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Crack on rudder (2) Mclovin at 7:31pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3573 I hauled my boat this winter to check things out. We have 2001 hunter 460 and have had it for about
Line routing to cockpit (1) tenacity31 at 3:13pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 18/5942 I've read a lot of general guidance about this topic on this forum. Seeeking some specific advice/pr
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 2:35pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2152 I just installed lithium batteries on my sailboat and have a lead acid starter battery and separate
New NOAA Marine Product dlochner at 2:00pm 01.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1519 Saw this post in today's Noonsite email: uTube video of weather analysis for the Caribbean and trop
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 1:46pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2712 We are going to purchase a new Main sail for our 2003 Hunter 356. We have had several jams when fur
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 11:43am 01.25.23 Big Boats 36/4528 Hello everyone. Does somebody knows where the solenoid that cuts the fuel to the yanmar is located?
Yanmar engine console - yuck (1) nitrogenase at 11:40am 01.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1768 Our Beneteau 323 has a Yanmar 3YM20 and the engine console looks awful - perhaps repainted at some p
Below deck auto pilot HD74 at 11:24am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 3/681 I am installing a B'g below deck autopilot on my hunter 340. The linear drive unit is going to be mo
Boat ID (1) SailingLoto at 10:29am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 3/660 Any idea what this one is? It's a big one for my lake. Looks neglected. Roof line made me think Irw
Solar panel question/Recommendations (2) artleyt115 at 9:40am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 39/7381
Rust around rudder Pintles (1) Sail22Capri22 at 9:40am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 7/829 I have a 2022 Capri 22 that was only in the water for a few months in the fall and some (significant
Check Out Peregrine! (1) Marrigoround at 8:51am 01.25.23 Big Boats 0/7 Hi all! I'm in the process of selling my 1987 Hunter Legend 37 (:confused:) and realized that while
LPG tank Hunter 39 Duluthwinger at 8:45am 01.25.23 Big Boats 18/2236 Hi, We bought a new to us 2011 Hunter 39 last fall in Saugatuck MI. We tried to ship the boat from S
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 Viking1986 at 7:59am 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1113 Looking for a Diesel fuel tank cap.
Barton Removable Travelers (2) patbratton at 7:06am 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1075 Thinking that a traveler on my Hunter 240 would be a great help in going to windward, I drew up some
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:44am 01.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1082 The pump for the forward head on our Hunter 45 CC, will run, but it will not drain the toilet bowl.
Recommended headsail size for a Catalina 309? alrsl at 11:26am 01.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/1010
Has anyone installed a linear drive autopilot in a Legend 37 or 35? Stella Orion at 11:01am 01.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/600 Looking for ideas on how to install a linear drive autopilot on a legend series. Nred pics of where
Catalina 250 mainsheet/bimini options jhall82 at 8:34am 01.24.23 Smaller Boats 1/1215 Hello, just wondering if anyone has installed some form of mainsheet system on their 250 that would
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel drewlamparello at 7:46am 01.24.23 Catalina 275 7/2331 I'm looking for a way to haul out the boat using the club crane (it can handle 10K lbs) so I can cha

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Water Tank Paulam at 7:37am 08.05.25 Thanks - that also makes sense. Keep my eye out for another Catalina Mk1 around here and see that se
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... kloudie1 at 7:32am 08.05.25 One of our weather dudes says on June 1 that we are in the 90's ; 90 days to go of plus 90F temperat
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 7:29am 08.05.25 If you are still going through with the cut-out the cockpit floor concept, you should think about w
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space jssailem at 7:19am 08.05.25 You may want to consider using a Sharpie marker to identify the good liquor from the "Ok for a swig"
Catalina 250 Wing Keel Stu Jackson at 7:17am 08.05.25 You should also ask here and get to know those skippers when you finally get this fine boat: https:
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon BigEasy at 7:17am 08.05.25 I purchased one several years ago. Sail single handed mostly. Compact size allows me to Keep it in
Catalina 250 Wing Keel jssailem at 7:15am 08.05.25 just a couple of nicks on one the keel "wings". You may have found a special gem of a boat.
rotten deck under the helm jssailem at 7:13am 08.05.25 If you are still going through with the cut-out the cockpit floor concept, you should think about wa
Pumps CrispyCringle at 7:09am 08.05.25 That seems like a complicated way to verify continuity (zero resistance) but whatever works. Mayb
Water Tank jssailem at 7:07am 08.05.25 Water is drawn from both. It makes sense that Catalina would set it up that way. Without need to sw
rotten deck under the helm wildegroot at 7:00am 08.05.25 Resins can be formulated for specific purposes. The warning suggests that that particular type of r
Water Tank Paulam at 6:32am 08.05.25 Apologies for late response - out on the boat. There are two tanks. Center 25 gallons and starboard
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 6:13am 08.05.25 I missed that the OP is boating on a lake. In that case, a PLB is completely useless. One would ei
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space (2) dkinzer at 5:54am 08.05.25 any tricks to be aware of for removing the drawer? I just pulled all the way out and then tipped i
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon Rick Webb at 5:27am 08.05.25 12 Guage aerial flares are virtually worthless. Handheld or smoke signals are much more likely to be
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 4:08am 08.05.25 While I don't have any experience using a PLB, we do have personal AIS beacons in our lifejackets an
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? colemj at 4:01am 08.05.25 Until using the Commoderizer tablets I was using Noflex Digestor, and found it to be amazing for pr
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon dlochner at 3:47am 08.05.25 Depends where you sail. On the ocean, yes. Inland I doubt it. The PLB broadcasts a distress signal
Tank monitoring dlochner at 3:41am 08.05.25 Still struggling with the Gobius C on my diesel tank. Physically measured the clearance from tank t
Winch Maintenance dlochner at 3:22am 08.05.25 What is the stripper ? The stripper is the chrome piece that strips the line off the drum. Its on

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