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A/C service on 2004 Cat310 cat33705 at 7:29am 12.24.09 Catalina 310 0/1551 Glorioso just had its A/C service since the hull was layed up. The factory unit is an Elite Heat Pum
Choices (1) packman at 7:22am 12.24.09 Lancer 4/1821 Good Morning all, I have posted previously about mast issues and still haven't got the durn thing re
135% or 150% furling genoa? Thijs at 4:08am 12.24.09 Catalina 30 15/11614 I wonder what furling genoa is preferred on a 1989 Catalina 30: 135% or 150%? My sailing area is mai
Teak Bungs Stephen K at 7:16pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2496 I finished my teak refinishing project and all is going well. I am re-installing and need to finish
Head jorgefife at 6:32pm 12.23.09 The Cherubini Hunters 36/5085 The head I have in my H33 is a Raritan Cricket The name alone is scary; no-one has ever heard of it,
306 Pricing nofd843 at 5:51pm 12.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1793 Looking at a Hunter 306, I see what everyone is asking, but am curious what they are actually sellin
88 MacGregor 26D - ventilation system 26macsailer at 5:39pm 12.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/8639 I was reading about required safety items, and came across ventilation systems. It appears to be re
Strut Alignment Witzend at 5:29pm 12.23.09 Catalina 310 11/3464 FYI, I posted this on the "Ask All sailors" After successfully replacing my cutlass bearing (slid i
Strut alignment Witzend at 5:19pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 44/9772 After successfully replacing my cutlass bearing (slid in with relative ease after thoroughly giving
I am installing one of these higgs at 4:18pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2489 This would make abandoning ship fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnovzCTtY4
Happy Holidays woodster at 3:30pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1729 just a note to say happy holidays to all and wish you all the best this season. regards woody
want to run 8 lines back to cockpit jeffreckson at 3:29pm 12.23.09 Catalina 30 8/2949 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 that is set up to run 4 lines back to the cockpit. On both sides of the bo
Leaks Hunter 310 Arch (1) mghunter310 at 3:28pm 12.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2389 Hi Looking for help to locate a water leak. I have a 310 that has the fiberglass arch. For some
Cabin lights Benny at 2:39pm 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2135 I was not totally happy with our cabin lights on the boat. A friend had suggested that fluorecent l
Serius Satellite marine weather bobjames at 1:04pm 12.23.09 Catalina 310 3/1984 Has anyone used the Serius Satellite marine weather service with their chart plotter? Like it? Use
epic story/fail thesailerdude at 10:41am 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3661 Man I have missed you guys..your incessant warnings are even welcome here! Well I have a story h
Hunter 40.5 prop/reduction gear hardaground at 8:36am 12.23.09 Big Boats 4/3678 any 40. 5 owners that have the Volvo MD22L engine (Perkins block) happen to know or still have the o
Mystery Inflatable (2) Merry Prankster at 7:56am 12.23.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2132 My next door neighbor works at the town recycling center. He is always bringing home treasures. His
cat22 boat and trailer wieght shine777 at 7:29am 12.23.09 Catalina 22 5/2140 Can anyone tell me how much a 1976 catalina 22 on the trailer wieghs? I'm trying to get the towing w
Own a Volvo ? Alan at 6:28am 12.23.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/3080 The Ford owned Volvo company will soon be stamped 'Made in China' Ford has been trying to sell off

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Hunter 27 Legend -2005 Length of engine control cables? BOSSailor at 9:35am 05.18.22 I have not had to replace mine so I'm not certain but I believe I read somewhere that each cable has
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 9:29am 05.18.22 I'm switching to a surface mount device and I'll install it below the battery isolators on my Benete
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend MikeHoncho at 9:14am 05.18.22 Thanks fellas this is all great advice, now time to get to work sniffer this out!! Question: does t
silly question on gas detector MikeHoncho at 9:11am 05.18.22 Short answer No. We produce methane which has a vapor density (weight) of a little more than 1/2 th
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend FDICsailing at 8:59am 05.18.22
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 8:17am 05.18.22 The site is BENETEAU USA. To get a username and password you need to contact a Beneteau dealer (any
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! Davidasailor26 at 8:16am 05.18.22 Hey, is there a link to Beneteau spare parts site you can provide me? The site is BENETEAU USA. To
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 8:10am 05.18.22 I am no expert on any of this, but two things helped me as I was upgrading to all LED fixtures. 1)
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! ldalmonte at 7:55am 05.18.22
Anchor roller Wasi1961 at 7:39am 05.18.22 Thanks for the question. I recently purchased a 1980 hunter 33. Looking g to install bow anchor rol
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. jssailem at 7:24am 05.18.22 Just like boys... Lines will be lines... If they can get in trouble and get caught on something, the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Joe at 6:56am 05.18.22 Tape a length of batten or a stick to the top of the light case so it extends out in front of the p
Bottom Paint? (1) tfox2069 at 6:54am 05.18.22 So here's a screenshot of the lowest cost ablative bottom paint package from a very large marina in
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 05.18.22 Further to what @Project_Mayhem said.. We have a 1987 Catalina 22 We started using a slip, but the
Trailer for a Fin Keel? RichardSprince at 6:48am 05.18.22 While I agree that in this case it's probably better to look for a different boat, here's how it wo
Bottom Paint? Joe at 6:16am 05.18.22 I'm in San Diego. My last bottom job in 2018 for my 27 footer was done by local boatyard. I paid a t
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft D Swanson at 6:15am 05.18.22 Last August I visited the beach the video is from. There are signs posted prominently that warn visi
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dlochner at 5:59am 05.18.22 The steeper the beach, the steeper the waves are. Even in calm settled weather, be careful of steep
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 5:37am 05.18.22 We are planning a trip to Iceland around September and I was just reading an article about things no
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer fupls at 5:26am 05.18.22 I own a Hunter 31 made in 2007. It's salon table cannot be lowered but can be folded to port side.

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