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Engine Kill lever on Catalina 30 Trinity 2022 at 10:14pm 08.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1049 I own a 1986 Catalina 30 just Since July. The kill engine Lever just became difficult to push down a
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 7:16pm 08.28.22 Trailer Sailors 6/2216 I am in the process of refitting a 1986 Captiva 240 and would like to connect with other owners to s
Why do we bother rant Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.28.22 Ask All Sailors 40/4284 I apologize in advance if this offends anyone. Its ungracious, impolite and ignorant to not respond
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Tin Kicker at 1:02pm 08.28.22 Bigger Boats 9/1527 Anybody pulled a new wire through a standing mast? Went to replace the anchor light and found rough
Hunter 30 and prop walk FigBug at 12:39pm 08.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 24/3513 Just got a 1981 Hunter 30 and really struggling with the prop walk. Compared to the 1976 Catalina 30
Bimini lisama2 at 12:12pm 08.28.22 Catalina 22 2/907
No More Hot Feet (3) Georgedoyle at 10:40am 08.28.22 Big Boats 10/1393 After a summer with our new SeaDeck inserts, we can give them a thumbs up. They are nice looking, th
Hot water heater GreenSailor2 at 9:48am 08.28.22 Catalina 310 8/2053 Where is the hot water heater on the Cat 310 and what size is it?
Practice?? Don Guillette at 6:52am 08.28.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/3624 I really don't know where to start with this topic. Two young couples from FL purchased a boat toget
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 6:48am 08.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1653 People a noticing all the tropical disturbances in the Atlantic This one does needs watching. Jim
Capri 22 - Going up the mast? pdxjohnny at 1:33pm 08.27.22 Catalina 22 8/955 Hey all, Last week I took the Capri 22 out and flew the spinnaker for the first time. It was a real
Hunter Hull laid up DOCKHAND at 1:13pm 08.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2217 Hoping to find an ex Hunter employee that has first hand knowledge of how Hunter made their boat hul
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 08.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/4369 I recently read that the service, or shelf, life of nylon rode is basically 10 years from the date o
Storage on Cat 310 GreenSailor2 at 7:10am 08.27.22 Catalina 310 6/1580
Rudder pin lisama2 at 4:03am 08.27.22 Catalina 22 3/732 Can you please tell me if you keep the rudder pin in when you are motoring or sailing?
Open House - well; BOAT (1) DianaOfBurlington at 10:48pm 08.26.22 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1504 Come and see Diana on her last day in New Jersey! Sunday, 28 August; Burlington NJ. Diana of Burlin
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering (2) azsailing at 8:01pm 08.26.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3589 https://www.amazon.com/EasyLift-Outboard-MotorTote-Heavy-Duty/dp/B075THF8FR/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=outb
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 3:43pm 08.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/2670 I bought a 1975 Cat 30, it's been sitting in the slip for over two years that I know of... I was abl
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (1) Eric E at 11:41am 08.26.22 Yamaha 9/2725 Is the 33' (1978) stable while resting on the keel? Keel resting on a rigid level surface(tidal gri
Which Airmar Blanking Plug for Raymarine I50 knotmeter transducer throughhull? Monheganlover at 6:02am 08.26.22 Catalina 310 3/1039 I recently installed all new Raymarine Nav instruments (depth, speed, wind) in my Catalina 310. So

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What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (2) sailcapt340 at 2:30pm 03.01.25
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 2:24pm 03.01.25 The difference between the hunter 26 and 260 had three bunk board supports for the 26 while the 260
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:00pm 03.01.25 Everyone is correct that there is alot of tension at the speader base and some have suggested weldi
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries smokey73 at 1:50pm 03.01.25 What changes did you make to your charging equipment (generator, solar, charge profile, etc.) What
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:35pm 03.01.25 If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have another purpose: in reversing currents
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 03.01.25 Continuing this thought, Nautic Ed's recommendation for the amount of rode out is 2x depth plus 50'
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 1:15pm 03.01.25 It was extremely Difficult running wires for this upgrade. I understand that the headliner is the
Chain splice sesmith at 11:38am 03.01.25 Agreed. The math in deep water and shallow water are completely different, with a continuum in the
Chain splice Stu Jackson at 11:26am 03.01.25 It is the reason kellets don't work. If discussing catenary in chain rode, yes, But kellets have a
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 10:28am 03.01.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of al
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries dlochner at 10:00am 03.01.25 What kind of load did you put on the batteries to cause them to discharge so deeply while in storage
deck organizer access - Vision 32 PAC3142 at 9:56am 03.01.25 Hi Belzoni, I have a 1994 Hunter 37.5, and my spray hood looks very similar to yours. It is held do
Antifreeze Leak buddybear at 9:21am 03.01.25 If I had to guess the source of leak from your description, it appears it is due to expansion and c
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 9:12am 03.01.25 @DL thanks for the perspective. Always glad to hear different thoughts. I was looking at it only
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 9:00am 03.01.25 Heat seal the coax to the connector and in a salt water environment wrap the connecter with self-am
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Rick D at 8:53am 03.01.25 I think putting the house bank in the bilge hollow would be possible but somewhat difficult. In fa
Antifreeze Leak JoeWhite at 8:47am 03.01.25 If I had to guess the source of leak from your description, it appears it is due to expansion and co
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 7:06am 03.01.25 You noted the difficulty of running a wire to the pedestal for the remote mic. Is there another con
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 6:25am 03.01.25 I have had outstanding customer experiences from Milltech Marine :plus:
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Captain Larry-DH at 6:20am 03.01.25 Some good guidance above. A couple of points to add to the discussion: 1) Considering OP is out of

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