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Fuel filters and separators for outboards JMolare at 7:28am 05.16.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/7951 What do people think about the value of having an external fuel filter/separator like the Racor prod
FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 ear Hunters John T1594 at 7:23am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1186 FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 era Hunters FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 era Hun
42 passage fuel filter Matt at 6:56am 05.16.11 Big Boats 4/1351 I have a 1990 42 with racor 110 primary filters. They have worked well for 20 years, but are in poo
Cushion insert for saloon table BrianH at 6:45am 05.16.11 Big Boats 5/1800 I have a 2005 h44 and have not found a good place to store the cushion insert for the saloon table.
Help with ST30 Bidara display rortega46 at 4:21am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/958 My Raymarine ST30 Bidata display has failed. The boss hates going out without a depth sounder. I p
First 375 help needed! dedzaboy at 4:18am 05.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2242 Hi all, I'm looking at a First 375 and strangely it seems to only have two flexible water tanks unde
What would you do with this? Rot in cabin (5) redunculous at 3:48am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/982 So I have some rot it appears The wetlocker itself I am not so worried about as I can resolve this
Hunter 28.5 cabin floor panels dbonifield at 10:01pm 05.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3010 I have purchased a Hunter 1987 28.5. The aft cabin floor teak panel is weak. Anyone know where to pu
Who made the mast extrusion for the Venture boats? Timo42 at 7:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2253 I am going to put a proper masthead fitting on my V22-2, the hounds are bending, the bolt looks too
Loose throttle cable (1) 84 34 Hunter at 7:29pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 7/2380 I bought a 34 hunter last year and the fellow I bought it from said he adjusted the cable so he woul
Need M-15/5411 Exhaust Flange Jimd333 at 7:15pm 05.15.11 Bigger Boats 2/1615 Was told by Torresen that the exhaust flange is back ordered for four to six weeks. Anyone know some
out islander 41' sandsailor at 6:55pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3667 which rig performs the best sloop or ketch? i bought a ketch rig and just wondered if i made the ri
Finally went sailing on Thursday! sinnettc at 6:54pm 05.15.11 Trailer Sailors 8/4436 Thursday evening my son Zach and I took Verboten out for our first sail of the year. Tried out the
New member introduction Jeunesse27 at 6:23pm 05.15.11 Catalina 30 6/2161 Hello everyone, We have had our Catalina 30 since 2007 and have been pretty happy with it. We start
Dripping, not leaking keel question (1) Dubo at 6:13pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1204 Hello, The saga of prepping my keel on a 87 31' Hunter continues. I stripped the paint off the bot
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:53pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2906 Emmanuel got launched last week and this weekend was my first chance to be aboard. Got all the reco
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 5/1844 Emmanuel was launched last week and I was able to get up to spend the weekend on her this weekend.
backstay tensioner richk at 4:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1196 I've got an H35 with a split backstay and considering a backstay tensioner. Is it worth it? Which
Something stupid Gina Hopen at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Smaller Boats 5/1616 Alright, so I have this sailboat that I bought recently, but I did something really stupid when I w
LED light bulb upgrade- 1991 H42 eianm at 4:23pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 8/2369 I am lost! Bought these great LED bulbs- correct BA15D bases to convert my filament bulbs over to mu

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Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 RoyS at 6:20am 08.23.22 Here is an idea of mine to consider. Note, I have not tried this yet. Buy a can of foamy shaving cre
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (1) Brian D at 6:18am 08.23.22 The problem I had was no mount would work on my stern rail. So, I built my own out of a couple piece
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 5:54am 08.23.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. That isn't fun. It would be muc
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 5:44am 08.23.22 Yup, that will slow you down, looks like it was due for a cleaning. Glad you made it to the haul out
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing dlochner at 5:39am 08.23.22 The Edson motor mounts are nice, but excessively expensive and won't work for you. If you don't want
Any woodworkers about? Morgan donor at 5:31am 08.23.22 Did you try Catalina/Capri to see if milled replacement wood was available?
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing 31seahorse at 5:27am 08.23.22 To move the outboard motor to the stern rail is an additional consideration. For our short adventur
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? jssailem at 4:33am 08.23.22 Only you can answer that question. Do you want to spend the time it will take to put THIS boat back
do you sail in the fog? (1) DArcy at 4:09am 08.23.22 Yesterday morning we waited for the fog to burn off before heading out.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:06am 08.23.22 Looks like Luna had been doing her best to support the local marine population.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 4:03am 08.23.22 Lets hope bronze. Brass do not last.
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:07am 08.23.22 I have 2 new brass ones. Brass or bronze?
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:06am 08.23.22 One photo did show where the bow eye was secured to a short backing plate. Please replace the backi
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? Jamesiv1 at 2:19am 08.23.22 My recommendation is not to wait too long. Information on these forums can be hit and miss these d
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? justsomeguy at 1:45am 08.23.22 No.
Is this Y-33 worth restoring? mermike at 1:28am 08.23.22 That is a huge project. Love the Yammie, but the most expensive boat ever is a free one. That said,
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Paul Mermelstein at 10:20pm 08.22.22 Well done. Was very funny, even if some people really do think like that.
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing SoSound at 10:04pm 08.22.22 I did exactly what @Ralph Johnstone suggests, never had any issues at all, maybe the quickest boat p
Which outboard for rollup dinghy + where to store it on single-rail stern railing (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40pm 08.22.22 208621 208623 It can all be made with SS tubing fittings and no welding required.
New Catalina 30 Owner (10) mikeracca at 9:33pm 08.22.22 Well I think I figured out why I was only making 2.5kts. There was at least 200lbs so stuffs on my h

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