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Best Guess on cost of a survey for 310 c130king at 12:11pm 04.23.12 Catalina 310 7/1873 Researching the purchase of 2002 Catalina 310. Has anyone purchased one recently and can give me so
Battery for electric start... Milton.Audas at 12:09pm 04.23.12 Catalina 22 9/6630 G'day guys. Has anyone any info on wiring in a battery for an electric start on my 9.9hp Mercury out
Tabs to hold screens in (1) RWSlater at 11:22am 04.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1206 Does anyone know where I can get these little plastic tabs to hold the screens in? (I think the pic
Mac 25 New Owner Questions (1) Edgemar at 11:22am 04.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/992 Hi everyone! I just got my hands on a Mac 25 thats been sitting in the Marina for a few years with
Broke my keel lifting eye bolt GDTRFB at 11:17am 04.23.12 Catalina 22 11/4048 That really sucks. The last thing I was doing before putting her in for the summer. I guess it is be
No Clue! Nodak7 at 10:50am 04.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1784 I have a Raymarine St290 Instrument Package on the boat and after recommissioning this spring the de
Anybody find that cabin top leak ? Ritdog at 10:48am 04.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1007 I have seen many questions about the leak that seems to have been built into the SB rear of an Oday
New Oday parts source Ritdog at 10:23am 04.23.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1476 In Maine www.usedsailboatstuff.com just opened up in Pine Point, Scarborough. 207-730-0181 or 207-73
Hot water hose popped off jackzimmerman at 9:58am 04.23.12 Big Boats 8/1417 Our 1999 Hunter 380 was just launched, filled the fresh water tank and starting running all the wate
Keel Coating Erik V at 9:17am 04.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1835 Keel out, cleaned and looks ok, could use some filling and fairing, thinking about having it sand bl
ANL Fuses, $3 FourPoints at 9:17am 04.23.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1050 Just came across this... http://www.amazon.com/Absolute-ANL100-2-Pack-Fuses-Plated/dp/B005EUTA3E/
Shore Power reset breaker Old Sailor 2 at 9:11am 04.23.12 Big Boats 18/6945 Good day! I need some expertise and I come to this forum to get it. 1992 Hunter Passage. I thi
Repairing 17' Day Sailor Cuddy arswann77 at 8:48am 04.23.12 Day Sailers 3/1629 Does anyone out there have a 17' ODay Day Sailor or Day Sailor 2? I'm putting a new roof on the cudd
Does This Need to be Replaced? (1) GorillaToast at 8:06am 04.23.12 Catalina 22 13/2276 This is my forestay. One piece of wire is sticking out from the bundle. It is not broken; it is stil
Holy SH% Moment! BillyK at 7:42am 04.23.12 Ask All Sailors 54/6239 This past weekend i had a Holy '^% moment that i wanted to share so everyone else is mindful.
Scott's Cove/Deal Isl, Md Warren Milberg at 7:31am 04.23.12 Ask All Sailors 1/995 Has anyone been into Scott's Cove recently at the north end of Deal, Isl, Md? I will be delivering
surveys Carl San Carlos at 7:16am 04.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1010 Just had a survey on my 2000 Hunter 420 and wondering if anyone else has had any of these problems?
Any Hunter 36 or 35 owners with a storm jib? deacm at 5:28am 04.23.12 Big Boats 8/1994 Looking for solutions here. Folks I talk to are concerned about installing an inner-stay because of
Cat 22 Canopy slosacco at 5:22am 04.23.12 Catalina 22 4/3108 Have been searching for a Bimini / canopy or something to give me shade in the cockpit. Any suggesti
battery model Slipin Away at 4:07am 04.23.12 Big Boats 1/876 I am away from my boat and need to find out the model number of the2- 4D house batteries that I have

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Wing Keel repair Morgan donor at 7:56pm 10.24.22 I've seen "bolt on bulb kits" in the past. Perhaps even from Mars Metal. I don't remember, it was lo
Voltage Meter Issue PlaneTom at 7:53pm 10.24.22 Our 310 has a bum voltmeter in the engine panel, it shows 14.0 volts with just battery power, 15.5 -
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? xavpil at 7:30pm 10.24.22 Do not use clear vinyl hoses as they are prone to cracking and sinking your boat. Use marine grade
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Valve needed xavpil at 7:25pm 10.24.22 Rod Collins explains it much better than I ever could. See the link below. https://marinehowto.co
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 10.24.22 Do not use clear vinyl hoses as they are prone to cracking and sinking your boat. Use marine grade
Stagnant water in the lazarette Ralph Johnstone at 7:08pm 10.24.22 I have the same arrangement in my Hunter 310. Get water into the lazarette and you'll be in there w
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 7:08pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same. not normally
Valve needed dlochner at 7:01pm 10.24.22 Awesome, thx My boat is 40 years old and the bronze pipe is old too. how do I check That it is sti
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar SycloneDriver at 6:56pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:51pm 10.24.22 Small powerboats can have bilge drain because when they are up on plane and moving quickly the wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:49pm 10.24.22 The brass is probably and should be bronze. You are correct, a valve is needed. A bronze or Marelon
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 SVAngelina at 6:33pm 10.24.22 It is typical practice to bed a faucet with something, usually plumbers putty that seals without a
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? sesmith at 6:31pm 10.24.22 Was afraid that would be the answer. Good thing we're in no hurry to leave the Great Lakes then.
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:26pm 10.24.22
Valve needed dlochner at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Well what I have is a threaded piece of brass sticking out of the hull to which an old valve was co
Stagnant water in the lazarette xavpil at 6:24pm 10.24.22 Unlike powerboats, sailboats typically don't have holes to drain the bilge overboard. Typically wat
Valve needed xavpil at 6:18pm 10.24.22 Clarity helps. shall we assume you mean you want to connect a strainer directly to a thruhull? and
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 6:14pm 10.24.22 Nice idea. Will it take off VC17 ? If we ever go to salt water I might give this a try if it will
Stagnant water in the lazarette dlochner at 6:12pm 10.24.22

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