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Steering replacement edison windarra at 8:00am 04.28.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/649 hello I need to replace the steering cable ? Not sure about chain in my 1997 28 Catalina mako 2 any
SO HOW MUCH DOES ZEPHYR VIBRATE? Kyedmcc at 7:03am 04.28.18 Day Sailers 1/526 New owner of 25CB with 2 cycle 15hp zephyr saildrive and I have not ran it yet. I was wondering how
how to fix a scratch in the hull Boby_Hunter33 at 6:45am 04.28.18 Big Boats 10/1821 I have a hunter 45 ds 2010, white hull. scratched the hul a few inches above the water line. The scr
Tired of getting stabbed artboas at 8:35pm 04.27.18 Big Boats 6/811 On the 49 /50, there are wonderful transom lockers which give great access to steering, plus massive
Yahoo! new sails working great! Ken Cross at 4:38pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 8/497 I ordered some new sails from SBO. They are Doyle dacron loose footed main with 2 full battens, and
Tracking the Newport Beach to Ensenada Mexico Race Right Now Rick D at 3:55pm 04.27.18 Racing 0/468 See this to track the race and individual boats. First year for it. Pretty cool http://yb.tl/N2E2018
Rancor fuel filter (1) rbenyoung at 3:06pm 04.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1399 I am having a problem with my rancor fuel filter. After the boat sits for a few days the fuel level
dagger board rope hopboat at 12:14pm 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/473 2009 mcgregor 26 going out for first sailing the previous owner had a knot in the dagger board rope
Furling line cleat marchem at 10:58am 04.27.18 Catalina 310 34/5172 There's an old (closed) post here about adding a furling line cleat to the stern pulpit: https://fo
Dinghy recommendations lingerfeltja at 10:58am 04.27.18 The Cherubini Hunters 35/8607 What are some thoughts on a dinghy for the 37C? I currently use an 8' fold-a-boat. Our new slip is
decipher how to mount masthead light tipsyravensailing at 10:31am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 4/487 heya! i picked up one of these https://store.marinebeam.com/smart-led-tri-color-anchor-light-and-st
What's in your mattress? (1) Phil Herring at 8:59am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4637 Sailboat bedding can range from the cheapest of cheap open cell foam to high-end memory foam, Latex,
shower nozzle doesn't work scottmc59 at 7:11am 04.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/621 Our sink faucet works find but when switched to shower setting water barely trickles out. Same with
Oops! Where did my centerboard go? (3) agprice22 at 4:02am 04.27.18 Ask All Sailors 1/713 Here is the photo of the remainder of the old centerboard. Only the head remained. There was no dama
SO HOW MUCH DOES ZEPHYR VIBRATE? Kyedmcc at 5:23pm 04.26.18 Day Sailers 1/623 New owner of 25CB with 2 cycle 15hp zephyr saildrive and I have not ran it yet. I was wondering how
Best buffer higgs at 5:19pm 04.26.18 Ask All Sailors 30/4437 I have always preferred the finish I get by waxing my hull by hand, both application and buffing. I
Catalina Island in Hunter 19 Mik at 2:37pm 04.26.18 Smaller Boats 8/1441 I have seen the pictures - now it is time to make it happen - once I have the mast squared away. Si
Spreader End Cap (1) russconde at 1:53pm 04.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3374 Hi, I have a 2004 B323. Last year was my first year with it and over the Winter I store it in a yard
O'Day 25: support rod for forward hatch (2) CarmenK at 12:30pm 04.26.18 Day Sailers 0/714 My boat did not have the support rod and another member kindly measured his and took photos, too. I
222 Jib Genoa forestay rigging HighCs123 at 11:23am 04.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/743 Going over everything on the 222, still not sure what to do about the jib. It's getting sunburned an

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Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 06.15.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 06.15.24 the forward head seat just broke OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:18am 06.15.24 Maybe hold off on that 'til you're back home with lots of supply backup. Actually, there's really
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 7:29am 06.15.24 Up to now we, as in mostly my wife, used a bucket and sea water. A bit of a struggle at times and it
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 06.15.24 Your best source for information in this case is Al or Mike at the forum store as they are former Hu
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Becubed at 5:13am 06.15.24 This is amazing. Thank you, all! I was tripped up by the idea of attaching to the toe rail -- assumi
Bilge maintenance rgranger at 5:08am 06.15.24
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? dlochner at 4:32am 06.15.24 The spreader fitting strongly suggests the boat was designed to have both forward and aft lowers.
Cleaning Anchor dlochner at 4:22am 06.15.24 I have been meaning to install something to wash down my anchor, maybe a pump with hose attached to
Cleaning Anchor SoSound at 10:50pm 06.14.24 I have been meaning to install something to wash down my anchor, maybe a pump with hose attached to

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