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Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:45am 06.22.19 Big Boats 2/772 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:34am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
H 23.5 Reefing Points JDE at 4:00pm 06.21.19 Smaller Boats 3/764
How do you rig a 130 Genoea on an O'Day Mariner Rob101 at 1:51pm 06.21.19 Trailer Sailors 22/3121 I have a 1976 Mariner and only sailed it a few times. When I bought it , it did not have a regular j
Spinnaker halyard in furling mast tom.p.brown at 1:37pm 06.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/660 i am going to run a halyard into the slotted opening in my mast that is marked as spinnaker. the pul
DAY SAILER SELF BAILER John G. Davis at 1:31pm 06.21.19 Day Sailers 2/2403 Any idea of who makes the self bailer as used on the O Day day sailer 2 ' 3? The rubber bushing is
2GM20 Alternator and Starter Wiring APWTryfan at 10:54am 06.21.19 Ask All Sailors 5/946 Good Day! I have new to me C'C33 mII with 2GM 20 and am adding solar with battery upgrade. I want to
Severe rattle coming from the transmission area (I think) Jacksail at 9:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 30 2/806 I was doing some maintenance for an unrelated item and I cleared out the aft berth of my 310. I open
Cat 310 Masthead Sheave Size whittem at 9:12am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 1/437 Anyone know size/dimensions of the two Catalina 310 masthead sheaves? I called Catalina Largo FL fac
New Extended Catalina 310 Spinnaker Crane (2) whittem at 8:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 15/3564 I refined the design of a new extended Catalina 310 spinnaker Crane I showed in a post last Feb 2019
Oday 272 question- Social Sailor? RodneyBD at 7:34am 06.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1514 Hello all, the 272 keeps popping up on my acquisition radar because it checks a few important boxes
universal m25 water pump part number 85bittersweet at 7:24am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/649 does anyone have the kabota part number for the water pump
Another solution to hard to unfurl sail on Selden furling mast JH10920 at 7:06am 06.21.19 Big Boats 2/1478 Hello all, A new-to-me Hunter 38's mainsail was difficult to unfurl and furl. My after-purchase rig
Help, old topside paint is fading, what to do (3) hamilto at 6:38am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/791 First post. Thanks for having me. Just bought my beautiful Catalina 22 Lady. Cosmetically she suffe
Summer Time Arrives JamesG161 at 4:20am 06.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/602 The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere!!! And it is... FRIDAY Also it appears to b
Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/874 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/2537 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1367 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?
Repair Tiller bolt hole in rudder (1) cbourne200 at 7:25pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1525 Guess we used tiller as a handhold once too often. As I was returning to marina, tiller came off in
Needing help finding why I can't get fuel pressure. Newbie3 at 7:03pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1306 I just installed a new engine in to a Catalina that has been sitting for... probably a long time. It

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H34 boom (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:45am 01.06.24 Attached is the Rig-Rite doc for the Kenyon 3550 boom used on the 34. Scroll down it until you reach
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 7:41am 01.06.24 I always find these "best boats" discussions interesting. But I also find they are typically limited
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:25am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 7:21am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out whic
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:17am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out which
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:12am 01.06.24 The amount of twist you want varies according to the weather and there are several factors to consid
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:02am 01.06.24 Thanks Kappy, I do not know what the problem is. I just deleted and reloaded. Should be there. It's
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 6:58am 01.06.24
60 best Boats 30' and under (2) JBP-PA at 6:56am 01.06.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend kappykaplan at 6:55am 01.06.24 Attached is my solution to it. No attachment . . . :(
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 01.06.24 Don't know about the 37.5, but it's a problem that is recurrent on many of the 34s and 31. Attached
Polycarbonate Bimini Window thinwater at 6:44am 01.06.24 Chemists can't help having a pet peeve over "poly." Polycarbonate (Makralon is a brand name) Polyv
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s jssailem at 6:43am 01.06.24 Is it that we cannot see this on our own boats due to the shape at the head or am I not using enoug
60 best Boats 30' and under JBP-PA at 6:43am 01.06.24 Tartan made a lot of boats in the 30 foot range in addition to the T3000. You'll find lots of them
iPad/tablet mounting jssailem at 6:27am 01.06.24 Check with Ram Mounts :plus: I use the Ram mount on my Binnacle guard. I find the iPad is limited
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:14am 01.06.24 It's funny you mention that. When I look at the ads for every used Catalina sailboat in sizes up t
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 01.06.24 Whoever thought the standard 12" marine toilet bowl was a good size must have been a sadist or a p
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) dlochner at 5:12am 01.06.24 Not to take this too far but I don't think there is anything in the regulations about it being at "
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 4:57am 01.06.24 Heads can be too big or too small. As folks have noticed too small makes life more challenging. Too

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