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Is foam normal? (2) java_monkey at 5:19pm 04.13.18 Catalina 22 28/2655 I just picked up hull 6954 (1975 vintage) and have begun her dismantle. There's what appears to be
Power wash fail? DAVA390 at 4:47pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1686 Borrowed my brother's pressure washer for the weekend to clean the boat in my driveway. Power washed
Hunter 34 batteries jk kudera at 3:55pm 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/1106 Have any of you Hunter 34 owners added an assess hatch in the aft cabin bulkhead to service the batt
Beneteau First 20 (Fr. built) Dusty Mac at 1:56pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 1/416 Any owners out there? Would like to chat.
To mount block with 1" os dia. to tapered stanchion Dusty Mac at 1:41pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 11/698 I want to mount a roller furling lead block on a forward stanchion. The Harken block I'm looking at
Ingenuity....and a convenient tree or two... (1) nat55 at 11:53am 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2753 This is one way to pull your engine...the picture raises more questions than it answers....at least
Proper line sizes and types of lines for Hunter 340 DonC3222 at 11:27am 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/585 I am replacing my boom vang line on the Hunter 340. What size and type of line should I get? Is ther
Ready...set....GO!!! (New refit project) (2) Lokki Sailor at 10:08am 04.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2217 I bought my 1973 Macgregor 25 last year, and put it up on jacks at the marina over the winter. I a
Hunter 260 Trailer Roberto01 at 9:35am 04.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/550 We are looking for a used trailer for a Hunter 260. Any information greatly appreciated.
Oday 23 cabin roof material ? jbreland at 9:18am 04.13.18 Day Sailers 2/716 what is in the cabin roof top of an oday 23? say 1977 and newer.. Is it a fiberglass liner ? or som
Oday 23 viewing jbreland at 8:40am 04.13.18 Day Sailers 5/931 Pretty sure I want to buy an O'day 23, but have never been on one. I've poured over all the picture
Wiring harness (2) Rasselas36 at 5:32am 04.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/501 148796 148795 I recently had to replace my wiring harness on my Yanmar 3GM30F. I have a connection
Bilge pump for '72 Oday 22 Love and Luck at 5:16am 04.13.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/544 I've got a little round hole in the floor as my only access to the bilge. I also have a 45 year old
Outboard Electric Tilt and Trim Issues - fixed Brian D at 5:11am 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3910 I posted this in the Engine and Propulsion forum but didn't get any hits. So I thought I would try h
27 Hunter '92 Bilge pump leastman at 8:16pm 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/544 I just purchased a Hunter 27 (1992). The bilge pump is located on the hull just aft of the motor mou
Engine Stop location JohnShannon at 6:30pm 04.12.18 Ask All Sailors 4/479 Well it looks like the problem with my diesel was an always "ON" engine stop cable. I have a new cab
Rudder lubrication? Tim Mills at 5:21pm 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1116 2004 Hunter 36 I removed the drag rod and tie rod ends to replace ends and noticed that the rudder i
Buying a 1994-1996 Hunter 26-280 tbh1234 at 4:09pm 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/403 Hi I'm new to this forum, I like a lot of the responses that have been posted to other answers, so
Old bow light hole Steve Waddell at 1:17pm 04.12.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/440 I have an older catalina 22 with the deck mounted bow light. I am going to upgrade to the bow pulpi
Water under floor support....is this part of the false bilge? (1) Beth and Bill at 12:35pm 04.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2363 Hello, I was running some new power to my bilge pump when I took a picture under the cabin sole. The

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Need source for winch parts thinwater at 4:54pm 07.15.23 A lathe is the right tool for that! How would you bore a hole properly to sleeve it on a drill pre
Ground? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:39pm 07.15.23 So, assuming that it's a ground or bonding wire, where should I run it or extend it to? Guessing w
Ground? danm1 at 4:34pm 07.15.23 So, assuming that it's a ground or bonding wire, where should I run it or extend it to?
Ground? Tally Ho at 4:26pm 07.15.23 Looks like the green wire in my boat that connects / bonds the mast, chain plates, thru hulls, keel.
I60 wind Tally Ho at 4:24pm 07.15.23 I like having wind instruments on my boat, but I usually sail in the early spring without them until
Ground? danm1 at 4:16pm 07.15.23 I am the third owner so anything is possible. In any case, you would think it connected to something
simple wind/weather app for iphone Tally Ho at 4:14pm 07.15.23 Wind forecasts where I sail (Penobscot Bay, ME) are next to useless. Order of magnitude (relativel
off to the races jon hansen at 4:06pm 07.15.23 did 9 chi-mac back in the nineties. what i learned was it beat the snot out of my beautiful old bo
Setting up H310 for single handing Ed Caldwell at 3:36pm 07.15.23 Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed
Broker related question Tally Ho at 3:17pm 07.15.23 I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
off to the races PaulK at 3:14pm 07.15.23
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 3:06pm 07.15.23 My 340 is set up the same as the 310. The two winches aft of the arch are designed as spinnaker wi
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 3:00pm 07.15.23 Thanks to all. I was going to go with the Autopilot solution...but as it turned out the seller had
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May kappykaplan at 3:00pm 07.15.23 For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 2:52pm 07.15.23 For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Ward H at 2:24pm 07.15.23 Also with heading or course up you can set the plotter to keep the boat on the bottom third of the
off to the races jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.15.23 well, they just lost their wind. prolly from that band of rain that went through laying down a dome
Broker related question JamesG161 at 2:02pm 07.15.23 If you want do your own shopping, here is the Blue Book Value, banks use. https://www.jdpower.com/b
Cruising Yacht VMG BarryL at 1:56pm 07.15.23 Hey, How much fuel do you have and how badly do you want to be at your destination? The longest tri
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks CrispyCringle at 1:54pm 07.15.23 Thats a clever way to try and work the spin sheets. I always used just a regular block and sheet tie

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