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Bought a project, need some advice (7) Van Almen at 6:15pm 06.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2514 First off, I just wanted to say how happy I am, to have found this forum. I have learned SO MUCH fro
New foot switch - use fuse? John at 5:56pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2023 I'm planning on installing a second ("down") foot switch for my electric windlass. I'll be installin
Owner Manual jcakers at 5:55pm 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1088 My computer crashed and I lost my owner manual for my 1984 Hunter 40. Does anybody have, or know whe
Hunter 33 (1981) Mainsheet Car spadaforaj at 5:33pm 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1150 Hi All Hunter 33, 1981, old style mainsheet car gave way and I have yet to find a way to replace i
Cheaper Sailboat Parts bnort33 at 4:18pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2216 I'm new sailor looking for alternative to West Marine. I'm sure there are internet marine suppliers
wilcox crittenden VS. raritan Hermit Scott at 3:54pm 06.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3033 Peggy, I know that your expertise in nautical crappers is based in what works in the real world of b
How Fast Does Your H34 Motor? Joe Mullee at 2:56pm 06.16.09 Big Boats 8/1468 Today my 1983 H34 went on the hard to do the bottom after two years in the middle Chesapeake. It's s
my jabsco y valve. help w position luvitt at 1:59pm 06.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/9645 i cant get my head in compartment where the y valve is. so i cant really tell what the face of it s
Homemade compressor breather for bottom cleaning??? Maldonia at 1:33pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 91/25152 Homemade compressor breather for bottom cleaning??? Me again Got with a diver who told me to try th
Fuel Filter Failure Warren Milberg at 12:26pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2608 In the ongoing thread on fuel polishing, a number of posters alluded to the potential for diesel fue
waste Deck plate installation olignyp at 12:17pm 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1544 waste Deck plate installation H26 I plan to install a pump out for my Porta Potti. Any Rx about the
Repower with new Engine-Yanmar shilosamm at 11:36am 06.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1292 I have a 1990 Moorings 38 ( Beneteau) would like to repower but they don't make my engine anymore 3G
Need Bow Navigation Light madmegeth at 11:34am 06.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1289 I'm newbie with my first boat! Lost my bow rail mounted nav light. Not even sure how it mounts, s
Shackle on main sheet blocks dfast7181 at 11:15am 06.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1552 I have a 2005 hunter 33. Over Memorial day while sailing in 15-17 knots of wind we turned up wind to
Masthead light for '98 H340 tedt at 10:53am 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1319 Both the masthead and steaming lights have stopped working. I expect a blown bulb until I'm able to
Pearson26 on bottom of Lake HELP Tim White at 10:38am 06.16.09 Pearson 2/1636 My name is Tim Whiteand I have a question for anyone that might be able to help me. I have a Pearson
Dark Colored Hauls DJW at 10:34am 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3018 Looking at a 49' boat with a dark green haul. What are the pros and cons of a dark colored haul? T
Steering Backwards Steering at 10:17am 06.16.09 Big Boats 2/1625 I just replaced my cable on my Merryman Pedistal and the steering is now backwards. I did not notice
Mounting a Radar Reflector Bob S at 9:39am 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 19/16284 I just bought a Plastimo 2" x 22 Radar Reflector. Has anyone used one of these on their boat? Just c
Backyard boat lift codfather at 9:02am 06.16.09 Day Sailers 6/2943 Thought I would upload some pics of my new backyard boatlift I built. It works great and was really

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Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? sail sfbay at 4:14pm 02.28.22 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Fixable. One option is to cut the bottom
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 4:14pm 02.28.22 People's power budgets vary. We have a fridge that runs about 50% of the time, drawing 5A. We use
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Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem (3) Ralph Johnstone at 3:55pm 02.28.22 can you tell me the brand and source of your flow sensor?
Waste Deck Plate cover BigEasy at 3:50pm 02.28.22
Anchor winch considerations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:43pm 02.28.22 The 350 kg pull is just with one layer on the drum, and I agree not a practical measurement expect
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 3:35pm 02.28.22 I'm not sure if I did this reply properly. I should probably learn how to do that. Yes, you messed
The LiFePo4 Revolution! cagreen75 at 3:28pm 02.28.22 For a given load. Our 340-watt solar system provides more than enough power to run everything we us
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 3:21pm 02.28.22 Thanks Dave!
Frozen injector on Yanmar engine 3JH5E 44horseshoe at 3:12pm 02.28.22 Nice. Thank you for the information.. that's great
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? dlochner at 3:10pm 02.28.22 I rebuilt part of my transom to get a bit more practice before diving into the deck. As you can see
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem stuendan at 3:09pm 02.28.22 Thanks Ralph, can you tell me the brand and source of your flow sensor? As per "Big Easy" and the g
Jack Line Layout for Hunter 28 Growl at 3:05pm 02.28.22 And your using SS pad eyes for hardware?
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? (3) Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 02.28.22 I rebuilt part of my transom to get a bit more practice before diving into the deck. As you can see
Jack Line Layout for Hunter 28 jssailem at 2:59pm 02.28.22 There are a couple of schools of thought on the layout of jacklines. The simple idea, From the st
Waste Deck Plate cover Tally Ho at 2:58pm 02.28.22
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 Jim Ferguson at 2:56pm 02.28.22 I actually decided to install it in the hope that it would alleviate some of the wide swinging when
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jviss at 2:53pm 02.28.22 Mineral spirits and a stiff parts brush works well also. I just use a chip brush, i.e., one of tho

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