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Handrail Screweed... Jtcf78911 at 6:31pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1026
Is foam normal? (2) java_monkey at 5:19pm 04.13.18 Catalina 22 28/3274 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 18/1957 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 4/1320 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 1/469 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 11/932 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 33/3108 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 4/733 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 18/3256 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 3/661 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 2/883 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 5/1207 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 1/639 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 4/672 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 44/5333 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 5/630 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 4/597 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 10/1518 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 2/459 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 1/553 I have an older catalina 22 with the deck mounted bow light. I am going to upgrade to the bow pulpi

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Fresh Water Leak jviss at 2:17pm 07.22.24 That sucks. It can be very frustrating. What kind of plumbing have you, I mean, what kind of tubin
Catalina 30 traviler shive SycloneDriver at 2:04pm 07.22.24 Like what @Don Guillette said: I did this on a C36, great upgrade and good value. BTW, "sheave" an
Catalina 30 traviler shive SycloneDriver at 2:00pm 07.22.24 Your friend should consider replacing the curved track system with the Garhauer straight track. The
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Nodak7 at 1:53pm 07.22.24 If you registered your boat with the Coast Guard, they have your HIN # Jim... I have the HIN it i
New winches install ? jviss at 1:43pm 07.22.24 Wow, I think 40's are too big for a 27.
Catalina 30 traviler shive jviss at 1:37pm 07.22.24 Like what @Don Guillette said: I did this on a C36, great upgrade and good value. BTW, "sheave" and
Catalina 30 traviler shive Don Guillette at 1:27pm 07.22.24 Your friend should consider replacing the curved track system with the Garhauer straight track. They
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.22.24 Here's the direct link to the Hunter 280 Information Center: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resou
Catalina 30 traviler shive Steve_Catalina at 12:51pm 07.22.24 Garhauer made and still makes most hardware for Catalina. It worth a shot garhauer.com good luck
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Occasional Heeler at 12:47pm 07.22.24 I'm in my first season with a H280 and no regrets and wife loves it. Moved up from an H25. On the
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 12:03pm 07.22.24 Follow up question @matts997 and @Tally Ho You said the 280 was your first boat. What prompted the
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? 12boretrap at 11:57am 07.22.24 I've been debating moving up from my trailer sailer for about 25 years now. At 58 years old I'm thi
Gearbox dipstick wyctoronto at 11:49am 07.22.24 My manual says the bottom of the stick is "minimum" and the line is "maximum." I typically fill to
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? 12boretrap at 11:43am 07.22.24 Thanks for your input @Tally Ho! I think if we matched your pic it might be the last time my wife g
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 11:04am 07.22.24
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva twodzusfittings at 10:20am 07.22.24 I have bookmarked your blog. My guess the most common response to posters questions will be "GO TO S
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info RitSim at 10:16am 07.22.24 Just for information - I had one of these vintage systems also. I found out the following: 1. The
To swivel or not to swivel Foswick at 10:10am 07.22.24 I chuckled yesterday when I realized that after talking about how I feel swivels don't really solve
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info (2) duck21 at 9:55am 07.22.24 You bet! See the attached PDFs! I also included the compressor controller manual that I dug up fr
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 9:51am 07.22.24 My cleat is mounted without any type of block to make it higher, but I do have metal protectors on

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