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Deck storing B&R mast for mast-down traveling. frank arndorfer at 5:27am 11.17.03 Big Boats 4/1396 With retirement looming LARGE in the near future, we're contemplating some extended cruising and one
PUMPING FROM ABOVE MICHAEL CARD at 5:17am 11.17.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1622 i AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MAST PUMPING WHEN SITTING AT THE DOCK WHEN THE WIND IS DIRECTLY ASTERN I
BATTERY CHARGER Dr. Thagg at 5:09am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 5/923 i HAVE A C-25 SWING KEEL 1985. SHE HAS TWO BATTERIES, HOOKED IN SERIES BELOW THE PORT SETEE,> AND W
Schaefer CF700 Snapfurl - Comments? Jim at 4:40am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 1/1486 The old wire roller/furler on my C25 has given me nothing but headaches this season. "Sunflower" is
What's up with that? Rox at 4:40am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 22/1468 I need your advise. I have been sailing since 1988. My husband introduced me to the world sailing.
30' Catamaran Sailboat mold Denise at 4:38am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1049 I own a boat storage business in Kentucky and was left a 30' Catamaran Sailboat mold. It seems to be
Second house battery and rub rail leak ken at 3:37am 11.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1111 I have a 2003 hunter 386 and am trying to figure where I could put a second 4d battery I have an inv
Firearms on boats? Jeff M. at 3:06am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 93/4568 Wondering how many people carry some form of defensive firearm on their boat, especially when going
Hard starting engine during winter Ron at 2:56am 11.17.03 Big Boats 8/772 I have a 1990 35.5 that is almost impossible to start when the weather is cold. In the summer it st
heel inclination for oday 27 javier at 2:55am 11.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1048 As a new owner of an oday 27 I would like to know what is the heel angle optimum for this boat. any
Blown Diodes Randy Roper at 2:48am 11.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1131 After a review of the archives it seems I am not the first to turn the ignition key off while the mo
J-prop Art Femenella at 2:33am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/904 Does anyone with a Catalina 30 have a J-prop? Or any other featherinf prop? What is performance like
H37C Anchor locker mod. Ed Schenck at 1:29am 11.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2119 Finally posted the pics of my "hawse pipe" project on the Photo Forum. As I mentioned in another po
Loss of steering Dan at 1:23am 11.17.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/903 I was pulling the boat into my slip this last week and discovered that when I turned the wheel to th
Help ..need measurements for insurance quote Craig at 1:15am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1026 Hi all , does anyone out there have the exact measurements for the standing rigging on a 1977 Hunter
painting the deck Peter at 1:01am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/1013 I own a Catalina 22 built in '77. The deck is beginning to wear badly, and I find lots of powdery ge
You all with outboards... Up or Down? Steve at 12:31am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 19/1187 Just curious. Those of you out there with outboards. When you are sailing (i.e. with the motor OFF
Repower 33 - what engine to use? Jeff Warner at 12:23am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1071 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 with a 2QM15 Yanmar engine. I need to rebuild the engine or replace it with
Operating water/engine tempeture Bo DePena at 12:17am 11.17.03 Big Boats 2/824 I would like to know what the Spec operating water/engine tempeture should be on my 1984 hunter 34.
Teak and holly floor boards Peter at 12:07am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1251 I need to replace the cabin sole in my 1987 Catalina 36. Does anyone know of a supplier of 1/4" tea

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Lifeline autopsy Morgan donor at 5:35am 10.26.20
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 RoyS at 5:34am 10.26.20 The muffler (Centek, I think) on my boat is nearly impossible to reach under the fuel tank. It has a
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 5:24am 10.26.20 https://www.centekmarine.com/product-category/inline-mufflers/?pa_outlet-size=2&pa_inlet-size=2
Battery Sizing RoyS at 5:17am 10.26.20 Another consideration for the future is your lighting. If you are still using incandescent lamps in
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 4:40am 10.26.20 This is different than the low voltage. It's short cycling. And it can be caused by a few things: l
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:34am 10.26.20 JK Boston's comment is valid. Most of these controllers have a low voltage cutout. This is differ
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 4:25am 10.26.20 I have had this failure twice. It is the control module -- an expensive, but easy, replacement. A
Stress testing my hydronic heater. Hayden Watson at 12:17am 10.26.20 I am not sure if that is stored in the computer or not. it is all handled by its internal ECU. The
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 9:56pm 10.25.20 PO should have scuffed up the blue material a little better, might have held... my $0.02
Stress testing my hydronic heater. Mark Maulden at 9:43pm 10.25.20 Do you know what the duty cycle for the Espar was?
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 longnate08 at 9:05pm 10.25.20 Yeah the inlet and outlet have to be on opposite ends of the chamber for the muffler to fit the spac
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 8:25pm 10.25.20 The vinyl covers on my lifelines looked just as bad as yours and our local race rules do not allow v
Lifeline autopsy garymalmgren at 8:12pm 10.25.20 My anti-chafe through stanchion solution RrgHHmkTEQo
H310 fuel shutoff valve Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 10.25.20 Do you prefer elec pump that runs constantly or that makes pressure then rests til needed? Don't
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 SFS at 8:00pm 10.25.20 Marine Muffler went out of business around 2008. One of their brands was "Naqualift". Do you need t
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? (1) matts997 at 7:53pm 10.25.20 Where is that bolt head located and what's its function ? In this diagram, I think it's one of the
Lifeline autopsy JohnShannon at 7:46pm 10.25.20 The cool kids go bare. The issue with covered is you can't see what is going on with the important
H310 fuel shutoff valve wdonovan at 7:43pm 10.25.20 Sorry about not labelling that. No, the round flange you see was installed to provide easy access
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing CowboyWay at 6:19pm 10.25.20 186221186222 Thank you very much! I recently dealt with all of these same questions. You're come
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ralph Johnstone at 6:08pm 10.25.20 It peels off if you pull it. It was so dirty and cruddy that replacing it seems to make sense An

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