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"Blue water", 30ft+ recommendations Skipper at 12:35pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7682 I have been looking for a 30-33 ft cruiser that will sail fast(ish) and be on the upper end of seawo
Stuff Tom Hoffman at 11:47am 05.02.10 Trailer Sailors 15/4033 Hi Everyone, Finally yesterday, I managed to get the boat cleaned out and the mast off and down o
Hatch Knobs jorgefife at 11:19am 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2262 I want to remove the hatch knobs (Bomar) that are attached to the lifting part (the ones who secure
Ensenada Race 2010 Rick D at 11:01am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2486 Did any of you guys do the Newport Beach to Ensenada BC race this year? There were 217 boats entere
Pump for A/C betzhunter at 9:41am 05.02.10 Big Boats 2/1190 We just purchased a 1984 Hunter 34' a few weeks ago and we are doing some updates and clean up to th
Manual & Auto Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Shut down Ron McCoy at 9:02am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2745 For those of you who have both the auto (red push button) engine shut down and a manual (pull/push)
For your use - A nice, clean C30 interior layout (1) SailingWebGuy at 8:46am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/2558 I whipped this up this morning. Needed a general interior layout...one that I could scale up and it
Help me complete the diagram!...please (1) SailingWebGuy at 7:55am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/1690 I need a little guidance on wiring up my boat. I should also mention that I have no idea what I'm d
26S weather helm - replace Genoa with jib? MaCS70 at 7:52am 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4121 Hello Everyone! The old story: a 26S with a strong tendency of weather helm. I have a 150% Genoa
Same battery type with ACR? Berndahle at 7:00am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1811 I'm planning on running my two 4D AGM batteries in parallel as my house bank on switch #1 and adding
Varnish Woes sandpiper10471 at 6:53am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2655 The teak strips beside my companionway were beautiful varnished gold but as the finish was getting a
Repair for Apelco radio bobby g at 6:28am 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1938 I have a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The radio that came withe the boat is the Apelco 5160. Finally crapped
Another electrical Dilema. Help! Prime Time at 7:49pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2588 Hi, Maybe some of you have had this problem. I have 6 x 6 volt power tech agm batteries wired a
Thru Hull Replacement foolproof at 6:33pm 05.01.10 Catalina 30 27/9725 Hello all: I have a 1976 C30 with, you guessed it, gate valves and steel nipples for thru hulls.
36.7 Dacron Sails - Looking To Buy Ducati at 6:05pm 05.01.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1338 Looking to buy lightly used Dacron sails for a 36.7. Main + 140-150 Genoa Regards
Swing keel versus dagger keel John Chivers at 6:00pm 05.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3772 (Just to be upfront, I lied....I don't own a sailboat yet.....but soon!) We are looking for a newer
cockpit wiring ? gwhite at 5:13pm 05.01.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1111 Anybody had luck chasing wires from the wheel area to he AC/DC panel, I'm trying to run wires for a
Alternator not charging Mickey84H34 at 4:01pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2714 We recently replaced the original alternator on the Yanmar 3GM in our Hunter 34 with a high output v
Lewar opening port light insamji1 at 2:52pm 05.01.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1904 I just installed a new gasket in my Lewmar port light. Defender Industries ordered it for me direc
Tight fuel line lessons Roger Long at 1:59pm 05.01.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1744 You can learn something new every day, sometimes two. I've had a very small fuel leak ever since I

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Battery bank question Maine Sail at 11:42am 06.10.22 If you insist on AGM (a waste of $$ now with LIFEPO4 kicking AGM butt).. there are only a few manufa
Battery bank question (1) Maine Sail at 11:38am 06.10.22 a pair of deep cycle batteries will easily start your engine.. Renogy is not quality battery manufac
Battery bank question Davidasailor26 at 11:37am 06.10.22 Starting a small marine engine with deep cycle batteries is just fine. It would be better to have a
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? RedIvy at 11:18am 06.10.22
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? RedIvy at 11:17am 06.10.22 I don't have an O'DAY 19 either, but have made companionway drop boards for similar boats. Here are
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 06.10.22
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 travelingjerryb at 10:57am 06.10.22 I realize this is an old post but thought it worth a try. Did you tighten the clamps on the spreader
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:46am 06.10.22
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 10:33am 06.10.22 Yeah, I browsed and ran searches. Odd I didn't find any. Even worse it's so cramped in there I did
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 10:19am 06.10.22 Going to the boat later this pm. I'll measure and get back to you tonite.
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter (3) SailingLoto at 10:15am 06.10.22 Here's some brown crystals. It's from this crappy old gray fuel line. Pretty common. Yes, it lo
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 10:07am 06.10.22 I was reading an article that stated that more hardener could be added to speed up cure times. Co
Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start JonnyEp at 9:50am 06.10.22 THANK YOU!
Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start kloudie1 at 9:33am 06.10.22 Really tough to see without putting fingers on, but it sounds like an adjustable bracket in the shif
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 06.10.22 So much goop in the tank that the pickup tube plugged up. Maybe time for a little biocide.
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up (1) brockangelo at 9:27am 06.10.22 Using 4 dogs is a good idea, but yeah, gulp, that's pretty pricey. Probably worth it if I move the h
Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 06.10.22 I think you are overcomplicating this. I would go one step further to say you are waaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up AaronD at 9:19am 06.10.22 CatalinaDirect recommends that the pop-top be secured by 4 dogs (vs. the original 2) - if you move y
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up LakeShark at 9:17am 06.10.22 @brockangelo Yup those are the jammers I use. They work great but do settle back about 1/8-1/4 inch
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit Jacktar at 9:16am 06.10.22 browse the threads , you will come across someone who did it and provided pix too I bet.

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