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83' H34 carpet wall replacement Sage34 at 12:18pm 10.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/440 Hi all. I'm half a world away from the girl and can't quite picture the correct dimensions of fore
Catalina 30 Traveler Upgrade - LocTite end plate (1) rickmds at 11:51am 10.08.19 Catalina 30 8/1432 Hello I am upgrading my traveler and need to get the endplate off which appears to be Loctite secure
Mercury 3.3 HP Outboard ....No Oil From Lower Unit Vent Nichole340 at 10:09am 10.08.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/2162 I'm in the process of replacing Lower Unit Gaskets, "O" Rings, Grommets etc on my 2000 Mercury 3.3 H
2QM15 Exhaust System kimmiedeanne at 4:58am 10.08.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1136 Hi! I moved to Key West about a year ago against my will when I bought this headache of a Watkins 27
Plugs (1) Subotter84 at 3:30am 10.08.19 Ask All Sailors 2/500 As state din my previous post brand new to sailing. Have a question might be dumb, but i recall read
Winterizing a M25xp Jac123 at 3:07am 10.08.19 Catalina 30 3/960 I am preparing to winterize the raw water cooling system of my M25xp. I am going to disconnect the h
Looking for some downwind advice SoSound at 9:51pm 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2008 There are two prevailing winds where (and when) we sail; dead on the nose, and dead astern. I think
Checking for drain plug and or rusty oil pan. thwilson at 9:23pm 10.07.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/1115 Anyone know of an easy way to see if drain plug is missing or if I have a rusty oil pan. Would rathe
Pushpit Rail Mounted VHF Antenna Suggestions Ward H at 7:22pm 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 23/3130 In the bay I just use my handheld VHF. I contemplating one or two trips going outside instead of the
New front windows. RolfSail at 5:03pm 10.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/656 Anyone have info on where to purchase new replacement windows over the v berth in a 1999 Hunter 260?
28 sabre broken steering cable M&K soulmates at 3:20pm 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1049 Hey guys. I'm new to the whole sailing world basicly I was sailing from home NY to NJ. Ran into AL
81 Hunter 33 strut and shaft log hardware size shelled at 10:47am 10.07.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1208 Hello, dotting i's and crossing t's for haul out plans. I would like to replace the hardware for th
Privacy Curtain Alansails at 10:12am 10.07.19 Catalina 310 12/2087 We have put our boat up for the winter :( and we have brought home the privacy curtain, has anyone c
STS Melissa <--Invest 93L + Invest 92L + Non-Tropical FL JamesG161 at 7:52am 10.07.19 Weather and Forecasting 24/2659 NOAA is watching a LOW area off Florida East Coast. It appears to have been hatched by a Passing HIG
Super Typhoon Hagibis JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.07.19 Weather and Forecasting 4/829 This West Pacific Storm is passing north of Guam and targeting Japan. New term of Category 5+ as Sup
Looking at a First 375 Jeffrey Menzies at 7:20am 10.07.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/4597 am new to this forum, my wife and I have been sailing together for a year or so on a starter boat I
Bronze Prop treatment Ron20324 at 7:06am 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 28/4625 What are the suggestions to treat my brand new bronze prop other than regular bottom paints. A seala
Chain plates tom cooper at 6:30am 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1206 has anyone replaced the chain plates on a Irwin Mark III, any knowledge is welcome
Lift from Asymmetrical? danstanford at 6:26am 10.07.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/6644 Not having used an assym before, and hopefully moving into one this spring, I have been watching tri
Keel Bilge/Garboard Plug hinmo1 at 12:07am 10.07.19 Smaller Boats 3/971 Rec'd my 2003 Cat18 last nite. Noticed she had a keel bilge (presuming cuz she has a built in hand o

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Hose life? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:03pm 07.30.24 I believe in 20 years, max. I'll see your 20 and raise you 2. That's when I replaced the antifre
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:52pm 07.30.24 So set tank 'full' level at the 3/4 mark.... It doesn't work that way. :facepalm: If you were to
1gm10 Electrical Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 07.30.24 I think you're just looking for points on coming up with a question which has never been asked befor
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 5:45pm 07.30.24 Very helpful video! I like it because it shows how the clew and tack cringles are left 6" - 8" abo
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Jan_H at 5:26pm 07.30.24 The SCAD tank monitor can alarm on empty or full. (Choose one or the other). Not 3/4. So set tank
Yanmar electrical problem. Ralph Johnstone at 5:13pm 07.30.24 where does that red wire on the left of the pushbutton go? It's coming from the battery combiner.
Add starting relay Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 07.30.24 I see no diodes are installed in parallel with the coil of the relay. This is required to kill the
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly heritage at 4:45pm 07.30.24 Before you give up on the alternator, take it to a car parts place and they will bench check it for
Hose life? FastOlson at 4:38pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years. I believe in 20 years, max.
DIY Wooden Blocks dLj at 4:05pm 07.30.24 Will do. I just started my ipe cockpit makeover (like 30 minutes ago) and will have some good piec
Hose life? kappykaplan at 3:57pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years.
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 3:49pm 07.30.24 :facepalm:indeed!
Reefing: Procedural Questions jviss at 2:54pm 07.30.24 I have single line reefing for two reefs, and a Dutchman system. I have never gotten the Dutchman a
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 2:48pm 07.30.24 Essentially each boom is a one-off design. I have found several boats use the same exact boom as m
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 2:41pm 07.30.24 The water is definitely coming down along the wires from the deck-stepped mast into the bilge. I am
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.30.24 I wet sanded the windows with 1000 grit, then buffed them clear using a DA with 3M heavy cut, then
Reefing: Procedural Questions (2) Tally Ho at 2:31pm 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas BarryL at 2:31pm 07.30.24 check this out https://www.landfallnavigation.com/acr-olas-crew-tag.html
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? BarryL at 2:28pm 07.30.24 Hey, IMHO $30K for a furling boom AND new sail isn't that bad. A new main sail can easily be $15K.
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? dlochner at 2:01pm 07.30.24 What I don't understand, is why manufacturers don't install furling booms instead of furling masts.

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