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Looking for Catalina 18 yappasailing at 7:40am 04.12.21 Smaller Boats 2/961 I've been searching for a Catalina 18 in Northern California. Preferably with decent trailer, outbo
Best Paint for Cast Acrylic? BigEasy at 5:14am 04.12.21 Ask All Sailors 2/433
Dingy Davit Horizontle Stabilizer spadaforaj at 4:10am 04.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2728 Hi all - I am going to brave putting this together for my Kato Marine Davits on my Hunter 41. It wi
Lewmar 30 maintenance on Hunter30T Scott19770 at 10:54pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 0/318 I embarked on the task of trying to do maintenance on my (2) Lewmar ST-30's (2 speed) on my '93 Hunt
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) EmmanuelC at 8:19pm 04.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3967 Hi, This weekend I tried to install my Genoa on a Beneteau 321 (just bought) with a Profurl Genoa r
Raymarine instrument covers Rjm st.petersburg at 5:54pm 04.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1304 I seem to have lost the sun cover for my Raymarine ST60+ knot meter and my Raymarine 7001 Autopilot.
Changing Hoses, Catalina 320! Scott T-Bird at 4:57pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/1024 I want to change the hose from the deck fitting to the T where the tank discharge splits for either
Macgregor 26s Mods newsailor12 at 4:55pm 04.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1167 New here, this is my second season with my 26s. I am wanting to do some interior upgrades/mods, has
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 4:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 36/10119 I'm the third owner of a 1982 Catalina 30 with a Universal diesel. The tach that came with the boat
Xantrex Freedom 2000 combi- charging LED fail eianm at 3:31pm 04.11.21 Big Boats 0/320 Has anyone successfully replaced dead LED's for either charge or invert on this style unit please?
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 3:07pm 04.11.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/6204 Any tips and tricks to cleaning an overdue disaster of a head, the PO didn't clean it and the boat h
Epoxy Primer Don Crowther at 2:44pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1649 The keel on the new to us boat has to be ground/sand blasted down to bare metal. After that I would
MRBF Fuse Block question sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3034 I have been watching, with great interest, a posting about adding an ACR Switch to a battery bank ar
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 rjadelsohn at 12:07pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1874 We are getting ready to replace the stuffing box and the shaft log rubber tube. What should we ant
Racor R26 Filter Puizzle odaydokay at 11:17am 04.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/663 Installed this filter as replacement numerous times int he past. Now I see they do not sell as such,
S2 8.6 1985 Stern rail, Rub rail JerseySailors at 10:36am 04.11.21 Parts Search 1/538 To repair/replace storm damage on our 1985 S2 8.6, looking for small amount of vinyl rub rail and th
good morning's work on the boat fred1diver at 10:22am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/428 Hey everyone, just spent the morning on the boat tackling a few projects, the PO had installed a bra
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 10:10am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 53/3802 I received notification from my insurer that the program that provides insurance coverage for my '06
Catalina 30 Mk II engine dying in rough seas Franzcat at 9:45am 04.11.21 Catalina 30 11/1767 I've owned my boat about 5 years but three times recently have had problems with the engine slowing
M 25 Damper Plate Mount on Adapter Plate (3) sailnski at 7:28am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 0/303 I am replacing the damper plate on my Universal M 25. The damper plate has a slightly larger diamet

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Hull sag problem shemandr at 3:20am 11.17.24 Indeed, and true of carbon fiber too. Sometimes the cracks can be, shall we say, substantial. :yike
Hull sag problem Will Gilmore at 3:09am 11.17.24 Sitting on a trailer for that long may also cause, what a lot of people refer to as, oil canning. A
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Blitz at 9:39pm 11.16.24 Blitz . The extension goes on the throttle . This allows you to sit further forward on the boat . I
Taking the mast down Project_Mayhem at 8:34pm 11.16.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Hull sag problem (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:35pm 11.16.24 Fiberglass boats "banana" from having the backstay pumped tight. This drives the mast down and pull
Battery shelf Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 11.16.24
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 7:16pm 11.16.24 Lol. Red-faced two-handed yanks on the side straps solved the problem.
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas marcham at 7:00pm 11.16.24 My 3JH3 (40 Hp) starts fine with my AGM 10Ah motorcycle battery (in my RIB)... it's CCA is 170 I bel
Battery shelf Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 11.16.24 My 1995 29.5 plywood battery shelf has delaminated to the point it needs replacing. I can't get the
Battery shelf jssailem at 5:51pm 11.16.24 Hey there, I'm Just checking in and saying HI. I noticed you posted your query in the Hunter forum.
Hull sag problem PaulK at 4:47pm 11.16.24 I haven't noticed hogging in glass boats, even when the yard has not supported the bow during stor
Question about solar panels and batteries. Calif. Ted at 4:08pm 11.16.24 It takes twice, sometimes 3 times as long to SAIL up coast as down. I don't use solar panels, maybe
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Captain Larry-DH at 3:18pm 11.16.24
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka Skipper J at 3:05pm 11.16.24 Well I took the plunge and ordered a Suzuki last night. Good to know about that recoil - I'll watch
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 1:29pm 11.16.24 If the engine comes out it is silly to not take the opportunity to replace the fuel and return hose
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 1:10pm 11.16.24 The mast came down easy, wiring was all with connectors at the mast base. now we can finally clean
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 12:57pm 11.16.24 Familiar with that specific Yanmar. Done that motor from wear to complete blue print rebuilds. Hav
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? (2) kloudie1 at 11:56am 11.16.24 Mike, going to be a tight fit. Pictures below.. There may be room above the driven wheel but because
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:41am 11.16.24 https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dwa-cs-201a as th Daiwa I have introduces no loss. Coax switch
Cabin ceiling vent latch part (1) MachZ at 11:40am 11.16.24 Look as good as the originals.. What was the failure mode on the originals? I have had the rivet

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