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Hunter 33 shower sump hudjohnjen at 9:19am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2170 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. When sailing, green water is coming in from the shower sump. Does anyon
H19 to H23.5 (1) tampastockman at 9:01am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/1688 I have the wonderful 1994 "Custom" 19 from previous posts. It is complete and in very nice shape. Th
Switch behind engine on 1996 Catalina 36MK2 (1) Stan Breaux at 8:11am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1833 An someone tell me what this switch is for? It is disconnected. It is on starboard side behind the
H37C Topping Lift - yours? Jim Legere at 8:10am 05.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3740 Yesterday I was out for a short sail in about 15 knots of wind. My topping lift was on too tight - n
Trailer Tongue Weight jfrench at 7:57am 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/5305 Found this interesting bit of info about boat trailer tongue weight on the ShorLand'r web site: T
Any Tips on Installing the Headliner? RonRock at 7:45am 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4759 I have the interior of my V25 pretty well gutted. Power washed the years of neglect off and plan to
Having trouble with gear selector (jumps into forward) iSailor at 7:43am 05.28.12 Catalina 310 1/1521 This has happened several times now. After docking and I put the gear selector in neutral (engine i
Beneteau 373 Air Conditioner Question timsail at 7:27am 05.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2596 My Beneteau 373 "2007" AC unit is not pumping water overboard. I can't find the valve associated wi
Location External Gas Tank Begynol at 7:24am 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1136 I have a Hunter 25.5 with Honda 9.9 outboard. As far as I can tell the external gas tank is suppose
Does an outboard have to be locked down? (3) Ward H at 7:20am 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3019 My Newport 17 has what looks like the original motor mount. I know the 60lb 4 stroke I hung on it is
H260 seal fittings earlkeim at 5:49am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1181 Happy holiday. I recently resealed all port vents but still have a leak in the bulkhead in the head.
Looking for space. John rolka at 5:22am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1328 I have a Catalina 27 std rig dinette layout With a forward kitchen. I'm wondering if any one has us
Gin Pole Sailinnsc at 5:17am 05.28.12 Catalina 22 10/4122 Morning all.... First....thanks to all the vets out there.....been there....its a great dat to be a
Life line cover removal hewebb at 4:59am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2789 I would like to remove the covering from the life lines. I tried a knife to cut it off but it is ha
Remove life line cover hewebb at 4:57am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/3211 I would like to remove the covering from the life lines. I tried a knife to cut it off but it is ha
beware those push button start switches Don Lucas at 4:28am 05.28.12 Big Boats 4/2035 waited all week for memorial weekend to start. When to the boat Friday to get an early start Sat.
Filter changeover and bleeding issues Capn Pete at 4:21am 05.28.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2573 After launching my Oday 322 and heading for our summer marina, the engine ran fine for about an hour
O'Day 222 trailer needed anchorclanker at 9:01pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2010 Greetings and ahoy. My name is Paul. I am new to the forum, this is my first post, so take it easy o
Anyone ever order Sunbrella canvas from OutdoorFabricCentral JonnyQuest at 8:40pm 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4545 I found a website for a company in Clearwater, FL called Outdoor fabric central (Outdoorfabriccentra
Need a Daggerboard for 87 m26d billben at 8:18pm 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1217 Help. where did the bottom come from!! anyway I need a daggerboad. Mine is somewhere on the bottom o

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Centerboard Mechanics and Physics JBP-PA at 7:33am 01.11.23 Even a fiberglass center board will stay down from weight alone. There isn't much force pushing it b
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 6:58am 01.11.23 Thanks for the additional info. Didn't know of a cockpit drain. Will check that out.
Considering a Catalina 27... RoyS at 6:36am 01.11.23 I had a 1970? Catalina 27 in the past. Sailed it for years from Buzzards Bay to Casco Bay. One day,
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:31am 01.11.23 What about the rudder? It's likely set up to kick up in one method or another. On both of my cente
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 6:23am 01.11.23 If you aren't aware, a guy named Patrick Childress made significant structural modifications to a Ca
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics shemandr at 6:13am 01.11.23 Weight alone, I think. I'm seeing rust so I'm assuming it metallic and therefore has enough weight
Centerboard Mechanics and Physics Timm R Oday25 at 5:51am 01.11.23 If I'm to understand the picture correctly ,the left side is the forward edge . There "appear" to be
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 12:41am 01.11.23 Its a 1995 anks for the links. There are some that look close but dimensions are wrong. I have con
Considering a Catalina 27... David in Sandusky at 12:40am 01.11.23 We have sailed our similar Hunter 27 on Lakes Erie and Huron for 23 years, and chartered twice on a
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 12:39am 01.11.23 Its a 1995 fortunately not. It would need a sleeve or would always be a weakness.
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Clydo at 10:35pm 01.10.23 Was that TV antenna mounted up high on the mast? I have one just like it, but I keep it stored on
Installing a Spinnaker (1) Hayden Watson at 10:29pm 01.10.23 I recently bought a boat that came with a brand new asymmetrical spinnaker that, so far as I know,
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 10:02pm 01.10.23 but once you do you're stuck with the SET of the sails you have because one of the mainsail adjustm
Mast light wiring - Catalina 27 Joe at 9:06pm 01.10.23 Mast wiring is imbedded in cabin ceiling between liner and deck, same as interior lighting. The co
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Rick Webb at 8:45pm 01.10.23 Rick, if you need to software, it is here. You will find it at the bottom of the page and is called
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? brockfromwa at 7:07pm 01.10.23 Welcome to the forum, and good find! Pretty typical to have breakers within a few feet of the shore
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 7:01pm 01.10.23 Brand new grease gun, slipped onto the fitting, grease came through before attaching. Gun would NOT
Bearing Cap rusted tight rgranger at 6:42pm 01.10.23 Metric or imperial :biggrin::ass:
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Richard19068 at 6:06pm 01.10.23 I don't think I need my old Garmin units to tell me what the date is do I ? What I would like to s
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Brian D at 5:52pm 01.10.23 I've still got a machine running Windows 3.1. I drag it out on occasion just to thrill kids who wer

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