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More New 310 Owners SV At Last at 2:37pm 11.16.17 Catalina 310 6/1471
1978 Catalina 30 Sancarlosailor at 12:42pm 11.16.17 Catalina 30 14/3158 I am looking at purchasing a 1978 boat. I am having a general survey, engine survey and rigging sur
31 Hunter Mast Spreaders Bob McKee at 11:00am 11.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2972 I am looking to buy 1987 31'Hunter, the spreaders are welded to the mast. The welds look neat, but
Fire Extinguishers leave them on or remove for the winter? Bob S at 7:32am 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3769 I have always removed my fire extinguishers as part of my winterizing checklist. What do you do? Doe
Vertical Windlass Install Ron Allen at 7:20am 11.16.17 Catalina 30 8/2831 Does anyone have information on how to install a vertical windlass on a 1989 Catalina 30?I have seen
Island Packet 35 hiram at 2:04am 11.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/4102 hi all, in a process of buying an Island Packet 35 1989. trying to learn it's pros and cons. big ad
Swing Keel Cable replacement gsherwood at 1:20pm 11.15.17 Sirius 21/22 2/1617 Has anyone replaced the cable on their swing keel? If so how.
VOR boats, why not double headsails all the time? danstanford at 11:55am 11.15.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/4934 Watching the various bits on the internet, I see the boats flying two headsails fairly often and it
Useful Stats danm1 at 8:14am 11.15.17 Ask All Sailors 11/747 I've done some boat shopping (real and virtual) over the years and now I am avoiding work by thinkin
Count the Swimmers... (1) JamesG161 at 5:45am 11.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/897 I keeping with @Brian D theme of picture quizzes.... Can you count the number of swimmers at the be
Adding a cabin top winch: Defender has them on sale Ben4195 at 5:44am 11.15.17 Ask All Sailors 10/969 http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1\|118\|2358547\|2358549'id=1396517 Hi folks, on my Benetea
Winch grease recommendations? Steve L22188 at 7:59pm 11.14.17 Ask All Sailors 31/10499 Took the Barient 21 self-tailing winches off the boat this weekend - looks like they've never been t
Dagger board CapnGL at 5:48pm 11.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/965 I have looked everywhere and can't find a definitive answer. The best I can come up with is about 4'
Can you identify? (1) justsomeguy at 4:51pm 11.14.17 Ask All Sailors 32/2529 143703
Flushing a Honda 9.9 danphilgreen at 2:05pm 11.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5734 Hello friends. I'm told that regular flushing of an outboard used in salt water has a huge impact on
Re-engine 26s with a 9.9 Honda XL shaft danphilgreen at 11:49am 11.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1347 I have recently replaced the original '90 9.9 Merc 2-stroke on my 26S with a 9.9 Honda extra long sh
Hull stripe tape marchem at 9:40am 11.14.17 Catalina 310 14/3166 Has anyone replaced their hull stripe tape? Where did you buy it, and what process did you use for
The documentary film Coyote has been released. Kings Gambit at 7:28am 11.14.17 Racing 16/2790 A documentary film on the story and life of American sailor and Vendee Globe competitor, Mike Plant,
Kidde Recalls Fire Extinguishers HOB No1 at 5:53am 11.14.17 Ask All Sailors 1/531 As many may have Kidde Marine fire extinguishers, it is worth noting that certain models manufacture
Rudder bearing play on H356 2002yr Tipsynippertoo at 5:30am 11.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1031 Hi, I am trying to find out whether I have a problem or not! Trawling the previous posts on rudder b

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Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:06pm 08.04.24 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thr
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Rudder Removal smokey73 at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Hoping it was Foss Foam in Florida? Don't know about the 41 but I replaced my rudder with a rebuilt
Bulkhead Strengthening PaulK at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Get a copy of the Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction: Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction Book
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 12:13pm 08.04.24 Just an update. Went out yesterday and filled the tank with fresh gas. It looks like my tank is so
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 08.04.24
waste tank ind Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:30am 08.04.24 Human waste is full of animal fats that gradually clog internal sensors, preventing them from "seein
Hard to raise mainsail thinwater at 11:18am 08.04.24 ... I DO NOT recommend trying to crank someone up the mast with the drill though. The advertise it
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 11:15am 08.04.24 If you are starting from new, look into using clear epoxy and they will look like wet varnish for y
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:12am 08.04.24 It's just a new take on a very old idea: a chemical dispenser installed in the toilet intake line,
Rudder Removal JamesG161 at 11:08am 08.04.24 I am having a new rudder built with stainless post. Who built your new Rudder? Jim...
Rudder Removal kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.04.24 Calling @JamesG161 . . .
O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:54am 08.04.24 Also a path for water to enter your bilge
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:53am 08.04.24 Most older boats will leak. It's more likely that the leaks are from above the waterline. Can you ta
O'day 22 kappykaplan at 10:52am 08.04.24 It's the hawse pipe for the anchor rode/chain.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 08.04.24 2) barrier coat systems are expected to last 20 years. They are not "forever". If this be the cas
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Project_Mayhem at 10:40am 08.04.24 renology. Also........ Walmart. I own one of their panels but there have been reports of Reno
Invest 97L (2) JamesG161 at 10:32am 08.04.24 This is data from this Buoy NDBC - Station 42013 Recent Data
Yanmar 2gm engine died kloudie1 at 10:30am 08.04.24 Same as above.. the switch turns the light on at 1-4 psi, .. They do go bad occasionally.. Additiona
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:28am 08.04.24 Where should I look first? Here's a good place to start : o you "There may be a problem with the

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