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2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/500 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.
A Global View Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.12.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1271 Found this interesting site with an interactive 3D weather animation. earth :: a global map of wind
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 4:14am 05.12.21 Catalina 275 12/3360 Does anyone know the inner diameter of the raw water inlet hose to the water pump assembly? Looking
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 7:02pm 05.11.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2260 Hi all, Our 2006 C309 still has the original standing rigging, it all appears to be in good conditio
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (4) WasabiRush at 6:44pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 11/2070 I have a 1986 H34 and most of the running rigging was replaced by PO. The reefing lines come out the
Marina Wanted Letta at 6:20pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/401
Looking for Marina for Haul Out to Trailer - 26' Tanzer Letta at 6:17pm 05.11.21 Trailer Sailors 2/688 Does anyone know a marina in the Fort Meyers area that will lift a sailboat with a travel lift and p
Bent Stern Rail Update (3) Necessity at 5:31pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/515 Tig Mig Mobile Welding based out of Farmingdale, NY- arrived 8AM sharp to troubleshoot. In the end
Battery Charger for AGM batteries recommendation Sands Riddle at 4:35pm 05.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/684 I am installing two daisy-chained 12v AGM batteries in my 2001 Beneteau 311. I believe that the Sent
Selden IMF on H38 - How to remove main halyard pin? flightlead404 at 3:26pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 3/616 The last line on my H38 to be replaced is the main sail halyard (did you know blow boats are made of
Sailboat Deck Paint (1) npaulay at 2:58pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3057 Hello - I'm looking for some words of wisdom when it comes to repainting the deck of my 27' sailboat
1979 H37C Stuffing box hose ID size? (1) Richard McDonald at 12:52pm 05.11.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/632 Would anyone know the stuffing box hose ID size on the 1979 H37C? OD measured at 1" 15/16 Length mea
Electrical Panel Key epk at 12:39pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1160 New partner to a 88' or 89' Catalina 30 and the current owners are not sure what key is used to acce
Raw water pump seal seating question (1) AndyL at 12:01pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/584 Hello, I am installing a new seal on an old Johnson raw water pump from my 3GM30. The seal is an E
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails gn4478 at 10:48am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1814
Our 315 Arrived senechals at 10:41am 05.11.21 Catalina 310 14/2146 Our new 315 arrived in San Diego on April Fool's day. Luckily, it was not an April Fool's joke and
Rig tuning glaufman at 10:13am 05.11.21 Racing 10/1864 Trying to help a friend with a Catalina 22, wing keel... When tuning the rig to suggested starting t
Spreader light on/off switch Hunter 49? (1) ScottySailor at 9:54am 05.11.21 Big Boats 2/430
old and new batteries connection Guan at 8:52am 05.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1532 Please kindly express opinions re connecting old and new batteries. my electrician connected one ne
Universal M25XP not starting...air in system? smosh at 8:23am 05.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/2432 Hello all - I'm crossposting from Another Forum...but I'm hoping one of you can help.... ------- I

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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
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 11.24.24 For surface blemishes (not craters) I gouge out spider cracks or use a dremel with a burr bit tip a
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 11.24.24 I'm familiar with the process. I've worked with gelcoat. I was just wondering what the opinions are
Ellebogen Isolators kloudie1 at 9:52am 11.24.24 I remember running across an article that gave a minimum measurement for the clearance between the t
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes shemandr at 9:33am 11.24.24 To be able to tune by feel you need a lot of experience. A rigger could acquire that skill. Most o
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 8:48am 11.24.24 Leaving system as is, I would be inclined to replace the open T between the deck and the pump with
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dLj at 8:46am 11.24.24 I asked my rigger, "Why don't you use a loos gauge to test the rigging?" He said, "In my experien
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 11.24.24 Leaving system as is, I would be inclined to replace the open T between the deck and the pump with a
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Stu Jackson at 8:26am 11.24.24 I've owned Catalina sailboats since 1983 (C22 1983-87; C25 1987-1998; C34 1998 to present). Every s
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes (1) jssailem at 7:51am 11.24.24 I asked my rigger, "Why don't you use a loos gauge to test the rigging?" He said, "In my experienc
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? dLj at 7:33am 11.24.24 This thread has drifted way from the OP's original post. All great ideas but if anyone knows of a s
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? jssailem at 7:26am 11.24.24 I resort to the ideas suggested by Andy from Boatworks Today. Grind back the cracks. Support the su
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? jssailem at 7:25am 11.24.24 there are some creative LP on demand hot water heaters for RV's, why not boats? I take a SWAG at t
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? TimFromLI at 7:02am 11.24.24 This thread has drifted way from the OP's original post. All great ideas but if anyone knows of a sa
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:53am 11.24.24 I use an aquarium pump to push AF through while the AC pump itself pulls. hat gets pulled through.
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy shemandr at 5:10am 11.24.24 One difference between sailboats and power boats is the rigging. There can be a fair amount of expe
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 NYSail at 5:00am 11.24.24 I blow my air conditioner lines out using a compressor. I do it from the outside and watch as the wa
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes NYSail at 4:55am 11.24.24 The gauges are sized such that every boat requires at least two models to tension the rig.:mad: Fo
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy dlochner at 3:07am 11.24.24 Cracks like the ones in the photo are pretty common in older boats. There are a few reasons, most of
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Justin_NSA at 9:24pm 11.23.24 I have 2 gauges, no big deal. Same here. Won't break the bank!

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