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stern pulpit rail hardware ManicFarmer at 9:01pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/528 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 28 and the surveyor noted a dead short in the running lights. The stern
Life Seal Products Admiral at 7:39pm 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1541 I have a Catalina 30 with leaky windows. From the outside. I am not ready to pull them. The window
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 6:45pm 05.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/848 I bought a 272 last week and find the mainsheet... odd. Going through the manual and looking at pic
Keel size issue (1) KAC at 5:25pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/699 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have owned my 1981 Hunter 33 for 3 years now. I noticed a crac
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover (1) TimFromLI at 5:14pm 05.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/1683 My perkins 4108 has 6 screws securing the impeller cover to the pump. The screws were heavily corrod
Engine panel troubleshooting LukeAvanti at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Catalina 30 11/1528 Hi all, new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II, with a question about a new issue on my engine panel.
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 3:53pm 05.19.21 C&C 6/1011 Has anyone used a substitute impeller for their Westerbeke 4-60 raw water pump?
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:39pm 05.19.21 Big Boats 2/831 While motoring out of my marina, I noticed the boat failing to respond to steering wheel inputs from
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:54pm 05.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/5123 Wish everyone a fantastic season and best of health. i'm a novice sailor that recently became aware
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Markhh2 at 10:32am 05.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1791
News for Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race Dr. D at 10:29am 05.19.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/408 On June 19th, a Saturday, the Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race will be held. (Info) There are several cla
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. Chern at 9:20am 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1142 Long lasting, less cleaning. Is the most expensive is the best paint? Or any budget paints can work
Halyard Keeping Dave Powell at 8:05am 05.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 14/4242 I recently bought a 2012 309 and am in the process of getting used to the boat. It is set up with ha
Rudder Purchase kendyoozed at 6:31am 05.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1483 I am going to purchase a new rudder from rudder craft for my 26D. I wanted to purchase it through th
Lockley Newport LN 23- Are we family? SailorPaul at 4:52am 05.19.21 Newport 8/2766 Hey Folks, I'm really new to the Newport family (just bought a used LN 23), and just wondering if I'
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... (3) brett_howard at 12:14am 05.19.21 Newport 7/1279 I've just installed the Balmar Serpentine kit.... ut the alternator out quite a bit further. You
H26 installing inspection port CaptainRan at 8:09pm 05.18.21 Smaller Boats 1/463 I am planning to install a 6" inspection port in the cabin ceiling right behind the mast so I can ru
C30 Hard steering to port under power (1) Ontariosailir at 7:24pm 05.18.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/761
Hunter 260 Forestay Tension with Furler Ranger Dave at 6:36pm 05.18.21 Smaller Boats 12/3084 I have a 2002 Hunter 260, and I have sailed it for one season. Since it sits on a single lake all s
Seeking Recommendations for Replacement of Cockpit and Sink Drain Hoses swshogren at 3:02pm 05.18.21 Big Boats 7/1234 Well as I work my way thru the list I am now starting to look at the need to replace 35+-year-old ho

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1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 3:52pm 11.24.24 Nice heat pump, works exactly when you don't really need it. Indeed - rather disappointing... Vic
Ellebogen Isolators Ralph Johnstone at 3:52pm 11.24.24 I have measured the distance you referenced, and it is definitively below minimums. What measurem
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 3:35pm 11.24.24 Thanks for all the great input. Had a great telcon w/ Aitor Ellebogen and will be going forward wit
Parallel or buss bar Johann at 3:27pm 11.24.24
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 2:55pm 11.24.24 The challenge for me has always been getting the color match right. I have no idea how or why, bu
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:42pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results. Gr
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 2:37pm 11.24.24 I've been thinking about a 12V heater element that I can modify to fit my hot water tank and have a
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 2:18pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dlochner at 1:31pm 11.24.24 In the last 50 year of recreational boating lots of ideas have been tried and discarded, including h
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 11.24.24 I would suggest that poly holding tanks for boats had not been out long when Nigel Calder published
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Dalliance at 1:11pm 11.24.24 Ditto the Dremel with burr bit and the masking tape. The challenge for me has always been getting th
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Davidasailor26 at 1:01pm 11.24.24 RV's being land based provide a methodology for the occupant to escape from the proximity of the da
Parallel or buss bar dlochner at 12:57pm 11.24.24 Somewhere on the Victron website there is a good manual on wiring. In it they offer a several ways o
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dlochner at 12:47pm 11.24.24 Last I heard, humans didn't come with calibrated tension scales built into their hands. The Loos ga
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? LakeOntario270 at 12:46pm 11.24.24 I have used this paste Gel Coat White Paste '95-'04 to fix cracks and dings with good results.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 11.24.24 While I have great respect for Mr Calder, I humbly disagree - my preferred option is polyethylene.
Parallel or buss bar dLj at 11:35am 11.24.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Captain Larry-DH at 11:30am 11.24.24
Ellebogen Isolators (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 11.24.24 I would guess that the number is around 3/16" since that is about how much the engine moves at idle
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 11.24.24 I was just wondering what the opinions are of the paste type gelcoat Never used (nor heard of) pa

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