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M25XP Quieting duck21 at 5:22pm 08.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/1198 Hello all, I thought I'd share a project I recently completed on Bella Donna, our Catalina 30 mkII.
Refrigerator repair (6) tinabastien at 5:15pm 08.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/463 I live on a 2000 Hunter 290. Advertise Here Thread Tools https://www.cruisersforum.com
Prep week and dress up day: (4) pclarksurf at 3:00pm 08.17.20 Catalina 22 6/705 Probably going to get more sailing in next week than I usually get in a season. Going to trek out t
H33 battery upgrade sailortex at 2:44pm 08.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/561
Self tacking jib set up H41 Tim Mills at 2:24pm 08.17.20 Ask All Sailors 9/663 I do a fair amount of solo sailing on my Hunter 41. Hunters generally already have a small fractiona
How do you store Ken Cross at 1:09pm 08.17.20 Ask All Sailors 29/1667 On my boat I have an oil extractor, hoses, funnel with hose, and I keep them in plastic bags in the
Doyle Stack Pack help (2) Tim Mills at 12:29pm 08.17.20 Big Boats 8/2908 So my new-to-me H41DS has a conventional sail with a Doyle Stack Pack with a zipper trolley. I inten
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Mag97 at 11:44am 08.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/8244 My Lewmar windlass stopped working. There is nothing obvious on the outside blocking movement. The
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing Seadoc at 9:20am 08.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1141 My 85 Mac 25 has been on stands and now is back on her trailer. Both off and on the trailer I discov
Checking more off the list (5) cb32863 at 7:19am 08.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1396 Got the shore power install done, and nothing smoked or popped. Might wire in the charger, might lea
Carburetor for 1999 Nissan 4HP TwistedVet at 6:32am 08.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 2/437 Anyone have a good source for a replacement carburetor for a 1999 Nissan 4hp? Thanks
Catalina 22 members/ participants Information Chris115 at 6:04am 08.17.20 Catalina 22 0/403 Would this be useful information to provide for Catalina 22 members/ participants? Catalina 310 Atl
ISO Jib for O'day 19 Beachdog2 at 6:02am 08.17.20 Day Sailers 6/792 MIne just disintegrated. Prefer one that can be furled with the wire through the sail. Thanks. Th
Drain for the Port locker? ShawnL at 5:12am 08.17.20 Catalina 22 3/462 As I was adding things to the port locker yesterday, I noticed a little bit of water at the very for
Install Lewmar V1 windlass on a 376 Velella at 10:26pm 08.16.20 Big Boats 2/731 Has anyone installed a Lewmar V1 on a 376? I am replacing a Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1000. The A1 is
1989 Hunter 30G Replacement Mast jeffmnelson at 8:32pm 08.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/718 My 30' hunter was just involved in an accident, breaking the mast. I now need to find a replacement
How to fix stripped threads in deck for genoa track? (1) CowboyWay at 7:12pm 08.16.20 Catalina 310 10/1493 On my C310, I noticed that one of the screws for the genoa track was sitting a little high and block
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors Captain W at 6:04pm 08.16.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4080 The boat I recently bought doesn't have either. My question is where is the best place to locate th
H310 what engine? wdonovan at 4:21pm 08.16.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/813 Like the title says what engine was installed in a hunter 310 please? 1998 vintage
146 Mainsheet cam cleat pringlmm at 3:47pm 08.16.20 Day Sailers 5/1008 Had my new to me 2005 146 on the water for two weeks now and I love it. A step up from my sunfish (

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The fog of shore Captain Larry-DH at 9:13am 08.05.24
The fog of shore dLj at 8:37am 08.05.24 Give us fog tips and tell your best harrowing fog stories. Fog tips: Have, understand, practice, a
The fog of shore kloudie1 at 8:25am 08.05.24 Not a lot of fog experience here but I have stuck to that old adage to not use markers/beacons for w
The fog of shore American_Mainsail at 8:23am 08.05.24 Practice with your radar before you have to use it "for real" in the fog. Learn how far away boats n
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . Justin_NSA at 8:22am 08.05.24 "life time guaranteed" is a vague concept unless it is spelled out in the product info. To satisfy t
Useful Technology Ideas (2) Tally Ho at 7:58am 08.05.24
The fog of shore mermike at 7:48am 08.05.24 I dunno, I used to enjoy shooting ILS approaches to minimums. I'm a little weird that way. I ran m
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you (1) American_Mainsail at 7:44am 08.05.24 I've noticed on these Shark Bite fittings that it's helpful to fully seat the PEX pipe, then pull ba
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . JoeWhite at 7:17am 08.05.24 Yes, and I rub lanoline on battery terminals to keep corrosion in check and I use rechargables to av
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? thinwater at 7:08am 08.05.24 So when does corrosion and hose separation due to ethanol occur? Corrosion. Ethanol draws water i
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Johann at 6:47am 08.05.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass Tally Ho at 6:40am 08.05.24 You guys may be right. It could well be salvaged. It has lost all its oil and more recently has g
Rudder Removal (5) American_Mainsail at 6:02am 08.05.24 Hi James, I understand that the rudder configuration is very similar to my boat (a 44AC). It's pret
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 4:24am 08.05.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are th
Using the aft stay sailme88 at 3:33am 08.05.24 I'd be leery about attaching anything to stays and shrouds that adds any vibration. Having said tha
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:22am 08.05.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 3:14am 08.05.24 Which furling unit do you have? I suggest lowering the mast. A photo of the drum location would
Using the aft stay kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.05.24 Use a couple of small blocks attached to the stay with small hose clamps.
Yanmar 2gm engine died marcham at 12:52am 08.05.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. Where is th
Yanmar 2gm engine died Hayden Watson at 12:36am 08.05.24 One thing that no one has mentioned is that a low pressure state can also be from too much oil. If

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