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Mast wiring mandm at 8:43pm 06.28.11 S2 4/2402 I am having issue with understanding the mast wiring. The mast head and streaming lights work but th
Anchor Testimonial? Deadhead at 7:50pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3529 Last Saturday Kathy and I anchored outside of Still Pond for the night. We were about 300' off an e
Hunter 170 cracked hull. jeffwingo at 7:25pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 11/5626 It looks like the Virginia winters are a little too hard for the good old Hunter 170. I have cracks
Purpose of deck hardware (2) alcyone at 7:05pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1572 Purpose of deck hardware on Mac 25... Pic 1- plate with threaded hole, one on each side of mast just
cockpit starting panel tomdempsey at 7:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1120 does anybody know what that 4 pronged receptacle is on the display unit and can i adapt it to a dc i
Downrigger Installation lr172 at 6:54pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 2/4832 I am trying to keep my kids interested in going out on the boat and they have a good interest in fis
So, there we were dscribner at 6:29pm 06.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/9502 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 4/1782 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 7/4027 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 13/8126 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 20/5521 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 3/2555 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 3/3417 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 3/4314 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 1/2460 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 4/5805 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 2/2475 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 5/1548 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 7/3370 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.

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MK1 interior rearrangment. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 09.22.22 Be mindful that bulkheads are not movable and are located where they are for structural support. Doi
C309 Generator Install sail sfbay at 7:44am 09.22.22 Did not see any 309 owner upgrades posted on this site. Might check with the Catalina owners organiz
Help Me Choose A Boat !! dlochner at 7:27am 09.22.22 Creature comforts and head room are really important when cruising or living aboard. The difference
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line SkookumZac at 7:25am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wic
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 7:25am 09.22.22 What is the issue with the Cal34 you list? Pearson and Ericson made good boats. If I was consider
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line JBP-PA at 7:08am 09.22.22 Sure, you can just drill another hole close to it and fill the old hole. If it happens again, howev
Bristol 29 Mast Support FastOlson at 7:07am 09.22.22 Per your sig line you already own a superior-handling offshore boat, your Cal 34. Why downgrade? Or
Help Me Choose A Boat !! FastOlson at 7:05am 09.22.22 Look at an Ericson 32-3... Fast, solid, comfortable, and sister ships have done oodles of offshore m
H41DS heater venting (1) sail sfbay at 7:03am 09.22.22 What kind of heater and where do you plan to mount it........bulkhead, force air, hydronic and are y
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions FastOlson at 7:00am 09.22.22 Thanks for the feedback so far! It would be nice to have basic measurements from a similar year, I'
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Justin_NSA at 6:51am 09.22.22 No headroom would get old quick. The Bristol has a gas engine. The Pearson is diesel. Here's a revie
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Leeward Rail at 6:43am 09.22.22 I am mostly worried about investing money into a boat that I may not be excited about in the future
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:06am 09.22.22 Thanks, Keep us posted Terry. I have two filled tanks right now but if I can find a tank or two wh
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.22.22
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 4:49am 09.22.22 Our two tanks are the old steel round bottom version. After looking at them the re-certification tec
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers RoyS at 4:07am 09.22.22 Thank you for your replies. I think I will give the cheap after market impellers a try. I have spare
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Wesleymi at 1:26am 09.22.22 I replaced both outhaul and inhaul on my 321 with no problem at all (with the mast up).
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 09.21.22 Sometimes the bilge pump will cycle up to 6 times per day You have one hell of a large leak with
Persistent Fresh Water Leak thinwater at 8:03pm 09.21.22 The OP never said if he checked whether the tank level is going down (if there is enough to trigger
Persistent Fresh Water Leak BarryL at 6:47pm 09.21.22 Hi, Put some paper towels under as many hoses, connectors, pumps, etc. as you can find. Come back a

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