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1972 Catalina 22 Pop top (10) AdventureJake1972 at 8:45am 07.06.18 Catalina 22 13/1094 HELLO EVERYONE! just picked up a 1972 Catalina 22 pop top for $400 dollars on June 23rd here is the
Clearwater, FL (1) Justin_NSA at 8:22am 07.06.18 Destinations 30/3056 I'm in Clearwater for a few days while my wife is attending some training here. My turn to relax whi
TS Chris - TD 03L - Invest 96 JamesG161 at 8:07am 07.06.18 Weather and Forecasting 15/1653 TS Chris [Investigation 96 off the NC and SC coast is now being tracked. A HIGH Pressure front, ov
Columbia T26 owners manual bekuhl37 at 7:06am 07.06.18 Columbia 1/1631 I purchased a 1976 Columbia T26. I have the original owners manual but am missing pages 25 thru 33.
1916 Racing sailboat design, classic Americana. (2) TomY at 3:55am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1149 The Herreshoff New York 40. This was the end of the guilded age with it's huge yachts sailed by prof
Removing old window sealant. (2) Michael-Louis at 1:04am 07.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3787 Hi All, I have a leaking window on my 35.5 legend 1992. Anybody can tell me how to start with remov
Need Beckson port workaround njlarry at 9:04pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/387 We have replaced all but one of the gaskets on our Beckson opening ports. It has been leaking for ye
Second rudder comment question 24 Hunter 1998 ronkS2 at 7:12pm 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 6/808 I am looking to install a spring (similar to a screen door) in my rudder post to act as a fail safe
Rudder questions 24 Hunter 1998 ronkS2 at 7:05pm 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 4/840 On my rudder I have one single line to pull it up and one single line to pull it down. Is this righ
2009 Hunter 27 Edge taking on water bjohnston at 6:21pm 07.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/753 We had our maiden voyage today and everything was great except the water that we had in the galley,
1984 Mac25 Chris&JenMac25 at 5:43pm 07.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/772 Just purchased for our first sailboat. Need a mainsail. Looking to see if anyone has an extra for sa
U-bolt "upgrade" from Catalina Direct for lower shrouds or not? PSR at 4:47pm 07.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/3659 I am replacing the standing rigging on my C27 Surprise and while the mast is down, I have pulled the
Finding and fixing leaks (1) Phil Herring at 4:45pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4077 If youve owned a boat longer than 20 minutes youve dealt with a leak. Or two. Or more. How have y
Sail flaking tips (1) Phil Herring at 4:40pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 23/4167 Some skippers flake their mainsail with hospital corners, while others crumple it up and call it goo
Remnants of Hurricane Beryl JamesG161 at 4:20pm 07.05.18 Weather and Forecasting 7/1145 Tropical Storm Beryl popped up way south. A microwave satellite detected a 5 nm eye. Quote from the
evaluating '81 fin keel gkmoore at 3:29pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 2/446 I'm going to look at an '81 fin keel Catalina 22 this weekend. Are they difficult to trailer launch
Considering boom brake robk27 at 3:15pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3257 I've been taking lessons for just over a year and recently bought a Catalina 22 to take my family sa
The fog of shore (1) Phil Herring at 2:12pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2735 Theres no polite way to say this. Fog sucks. Even with the best electronics its stressful, potential
Custom C-22 Stainless Anchor Roller Rltgold at 1:51pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 11/1070 Looking for advice on adding a anchor roller to the bow of my Catalina 22. If anyone has done this b
One more line to go to the cockpit....which should I choose Lafayette Mike at 1:19pm 07.05.18 Catalina 22 18/1523 I have a 1986 C-22 that is now rigged to take lines back to the cockpit. I have the main sail halya

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SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:02am 03.16.24
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? rgranger at 10:01am 03.16.24 Sounds perfect. In addition to Navonics, I would add the Windy App to your collection of aids.
And I Complain About 12' Tides rgranger at 9:54am 03.16.24
What's the PRHF Rating? rgranger at 9:49am 03.16.24 Total click bait...:biggrin:
Hunter Legend for Sale? rgranger at 9:46am 03.16.24 Here is what sailboatlistings.com has for Hunter 35.5 https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/sail
Bad Layered Fiberglass? (1) dlochner at 9:37am 03.16.24 @dlochner the yachtworld listing does show a diesel as the engine type. The listing is a bit unce
Bad Layered Fiberglass? Hello Below at 8:47am 03.16.24 Things I saw that might be holding down the price was the jib, a new one is probably in the $2-3K r
Bad Layered Fiberglass? jssailem at 8:42am 03.16.24 I agree with your thoughts Len. I view the survey is a cursory look at the boat for a buyer who la
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:37am 03.16.24 You can find much information here on H35.5 Thanks, Jim! I found the Owner's Manual on the downloa
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:34am 03.16.24 There is such a thing as a buyer's broker. I know an agent who mainly deals in high-end sailboats
Bad Layered Fiberglass? Hello Below at 8:32am 03.16.24 @jssailem A competent marine surveyor will certainly answer the OP's question regarding the fibergl
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 8:30am 03.16.24 One feature of the boat that I had not seen prior to owning mine was that all the underwater thru h
Pacific NW Weather jssailem at 8:13am 03.16.24
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 8:11am 03.16.24 I just used my lead line to determine the course into a fuel dock, and checked to see if I had enoug
Main Sail Issue Hello Below at 8:06am 03.16.24 "Mainesail" Last seen Wednesday at 7:48 AM. So says the Sailboat Owners tracking info.
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated dLj at 8:00am 03.16.24
Bad Layered Fiberglass? (1) jssailem at 8:00am 03.16.24
Hull color Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 03.16.24 There is a reason why most insurance companies pay to repaint entire topsides for one small damaged
Found a 2003 C310 Stu Jackson at 7:46am 03.16.24 Looking at cost now, I think I'm just going to go with 2 group 31 AGM instead of 5 batteries I have
Pacific NW Weather Hello Below at 7:23am 03.16.24 As always, thanks for your insightful and accurate weather reports. I await your future forecasts as

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