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Fuse for engine control panel? gcharb at 5:50am 09.07.19 Catalina 30 7/1022 While diagnosing my fuel gauge I seem to have accidentally shorted out the power to my engine contro
Is the C-18 the Right boat for me? hinmo1 at 5:43am 09.07.19 Smaller Boats 7/1322 Hi - newbie here. I am possibly looking to buy a C18. I am wondering if its the right boat for me. I
While Sailing I and crew sail based on good food. (2) jssailem at 9:25pm 09.06.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/2121 I am away form Everett for the next few days. Had a great start, sailed out of Everett and past the
Interior flotation blocks on a Venture 22. Venture 22 at 8:41pm 09.06.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/932 Anybody know where the flotation blocks are really supposed to be located? All of mine are in the st
92 Hunter 30 - PSS Replaced ChrisHunter at 5:27pm 09.06.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/852 I had to replace the PSS on my 92 Hunter30. The previous seal did not have a hose barb. My new sea
Port Lazarette Hose Diameter - fopr 1992 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:16pm 09.06.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/383 The hose in the port side lazarette storage area has split. What is the diameter of this hose? I s
CDI Furler hinmo1 at 3:52pm 09.06.19 Smaller Boats 2/814 I am likely to purchase a 2003 C18. Apparently the original owner removed the OEM furler (hmmm?) A
Long Island Sound getting high winds today (1) Captain Larry-DH at 3:29pm 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/545 My mooring is exposed to the east ....fetch is many miles. I just checked from shore and the boat i
holding tank backs up sunwindsea at 1:19pm 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1443 After flushing WC (the jabsco WC with a hand pump) into the holding tank, in a few minutes about a g
Rigid coolant hoses, is this normal or do they need to be replaced? (2) Jazz at 12:42pm 09.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/3019 The engine is a Universal 25xpbc on a 2001 Catalina 310. I'm needing to replace 2 worn hoses, so I f
H34 Hot Water Heater Breaker Amps? mnmpizza at 10:49am 09.06.19 Big Boats 5/563 Anyone know the Amperage on the Hot Water Heater on the H34? Thanks, Shannon
Tack setting 110 jenny Clydo at 9:32am 09.06.19 Catalina 310 9/1392 To prevent halyard wrap my 110 tack is about 10 inches above bow rail. Great vision but think it sh
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 8:56am 09.06.19 Weather and Forecasting 11/1804 NOAA beginning to track an small disturbance off West Africa. This is a West moving disturbance. Tw
An extra 1000 kilo of cargo. Performance? garymalmgren at 4:46am 09.06.19 Ask All Sailors 3/572 If you added an extra 1000 kilograms of stuff aboard, I wonder if it would effect the sailing perfor
Asym spinnaker Joe Perez at 10:43pm 09.05.19 Parts Search 4/880
Hunter L37.5 - autopilot! aybabtme at 8:42pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 3/1018 Hi there, I've searched the history and saw multiple topics on this question, but years have gone an
Keel winch failure... and repair... (2) dbk0630 at 8:02pm 09.05.19 Catalina 22 25/6391
Catalina 28 ... water in bilge CFitz at 6:56pm 09.05.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2759 What could cause water in the bilge while sailing? Before we went sailing today the bilge was dry. W
Which one? Meriachee at 6:47pm 09.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 13/1409 In the 2.5 four stroke category, the two apparent front runners are the Honda and the Suzuki. Both
H380 not pulling water thru Puesta del sol at 5:11pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 8/1057 Helping a friend with a problem. Ran the boat with thru hullclosed. Now not pulling water through. S

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Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 7:46am 06.02.24 Admittedly, I haven't read any such laws from the source but my web search came up with various comm
Chain plates Hunter 49 artboas at 7:44am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp kloudie1 at 7:03am 06.02.24 Exhausted water temperature is highly dependent on engine load.. The thermostat will hold the engine
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp JoeWhite at 6:47am 06.02.24 What temperature was the exhaust water? Considering that the engine is in the open it runs cool. It
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket adamv at 6:32am 06.02.24 How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needing a replacement. There were 1000 Newport 2
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:23am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Battery Switch Mystery dlochner at 4:38am 06.02.24 Which model Victron Solar controller do you have? My Victron controllers do not have a sense wire, j
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... sailme88 at 4:25am 06.02.24 Shrouds and sails will be 2" taller/longer. On shrouds if the turnbuckles have lots of room when tun
Selecting window tint dlochner at 4:23am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint dlochner at 3:26am 06.02.24 United States law limits reflectivity to 25% on boats. Can you cite the legal reference? I've nev
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:11am 06.02.24 Any good leads to finding thick G10 laminates? McMaster-Carr.
Chain plates Hunter 49 (5) Screen Saver at 12:34am 06.02.24 Well in the end I decided not to attempt to remove the whole rubrail. I elected to cut a section and
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 9:49pm 06.01.24 why isnt anyone making aftermarket parts How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needin
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket Richard19068 at 9:47pm 06.01.24 The M18 was a very popular engine and there's plenty still running so why isnt anyone making afterm
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 06.01.24 Thanks for the great write up and the excelent crew work on this years Round Whidbey Race. It was o
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... Piercewood at 9:03pm 06.01.24 Aloha all, thank you everyone for the support. I got the mast down and into my shop where I could pr
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? Benny17441 at 9:01pm 06.01.24 Not only is it common to see water in the bilge, but it is also likely that there are many gallons o
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 8:11pm 06.01.24 Sailing in the San Juan and Gulf Islands. I always cruise at just an hair over 2700rpm. We typicall
Battery Switch Mystery Rick D at 8:07pm 06.01.24

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