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Rare Find hawkcole@gma at 6:53am 11.07.18 Racing 3/713 Back in June I rented a chicken house / need to get many thing out of elements ! While getting to kn
Winch removal and lube Macgregor 26X. Capt Fred at 6:38am 11.07.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2249 Trying to remove winches. Anyone have a good technique for doing this? Have already lost a wrench
What is the fate of the Dollar sailboats? (5) TomY at 4:23am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1113 Is this what's for dinner? oard on my sons $1 sailboat. We just hauled it for the season. I 'winteri
Sail Coatings Sailboat.Sequoyah at 4:04am 11.07.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3313 Morning, hearties. Sequoyah's foresail was removed for Hurricane Florence. I have it at my house. Wh
The Great Tea Race of 1866 Will Gilmore at 9:09pm 11.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/809 Just an awesome video :wow3::clap: It is 50 minutes long, but you'll wish it was longer. vQls5w-8yc
Seaward 24 vs Watkins 25 jamieFL at 6:15pm 11.06.18 Ask All Sailors 31/9824 A few weeks ago I posted asking opinions on the O'Day 25 and overwhelmingly got the advice to look f
Sail Repair in Baltimore Area Bay Tripper at 3:17pm 11.06.18 Ask All Sailors 10/2153 Hello, Does anyone know if there is a sail repair facility in the Baltimore/Annapolis Area that
1981 Hunter 27 Rig Deters at 7:53am 11.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1377 I am considering the purchase of a 1981 Hunter 27. The boat is without sails. When trying to order
Exercise..... Not your limbs... your right to Vote... Today. jssailem at 7:50am 11.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 35/2118 I came across these two quotes this morning and it energized me to generate this post... Your right,
Gel Battery replacement All U Get at 5:36am 11.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/689 Hi all, Since leaving NE 6 weeks ago we've had one house bank get hot while running the engine dur
pet peeves... rpludwig at 4:27am 11.06.18 Sails Call Lounge 108/9716 perhaps these have been covered here, but if not, some random unrelated items under my craw: 1. Cu
Rain leaking through rudder tube (1) Bay Tripper at 7:16pm 11.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1325 Hello, I had my first over-nighter on my boat. A 1988 H26.5. My project for the weekend was to
The GFI of the shore power outlet is always tripping 2discover at 6:50pm 11.05.18 Big Boats 14/10544 Hi, All of a sudden, the GFI on the shore power outlet is tripping when putting on even the lightest
Its that time again.... jimrichey at 6:25pm 11.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/2547 I have recently purchased a 1971 Venture 222. This is my first attempt to sail, and restore a boat.
Sailing Destin Florida Aviator at 4:44pm 11.05.18 Catalina 22 4/1425 I'm thinking of taking my 85 Cat. 22 with me on vacation 2019 to Destin. Has anyone ever sail
Unusual Part Search rpell1@msn.com at 4:40pm 11.05.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/781 Hi all, Just starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with my "new" '97 Cat30 MKIII. I do
Mystery protrusion on starboard side of hull 1976 Hunter 25 (3) mvt3641 at 3:49pm 11.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1880 I recently acquired a sailboat and noticed a small protrusion about 5x5in, under the starboard side
Is this jacking scheme safe. Coppertone at 12:50pm 11.05.18 Catalina 22 0/14 I am placing my Cat 22 on stands for the first time. I used slanted stands under the transom becaus
Is this jacking scheme safe. (3) Coppertone at 12:48pm 11.05.18 Catalina 22 20/3126 I am placing my Cat 22 on stands for the first time. I used slanted stands under the transom becaus
Hunter 40.5 cabin conversion. Split aft to one cabin Hunter legend collabsa at 11:37am 11.05.18 Big Boats 0/480 Hi Has anyone converted a split aft cabin arrangement to a single cabin layout? Thanks

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NavPod on Hunter 45DS? P12nash at 7:51am 10.11.24 When I upgraded my chart plotter from a c80 to an axiom 9 I was able to buy an adaptor plate with th
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Brian M H23 at 7:35am 10.11.24 That KWS trailer, oh man. I moved the boat quite a bit forward - as far as it would go - and got t
What's the story on the 280? (1) Brian M H23 at 7:29am 10.11.24 Let us know what you finally purchase. After a little bit of consideration, I purchased the 29.5
Transducers BarryL at 7:00am 10.11.24 Hello, What are you trying to do? What happens when you power up the device the transducer is conne
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware kappykaplan at 6:36am 10.11.24 I just realized that Catalina Yachts is in Largo, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area. Given their curre
Hunter 310 Paceship at 6:33am 10.11.24 This is my concern, if it comes in at 10000lbs the crane we use wont be able to pick it, there is no
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 6:30am 10.11.24 OP here. I just realized that Catalina Yachts is in Largo, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area. Given the
Hunter 310 Tally Ho at 6:19am 10.11.24
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 6:14am 10.11.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to? Yup.
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 5:13am 10.11.24 Call Catalina factory in Florida and ask for Warren in Customer service. He is very helpful. Clyd
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware john2 at 1:12am 10.11.24 On many places there are metal plates imbedded. if there were nuts under the deck , you would't be
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware Clydo at 10:56pm 10.10.24 Greetings, A question on the mounting of a lifeline stanchion. Catalina 310 #73 The forward stanchi
Tiller Clutch awesome ! Project_Mayhem at 9:40pm 10.10.24 I love the tiller clutch. Hands down the best upgrade I ever made to my boat and one of the cheapest
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware (1) PlaneTom at 8:21pm 10.10.24 Use a pick and poke it into the holes of the fiberglass skin deck. You should be able to feel the m
Hurricane aftermath WayneH at 8:01pm 10.10.24 Ron White says "It's not that the wind is blowing, it's WHAT the wind is blowing."
TD 14 JRacer at 7:57pm 10.10.24 Another rescue by USCG :clap::clap: https://x.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1844466002584842667 Jim..
O'Day 25 Boat Stands (3) Project_Mayhem at 7:56pm 10.10.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to?
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? shemandr at 5:49pm 10.10.24 ... no blame was assigned or even implied... Agreed. I have a history of posts poking fun at crit
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 5:42pm 10.10.24 Time line video for Sarsota FL https://x.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1844422991259762744 WOW!!! N
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.10.24 Thanks for all the replies, folks. Shemandr, I fear you might be right and I'll have to do some hard

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