 9.2 comparison to sabre28 dufour 29 etc paulgrady at 2:04pm 11.07.12 S2 2/2420 im looking at an s2 9.2a am wonddering what sets this boat apart from other boats in this size range
Mooring float hookup Lost Parent at 1:32pm 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2060 I was thinking of hooking a large carabine to my boat hook pole and using this to hook to a mooring
Huricane Sandy gathering in the marina. (1) rccsailboat at 11:32am 11.07.12 S2 3/1459 There are probably 3 S2s in Morgan Marina at the west end of Raritan Bay NJ. None of them started wh
Slow grind when starting..Starter or Solenoid or Current???? GJensen at 11:31am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3065 I have a yanmar 2QM15 that does a slow grind now when i try to start it even though my battery is fu
What's Wrong in These Pictures? Roger Long at 10:25am 11.07.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5193 I'm curious how many ABYC standards violations you can spot in these photographs. We'll just let th
cover for Beneteau 285 First cindy15934 at 9:24am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2722 Hello, We are looking for a winter cover for our Beneteau 285 First. Does anyone have any suggestio
Found the Guy Who Built My Cat-27 caguy at 8:54am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2207 While at the ramp last Sunday I had a chance to meet an old timer who used to work for Catalina in W
Vang & Kicker wufibugs at 8:21am 11.07.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3759 I currently have a soft vang. Am getting ready to install a boom kicker to replace the topping lift
Tempest keel plate Tim Adams at 8:19am 11.07.12 Day Sailers 0/936 I've just bought a 1969 Tempest, and find that the plate through which the keel bolts go to fasten t
cabin fabric rudym at 6:38am 11.07.12 S2 11/4023 recently purchased a S2 9.2C, generally in good condition except the fabric liner in the cabin is ba
Boom Vang question Harleyreef at 5:33am 11.07.12 Catalina 22 24/4735 Hi, I just received a new boom vang, non-rigid set up from Garhauer and was wondering if it is bette
Whisker Pole for C320 john on haze at 9:06pm 11.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/6723 Hi, I'm a new Catalina owner and new to this forum so please forgive me if this question has been ra

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Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 03.16.23 So, they sell a ball valve with straight threads (at least on the inlet side)? See post #16. I w
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.16.23 ^^ This. Do not use an addapter. the farther you extend from the through-hull the greater the leve
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Tally Ho at 7:32pm 03.16.23 How do you start your engine? Or is that wiring still in tact? I once used a jumper pack to run t
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint thinwater at 7:30pm 03.16.23 Nothing will safely seal that. You need to use a ball valve with straight threads. Shop around, the
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Macerators Terry Cox at 7:13pm 03.16.23 Regardless of where/when I discharge, I always rinse the macerator pump with fresh water after each
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 7:03pm 03.16.23 Dalliance and heritage. Thanks your quick replies. I will remove a couple of the chainplates to in
Stern Rail tkwhalen at 6:55pm 03.16.23 Hunterowners ... were able to have one made for my 49 when mine got crushed. They were able to go ba
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. shemandr at 6:43pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Dalliance at 6:18pm 03.16.23 I hesitate to answer this as there are so many differences between the different Cherubini Hunter mo
Starwind 19 project boat PRoberaon at 6:04pm 03.16.23 Does everyone enjoy this boat? The more I want a bigger boat, the more I realize this is just basic
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? Mechone at 5:49pm 03.16.23 On the 351 you remove the legs and there is shorter ones to support table ,mine are missing however
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:38pm 03.16.23 I've rigged Lazy Jacks and rerigged the Topping Lift on my boat. For the Topping Lift I added a che
Macerators lehighsail at 5:22pm 03.16.23 Thanks to all for the useful input and I do have a question. Some have suggested "rinsing out the m
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 5:17pm 03.16.23 There is a block at the end of the boom on my rig. The previous owners ran the topping lift through
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? heritage at 5:13pm 03.16.23 I have not read of any problems with the Cherubini chainplates, but it appears that you are concerne
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 03.16.23 The advice on a lazy jack system is not worth the hassle. There is a block you can put on the end
Oil Leak kappykaplan at 4:53pm 03.16.23 oil intake via air intake It's a mist of oil, not enough to support combustion.
Blower issues? (2) ScottySailor at 4:09pm 03.16.23 Also here is a picture of the relay I have I replaced the faulty one that was in there but who kno
Blower issues? (1) ScottySailor at 3:56pm 03.16.23

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