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Bought a 75 Cat 22 (10) B_G at 3:48pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 8/1727 Never sailed before but been wanting to for a while finally found what I thought to be a good deal t
Hurricane Sally <--- TS Sally (2) JamesG161 at 3:36pm 09.12.20 Weather and Forecasting 53/5657 This storm is NOT tropical. It was un-used moisture tail of the South Carolina Invest 94L. We had
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization Say Lor at 3:17pm 09.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2640 Hi folks, we have just purchased a 2007 Beneteau Oceanis 423. I would really appreciate any tips on
Passage 456 Interior trim for salon port lights discovery at 1:53pm 09.12.20 Big Boats 3/600 Has anyone sourced the interior trim rings for the fixed ports in the salon of the passage 456. I wo
Depth of aluminum sheet or plate below deck of Catalina 30 Tpoo at 12:34pm 09.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1415 Hi all, I'm planning to install a double clutch on the port side of my 1989 Cat 30 MkII tall rig. I
Looking to buy c22 questions. Bevador1 at 12:26pm 09.12.20 Catalina 22 6/881 Hello all. I looked at a c22 today. The boat was built in 1972. I inspected it as best I could on th
Inverter relay buzz (1) NYSail at 7:56am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2549 Hello all, So I have a 3000w inverter that I just started to use as I am now working from the boat.
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove MySong at 6:14am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/8553 Have a Hunter 26 with the original Origo stove. In the past few weeks am getting very little flame.
Sailing hunter boats across oceans destiny12 at 4:24am 09.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1062 Dear All, i have an Hunter Legend 37.5 in Malaysia, and will like to sail her in time to cross all o
2006 Mac26 gas tanks Blue Pearl Captain at 3:37am 09.12.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/625 Looking for replacement 12 gal or less gas tanks (2). There is a notation on BWY that the Mueller ta
Traveler bar (2) gtg at 2:33am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1505 What's the deal with a tiny 2' traveler bar in my boat? Is 1' in either direction, adding twist gonn
Bottom Cleaning/Painting OCSailor at 11:15pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/647 I had just finished cleaning the bottom of my H326 when a powerboat owner on my dock stopped by to t
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? (2) smokey73 at 8:31pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2537 Does anyone coat their bus bars with some sort of coating? I was chasing high resistance connection
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:44pm 09.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3136 does anyone have advise regarding changing oil in a Perkins Perama M20? I am trying to decide whethe
Awesome article on reading engine data Phil Herring at 7:33pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/339 Just posted in Owner Mods, worth a look. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article'mi
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. (2) Richard19068 at 6:59pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1235 I decided to check out the very hard to get to backing plate under the foredeck deck/anchor cleat on
M-25 oil pan hose "At Ease" at 6:01pm 09.11.20 Catalina 30 8/1327 Just moved up to the C-30 so happy! is there a pump that comes with a suction hose connection that w
TD 19 Thoughts kappykaplan at 3:29pm 09.11.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/773 What do you guys think about TD 19? Tks. :beer:
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 jbrock at 1:52pm 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1982 Has anyone installed a whisker pole for downwind sailing on their Mac 25? What would be involved (be
plastic fuel tank repair Slipin Away at 1:37pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/10142 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I hav

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Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 8:11am 02.15.25 Interesting - good to know. But I'm still stuck with the question as to what brass alloy did they
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) ShawnL at 8:08am 02.15.25 From someone who lives in the cold -- the oil filled heaters are nice, but you need to leave them on
Safety Tether jssailem at 8:07am 02.15.25 If the weather is on, going forward to fix an issue, often times the best is to crawl. Moving along
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (10) jbmia at 7:30am 02.15.25 To the OP and others in a similar situation who may come along later, I'm not here to debate anyone
Safety Tether WayneH at 7:28am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAW
Gelcoat repairs or paint shemandr at 7:06am 02.15.25 The only pic that I see something repairable is 1311. Even that is most likely not into laminate an
Safety Tether Joe at 6:50am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAWL
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dlochner at 5:13am 02.15.25 Does the sheave at the masthead rotate freely? Older boats often used aluminum sheaves on a SS bolt.
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 5:08am 02.15.25 The cost of this repair is in the labor. Lots of sanding and grinding to do. Probably a few areas ne
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? Will Gilmore at 4:21am 02.15.25 The pictures don't give a lot away, the clipper bow makes me think of a Fiji Ketch. How long is she
Exhaust water flow Tally Ho at 6:39pm 02.14.25 My Hunter 280 also had the exhaust exit below the waterline. I could hear a difference in the tone
Exhaust water flow (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 02.14.25 Was the 40 designed to have the engine exhaust below the WL.? No rhyme Nor reason. Some did, som
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? (1) dLj at 2:11pm 02.14.25 According to the Coast Guard identification it's a Puerto Rica importer: of the boat in the photos
Exhaust water flow (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 02.14.25 Here's mine in position for a Yanmar 2GM20F : 229799
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 1:28pm 02.14.25 I had one of these on my boat. Super easy to install I loved it! Buy the kit with the alarm. http
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 1:20pm 02.14.25 Yes she was designed that way from Hunter I like the first Answre using the in line electric water
Exhaust water flow Don S/V ILLusion at 1:11pm 02.14.25 Was the 40 designed to have the engine exhaust below the WL.? That seems like either a bad design
Exhaust water flow JoeWhite at 12:57pm 02.14.25 To test the water flow, close the raw water intake thru hull valve, disconnect the hose from the out
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 12:53pm 02.14.25 Lots of options: Stick a pole down in the water near the exhaust. Is it being knocked about? Probab
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator JoeWhite at 12:39pm 02.14.25 BigEasy, visit here to read about my experience with this need to install the ground wire. https://m

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