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Looking at a 1986 Catalina 30 and have a few questions. Seeking advice! (1) BelladonnaII at 2:21pm 07.17.20 Catalina 30 10/2442 Good Afternoon All! at a Catalina 30 today that I'm interested in purchasing but I had a few questi
Bilge burden (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 07.20.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1647 It's always there. Lurking just out of sight. Underfoot. Beneath your bunk. More fertile than the m
Twisted Boom (3) duck21 at 10:05am 07.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1129 Hello, Long time lurker, first time poster. When we went to uncover our 1992 Catalina 30 mkII this
What is these brown stuff on my hull (1) papaiasi at 9:45am 07.17.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1852 During a recent cruise I ended up having some sort of rust or something coloring my hull. Anyone kno
water in Catalina 27 bilge oceanside27 at 9:37am 07.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1861 Is it "normal" for there to be a bit (less than 2") of water in the bilge? I assumed that it is the
What refrigerator is 1986 Catalina 27? oceanside27 at 7:47am 07.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1121 Just purchased a nice 1986 27 that has a refrigerator, looks like a factory install. Does anyone kno
Changing water valve intake gasket on a 1992 macgregor classic Sue Smith at 7:45am 07.17.20 Trailer Sailors 7/606 We are new to the forum. We have to change the gasket on our intake valve. We have read that the sh
Hunter 19, 23.5 & 26 trailers parts Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01am 07.17.20 Smaller Boats 0/487 The above boat trailers were built by Hunter Marine. Although most boat build lists are available,
Gear box oil change frequency and tips Guan at 11:26pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2224 I need some advice on gearbox oil change frequency and some tips to prevent associated problems for
Where to buy outboard? njlarry at 6:31pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1501 Wouldn't thought it be this difficult to buy a simple outboard. Trying to get 2020 6 hp Tohatsu. Liv
Finally stopped the leaking! stickinthemud57 at 6:04pm 07.16.20 Day Sailers 2/692 Since I bought my Hunter 170 ('98 model) at the end of March 2020, I have been plagued by an excessi
Fuel tank for 386 (1) Waltsailor at 1:04pm 07.16.20 Big Boats 13/1352 Purchased a 386 last fall and have been making many upgrades. Installed a generator over the winter
Installing a "Visa Marine 319 MSD" in a Catalina 22. (8) Leeward Rail at 1:02pm 07.16.20 Catalina 22 12/2867 I am in the process of installing a "Visa 319 MSD" in our 1987 Catalina 22 New Design. This 18 litr
tighten a shroud (1) Bernie3 at 12:39pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1810 182481 I've never tighten a shroud before. I tried to move the middle part but it wouldn't move.
Regs clarification. Need input Justin_NSA at 12:32pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 40/1486 If you were you going to specify what constitutes an authorized shore power cable, how would it read
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant cb32863 at 12:05pm 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 25/5329 COVID hits another business. https://wpde.com/news/coronavirus/marion-community-reacts-to-beneteau-b
Factory Installed AC swshogren at 11:31am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/763 Does anyone have any info, diagrams and photos of for the installation of the ac/heater on a Hunter
Mysterious Blue Box swshogren at 11:28am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1125 On our recently purchased 1983 Hunter 34 I have discovered while crawling around looking at thru-hul
Bottom Painting wbottje at 10:54am 07.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/530 I am getting ready to paint the bottom of our Hunter 29.5. The last time it was painted was at leas
Battery select tom.p.brown at 9:15am 07.16.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1208 i have a 2003 Hunter 306. Noticed that no matter what battery i place the selector to 1 or 2 the mot

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Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:25am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way.
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack dlochner at 7:22am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevents
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:22am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus beca
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 JBP-PA at 6:49am 11.29.23 Some of the wiring passes into channels and becomes difficult to reach, and some of the items it po
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.29.23 just thinking... if nothing works, then the problem is probably between the battery post (neg or pos
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 6:29am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compon
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 6:11am 11.29.23 Unfortunately the boat is two hours away and water and electricity are shut off for the winter. This
When does a screw become a bolt? Will Gilmore at 4:11am 11.29.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
Water tank syphoning? Davidasailor26 at 12:51am 11.29.23 When the pump is on does it periodically cycle? 70 liters per day is a remarkable about of loss for
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 10:57pm 11.28.23 Thanks for the input. It was a new & fully charged 12v battery, voltage on the battery over 13v, ter
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 9:01pm 11.28.23 OK-Here is what I found tonight. The water pump was shut down over night again as usual, with the f
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Stu Jackson at 8:26pm 11.28.23 I traced and tested as many of the circuits as I could, including some continuity testing with my m
Bonding Cable marcham at 8:13pm 11.28.23 I buy green marine cable, then use yellow tape wrapped with 2 inch spacing.... if chandlery only has
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 8:07pm 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib dlochner at 7:51pm 11.28.23 just trying to figure options for possibly using a sail that is just sitting here doing nothing.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 7:31pm 11.28.23 Hi, My boat came with the ATN Gale Sail https://atninc.com/atn-gale-sail-sailing-equipment.shtml
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 7:28pm 11.28.23 The question was simple: do you have a "spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard.?" I saw the ques
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:28pm 11.28.23 I've got the same thing at the top of my companionway :
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 artboas at 7:06pm 11.28.23 Thanks George and all! Alas, I've learned the Charles Marine Isoguard Transformers were discontinu
Replacing Hunter 44DS windows artboas at 6:59pm 11.28.23

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