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Blind sailor crosses Pacific Ocean Brian D at 11:43am 04.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 8/577 Departed San Diego for Japan and arrived in 2 months. He was not alone though. 2 months... that's pr
Heated up over the exchanger.. sailme88 at 11:04am 04.20.19 Big Boats 13/1369 Looks like I'll be removing my heat exchanger to rod it out. Catalina apparently never took this in
Davits for h39 wmrwakefield at 10:35am 04.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/609 I plan to add davits to my 2010 hunter 39. I would like for them to be removeable. Any recommendat
POPCORN Dalliance at 8:25am 04.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 17/1786 So we do this thing at work called popcorn. Each month a name is drawn (Nobody is exempt.) and the
NOT racing. (3) Jackdaw at 6:15am 04.20.19 Ask All Sailors 39/3036 Nope. Napping on the leeward side. 163870 Chill Mode 163897 Making our way to hopefully met up
Bilge pump hose ribbed? Steve L22188 at 11:04pm 04.19.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3626 Somewhere I suspect I have a leak in my bilge pump hose (after the pump runs, the water returns). S
Structural? (1) dmosier at 8:19pm 04.19.19 Smaller Boats 25/2212 The cabin of my Hunter 23 project was completely rotted out. I am planning to rebuild very close to
Thru Hull Modification (2) Jac123 at 4:57pm 04.19.19 Catalina 30 23/1604 I have purchased new thru hulls and seacocks for my Catalina 30. The new thru Hulls are smaller (bot
O'Day 272LE Edson Pedistal andyjeff at 12:23pm 04.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/920 Does anyone have a recommended method for removing the compass from the top of the steering pedestal
Seeking a MKII Fantasia 35 Wind over Water at 12:20pm 04.19.19 Fantasia 35 5/7924 After many months of diligent searching we have decided to pursue the purchase of a Fantasia 35 MKII
O'Day 272LE Mainsheet andyjeff at 12:17pm 04.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/932 The mainsheet system and boom vang on a boat I have bought are missing and I would like to replace t
Do high-quality bungee cords exist? Gene Neill at 11:23am 04.19.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1830 Just wondering. I was getting ready to buy a few new ones, and replacing them gets old.
San Juan 28 Rudder depth Grey wolf at 11:12am 04.19.19 Ask All Sailors 6/846 I am putting my boat on a tidal grid for the first time this Sunday morning to change zincs, touch u
LiFePO 4 Batteries for emergency (1) Brian D at 7:44am 04.19.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1659 I have been reading about LiFePO 4 (lithium iron phosphate) batteries being used in Amateur Radio Fi
Mystery Leak (5) L27 at 6:33am 04.19.19 Ask All Sailors 5/937 I have a Sea Sprite 27/28 with a delaminated and wet lower main bulkhead. I can't for the life of me
Routing a CDI 2 furler line to the cockpit Coppertone at 5:14am 04.19.19 Catalina 22 10/1992 I am looking for suggestions on routing a furler line to the cockpit of my '87 Cat 22. I am looking
Drilling a pedestal guard sailme88 at 3:16am 04.19.19 Big Boats 3/423 Hope this idea that worked for me helps you. I needed to drill 2 holes on my pedestal guard. Being
I expected a lot of things to go wrong but I did not expect this! (3) Project_Mayhem at 8:47pm 04.18.19 Ask All Sailors 44/3454 I went to go check on one of my boats today and found it sticking up in the air! owner knew that it
Buying used sailboat without testing on water Ace214 at 7:11pm 04.18.19 Ask All Sailors 58/5786 Hi everyone, I'm looking into buying my first sailboat: a used keelboat between 16 and 25 feet long,
Hunter 35.5 37.5 Hood Furler stevemac at 7:05pm 04.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/384 For anyone that has a 35.5 with the original single line Hood furler, I am hoping you can help me wi

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Hunter 410 Temp Reading High Sailgunner at 4:54pm 12.14.23 I usualy run from 175 to 190. It gets close to 200 if I push it hard and the sea water is warm.
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? chichiflys at 4:02pm 12.14.23 Kloudie1 and TFox - thank you for the feedback! Before rebuilding the failing compression post supp
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 3:56pm 12.14.23 I use a simple iPad with integrated GPS that I purchased five years ago. I put it in a waterproof c
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? (2) Tally Ho at 3:53pm 12.14.23
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support Tally Ho at 3:32pm 12.14.23 I put one of those springs in my top-loading refrigerator to hold the hinged lid open when on STB ta
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 3:31pm 12.14.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 3:01pm 12.14.23 We have used the Beckson (ss) vents for decades. No batteries to worry about. They just work. https:
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 1:37pm 12.14.23 Problem has to be a mismatch between the Yanmar OEM senor and the no name gauge. I would think a Ya
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 12.14.23 My solar vent ran continuously for almost 3 years, I think. But after battery replacement, it only
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel dlochner at 12:44pm 12.14.23 @SolariaLED you do realize you are responding to a post that is over 2 years old.
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel Dave at 12:42pm 12.14.23 Just another gentle reminder that selling in the forums is not a permitted activity. Please use the
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 12:09pm 12.14.23 This is a GREAT question for the SBO consulting team. You can buy an hour of their time, send them
Re-installing the shaft coupling Justin_NSA at 11:40am 12.14.23 tomayto, tomahto. Stick a fork in it, this conversation is done! Folks are going to do as they ple
Re-installing the shaft coupling BigEasy at 11:28am 12.14.23 I don't have a problem with straight/solid couplings, just keep it free of corrosion & it should sep
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I think "shooting it to death at 20 paces" has the clearer ring of f
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, Globe Pilot at 11:18am 12.14.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long pa
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? pgandw at 11:00am 12.14.23 I liked the idea of a solar vent as a partial measure until I read reviews on Amazon. Seems like t
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 10:42am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I don't know if there's any truly one "right" answer to discussions lik
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Stu Jackson at 10:41am 12.14.23 Some have employed their "nearing end of useful life" laptops AS their navigational tools.
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. But, we never did resolve t

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