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Length of running rigging on 86 H31 wufibugs at 9:28am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/603 I am replacing all the running rigging on my 1986 H31. I could remove the old lines and sheets and
29.5 Hunter Standing Water Under Stuffing Box kdammen at 7:50am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/963 My 29.5 has standing water under the stuffing box. I assume this is normal because it doesn't have a
WESTERBEKE 3M-20A ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC (1) The Shadow Knows at 6:09am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 15/975
H356 diffult to reach the main sail leach line clmooring at 5:51am 07.03.19 Big Boats 11/1726 I couldnt adjust the main sheet leach line because it is over the bimini. I am too short to reach i
Keel Options? psamoska at 4:39am 07.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1397
say NO to Nike! rpludwig at 4:37am 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 38/3380 disgusted with Nike's unpatriotic decision to pull the RW'B w/colonial flag sneakers off the market.
dismasted neighbor! (4) rpludwig at 3:26am 07.03.19 Catalina 22 4/1292 Well, we all know to periodically check and maintain our rigging (often), but how about your neighbo
San Juan Hull on Trailer mrkenne at 10:27pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3194 Hello All- Came across this San Juan which seemed to be a pretty sweet deal until I saw the hull.
Repower choice for 1982 C-30 with 5411 universal diesel Mikem at 9:59pm 07.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/764 This 1982 C-30 tall rig will sail the Pacific Northwest. Strong currents and sometimes narrow channe
The Many Stages of Keel (a photo retrospective) Parts 1-3 (10) pclarksurf at 9:54pm 07.02.19 Catalina 22 17/3436 Was dragging through the photos looking for goodness knows what and decided there's no value in havi
Macgregor 19 keel cable me262 at 8:12pm 07.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2774 Just bought (stole) a m19. Problem with a broken keel lifting cable. Can you make your own? Buy one
Bilge inspection (1) Phil Herring at 7:38pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 31/5567 Drop your... well, grab your socks, anyway. BILGE INSPECTION IN TWO MINUTES! We've seen bilges that
Compression post rebuild (10) Jallred863 at 6:48pm 07.02.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2823 I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and I'm having issues with the compression post. The piece that is in the bi
Sticky main furler sailingrock at 5:20pm 07.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/8935 The main sail furler on my Benetau 461 (2000) is causing me lots of problems. On some videos I have
Looking to find a Nmea 0183 T connector to hook up GPS to VHF Radio to get DSC (1) FriscoRon at 3:59pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1117 My old Nav398 RaymarineGPS is Nmea 0183 compliant. My new Standard Horizon 1300 eclipse VHFradio wi
Let there be fright (1) Phil Herring at 2:31pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2217 Some people are afraid of water, some afraid of boats. But plenty of people are freaked out by heeli
{splash} !@#$%^ &!!! (1) Phil Herring at 2:15pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 83/10930 What's the most infuriating thing you've lost overboard? (Yes, people count, too.) We're looking fo*
Sailboat Beauty Pageant (1) Phil Herring at 2:09pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 32/5441 What, in your opinion, is the most beautiful sailboat of the fiberglass era? Forget cost, ignore pr
Moorage Madness (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 36/6326 How has the increased value of real estate, higher insurance premiums, and more frequent storm repai
Navigation: Old School vs New School (1) Phil Herring at 1:52pm 07.02.19 Ask All Sailors 68/9138 It's been some years since we touched on this. Now that wifi enabled staplers are smarter than the A

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Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:00pm 01.11.25 Thank you for the insight. All of this makes so much sense. I just need enough energy to top off
CNG gas tank requirements Terry Cox at 5:55pm 01.11.25 Hi Alan. Our CNG tanks are round steel with a rounded bottom and will hold 2,500 pounds of CNG. If y
Arco # 6 winch springs jssailem at 5:10pm 01.11.25 I do not know the Arco winch. Lewmar makes a kit of springs and pawls. I know they fit Lewmar and Ba
Catalina 28 Roller Furler peterbud at 5:09pm 01.11.25 I have Hull 272 the roller furling is hood and the traveler is Garhauer
Solar Panel Placement. kappykaplan at 4:20pm 01.11.25 That is something I have seen - not over solar panels, but over hatches and ports. (There's a name
CNG gas tank requirements Tally Ho at 4:19pm 01.11.25
C25 question SailingLoto at 4:15pm 01.11.25 Those features were OPTIONS. https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3 Allow me
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 3:59pm 01.11.25 I agree, it may be much easier for us to fabricate the part ourselves! Thanks again! I doub
Solar Panel Placement. Foswick at 3:55pm 01.11.25 What Dave said. I put a solar panel on my first boat - installed in pretty much the only location w
Strap marks on hull while trailering? Migolito at 3:29pm 01.11.25 Just a little clarification. Are you attaching one end of the strap to the trailer, and the other en
Solar Panel Placement. JBP-PA at 2:51pm 01.11.25 I like the lensun fiberglass panels. They are not as efficient or long lasting as rigid panels, but
Solar Panel Placement. JBP-PA at 2:38pm 01.11.25 Although you may believe you will not step on these panels, it's a boat and sooner or later someone
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 klynch at 1:47pm 01.11.25 All of the wood components are on a CAD file in France in the Beneteau wood shop. The entire pre
Need help with how to remove headliner of 2020 Beneteau Oceanis to rebed rail on deck RitSim at 1:07pm 01.11.25 Pics would help. On my '99 B411 the panels are screwed to the ceiling. There are white plastic scr
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 12:11pm 01.11.25 Any advice would be appreaciated! Thanks! All of the wood components are on a CAD file in
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:42am 01.11.25 they ALWAYS know what the word is. Even if they don't always know what the word should be:wink: -
New Alden member in France (2) StettO at 11:22am 01.11.25 Hi all, Some news from the Mary-Lou for whom we remade a metal part under the mizzen mast (removed,
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch azambella at 10:51am 01.11.25 Thank you all for your advice
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 01.11.25 If you have any low spots in your vent line(s) that will reduce the vent's ability to discharge air.
Solar Panel Placement. dlochner at 10:00am 01.11.25 Unless the panels are specifically designed to be installed on a deck where they will be stepped on,

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