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water tanks gary16188 at 4:51am 02.22.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1035 I have 2 water tanks on my Catalina 34 Mk II. What is the procedure for using them. Should both tank
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollock's Running Cloud Trimaran? (1) alpharalpha at 12:19am 02.22.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2850 It was a winner in one of the first transatlantic races back in '87. I did some work on it when they
what size/style Raritan Elegance for Beneteau 57 ? ophthodawg at 10:36pm 02.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/652 Hello Forum, im replacing my forward manual heads with Raritan Elegance 24 volt (fresh and seawater
Quick Release Lever C-22 Woreign at 7:11pm 02.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1863 I'm looking at adding a quick release lever to the forestay of my Siren 17. The Johnson brand lever
Replacement trailer for an 85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 3:57pm 02.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2545 I'm looking to upgrade my original 1985 Mac 25. First I thought about refinishing it, adding a 2nd a
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD (1) Tantor at 12:55pm 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 36/15735 I am taking opportunity to ask for you opinion or suggestion on my Standard Horizon GX2200 VHF radio
Northern Lights Generator Stator Failure BugOutBoat at 11:20am 02.21.20 Big Boats 0/603 My Hunter 460 has a Northern Lights M673M 5.5KW diesel generator with a TF-276KM generator backend.
Anchor Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery Recommendations NotCook at 7:12am 02.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/3923 We have a 24 Simpson Lawrence dual windlass, and we need to replace the batteries again after 5 year
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 (3) CapitalistSailor at 9:45pm 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3717 My 2000 Beneteau 311 has a spinnaker halyard that exits the mast just above the top of the forestay.
Blue sea switch (3) Mike2006 at 7:37pm 02.20.20 Big Boats 11/1348 Hi can anyone tell me what this blue sea switch (upper right in first picture) is for. I have attach
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Valerio at 4:52pm 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1332 I think is time to replace my rusty chain, after all the reading i am very confuse, the best set is
Nautitech Catamarans Kings Gambit at 3:11pm 02.20.20 Ask All Sailors 21/6654 So, looking into possibilities for the "next" life. You know--sailboat, motor boat, motor home, rest
Cabin side stripes replacement wrbeglin at 11:06am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1804 Any insights into the best method to remove and replace the factory stock dual stripes that run alon
Circumnavigate in a Hunter ScottySailor at 10:35am 02.20.20 Big Boats 41/8868 Ahoy fellow sailors Newby sailor here about to open up a can of worms. Due to a cancer scare where
Islander 32 Spinnaker Cole Harmening at 10:10am 02.20.20 Islander 0/1141 Hello, I recently purchased a 1977 Islander 32-2 and I am looking for a cruising spinnaker. What si
Traveler rail on stern loose ingramsail at 9:16am 02.20.20 Catalina 22 9/1010 How do you repair a lose rail?
Common Beneteau issues and pre purchase checklist miraculix at 9:09am 02.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2181 Hi all, My last boat deal fell through because the seller did not disclose a severe issue. This c
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement (1) fero at 8:59am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1177 Hi again, Another subject this time. I find the furling line cockpit arrangement not very good on my
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument pjb13 at 7:53am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1473 Our 2001 420 has an ST50 but the display and wind indicator and speed instrument were just replaced
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? pjb13 at 7:32am 02.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/718 Our freezer section is missing the "strut" to hold the top open, though the brackets are there. We h

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Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 8:27am 10.15.24 If the explanation is correct, and that softer layer and small washers were designed to allow absor
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass (4) SimiSAilor at 8:00am 10.15.24 Mark, I was able to upgrade the windlass on my boat. Due to the shape of our chain locker it does
Tiller Clutch awesome ! justsomeguy at 7:55am 10.15.24 What do you mean by tether ? So you get dragged and drowned to your death, rather than seeing your
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 10.15.24 @GeeBeeMe There are no keel bolts on your boat. The hull was built as one piece which has a plac
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:37am 10.15.24
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 7:35am 10.15.24 The keel stub bottom is thick fiberglass layer like any keel. I have no idea how thick though. On
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 10.15.24 That does appear to be true, at least in my case. My start battery is a Group 31 Excide FLA that su
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14am 10.15.24 @SteveHughessails I cannot help you without the request of the photos. Do you know if there was
Lazy Jacks ? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:12am 10.15.24 Before I built my Pap-Pac, I used a set of EZJax that were on my boat when I got her. With them, th
Location of keel bolts 2006 Hunter 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:07am 10.15.24 I am looking into this and will advise. Your boat is not a water ballast but a shoal draft keel.
C30 start battery recommendation Ward H at 6:52am 10.15.24 Because of this a start battery may still start an engine, even while it has lost a significant amo
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 6:38am 10.15.24
C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 5:40am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all other
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing (3) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 10.15.24 Update. The adapter works well and with the added length of tubing attached the job is clean. Bu
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 5:26am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all others
Spin-Tec furlers Joe at 5:21am 10.15.24 Here's a vid that will answer your question. It appears you need a special tool, that would of cour
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 4:32am 10.15.24 Dan is not talking about water entering at the masthead sheaves and travelling down the keel-stepped
Leaking around Mast east coaster at 4:25am 10.15.24 2002 310 with in mast furling stepped on deck. After every rain fall the forward bilge area receives
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! CYQK at 4:03am 10.15.24 Visiting Calgary .....WOW warm temps Happy All
Leaking around Mast kappykaplan at 3:46am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. :plus:

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