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5411 impeller replacement rbfeeney at 8:15am 03.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1575 Trying to replace impeller on raw water pump on Universal 5411 (first timer). Having trouble gettin
Seal on the Beach at Napatree RI Soundbounder at 8:12am 03.20.09 Sails Call Lounge 2/2932 I went out for a hike at Napatree recently and came across a harbor seal lying on the beach. I have
Testing the Market John at 7:38am 03.20.09 Ask All Sailors 24/3869 I thought some here might be interested in my (ongoing) experience in looking for a boat partner. Al
Water pump Deadline at 6:53am 03.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1301 Anyone know where I can buy a rebuilt water pump for Yanmar 2GM20F? Thanks.
Need help repairing engine hour meter bwehmer at 6:13am 03.20.09 Catalina 30 1/1596 I have a 1988 C30 TRBS that has a tachometer with an engine hour meter. The hour meter froze in Jul
Electro Marine Systems wind speed gauge electra at 6:06am 03.20.09 Cal 0/1786 I have a 1979 34 Cal. recently I found that the one of the plastic cups had broken off of the wind s
H33.5 Fuel Tank Removal tcbro at 6:03am 03.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3136 This is a copy of my post on the Mid-sized Boats forum. Drove the hour and a half to check on my b
Engine Seastrainers...suggestions? (1) luvitt at 6:01am 03.20.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2014 I took a look at the seastrainer on my boat, and after some research I believe it is this one: http:
H33.5 Fuel Tank Removal tcbro at 5:59am 03.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/63 Drove the hour and a half to check on my boat last night. My 1992 H33.5 has a bilge full of diesel a
Need Electrical help....getting a little shock! luvitt at 5:47am 03.20.09 Ask All Sailors 38/5095 I rewired my 86 hunter 40, and now I get a little shock when I hold on to a pole and touch something
Covering Deck Hardware inside Oday 23 Cabin adirondackbob at 3:28am 03.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1452 Hi, all. I'm currently in the process of rebedding the grab rails on my 1983 Oday 23, and I'd like t
Winches on the O'day 24 and 35 jibes138 at 3:07am 03.20.09 Bigger Boats 1/1657 Does anybody have the models of the various winches on the O'day 34 or 35? I'm planning to pull the
Keel/ballast Question?? Plus Extra Credit Question ;) (1) stephenronning at 10:32pm 03.19.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1716 Hello: I have a question. I have a Cal 2 25 that I recently bought. It has 2000 lbs of ballast and a
RPS mount (1) paulj at 8:44pm 03.19.09 Catalina 310 11/2346 Letting the adhesive dry. paulj :troll:
ground to wl on trailer txtowman at 8:29pm 03.19.09 Catalina 22 8/1801 how far off the ground is the water line(boot stripe) of your c 22 swing keel when on the trailer? w
Rubber deck coat Ameribritalia at 8:20pm 03.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1553 Can anyone tell me whats on my deck. I did some sanding and I found what appears to be a rubber coa
Anchor Rode, What size you got? Mergatroid at 8:17pm 03.19.09 Smaller Boats 3/1343 I have a h26 and currently have 1/2 inch anchor rode. It needs replaced, should I continue using t
mast wire support Danny4719 at 8:16pm 03.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1292 I am now ready to install new wire in the new mast. The question I have is what supports the electri
Wheel Pilot (4) paulj at 8:00pm 03.19.09 Catalina 310 46/7081 Pictures showing an existing wheel pilot installed on a C310. paulj :troll:
Water leaked from top of keel at haulout Windancer at 7:04pm 03.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2613 When I hauled out my 1986 Hunter 31 last fall I was surprised to see water seeping out from where th

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Sail slug replacement Stu Jackson at 1:59pm 02.25.22 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. In your las
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Richard19068 at 1:54pm 02.25.22 Could this maybe work? it is for 22mm track which is pretty close to 7/8" It says "Adjustable stop c
Battery options Stu Jackson at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Wiring a new charger From Maine Sail: Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 1:49pm 02.25.22 Yes, butyl is not ideal because of the screw turning. Wow, PlasTeak is out of stock, strange world w
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:48pm 02.25.22 Regardless of what they say, we cruised for over 40 years in RI/MA/NH/ME/NY with my unregistered ou
USCG Registry versus State Benny17441 at 1:45pm 02.25.22 Congratulations on your new boat!! In Massachusetts, boats exempt from registration requirements i
Fuse ratings Tater at 1:41pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ba
Fuse ratings (1) jviss at 1:35pm 02.25.22 My batteries all have fuses right on the terminal: MRBF's on thermal blocks from Blue Sea Systems.
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) sailingdeac at 1:34pm 02.25.22 Bt the way the photos show a deck stepped, and my mast is as shown On very close observation of t
Fuse ratings Richard19068 at 1:32pm 02.25.22 In review some of what has been stated by all is valid. That kind of reminded me of what Dylan sa
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 02.25.22 Good question. I've had my Link 2000 for almost 20 years and have become somewhat of an "expert" on
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.

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