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So, there we were dscribner at 6:29pm 06.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/9440 7:30 The weather was supposed to be marginal, probably rainy, definitely overcast. The boat was saf
Msst Light Bulb (1) amcmahon at 5:49pm 06.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1778 Does anyone know the bulb type/model # used by hunter for the masthead anchor light of the 1984 h27?
Boom makes annoying grinding sounds Greg McKenzie at 5:32pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3993 Without sails up and taking waves directly to beam, lots of metal on metal noise is created. Have t
Yanmar 3YM20 Undersized water pump belt and loss of power msfeldt at 4:23pm 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/8032 My 3YM20 overheated yesterday and today but only happens when at higher RPM's for several minutes. W
Leaking CAP Pilot64 at 4:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5484 Well I finally hauled the boat up to the lake last night and managed to remember how most of it went
Oday Widgeon swamping sailordude66 at 4:00pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 3/2550 While sailing on a lake last summer, I capsized my Widgeon and swamped it in the process. As the wat
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3412 I have a Catalina 27 (1985) I can not find deck acess for pump out for head. The chimatic I have sho
Beneteau rigging set up mate bill at 3:43pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4302 I am looking for advice on the rigging tensions for the Beneteau 331. I am not a racer but would li
Radar! Roger Long at 3:06pm 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2457 Yes! :dance::dance: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=130998
Grasshopper learns from the Master Roger Long at 3:05pm 06.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5798 Or: Why it pays to get someone who really knows what they are doing. Readers of my forum section kn
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:01pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2471 I have a Catilina 27 - (1985) I cant find the pump out "valve" - not on deck as show in scimatic t
Air Conditioning (A/C) Distribution Problem sstarley at 2:57pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 5/1540 We have a 2003 H356 with A/C which works great - except that very little air flow gets to forward ca
Hour meter installation mellis18 at 2:19pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/3342 I want to install an hour meter on my Hunter for the Yanmar 2GM motor. It currently does not have on
Hull cleaning / dive service - North Fork, LI Rob19574 at 1:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 0/18 I'm looking to have my hull cleaned in-water and need a diver in the North Fork, LI - New York area.
Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1266 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2278 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2317 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1305 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2189 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1610 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov

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Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 09.13.22 Get it surveyed! There is no way of us knowing how it was cracked, why it was cracked, what other i
CNG Filling Station TomY at 12:54pm 09.13.22 We're having the same problem, maybe worse on the NE coast. Be aware your CNG tanks may also be out
SF Bay Area tiller pilot repair (1) PSR at 11:57am 09.13.22 Lots of water under the keel since this thread ended. I finally opened the old st2000, and this is w
Volvo Mechanic sail sfbay at 11:28am 09.13.22 Might try these guys in Sarasota: Suncoast Diesel Marine Inc Walts Marine Service
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Harle000 at 11:25am 09.13.22 The manufacturer of the Beneteau system apparently was Beneteau. Not a third party. Sadly Beneteau h
DC Circuit Breaker Failures senang at 11:10am 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H3
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Stu Jackson at 10:54am 09.13.22 Here's another resource: https://centekmarine.com/product/category/propulsion-exhaust And whenever
Traveling alongside BigEasy at 10:37am 09.13.22 This would be exacrly my response as well .Coming from a blue collar background myself ,the driver
Trailer Tongue Question LloydB at 10:31am 09.13.22 The square tube of the tongue rotates downward out of the U channel when the locking pin is pulled f
Unknown part on my 18.5 shemandr at 10:09am 09.13.22 It may be a pennant for the mainsheet hardware. Some sailors move cleat up or down to their taste.
Bottom Paints Bob S at 10:08am 09.13.22 Micron CSC Extra Don't quite understand your problem. If it has worked why ask for alternatives. I
Anchor Chain Terry Cox at 10:04am 09.13.22 I'm trying to identify the grade of chain on a recently acquired 2005 Hunter 33, < 15000lb. Most v
Trailer Tongue Question Skipper J at 9:59am 09.13.22 Thanks for all the feedback. I'll be able to look at it closer to see if it was tilt or extension on
Underrated marinas DArcy at 9:43am 09.13.22
Bottom Paints fstbttms at 8:57am 09.13.22
Bottom Paints Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 09.13.22
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel John Marrone at 8:22am 09.13.22 What thickness of wood substrate did you use, and product used to adhere these wood elements to the
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:12am 09.13.22 Gus, I apologize, Some pictures were integrated from other threads. I see you used the Webasto A/C
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Harle000 at 8:11am 09.13.22 Many thanks. I've identified the Vetus Waterlock VTSLSL90 as being a possible option but I've met an
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:09am 09.13.22 Gus, Thanks for the response, I am a little confused what air conditioner did you install I see a p

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