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Feathering or folding prop recommendations? danstanford at 8:32am 09.07.19 Racing 12/4317 Wanting to increase our racing results next year and working on the best elements to address. B323 w
Tiller v Helm Paul62A at 6:41am 09.07.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4820 I have a Catalina 25 that came with a helm. It takes up a lot of room, is not comfortable in heavy w
Fuse for engine control panel? gcharb at 5:50am 09.07.19 Catalina 30 7/1218 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 7/1598 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 23/3078 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 4/1065 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 4/939 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 0/427 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 2/949 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 5/699 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 15/1778 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 23/3594 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 5/675 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 9/1724 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 11/2220 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 3/653 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 4/1035
Hunter L37.5 - autopilot! aybabtme at 8:42pm 09.05.19 Big Boats 3/1221 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 25/7761
Catalina 28 ... water in bilge CFitz at 6:56pm 09.05.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/3161 What could cause water in the bilge while sailing? Before we went sailing today the bilge was dry. W

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Galley . . . comforts of home? madmax at 4:59pm 12.29.24 Baking cookies in the oven on a boat during cold nights is fantastic. Will that "warm up" the boat
What is the best size headsail for beer can racing on Tampa Bay, for my Hunter 31 shoal draft boat? Drinky Crow at 4:58pm 12.29.24 With that little main I'd go with an all purpose 135 and reef to keep the boat on it's feet. Remembe
Anyone heard of or planning to follow the Mini Globe race for 20 foot boats! danooxnard at 3:37pm 12.29.24 The boats are in the water, and there way in the qualifier part of the race , so far it is pretty in
Bimini tubing chafe twodzusfittings at 2:54pm 12.29.24 I use a piece of "Noodle" like the ones kids use in the pool. In my attempt to learn how to use my w
Differing shroud tensions affect sail? jssailem at 1:48pm 12.29.24 Based on your boat being a Mariner 36 masthead sloop designed by Philip Canning. Your sailing rig
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? Gillfowdy at 1:27pm 12.29.24
Mini Globe Race 2025 Drinky Crow at 1:27pm 12.29.24 The qualifier begins..... SNOGaKErepY
Differing shroud tensions affect sail? dlochner at 12:29pm 12.29.24 Just curious. when i removed shrouds i noticed forward lowers were equally tensioned but tensioned
Galley . . . comforts of home? FastOlson at 11:20am 12.29.24 I feel the 30 foot size to be about perfect. There seems to be almost a quantum leap from under 30
Need help refinishing interior wall Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 12.29.24 I have the same issue as you for my VHF radio at the pedestal. Now THAT is the perfect solution.
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! jonelli at 9:37am 12.29.24 Courtesy of Stu Jackson, I have used the inflatable pump to blow out clogs - surprisingly powerful.
Galley . . . comforts of home? JBP-PA at 7:33am 12.29.24 I quite like rye bread and have lost my recipe - this is great! dj Many Rye recipes call for a pr
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! dmax at 7:33am 12.29.24 Courtesy of Stu Jackson, I have used the inflatable pump to blow out clogs - surprisingly powerful.
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:23am 12.29.24
Clogged engine intake thru hull - Thank you Roland Gendreau!! jssailem at 6:32am 12.29.24 Sometimes, necessity is the mother of invention. :biggrin: :beer:
Need help refinishing interior wall (4) sailcapt340 at 5:44am 12.29.24 As Ralph asked, back up and give a full picture of the area. First thought is to simply frame the p
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? shemandr at 5:35am 12.29.24 For my H356, I had a cover made and as I remember I had to disconnect the lower diagonals to fit the
1984 Hunter 27 - Looking For Pictures/Measurements of OEM Emergency Tiller sailcapt340 at 5:29am 12.29.24
PREVENTERS Marmalade at 4:54am 12.29.24 I'm not naive to think anyone on this thread needs any exploration of the risks... but nonetheless,
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? Jim Legere at 4:50am 12.29.24 It should be mentioned that, on the Hunter 37 Cutter, the running backstays (aka checkstays) are use

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