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2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season - Mid Season + Final (5) JamesG161 at 9:02am 05.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 3/2035 On May 24th the NHC released its 2022 forecast. lyde aka Bonnie ' Clyde.:facepalm: Basically it is
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? Epic1969 at 7:27am 05.25.22 Ask All Sailors 41/3467
DANGEROUS & Misguided efforts in the fight against climate change (1) rgranger at 6:19am 05.25.22 Weather and Forecasting 16/1456 Hello Jim and John: I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this post so if you think it
Magma grill Plymouth Sailor at 3:52am 05.25.22 Ask All Sailors 6/817
Engine overheats at idle, cools at 15k RPM's. Rocky Coast at 4:16pm 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1600 1984 Catalina 30, Westerbeke 25XP diesel. New boat to me, on the hard running on hose to salt water
Anyone know what this is? (3) enorfleet at 1:37pm 05.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1653 Found this in the engine bilge of my 1983 Hunter 34. No idea where it came from. Can anyone help?
Intake Silencer (1) SV Bella at 11:20am 05.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3261 What maintenance is required for the intake silencer? 05H41DS Yanmar 56hp 4JH4E What's inside there
Bed-It Tape is back! (1) Phil Herring at 9:51am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 24/5837 Almost. :thumbup: Thanks to the efforts of Maine Sail and his firm Compass Marine, we're very proud
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing Plymouth Sailor at 8:12am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/413 Does anyone know how to perform a simple test to ensure all is well with the prop assembly, i e sig
looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel Jim Eller at 6:33am 05.24.22 Catalina 22 4/570 A friend's 1998 Catalina Sport lost her keel. It was her second time out on a boat she had just pur
Rudder Packing (2) RoyS at 5:35am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 0/277 One job I hate is to adjust the rudder shaft packing. It is difficult to access and there is only ro
Air conditioner water pump not working TimFromLI at 8:32pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1979 At the end of last season, I noticed that one of my AC water hoses looked like it needed to be retir
Hunter 45 cc - Sliding Companionway Door - Tape Springs Miss JibSea at 7:56pm 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/446 Anyone having to routinely replace the tape springs for the sliding companion way door? They break
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training dkinzer at 7:33pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1384 Our boat is slipped in Portland, OR but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Ba
Lake Cruise II-May 2022 ShotgunSlim at 6:52pm 05.23.22 Catalina 22 0/302 The first trip up to the lake was so good I just had to return another time and stay an extra day ou
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2130 Hi All, Last season I purchased and installed a Raymarine DST-800 transducer to replace original kno
Help on Replacing rubber T-Track Endstop (1) antoineH336 at 1:22pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/477 205598 Hello all ! Looking to replace the end teack bumper pads on my 1997 H336. But before tryin
Dirty Fuel Rasselas36 at 1:20pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1037
Navigation Question - Long Island Amityville to Atlantic Ocean (1) EdWard3 at 10:35am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/336 Heading out to NJ Southern coast from Amityville, NY. Does anyone have a suggestion on which channe
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (2) BourbonS at 9:34am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/884 Dear Forum, Could you please kindly help me with this: I've got my Catalina 42 1992 last November.

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Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor Crazy Dave Condon at 6:23am 12.02.24 @seadreamers2 As a former Hunter dealer who sold the and serviced the Hunter 26.5, the transom was
Changing from a 9.9 to 18 HP motor Golden Roo at 5:28am 12.02.24 Hi everyone, The 9.9 hp that came with the Hunter 26.5 doesn't work, and we can't seem to find a u
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Hayden Watson at 5:19am 12.02.24 I assume that you are aware that a 50A shore power connection is two legs at 50A each for a total of
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup (1) Hayden Watson at 5:07am 12.02.24 If you thought the alternator adjustment bracket is wimpy on the XPB you should look at the XP. The
Alternator Bracket for Universal M25XPB Final Setup east coaster at 4:15am 12.02.24 To Afraal I am a bit late to the game. Regarding your penultimate paragraph when you state "... sho
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. dlochner at 3:58am 12.02.24 Precision boats were designed by Jim Taylor who is noted for designing boats that are fun to sail, f
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system chuckwayne at 9:58pm 12.01.24 Our 2004 Hunter 356 has developed a leak somewhere in the non-pressurized part of water supply syst
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Dalliance at 9:33pm 12.01.24 Those are Gray Enterprises portlights. Like for like replacements are available on this site.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 9:04pm 12.01.24 I ordered a Power Energy Panel Meter. I will install it and see what I have going on. Thank you for
Replacement counter top FastOlson at 7:22pm 12.01.24 One caveat: When I bought some Formica (r), to finish the upgrades to our countertops and some other
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:12pm 12.01.24 All makes for a less likely chance of getting things back together true, Heya, heya, heya ! ! !
Black tank overboard discharge.... Rick Webb at 6:57pm 12.01.24 That's how my boat is set up. No y valve to shift or seacock to close. The discharge from the tank
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? sesmith at 6:54pm 12.01.24 Thanks. Good to know. Than shows if you're careful it will retain its trueness after the flange b
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. (1) jssailem at 6:46pm 12.01.24 It sounds like the original design of the Precision 165 utilized a hinged tabernacle mast base. Per
Black tank overboard discharge.... Richard19068 at 5:36pm 12.01.24 Correct, I have no Y valve at all. The hose goes directly from the head to the tank. Then the tank
Hunter 49 Swim Platform Terry Cox at 4:54pm 12.01.24 Nice finish. Well done. ver see such conditions.
Replacement counter top nightowle at 4:04pm 12.01.24 What about one of the big box stores? HD or Lowes have access to all sorts of countertop materials.
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 12.01.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:54pm 12.01.24 Most likely correct answer.... dj Ill tey again tomorrow while i continue to clean in /out the bo
Espar hydronic heating system Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 12.01.24 I have an Espar S3 D5E heater and it is plumbed into the main engine fuel tank. Over the past three

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