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What happened to shore power service? Manete at 5:40pm 05.04.20 Catalina 30 9/1457 I cannot figure out why there is no 110 shore power service on our boat. Nada. We bought the boat
Water pumpkinpie at 3:51pm 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2096 .
Hunter 34 - replace cutless bearing propeller shaft declan tyner at 3:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1746 Hi, I am looking for advice on removing the propeller shaft on my 1986 Hunter 34. Is it possible t
I have Hunter 33.5 brochure Pat T at 2:04pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/371 Year ago I was looking at buying a used boat, ended up with my second Catalina (eventually had a 3rd
Brownsville TX area sailing... Member 131497 at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Destinations 3/779 Hi again... I got a good response from a member regarding that area, but I need more so I can expand
326/356 chainplate access question? jld at 2:03pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/974 Hi, I'm new to the forum and am hoping to get a Hunter 326/33/356/36 this Summer. I have a question
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:46pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/2211 We just got an 86 Catalina 22. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water an
Newb Paint Question (1) TheSoggyDollar at 1:43pm 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 6/634 New to us. The bottom needs to be painted before we put her back in the water and got that quoted at
Which sealant should I use? sailnoproblem at 1:26pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 14/4128 I'm sure this has been asked before, but I am lazy and tired after sanding all the old Cetol off my
Battery questions fred1diver at 1:17pm 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1048 Hey everyone, my boat needs new batteries, came across an ad for golf cart batteries, being 6v I wou
Hunter 386 Cable run Gary Ryan at 12:07pm 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/304 Does anyone know how the cabling ( GPS, Wind Speed, Depth ) on my 2002 Hunter 386 Helm ( Cockpit ) r
Sailing with the Pop Top Up TheSoggyDollar at 10:16am 05.04.20 Catalina 22 15/4104 Learning more about our new boat everyday, and watching a lot of YouTube videos on various topics/tr
Hunter 42 Passage Windows/Fixed Ports JohnAC at 10:05am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/665 Has anyone replaced the side ports on their 42 and did you have them made or did you buy from Hunter
transom boarding ladder oday20 Nightowl415 at 10:04am 05.04.20 Day Sailers 3/1223 Any suggestions for a fixed mount transom boarding ladder for a 1978 oday20 that is sailed solo? Th
CNG to Propane Conversion kits jdhohmann at 10:01am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1711 Hey everyone Looking to finally convery my Gas Systems CNG stove to propane, but I am having a real
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Cat310onWinni at 9:50am 05.04.20 Catalina 310 15/6548 We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
Peter 9001 PeterBeckley at 9:31am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/338 Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
running new depth guage transducer wire in a hunter 29.5 markgoldfarb at 8:51am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/851 I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 8:44am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2050 Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
Hunter 25 Remodel - What to do with unused parts HippieChick at 8:29am 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/1175 My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)

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Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:58am 01.30.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textu
Outfitting a little bare boat JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular slee
Handcrank starting a small engine. PaulK at 6:40am 01.30.25 After trying hand-cranking several times on the Yanmar 3GM in our J/36 we got a battery jumper pack.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 6:21am 01.30.25 I'm wondering why I have an RC branded valve on a 94 Catalina. We owners are a penny pinching lot.
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 6:19am 01.30.25 Are electric fuel pumps necessary once the engine is running? Perhaps a bulb could be used just for
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 6:14am 01.30.25 Gary -- thankee. Enjoyable to watch; very interesting the difference in craft down under.
Handcrank starting a small engine. Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 01.30.25 Nice! I love your PVC cleat! On one of the big ocean races a boat had a dead starter on their new en
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 01.30.25 I think I'm most nervous about overtightening these plastic threads. The resistance increases very l
Handcrank starting a small engine. Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 01.30.25 hand cranking is non starter. I see what you did there. :biggrin:
Handcrank starting a small engine. garymalmgren at 4:54am 01.30.25 RE: Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical Yep. Handcranking only works o
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 4:19am 01.30.25 Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical, no electric fuel pump, no glow plu
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 4:18am 01.30.25 The one I pulled was made by RC. I looked them up and discovered that Forespar had bought them in t
Handcrank starting a small engine. Terry Cox at 4:12am 01.30.25 Nice tip, but of no help for our 4J. Several years ago we experienced a dead start battery while out
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail colemj at 4:11am 01.30.25 I think Joe is on the right track, and that mast (and sail) isn't original to the boat. I think the
Handcrank starting a small engine. Jim Legere at 4:08am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just ca
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 3:41am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just car
Runaway diesel colemj at 3:12am 01.30.25 Shouldn't that be "without" ? No, I don't know of any marine diesel sold in recent years that has
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:05am 01.30.25 Now, Will . . . that rescue board just seems like tempting Murphy all to strongly . . . .
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:03am 01.30.25 Urban Hermit, I'm a fan of the ComPac 16. It was designed by an old family friend. Originally call
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 1:14am 01.30.25 Ralph has a later model engine where the handcrank has been eliminated. My guess is that this is for

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