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water wars Captmayhem at 10:18pm 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1281 OK, not really sailing related, but will help my two future sailors stay interested. Our local saili
Disaster Strikes; Mayhem ensues Cowpokee at 3:17pm 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1768 I went out the other day for a single handed sail to get accustomed to dealing with higher winds. W
2005 Hunter 36 PHRF (2) Pura Vida WI at 3:04pm 02.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1365 We are filling out the paperwork to get a LMPHRF number for our 2005 Hunter 36. The boat is current
Configuring new boom vang - seeking advice Scott T-Bird at 1:57pm 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 22/5820 Last year I sailed without a boom vang because I couldn't decide how to set up a new one after my fi
How to splice 4 Conductor 18AWG Cable? SabreToothedEngineer at 11:39am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2240 The cable from my masthead instruments is a 4 conductor (+ground) shielded cable, with tiny 18AWG wi
1984 Hunter 34 issue with interior floor frame Beth and Bill at 10:44am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2839 Can someone please give advice on the blistering in the photo? It may have been caused by a blunt i
Engine won't start John R at 10:30am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2395 I have a 1998 Catalina 36 with a Universal M35b engine. Here's the issue: About a week ago I too
Problem with Grunert Passagemaker AC450 Refrigerator BugOutBoat at 9:34am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4586 Hello All, Hope someone has experienced this problem and may have some helpful debug guidance. P
Dreams Submerged kloudie1 at 8:41am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 80/6332 Feel sorry for these folks but they got out alive.. : http://www.tampabay.com/sold-everything-to-sai
Is Bristol Cushions inc still in business discovery at 7:43am 02.11.18 Big Boats 5/2091 The interior shades on my 2002 Passage 456 were made by Bristol Cushions inc any know if they are st
I Love to Eat Crab Claws - Here's Another Reason to Love them (1) Will Gilmore at 6:36am 02.11.18 Ask All Sailors 44/6985 I play around with designs for my ultimate cruising boat and so have been looking at rig options. Th
Looking for new outboard advice 4 stroke for a h23 drewsyntax at 7:05pm 02.10.18 Smaller Boats 32/1832 Hi All Its still very much winter here in the north east so dreaming about what else to do to the h2
Poptop lift ChileanJK at 5:41pm 02.10.18 Catalina 22 17/2416 I gather the parts to install a poptop lift, I have see instalation photos and I have a question, do
Mohawk product for 2002 passage 456 discovery at 5:07pm 02.10.18 Big Boats 3/643 anyone know the Mohawk products used on the 2002 model year of the passage 456 I have some water dam
Suspected leak at rub rail on 2002 passage 456 discovery at 4:59pm 02.10.18 Big Boats 5/849 looking for any secrets dealing with the white plastic rub rail with the stainless insert that is sc
How To Practice Sail trim Don Guillette at 4:27pm 02.10.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/4636 A short time ago I was talking to a Colorado friend, who's a Catalina 25 trailer sailor. I meet him
1989 Hunter Vision 32 Purchase Advise Chris87 at 8:46am 02.10.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2236 Hi all - Eight months later and I'm still looking for my first boat. I think I've found a keeper; ho
Window reseal swank at 9:35pm 02.09.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/779 I have a 1980 Catalina 30 that needs Windows resealed. The boat is in Mexico and I can't get a rese
3/8" lugs on 5/16" battery posts? marchem at 9:08pm 02.09.18 Musings With Maine Sail 5/10311
anchoring law... and liability MitchM at 4:41pm 02.09.18 Ask All Sailors 21/3096 there was a question about whether the first boat to anchor (#1) has a duty to warn

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Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ted10028 at 7:44pm 02.04.24 I have a catalina 320 with one head. Does anybody have an idea about how many hours changing all the
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters chuckwayne at 6:04pm 02.04.24 My guess would be a Coast Guard inspection team would treat the "extra" extinguisher (e.g. your eng
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts twalker H260 at 5:44pm 02.04.24 I had an issue with our 260 when new - the tang weld to the bolt/rod portion at the top had broken.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (3) Windpilot at 4:45pm 02.04.24 I did it on my 410. But there was an option on my series for it. Mast had a forestay attachment poin
EVA Foam (2) Windpilot at 3:43pm 02.04.24 I've been playing with the cheap eva foam over 3 years. The 1 photo shows a 3 year old worn piece, w
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 3:16pm 02.04.24 Those guys would know. I think I found Santana 22 on a google search and maybe the boat depicted wa
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:32pm 02.04.24 You may be able to contact another owner via the Macgregor resources on this site: https://macgregor
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 02.04.24 Found a brochure here: mac65brochure.pdf (macgregorsailors.com)
Coupling removal dkinzer at 1:43pm 02.04.24 You may find that loosening the stuffing box nut slightly may make it easier to slide the prop shaft
Pebble Beach Boats PaulK at 1:00pm 02.04.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mas
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:19am 02.04.24 Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges I forgot to ask how high the table sits off
320 dink (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:54am 02.04.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? It came with the boat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.04.24 @Michael K Review of the swing keel/centerboard for both the Hunter 216 and 22 are the same built
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Stiknrudder at 7:50am 02.04.24 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic
Coupling removal dlochner at 7:30am 02.04.24 Does anyone know if the 380 shaft has a nut inside the flange, and if so, what size is it? Jan Do
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). FastOlson at 7:15am 02.04.24 That's an RC Marine valve, from the 80's. ForeSpar bought them and redesigned the product in the 90'
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 4:09am 02.04.24 IF the valve can be closed completely, consider removing the hose from the top and add on a "T". On
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 6:50pm 02.03.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mast
Coupling removal Jan_H at 6:14pm 02.03.24 It's great that you got the flanges apart! just a caution... some Hunter shafts, like our 356, have
DIY Rigging @ West Marine dkinzer at 6:07pm 02.03.24 I replaced the vinyl coated lifelines on our 2007 H41AC with 3/16" bare stainless using Quick-Attach

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