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Harkin furler foil seperation Edwin Farland at 12:20pm 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1970 My H34 has an older Harkin jib furler. On two occasions over the years, the foil sections, which ar
Toilet Paper - Thetford changes? Al - s/v Persephone at 11:39am 09.28.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3004 I've just returned from a couple of weeks living with my wife and dog on Persephone, while cruising
Jiffy reefing. Sooo, how? Zoomie at 11:31am 09.28.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1575 How are the Reefing lines arranged for the DAMCo mast and boom 222 boats? I have a single reef poin
Pictures of spreader brackets/mount bfabian at 11:23am 09.28.09 Cal 4/3560 Hello Cal Owners, I've a got a pretty loose spreader and wanted to see if I could find and overhead
irwin 28.5 donseatwo at 10:59am 09.28.09 Irwin 2/4143 I recently purchased the above model and I am interested in hearing from owners.This is a full keel
Diesel fuel stabilization/treatment Bob4203 at 7:02am 09.28.09 Catalina 30 4/2511 I know, their must be a zillion articles on diesel fuel stabilzation/treatment, etc., but I thought
Long Trips Bill J at 4:22am 09.28.09 Smaller Boats 3/1930 I, along with my wife, am considering a trip from Kentucky Lake to Mobile, ALabama (Tenn-Tom Waterwa
Thanks to everyone! (2) Team118 at 8:13pm 09.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1828 I just wanted to reach out and thank everyone for their help this winter, spring and summer. Some
Sanitation hose replacement... Doug/Karen at 7:48pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 6/9780 We appear to have reached the point where our main sanitation hose has become permeated. Has anyone
Vacu flush heads have issue with vent fourtylove at 7:47pm 09.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5296 I own a 456 that has two vacu flush heads, one of they has a strange issue, even when the holding t
Rebent Mast...How much curve to stern? CaptTripps at 7:39pm 09.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2334 In an earlier post...I admitted to taking my boat a "bridge too far" and putting ~ 18" bend to starb
right of way: stubborn or crunch? BobT at 7:34pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 62/10273 Made it out this afternoon after the rain ended and had a nice breeze under a great sky. I took a ne
Remote chartplotter alarm jsalley at 6:50pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2186 Any of you electronics gurus know where I can find a remote alarm (beeper, buzzer, or whatever)? I'm
Depth vs. Fish Finder Reddirt at 5:38pm 09.27.09 Trailer Sailors 13/6862 I'm new to sailing. We are getting a West Wight Potter 19 a week from tomorrow!!! I'd like to buy a
folding wheel which one markwauters at 5:30pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/1420 I have a 96 hunter 376 and would like to know what folding wheel will work. I need to measure the sh
Iron vs Lead Keel Hunter 45DS rayjanine@aol.com at 5:29pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 29/14978 Like to get some thoughts concerning the new Hunter 45DS and the fact that the keel is cast iron in
troublesome leak on catalina 34 joe tanguay at 5:15pm 09.27.09 Big Boats 2/3199 I have a 2004 Catalina 34 MKII that has had a leaking issue since it was new. Unfortunately I am the
Leaks - Fixed Porthole/Windows mystery leak MLampner at 2:29pm 09.27.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2339 The starboard fixed porthole/window in the Salon on my 77 Hunter 30 leaks. It appears the previous o
36.7 vs 373 Question Ducati at 2:16pm 09.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1218 I like to go fast but my love likes to go slow. Beneteau 36.7 vs Beneteau 373. In your opinion
Roller furling that converts for racing Ducati at 2:04pm 09.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/6901 I'm looking for roller furling for sailing with the family but can convert for racing. Please offer

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New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 8:54pm 04.21.22
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed mikeracca at 8:52pm 04.21.22 I have pulled and replaced my level sensor a couple of times and I have never seen anything that re
Looking for info on the head/toilet AaronD at 8:41pm 04.21.22 I don't recommend my PO: nothing like straight in / straight out: iot who made such a mess 6 or
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 04.21.22 I have pulled and replaced my level sensor a couple of times and I have never seen anything that rem
Folding 3 blade prop DArcy at 8:21pm 04.21.22 I had an old, ungeared folding prop on my last boat. Putting into forward would cause only one blade
Swim platform for my 26S patrickfarley at 8:11pm 04.21.22 Wow
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Ken13559 at 8:00pm 04.21.22 NO don't cut the rudder tube! You'll let in water and sink! On my h326, just below where i stand, be
Anchor woes fred1diver at 7:56pm 04.21.22 Good point about the mud, we do have a lot of that around here, I will have to look into that
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? DArcy at 7:53pm 04.21.22 It looks like the quadrant is under the panel behind the wheel. Open it up and see if there is room
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) higgs at 7:23pm 04.21.22 204679 Quadrants I have seen look more like this.
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:16pm 04.21.22 those batteries are made by Enersys, the parent company of both Northstar and Odyssey. With firefly
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal (1) Ken13559 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 8
Folding 3 blade prop Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 We have a Flex-o-fold 3 blade on our Beneteau 37 with 30 HP engine and love it for the same reasons
Fresh water flush Tally Ho at 6:02pm 04.21.22 You could do what I do (my lav sink drain is not below the waterline). After sailing, and using the
Folding 3 blade prop Mikem at 6:00pm 04.21.22 Mu daughter has a 1984 H 37C with the 30hp engine and a Campbell Sailor fixed three blade. She crui
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel capt.amory at 5:50pm 04.21.22 well done. forum
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Terry Cox at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Different model boat here, but ours came with a linear drive autopilot motor that is connected to a
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Hey Ken, I'm really impressed with your diving into this project. How many hours do you have on y
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 5:42pm 04.21.22 It does seem small. The battery is located just aft of the bulkhead separating the saloon from the
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:27pm 04.21.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is conc

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