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Direct discharge head - illegal? George in AK at 12:24am 05.07.17 Ask All Sailors 75/10579 So I've Googled the heck out of this, and can't find an answer. I'm hoping y'all can set me straight
White antifouling paint - anyone with experience? DianaOfBurlington at 9:27pm 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1758 I had an interesting discussion with the Pettit Paint rep recently in which I mentioned that at Cher
Can I connect new motor directly to a battery charger that charges my boat batteries? WaterWalket at 6:58pm 05.06.17 Other Sailboats 5/838 looking for info on attaching my new motor to battery charger? Or directly to batteries? My old mo
Hunter 26 Spinnaker Pole Set Up (3) dgreen1991 at 6:37pm 05.06.17 Smaller Boats 13/4468 136197 136196 136195 Never flown one before. No experience at all. My 95 Hunter 26 has one. All I kn
How to detach the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? Duchifat91 at 5:10pm 05.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1234 Any know how to remove the centerboard chest cover on a '77 Widgeon? I removed the mainsail fair lea
Refinishing swing keel (2) ambler at 5:08pm 05.06.17 Catalina 22 21/2969 Refinishing the swing keel on my 1983 Catalina 22. Thick "rusticles" like seen on the Titanic. Ive c
Beaufort Wooden Boat show (5) All U Get at 12:24pm 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/629 136183 136184 136186 136187 136188 Had a nice afternoon at the Beaufort Wooden Boat show. Here's
Companion hatch slider replacement Steven Fera at 10:39am 05.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/501 I have purchased replacement slider tape that enables the hatch to slide open and closed easily over
Hunter 25.5 cabin pop-top Carl Weathers at 8:58am 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4398 Ahoy all. I am trying to find a link to the arrangement of the lines which attach to, lift and secu
icemule? rpludwig at 8:22am 05.06.17 Catalina 22 1/385 looking for some ice/beverage/refrig solutions other than a "hard" cooler, something flexible to sto
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 7:37am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2050 What do you do to clean starboard. Nick
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 5:47am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 3/337 I have these starboard doors and over the last years they have gotten marked up and just like to k
Rudder cap removal (emergency tiller receptacle) robertgogan at 8:27pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 2/776 Trying to drop my rudder out for repair, but cannot get the rudder post cap off. Have removed the ho
Kermit leaves SC to go to VA. The average I.Q. of both states goes up (3) Kermit at 6:28pm 05.05.17 Sails Call Lounge 29/1504 Crazy Dave is the handsome one standing next to me.
Ever seen a dog and dolphin play together? ;) RussC at 3:39pm 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/443 1512042795479240
How to remove fiberglass cover on swing keel winch? HELP! (1) TT Tide Together at 3:26pm 05.05.17 Catalina 22 4/654 I'm planning to replace my keel winch and cable assembly, but can't figure out how to remove the fib
Universal M25XP problem. pzmaria at 1:37pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 8/3092 Hello all members and Catalina owners. I just became a proud owner of my first C30 and I'm quite new
Heat Exchanger??? Alansails at 12:13pm 05.05.17 Catalina 310 22/2718 Due to the question of anti-freeze in the sump underneath the engine, we had one mechanic say that t
Saturday's Forecast! Who's going Sailing? (3) rgranger at 11:10am 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/478 Blue skies just now broke through after 3 days of heavy rain. And it is FRIDAY! And the forecas
Questions from new 320 MK II Owner tgrass462 at 10:18am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/574 My wife and I have purchased a 2008 Catalina 320 MK II in January. Looking ahead after we complete

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Building a custom hard dodger JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.30.23 This site can do all of those, but the cost of Canvas is unstable for now Bimini, pre-measured Jim.
New Cat 22 Owner LakeShark at 8:36am 05.30.23 @mbaker267 check your deck for soft spots which could indicate rot in the deck. I would hate to see
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 05.30.23 Actually, I think Joe is on the right track now that I notice that your primaries are not self-taili
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? JamesG161 at 8:28am 05.30.23 You can find most information on the H386 here. H386 Just click on that link for your owner manual
Adding a 2nd winch and more Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 05.30.23 You are lucky to have those pads already built in! Take advantage and do this right. Put a foot bl
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:10am 05.30.23 if anchoring in a Rocky area, the use of a trip line tied to the flukes to a fender will dislodge a
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 8:09am 05.30.23 Did you ever build that hard dodger? no I worked with a local shop to make some design changes an
What size headsail for a Hunter 386? SteveHunter386 at 8:09am 05.30.23 With the Hunters that have a B & R rig (No Backstay, Swept back spreaders) the standard jib is a 10
New owner of C310 Hull#23 JRT at 8:07am 05.30.23 Welcome to the group, our 310 has been great. We are on Lake Guntersville with 2 more 310s and a 32
Marine Toilet Question (1) JamesG161 at 8:04am 05.30.23 This one cost $5 PS: https://boatlabels.com
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 05.30.23 Your welcome sir
Installing additional bunks on a trailer sbrogden at 8:02am 05.30.23 Excellent job with the trailer Thank you!
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:00am 05.30.23 Excellent job with the trailer
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kloudie1 at 7:57am 05.30.23 Add a rudder position sensor.. then recalibrate and tune the response settings. Metal or a magnet n
Stinky 2GM20F Yanmar JamesG161 at 7:51am 05.30.23 A lot cheaper here. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Common-1-in-x-4-ft-x-8-ft-Actual-0-9375-in-x-3-875-ft-x
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) JamesG161 at 7:42am 05.30.23
Marine Toilet Question JamesG161 at 7:35am 05.30.23 Nice placard on my boat heads. "If it does not go through your mouth, do not put it in the toilet"
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kappykaplan at 7:31am 05.30.23 Does your setup include a rudder angle sensor? Is there anything metallic near the fluxgate compass
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) JamesG161 at 7:29am 05.30.23 You must set the sea state via the display. You have 3 programable states. Example: 1 ) Smooth 2) 2-
Marine Toilet Question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 05.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone There is an expression that is Like a turd in a punch bowl. @Peggie Hall HeadMis

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