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Transmission Neutral Detent sjsflyer at 7:42am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 24/1903 The neutral detent seems harder to find than it should. Sometimes resulting in starting in gear or
Surely a hole in the hull wont sink a boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 29/2810 I have an old SR Mariner water speed sensor installed. As far as I know it doesnt work. I also notic
Do you have your veterans ID card? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:38am 06.24.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/1383 Have you taken advantage of military discounts that civilian businesses today are offering? There wa
Holding Tank Troubleshooting sjsflyer at 7:33am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 12/1243 The holding tank seemed to empty ok using pump-out station. Using macerator pump offshore we couldn
Hunter Passage42 Main Saloon Berth Scallywagger at 7:20am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1423 Hello. Since buying Casper my Hunter Passage42, I have had great difficulty in making the bed up wit
Humble pie & damaged gear for Race 2! Scott T-Bird at 6:48am 06.24.19 Racing 18/1146 We had a great day on Saturday for sailboat racing! Stu @lehighsail and @Ward H joined me for the 2
Pearson 36-2 rudder stuffing Joe Perez at 8:09pm 06.23.19 Pearson 5/1396 Does anyone know how you access the rudder stuffing box on a Pearson 36-2? I see a housing under the
Lewmar Pro-Fish 1000 Windlass Cat36Amoore at 7:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 2/913 I have a Lewmar Pro-fish 1000 on my Catalina 28 MKII. Came with the boat. I believe it is 8 year o
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 4:58pm 06.23.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/683 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Manual pump mavourneen at 4:57pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 7/818
Location of fuel gauge Rxsail at 4:16pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/495 1992 Hunter 30t I believe that it once had a fuel gauge. There is wiring in the starboard lazerett
Yanmar 2gm20f not going over 2k rpms Jallred863 at 3:43pm 06.23.19 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1653 I just recently bought a 79 hunter 30, first sailboat ever so I'm still learning. When I first got t
Opinions on hand held vhf radios pumpkinpie at 2:14pm 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/3128 I'm in the process of purchasing safety equipment and looking into the hand held vhf radios. Any op
Main sheet purchase ratio for a Hunter 28.5 Red_Dog at 1:07pm 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1248 Got home from the boat this morning after two wonderful days of sailing. My main sheet though is dri
unidentified stainless cable (1) John G. Davis at 12:20pm 06.23.19 Day Sailers 4/916 I found this in the bow of my new to me daysailer 3. It is about 2 feet long with a ball on one end
J/22 North Americans - looking at a start (3) Jackdaw at 11:31am 06.23.19 Racing 7/1070 WYC hosted the J/22 North Americans this last weekend, with 39 boats attending. As you would expect,
M 25xp b starter relay njlarry at 11:17am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1037 Anyone know either the Kabota or Universal part number for the M 25xpb starter relay? Many thanks in
Replacing Hunter 23.5 Windshield Chris Flanagan at 11:13am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 10/1199 Over the winter I purchased a replacement forward windshield through the Hunter website anticipating
What to do with old pre-mix (fuel)? Tedd at 11:10am 06.23.19 Trailer Sailors 37/3259 We bought a Mac 26C two years ago. I was way pessimistic about fuel consumption and way optimistic a
Out with the old instruments, and in with the "new", for $200 (3) Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.23.19 Catalina 22 13/2202 Our 87 Catalina 22 came with non-functional Signet Depth, Speed, and Wind Direction units. The cost

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NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 10:10am 09.14.23 No hard feelings. I'm under the impression we are all here to help each other keep our boats on the
Color of your lines JBP-PA at 9:50am 09.14.23 I try to vary the color of my lines. It's not a hard and fast rule, but I like to be able to tell wh
Collection of Clever Ideas stickinthemud57 at 9:47am 09.14.23 Great idea for a thread. Can't wait! Running out of projects. :eek:
Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 9:44am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:big
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 9:30am 09.14.23 OK Ralph, pictures it is. I'll take one showing pressure before and after the pressure reducer. An
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 09.14.23 It's possible both the PRV and the 40 psi pressure reducer are bad off the shelf. If I were a bet
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:01am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? Yes I will definitely
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? was SS or am I behind b
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 8:48am 09.14.23 Same here. Will it look anything like this ? e support wall for the thrust/block bearing. Don't w
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:48am 09.14.23 Thanks for your reply Ralph. The new PRV is a Watt XL set at 100 psi. The pressure reducer (40 p
Roll your own! rgranger at 8:34am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:bigg
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:30am 09.14.23 219885
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold (1) rgranger at 8:24am 09.14.23 I would suggest you do not attach the shore water again until all aspects of this problem are solve
Roll your own! Timm R Oday25 at 8:09am 09.14.23 That's a most excellant idea...cost effective as well.
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:51am 09.14.23 gain...
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:45am 09.14.23 For a 150 or so Genoa, yes a foam luff with help. My 155 had one. But when I ordered my 135, Nort
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:31am 09.14.23 No hard feelings. I'm under the impression we are all here to help each other keep our boats on the
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:24am 09.14.23 https://www.electronicproducts.com/din-connector-is-shielded-waterproof A DIN connector "can be " wa
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:24am 09.14.23 219879
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:36am 09.14.23 This is the camera Data Buoy in Hurricane Lee's path. This morning report from that Buoy.

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