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CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 1:09pm 08.23.21 Big Boats 8/2752 I am a little surprised I didn't find anyone who has installed a mini wood stove on a Catalina 36 wh
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 12:19pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3536
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 11:41am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/967 Owners of Hunter 265 help me out. My boat has the 9.9 hp Nissan w/electric start. The controls are m
Sikkens Cetol stain removal jk kudera at 8:24am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1396 OK, I was careless and spilled some cetol on the white fiberglass deck, I cleaned most all the exces
Hatch Question (1) EdWard3 at 7:30am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 I recently took my forward hatch to have it sanded, painted, and lexan replaced. I reinstalled, but
Xantrex trucharge2 40 amp charger problem CYQK at 6:22am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1604 Noticed that the charger will charge up my bank but then returns to what could be described as stand
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Stephen M at 5:54am 08.23.21 Big Boats 9/4123 I am going to change out the coolant in our Yanmar 4JH2-TE motor. I would like to get any tips, advi
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 12:45am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1374
Engine size sail boat. Help please. (1) stricklandmma at 11:10pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 28/3048 hello everyone, I just purchased my first sail boat. I've actually never been on a sail boat do this
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove mike ashton at 11:07pm 08.22.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2038 I want to retrofit a microwave in the cupboard above the stove in my 355. I understand 355's sold in
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 7:18pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 7/4181 Hi everyone. I recently bought a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5 with a Raymarine autopilot system which use
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Richardwm at 5:48pm 08.22.21 Bigger Boats 16/4363 Hi guys. Hope your sailing season is going well. Mine sure is. I am considering buying a sock for my
Hunter 49 / 50 Shore Power inlet artboas at 5:47pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 1/533 After 2 close calls with the 50 amp shore power inlet almost burning up, I decided to replace it. Th
New cabin table? KristineDC at 4:45pm 08.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1663 Hi Hunter owners, has anyone replaced their cabin table? Ours broke on our Hunter 326 and the only r
Trying to understand this modified 40.5 rigging! SandyFrank at 3:44pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 2/775 Hello all, I do not remember what rabbit hole I was going down but found this old 40.5 listing in N
Balmar SG200 battery monitor Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1186 Anyone know how this monitor handles a bank and a separate start battery with an ACR In between?
Anyone replace the fuel tank in a 1988 Catalina 27? Astromech1 at 2:35pm 08.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/912 Over the last few days I had some diesel leaking into the bilge; I not had this happen before. I've
New to cutter rigging, question. Murgatroid at 1:17pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2342 My, new to me, 76 HMS 23 is cutter rigged, last night in very, almost non existent winds, I started
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! Mooseman at 12:45pm 08.22.21 Catalina 30 53/7751 Hello All! I just joined the forum today as a guy new to the sailing world. I caught the bug 1-2 ye
Henri capta at 11:23am 08.22.21 Weather and Forecasting 18/2815 ***Update. We got to the boat and the highest wind speed it recorded was 59.8 knots. I sneeze faster

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BATTERY? Johann at 4:11pm 06.26.25 What I found is that the 2 channels on the charger are wired to the #1 and #2 post on the battery s
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM jssailem at 4:00pm 06.26.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 3:52pm 06.26.25 No @BigEasy it would not be an everyday option in your waters. Your still left with careening on a s
41DS Leaking Windows gfrazzle at 3:52pm 06.26.25 Got some butyl tape so will tackle the leaks next trip to the boat. Will report on difficulty/ succe
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 3:03pm 06.26.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 2:58pm 06.26.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. TrapperJohn at 2:58pm 06.26.25 Just a note - every single hose clamp shown in the pictures above are NOT the correct hose clamps t
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.26.25 I crawled around tracing wires today to try and get a handle on how the batteries, starter, charger
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Crazy Dave Condon at 2:45pm 06.26.25 Ok , I am back but my wife was very happy as I took my family on an Alaskan cruise to include my dau
Is this gelcoat or paint Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 06.26.25 NVM, I just remembered I did some experiments last week on a different spot. The white spot (same
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 2:34pm 06.26.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island BigEasy at 2:32pm 06.26.25 Many boat owners have never experienced a tidal grid. It is a throwback to when sailboats were care
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 2:30pm 06.26.25 Go for it, after replacing four you will be an expert! Yeah, replacing four would definitely make
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 2:21pm 06.26.25
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! Crazy Dave Condon at 2:15pm 06.26.25 I am a former Hunter dealer who was involved with the design of your boat, introduced it and sold ne
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 2:14pm 06.26.25 IT IS YOUR CHOICE. I sense that the flange seacock is not clearly understood. My belief is that the
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 2:00pm 06.26.25
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Crazy Dave Condon at 1:48pm 06.26.25 @bzano you have a wing bulb fixed keel on a K Whopper Special trailer. Take photos of the boat sit
Is this gelcoat or paint newsailor72 at 1:26pm 06.26.25 NVM, I just remembered I did some experiments last week on a different spot. The white spot (same
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 1:04pm 06.26.25 Many boat owners have never experienced a tidal grid. It is a throwback to when sailboats were car

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