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320 dink agrunsky at 10:50am 01.21.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/744
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump (4) dkinzer at 10:41am 01.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1043 A month or so ago I was poking around the Yanmar 4JH4E engine on our 2007 H41AC and I found what loo
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 (1) Stephen Dale at 8:54am 01.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 22/1259 I am looking to replace with a Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Front Exchanger Stainless Steel Water Heate
Hunter misleading weights massnspace at 5:13am 01.21.24 Smaller Boats 15/1216 Hello Hunter trailer sailors. My wife and I actively cruise a Hunter 23.5 out of Seattle. Wonderful
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 12:49pm 01.20.24 Big Boats 26/1070 Been away from the Hunter 50 for 7 months now so may be missing something obvious. There is no power
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? tdot at 10:04am 01.20.24 Ask All Sailors 9/377 hi all, we have a motor boat and looking for ways to ship it from costa rica to miami. what are th
Testing out my jump starter... (1) circa1971la at 9:28pm 01.19.24 Ask All Sailors 32/1381 Hi I have a portable jump starter (Schumacher SJ1332 Rechargeable AGM Jump Starter for Gas Diesel Ve
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Greg_D at 1:48pm 01.19.24 Catalina 310 10/896 I am thinking about making an offer on a Catalina 310. I like everything about the boat except for t
Selden mast information Slipin Away at 10:31am 01.19.24 Big Boats 2/432 I am trying to locate the model number of the Selden in mast furling mast for a 2005 Hunter 45cc. I
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel MikeMowles at 10:29am 01.19.24 Ask All Sailors 17/724 I have a 1978 Pearson 28 with an Atomic 4 gas engine. How difficult is it to convert that to a Yanma
1981 sabre 30 mkI anchor roller domer94 at 10:02am 01.19.24 Sabre Sailboats 1/403 the boat im purchasing does not have any ground tackle equipment such as rollers / windlass. looking
89 Hunter 30G chainplate anchor inspect before rebed of chainplates (3) Gideeup at 7:29am 01.19.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/416 I had seen quite a few these older Hunter boat chainplate anchors that had rotted out due to use of
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 2:55pm 01.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 12/894 I tried an inexpensive synthetic lower lube on my motors last season. One looked looked as expected
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) LaDonaMina at 1:18pm 01.18.24 Ask All Sailors 29/1272
Bent rudder gudgeons on a c18 Chuck Powell at 10:46am 01.18.24 Smaller Boats 4/346 I'm a new owner of a Catalina C18. I noticed the rudder gudgeons are both bent. How do I replace or
1981 Hunter 30 Rudder problems Middle aged New Noobie at 2:18pm 01.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/510 my rudder binds up when its in the straight position enough to knock the paint off of the top of th
Recommended, reasonably low-cost upgrades? piratesnail at 12:49pm 01.17.24 Trailer Sailors 17/1066 Cross posting this from the Starwind owners Facebook group. Looking for suggestions for low-cost up
O'Day 25 Drop Canopy julu44 at 10:45am 01.17.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/410
California King Tide Fail (1) fstbttms at 9:22am 01.17.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1023 There's a reason this marina is so cheap :laugh:
Seattle Boat Show. 2-10 February jssailem at 4:00am 01.17.24 Sails Call Lounge 0/572 I am looking to go to the Boat show this year. Dates are tentatively 3/4 February. Will know more wh

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Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 4:14pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 07.02.24 I would build a shelf at mid height or a bit higher. I would then remove the bar and install a thin
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 2:52pm 07.02.24 No... when I first read i thought I read "drill the holes" larger in the sender for a bigger screw
Stripped screws in plastic Rich Stidger at 2:44pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Hayden Watson at 2:43pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Caboteur at 2:37pm 07.02.24 If you take that aluminium tube out you gain nearly three inches in deepness, then stack whatever yo
Looking for advice re installning a 3 bow bimini on a Capri 22 bjorn von euler at 2:16pm 07.02.24 Thank you! This confirms that I can instal the Bimini. And that I need the rails to adjust the Bimin
Stripped screws in plastic Terry Cox at 1:45pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through t
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 1:44pm 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist
Auto Pilot fixable? Anchor Lady at 12:48pm 07.02.24 Update to all: two new batteries installed and I still have the same issue with the auto pilot. Wor
Better use of cabinets shemandr at 12:44pm 07.02.24 I think there could be better use of vertical space. Many of the items in there are less than half
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 12:39pm 07.02.24 If the polyethylene plastic is so hard and brittle looking you are afraid to drill ... you need a n
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 12:31pm 07.02.24 The sender is a hard brittle looking plastic. Dont want to risk breaking it if I drilled. Otherwise
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Timm R Oday25 at 11:59am 07.02.24 Is your traveller on the conpanionway ? That's where ours is . Best place for it to be when I'm sing
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 11:47am 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist o
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 11:36am 07.02.24
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:30am 07.02.24 If 3m is not long enough, Catalina Direct sells one that is 20' long. Engine Shut Off Cable 20'C-25
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:21am 07.02.24 Suspect they use a questionable composition, as the shipyards where they paint the ship have all t
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 11:04am 07.02.24
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 10:57am 07.02.24

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