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So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:32pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2279 Wasn't sure where to put this, but decided to share. Please move to appropriate forum if needed.
Prop Shaft Vibration DanMaine at 10:54am 05.27.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1312 I just ran my engine on the hard and noticed that the prop shaft was vibrating about an eighth inch
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Justin_NSA at 9:27am 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1461 Just food for discussion. This just came out in the latest BoatUS eMagazine. Any new rebedding I've
Hunter 28 Mast Exit Plates Deleted member 78819 at 8:56am 05.27.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/625 I need to replace my mast's exit plates. Does anyone know the size or manufacturer, or a vendor for
Yanmar Parts sources near Deale, Md WasabiRush at 4:28am 05.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/759 Are there any maintenance parts sources near Deale for things like gaskets, etc?
methyl hydrate fred1diver at 1:36am 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 11/8090 hi everyone, quick question, I can't find alcohol for my stove, would methyl hydrate be a good subst
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 10:50pm 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3172 Anyone running Garmin plotter and G-wind with a Raymarine EV100 wheel pilot. I would like to here h
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control (8) Copper Harbor at 7:34pm 05.26.21 Catalina 30 6/1705 Hello - I have now owned my 1987 Catalina 30 for just over one year. Since the COVID hit just after
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job SabreToothedEngineer at 6:56pm 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2433 The Simrad WP30 Autopilot on my Hunter 34 has recently decided to start wandering aimlessly. Sometim
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? JRT at 6:02pm 05.26.21 Catalina 310 14/2408 Any sources you all like or recommend?
Interior mast cover that is removable to access the wiring Necessity at 2:56pm 05.26.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/519 Does anyone know where I can find this part for the Hunter 310 1999- It may have been fabricated by
Alternator Mounting Failure (1) b.needalman at 2:02pm 05.26.21 Big Boats 5/874 The alternator mounting bolt (bottom, pivot point) worn the hole in the gearcase cover so badly that
Last straw Jackdaw at 9:53am 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 27/2842 Well I'm out of here for good. Place has changed over the last few years, and not for the better. Fi
catalina 309 original batteries sailingdeac at 9:05am 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 1/356 Am looking to buy a 309. As best i can tell the catalina 309 came with two 4D batteries. I have n
Catalina 309 charger sailingdeac at 8:01am 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 6/785 Did the Catalina 309 come with a charger that would monitor the charge to battery banks and stop cha
Replacing frameless acrylic fixed ports (5) Hayden Watson at 7:57am 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 13/3471 I finally got around to replacing the lenses in the fixed portlights in my 88 C30. In the originals
running aground on a sandbar! MitchM at 2:47am 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1508 check out this one : ErEKdnyYOpA 1/ hope the captn knows how to change out his raw
After 35 years of sailing I fell in today Jumpstart at 8:55pm 05.25.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1723 Rearranging bow lines on a windy day. Bent over at my waist and caught a gust losing my balance. Hea
Inboard has been removed, replace with?? coreyjohnson99 at 7:47pm 05.25.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1821 The PO of my Newport 28 removed the Atomic 4 that had frozen and cracked. The boat now has a 9.9 ou
Paint and non-slip flooring (2) stickinthemud57 at 6:46pm 05.25.21 Day Sailers 2/674 I decided to give my Hunter 170 a face lift during the off season. I have also posted this in the mo

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Mast Base Pitting & Structural? redtrianglecoast at 9:12pm 02.06.25 Excellent. I just reached out to Ballenger, via email and will call them and see what they say. Tha
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table MarcinS at 8:49pm 02.06.25 We have the same table in our H38. After a few accidents I installed small plates under the table th
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy dLj at 8:31pm 02.06.25 I have a Trinka 8 but it doesn't have the self bailer. Honestly, I think it would only be useful if
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 7:52pm 02.06.25 You're full of good ones. If you think running your bilge blower while fueling is showing off.
Motorhome Mariners (1) Will Gilmore at 7:05pm 02.06.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you wear a cowboy hat at the helm.
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:43pm 02.06.25 Do you have the results of the resistance measurements on the original transducer and the replacemen
Cabin leak jssailem at 6:27pm 02.06.25 Dry it out. Sprinkle some chalk about the cabin hull sides. Then, as @Don S/V ILLusion shares, hose
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? jssailem at 6:21pm 02.06.25 Lucas, Berkeley Marine is an excellent location. I watched them revive an abandoned Cal40 into a wor
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 6:19pm 02.06.25 When your transducer is mounted as it originally was, are you sure that both the tiller arm and the
Raymarine Auto Pilot (1) Thinksnow at 6:06pm 02.06.25 Lots of questions- Precisely, how did the original transducer come loose? Did the round base becom
Cabin leak Don S/V ILLusion at 5:36pm 02.06.25 Time to break out the hose
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 5:36pm 02.06.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you're the most important person in the marina office.
Tracks location Seaway 25 PaulK at 5:18pm 02.06.25 This would be a good topic to bring up with your sailmaker. You don't want to put holes in the boat
Illinois Sailing dLj at 4:21pm 02.06.25 Lovely area to sail. Good luck! dj
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? (1) redtrianglecoast at 2:07pm 02.06.25 229658 Here is a wider shot of the bilge area. It seems that the boat was sitting for about 2 year
Hunter 38 Engine Cover/Stairs Latch Repair P12nash at 1:33pm 02.06.25 Check to confirm the latch is the problem. I've had the threads on the hinges come loose and combin
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 12:54pm 02.06.25 The shower drains into a sump that is under the batteries and there is a pump in there that (on my
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 azambella at 12:13pm 02.06.25 The shower drains into a sump that is under the batteries and there is a pump in there that (on my b
Alignment after engine mount replacement (2) jssailem at 8:55am 02.06.25 When we reinstalled my boat's shaft/transmission and engine, I was reminded that it would not be per
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:53am 02.06.25 Farm boys are bigger and stronger than old sailors. :biggrin: Ha, that's it! dj

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