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Head to holding tank etc. sailor1205 at 5:40pm 11.18.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2244 Seeking Advice or (who to ask) I have a Yamaha 33' hull no. 55, Problem: the ho
Head to Holding in Yamaha 33 Tall rig sailor1205 at 5:31pm 11.18.09 Yamaha 11/3942 Seeking Advice or (who to ask) I have a Yamaha 33' Tall Rig Engine under Cockpit, hull
leak in the rain (1) dtdsail at 4:43pm 11.18.09 Catalina 22 3/1492 Another question...the hardware on top of the deck is leaking slightly when it rains. Would like to
Zinc Life Tom Potter at 4:00pm 11.18.09 Bigger Boats 6/2268 We've owned our 28 since August. We paid a diver to clean the bottom last weekend. During his botto
Rebedding topside chainplate covers bhalderman01 at 3:55pm 11.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1812 I have a 1977 Cat 27 and the deck side chain plate fittings are leaking water into the main bulk hea
OK going down for Sea trials Tomorrow! Sanford H. at 3:10pm 11.18.09 Smaller Boats 4/1237 Heading out in the a.m. Have a few "Non driveway projects left to handle but thought Y'all might wan
Yanmar Exh Mix Elbow Hose Barb? Bud H at 2:34pm 11.18.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3596 During haul-out this winter I am going through the plumbing systems on my boat. I am replacing m
Cable vs. web. Knuttle at 2:12pm 11.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1555 I have always used stainless steel cable on the winch for my trailer. I know other people have used
40.5 Questions (1) David Knauer at 1:18pm 11.18.09 Big Boats 5/1678 I hauled out this year and discovered that the bottom of one of the wings on the keel has a section
Cutless bearing Catalina 28 Mk 1 jansan1 at 12:35pm 11.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/2399 Anyone out there with experience of replacing the rubber cutless bearing in a Mk 1 1990 Catalina 28
Duel Battery set up derfus at 12:25pm 11.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2034 I am working on my 1982 25 and want to install a second battery. The cable that comes from my Nissan
smim grid on a oceanais 440 lwtaylor@pacificcoast.net at 11:53am 11.18.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1609 I would like to ask if someone could give me the size of the three teak areas on the swim grid. I li
Advice Needed On Altenator Purchase Snotter at 10:19am 11.18.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2301 I recently took my 90 amp altenator into an autoparts store to have it tested. It was no good. I put
Whisker Pole Mike1942 at 5:59am 11.18.09 Big Boats 5/3782 I have a Hunter 36 and am considering adding a whisker pole. Jib is a 110. What size pole do I need
2qm20h Don LePage at 5:47am 11.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 15/9558 I have been looking high and low for a Yanmar Manual for my good old original 2QM20H in my Cutter 37
Navigation Question sbailey64 at 4:55am 11.18.09 Ask All Sailors 27/5014 I am new to sailing and will be motoring/sailing my new (used) 1983 Hunter 27 from NJ (on the Delawa
Auto Glass in Hatches ....................... Ralph Johnstone at 10:47pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2363 As an act of sheer boredom, I'm looking at replacing the cracked, crazed, and gawd awful looking len
Trailer winch Carolyn1964 at 10:02pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2196 Here in the Northwest the cold and wet have come and it is time to take care of some things on the t
18 hp Yanmar overheating after replacing domestic wate hoses steveebryant at 9:51pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2437 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the e
Yanmar 18hp over heating steveebryant at 9:47pm 11.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1980 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the

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Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 6:25am 08.18.21 Roland, the papers I got with the boat mentioned in the cabinet, guess I have to look again....on th
AIS500 software tfox2069 at 6:23am 08.18.21 A quick Google turned up a reference in the Raymarine forums to some shareware that works with that
Wooden Timm R Oday25 at 6:06am 08.18.21 Thanks for bringing us along. I'd have a very hard time wanting to go home .
Catalina 25 trailer help. nayterobertson at 5:51am 08.18.21 Is it a c25 swing keel? If so, I will gladly measure my trailer and send pics Yes it is a c25 swi
Wooden rgranger at 5:27am 08.18.21 Very cool.:waycool:
Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 5:23am 08.18.21 So this is just my own twisted logic but since the swept back spreaders allow the shrouds to functio
Wooden shemandr at 5:12am 08.18.21
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals RoyS at 4:50am 08.18.21 Mine has two reefing lines and an outhaul line. Outhaul has some blocks inside to provide purchase.
Catalina 27 mast issue Joe at 4:30am 08.18.21 My boat had wire to rope halyards that, which I found out when replacing, were not spliced together
AIS500 software Udi at 4:25am 08.18.21 Software for branded products like Raymarine, B&G, Garmin etc. are typically proprietary. You will
AIS500 software dlochner at 4:00am 08.18.21 Software for branded products like Raymarine, B&G, Garmin etc. are typically proprietary. You will n
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 3:52am 08.18.21 B. Main and Jib furling system (cannot get main out) Get the maker of your mast. My guess is Sel
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 3:46am 08.18.21 Cheers All...noted . Planning ahead for October November haulout .
Dish Soap Rinsing RoyS at 3:46am 08.18.21 Plates are not the issue. They are easy to clean. The frying pans and pots are the problem. Near Bos
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. jssailem at 3:06am 08.18.21 My opinion, Diesel heater is the most efficient system for winter heating a boat in the PacificNW wh
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. jibes138 at 9:58pm 08.17.21 Block "A" in your photo would be attached to the sail with probably some nylon webbing to jiffy reef
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 9:20pm 08.17.21 When you had your new sail built, did you add a second reef above the new first reef? up here on th
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. Windpilot at 9:15pm 08.17.21 A forced air diesel heater is compact, can draw diesel from your main tank, energy efficient enough
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 8:23pm 08.17.21 ...hydrogenation in marine electric motor applications is misapplied. I get the impression the mar
Hunter 23.5 Henry Scurlock at 8:19pm 08.17.21 User photos show the uppers connected to rear u-bolts. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/album/album

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