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Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 9:39am 06.13.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/3896 A topic posted by dreadpirath caught my attention. It was titled "steering cable fell off". What hap
Missing Mooring Monterey385 at 9:23am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 5/707 About 18 months ago, something, likely a commercial vessel, cut my winter stick from my chain. Sinc
Solar Sailors-I need help... Jimongee at 8:45am 06.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/751 Hello, if there are any sailors out here that have personally installed solar panels (owner installa
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 (5) TheLouie at 7:10am 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1497 I own a 1995 Catalina 320. I was sailing to Catalina Island this weekend, totally under sail with th
Steering cable fell off! dreadpiratk at 6:21am 06.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/960 We had a bit of an adventure yesterday- about 1/2 mile out from our mooring we suddenly lost all ste
Main sheet diagram DanMaine at 5:59am 06.13.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1121 I've got a H37C and am not sure of the main sheet path. there are two sheaves port and starboard an
Anchoring systems (2) dLj at 5:24am 06.13.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1478 As I'm in the midst of rebuilding my entire anchoring system, I went to the ABYC Standard H40 "Ancho
C310 Head Mirror (1) Tomusa at 8:29pm 06.12.21 Catalina 310 4/988 So, the factory mirror on the head cabinet sliding door is angled so low I have to bend over to shav
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 (5) nikki4296 at 8:13pm 06.12.21 Ask All Sailors 5/738 Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a Hughes 40 but have some major concerns surrounding the engine. It'
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Good Vibes at 5:33pm 06.12.21 Catalina 310 9/2463 I just took our boat out for the first time this season and the auto helm control head displays STLK
Throttle/Shift/Neutral Button 1999 H-380 dchipley at 3:54pm 06.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/286 We ahve always had some issues in finding that point where the neutral lock button will pull out. I
Porthole Question (1) sdemore at 3:18pm 06.12.21 C&C 6/1426 My C'C 30 MK1 came with some odd portlights in the cabin. They are 38" wide by a little over 7 1/2"
Relay for always on MC-614 WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 2:26pm 06.12.21 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1563 I have a Balmar MC-614 voltage regulator, and since I re-wired my alternator so that it directly cha
DC Main on panel is dead WasabiRush at 1:15pm 06.12.21 Big Boats 7/1724 I need some electrical troubleshooting help on my 1986 H34. When I got to the boat today I put the b
Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? patrickkidd at 12:44pm 06.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1915
Considering a Hunter 240 John Marrone at 11:24am 06.12.21 Smaller Boats 12/1889 Seen a couple and found that there is no "Step Rail" or the space between the Rub Rail and the raise
Can't Find HIN on 1979 Jouet 18 (5) JakePlisken at 11:11am 06.12.21 Other Sailboats 1/1665 Like the title says, Im attempting in vain to find the HIN for a 1979 Jouet 18 I just bought. Bought
Yanmar 3JH2E Stalling at Higher RPM Under Load duck21 at 7:02am 06.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1215 Hi all, We're in process of transporting our new-to-us Hunter 376 cross the Lake Michigan and Lake
why not to ground out at low tide: MitchM at 5:09am 06.12.21 Ask All Sailors 1/51 recent post from the trawler forum, about what happened to his engine: " On our multi-st
another really good reason not to ground at low tide.. MitchM at 5:08am 06.12.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1962 recent post from the trawler forum, about what happened to his engine: " On our multi-st

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Fixing Old Standard Lewmar Port Leaks JoeWhite at 9:37pm 06.12.24 I removed the o ring and cut a 1/16" thick neoprine rubber washer as large as the head of the outsid
Leaking deck plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 06.12.24 For O Ring material, are you referring to something like this? Yipes ! That's the material and i
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:26pm 06.12.24 It seems that could draw a dedicated starter battery down enough to damage it, no? No. Basic anch
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim higgs at 8:24pm 06.12.24 I would think that should work OK. I would treat it like a shower enclosure in a house.
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction kloudie1 at 7:57pm 06.12.24 Greg is correct, hull is solid and the deck, cabin sides and cabin top is cored with plywood. The ca
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 7:30pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 5:05pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.12.24 How much can a starter battery such as the one I indicated above be discharged before doing damage?
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 4:50pm 06.12.24
Bilge maintenance Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 06.12.24 The keelboat on the right looks sunken in. I sure hope Ranger didn't use wood in the stub like Catal
Refrigerator/Freezer issues kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 3:34pm 06.12.24
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction (1) Tally Ho at 3:09pm 06.12.24 Hi, interested to find out if the 83-87 hunter 34 has a cored deck and hull, and if so what materia
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 2:52pm 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, re
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:34pm 06.12.24 Maybe you could fit a chock where the slot in the toe rail is to let water run out? Then mount the
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 jibes138 at 1:26pm 06.12.24 I think you should consider either track mounted or cut out a slot in the toe rail and mount them as
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 06.12.24 And it was....? i Sent a PM asking.
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? buddybear at 1:10pm 06.12.24 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmiss
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners caverun at 1:08pm 06.12.24 Thank you so much for that. I will check it out. And a later thread with more details on the repai

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