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Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8113 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1203 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1624 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12229 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1246 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/900 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1479 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is
New Venture owner and new to sailing Model 70 at 5:42am 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1965 I picked up a Venture 21 while visiting in Connecticut and towed it back to Oklahoma, what an advent
Looking for deck fill caps for 1979 Hunter 30' WillSailor at 8:47pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/967 Any body knows where I can get replacement fill caps for 1979 hunter 30", could not get the waste ca
r&r transducer, it's more of a hull question (2) rbrtnaylor at 8:44pm 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/871 First, Hello to all from the new guy. I bought an '88 legend 37 ( I'm very happy). Todays project is
Fun with the kite (2) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2232 Out sailing with 2 Hunter 33's the other day (I have a Hunter 280) and the wind died off as we were
Anchor Light JeffThompson at 6:59pm 08.02.12 Big Boats 4/1241 In the process of replacing the anchor light in our Hunter 38 - has anyone ever done this? What I w
Converting a USGS Topo Map to SeaClear RonRock at 6:07pm 08.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1210 I have been going back in the forum threads and came across this very helpful thread by Sumner. "Con
How can I find owner by hull number? Chris Patterson at 5:54pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2803 There it is. Frequently I find a boat that interests me, and I was hoping someone here would know ho
Bowmar hatch acrylic replacement mogade at 5:39pm 08.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1918 I am replacing the cracked acrylic in my Bomar hatch. I am having a plastic shop cut the acrylic to
A new use for chapstick. guidera48 at 5:07pm 08.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1234 I noticed that my dodger snaps were getting harder and harder to remove. Then, I broke a snap on the
Dinghy Water Leak Jeff Bacon at 4:39pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2411 Hi All: My dinghy has developed some water leaks where the bottom of the dinghy is attached to the
Short tacks or long tacks for best VMG? jviss at 3:54pm 08.02.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/12991 Hey Don, I have a route - Westport Harbor (MA) to Block Island - 27 nm. bearing 255 magnetic. Wi
Strut Repair (2) Roger Long at 2:45pm 08.02.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5147 As I said in the previous post, I don't recommend that you try this at home. I'm experimenting a bi
S2 Decals texasprinter at 1:22pm 08.02.12 S2 2/1345 I finally made some S2 decals for my boat. If anyone is interested in a set. I have both white and b

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Crack on rudder jssailem at 7:17am 01.26.23 The use of Stainless Steel depends on the year of build. Initially Hunter used a milled tight tolera
Solar panel question/Recommendations (1) mermike at 7:16am 01.26.23 I modified your data slightly, but the load is still more than 200 AH per day. I attached the spread
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Davidasailor26 at 7:13am 01.26.23 The M200 is a nmea 2000 connected to the engine and to the rest of the boat nmea network which incl
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel drewlamparello at 7:05am 01.26.23 My C275 has a lifting ring in the bilge and came with a cable to connect the ring to a crane. Aren
Crack on rudder dlochner at 7:00am 01.26.23 Well No! I suggest looking at my post from the 460 manual shown in my post #4 above. ______ Have
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? (2) THECUSCUS at 6:58am 01.26.23 This is how the Selden sprit was put on my Pearson 35. I just had the forward pad eye installed. W
Crack on rudder dlochner at 6:58am 01.26.23 per the 460 manual... Fiberglass The drawing you posted says it has a SS sleeve at the top and bo
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 6:56am 01.26.23 A crack where the rudder post enters the rudder is not uncommon. The cause is the differential expa
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 6:51am 01.26.23 On the 460 is the rudder post fiberglass per the 460 manual... Fiberglass
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:50am 01.26.23 If you read reeeeeeeeeeeeeally closely, perhaps the OP has solved his own problem. Look at the fir
Crack on rudder smokey73 at 6:48am 01.26.23 On the 460 is the rudder post fiberglass or SS?
Crack on rudder dlochner at 6:44am 01.26.23 A crack where the rudder post enters the rudder is not uncommon. The cause is the differential expan
Winches H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 01.26.23 I sent a private message to the poster but no response as I wanted photos of the winch and surroundi
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:30am 01.26.23 Thanks, your response on it cranking but not starting kind of rules out the increased resistance sce
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start SycloneDriver at 6:28am 01.26.23 Warm climate? # 2 diesel or unknown fuel oil? Does it smoke on start up? How much? Try a remote
Crack on rudder (2) JamesG161 at 6:26am 01.26.23 212514 No cause for Alarm, since it appears your boat is still water tight. I can upload a better
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 6:24am 01.26.23 yanmar 4jh4-hte (110hp) with M200 monitor system, it turns prefect with key start, battery voltage
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 6:24am 01.26.23
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 6:21am 01.26.23 The Yanmar M200 is an 887.8 Horse Power commercial diesel engine. https://www.maritimepropulsion.
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:15am 01.26.23 The Yanmar M200 is an 887.8 Horse Power commercial diesel engine. https://www.maritimepropulsion.

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