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Water tank size on C&C 30 MK I? / Where to mount solar panels? nycswashbuckler at 10:44am 05.16.17 C&C 5/2815 Ahoy everyone, I am happy to have found this forum. Quickly about us: We sail a 1980 C'C 30 MK I ou
Stupid Things I Have Done #1,653 Rick D at 9:08am 05.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 41/3570 So, working on the boat, I changed the fuel filters, engine filter and oil. Probably two dozen times
Holes in Keel (3) william24424 at 9:00am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/591 I have these troubling holes in my keel, discovered after sanding out a crack along the base. Marina
Autohelm 4000 SailsCallCapt at 8:51am 05.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/972 Recently my Autohelm 4000 broke, 2 of the internal rollers snapped off. I can try the super glue fix
NAVPOD Face Replacement jrocheleau at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1955 I'm looking for a blank replacement face for an older NAVPOD. Does anyone know when I can get a rep
Importing boat into Canada SamRy at 8:12am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1798 I'm buying and importing a 32' sailboat from Michigan into Ontario, Canada. I plan to drive into th
M-25 maintenance day freeheelbillie at 7:19am 05.16.17 Catalina 30 1/914 Doing an oil change and replacing the impeller this weekend. Manual calls for a 300209 oil filter an
Raymarine parts DannyS at 5:01am 05.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1633 I'm re-mounting a Raymarine C70 chartplotter and when I removed it last fall, the gasket between the
Oday 17 in shallow water HarryHBogue at 8:42pm 05.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2139 I am considering the purchase of an Oday 17 for use in the Bogue sound. Half the day, there is much
322 keel issues Buzzard Sailor at 8:05pm 05.15.17 Bigger Boats 7/1433 Having read on many occasions, previous threads about the 322 and 302 keel issues, I experienced fir
Double checking my retrieval procedure jhogle at 7:46pm 05.15.17 Catalina 22 10/1684 Everything has been going really well with my first boat so far except for taking the boat out of th
Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2128 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1546 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/333 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7906 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi
Leaks in starboard genoa track area (2) Karcher at 3:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1004 This picture is taken from below of a leak in one of the bolts of the starboard genoa track. I am pl
Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1442 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need
H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2853 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/525 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4783 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast

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Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.17.24 Geoff It can be difficult to find a person with the exact same set up you desire that has used the s
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:33am 06.17.24 My better advice would be to learn from our mistake and look around the marina at comparable boats 2
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (2) jdrutten at 5:57am 06.17.24 I snapped a shot of the wiring coming out of the aft starboard arch support tube in case it helps.
Engine Overheating ice breaker at 5:50am 06.17.24 Everyone has given great advice. I would only add that back flushing the heat exchanger might help
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 06.17.24 Robert An old trick is to pressurize the cabin and then looking where air is coming out. To do th
Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep
Adding winches rgranger at 5:42am 06.17.24 I've added a deck organizer and a traveler to an H26. I can post pics of the process if you think
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat Crazy Dave Condon. links don't work.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:05am 06.17.24 This is considered to be the bible of fixed port and hatchlight installation. This is the procedure

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