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C30 MKIII Stanchion Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 11.05.24 Catalina 30 4/860 Does anyone know how the stanchions on the mk3 are mounted? Are they through bolted or is there an e
Removing M25-XP Exhaust Riser (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:29am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/572 Does anyone know what size wrench to use for the lower, larger bolt on the flange that the riser is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 11.05.24 Engines and Propulsion 61/6742 My new to me C30 has a plastic through hull, plastic winterizing port and plastic raw water strainer
Beneteau Oceanis 311 vs Parker 325/335 LK andyb28 at 1:06am 11.05.24 Ask All Sailors 0/230 Good Morning, I am looking to move to a Lifting Keel boat from a smaller twin keeler and have my l
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.04.24 Smaller Boats 19/1920 Road King no longer builds trailers for sailboats. Not sure about Magic Tilt but waiting on a respo
Left over Cetol up for grabs (1) kemsa51 at 10:38am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 11/583 Having no prior experience refinishing teak and being someone who never fully grasped the concept of
Chart plotter issues (Raymarine L1250) DRhoads at 9:30am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/666 Having a data issue w/ the L1250. I know old unit and NOT supported by Raymarine anymore. Raymarin
Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 7:35am 11.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/780 Recommend a retrofit generator for a 2004 Hunter 326. Willing to consider, carry-ons and lazarettos
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 5:44am 11.04.24 Ask All Sailors 7/770 Today while starting the engine I heard a small bang sound and it didn't start only after a third at
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light HoosierSailor at 5:22am 11.04.24 Big Boats 9/680 My deck light is out on my 96 Paasage 42. Looking from deck level the fixture looks original and the
Overturned Mac???? (1) THECUSCUS at 5:08am 11.04.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1528 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/1-dead-5-others-rescued-after-boat-capsizes-off-redondo-beach-coas
TD 18 --> TS Rafael --> Hurricane Rafael kloudie1 at 8:28am 11.03.24 Weather and Forecasting 17/1444 Here we go.
Sheet to steering The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:46am 11.03.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1002 Hi.... Looking for a book by John Lexa on self syeering, if anyine knows that system or a simple sys
Oday28 (2) egreen024 at 4:38am 11.03.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/814 Does anyone knows the transom angle of the oday28? Want a built a bracket or buy some wedges, for a
Bowsprit damage repair on Catalina 30 (4) marek416 at 3:35am 11.03.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/771 Im in the process of purchasing a 1995 Catalia 30 tall rig. Except for one serious concern: the boat
Does this sound like a DC ground fault? BAD ORCA at 10:14pm 11.02.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/1884 I have a Blue Seas fuse block https://www.bluesea.com/products/5026/ST_Blade_Fuse_Block_-_12_Circuit
H280 Dog house hinge (1) Occasional Heeler at 5:35pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/754 Any ideas on how to get this hinge plate for the engine cover over-enlarged, and not sure I can get
H-31 Compression Post and Bulkhead Replacement (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 12:25pm 11.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/449 During 2008, I posted a step-by-step process of replacing my compression post. This information is s
Rebedding life line stanchions. Weaser at 10:43am 11.02.24 Morgan 1/988 I have leaks starting on my life line stanchions. The bolts under the deck are not accessible. Are
CNG Stove sandpiper10471 at 2:41pm 11.01.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1308 Is it possible or even wise to convert a compressed natural gas stove and oven to propane? Of course

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Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 6:55am 07.07.25 The storm was good to us inlanders. Beautiful Saturday with cooler temp, clear blue sky and occasion
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS BigEasy at 6:50am 07.07.25 Wow! :yikes: Makes me thankful that I only have to deal with purple martins when they are on locati
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 6:43am 07.07.25 Was definitely past time to replace those fittings! That situation was a catastrophe waiting to hap
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 6:12am 07.07.25 @artboas The minimum they could have offered is to look up my account and offer the pro-rate my "sub
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations hawkroxx at 6:00am 07.07.25 If I can get the measurements, I can draw up a plan, and maybe make a "how to" on fitting an unorigi
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS shemandr at 6:00am 07.07.25 They are a pestilence! Looks like you've hit on a solution. Other techniques I've seen have mostly
Electric Furler imagine504 at 5:59am 07.07.25 I single-hand a 50 ft Catalina Morgan with an offshore-grade genoa of about 600 sq ft on a Schaefer
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:54am 07.07.25 I was unaware if they do that with newer cards. The one I have is ~10 years old and is just flat fi
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 5:53am 07.07.25 @artboas I understand but your discussion points out the ease it would be for Navionics to recognize
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:39am 07.07.25 Hey everyone, Did an oil change today on my boat. The old oil came out black with a milky layer on
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Davidasailor26 at 5:39am 07.07.25 When you register a new card,, the plotter gives its SN to Navionics, who then back-write some secu
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 5:36am 07.07.25 There should not be a "milky" layer on top. That is emulsified oil (water in the oil mixes with the
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine artboas at 5:18am 07.07.25
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping artboas at 4:47am 07.07.25 yes through the factory installed "Mas-Technolies digital readout. further investigations show all
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug Timm R Oday25 at 4:41am 07.07.25 From here , it appears the connector can come apart even further. Many connectors of this type use
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations kappykaplan at 3:52am 07.07.25 Perhaps @Crazy Dave Condon will chime in.
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations hawkroxx at 3:43am 07.07.25 I have seen that, but it doesn't tell thr exact location of where to place the bolts if you don't ha
Hunter 146 motor mount bolt locations kappykaplan at 1:53am 07.07.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: There is a motor mount installation instruction in the Hunter 146 downl
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 10:07pm 07.06.25 Ahhh Michael catching them. Michael eating them. The marina catches,cleans and cooks. I just do th
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. jssailem at 9:14pm 07.06.25 Here is what I was floating on before Yes. Those were bad.:yikes:

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