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Cupboard door latches sandpiper10471 at 2:19pm 10.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/152 Latches is an incorrect word here. Most of the opening cupboard doors on my H30 are held closed by p
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 1:14pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 14/561 I purchased a Hunter Legend 35 that had a Spin-Tech Triumph 2000 roller furler already installed. We
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 2:06pm 10.25.25 Ask All Sailors 9/694
Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:10am 10.25.25 Big Boats 9/830 Hello Hunter Owners! First of all, this is NOT a for sale ad! We are looking for advice... Please
12V Plug at helm Scott Duncan at 2:04pm 10.24.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/584
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25 Sails Call Lounge 20/1604 It's not looking good for Catalina and Tartan. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/catalina
Shaefer 1-inch traveler car HELP! (1) sidw at 9:04am 10.24.25 Parts Search 2/279 If you have or had any boat from 1985-89 and replaced your Shaefer traveler (or even if you replaced
new head brad minda at 7:47pm 10.23.25 Catalina 30 7/538 just received a new marine head but ordered the marine size rather than the home size. Anyone use t
Statue of limitations on DPO ? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1155 We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/651 TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
basic battery connections question George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/707 2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
Need to fix or rewire bow light on a 1986 RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25 Catalina 22 1/333 So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 1/208 Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc
Jammed pole topping lift (1) skunther at 2:19pm 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 8/491 I was hoisting my Dinghy on the fore deck using the pole topping lift as my attachment point, and th
Mast Down Inspection (2) john6206 at 6:29am 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 16/737 In the records of my new-to-me 30 year old Catalina 320, there was no mention of standing rigging ev
Windlass on a Yamaha 30? Blue Horizon at 10:29pm 10.21.25 Yamaha 2/243 I'm keeping fit pulling up my anchor by hand, but I'm beginning to think a windlass is something to
keel box repaint unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25 Catalina 22 2/360 Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/508 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/436 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/630 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an

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Main sheet Routing help Davidasailor26 at 9:33am 12.07.25
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 12.07.25 it's a little cold to work outside. -16C right now. :) Holy crap ! I didn't know life could exis
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Don Crowther at 9:15am 12.07.25 This will be a spring fix since it's a little cold to work outside. -16C right now. :)
How far can a C350 go? BigEasy at 8:54am 12.07.25 Catalina designed the 350 for coastal cruising. Use it within the design parameters and it should d
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:51am 12.07.25 Some varnish does have additives that can cause a difference in color. More often the teak oils hav
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:47am 12.07.25 Teak has natural color variations and exposure to air and UV can change the color. In your case th
Looking at a used Cal 20: Outboard/Rudder/Cushions Kings Gambit at 8:39am 12.07.25 The motor will work but it won't get you out of heavy winds That should be what the sails do. The
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Crazy Dave Condon at 8:11am 12.07.25 @Will Gilmore When adding mooring whips, set up is crucial to make them work correctly. This shoul
How far can a C350 go? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:10am 12.07.25 I'm not talking about taking mine across an ocean. I'm just curious if it could do it. You are as
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:18am 12.07.25 You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been cre
Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Will Gilmore at 7:00am 12.07.25 I especially agree with your last suggestion, Dave. There is one great advantage to owning a traile
Cracked gel coat below the waterline chp at 6:42am 12.07.25 Hey Don. How did you make out with your hull problem?
old man sailor jssailem at 5:59am 12.07.25 You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been crea
How far can a C350 go? dlochner at 5:50am 12.07.25 Btw, the question was "how far has someone sailed around C350". A better question may be has anyo
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:06pm 12.06.25 I think I have convinced the prior owner, who had turned the P 26 into an apartment, to take the ref
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:42pm 12.06.25 The interior of my boat is cherry. A prior owner varnished some of the cherry with an amber tinted
old man sailor dLj at 7:52pm 12.06.25 Doesn't look like you got the boat picture changed , but the rest looks good. dj
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:40pm 12.06.25 if that sounds like nonsense to you great! You are starting to GET IT.
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:37pm 12.06.25 Now the next challenge is getting liability insurance on a sailboat more than 50 years old. The Capi
What causes color variation varnished teak? dlochner at 7:31pm 12.06.25 Thanks for replies. I'll stop by West Marine tomorrow and see what they have. I will have to try

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