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Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 1:14pm 10.26.25 Ask All Sailors 14/631 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 9/732
Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 Wanderwind at 11:10am 10.25.25 Big Boats 9/921 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 7/643
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25 Sails Call Lounge 20/1755 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 2/307 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 7/574 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 14/1203 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 9/692 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 11/737 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 1/380 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 1/219 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 8/530 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 16/785 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 2/262 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 2/417 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 5/549 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 2/459 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 4/688 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/550 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c

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Boat Smell - Inner Hull Project_Mayhem at 7:38am 12.16.25 Here's an interesting idea... Try using Peggy's tip of placing a hot rag on a hose and smelling it,
bow thruster fuse Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 12.16.25 This could be a sign that the motor is on its way out. The enamel coating on the motor windings will
gummy substance on engine following coolant flush dLj at 6:25am 12.16.25 No need to flush or change. If you want to change antifreeze - then you would do a flush. But you ca
Salon window crack...Repair dlochner at 6:14am 12.16.25 I did not realize that sealants can lose elasticity with age. This explains a lot. I have a friend
Salon window crack...Repair Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 12.16.25 A better way to think of this is not "lack of elasticity" rather insufficient elasticity for the ap
gummy substance on engine following coolant flush OneDrop at 5:44am 12.16.25 Given the above, at this point, when I go and drain, replace hoses (just purchased full Westerbeke k
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 12.16.25 I will add one more observation as possible insight into the loads involved with this application. M
Salon window crack...Repair dlochner at 5:23am 12.16.25 Correct me if I'm wrong but the reason sealants fail is due to lack of elasticity and due to that,
Salon window crack...Repair Project_Mayhem at 5:03am 12.16.25 Do to the large stress across the glass ( <--- x --->) you will need a sealant, not an adhesive, wh
Salon window crack...Repair colemj at 3:34am 12.16.25 Not exactly. If the crack has not yet penetrated the glass The OP stated the crack has penetrate
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 10:08pm 12.15.25 I agree that it could be made stronger but that's a pretty typical construction method. The majorit
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 8:38pm 12.15.25 I doubt that. Why? It makes no sense. It would make the boat extremely weak to lay the outside, lay
Boat Smell - Inner Hull VanIslandGuy at 7:19pm 12.15.25 If you can, get out sailing. Heel the boat over 15' on each tack. This will often unstick water
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 12.15.25 The ownership of Catalina Yachts, the brand and the assets was sold earlier this year. It is now a
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 7:04pm 12.15.25 I respectfully request you look through what's been provided, ignore what you want, take a deep bre
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 6:46pm 12.15.25 I'd say I did a pretty good job biting my tongue last night. I tried answering your concerns to the
Hunter 37c: Was foam behind hull fabric on hull original? dlochner at 6:15pm 12.15.25 The foam behind the vinyl covering is there to provide a smoother exterior surface. Without the foam
Catalina Yachts website is gone? dlochner at 6:10pm 12.15.25 "Suspended"? For non-payment? The ownership of Catalina Yachts, the brand and the assets was sold
Catalina Yachts website is gone? Alan Gomes at 5:26pm 12.15.25 "Suspended"? For non-payment?
387 mooring bridle set up Stu Jackson at 4:39pm 12.15.25 SS angles usually called rub strakes. this is also a good idea.

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