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HELP! Diesel Upgrade Advice Allen Schweitzer at 12:25pm 04.22.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/997 I have a 1977 C-30 that's getting a new Yanmar 2GM20F. I've heard that this is a good replacement f
Lavac vs Cricket Charlie at 12:03pm 04.22.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1533 We have to install a holding tank and replace the head on our 28' Pearson Triton. The two heads we
Replacing the keel cable Steve Horn at 11:35am 04.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1282 I need to replace the cable used to raise and lower the keel. I ran into difficulty getting the old
knott meter location Mic Fry at 11:30am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 2/1061 Hello Again gang. you folks have been very helpful with the answersto my questions on my H25.5. Mr
Interior teak finish Rex Noel at 10:32am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1051 I have added some new teak to the interior of my 43. Both Hunter and my local dealer are certain th
Water Heater Kirk Dornfeld at 10:31am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1007 I have discovered some orange-yellow watery (not oily) fluid in the floor of the engine compartment
Replacing stern light bulb on Hunter 26 Rob at 10:29am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1245 I am a new Hunter 26 owner and my stern light bulb and mast light bulb are out. I haven't checked t
battery bang! John Brink at 9:49am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1001 I arrived at my boat today to find the top of one of my batteries completely blown off. Battery acid
Chesapeake Bay Hunter Owners Rendezvous Mark Roskin at 9:22am 04.22.01 Other Sailboats 0/858 HSA Station 1, Northern Star HSA, HSA Potomac, Hunter Marine, and our local Hunter dealers - Tidewat
Gelcoat cracks. Help! Jimmy Richter at 8:04am 04.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1413 Im restoring a 25 Mac, Its a 79 but really doesnt need paint. Before I use the ISLAND GIRL kit on t
Decksweeper and visibility David at 8:04am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1081 I have a big, decksweeping, furling genoa and love it in the light winds I often end up sailing in.
Holding tank removal Mike Pederson at 7:55am 04.22.01 Big Boats 2/954 I would like to replace my holding tank on my 1987 37' legend. Has anyone removed theirs?? How did y
Centerboard frozen ranger9037 at 7:13am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1133 I am considering buying a 70's Hunter 30. The centerboard is frozen in the up position. Is it possib
Oday 22 scupper John Settle at 5:31am 04.22.01 Day Sailers 2/1477 The outside ring to the scupper on my Oday 22 sheared off. What replacement scupper will fit this m
SPREADER CAPS WALLACE SHAKUN at 5:00am 04.22.01 Big Boats 2/1336 NEED TO REPLACE END CAPS ON UPPER SPREADER ON380. WHERE CAN I LOCATE...
Reefing systems - single / double line Tony at 4:13am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/1141 Has anyone installed a single or double line furling system? I'm thinking of trying one of these app
Zinc will not fit Bill Caiazza at 4:05am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1101 The standard Zinc will not fit on shaft. It is too thick between prop and boat. Had one on last year
Inspection hatch in galley Eric Lindstrom at 2:37am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/932 Beyond the jam cleat changes and the electronics console I installed, this improvement is my masterp
PSS Dripless Question John Rutledge at 2:34am 04.22.01 Other Sailboats 1/828 I am looking to purchase a PSS dripless packing for my 85' H31. Has anyone purchased one and if so w
Superior, Huron, And Ontario Dave at 2:32am 04.22.01 Ask All Sailors 10/2485 Whenever I read about sailing on the great lakes it is always about erie and lake michigan. Why isn

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Selling across borders nightowle at 10:43pm 04.13.20 I think your best bet is to contact a maritime title and/or escrow company in FL. They would have t
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Kings Gambit at 10:29pm 04.13.20 Bottom scrubbers working in my marina, i.e., already suited up, charge $20 to retrieve something fro
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Ziggler at 10:13pm 04.13.20 There are couple of local Portland are guys that dive for lost "stuff" around our moorage, and it's
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Benny17441 at 10:02pm 04.13.20 Was working on the swim platform at the stern of the boat when I felt a "plop" in the water, thought
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). FastOlson at 10:02pm 04.13.20 There are couple of local Portland are guys that dive for lost "stuff" around our moorage, and it's
Rabbit hole JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:54pm 04.13.20 Have you given any more thought to adding LFP batteries? On my C30 Mk-2 I only have room in the ba
New Running Rigging: bothered by what is probably a non-problem jssailem at 9:03pm 04.13.20 I remember WHEN you took that photo. ;) Of Course. We posted it during out 2019 Extreme Adventure
Catalina Outhaul Mod mrreg at 8:48pm 04.13.20 Thanks Don. The picture reall helps. Russ
high water? Hunter216 at 8:41pm 04.13.20 Just for something to do I did a little calculation on what it would take to lower the Great Lakes b
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). jssailem at 8:37pm 04.13.20 With a picture in hand and the dimensions check out one of the few left consignment chandlers. Pouls
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime Mikem at 8:33pm 04.13.20 I've been planning my library for a long voyage; or a pandemic it seems. My library of sailing movi
Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. (2) woofetc at 8:26pm 04.13.20
Sailing movie on Amazon Prime mnmpizza at 8:16pm 04.13.20
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness (2) jaysweet at 7:57pm 04.13.20 4200 is a caulk with adhesive properties. It will bond the backing plate to the hull, however becau
Hunter 386 Year 2002 rgranger at 7:57pm 04.13.20 https://shop.sailboatowners.com/detail-rigging.php
Hunter 386 Year 2002 rgranger at 7:50pm 04.13.20 The SBO store right here makes custom lines
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). rgranger at 7:48pm 04.13.20 Machine shop? Cover your pipe with a Walmart bag... smash some clay over the pipe to make a mold. C
Rabbit hole Will Gilmore at 7:46pm 04.13.20 found that the bilge pump isn't working Could be related to the tank corrosion. -Will (Dragonfly
Where is your GPS antenna? rgranger at 7:40pm 04.13.20 Ours is now mounted on a box above the companionway, almost perfectly amidships. This has dampened
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Will Gilmore at 7:39pm 04.13.20 https://scontent-lga3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/91216688_853634085110496_2920586310289275

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