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Anchorages east of mystic Ct...... NYSail at 6:13am 09.08.23 Destinations 9/1539
Hunter Gel Cote? massnspace at 5:54am 09.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/406 Need some gel cote to repair some dings on a 1995 Hunter. Is It worth buying the Spectrum product u
Riding sail at anchor? Bill England at 5:46am 09.08.23 Cal 2/1661 Recently purchased a Cal 34, 1969 build. Cruised a few days on the Chesapeake. At anchor the boat sa
Cal T2 27' Keel height New2sail at 3:03am 09.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/234 Does anyone know the specs for keel on a cal t2 ? I believe this is the same as a cal 27. Anyhow , I
Hunter 42 Passage Steaming Light Replacement DennisL at 9:57pm 09.07.23 Big Boats 2/412 My boat has a Hellamarine 8504 combo masthead/floodlight fixture. The masthead (steaming) light is
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (3) Kevy at 7:29pm 09.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/1150 Hi all, Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience with their steering. Our boat has pedesta
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Jimongee at 4:18pm 09.07.23 C&C 13/912 Hello again and here I am on a totally new problem on my recently purchased C ' CMKIII Mind you afte
Learning about my Kells 23 - Swing Keel Bearing Blocks? (3) Munsterfield at 3:27pm 09.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/334 Hi all! I just purchased a Kells 23 with a swing keel and will be spending the next few months maki
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks mesmith1122 at 1:28pm 09.07.23 Big Boats 7/664
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX (2) labrmnus at 1:13pm 09.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2767 Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunt
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location wojo5901 at 11:18am 09.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/371 My blower was working last year. I can hear it. Now I can't. Looked for it but could not find it
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag (2) stickinthemud57 at 9:50am 09.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/582
Used sail? morbidfollower at 8:16am 09.07.23 Catalina 22 10/1081 Id like to try out a hank on sail setup the next time I bring the mast down. Looking for a used 110
Invest 96L --> Tropical Storm Margot (1) JamesG161 at 7:47am 09.07.23 Weather and Forecasting 1/649 New Tropical Wave.
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range Don S/V ILLusion at 7:23am 09.07.23 Weather and Forecasting 4/759 Just curious how far offshore they go when tracking storms. Specifically, when can they start transi
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 5:28am 09.07.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 36/2982 '85 Mac 25: So I've put the boat through "sea trials" on a few brisk Lake Erie days and am getting m
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) CowboyWay at 9:06pm 09.06.23 Catalina 310 46/4352 My original sails that came with the boat only had a single reef point. I've out grown that and need
In hull transducer MHauser at 12:23pm 09.06.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1601 Anybody have experience with Garmin GT8HW-IH transducer? I have a C'C 27 and my thru hull transduce
How much did my boat cost new? BroncoJohn at 10:50am 09.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/645 I have searched a bit but could not find any information. I am curious roughly how much my well opt
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 9:48am 09.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/766 Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel in Texas, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any t

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Advice on replacing standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 5:01am 10.01.24 @Project_Mayhem Did you miss something at CD for your rigging? I was curious about the large cost
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 4:16am 10.01.24 I was hoping to post a positive update as I went over to the boatyard again, but another boat owner
Advice on replacing standing rigging Ward H at 3:53am 10.01.24 @Project_Mayhem Did you miss something at CD for your rigging? I was curious about the large cost d
Fan inside fridge/icebox marcham at 10:30pm 09.30.24 Beg to differ .... beer goes from warm to cold in about 4-5 hrs with the spillover fan.
paralleling batteries marcham at 10:29pm 09.30.24 Every boat is wired different ..... especially after 2-3 owners .... you'll have to check yours (ele
Advice on replacing standing rigging jssailem at 9:46pm 09.30.24 Thoughts or advice? How long do you think you want to safely sail on your boat? Replace the riggin
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:26pm 09.30.24 Do you have photos of the wrinkles? I'll grab some this week. IIRC, most of them are around the ke
Advice on replacing standing rigging Project_Mayhem at 8:24pm 09.30.24 I do not know the age of the rigging Then it's time to replace the rigging. I just got a quote fro
Advice on replacing standing rigging dLj at 7:47pm 09.30.24 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake f
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing Stu Jackson at 7:01pm 09.30.24 You should get to know these skippers, too: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing Richard19068 at 6:52pm 09.30.24 What keeps water from backing up thru an open thru hull into the lines? Nothing. The water level i
Advice on replacing standing rigging dlochner at 6:42pm 09.30.24 I've used Rigging Only in Fairhaven, MA for my rigging and have been very pleased. I send the riggin
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing dlochner at 6:38pm 09.30.24 You're right, water doesn't run up hill. I'm assuming that Catalina understood this and some prior o
400 MK II: Seeking documentation about the lower tube bearing carrier and the keel bolts sesmith at 6:12pm 09.30.24 It would probably be worth and email to Warren Pandy at Catalina Yachts. He can probably get you th
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 6:12pm 09.30.24 The easiest way to look at this is that "water runs downhill." It doesn't matter what happens during
Prefer to trailer (1) sesmith at 6:01pm 09.30.24 We don't have a trailerable boat anymore, but when we did, we kept it on the water (in a slip). Why
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 6:01pm 09.30.24 Do you have photos of the wrinkles?
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 5:59pm 09.30.24 My main goal is to prevent potential blisters, get rid of the wrinkles and missing paint and verify
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent dlochner at 5:55pm 09.30.24 I used VC 17 for about 30 years on 3 boats, I never wiped the bottom with a solvent before adding an
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent (1) sesmith at 5:32pm 09.30.24 I can't imagine going to the trouble of trying to remove VC17 unless I had to in order to switch to

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